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This is a rare pop song with a horror theme. Halloween novelty songs like "Monster Mash" and "There's A Bad Moon On The Rise" had been around for a while, but this was the first hit song with year-round appeal containing lyrics about creatures of the night who terrify their victim. At the time, Michael Jackson was one of the least frightening people on Earth, as a matter of fact, so the video had to sell it. John Landis, who worked on the 1981 movie An American Werewolf In London, was brought in to direct. Landis had Jackson turn into a Werewolf in the video. The video was a cultural milestone, introducing elaborate choreography, costumes, and dialogue into the format. It also introduced the concept of the long-form music video, where a mini-movie was made for a song, then edited down for the short version. The long version of "Thriller" runs nearly 14 minutes, but had remarkable longevity, easily racking up over 100 million views when it showed up on YouTube. MTV usually ran the short version, which ran a little under five minutes but still contained about a minute of non-song content in a storyline that omits most of the movie the couple is watching at the beginning. With its famous graveyard dance, the video started the trend of group dance scenes in pop videos, forcing even non-dancers like Pat Benatar to front a group of dancers in their clips. Everyone knows the dance behind the famous funky jam we know as 'Thriller'. This is some very rare found footage of Michael Jackson rehearsing the legendary choreography for his 'Thriller' video! Enjoy. Click "Next" to see the music video and the lyrics so you can sing along and maybe dance along. Michael Jackson "Thriller" Lyrics It's close to midnight Something evil's lurking from the dark Under the moonlight You see a sight that almost stops your heart You try to scream But terror takes the sound before you make it You start to freeze As terror looks you right between your eyes You're paralyzed ‘Cause this is thriller Thriller night And no one’s gonna save you From the beast about to strike You know it’s thriller Thriller night You’re fighting for your life Inside a killer Thriller tonight, yeah You hear the door slam and realize there's nowhere left to run You feel the cold hand and wonder if you'll ever see the sun You close your eyes and hope that this is just imagination Girl but all the while You hear a creature creeping up behind You're outta time Cause this is thriller, thriller night There ain't no second chance against the thing with forty eyes, girl Thriller, thriller night You're fighting for your life inside of killer, thriller tonight Night creatures call And the dead start to walk in their masquerade There's no escaping the jaws of the alien this time They're open wide This is the end of your life They're out to get you, there's demons closing in on every side They will possess you, unless you change that number on your dial Now is the time for you and I to cuddle close together, yeah All through the night I'll save you from the terror on the screen, I'll make you see That this is thriller, thriller night Cause I can thrill you more than any ghoul would ever dare try Thriller, thriller night So let me hold you tight And share a killer, thriller, chiller Thriller here tonight Cause this is thriller, thriller night Girl I can thrill you more than any ghoul would ever dare try Thriller, thriller night So let me hold you tight And share a killer, thriller I'm gonna thrill you tonight Tell us what we missed in the comment section below! AND, If you LIKE this story, please SHARE this story with your Facebook friends and your family! SOURCE: ( genius, Songfacts, Youtube) RELATED: New Michael Jackson Biopic Finds Its Star The Unsolved Controversies Of Michael Jackson