Sorry to post about Michael Jackson, but – Holy Crap, there is ‘new’ footage from the legendary 1984 Michael Jackson Pepsi commercial in which his hair went up in flames. Really good footage, too. Before now we have only ever seen grainy stills. This is like new JFK assassination footage being found. This incident has been legendary since I was in 1st Grade!
In case the youtube video above gets taken down:
US Magazine footage (the original video source, but I can’t embed it.)
CNN Coverage
Geez! That’s pretty crazy…where has then footage bee for the last 25 years?
Good question. Makes me wonder how much more incredible ‘lost’ footage of stuff is out there (JFK, 9/11, UFOs, stuff like that.)
Pepsi-Cola burned him up, now he’s drinkin’ Seven-Up.
DUDE! I’m so glad you just posted that. When I was originally posting the video, I was trying for a good 10-15 minutes to remember that old rhyme from Elementary school, because I wanted to title the post in a similar fashion, but I never could remember it. Google was no help, either. You’ve made my day! YES!
Bittersweet for me, because I LOVED Michael Jackson back in the day, and when other kids on the playground would say that chant… I used to die a little inside. [single tear]
Re: the chant… I remember that, too. Though, rhyming “up” with “up” always bothered me.
Re: the video… Single tear indeed.
rhyming “up” with “up”
YOU’VE RUINED IT FOR ME FOREVER. >:(