10 Incredible Michael Jackson Songs You've Probably Never Heard
8. Tabloid Junkie - HIStory
It seemed like Michael Jackson had been in the news since before he was out of diapers. After dominating the charts with his brothers in the Jackson 5, his rise to become the biggest pop star in the world was nothing short of stratospheric. Most singers would kill for that kind of attention, but as we got a look at it on HIStory, Michael assured us that it's not exactly all it's cracked up to be.
Towards the end of the record, Michael gets incredibly angry on Tabloid Junkie, as he blasts those demons with a pen who feel the need to obsess over everything he does when he steps out in public. We had already gotten used to Jackson's complaints with the media on songs like Leave Me Alone from Bad, but this was a man at the end of his rope, trying desperately to fight for the privacy he thought he deserved.
HIStory may have been one of the more extravagant entries in Jackson's catalog, but after you get past the greatest hits on side 1, this offers a bit of a different side of the shiny-gloved god we had come to know. Sure, the adulation can be a lot of fun from time to time, but it's not exactly for the faint of heart.