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* NationalStereotypes: "Stranger In Moscow" takes place in Moscow and mentions the Kremlin. However it also describes a lot of things that are more reminscent of the USSR (like Stalin's tomb and the KGB), than Russia after the fall of the Iron Curtain. And this especially strange since this song was written in 1995, a mere four years after the collapse of Soviet Union.
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* NationalStereotypes: "Stranger In Moscow" takes place in Moscow and mentions the Kremlin. However it also describes a lot of things that are more reminscent of the USSR (like Stalin's tomb and the KGB), than Russia after the fall of the Iron Curtain. And this especially strange since this song was originally written in 1995, 1993, a mere four two years after the collapse of Soviet Union.
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*SelfPlagiarism: To a degree. in 1993, Michael and his sound team were tapped to help compose the music for SonicTheHedgehog3. However, they were abruptly dropped from the project for unclear reasons (their removal happened to coincide with the child molestation accusations, though others who also worked on the game said Michael didn't like the sound quality of the music and voluntarily quit), though their music was kept in the game. Not wanting the music to go to total waste, Michael took the ending theme he composed for the game, slowed it down, and turned it into "Stranger in Moscow". It would be ''ten years'' before Sonic fans started putting two and two together.
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* AWildRapperAppears: During "2Bad" basketball player Shaquille O' Neal has a rap segment. Halfway "This Time Around" Music/TheNotoriousBIG has a rap.
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* AWildRapperAppears: During "2Bad" basketball player Shaquille O' Neal has a rap segment. Halfway into "This Time Around" Around", Music/TheNotoriousBIG has a rap.
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* NonIndicativeName: Despite its title the music video of "Stranger In Moscow" doesn't take place in Moscow, but was just shot on a set.
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* RefrainFromAssuming: Despite its title the music video of "Stranger In Moscow" doesn't take place in Moscow, but was just shot on a set.
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* RefrainFromAssuming: Despite its title the music video of "Stranger In Moscow" doesn't take place in Moscow, but was just shot on a set.
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'''''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future, Book I''''' is the ninth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1995. The first CD is basically a [[GreatestHits compilation]] of Michael's greatest solo hits. The second is all new material. Despite some worldwide Top 10 hits, like "Scream", "They Don't Care About Us", "Earth Song", "You're Not Alone", "History" and "Stranger In Moscow", with equally impressive and ambitious music videos [[note]] "Scream" was- and still is- even the most expensive music video of all time, with a budget of 7 million dollars! [[/note]] ''[=HIStory=]'' wasn't such an international best-seller as Jackson's previous records. Much had to do with the 1993 allegations that Jackson supposedly had sexually abused a young boy. Despite the absence of actual proof or even a trial the scandal severely harmed his public image for years to come, especially after he just bought the boy and his father off. His widely publicized 1994 marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Music/ElvisPresley, only made more people wonder whether it was genuine love or just a ploy to distract attention away from the scandal. Around the same time stress had also taken a toll on Jackson, who became addicted to painkillers, an anxiety reflected in many of the songs on the album.
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'''''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future, Book I''''' is the ninth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1995. The first CD is basically a [[GreatestHits compilation]] of Michael's greatest solo hits. The second is all new material. Despite some worldwide Top 10 hits, like "Scream", "They Don't Care About Us", "Earth Song", "You're "You Are Not Alone", "History" and "Stranger In Moscow", with equally impressive and ambitious music videos [[note]] "Scream" was- and still is- even the most expensive music video of all time, with a budget of 7 million dollars! [[/note]] ''[=HIStory=]'' wasn't such an international best-seller as Jackson's previous records. Much had to do with the 1993 allegations that Jackson supposedly had sexually abused a young boy. Despite the absence of actual proof or even a trial the scandal severely harmed his public image for years to come, especially after he just bought the boy and his father off. His widely publicized 1994 marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Music/ElvisPresley, only made more people wonder whether it was genuine love or just a ploy to distract attention away from the scandal. Around the same time stress had also taken a toll on Jackson, who became addicted to painkillers, an anxiety reflected in many of the songs on the album.
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* LetsDuet: Michael and his sister Music/JanetJackson sing a duet during "Scream". In the music video of "You're Not Alone" Michael and his then wife Lisa Marie Presley appear together, though she doesn't sing.
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* LetsDuet: Michael and his sister Music/JanetJackson sing a duet during "Scream". In the music video of "You're "You Are Not Alone" Michael and his then wife Lisa Marie Presley appear together, though she doesn't sing.
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** "You're "You Are Not Alone"
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* ThePowerOfLove: "You're Not Alone".
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* ThePowerOfLove: "You're "You Are Not Alone".
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* RuleOfThree: "You're Not Alone"
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* RuleOfThree: "You're "You Are Not Alone"
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All these factors caused a public backlash against the former "King of Pop". Sales and reviews of ''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future, Book I'' were greatly [[OvershadowedByControversy overshadowed by the controversy about Jackson's private life]] and failed to notice the merits of the music itself. The first disc has been surpassed by other and sometimes better compilation albums of Michael's greatest hits, but the second disc has been VindicatedByHistory as actually quite good and powerful material.
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All these factors caused a public backlash against the former "King of Pop". Sales and reviews of ''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future, Book I'' were greatly [[OvershadowedByControversy overshadowed by the controversy about Jackson's private life]] and failed to notice the merits of the music itself. The first disc has been surpassed by other and sometimes better compilation albums of Michael's greatest hits, but the second disc has been VindicatedByHistory as actually quite good and having powerful material.
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'''''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future, Book I''''' is the ninth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1995. The first CD is basically a [[GreatestHits compilation]] of Michael's greatest solo hits. The second is all new material. Despite some worldwide Top 10 hits, like "Scream", "They Don't Care About Us", "Earth Song", "You're Not Alone", "History" and "Stranger In Moscow", with equally impressive and ambitious music videos [[note]] "Scream" was- and still is- even the most expensive music video of all time, with a budget of 7 million dollars! [[/note]] ''[=HIStory=]'' wasn't such an international best-seller as Jackson's previous records. Much had to do with the 1993 allegations that Jackson supposedly had sexually abused a young boy. Despite the absence of actual proof or even a trial the scandal severely harmed his public image for years to come, especially after he just bought the boy and his father off. His widely publicized 1994 marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Music/ElvisPresley, only made more people wonder whether it was genuine love or just a ploy to distract attention away from the scandal? Around the same time stress had also taken a toll on Jackson, who became addicted to painkillers, an anxiety reflected in many of the songs on the album.
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'''''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future, Book I''''' is the ninth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1995. The first CD is basically a [[GreatestHits compilation]] of Michael's greatest solo hits. The second is all new material. Despite some worldwide Top 10 hits, like "Scream", "They Don't Care About Us", "Earth Song", "You're Not Alone", "History" and "Stranger In Moscow", with equally impressive and ambitious music videos [[note]] "Scream" was- and still is- even the most expensive music video of all time, with a budget of 7 million dollars! [[/note]] ''[=HIStory=]'' wasn't such an international best-seller as Jackson's previous records. Much had to do with the 1993 allegations that Jackson supposedly had sexually abused a young boy. Despite the absence of actual proof or even a trial the scandal severely harmed his public image for years to come, especially after he just bought the boy and his father off. His widely publicized 1994 marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Music/ElvisPresley, only made more people wonder whether it was genuine love or just a ploy to distract attention away from the scandal? scandal. Around the same time stress had also taken a toll on Jackson, who became addicted to painkillers, an anxiety reflected in many of the songs on the album.
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--> ''Of lust, gluttoney and greed?''
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* GreenAesop: "Earth Song", an environmental message by Michael that we should take care of Earth. The music video showed how Jackson and various people on Earth all bring nature's forces together to make an end to killing of animals, chopping away the rainforest, warfare and polluting the planet. They collectively set back time to make the planet green again. Unfortunately, to some viewers, this lead to the wrong impression that Jackson saw himself as some sort of MessianicArchetype who could change the world by himself. As Jackson himself tried to defend himself: it's not him alone who does the changing in the music video, but him and other people across the planet.
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* GreenAesop: "Earth Song", an environmental message by Michael that we should take care of Earth. The music video showed how Jackson and various people on Earth all bring nature's forces together to make an end to killing of animals, chopping away the rainforest, warfare and polluting the planet. They collectively set back time to make the planet green again. Unfortunately, to some viewers, this lead to the wrong impression that Jackson saw himself as some sort of MessianicArchetype who could change the world by himself. As Jackson himself tried to defend himself: it's not him alone who does the changing in the music video, but him video he and other people across the planet. world are doing the healing of the planet, not just him alone.
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* LetsDuet: Michael and his sister Music/JanetJackson sing a duet during "Scream". In the music video of "You're Not Alone" Michael and his then wife Lisa Marie Presley appear together, though she doesn't sing in the song.
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* LetsDuet: Michael and his sister Music/JanetJackson sing a duet during "Scream". In the music video of "You're Not Alone" Michael and his then wife Lisa Marie Presley appear together, though she doesn't sing in the song.sing.
* MoonwalkDance: Jackson is seen performing the moonwalk during a concert on one of the TV screens in the background during the music video of "History". The image is intercut with the shot of an astronaut walking on the moon.
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* PunBasedTitle: "HIStory" is a pun on "history" and "his story". This is especially made clear in the music video, where people are dancing in a club with various TV screens show clips from Michael's music videos.
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* PunBasedTitle: "HIStory" The album title is a pun on "history" and "his story". This is especially made clear in the music video, where people are dancing in a club with various TV screens show clips from Michael's music videos.
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--> ''What have we've done to the world''
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--> ''What have we've done to the world''world?''
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'''''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future, Book I''''' is ninth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1995. The first CD is basically a [[GreatestHits compilation]] of Michael's greatest solo hits. The second is all new material. Despite some worldwide Top 10 hits, like "Scream", "They Don't Care About Us", "Earth Song", "You're Not Alone", "History" and "Stranger In Moscow", with equally impressive and ambitious music videos [[note]] "Scream" was- and still is- even the most expensive music video of all time, with a budget of 7 million dollars! [[/note]] ''[=HIStory=]'' wasn't such an international best-seller as Jackson's previous records. Much had to do with the 1993 allegations that Jackson supposedly had sexually abused a young boy. Despite the absence of actual proof or even a trial the scandal severely harmed his public image for years to come, especially after he just bought the boy and his father off. His widely publicized 1994 marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Music/ElvisPresley, only made more people wonder whether it was genuine love or just a ploy to distract attention away from the scandal? Around the same time stress had also taken a toll on Jackson, who became addicted to painkillers, an anxiety reflected in many of the songs on the album.
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'''''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future, Book I''''' is the ninth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1995. The first CD is basically a [[GreatestHits compilation]] of Michael's greatest solo hits. The second is all new material. Despite some worldwide Top 10 hits, like "Scream", "They Don't Care About Us", "Earth Song", "You're Not Alone", "History" and "Stranger In Moscow", with equally impressive and ambitious music videos [[note]] "Scream" was- and still is- even the most expensive music video of all time, with a budget of 7 million dollars! [[/note]] ''[=HIStory=]'' wasn't such an international best-seller as Jackson's previous records. Much had to do with the 1993 allegations that Jackson supposedly had sexually abused a young boy. Despite the absence of actual proof or even a trial the scandal severely harmed his public image for years to come, especially after he just bought the boy and his father off. His widely publicized 1994 marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Music/ElvisPresley, only made more people wonder whether it was genuine love or just a ploy to distract attention away from the scandal? Around the same time stress had also taken a toll on Jackson, who became addicted to painkillers, an anxiety reflected in many of the songs on the album.
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'''''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future, Book I''''' is ninth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1995. The first CD is basically a [[GreatestHits compilatio]]n of Michael's greatest solo hits. The second is all new material. Despite some worldwide Top 10 hits, like "Scream", "They Don't Care About Us", "Earth Song", "You're Not Alone", "History" and "Stranger In Moscow", with equally impressive and ambitious music videos [[note]] "Scream" was- and still is- even the most expensive music video of all time, with a budget of 7 million dollars! [[/note]] ''[=HIStory=]'' wasn't such an international bestseller as Jackson's previous records. Much had to do with the 1993 allegations that Jackson supposedly had sexually abused a young boy. Despite the absence of actual proof or even a trial the scandal severely harmed his public image for years to come, especially after he just bought the boy and his father off. His widely publicized 1994 marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Music/ElvisPresley, only made more people wonder whether it was genuine love or just a ploy to distract attention away from the scandal? Around the same time stress had also taken a toll on Jackson, who became addicted to painkillers, an anxiety reflected in many of the songs on the album.
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'''''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future, Book I''''' is ninth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 1995. The first CD is basically a [[GreatestHits compilatio]]n compilation]] of Michael's greatest solo hits. The second is all new material. Despite some worldwide Top 10 hits, like "Scream", "They Don't Care About Us", "Earth Song", "You're Not Alone", "History" and "Stranger In Moscow", with equally impressive and ambitious music videos [[note]] "Scream" was- and still is- even the most expensive music video of all time, with a budget of 7 million dollars! [[/note]] ''[=HIStory=]'' wasn't such an international bestseller best-seller as Jackson's previous records. Much had to do with the 1993 allegations that Jackson supposedly had sexually abused a young boy. Despite the absence of actual proof or even a trial the scandal severely harmed his public image for years to come, especially after he just bought the boy and his father off. His widely publicized 1994 marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Music/ElvisPresley, only made more people wonder whether it was genuine love or just a ploy to distract attention away from the scandal? Around the same time stress had also taken a toll on Jackson, who became addicted to painkillers, an anxiety reflected in many of the songs on the album.
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'''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future -- Book I''' is a 1995 part GreatestHitsAlbum and part studio album released by Music/MichaelJackson. The first CD is basically a compilation of Michael's greatest solo hits. The second is all new material. Despite some worldwide Top 10 hits, like "Scream", "They Don't Care About Us", "Earth Song", "You're Not Alone", "History" and "Stranger In Moscow", with equally impressive and ambitious music videos [[note]] "Scream" was- and still is- even the most expensive music video of all time, with a budget of 7 million dollars! [[/note]] ''[=HIStory=]'' wasn't such an international bestseller as Jackson's previous records. Much had to do with the 1993 allegations that Jackson supposedly had sexually abused a young boy. Despite the absence of actual proof or even a trial the scandal severely harmed his public image for years to come, especially after he just bought the boy and his father off. His widely publicized 1994 marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Music/ElvisPresley, only made more people wonder whether it was genuine love or just a ploy to distract attention away from the scandal? Around the same time stress had also taken a toll on Jackson, who became addicted to painkillers, an anxiety reflected in many of the songs on the album.
All these factors caused a public backlash against the former "King of Pop". Sales and reviews of ''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future -- Book I'' were greatly [[OvershadowedByControversy overshadowed by the controversy about Jackson's private life]] and failed to notice the merits of the music itself. The first disc has been surpassed by other and sometimes better compilation albums of Michael's greatest hits, but the second disc has been VindicatedByHistory as actually quite good and powerful material.
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'''Disc 1'''
All these factors caused a public backlash against the former "King of Pop". Sales and reviews of ''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future -- Book I'' were greatly [[OvershadowedByControversy overshadowed by the controversy about Jackson's private life]] and failed to notice the merits of the music itself. The first disc has been surpassed by other and sometimes better compilation albums of Michael's greatest hits, but the second disc has been VindicatedByHistory as actually quite good and powerful material.
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* AlbumFiller: To Jackson fans who already owned ''Music/OffTheWall'', ''Music/{{Thriller}}'', ''Music/{{Bad}}'' and ''Music/{{Dangerous}}'' the first CD was seen as an unneccessary addition to the second CD, which at least had new material.
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* AlbumFiller: To Jackson fans who already owned ''Music/OffTheWall'', ''Music/{{Thriller}}'', ''Music/{{Bad}}'' and ''Music/{{Dangerous}}'' the first CD was seen as an unneccessary unnecessary addition to the second CD, which at least had new material.
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* FlippingTheBird: Music/JanetJackson put up her middle finger in the "Scream" music video, during the line "stop fucking with me". This caused a lot of controversy back in the idea and therefore it was pixellated in some airings.
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* FlippingTheBird: Music/JanetJackson put up her middle finger in the "Scream" music video, during the line "stop fucking with me". This caused a lot of controversy back in the idea and therefore it was pixellated pixelated in some airings.
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--> ''You'll find that life is still worthwile''worthwhile''
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* ProperlyParanoid: A huge theme, even more than Jackson's previous albums. In "Stranger In Moscow" Michael talks about "the KGB stalking me", In "2Bad", "Tabloid Junkie" and "D.S." he makes mention of the CIA and tabloids houding him.
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* ProperlyParanoid: A huge theme, even more than Jackson's previous albums. In "Stranger In Moscow" Michael talks about "the KGB stalking me", In "2Bad", "Tabloid Junkie" and "D.S." he makes mention of the CIA and tabloids houding hounding him.
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** In the music video of "Scream" Michael and Janet are seen looking at famous art objects, including Creator/ReneMagritte's painting "Son Of Man" and a self portrait of Creator/AndyWarhol. Clips from ''Anime/{{Akira}}'' and ''Anime/{{Zillion}}'' can also be seen.
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** In the music video of "Scream" Michael and Janet are seen looking at famous art objects, including Creator/ReneMagritte's painting "Son Of Man" and a self portrait of Creator/AndyWarhol. Clips from ''Anime/{{Akira}}'' and ''Anime/{{Zillion}}'' ''Anime/{{Red Photon Zillion}}'' can also be seen.
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'''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future -- Book I''' is a 1995 part GreatestHitsAlbum and part studio album released by Music/MichaelJackson.
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'''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future -- Book I''' is a 1995 part GreatestHitsAlbum and part studio album released by Music/MichaelJackson. The first CD is basically a compilation of Michael's greatest solo hits. The second is all new material. Despite some worldwide Top 10 hits, like "Scream", "They Don't Care About Us", "Earth Song", "You're Not Alone", "History" and "Stranger In Moscow", with equally impressive and ambitious music videos [[note]] "Scream" was- and still is- even the most expensive music video of all time, with a budget of 7 million dollars! [[/note]] ''[=HIStory=]'' wasn't such an international bestseller as Jackson's previous records. Much had to do with the 1993 allegations that Jackson supposedly had sexually abused a young boy. Despite the absence of actual proof or even a trial the scandal severely harmed his public image for years to come, especially after he just bought the boy and his father off. His widely publicized 1994 marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Music/ElvisPresley, only made more people wonder whether it was genuine love or just a ploy to distract attention away from the scandal? Around the same time stress had also taken a toll on Jackson, who became addicted to painkillers, an anxiety reflected in many of the songs on the album.
All these factors caused a public backlash against the former "King of Pop". Sales and reviews of ''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future -- Book I'' were greatly [[OvershadowedByControversy overshadowed by the controversy about Jackson's private life]] and failed to notice the merits of the music itself. The first disc has been surpassed by other and sometimes better compilation albums of Michael's greatest hits, but the second disc has been VindicatedByHistory as actually quite good and powerful material.
All these factors caused a public backlash against the former "King of Pop". Sales and reviews of ''[=HIStory=]: Past, Present, And Future -- Book I'' were greatly [[OvershadowedByControversy overshadowed by the controversy about Jackson's private life]] and failed to notice the merits of the music itself. The first disc has been surpassed by other and sometimes better compilation albums of Michael's greatest hits, but the second disc has been VindicatedByHistory as actually quite good and powerful material.
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* AngryBlackMan: "They Don't Care About Us".
* CoverVersion: "Come Together" by Music/TheBeatles and "Smile".
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The video for "Scream".
* DistinctDoubleAlbum
* FlippingTheBird: On the "Scream" video.
* GreenAesop: "Earth Song" is a guilt-trip ridden example of this.
* LetsDuet: Janet Jackson on "Scream".
* AngryBlackMan: "They Don't Care About Us".
* CoverVersion: "Come Together" by Music/TheBeatles and "Smile".
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The video for "Scream".
* DistinctDoubleAlbum
* FlippingTheBird: On the "Scream" video.
* GreenAesop: "Earth Song" is a guilt-trip ridden example of this.
* LetsDuet: Janet Jackson on "Scream".
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* AccentuateTheNegative:
** "Earth Song"
--> ''I used to dream, I used to glance beyond the stars''
--> ''Now I don't know were we are''
--> ''Although I know we've drifted far''
** Half of the themes in the lyrics are about injustice, depression, warfare, tabloids, pollution,... Even the song "Smile", which is a PepTalkSong, sounds bittersweet.
--> ''Smile, though your heart is aching''
* AlbumFiller: To Jackson fans who already owned ''Music/OffTheWall'', ''Music/{{Thriller}}'', ''Music/{{Bad}}'' and ''Music/{{Dangerous}}'' the first CD was seen as an unneccessary addition to the second CD, which at least had new material.
* AndStarring: "2Bad" features a rap segment by basketball player Shaquille O' Neal. "This Time Around" one by Music/TheNotoriousBIG.
* AngryBlackMan: "They Don't Care About
* ArtisticLicenseGeography: "Stranger In Moscow" makes mention of Stalin's tomb and the KGB, two things that were already abolished in 1995. Stalin's tomb had been removed in 1960, after the destalinization. The KGB was abolished in 1991.
* BlessedWithSuck: "Money"
--> ''Want your pot of gold''
--> ''Need the Midas touch''
* CallingTheOldManOut: "Scream", a song about being mad at your parents, though in Jackson's case this was more aimed at his father alone.
* CapitalismIsBad: "Money"
--> ''You kill for the money''
--> ''Do or dare''
--> ''The thrill for the money''
--> ''Are you infected with the same disease''
--> ''Of lust, gluttoney and greed?''
* CloudCuckoolander: "Childhood"
--> ''No one understands me''
--> ''They view it as such strange eccentricities''
--> ''It's been my fate to compensate for the childhood I've never known''
* ContinuityNod:
** "2Bad" namedrops the Jackson songs "Bad" and "Scream".
--> ''Too bad too bad about it''
--> ''Why don't you scream and shout it?''
** The music video of "History" shows people dancing in a discotheque, while the TV screens in the background play clips from Michael's music videos, including "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough", "Black Or White", "Bad", "Jam", "In The Closet", "Earth Song", "Stranger In Moscow", "Ghosts",...
* CoverVersion: "Come Together" by
* CradleOfLoneliness: "Stranger In Moscow"
--> ''How does it feel?''
--> ''How does it feel?''
--> ''When you're alone and you're cold inside?''
* CueTheRain: "Stranger In Moscow"'s music video is in black-and-white and about feeling sad and lonely. So naturally at one point it starts raining. Here however, it is used as a healing process, to get over your depression.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Many songs are about injustice, from parents ("Scream"), politicians and police officers ("They Don't Care About Us"), pollution ("Earth Song"), justice system ("D.S."), capitalism ("Money"), the tabloid press ("Tabloid Junkie") and warfare ("History").
* DealWithTheDevil: "Money"
--> ''Anything for money''
--> ''Would lie for you''
--> ''Would die for you''
--> ''Even sell my soul to the devil''
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The music video for
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* FlippingTheBird:
* GriefSong: "Little Susie"
--> ''Everyone came to see''
--> ''The girl that now is dead''
* GreatestHitsAlbum: The first CD is a compilation of Michael's greatest hits. Back in 1995 this was the first time this happened.
* GreenAesop: "Earth
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: "Stranger In Moscow" ends with a whispering voice in Russian. It translates to: "Why have you come from the West? Confess! To steal the great achievements of the people, the accomplishments of the workers..."
* LackOfEmpathy: "Little Susie"
--> ''She knew no one cared...''
* LetsDuet:
* Letters2Numbers: "2Bad".
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* MistakenForGay: "Tabloid Junkie"
--> ''Just because you read it in a magazine''
--> ''Or see it on the TV screen''
--> ''Don't make it factual, actual''
--> ''They say he's homosexual''
* MoneySong:"Money"."Money", where Jackson criticizes someone for doing "everything for money".
* NationalStereotypes: "Stranger In Moscow" takes place in Moscow and mentions the Kremlin. However it also describes a lot of things that are more reminscent of the USSR (like Stalin's tomb and the KGB), than Russia after the fall of the Iron Curtain. And this especially strange since this song was written in 1995, a mere four years after the collapse of Soviet Union.
* NostalgiaFilter: "Childhood", a personal song where Jackson looks back at his childhood whom he never was allowed to have due to him touring all the time as a child star.
--> ''Have you seen my childhood?''
--> ''I'm searching for the world that I come from''
--> ''Cause I've been looking around''
--> ''In the lost and found of my heart''
* OneWomanSong: "Little Susie".
* OneWordTitle: "Money", "Scream", "Childhood", "History", "Smile".
--> ''Just because you read it in a magazine''
--> ''Or see it on the TV screen''
--> ''Don't make it factual, actual''
--> ''They say he's homosexual''
* MoneySong:
* NationalStereotypes: "Stranger In Moscow" takes place in Moscow and mentions the Kremlin. However it also describes a lot of things that are more reminscent of the USSR (like Stalin's tomb and the KGB), than Russia after the fall of the Iron Curtain. And this especially strange since this song was written in 1995, a mere four years after the collapse of Soviet Union.
* NostalgiaFilter: "Childhood", a personal song where Jackson looks back at his childhood whom he never was allowed to have due to him touring all the time as a child star.
--> ''Have you seen my childhood?''
--> ''I'm searching for the world that I come from''
--> ''Cause I've been looking around''
--> ''In the lost and found of my heart''
* OneWomanSong: "Little Susie".
* OneWordTitle: "Money", "Scream", "Childhood", "History", "Smile".
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* PepTalkSong:
** "You're Not Alone"
--> ''You are not alone''
--> ''I am here with you''
--> ''Though we're far apart''
--> ''You're always in my heart''
** "Smile"
--> ''Smile, what's the use of crying''
--> ''You'll find that life is still worthwile''
--> ''If you just smile''
* ThePowerOfLove: "You're Not Alone".
* PrecisionFStrike:"Stop "Scream"
--> ''Stop fucking withme" me''
* ProperlyParanoid: A huge theme, even more than Jackson's previous albums. In "Stranger In Moscow" Michael talks about "the KGB stalking me", In "2Bad", "Tabloid Junkie" and "D.S." he makes mention of the CIA and tabloids houding him.
* PoliceBrutality: "They Don't Care About Us"
--> ''I'm the victim of police brutality''
* ProtestSong: "They Don't Care About Us", against injustice.
* PunBasedTitle: "HIStory" is a pun on"Scream"."history" and "his story". This is especially made clear in the music video, where people are dancing in a club with various TV screens show clips from Michael's music videos.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: "2 Bad"
--> ''You ain't done enough for me''
--> ''You ain't done enough for me''
--> ''You are disgustin' me, yeah yeah''
--> ''You're aiming just for me''
--> ''You are disgustin' me''
* RuleOfThree: "You're Not Alone"
--> ''Whisper three words and I'll come runnin' ''
--> ''And girl, you know that I'll be there, I'll be there''
* ShoutOut:
** In the music video of "Scream" Michael and Janet are seen looking at famous art objects, including Creator/ReneMagritte's painting "Son Of Man" and a self portrait of Creator/AndyWarhol. Clips from ''Anime/{{Akira}}'' and ''Anime/{{Zillion}}'' can also be seen.
** "They Don't Care About Us" makes mention of UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt and Martin Luther King who, if they "were livin'" "wouldn't let this be, no no".
** "Earth Song" mentions Abraham.
--> ''What about Abraham? (What about us?)''
** The music video of "History" shows archive footage of UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy, the Berlin Wall being destroyed, Desmond Tutu, Martin Luther King, Neil Armstrong,...
** "Tabloid Junkie" namedrops UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy and his murder and the death of Creator/MarilynMonroe.
* SingerNameDrop: "2Bad"
--> ''I'm really undefeated when MJ is on my team, theme''
--> ''(...) Mike's bad, I'm bad, who are you?''
* SlowMotion: The music video of "Stranger In Moscow" is shot in slow-motion.
** "You're Not Alone"
--> ''You are not alone''
--> ''I am here with you''
--> ''Though we're far apart''
--> ''You're always in my heart''
** "Smile"
--> ''Smile, what's the use of crying''
--> ''You'll find that life is still worthwile''
--> ''If you just smile''
* ThePowerOfLove: "You're Not Alone".
* PrecisionFStrike:
--> ''Stop fucking with
* ProperlyParanoid: A huge theme, even more than Jackson's previous albums. In "Stranger In Moscow" Michael talks about "the KGB stalking me", In "2Bad", "Tabloid Junkie" and "D.S." he makes mention of the CIA and tabloids houding him.
* PoliceBrutality: "They Don't Care About Us"
--> ''I'm the victim of police brutality''
* ProtestSong: "They Don't Care About Us", against injustice.
* PunBasedTitle: "HIStory" is a pun on
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: "2 Bad"
--> ''You ain't done enough for me''
--> ''You ain't done enough for me''
--> ''You are disgustin' me, yeah yeah''
--> ''You're aiming just for me''
--> ''You are disgustin' me''
* RuleOfThree: "You're Not Alone"
--> ''Whisper three words and I'll come runnin' ''
--> ''And girl, you know that I'll be there, I'll be there''
* ShoutOut:
** In the music video of "Scream" Michael and Janet are seen looking at famous art objects, including Creator/ReneMagritte's painting "Son Of Man" and a self portrait of Creator/AndyWarhol. Clips from ''Anime/{{Akira}}'' and ''Anime/{{Zillion}}'' can also be seen.
** "They Don't Care About Us" makes mention of UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt and Martin Luther King who, if they "were livin'" "wouldn't let this be, no no".
** "Earth Song" mentions Abraham.
--> ''What about Abraham? (What about us?)''
** The music video of "History" shows archive footage of UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy, the Berlin Wall being destroyed, Desmond Tutu, Martin Luther King, Neil Armstrong,...
** "Tabloid Junkie" namedrops UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy and his murder and the death of Creator/MarilynMonroe.
* SingerNameDrop: "2Bad"
--> ''I'm really undefeated when MJ is on my team, theme''
--> ''(...) Mike's bad, I'm bad, who are you?''
* SlowMotion: The music video of "Stranger In Moscow" is shot in slow-motion.
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* SoundEffectBleep: In later releases, "jew me" and "kike me" on "They Don't Care About Us" were censored out with record scratches.
* TakeThat: The song "D.S.". The lyrics say that someone named "Dom Sheldon" is a cold man, but if you listen to the song, he's clearly saying "Tom Sneddon", the Santa Barbara DA who went after him for child molestation back in the '90s and again in 2005 — in fact, some people believed that Sneddon had a vendetta against Jackson because of this song, and it was at least part of the reason he took him to trial.
* TakeThat: The song "D.S.". The lyrics say that someone named "Dom Sheldon" is a cold man, but if you listen to the song, he's clearly saying "Tom Sneddon", the Santa Barbara DA who went after him for child molestation back in the '90s and again in 2005 — in fact, some people believed that Sneddon had a vendetta against Jackson because of this song, and it was at least part of the reason he took him to trial.
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* SoundEffectBleep: In later releases, The lines "jew me" and "kike me" on in "They Don't Care About Us" lead to accusations of antisemitism, which Jackson denied. In later releases, the lines were censored out with record scratches.
* TakeThat: The song "D.S.". The lyrics say that someone named "Dom Sheldon" is a cold man, but if you listen to the song, he's clearly saying "Tom Sneddon", the Santa Barbara DA who went after him for child molestation back in the '90s and again in 2005 — in fact, some people believed that Sneddon had a vendetta against Jackson because of this song, and it was at least part of the reason he took him totrial.trial.
* TakeThatCritics: "Tabloid Junkie" is aimed at the tabloid press.
--> ''Just because you read it in a magazine''
--> ''Or see it on the TV screen''
--> ''Don't make it factual''
--> ''Though everybody wants to read all about it''
* TitleTrack: "History"
--> ''He say one day you will see''
--> ''His place in world history''
* WarIsGlorious: "History"
--> ''Every soldier dies in his glory''
* WarIsHell: "They Don't Care About Us", "Scream" and "History" all criticize war.
--> ''How many victims must there be''
--> ''Slaughtered in vain across the land''
--> ''And how many struggles must there be''
--> ''Before we choose to live the prophet's plan''
* WhatHaveIDone: "Earth Song", about pollution, war and animal extinction caused by humans.
--> ''What have we've done to the world''
--> ''Look what we've done''
* AWildRapperAppears: During "2Bad" basketball player Shaquille O' Neal has a rap segment. Halfway "This Time Around" Music/TheNotoriousBIG has a rap.
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* TakeThat: The song "D.S.". The lyrics say that someone named "Dom Sheldon" is a cold man, but if you listen to the song, he's clearly saying "Tom Sneddon", the Santa Barbara DA who went after him for child molestation back in the '90s and again in 2005 — in fact, some people believed that Sneddon had a vendetta against Jackson because of this song, and it was at least part of the reason he took him to
* TakeThatCritics: "Tabloid Junkie" is aimed at the tabloid press.
--> ''Just because you read it in a magazine''
--> ''Or see it on the TV screen''
--> ''Don't make it factual''
--> ''Though everybody wants to read all about it''
* TitleTrack: "History"
--> ''He say one day you will see''
--> ''His place in world history''
* WarIsGlorious: "History"
--> ''Every soldier dies in his glory''
* WarIsHell: "They Don't Care About Us", "Scream" and "History" all criticize war.
--> ''How many victims must there be''
--> ''Slaughtered in vain across the land''
--> ''And how many struggles must there be''
--> ''Before we choose to live the prophet's plan''
* WhatHaveIDone: "Earth Song", about pollution, war and animal extinction caused by humans.
--> ''What have we've done to the world''
--> ''Look what we've done''
* AWildRapperAppears: During "2Bad" basketball player Shaquille O' Neal has a rap segment. Halfway "This Time Around" Music/TheNotoriousBIG has a rap.
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!!Tracklist:
'''Disc 1'''
# "Billie Jean"
# "The Way You Make Me Feel"
# "Black Or White"
# "Rock With You"
# "She's Out Of My Life"
# "Bad"
# "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
# "Man In The Mirror"
# "Thriller"
# "Beat It"
# "The Girl Is Mine"
# "Remember The Time"
# "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
# "Wanna Be Startin' Something"
# "Heal The World"
'''Disc 2'''
# "Scream"
# "They Don't Care About Us"
# "Stranger In Moscow"
# "This Time Around"
# "Earth Song"
# "D.S."
# "Money"
# "Come Together"
# "You Are Not Alone"
# "Childhood"
# "Tabloid Junkie"
# "2 Bad"
# "History"
# "Little Susie"
# "Smile"
'''Disc 1'''
# "Billie Jean"
# "The Way You Make Me Feel"
# "Black Or White"
# "Rock With You"
# "She's Out Of My Life"
# "Bad"
# "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
# "Man In The Mirror"
# "Thriller"
# "Beat It"
# "The Girl Is Mine"
# "Remember The Time"
# "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
# "Wanna Be Startin' Something"
# "Heal The World"
'''Disc 2'''
# "Scream"
# "They Don't Care About Us"
# "Stranger In Moscow"
# "This Time Around"
# "Earth Song"
# "D.S."
# "Money"
# "Come Together"
# "You Are Not Alone"
# "Childhood"
# "Tabloid Junkie"
# "2 Bad"
# "History"
# "Little Susie"
# "Smile"
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* ParentalAbandonment: "Little Susie", which is about a little girl who lives alone in her apartment with just a music box to keep her company -- [[DownerEnding and who eventually winds up dead]].
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* FlippingTheBird: On the "Scream" video.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The video for "Scream".
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* TheSomethingSong: "Earth Song".
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* TheSomethingSong: "Earth Song".Song".
* TakeThat: The song "D.S.". The lyrics say that someone named "Dom Sheldon" is a cold man, but if you listen to the song, he's clearly saying "Tom Sneddon", the Santa Barbara DA who went after him for child molestation back in the '90s and again in 2005 — in fact, some people believed that Sneddon had a vendetta against Jackson because of this song, and it was at least part of the reason he took him to trial.
* TakeThat: The song "D.S.". The lyrics say that someone named "Dom Sheldon" is a cold man, but if you listen to the song, he's clearly saying "Tom Sneddon", the Santa Barbara DA who went after him for child molestation back in the '90s and again in 2005 — in fact, some people believed that Sneddon had a vendetta against Jackson because of this song, and it was at least part of the reason he took him to trial.
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* PrecisionFStrike: "Stop fucking with me" on "Scream".
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* PrecisionFStrike: "Stop fucking with me" on "Scream"."Scream".
* TheSomethingSong: "Earth Song".
* TheSomethingSong: "Earth Song".
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'''HIStory: Past, Present, And Future -- Book I''' is a 1995 part GreatestHitsAlbum and part studio album released by Music/MichaelJackson.
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* ListSong: "Earth Song" has a similar list near the end of the song of things Michael thinks we should worry about involving the Earth's ecology.
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!!This album provides examples of
* AngryBlackMan: "They Don't Care About Us".
* CoverVersion: "Come Together" by Music/TheBeatles and "Smile".
* DistinctDoubleAlbum
* PrecisionFStrike: "Stop fucking with me" on "Scream".
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!!This album provides examples of
* AngryBlackMan: "They Don't Care About Us".
* CoverVersion: "Come Together" by Music/TheBeatles and "Smile".
* DistinctDoubleAlbum
* PrecisionFStrike: "Stop fucking with me" on "Scream".
