Throwback Thursday: Michael Jackson – “Remember the Time”
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video is so highly regarded that people often forget that he has other videos that are just as good. “Remember the Time” serves as a perfect example.
Written by MJ, Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle, “Remember the Time” was the second single from the Dangerous album. Teddy brought the new jack swing vibes he was known for, while Michael brought magic he brings to every song, and the result is a timeless chune.
Even without a video, “Remember the Time” is a standout in Michael Jackson’s discography, but then the King decided to go awf with a short film featuring an all-star cast of Black Hollywood royalty. Directed by the late great John Singleton, the video is set in Ancient Egypt and features Michael Jackson as a dancing-ass wizard, Eddie Murphy as the pharaoh, and Iman as his queen.
Between the story line, the special effects and the choreography, the “Remember the Time” video is simply iconic. I watch it in awe today as I did when it was first released.
On his 61st birthday, let’s take a moment to remember the time when MJ used to mesmerize us with classic after classic. He was truly a master at his craft, and as the years pass, it becomes clearer that no one did it quite like him.
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