He then says he’s going to make a change, starting with the man in the mirror, and he’s going to ask him to “change his ways.” He goes on to sing about a man who sees starving children in the streets, but the man pretends not to notice them. Many believed his song “Man in the Mirror” was, in some ways, about his own life.Ī excerpt from “Man in the Mirrow” reads:
These include the single “Bad,” “Man in the Mirror,” “The Way You Make Me Feel” and “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You.”Įveryone knows Michael Jackson had some rough patches in his life. Some of MJ’s most popular songs came off the “Bad” album. I wasn’t alive when “Bad” was originally released in 1987, but growing up in a household of MJ fans, I’m no newbie to the genius of Michael. “Bad” was always seen as the underdog album of Jackson’s career, since it was released five years after the greatest-selling album of all-time, “Thriller,” according to Entertainment Weekly.Īlthough this album didn’t create the craze “Thriller” did, “Bad” is still an amazing album highlighting Michael Jackson at a time when he was on top of the world. However, the bonus of “Bad 25” is the two other CDs and DVD included in the Deluxe package.
The album features the same 11 songs featured on the original. This time around, will Michael Jackson’s “Bad 25” have the same effect, or will it be a flop?Įxactly 25 years after Michael Jackson’s “Bad” album was released, it was announced “Bad 25” would be released on Sept.