Chapter 1209 The Man Who Turned the Awards Ceremony into a Personal Concert
In Vincent's memory, he doesn't remember what happened specifically at the MTV Video Awards that night in 1995. He only remembers that this night belonged to MJ.
He debuted on stage at the age of 5 and became the national champion singer at the age of 12. His total record sales exceeded 7 million, of which "Thriller" reached 1.04 million, which is unmatched.
The 15-minute song medley is recognized as one of the most perfect stage shows in the history of pop music.
Sitting upright in the purple velvet seat, Vincent briefly reviewed the entire performance in his mind.
As soon as he finished, the award ceremony began.
Mariah Carey, Backstreet Boys and Madonna Ciccone won awards one after another, and they also took the stage to perform.
The song "Scream" co-produced by MJ and his sister Janet Jackson won three awards: Best Dance Video, Best Choreography and Best Art Direction.
"Video of the Year - Michael Jackson, congratulations."
MJ walked up to the podium with a smile on his face, his eyes full of tenderness. "Thank you for the support of my fans. I love music. Thank you."
After a brief acceptance speech, the lights in the concert hall suddenly dimmed.
Amid screams, MJ walked onto the stage from a beam of light.
His voice was so soft, as if whispering in your ear.
The soothing music suddenly changed. MJ shouted, opened his arms and spun around on the spot. After the loud drum beats, he stood quietly on the stage.
Under the illumination of the searchlight, people could finally see his performance style clearly.
A classic black jacket, black trousers, white socks and black shoes.
Vincent in the audience held Hermione's little hand and cheered and screamed with the people around them.
MJ suddenly turned his head, slowly took off his jacket and threw it off the stage.
"Haha - it's mine!" Vincent grabbed the jacket, attracting countless envious looks.
MJ, wearing a white shirt, shook his shoulders quickly, snapped his fingers with one hand and grabbed his crotch with the other hand to the rhythm of "The Way You Make Me Feel".
Laser beams radiated outward from the center of the stage, and smoke erupted in time with the rhythm.
MJ gracefully turned around and followed up with a back kick, and the background lighting of the stage quickly switched to a purple gradient starry sky.
The dance steps of "Scream" have a strong sense of rhythm. It is another movement of opening his arms and spinning in a circle. He shows an expression of silently shouting with his mouth open, pulls off the headset, and then quickly tears off his white shirt.
The powerful drum beats of "Beat It" seamlessly blended with the flashing lights, the rhythm of "Black Or White" sounded, and another legend took the stage, Guns N' Roses guitarist, Slash.
The bright lights slowly swept across the audience seats below the stage. After singing a piece, MJ trotted over to Slash and patted him on the shoulder. Amidst the smoke and hair dryer, he shouted loudly and energetically like a king.
At this moment, the gorgeous stage visual effects and the legendary guitarist's wonderful performance created a sense of fantasy and shock, and the bursting of fireworks pushed the atmosphere to one climax after another.
The stage lights dimmed again, the drum beats of "Billie Jean" suddenly sounded, and Slash gave a final wonderful electric guitar performance.
On the huge screen, MJ's hair-raising dance moves appeared.
He quickly walked out of the curtain, picked up the microphone on the stage, and threw the classic felt hat on his head to the center of the stage.
His signature moonwalk caused screams, and he threw away the microphone, strolled to the center of the stage, picked up his hat and put it on his head.
Accompanied by strong drum beats, he grabbed his crotch and raised his hips in rhythm, spun around and blew a kiss to the audience.
The mechanical dance with segmented joint pauses gives the feeling of slow motion playback, and the backward sliding spacewalk creates the illusion of time going back.
"Billie Jean is not my lover."
After the performance, the classic felt hat was thrown off the stage again.
This angle and direction were clearly not aimed at Vincent.
But the hat suddenly flew along an arc in a strange way and landed steadily on his raised hand.
Jacket, felt hat, Vincent admired Mr. Merlin in his heart.
On the stage, MJ held the microphone and said, "Thank you."
He pointed backstage, "Slash, you're incredible. Amazing."
Amidst the screams, he smiled with the innocence of a child and said, "Listen—thank you, I love you."
He touched his nose lightly. "Some people like a stable life, with the same routine every day, while some people like to do those crazy dance steps outside, so -"
He stepped back. "For all you out there who enjoy an exciting life, this is for you."
The moment the alarm-like music sounded, the dancers rushed onto the stage, five of them still holding on to the ropes and slowly descending.
Suddenly, dense gunshots from Chicago Typewriter appeared, and a large number of sparks appeared on the backs of MJ's dancers. All the dancers fell down motionless as if they were hit by bullets.
The only person on the stage was MJ, who was wearing a suit and tie. He walked forward with the felt hat on his head swaying rhythmically with his neck.
He stomped lightly on the floor, and the dancer beside him suddenly jumped up and fell down.
Unlike the powerful drum beats of "Billie Jean", the drum beats of "Dangerous" are more restrained and more impactful.
The dancers wearing red gloves slowly stood up after MJ's signal. They were all top dancers in the world, but in front of the King of Pop, the difference between them was obvious at a glance.
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MJ's dance moves are natural and not only full of power but also elegant and agile. The complex dance steps and precise rhythm are coordinated just right. With the accompaniment of many dancers, he perfectly displays the kingly style of controlling the stage.
The audience in the audience were either stars or well-known figures. They screamed as loudly as the fans who went crazy for MJ's dance moves tonight, enjoying the new surprises brought by the King of Pop one after another.
After the sound of shattering, the dancers fell to the ground again.
MJ, taking off his suit, pointed to the sky with one finger to end his performance of "Dangerous".
The people in the audience stood up and applauded spontaneously, giving the warmest applause to this wonderful performance that will be recorded in the history of pop music.
MJ once again showed his childlike innocent smile, threw the felt hat on his head and walked off the stage.
"Thank you, because of your support, this album has reached number one. Next, I want to dedicate this song to you."
He unbuttoned his shirt and sang "You Are Not Alone" in an extremely gentle voice.
People of different skin colors and ages came on stage, beating the rhythm and accompanying him to complete the performance of the song, just as the lyrics said, "I will always be by your side."
When the music ended, MJ opened his arms as if embracing the sky, and circles of halo emanated from his body.
"I love you guys, I love you guys."
The audience gave even warmer applause. The short 15-minute performance was not only a condensed display of MJ's musical achievements, but also a carefully choreographed and dramatic stage art.
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