Happy Anniversary Thriller! - Top 5 Thriller facts

November 30, 2013 News

by l. suganya

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ was released 31 years ago today, (November 30th), and here are some of the lesser known facts about the album.

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The singles ‘Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ was one of the biggest hit off the ‘Thriller’ album but no video clip was ever made for the song..

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It has been reported that Thriller’s popularity led to the breaking down of racial barriers on some radio stations in United States that only played songs by white people prior to the release of the album. MJ’s ‘Beat It’ was first played in one of New York’s ‘white station’ because of the appearance of Eddie Van Helen. An uproar was created by listeners who did not want ‘black’ music on the music station.

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The disclaimer “Due to my strong personal convictions, I wish to stress that this film in no way endorses a belief in the occult” that appears before “Thriller” video clip was inserted due to MJ’s Jehovah’s Witness faith. It was also reported that the King of Pop wanted to destroy the video but later changed his mind.

READ MORE: http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/11/30/Michael-Jackson-Thiller.aspx

Source: thestar / MJ-Upbeat.com