Michael Jackson and The Jacksons, “Motown 25: Today, Tomorrow, Forever”
This was a career-defining and culture-changing performance by Michael Jackson. The spectacle shot sales of Thriller into the stratosphere and elevated MJ to the rarified air occupied by the likes of Elvis, The Beatles, Frank Sinatra and the Rolling Stones. But Michael and the Jackson 5 lip-synced their entire set on this record-breaking show to pre-recorded vocals. And then Michael lip-synced the album version of “Billie Jean.”
And no one cared. Doing the Moonwalk will do that for you.
