michael jackson was pretty much the only american music i listened to until i was 12 or so. i had a tape of his hits that my uncle made me, and i listened to it so much that the tape started to warp, so it almost seemed like he was going out of tune sometimes - the warping of the cassette film would make the playback a little slower or faster for a few seconds. as much as i loved his music on that tape that was slowly deteriorating, i remember what a mindblowing experience it was to listen to him when i bought some of his CDs in high school and was like "oh my god, he's actually better than on my tape!"
so, with due respect to his motown 25 performance, here's the coolest MJ performance I ever saw. keep in mind this was in 1995. so many things to love about this performance - his obsession with 20s/30s gangster attire (how hipster would 95 MJ be right now), the fact that this is probably one of the weakest tracks ('Dangerous') off maybe his 4th best album (Dangerous) and its still better than anything Justin Timberlake has ever done. Finally, the choreography is vintage Michael Jackson - the moves aren't so complicated, they're just executed with such perfect timing that they give you the impression that what he's doing...is magic.
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