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I came across this video of Micheal Jackson at The Motown 25th Anniversary Celebration in 1983.

It was over 25 years ago and still just blows me away.

Here are some of the My Top Michael Jackson Videos from Throughout his Tremendous Career!

Michael was in his element and truly felt himself when he was onstage.

These fantastic video performances sum up his music, which is ultimately the great gift that Michael leaves to us all.

We are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start giving!

We are the World - Michael Jackson 1985

Enjoy and Live your Own Dreams!

Live Concert Video - Beat It

Live Concert Video - Thriller

Micheal Jackson Live - We are the World (This is really cool! Can ya Feel it?)

We Are the World - Demo

I'll be There w/ The Jackson Five

Man in the Mirror - Live

Michael Jackson died yesterday afternoon and the reality of this unexpected event is still sinking in around the world.

I watched the Jackson 5 on the Mike Douglas show in the 1970's. I watched, glued to the screen, Michael bloom into the King of Pop on the Motown 25th Anniversary special in 1982 and, like millions of others across the globe, I was blown away!

I listened to Thriller repeatedly in the coming years. I watched Michael's pioneering videos in the early days of MTV.

While the passing of Farrah Fawcett was expected, and we have already mourned for her and her family, with Michael, this has come as such as surprise to everyone.

The first single from The Jackson Five was "I Want you Back", released in 1969 soon after signing with Motown Records. The Jackson family never looked back.

As early as 1972, singing and dancing out in front of the group, Michael was clearly destined to become the cornerstone of the Jackson family dynasty.

By the early 1980s, Michael Jackson was ready to break away from his brothers, releasing Thriller in 1982. Thriller still holds the record for the most top 10 singles from one record.

Singer Michael Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles today, various news sources reported. Jackson, a child Motown sensation who grew into a moonwalking megastar, sold millions of records, earning worldwide adoration in the 1980s.

Later he came to be regarded as one of show business's legendary oddities, hopping from one public relations crisis to another.

The Los Angeles Times, citing city and law enforcement officials, reported late this afternoon that the singer was dead after being rushed to UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles around 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. Other news sources and Web sites also reported the death. The Times reported that the singer was not breathing when paramedics arrived at the singer's home, at 12:26 p.m. Pacific time.

Authorities were closing down the streets around UCLA and the hospital and were expected to make an announcement shortly.

As news spread, a large crowd gathered outside the hospital awaiting word on the performer who had sold 750 million albums, was twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received 14 Grammy Awards, including one for lifetime achievement. People snapped photos and called friends. His music blared from a fan's boombox.