The song that took MTV to its prime, ‘Thriller’ and its zombie-infested video, made strange and creepy cool, switching up music videos for generations to come.
Both Billie Jean’s and Dirty Diana’s torment of MJ has been resurrected time and time again, but ‘Billie Jean’ is the more notorious woman, simply for topping the charts more.
The obsessive refrain of "Annie, are you okay?" has been drilled permanently into our heads - we’re all on the lookout for a ‘Smooth Criminal’.
MJ had a knack for saying important things without sounding too preachy - no one wants to turn the dial on ‘Man in the Mirror’. Phil Collins should have taken note.
