This week in 1972: Michael Jackson went to #1 on the US singles - TopicsExpress



          

This week in 1972: Michael Jackson went to #1 on the US singles chart with Ben (backed with You Can Cry On My Shoulder) on Motown Records, his first solo chart topper (it reached #7 in the UK); it was written for the 1972 film of the same name (a sequel to the 1971 film Willard) & turned out to be an ode to friendship with...a killer rat (!); Ben was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1973, losing to The Morning After from The Poseidon Adventure; Michael performed the song in front of a live audience at the ceremony (this clip!)…
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 03:11:07 +0000

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