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Billie Jean, a song composed by Michael Jackson, is now 3 decades old.  This song has a 29- second intro which reports say the producers wanted to be shortened from the track. But, the king of pop said no.  He argued that "that's the jelly of the song" and makes him want to dance. It was mixed 91 times before it was released.  The song was only the second single from MJ's Thriller album.  This song was also known for one of Michael's signature moves--the moonwalker. It came along with a music video which reports say MTV didn't want to play at first. Eventually, they put the video in rotation.  MJ wrote this song not for any x or girl in particular. He said in interviews that the song was based on groupies he and his brothers met on the road when he was still part of Jackson 5. MJ also had a good feeling about the song.  While writing the song, he knew Billie Jean would be a hit and it was.

It’s the song that was so huge in the early 80s.   Imagine disco-goers turning into cheerleaders on the dance floor all thanks to Toni Basil’s “Hey Mickey”. This song was initially released in 1981 but didn’t make it to the charts at all.   Then it was re-issued the following year.   When it became number 1 in US and Canada, the world took notice. 'Hey Mickey' was so popular that there were several covers of this song from the likes of Girl Generation from South Korea, Weird Al, Olivia Newton-John and more.   It was also used in tracks created for Run DMC, Madonna, Kylie Minogue just to name a few.   Now, reports says Toni Basil is filing some legal actions over the rights of this song.   But, did you know that the song Mickey was also just a cover?   The original music was from a UK band called Racey.   So ‘Mickey’ was originally entitled ‘kitty’ and was released in 1979 but didn’t take off. Watch Toni's version below: The first vers

Performed by Michael Jackson, Thriller smashed all records in 1982.  The song was initially titled ‘Starlight.’  After 100 plus more name studies, the song was aptly called Thriller.  This song also came out with a groundbreaking music video.   The material was 14 minutes long and was the longest promo material ever played on TV.   It stars the king of pop opposite Ola Ray as a young couple goofing around after watching a horror movie.   Then MJ turns into the undead leading a pack of Zombies. Everything was perfect in this video, from the short narrative, set designs, prosthetics, lighting down to the dance number.   Check out the shortened version of the video of MJ below: Thriller in Lego below: Check out the video above of Regine Tolentino and Rene Sagaran of Manouvers doing a dance tribute of "Thriller."