Michael Jackson's "Thriller"

One Song

Hartbeat

Music Commentary, Music Interviews, Onesong, Comedy, Music

4.9 • 876 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

As Spooky Season falls across the land, no mere mortal can resist the power of this 1983 smash hit. On this very special Halloween episode of One Song, Diallo and LUXXURY break down Michael Jackson’s spookiest pop song, “Thriller.” They discuss how the King of Pop teamed up with Quincy Jones to make the iconic title track for the best-selling album of all time (70 million+ copies!), and how its cinematic music video redefined what a music video can even be. And prepare yourself to hear Michael’s isolated and stacked vocals…they’ll make you jump right out of your seat!

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0:00.0	Darkness falls across the land.
0:04.0	The podcast hours close at hand.
0:08.0	This does come in search of tunes.
0:12.0	So please subscribe and like real soon.
0:16.0	Today's song has the sound of MJ and Quincy Jones getting down.
0:23.6	But Rod Temperton played a part, you see.
0:27.6	Say Diallo and Luxury.
0:32.6	And though you want to hear the stems, you'll hear things only they could deliver,
0:40.5	for no mere mortals could record the song we know as
0:47.1	Thriller.
0:48.2	Thrilla, therab.
0:49.6	Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Happy Halloween, everybody.
0:58.1	It's a luxury.
0:58.9	Today's song is from one of the most famous people of the 20th century,
1:04.0	and it's the title track on the best-selling album of all time.
1:07.3	I think to date there are 70 million copies that have been sold. This spooky R&B
1:12.2	pop smash from 1983 is certified diamond and it topped the charts in the U.S. and damn near every
1:18.1	country with a record player worldwide. It even pops back on the charts annually during a particular
1:24.0	time of year. This song's popularity knows no bounds.
1:27.7	You can go to any corner of the world
1:29.0	and find somebody who's played this song
1:31.0	at some time in their life.
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