In which year was this Michael Jackson's one of the most controversial pieces, for which Spike Lee directed the music video, released?
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Bad 25 (film) Bad 25 is a 2012 documentary film about the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's 1987 album "Bad". The film was directed by Spike Lee who previously directed Jackson in the music video for "They Don't Care About Us", as well as directing the posthumous music video for the song "This Is It". A 25th anniversary edition reissue of the "Bad" album was also released on September 18, 2012 sharing the same name as the film.
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They Don't Care About Us "They Don't Care About Us" is the fifth single from Michael Jackson's album "", released on March 31, 1996. The song remains one of the most controversial pieces Jackson ever composed. In the US, media scrutiny surrounding allegations of antisemitic lyrics were the catalyst for Jackson issuing multiple apologies and re-recording the song with altered lyrics. The singer countered allegations of antisemitism, arguing that reviews had misinterpreted the context of the song, either unintentionally or deliberately.
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Toronto Rocks Toronto Rocks was an hour-long television program presenting music videos on CITY-TV in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the 1980s, starting in 1984. It aired live at 4PM weekdays and was initially hosted by John Majhor. Majhor was a longtime DJ at 1050 CHUM AM in Toronto and eventually became one of Canada's first "VJs" with the development of music videos. "Toronto Rocks" was a predecessor to MuchMusic and MTV, and had kids rushing home from school every day to catch their favourite videos of the early 80's. During the show, Majhor played videos by a wide variety of the big name artists of the day. All the way from Michael Jackson's "Beat It", Van Halen's "Jump", Yes' "Owner of a Lonely Heart", to the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and other songs released in the 1980s by artists who became commercially popular during the decade. Wednesdays on the show were set aside for "Mid Week Metal Mania", where Majhor played only heavy metal videos from the hard rock and "hair bands" of the day. He also interviewed in-studio guests and had various contests and giveaways. Over 400 episodes of "Toronto Rocks" were aired.
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Crystal Japan "Crystal Japan" is an instrumental piece written by David Bowie and released as a single in Japan in 1980. It was recorded in 1979 and used in a Japanese commercial for the sake Crystal Jun Rock, which also featured an appearance by Bowie, although he said at the time that the track was not specifically written for this purpose. Originally titled "Fuji Moto San", it was going to close the "Scary Monsters" album until replaced by "It's No Game (No. 2)".
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Live at Rockpalast (Joe Jackson album) Live at Rockpalast is a compilation live album by Joe Jackson. This double-disc set is an accompanying release to a double-DVD set of the same name. Chronicling the three concerts Joe Jackson gave German television between 1980 and 1983, this captures several different phases in the ever-shifting Jackson's career, including the punky beginning, the ska-inflected "Beat Crazy," and the sophisticated pop of "Night and Day", and throughout Jackson and his band are in top form.
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Jungle Fever Jungle Fever is a 1991 American romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Spike Lee, and stars Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Lonette McKee, John Turturro, Frank Vincent and Anthony Quinn. As Lee's fifth feature-length film, the film explores an interracial relationship—its conception and downfall—against the urban backdrop of the streets of New York City in the 1990s.
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You Rock My World "You Rock My World" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his tenth and final studio album released during his lifetime, "Invincible" (2001). It was released as the lead single from the album on August 22, 2001 by Epic Records.This was his last number one hit to top various different charts during his lifetime. Produced by Jackson and Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and written by Jackson, Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels and Nora Payne, the song is musically a disco-pop song with influences from Jackson's songs from his previous studio albums with Quincy Jones.
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Video Rewind Video Rewind by The Rolling Stones is a compilation of video clips recorded between 1972–1984. Instead of just presenting unrelated clips and videos just strung together, it uses a framing 'story', featuring Bill Wyman and Mick Jagger, directed by Julien Temple and includes some video directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. It was first released in 1984 on the VHS, Laserdisc, and CED Videodisc format by Vestron home video.
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This Is Not Real Love "This Is Not Real Love" is the second single from George Michael's second greatest hits album "Twenty Five". The single features Mutya Buena, the ex-Sugababe and was released on 6 November 2006. Due to the busy work schedules of both Michael and Buena, a video was made; however, it featured actors and scenes of the singers in the studio. The song was also featured in a remixed form on Mutya Buena's solo debut album, "Real Girl". The song peaked in 2006 at number fifteen in the United Kingdom. On 25 March 2008, it was released in the United States and reached number eight on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
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Wicked Game "Wicked Game" is a song by American rock musician Chris Isaak, released from his third studio album "Heart Shaped World" (1989). Despite being released as a single in 1990, it did not become a hit until it was later featured in the David Lynch film "Wild at Heart" (1990). Lee Chesnut, an Atlanta radio station music director who loved David Lynch films, began playing the song and it quickly became a nationwide top ten hit in January 1991, reaching number 6 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, making it the first hit song of his career.
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The Way You Make Me Feel "The Way You Make Me Feel" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was written and composed by Jackson and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. Released by Epic Records in November 1987, it was the third single from Jackson's seventh studio album "Bad".
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Let's Work "Let's Work" was the second single from the 1981 album, "Controversy", by Prince. The song originates from a dance called "the Rock" that local kids were doing at the time in Minneapolis. Prince responded quickly with a track called "Let's Rock", and wished to quickly release it as a single. Warner Bros. refused, and a disappointed Prince did not include the song on "Controversy", saying the phase had passed. Instead, the song was updated with new lyrics and possibly new music and became "Let's Work" — one of his most popular dance numbers to date.
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Christmas Spirituals Christmas Spirituals is the name of two albums recorded by the American folk singer Odetta. The first was released in 1960 on Vanguard Records. The second, a new recording of mostly the same songs, produced by Rachel Faro at White Crowe Audio in Burlington, Vermont, was originally released in 1987 on Alcazar Records and was reissued digitally in 2007 on Ashe Records. Both albums have Bill Lee, Spike Lee's father on double bass. The cover of the second "Christmas Spirituals" album, by the artist Coleen Patterson, depicts a Black Madonna by the River Jordan with the Three Kings in attendance. She says these songs are traditional spirituals that emerged from the sufferings of slavery as a catharsis for the terrible wrongs that were committed.
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Jackson, Mississippi (song) "Jackson, Mississippi" is a dark southern rock song from Kid Rock's 2003 self-titled album. The song is about a man dealing with addiction and the effects it is having on a relationship. The song was a demo in 1995 for his album "Early Morning Stoned Pimp". It was released as a dual single in January 2004 along with "Cold and Empty." It peaked at #14 on the Mainstream Rock tracks. His original drummer for Twisted Brown Trucker and Eminem producer Bob Eubling plays drums on the song. A live version was released on the Best Buy exclusive version of 2007's "Rock N Roll Jesus". His 2008 National Guard song "Warrior" is a rewrite of Jackson, Mississippi. It uses the same musical structure of the song. . He made a music video for "Warrior", featuring NASCAR racer Dale Earnhardt Jr. and was shown at movie theatres throughout the summer of 2008.
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Revelation (Christopher Lee album) Revelation is a solo cover album released in 2006 by actor and singer Christopher Lee. A music video for the song "My Way" (originally written by Paul Anka) was released, featuring Lee in and around his home in Tufnell Park.
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Don't Talk 2 Strangers "Don't Talk 2 Strangers" is a song by Prince, released on his 1996 album "Girl 6", the soundtrack to the Spike Lee film of the same name. "Vibe" magazine claimed the song was "the album's only disappointment". Prince recorded the song in 1992, during sessions for the proposed soundtrack to the film, "I'll Do Anything".
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Too Funky "Too Funky" is a song written and performed by English singer George Michael and released by Columbia Records in the United States and Epic Records elsewhere in 1992.
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Scream (Michael Jackson album) Scream is a compilation album by American singer Michael Jackson released on September 29, 2017. It is the eleventh album released since Jackson's death in 2009.
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Madonna videography American entertainer Madonna has released 68 music videos, 11 concert tour videos, 2 documentary videos, 4 music video compilations, 2 music video box sets, 4 promotional videos, and 5 video singles. In 1982, Madonna signed a recording contract with Sire Records and released her first two singles before launching her eponymous debut album. Her first video to receive attention on MTV was "Borderline", followed by "Lucky Star" and "Like a Virgin", which popularized Madonna's image and fashion among younger generation. Her early videos were released commercially on "Madonna" (1984), which became the best-selling videocassette of 1985. With the title track from her third studio album "True Blue" (1986), Madonna's impact on MTV and popular music was established when a contest entitled "Making My Video", was held to create a music video for the song. "La Isla Bonita" and "Who's That Girl", both released in 1987, showed Madonna's fascination with Hispanic culture and religious symbolism. In 1989, the video of "Like a Prayer" portrayed her dancing in front of burning crosses, receiving stigmata, kissing a black saint and having sex with him in a church altar. It faced strong reaction from religious groups and media. "Express Yourself" released the same year was critically appreciated for its positive feminist themes.
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Freak (film) Freak is a 1998 film directed by Spike Lee. The film is a live performance of John Leguizamo's one man show on Broadway of the same name. Leguizamo's show was semi-autobiographical as he would talk about many aspects of his life. In the performance piece, he also talks about family members such as his parents, grandparents, uncle, and his younger brother. The film premiered on HBO.
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Rich Lee Rich Lee is an American music video and commercial director signed to Native Content in Hollywood, California. He has directed music videos for Lana Del Rey, Maroon 5, Eminem, The Black Eyed Peas, Norah Jones, Michael Bublé and The All-American Rejects. Rich Lee started his professional career as a sculptor and fabricator for Broadway shows in New York City. He later moved on to computer graphics and created 3-D previsualizations for big budget Hollywood feature films such as the first three "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, "I Am Legend", "Minority Report" and "Constantine". From the encouragement of feature film directors he moved into directing music videos and commercials. He has directed commercials for brands like Fiat, Hyundai, Honda, Beats by Dre etc.
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One Day in Your Life (Michael Jackson song) "One Day in Your Life" is a song recorded by Michael Jackson for his 1975 album, "Forever, Michael". Written by Sam Brown III and composed by Renée Armand, it was later released in 1981 as a single off the compilation album "One Day in Your Life" due to the commercial interest that generated from the sales of Jackson's hit 1979 album "Off the Wall", even though Jackson released that album on a different label. Jackson and Whitney Houston rehearsed and were meant to perform the song during the 2001 concerts, but for unknown reasons the song was not performed.