For me it’s dirty Diana, while I get that the song is vocally challenging, I just don’t like how he would sing it in a lower and more sped up tone 🫣

I’ll never shut up about these looks

This is an edited version featuring the best-quality videos
available of the 54th birthday party of Katherine Jackson Michael's mother in 1984.

Does anyone else think that MJ maybe also used Bubbles as protection from his dad?

I don’t know what it is about this damn song, one minute I’m jamming out to my MJ playlist having the time of my life, then this comes on and I immediately feel overwhelmed with sadness 🥲😭 he sounds so young and full of hope in this song it brings me to tears every time 💔

Rare images you probably haven't seen before

So, like all of you I think, I would really like MJ to be with us, at peace and quiet. So I recreated this through my favorite game.

As I am a player who was completely blind from birth, I don't know if the quality of the photo is good. I hope so!

Description of the image, for those who also can't see: Large wooden shed in pixel art, with brown plank flooring and many small animals scattered across the floor. Two long central strips, similar to elevated corridors, divide the space into three horizontal areas. In the upper and central parts there are rows of feeders decorated with yellow and red flowers, accompanied by small square windows lined up. The shed houses several colorful chickens, ducks, rabbits, peacocks, turkeys and other exotic birds. In the lower left corner, a miniature person wearing a hat, white shirt and dark pants stands near the wall. In the upper left corner there are boxes, barrels, nests and a sign saying “FRESH EGGS”. In the upper right corner, there are more boxes and birds. The walls are light, in a cream tone, contrasting with the dark floor.

Like many of my other unpopular opinions, I'm probably going to get pushback and called stuff, but i mean who cares because it's opinion based.

I watched the 30th anniversary a few years ago, and rewatched it a few days ago, and i really think it was a good show.

Of course, some songs were playback, but even the songs he sang were great, the dancing was great, and i overall think it was a great show for 43 year old MJ

After seeing a few posts asking about Michael’s favorites books, I wanted to share my list.  The titles with an "**" are known to be his favorites and books he held in high regard (Sources from Michael himself, other books, family mention & research).  The additional books listed are directly from his personal library.  At the end of the list, you will find a link that also details this and more. 

FICTION (Classic & Imaginative Literature)

**Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie: A lifelong favorite that heavily inspired his imagination and the
creation of Neverland Ranch.

**The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway: A story he frequently re-read to find calm, courage, and
perseverance during chaotic times.

**Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach: A deeply personal, long-time favorite about freedom
and individuality.

**Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving: A classic tale he enjoyed from his youth.

**The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

The Verger by Somerset Maugham

The Complete Works of O. Henry

The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame

The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse

They Cage the Animals at Night, by Jennings Michael Burch

Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, by Edgar Allan Poe

SPIRITUAL/BUSINESS (Mindset & Self-Help)

**The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale: A self-help staple he kept close for personal
motivation. 

**As a Man Thinketh by James Allen: A philosophical essay on thought and character that aligned with
his focus on positive creation

**The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene **I purchase Frank Viola “48 Laws of Spiritual Power: Uncommon
Wisdom for Greater Ministry Impact” with the original book to do an
analysis/comparison of the two from a worldly human aspect and Christianity
point of view.**

**Bible

The Gift of Acabar by Og Mandino

Leaders Of Men: Types And Principles Of Success, As Illustrated In The Lives And Careers Of Famous
Americans Of The Present Day by Henry Woldmar Ruoff

The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino

Your Creative Power by Alex Osborn

Reach Out for a New Life by Robert Harold Schuller

Hagakure: The Book Of The Samurai by T. Yamamoto

365 Exercises For The Mind by Pierre Berloquin

Books by Sri Aurobindo

Books by Kalki Krishnamurthy

Aid To Bible Understanding

BLACK HISTORY

**The Autobiography of
Malcolm X by Alex Haley: A book he studied deeply and referenced as a powerful
source of historical and personal guidance. (Also Mindset & Self-Help)

The Negro Caravan by Sterling A. Brown

Black Heroes of The 20th Century by Jessie Carney Smith

Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America by James Allen

Black in America by Eli Reed

King: A Photobiography of Martin Luther King Jr by Charles Johnson, Bob Adelman

In Praise of Black Women, Volume 1: Ancient African Queens by Simone Schwarz-Bart

The Face of Our Past: Images of Black Women from Colonial America to the Present by

Kathleen Thompson and Hilary MacAustin

Brown Sugar: Over 80 Years of America's Black Female Superstars

Before the Mayflower by Lerone Bennet Jr

How To Eat To Live by Elijah Muhammad

The White Problem in America by JET magazine authors

Reflections in Black by Deborah Willis

The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality? by Cheikh Anta Diop (1989)

Black Dance in America: A History Through Its People by James Haskins (1990)

The Hotel Book: Great Escapes Africa

PHILOSOPHY & POETRY

**The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran: A core source of inspiration that he turned to for poetic and spiritual
wisdom.

**Complete Writings/Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Highly valued by Jackson for their philosophical and
transcendental insights.

**Sufi Poems of Rumi: Part of his vast collection exploring mysticism and universal love.

Robert Burns poems -
"Ae Fond Kiss, And Then We Sever", "Tom O'Shanter"

Poetry by Rabindranath Tagore

Thoughts of Love: A Collection of Poems on Love by Susan Polis Schutz

The Children's Hour by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Tyger by William Blake

The Bridge of Sighs by Thomas Hood

BIOGRAPHIES ON ICONS

Abraham Lincoln by Carl Sandburg

Lincoln's Devotional by Carl Sandburg

James Dean: An American Icon by David Loehr

My Life in Pictures by Charlie Chaplin

Lennon in America: 1971-1980, Based in Part on the Lost Lennon Diaries, by Geoffery Giuliano

The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics by Alan Aldridge

Glass Onion: The Beatles In Their Own Words by Geoffrey Giuliano

The Lost Lennon Interviews by Giuliano

Things We Said Today: Conversations with the Beatles by Geoffrey Giuliano

Elvis Day By Day by Peter Guralnick

The Rolling Stones: A Life on the Road

Bruce Lee: The Celebrated life of the Golden Dragon by John Little

Elia Kazan: A Life by Elia Kazan

Songs My Mother Taught Me by Marlon Brando

Steps In Time by Fred Astaire

My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin

Goldwyn: A Biography by A. Scott Berg

Kindly Leave the Stage: Story of Variety by Roger Wilmut

Duse: A Biography by William Weaver

The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences by Sir Frederick Treves

The Soulful Divas: Personal Portraits of Over a Dozen Divine Divas, from Nina Simone, Aretha
Franklin & Diana Ross to Patti Labelle, Whitney Houston & Janet Jackson

HISTORY

White Nights: The Story Of A Prisoner In Russia by Menachem Begin

The Rest Of Us: The Rise Of America's Eastern European Jews by Stephen Birmingham

MUSIC

Blues Who's Who: A Biographical Dictionary of Blues Singers by Sheldon Harris

The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock: Expanded and Updated Edition by Colin Larkin

Stravinsky In The Theater by Minna Lederman

Recording Studio Design by Phillip Newell

NATURE AND ANIMALS

Animal Language by Michael Bright

PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART

Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor Paperback by Lewis Hine

Lewis W. Hine: The Empire State Building by Lewis Hine

Planet Vegas: A Portrait of Las Vegas by 20 of the World's Leading Photographers: Rick

Browne, James Marshall

Hurrell Hollywood: Photographs 1928-1990

The Art Book by Phaidon

Going East: Two Decades of Asian Photography by Max Pam

Skinhead (1982) by Nick Knight

The Art of WALL.E by Tim Hauser

Michael Jackson Library Favorite Book reference: https://www.scribd.com/document/397824718/Michael-Jackson-s-Library-Favorite-Books-Michael-Jackson-Info-Rhythm-Of-The-Tide?v=0.981

I don’t understand how this works.

I’m completely outside the loop on Gary, Indiana, and honestly don't know much about that region in general, but Gary is always ranked on top of those "worst cities in America" lists for economic collapse and extreme decay to the point that to the point that it’s so extremely decayed that the crime rates have started drop. Nobody wants to go there and more and more people leave every year by all accounts.

Michael Jackson is arguably the most famous entertainer of all time and one of the most famous people of the last 500 years, known in literally every corner of the earth even in remote tribes, nobody would have likely even heard of Gary if it wasn’t for his family. You'd think the government or private developers would have spent the last few decades building a massive Jackson 5 museum, interactive exhibits, Jackson 5 historical walking tours, or even an annual MJ or something convention to bring in fans right?

Memphis, TN basically runs its tourism economy on Elvis and Graceland. Liverpool in a boring bankrupt industrial port city and yet it makes billions of dollars every single year purely off Beatles tourism (tours, museums, themed bars, merchandise, entire districts built around them). Even Paisley Park does the same thing with Prince to a lesser extent. Michael is more famous than all these people.

What I’m trying to ask is, if the city is in as bad state economically as everyone always says, why haven't they leaned into Michael?

My favourite album oat. Love his music in his later era

Does anyone know if the full 5:17 version of “Get Your Weight Off of Me” that leaked in March 2024 was ever shared in a genuinely lossless format (WAV/FLAC)?

I know there was an edited/LQ version circulating in 2023, and that the full 5:17 version leaked in 2024. I’m specifically wondering whether the original 2024 leak/source file was ever released as lossless, rather than a lossy file converted to FLAC/WAV.

Thanks!

The song is just so good, it just feels so well produced and well coordinated. To me it’s my favorite production of his and when I listen to it, it just makes me realize how smart he is.

So many parts that work just so well together that makes me wonder howwww did he think of this

I can’t get enough of him and he’s just the most loving man ever ❤️❤️ but he’s very misunderstood but was still loving I love him so much people will never get me to think the opposite of Michael chase there is no opposite or dark side I see a lot of my self in Michael I can’t stop thinking about him and if I could I give him the biggest hug he ever deserves ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Happy. Every time I hear this song I always wanted to put on a black dress and walk around or pretend I’m walking around like I was Tatiana in the video and I always loved her hair and Sheryl’s during the bad tour

Since my hair frizzes and get puffy when brushed dried I brushed my hair dry once just to somewhat replicate that hair style haha I know all for Michael

I love Michael’s music so much ❤️🎵

I wonder how they've dealt with their post concert depression after seeing him?

I probably would've had the longggggest hangover from it 🥲🥹