80's Music Friday: Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" & The Moonwalk

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever was a 1983 television special produced to commemorate Motown's twenty-fifth year of existence. Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" was a song he recorded for Epic Records in 1982, not a Motown song; but he successfully negotiated his solo spot and the permission to sing a non-Motown song in return for performing with his brothers, The Jackson 5 during the show. His dancing performance received significant applause from the audience, especially when Jackson executed his trademark moonwalk for the first time.