The dancing prisoners in a prison located in the Phillipines paid tribute to Michael Jackson’s memory with a special dance. The criminals became famous after they posted a video of their group performing Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”. Fans gathered to mourn the King of Pop and honor a musical legend with vigils all over the world. We are glad that Michael Jackson received a proper tribute during his lifetime in Monaco at the 2006 World Music Awards. Michael Jackson was praised for the record breaking “Thriller” album which sold over 750 million records world wide. “Thriller” was the best selling album of all time.
Michael Jackson @ The World Music Awards Part 2
It’s sad the Michael was not hailed as a musical genius in the US until his passing. Let us all honor and cherish his memory.
The youtube video by the Phillipines prisoners earned over 25 million views and made them famous all over the world.
The tribute video is performed by 1,500 CPDRC Inmates on June 27, 2009 in memory of Michael Jackson. Completed in 10 hours after receiving word that the King of Pop passed away. May he always be remembered. “Ben” and “I’ll be there” were sung by Michael when he was still younger! “We are the World” was composed and organized by MJ. Michael Jackson would have been happy that his music was used to change the world.
Dancing Inmate’s Michael Jackson tribute
Watch the original “Thriller” prisoner dance that started it all.
We love you and we miss you Michael Jackson.!!!
Amid the tropical heat of a Philippine prison, convicted murderers, rapists and drug dealers on Saturday paid tribute to Michael Jackson with a reprise of their YouTube dance hit, “Thriller.”
A rendition of Jackson’s 1980s smash hit by prisoners at the Cebu Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the central Philippines garnered more than 24 million views since 2007, when prison supervisor Byron Garcia first uploaded it to the video-sharing Web site.
The prison has since posted other dance videos, including performances to Van Halen’s “Jump,” Queen’s “Radio Ga Ga,” and Phil Oakey and Giorgio Moroder’s “Together in Electric Dreams.”
Jackson, known as the “King of Pop,” died Thursday in Los Angeles, less than two weeks shy of the first in a series of comeback concerts in London, England.
When he heard the news, Garcia, himself a fan of the 50-year-old pop icon, organized a free tribute performance by inmates for local people in the prison courtyard.
Dancing was introduced at the prison in 2007, as a means of rehabilitating prisoners at a facility once notorious for its gang problem. [CNN]
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