Michael Jackson Research Paper

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At the Top of Pop
“The king of pop, rock, and soul” - Elizabeth Taylor (Greenburg). Michael Jackson is a pop star whose most successful time happened during the 1980’s. He is one of the top selling artists of all time and has won numerous awards throughout his career. The way Michael Jackson influenced others with his music and dancing is the reason he is a revolutionary.
Michael Jackson was a revolutionary in mosts things he did, including dancing. Michael Jackson popularized my new moves, some of which he made. “His videos showcased dance moves that were being imitated well into the 2000s: the foot-sliding Moonwalk, first displayed in the video for ‘Billie Jean,’ became a dance craze” (“Michael Jackson”).This quote proves Jackson was able …show more content…

Jackson’s music videos set the stage for a new way. “Jackson used his MTV time to tell stories (as in Thriller and Smooth Criminal), push the boundaries of special effects (as in Billie Jean), produce full, Broadway-choreography (as in Beat in)” (Rosen). Jackson’s videos changed how some music videos are made today, as Kanye West’s “Runaway” and The Weeknd’s “In the Night” are used for telling stories in an almost feature film esque, such as Jackson did in his music video for “Thriller.” Sia’s “Chandeliers” is a good example of using choreography for a music video, as throughout the entire video Sia has a little girl dance in what seems to be a mix of ballet and gestures. Jackson was able to influence with almost everything he did. “Jackson influenced just about every musician who came after him in one way or another. He was unavoidable. Baltimore-based hip-hop performer MC Saleem Heggins can't point to one specific way Jackson helped shape his music. That would almost be insulting, he said. Jackson was much broader than that, and his legacy is almost impossible to pin down” (Rosen). Having a legacy that is almost impossible to pin down means that Jackson was able to influence almost everything he touched. Jackson's ability to influence almost every musician speaks volumes on what he did for the entire

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