Michael Jackson

I don't really have too much to say about Michael Jackson's death; most every angle has been beaten to death. (Paul Wells has a great piece here which I highly recommend. Wells' love of music and his appreciation of history produces one of his typically great posts.) All I will add is that when Michael Jackson was on, there was nobody who could top him. Here's a performance of Billie Jean from 1992, when he was on the downside of his peak. Even with that, he still kills the performance: