Video: Top five Michael Jackson wanna-bes in NYC

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Video: Top five Michael Jackson wanna-bes in NYC

Posted in Own This City by Own This City on June 25th, 2009 at 8:18 pm

Search “Michael Jackson New York” on YouTube, and you’re confronted with two kinds of video: classic MJ performances at Radio City and Madison Square Garden, and ordinary people dancing to his music in the subway and on the street. The latter poignantly illustrate Jackson’s influence and how it surfaces in the public life of the city. After the jump: five of the best examples, with a special appearance by Jackson himself.

Joseph Gatti dancing Michael Jackson — SHOWDOWN in NYC Subway

A professional ballet dancer battles another MJ fan.

“Thriller” in the NYC subway

Dancing midget Michael Jackson

Subway break dancer

Michael Jackson gets fan to dance for him in shop RARE!!!! 2003
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