The Retro Mix Playlist for 8/31/13

Show Theme: 55th Birthday Tribute to Michael Jackson

6 pm hour

I Want You Back- The Jackson 5
Just a Little Bit of You- Michael Jackson
Off the Wall- Michael Jackson
Goin’ Places- The Jacksons
I’ll Be There- The Jackson 5
Just Good Friends- Michael Jackson & Stevie Wonder
Can You Feel It- The Jacksons
Billie Jean- Michael Jackson
Chained- The Jackson 5
I Wanna Be Where You Are- Michael Jackson
Rock with You- Michael Jackson
Human Nature- Michael Jackson
Different Kind of Lady- The Jacksons
The Love You Save- The Jackson 5
Love Call- The Jackson 5

7 pm hour

Beat It- Michael Jackson
She Drives Me Wild- Michael Jackson
Blame It on the Boogie- The Jacksons
Mama’s Pearl- The Jackson 5
Break of Dawn- Michael Jackson
It’s the Falling in Love- Michael Jackson
Bad- Michael Jackson
Leave Me Alone- Michael Jackson
Big Boy- The Jackson 5
ABC- The Jackson 5
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)- Michael Jackson
Man in the Mirror- Michael Jackson
Blood on the Dance Floor- Michael Jackson
Love Comes in Different Colors-The Jackson 5

8 pm hour

You Are Not Alone- Michael Jackson
Baby Be Mine- Michael Jackson
Do What You Wanna- The Jacksons
Dancing Machine- The Jackson 5
Remember the Time- Michael Jackson
Threatened- Michael Jackson
Liberian Girl- Michael Jackson
In the Closet- Michael Jackson
The Way You Make Me Feel- Michael Jackson
Maybe Tomorrow- The Jackson 5
Rockin’ Robin-Michael Jackson
Sugar Daddy- The Jackson 5
That’s How Love Is- The Jackson 5
Black or White- Michael Jackson

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: Blood on the Dance Floor

Answers to Friday Funday Trivia: Michael Jackson Videos

 

Before getting to the answers, here are the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers this week. 

1st place- Michelle: 51 pts ... outstanding job!

2nd place- Nate: 41 pts 

3rd place- Beverley: 31 pts 

Congratulations to those who made it to the podium and thanks to everyone who played.

 1-5

1. 2 pts- Billie Jean

2. 2 pts- Remember the Time Which 3 celebrities (a movie star, a model/actress, and an NBA legend) appear in this music video as a Pharaoh, a Queen, and a servant ?  1 bonus pt each- Eddie Murphy, Iman, and Magic Johnson

3. 2 pts- Black or White
4. 2 pts - Rock with You
5. 2 pts- Scream

6-10

6. 3 pts- The Way You Make Me Feel

7. 2 pts- You Are Not Alone

8. 2 pts- Bad Using the melody of this song, Michael starred in a commercial for what brand name beverage? 3 bonus pts- Pepsi

9. 2 pts- In the Closet

10. 4 pts- Jam

11-15

11. 3 pts- Leave Me Alone

12. 4 pts- Liberian Girl- Michelle was the only player to get this correct. Along with John Travolta, this video features several other celebrity cameos (you can watch it below)

13. 2 pts- Beat It

14. 2 pts- Thriller. As of 11 pm EST on 8/26/13, how many views (+/- 5 million) did this video have on the Michael Jackson Vevo channel on You Tube? 4 bonus pts- 145,863,014. Since no one's guess came within 5 million (+/-), I'm giving 2 bonus pts to Nate, who came the closest with 112 million.

15. 6 pts- Smooth Criminal (the anthology film Moonwalker, which included "Smooth Criminal" as one of its segments, is also acceptable).

Friday Funday Trivia: Michael Jackson Music Videos

 

In honor of what would have been Michael Jackson's 55th birthday, this week's quiz features 3 montages containing 15 screenshots of videos by The Gloved One. You have to correctly identify the music video. To enlarge the montages, click on them. Below the montages are the point values for each photo (40 pts total). Along with the values for each photo, there are 3 bonus questions as well totaling 10 pts. 

 
If you are a Friday Funday Trivia virgin about to be touched for the very first time, please read the following rules before playing:

* The game is pub style so looking up the answers, using friends/family/co-workers, etc. for help,  is not allowed.

* If you are the only player to correctly identify a photo/photo set, you earn 5 bonus points. The first player to submit their finalanswers to me will earn 2 bonus points.

* Please do not post your answers in the comments section. Instead, send them to ultfan@gmail.com no later than Sunday night (9/1) at 11:59 PM EST. The answers will be posted on Monday, September 2nd.

Not an official rule: If you have no clue, feel free to come up with an intentionally funny answer. Although you won't get credit for a correct answer, you'll get a thumbs up from me for originality, execution, and showmanship. What can I say, I love to be entertained and I'll take it any way I can get it!

Have fun and good luck! 

 1-5

1. 2 pts

2. 2 pts- Which 3 celebrities (a movie star, a model/actress, and an NBA legend) appear in this music video as a Pharaoh, a Queen, and a servant ?  1 bonus pt each

3. 2 pts
4. 2 pts 
5. 2 pts

6-10

6. 3 pts

7. 2 pts

8. 2 pts- Using the melody of this song, Michael starred in a commercial for what brand name beverage? 3 bonus pts
9. 2 pts
10. 4 pts

11-15

11. 3 pts

12. 4 pts

13. 2 pts
14. 2 pts- As of 11 pm EST on 8/26/13, how many views (+/- 5 million) did this video have on the Michael Jackson Vevo channel on You Tube? 4 bonus pts 
15. 6 pts

Final Results of the Michael Jackson Video Poll

With an outcome that some would say was predictable, "Thriller" received the most votes in the poll in which I asked people to select their favorite Michael Jackson music video.

Here are a couple of interesting stats from this poll:

• "Thriller" received 37% of the vote
• Exactly 37 people voted in this poll

What makes them so interesting? The album Thriller spent 37 wks at #1 on the Billboard Pop Album chart!

Below are the final poll results, followed by the winning video:

Thriller- 37%
Beat It and Smooth Criminal- 16% each
Billie Jean and Remember the Time- 13% each
Black or White and You Are Not Alone- 8% each
Bad, In the Closet, The Way You Make Me Feel, and "Other"- 2% each

Please Take A Moment To Vote In the Current Michael Jackson Video Poll... Thank You

The Retro Mix Playlist For 6/26/09: Tribute To Michael Jackson

7 pm hour

Rock With You
Another Part of Me
Blame It On the Boogie- The Jacksons
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Rockin' Robin
It's the Falling In Love
Leave me Alone
Mama's Pearl- The Jackson Five

On the Flip Side segment:
Get On the Floor (B-side to Off the Wall)

P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
Blood On the Dance Floor
Off the Wall
Smooth Criminal
Just A Little Bit of You

8 pm hour

Billie Jean
Remember the Time
I Want You Back- The Jackson Five
Who Is It
You Are Not Alone
Baby Be Mine
Can You Feel It- The Jacksons
Black or White
Burn This Disco Out
The Way You Make Me Feel
Workin' Day and Night
Dancing Machine- The Jackson Five
Beat It

The Retro Mix Video of the Week: Blood On the Dance Floor

Michael Jackson - Blood On The Dance Floor
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Michael Jackson Dead At the Age of 50

This has been a devastating week for the entertainment world. After the news of the deaths of Ed McMahon and Farrah Fawcett, I think many of us were thinking the "death always comes in 3s" theory. Who would have guessed that the 3rd would be Michael Jackson.

When I first found out, I literally started to shake a little bit. When the L.A. Times and other news sources confirmed that Michael had died of an apparent heart attack cardiac arrest at the age of 50, I still couldn't believe it. Not only because Michael was one of the most famous people in the world, but because he had that otherworldly quality. If you are like me, you will likely remember exactly where you were, what you were doing, what you were wearing, etc. when you heard that Michael Jackson had died. I had just awoken from a nap and had hopped on the computer when I first heard the initial reports from two blogger buddies of mine. I was wearing a red family reunion T-shirt, black lounge pants with white stripes up the side, and black slippers.

When Michael turned 50 years old last year, I wrote a birthday post in which I said that I had a feeling that there was still some magic left in him. As you may have heard, Michael had been preparing for his series of London comeback which were supposed to kick off in July of this year. Alas, it wasn't meant to be.

I will leave it to others who want to make snarky comments about the extensive plastic surgery, sexual abuse allegations, and the circus sideshow that surrounded Michael Jackson. When all is said and done, I think that Michael Jackson will ultimately be remembered as one of the greatest entertainers this world will ever see. From the Motown phase of his career as the lead singer of the Jackson Five all the way up to the 30th anniversary concerts that he did at Madison Square Garden in 2001, Michael never failed to dazzle us with his vocal and dancing skills.

I am heading off to the store to get something cold to drink. When I come back home, I will be jamming to MJ for the rest of the night.

Update: Over at the other blog that I write for (Diversity Ink), I posted about Michael Jackson's diverse appeal. Please click here to read it.

Below is a clip of various celebrities talking about Michael Jackson, followed by his landmark performance of Billie Jean at the Motown 25 special.

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
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