A variety of scary artists like Ozzy Osbourne, Avenged Sevenfold, Busta Rhymes and Rob Zombie "stop by" in the latest 10 Second Songs segment by Anthony Vincent to lend their voices to Michael Jackson's "Thriller." Vincent kicks off the clip doing his best Jackson impersonation, which, as SPIN notes, could use some work. But for the rest of the video, it is smooth sailing for the singer. He tears into The Misfits — circa 1980 — and a scary good Marilyn Manson before arriving at his hilarious Scary Spice voice. Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" take is a gem along with Vincent gruffing up his voice for Tom Waits.
Some of the other highlights include the narrator section of the song when the singer talks as horror movie star Vincent Price, Pennywise the Dancing Clown from Stephen King's It and The Twilight Zone's Rod Serling. Vincent does a nice Busta Rhymes for Style 18, and his Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas is not terrible either.
Check out the clip below:
Jackson's 1982 album of the same name went on to become one of the most influential records of all time. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Thriller spent 37 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, managing to stay in the Top 10 for an entire year.
"Jackson has made no secret of his affection for traditional show biz and the glamour that goes with it," Rolling Stone wrote. "His talents, not just singing but dancing and acting, could make him a perfect mainstream performer. Perish the thought. The fiery conviction of Thriller offers hope that Michael is still a long way away from succumbing to the lures of Vegas."
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