The Bad Tour was the debut solo concert tour by American recording artist Michael Jackson. Sponsored by Pepsi and spanning 16 months, the tour included 123 concerts to 4.4 million fans across 15 countries. The tour grossed $125 million, adding two new entries in the Guinness World Records for the largest grossing tour in history and the tour with the largest attended audience. In April 1989, the tour was nominated for "Tour of the Year 1988" at the inaugural International Rock Awards. A live album and DVD of the July 16, 1988 concert will be released in 2012.
On June 29, 1987, Jackson's manager Frank DiLeo announced the singer's plan to embark on his first solo world concert tour. Sponsored by Pepsi, the tour began in Japan, marking Jackson's first performances in the country since 1973 as part of The Jackson 5. The first nine scheduled concerts that began on September 12 sold out within hours, and five more were added due to high demand. Over 600 journalists, cameramen and fans waited for Jackson's arrival to the country at Tokyo's Narita International Airport. His pet chimpanzee Bubbles, who took a separate flight, was greeted by more than 300 people. A chartered jumbo jet was used to carry 22 truckloads of equipment, along with Jackson's entourage of 132 for the tour. The stage set used 700 lights, 100 speakers, 40 lasers, three mirrors and two 24-by-18 foot screens. Performers wore 70 costumes, four of which were attached with fiber optic lights.
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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Often referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.
In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, contemporary R&B, pop and rock artists.
Set up the tables
String up the lines
We're gonna have us a yard sale
And a pretty good time
Clean out your closets
If your sentiment allows
We're gonna have us a yard sale now
Yeah yeah
We're gonna have us a yard sale now
Yeah yeah
We're gonna have us a yard sale now
Please don't sell my Teddy bear mama
He always kept me warm at night
We can keep him, it'll be all right
Just don't put him out in the yard sale now
Out in the yard sale we can make some money
Then we can buy all new stuff honey
So dry those tears from those big brown eyes
You'll be surprised what money can buy
Yeah yeah you'll be surprised what money can buy
Please don't sell my diary now mama
There's things in there that mean the world to me
They're the kind of things that no one else should read
Please don't put it out in the yard sale now
Out in the yard sale we can make some money
And you'll forget about that diary honey
You gotta help with a little bit of compromise
You'll be surprised what money can buy
Yeah yeah
You'll be surprised what money can buy
Yeah yeah
You'll be surprised what money can buy
Please don't sell my Bible now mama
I might not know which way to turn
My heart will freeze and my soul might burn
Please don't put it out in the yard sale now
Please don't put it out in the yard sale now
Please don't put it out in the yard sale now
Out in the yard sale we can make some money
We'll buy the truth for the whole world honey
But you gotta help with a little bit of sacrifice
You'll be surprised what money can buy
Yeah yeah
You'll be surprised what money can buy
Yeah yeah
Like it or not
We are a part of the world around us
Strangers and yet
We must never forget the mortal ties that bind us
We bleed with the same red blood
And we ache with the same need for love
In the world around us
In the world around us
In the world around us
In the world around us
Cold in the heart
We are a part of the world around us
Thinking too late
We add to the weight of the times that surround us
Our vision seems all too dim
It's not as simple as us and them
In the world around us
In the world around us
In the world around us
In the world around us
In the world around us
In the world around us
In the world around us
In the world around us
In the world around us
In the world around us
In the world around us
In the world around us
Like it or not
In the light that pierced your shade
And shone through your window
I saw the tricks the shadows played
Above your bureau
I could have sworn I saw a dancer
Take an unplanned fall
But it was only the way the sunlight
Danced on your bedroom wall
I could have sworn I saw an army
Marching off to war
But it was only the way the shadows
Marched across your floor
I could have sworn I saw the New Jerusalem
Coming down in all her glory
But it was only the way the shadows
Filled their territory
Oh oh yeah
Oh oh yeah
In the light that pierced your shade
And shone through your window
I saw the tricks the shadows played
Above your bureau
Oh oh shadows
Oh oh shadows
Oh oh shadows
I saw it in a dream last night
The world was acting strangely right
black and white
Left and right
Were living in perfect harmony
There was no violence in the street
The smoke had cleared and the air smelled sweet
The drums of truth beat loud and clear
The rhythm for our feet
In my dream
There was a policeman on the corner
Who had laid his badge aside
'Cause the law lived in
The hearts of men
Instead of fear and pride
And the parents loved their children
and the husbands loved their wives
And the ones worn down and kicked around
Saw the value in their lives
In my dream
And the spires atop the churches
Shone like spaceships in the sun
With altars for their launchpads
And room for everyone
And the earth bowed down in unison
Christ was on His throne
In my dream
Then outside my bolted window
A loud noise woke me from my sleep
It was the soundtrack of
The push and shove
Of life down on the street
And the TV in the next room
Screamed the news through my paper walls
And the newsman said, " 200 dead"
And it echoed down the halls of my dream
He saw his image in a storefront glass
He shoulders braced against the cold
time was that he hardly knew the difference
In growing up and growing old
And he's thinking it's funny
How time can cure you
Of all the childish notions
That charm your heart and soul
Sometimes he grows weary of the process
Of growing up and growing old
Well '69 was such a crazy year
He lost his brother to the war
Sometimes he just lies awake and wonders
What the devil it was for
And it's funny how pain can reach you
And it either makes you better
Or it robs you of your soul
All in all it defines the separation
Between growing up and growing old
Oh it's funny
How life can fool you
It looks easy in the movies
'Til you try to play the role
Truth is that it costs to find the difference
In growing up and growing old
Oh truth is that it costs to find the difference
Like a big school of fish
Swimming in a pond
The hunger for the hook is the common bond
It's the common bond
For a fallen family
It's sleeping in their beds
Sneaking up the stairs
You may not always see it
But you can bet it's always there
It's the common bond
For a fallen family
Look in the mirror
And try to say these words ain't true
It couldn't be clearer
It's standing there staring at you
Oh yeah
Yeah it's the common bond
For a fallen family
Every daddy's daughter
Every mama's son
Is speeding towards the darkness
Like a bullet from a gun
It's the common bond
For a fallen family
You can bet your bottom dollar
It's written in the book
Ain't no big time New York lawyer
Gonna get 'em off the hook
It's the common bond
For a fallen family
It's the common bond
For a fallen family
It's the common bond
Christ alone will wear the crown
Worn by many others
When will mankind lay it down
And join our hands as brothers
Christ alone will wear the crown
Soldiers fighting bloody wars
It's death in open season
Frightened boys on foreign shores
Trying to find a reason
What is all the fighting for
Surely there's an answer
We live to even up the score
With vengeance like a cancer
And it's a lie we've heard time and again
If we're strong enough we're bound to win
But who will dare discuss
What our past has made so obvious
Christ alone will wear the crown
Worn by many others
When will mankind lay it down
And join our hands as brothers
Christ alone will wear the crown
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oh oh yeah yeah yeah
It's a lie we've heard time and again
If we're strong enough we're bound to win
But who will dare discuss
What our past has made so obvious
Christ alone will wear the crown
Worn by many others
When will mankind lay it down
And join our hands as brothers
Oh Christ alone will wear the crown
Worn by many others
When will mankind lay it down
And join our hands as brothers
That boy has big ideas
with his guitar in hand
he wants to change the world
But he don't understand
The things he wants to do are more than quite all right
But he can't see that it won't happen overnight
Change takes time
Change takes time
He stands so confident
Behind the microphone
He'll barely make a dent
In hearts as hard as stone
I couldn't argue that he's probably sincere
he won't face up to what he doesn't want to hear
Change takes time
Change takes time
You always talked about the answers my friend
You thought you had 'em in your pocket
But it don't ever work that easy in the end
What can I say to make you stop it
Instant coffee
Instant tea
Minute rice
Express mail
Real communication
Responsible morality
Christian maturity
A dark and silent stage
The crowd has all gone home
He thinks it went okay
'Cause they just cheered him on
But outside the door there's so much anger in the street
And he's so unaware there'll be a price for him to keep
Change takes time
Change takes time
Change takes time
It takes time
Well they're fighting in the Middle East
they're mixing it up in El Salvador
You want to find a little peace
But the neighbors are having it out next door
You can do it in the steaming jungle
You can do it in the London fog
Bow wow meow everybody knows how
We're fighting like cats and dogs
Yeah we're fighting like cats and dogs
Yeah yeah cats and dogs
Well they're blowing up Belfast
the British are bombing the Argentines
And I wonder if we're gonna last
Past this nuclear nightmare scene
And I've seen it in the steaming jungle
It's happening in the London fog
Bow wow meow everybody knows how
We're fighting like cats and dogs
Yeah we're fighting like cats and dogs
Don't you be surprised
Since Abel lost to Cain
This isn't paradise
It's just a greedy little game
Oh yeah
And I've seen it in the steaming jungle
It's happening in the London fog
Bow wow meow everybody knows how
We're fighting like cats and dogs
Bow wow meow everybody knows how
We're fighting like cats and dogs
Bow wow meow everybody knows how
We're fighting like cats and dogs