I can’t believe I just found real footage of Michael Jackson showing his vitiligo.
In this footage, he was seen rehearsing; no makeup, no flashy outfits, no stage effects, no distractions. Just Michael Jackson being Michael Jackson with his vitiligo that he hid from the world.
One of my fav MJ performances ever because you can really hear his kid voice transitioning into his adult voice. The way his brothers look at him with pride…ugh 🥹
Blame It On the Boogie was written by Mick Jackson (English singer, unrelated to the Jacksons). He recorded his own version in 1977, but the Jacksons listened to the demo at a festival in France, recorded it in secret and released it at about the same time. It became a "Battle of Boogie" in the British charts in 1978.