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Billie Jean

My Mom loved Michael Jackson.  LOVED HIM. If memory serves me correct she even went to see him in concert back in the day, way back in the day.  I loved early Michael Jackson, even as early as Jackson Five days.  But the older he got the stranger he got, unfortunately. 
From this time period everyone always picks Thriller as the MJ song to highlight so I went to Billie Jean.  Good song, ridiculous video that makes NO sense. 
Michael Jackson was brilliant at his craft.  If we talk about Thriller for a minute...it was the first of its kind.  Nothing on that scale had been done at that time.  I remember watching a docu on the making of Thriller and it was intense!  It was a small scale movie.  And it was brilliant.  It sealed MJ's fate in a lot of hearts. 
I personally love Jackson Five even over early MJ.  So as a bonus today I have included a Jackson Five song.  Check out MJ, BRILLIANT!!  

Billie Jean
Bonus song! ABC by the Jackson Five

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