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Kenny Ortega:
So, as we open the show, as you know, with all the lights down. We're gonna do a spectacular opening with pyrotechnics and we want some sizzle and some cracks and some pops. We have our video that is called "Glimpses and Flashes". And that's where Light Man comes out on the gantry, floating above the stage, and he'll just be dazzling in video information. And piece, by piece, by piece, by piece, MJ is revealed until he jumps out and on Michael's command, we begin. Michael Jackson:
[singing]
Got to be Background Singers:
Startin' somethin' Michael Jackson:
Got to be Background Singers:
Startin' somethin' Michael Jackson:
I wanna be Background Singers:
Startin' somethin', Startin' somethin' Michael Jackson:
Hard to get over Background Singers:
Yeah, yeah
So, as we open the show, as you know, with all the lights down. We're gonna do a spectacular opening with pyrotechnics and we want some sizzle and some cracks and some pops. We have our video that is called "Glimpses and Flashes". And that's where Light Man comes out on the gantry, floating above the stage, and he'll just be dazzling in video information. And piece, by piece, by piece, by piece, MJ is revealed until he jumps out and on Michael's command, we begin. Michael Jackson:
[singing]
Got to be Background Singers:
Startin' somethin' Michael Jackson:
Got to be Background Singers:
Startin' somethin' Michael Jackson:
I wanna be Background Singers:
Startin' somethin', Startin' somethin' Michael Jackson:
Hard to get over Background Singers:
Yeah, yeah
Full Transcript
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ORTEGA: So we open the show, as
you know, with all the lights down.
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We're gonna create a spectacular
opening with pyrotechnics.
00:00:08.831 --> 00:00:11.008
And we want some sizzles
and some cracks and some pops.
00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:15.458
We have our video that is called
"Glimpses and Flashes."
00:00:15.971 --> 00:00:20.499
And that's where Light Man comes out
on the gantry, floating above the stage,
00:00:20.743 --> 00:00:25.807
and he'll just be dazzling
in video information.
00:00:28.818 --> 00:00:31.343
And piece by piece
by piece by piece,
00:00:31.588 --> 00:00:34.001
MJ is revealed, until he jumps out
00:00:34.029 --> 00:00:36.952
and on Michael's command,
we begin.
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["WANNA BE STARTIN'
SOMETHIN"' PLAYING]
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# You wanna be startin' somethin' #
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# You got to be startin' somethin' #
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# You wanna be startin' somethin' #
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CHORUS:
# Startin' somethin' #
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# Hard to get over #
CHORUS: # Yeah, yeah #
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# Yeah, yeah #
00:01:04.001 --> 00:01:06.001
# Stuck in the middle #
# Yeah, yeah #
00:01:06.458 --> 00:01:08.255
# And the pain is thunder #
# Yeah, yeah #
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# Hard to get over #
# Yeah, yeah #
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# Too low to get under #
# Yeah, yeah #
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# Stuck in the middle #
# Yeah, yeah #
00:01:14.002 --> 00:01:15.999
# And the pain is thunder #
# Yeah, yeah #
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# You love to pretend
That you're good #
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# When you're always
Up to no good #
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# So your tongue became a razor #
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# Someone's always #
# Tryin' #
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# To start my baby #
# Cryin' #
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# Lyin' #
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# Now baby's
Slowly dyin' #
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# Startin' somethin' #
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# You got to be #
# Startin' somethin' #
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# I said you wanna be #
# Startin' somethin' #
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# Startin' somethin' #
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# Hard to get over #
# Yeah, yeah #
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# Yeah, yeah #
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# Stuck in the middle #
# Yeah, yeah #
00:01:44.001 --> 00:01:46.001
# And the pain is thunder #
# Yeah, yeah #
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Movie Summary
A compilation of interviews, rehearsals, and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.