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In early 1984, [47] Jackson's hair caught fire during the recording of a Pepsi television commercial. Jackson stated that the fire had been caused by sparks of magnesium flash bombs exploding only two feet away from either side of his head, totally disregarding safety regulations. [ 48 ]
"Price of Fame" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was originally planned to be the theme for a Pepsi commercial but was replaced by an edited version of "Bad". [2] It was released on the Bad 25 album. Later, the Pepsi version was released online on 2015.
Jackson had reworked "Billie Jean" for the commercial and titled it "Pepsi Generation". The song was used as the official jingle for the commercials and released as a 7" promo single. The launch of "The Choice of a New Generation" campaign in February 1984 was attended by 1,600 people who were issued with a programme and the 7" single. [ 67 ]
A leather jacket worn by late pop star Michael Jackson in a 1984 Pepsi commercial has sold at auction alongside a jacket George Michael wore in a music video. ... Michael Jackson's photo-matched ...
Dangerous: The Short Films is a collection of music videos from the Dangerous album by Michael Jackson released initially on VHS, LaserDisc and double Video CD (in Asia market only) in 1993 and reissued on DVD in 2000. It was re-packaged with Dangerous in a two disc set in 2008.
Bob Giraldi was the director of the Michael Jackson: Pepsi New Generation ad that was released in 1984. [7] During the shooting of the commercial, an accident with the pyrotechnics caused Jackson's hair to light on fire and caused second-degree burns to his scalp. [8]
Dolls modeled after Jackson appeared in stores in May 1984 for $12 each. [87] In the same year, The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller, a documentary about the music video, won a Grammy for Best Music Video (Longform). [59] Time described Jackson's influence at that point as "star of records, radio, rock video. A one-man rescue team for the ...
#9 Michael Jackson. ... when he met 10-year-old James Safechuk while filming a Pepsi commercial. According to James, Jackson was interested in him and befriended his family, lavishing them with ...