10 Good Songs That Were Made AMAZING By Their Music Video
3. Thriller - Michael Jackson
Ever since he was the breakout voice of the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson was always destined to become a superstar. While he hit the ground running with his disco-infused album Off the Wall, nothing could have prepared the world for what Michael was about to release on Thriller.
The album as a whole is a classic, but there is no separating the title track from its video, which is so omnipresent in the world of videos that it's hard to imagine life without it. Let's get one thing straight: the song "Thriller" is an absolute banger, with it's eerie instrumentation and insistent beat leading you to the dancefloor regardless of your dancing ability.
On the other hand, Jackson's great attention to detail with the video resulted in one of the scariest clips ever put on MTV, with Jackson lurking amongst zombies before turning into one himself. Jackson may have been a star on the strength of his music, but the success of this video quickly catapulted him into living legend status. At a time when videos were looked at as just commercials for your record, this great piece of cinema showed the potential for the music video to be a true form of art on its own.