My daughter was born 3 months before he died and on the day he passed we spent all night listening. Off the Wall was an album I’d throw on at parties and everyone lived it. I grew upon the albums Thriller, Bad, and Janet’s Rhythm Nation. I love his obscure dance hits like Dangerous, Too Bad, and Blood on the Dance…

“Human Nature”.

I love Stranger in Moscow, absolutely love it.

I wanna be where you are, OH OH

“Wanna Be Startin’ Somthin’” is a total jam. You cannot keep your feet still when this song comes on. This song just forces your body to start moving and it cannot be stopped.

Production and engineering was fantastic on all his albums. Not only could he sing his ass off, you could hear every instrument. There was something for everyone in every album.

“Smooth Criminal” - the music with the video....I mean, it is just art. Like, renaissance quality art, like maybe the best example of pop-art ever created.

“The Way You Make Me Feel” has always been one of my favorites. Between that and “Beat it” you left out two of my top 5.

There are some duds hiding on Thriller. Off the Wall is pure gold from start to finish. That being said, I cannot deny being 9 and blown away when Thriller landed on the world.

I will fight you over Michael Jackson.

“Lady in My Life” and “Rock With You” because Rod Temperton was the shit.

Just a white guy from Tennessee here. In first grade, my first concert was the Michael Jackson Victory Tour. I wore a glove with sequins that my mother made me. He sat down on the edge of the stage and sang “Human Nature,” which is still my favorite MJ song, one which I believe is Michael sharing his “strangeness”…

Scream. That’s my addiction to the list, but only if it doesn’t need to replace one already stated. Also including Ben makes me love this whole list even more.

I’m looking forward to the reaction to a “White Girls Rock” award

Yeah maybe too far, but being Stacey’s intern should never be making anyone’s goal lists.

Okkkkk stahp with the old folks hashtag lolol

Legit that was actually my reaction

I highly doubt that an intern was able to draw up the word buffoon on the fly. Like, I don’t know many kids these days who can say buffoon is part of their lexicon. Unless this mysterious intern is a late in life career changer (not hating older folks b/c #nevertoolatetofollowyourdreams)

The restroom attendant at the club on a Saturday night, because y’all nasty.

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