Michael Jackson has been credited by many as the King of Pop. His albums - Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous and HIStory, are some of the best selling albums of all time, and Thriller was the largest selling record worldwide in music history. This guy sold over 750 million records across the globe. Thirteen of his singles went to #1. Did I mention he was inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame? Twice. How the man who the Guinness Book of World Records credited as being the number one entertainer of all time grew up from the awkward 11 year old lead for the Jackson 5 is a wonder. MJ revolutionized the pop music industry. The use of background dancers became, and still is, a staple for good pop performers, a technique Jackson pioneered. Modern day musicians have also copied his style of music videos. His quest for fame began to peak around the time that MTV came out in August of 1981, and much of his popularity derived from the captivating music videos he released. I can talk about how today's artists imitate Michael Jackson, but the point can be proven much more by viewing some of MJ's music videos of the19 80's compared to some of our well known artists of the 21st century. Take some time and check out these videos.
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" (1983) vs Chris Brown's "Wall to Wall" (2009)
Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" (1983) vs B.o.B.'s "Nothin on You (2010)
Michael Jackson's "Beat it" (1982) vs Nelly Furtado's "Maneater" (2009)
Sources
http://www.michaeljackson.com/us/bio
http://socialtimes.com/mtv-vevo-youtube-online-music-video-history_b23698
Larissa I like how you have all different videos to look at on the post, all the different Michael Jackson songs going in comparison with the other music video's of great artist such as Chris Brown and B.o.B.
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Larissa. It was really interesting to see how you connected Michael Jackson, the biggest selling artist, to some of the hit contemporary artists, like Chris Brown and Nelly Furtado.It's easy to tell that he had a huge influence on music.
ReplyDeleteWell done as usual, Larissa! I always look forward to your blog posts that compare old to new. Informative and creative at the same time. Good job!
ReplyDeleteLarissa, once again you did awesome. I loved all the videos you posted and to see how they all compare and contrast. They gave me a new respect for all the different artists. Also, to find out the "king of pop" was inducted into the rock hall of fame twice was so awesome to find out. I don't know if there are any other artists that happened to. Splendid job!
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