Fireworks’ Top Five Michael Jackson Videos

With the anniversary of Michael Jackson's death creeping up, Fireworks share their favourite MJ music videos with Rock Sound...

Posted Monday, 6 June 2011 in

It’s two years this month since Michael Jackson’s untimely death, so what better time is there to have a look back at some of the King Of Pop’s finest work? We say there isn’t one, so there. We asked Fireworks to talk us through their top five MJ videos. Here are their picks:

1. Thriller - "obviously".
"You just can't top this one. Dancing zombies and a scared seven-year-old version of me gripping on to my pillow for dear life."

2. Smooth Criminal
"You have a drug dealing Joe Pesci (Mr.Big) who wants the whole world addicted to drugs starting with the kids, and then comes along Robot Michael to save the day, but not before breaking into song and dance. What more can you ask for? Pure class."

3. Black Or White
"You get a rapping Macaulay Culkin at the height of his career, You get morphing faces and Michael transforming from panther to human, breaking out in to dance and smashing windows in a violent rage. You just can't stop him."

4. Remember The Time
"Ancient Egypt, Eddie Murphy, Magic Johnson... enough said."

5. You Are Not Alone
"Although there are so many great videos to choose from over his career, last and most likely least, I'm going to chose ‘You Are Not Alone’, simply for the creepy factor involved. This one features a shirtless, almost nipple-less Michael parading and dancing around various landscapes of the world but then coming back to shots of him and a shirtless Lisa Marie Presley trying to get thier freak on, which leaves you with a very disturbing video. I think it's best that Elvis wasn't alive to see this one…"

Fireworks’ new album ‘Gospel’ is out now through Banquet Records in the UK. Sadly, there aren’t any MJ covers on it, but it's still pretty good.