It’s been a tough week, what with the passing of Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and now Michael Jackson.
Nevermind the legal troubles and other oddities, the King of Pop has entertained us all at one point or another. Here’s Tonic’s top 10 reasons to remember MJ:
10. The red jacket, the zippers, the floods …
9. “ABC“
8. Vincent Price, zombies …
7. The Jackson 5: Tito, JJ, Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael
6. “Smooth Criminal“
5. “We Are the World,” written in 1985 with Lionel Ritchie
4. The Glove
3. Every song on Off the Wall
2. Moonwalking
1. Thriller — the whole dang album.
What did we miss? Leave your favorite moments in the comments.
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