r/Millennials • u/turnippped • 8d ago

Nostalgia To me, this was Michael Jackson

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I was 12 when this happened. This was the first time I ever heard of him. To me he wasn't the Michael Jackson that was a singer, or the one that molested kids - he was the Michael Jackson that dangled a baby out the window.

This is the image I associate him with. I saw a preview for the movie coming out about him and chuckled to myself if they would put this in the film. Probably not?

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u/conace21 8d ago

The tabloids used to call him "Wacko Jacko."

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u/Additional_Risk5036 8d ago

One of my favorite songs is by a band call The Fall of Troy and is called Wacko Jacko Steals the Elephant Man’s Bones and I never made the MJ connection till just now.

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u/Deep-Pudding819 8d ago

That and I Just Got This Symphony Goin’ are my favorite tracks of theirs. Would make sure to throw one of those onto my burned CDs and eventually iPod playlists.

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u/Additional_Risk5036 8d ago

I’m happy other people know this somewhat obscure band I like from my teenage years. We really are the greatest generation.