![]() ![]() The Cameo: In the longer cut of the video, one of Jackson's sisters, Latoya Jackson has a brief cameo as one of the woman's friends.Striking out himself, an elderly man tells Jackson to just be himself, thus leading to the rest of the video shown in the shortened version. The longer 9 minute version includes a theatrical bit at the beginning in which Jackson is actually shown to be with the gangbangers when they try to get the woman's attention. The shortened, nearly 7 minute version focuses just on Jackson pursuing a woman who is seen being catcalled by a group of Gangbangers, appealing to her with his singing and dancing, while she coyly ignores him until he wins her over and the two kiss at the end. The song was accompanied by a music video released on October 31st of the same year, directed by Joe Pytka (of Space Jam fame, who would later collab with Jackson again on a video for "Dirty Diana"). Lyrically, the song is about Jackson professing his love and adoration for a woman and describes the pure bliss he feels being in love with her, as well as the things he's willing to do to keep her by his side. While the other songs on the album focused on giving Jackson more of an edge, this song focuses on Jackson's appeal as a sex symbol and ability to pick up girls. Released on November 9, 1987, and written by Jackson and Quincy Jones, the song was part of the album's larger mission of changing Jackson's public persona a bit, to make him better appeal to a more adult audience. His estate earned $825 million in 2016, the highest yearly amount ever recorded by the magazine."The Way You Make Me Feel" is the third single from Michael Jackson's album, Bad. Forbes ranked Jackson as the top-earning deceased celebrity for the fifth consecutive year in 2017. Jackson's death triggered a global outpouring of grief, and a live broadcast of his public memorial service was viewed around the world. The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled his death a homicide, and his personal physician, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. While preparing for his comeback concert series, This Is It, Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication in 2009, after suffering from cardiac arrest. His other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records including the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time, 13 Grammy Awards, the Grammy Legend Award, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, 24 American Music Awards — more than any other artist — including the "Artist of the Century", 13 number-one singles in the United States during his solo career—more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era—and estimated sales of over 350 million records worldwide. He is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, and was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Dance Hall of Fame as the only dancer from pop and rock music. Jackson's other albums, including Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995), also rank among the world's best-selling albums. ![]() Thriller is the best-selling album of all time, with estimated sales of over 66 million copies worldwide. ![]() Jackson's contributions to music, dance, and fashion along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he was one of the most popular entertainers in the world and one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Michael Joseph Jackson (Aug— June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. ![]()
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