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Michael Jackson — Thriller
Album: Thriller
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Released: 1983
Length: 5:55
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It's close to midnight, and something evil's lurkin' in 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 horror looks you right between the eyes, you're paralyzed

'Cause it's a 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 creepin' up behind, you're outta time

'Cause it's a thriller, thriller night
There ain't no second chance against the thing with the forty eyes, girl
(Thriller, thriller night)
You're fighting for your life inside a, 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 (boom!)
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 it's a 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, diller, chiller thriller here tonight

'Cause it's a 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

Darkness falls across the land
The midnight hour is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize your neighborhood
And whosoever shall be found
Without the soul for getting down
Must stand and face the hounds of hell
And rot inside a corpse's shell

I'm gonna thrill you tonight
(Thriller, thriller)
I'm gonna thrill you tonight
(Middle of the night, thriller))
I'm gonna thrill you tonight
Ooh, babe, I'm gonna thrill you tonight
Middle of the night, babe

The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years
And grizzly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing in to seal your doom
And though you fight to stay alive
Your body starts to shiver
For no mere mortal can resist
The evil of the thriller

Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
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 paloeguevo wrote:

I guess the Album's cover has nothing to do with the album's name



Not at all.
Posted 8 months ago by TDS513    [ Reply ]
No Thriller for Halloween, 2022.

Shall continue to wait!
Posted 1 year ago by a2    [ Reply ]
Nor in 2020 either.

 a2 wrote:
No Thriller in 2019 either?

 a2 wrote:
No Halloween theme in 2018? No matter. Hope everyone enjoys the day.
 

 

Posted 3 years ago by a2    [ Reply ]
No Thriller in 2019 either?

 a2 wrote:
No Halloween theme in 2018? No matter. Hope everyone enjoys the day.
 

Posted 4 years ago by a2    [ Reply ]
No Halloween theme in 2018? No matter. Hope everyone enjoys the day.
Posted 5 years ago by a2    [ Reply ]
We rented this video from the local video rental place about 20 times at least, when it came out lol!
Posted 6 years ago by jocelynsart    [ Reply ]
bump: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAaaaaaaa........
*creak*
*clunk* 

a_genuine_find wrote:


 


Posted 6 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 6 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
Saw this from a local Middle School and thought it an interesting cover…

 https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=rCTinEezI9M
Posted 7 years ago by eeastridge    [ Reply ]
i don't think he's talking about a Halloween Monster
Posted 7 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
Such a classic. Don't wait until October 31 rolls around again before you play this again.
Posted 7 years ago by stangalbraith    [ Reply ]
Happy Halloween!
Posted 7 years ago by a2    [ Reply ]
Any album that sells 30 Million in the USA - should be played on any Radio Station
Posted 7 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
Took 3 clicks of the PSD to make this crap go away.
Posted 9 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
 hencini wrote:
Well played, Bill. Happy Halloween... : )

 
Yeah, kinda grooving on this on this All Hallow's Eve.  Waiting for junior to get home and then head out for some T&T.
Posted 9 years ago by drictor    [ Reply ]
Well played, Bill. Happy Halloween... : )
Posted 9 years ago by hencini    [ Reply ]
I'm glad you only play this every two years
Posted 9 years ago by alvarorb    [ Reply ]
{#Angel}

Holy cow, I've been posting in this thread for nearly a decade.
Posted 9 years ago by a2    [ Reply ]
Now this is a truly great song.
Posted 9 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Missed hearing it this year
{#Cry}
Posted 13 years ago by a2    [ Reply ]
 a_genuine_find wrote:

 

Love it!
Posted 13 years ago by df1489    [ Reply ]
This was released 27 years ago ?  Wow..... wow....!
Posted 13 years ago by That_SOB    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}{#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananapiano}{#Bananajumprope}
Posted 13 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
Happy Halloween Everyone! Have fun!!
Posted 13 years ago by Bazooka    [ Reply ]

Next


Posted 13 years ago by Beclipsed    [ Reply ]
A CLASSIC!
Posted 13 years ago by robotbass    [ Reply ]
Awesome!!! Only pop music allowed in the house when I was little :oD.
Posted 13 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
Halloween came on a Saturday this year. 
Posted 14 years ago by a2    [ Reply ]
as long as it's only once a year...
Posted 14 years ago by pamohearn    [ Reply ]
Wow that was painful.  Good thing Halloween only comes once a year.
Posted 14 years ago by Johng    [ Reply ]

Posted 14 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
I guess the Album's cover has nothing to do with the album's name
Posted 14 years ago by paloeguevo    [ Reply ]

Yup, this brings me back to Halloween in the mid 80's... Thanks RP!
Posted 14 years ago by DaMoGan    [ Reply ]
omg! brings back memories...when i was a kid! groovy.....
Posted 14 years ago by moonsaura    [ Reply ]
A'riiite....
 
Posted 14 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Wow ... over a page of comments.

Random thoughts: huge talent, weirdo or worse, transcended race —- in the end, life imitates art.

And, for my money, this tune has one of the great grooves of all time.

Posted 14 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
Michael, you paid the price.  Thank you so much for the music!
Posted 14 years ago by jimbaca    [ Reply ]
 Bazooka wrote:
Vincent Price always makes me laugh. 
 
He'd of loved to know that.

Posted 14 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
 blades wrote:
World can be very a very strange place. Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson on the same day ?
 
And Ed McMahon just before that, although I guess that wasn't much of a surprise.


Posted 14 years ago by Stave    [ Reply ]
I owe this man everything I am, musically speaking. A childhood hero. He will be missed.
Posted 14 years ago by budaloco    [ Reply ]
I prefer Vincent Price's contribution to Alice Cooper's "Welcome To My Nightmare", now that's great theater!
Posted 14 years ago by inmanart    [ Reply ]
 tfodden wrote:
Yep Bill - like you said - not the usual fare for RP; same here; but boy oh boy, that guy blew the music video thing wide open.  His talent will be missed.  And Farrah's too.
 
And Sky Saxon.

Posted 14 years ago by dolfan    [ Reply ]
damn. You were quite a talent. RIP Michael.
Posted 14 years ago by JrzyTmata    [ Reply ]
World can be very a very strange place. Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson on the same day ?
Posted 14 years ago by blades    [ Reply ]
RIP Michael..
..a true musical master..up there with the greats..
Posted 14 years ago by captain99    [ Reply ]
Dangit...this guy was one weird dude, but this song (actually the whole album) still sends me into an early 80's kinda happy mood.{#Dancingbanana_2}

RIP you weirdo.  I really loved your earlier music.  Not so much the later stuff, tho.
Posted 14 years ago by renostve999    [ Reply ]
Yep Bill - like you said - not the usual fare for RP; same here; but boy oh boy, that guy blew the music video thing wide open.  His talent will be missed.  And Farrah's too.
Posted 14 years ago by tfodden    [ Reply ]
R.I.P Michael

You lived a troubled, public life - and you gave your talent.
Posted 14 years ago by birdland    [ Reply ]
Vincent Price always makes me laugh. 
Posted 14 years ago by Bazooka    [ Reply ]
thank you for playing this, it choked me up a little. he will be missed!
Posted 14 years ago by mellyp    [ Reply ]
Let the hyberbole and mythologizing start - he is the Elvis of his generation, and Neverland will be opened as a major tourist attraction like Graceland.
Posted 14 years ago by Jungle_Jim    [ Reply ]
Thanks for playing and recognizing his impact on pop music!
Posted 14 years ago by craiggaemon    [ Reply ]
So very sad. Rest now MJ.

Posted 14 years ago by petelincandjulie    [ Reply ]
I knew you were gonna play this, Bill.  RIP, Michael.
Posted 14 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Was great to hear them announce the sad news. I was going to go see him in Vegas after he finished up in London. Dude was a serious, hardcore freak with some pretty massive personal issues, but some of his albums ("Off the Wall", I'm looking at you) are among the best R&B/pop out there. 

Going to have to dust off my vinyl later and revisit some of the great stuff he did in his early career. 
Posted 14 years ago by ufamsm    [ Reply ]
Never really liked his stuff, but this was damned good, made better by Vincent's bit.
Ed, Farrah, and Mike. . . been a rough week,

Posted 14 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
RIP.
Posted 14 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
Really out of the blue... RIP MJ and Farrah
Posted 14 years ago by Deadwing    [ Reply ]
RIP, mj
Posted 14 years ago by ouiae    [ Reply ]
not a fan but still sad to see one of the "greats" go.

R.I.P
Posted 14 years ago by Rilynn    [ Reply ]
I was just about to put this on the stereo - so sad.

Posted 14 years ago by TrampInMudtime    [ Reply ]
Bless
Posted 14 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
Very fitting, farewell Michael.
Posted 14 years ago by TernaryBit    [ Reply ]
Thank you Bill.

RIP Michael
Posted 14 years ago by CafeRacer    [ Reply ]
{#Meditate} peter_james_bond wrote:
RIP Michael.
 


Posted 14 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Sad, sad, sad. rip
Posted 14 years ago by gandracu    [ Reply ]
RIP Michael.
Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
RIP
 
Posted 14 years ago by jsjacob    [ Reply ]
MinMan wrote:
spooky, freaky, baby's on fire, the boy needs therapy...and then there's the music.
Ooooooh....too bad "Baby's on Fire" by Eno isn't on the playlist.  That would be excellent about now...


Posted 15 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
Michael was actually a handsome man before he turned the scalpels lose on his face (and bleach)
Posted 15 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 Pyro wrote:

I couldn't agree more.  Quincy knew a great act when he saw one and produced Michael's 2 finest albums.  Having Jon Landis produce and direct the video....well, you just can't get much better than that!
 

{#Yes}   Michael at his peak....love hearing it once a year...
Posted 15 years ago by SantaFeGrace    [ Reply ]
You gotta admit, it takes a real talent to sell a song this silly.
Posted 15 years ago by linden    [ Reply ]
 mongoose01ca wrote:

Ditto.  Although I do hope I'm still plugged in then - this song is very much a guilty pleasure.

 
Woot! I AM still around!  <chairdance>
Posted 15 years ago by mongoose01ca    [ Reply ]
I knew this song would pop up on today's playlist!
C'mon everyone— you know you remember the moves!
Posted 15 years ago by weevilkinevil    [ Reply ]
Big risk there Bill. Can't say I'm thrilled... at all but it IS Halloween
Posted 15 years ago by tnt_thomas    [ Reply ]
 YourNameHere wrote:
Regardless of the freak show that has become his life, his first two solo efforts are great albums and the video for Thriller remains among the best ever made.

Too bad he couldn't keep it together.

  So true. I loved the Jackson Five when I was growing up, and feel sorry that his life turned out to be such a circus. I think he deserved better.


Posted 15 years ago by siandbeth    [ Reply ]
 YourNameHere wrote:
Regardless of the freak show that has become his life, his first two solo efforts are great albums and the video for Thriller remains among the best ever made. Too bad he couldn't keep it together.

 
I couldn't agree more.  Quincy knew a great act when he saw one and produced Michael's 2 finest albums.  Having Jon Landis produce and direct the video....well, you just can't get much better than that!


Posted 15 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
I got home just in time to hear this on RP! Whoo hoo........dancing around the house now...........I know you couldn't play it at any other time.

Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
I knew if I listened long enough today, I'd hear this song! Recognized it from the very first sound.

That makes me pathetic, doesn't it?

Still, very appropriate.
Posted 15 years ago by roseap    [ Reply ]
Once a year is just fine.  Always loved the video.
Posted 15 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
 a2 wrote:
I may not be listening when this airs, so...Happy Halloween.
 
Ditto.  Although I do hope I'm still plugged in then - this song is very much a guilty pleasure.

Posted 15 years ago by mongoose01ca    [ Reply ]
I may not be listening when this airs, so...Happy Halloween.
Posted 15 years ago by a2    [ Reply ]
CatInTheHat wrote:
I love that this is part of RP's Halloween song list. Once a year is really enough...
Yep.
Posted 16 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
YourNameHere wrote:
Regardless of the freak show that has become his life, his first two solo efforts are great albums and the video for Thriller remains among the best ever made. Too bad he couldn't keep it together.
Yep.
Posted 16 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
LPCity wrote:
The video was released in early 84'
No it was late '83 ... my bad. (I was in college (UCLA) from '78 to '83, and I remember the theatre on Westwood Blvd. ... it could not have been '84 because I was gone by then.) The rest of the story is true, however. Promise.
Posted 16 years ago by secretsauce    [ Reply ]
Skip wrote:
Wasn't this released in 1982?
The video was released in early 84'
Posted 16 years ago by LPCity    [ Reply ]
secretsauce wrote:
True story: In '78 ('79) Disney re-released Fantasia to theatres. As I arrived at the theatre, it was total pandemonium in the theatre lobby: Kids screaming, toddlers weeping terrified, families fleeing the darkened theatre, angry parents demanding to see the manager ... and from the darkened theatre a loud funky thump thump and I entered the theatre just in time to see Michael-Jackson-Zombie doing the breakdown at the end with ensemble of dancing zombies with eyes rolling from their sockets, necrotic black tongues rolling around in toothless mouths, worms crawling from bony cheeks, etc.. Apparently, Disney had tacked on the new Michael Jackson video as an opener to Fantasia. Lovely idea. Needless to say, after Fantasia, I stuck around for the next showing.
Wasn't this released in 1982?
Posted 16 years ago by Skip    [ Reply ]
Bill your have an interesting sense of humor!!!!!
Posted 16 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
davin wrote:
Okay remember how awesome the video for this was?
True story: In '78 ('79?) Disney re-released Fantasia to theatres. As I arrived at the theatre, it was total pandemonium in the theatre lobby: Kids screaming, toddlers weeping terrified, families fleeing the darkened theatre, angry parents demanding to see the manager ... and from the darkened theatre a loud funky thump thump and I entered the theatre just in time to see Michael-Jackson-Zombie doing the breakdown at the end with ensemble of dancing zombies with eyes rolling from their sockets, necrotic black tongues rolling around in toothless mouths, worms crawling from bony cheeks, etc.. Apparently, Disney had tacked on the new Michael Jackson video as an opener to Fantasia. Lovely idea. Needless to say, after Fantasia, I stuck around for the next showing.
Posted 16 years ago by secretsauce    [ Reply ]
spooky, freaky, baby's on fire, the boy needs therapy...and then there's the music.
Posted 16 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
Regardless of the freak show that has become his life, his first two solo efforts are great albums and the video for Thriller remains among the best ever made. Too bad he couldn't keep it together.
Posted 16 years ago by YourNameHere    [ Reply ]
oh naawww you dihint!
Posted 16 years ago by Kregg    [ Reply ]
vincent price is the best part of this song.
Posted 16 years ago by Merritt    [ Reply ]
mnuisance wrote:
The line is drawn here. Nutty, kooky, zany halloween-themed songs are cool. But not this. This was never cool. Never.
yeah, I'm sure that's why it only won 8 grammys produced by Quincy Jones but I'm sure YOU know better than all those folks that bought this album and Quincy as well.... Let me be clear. Michael is a truly F*CKED up guy. But this CD was groundbreaking and his dancing...OMG.
Posted 16 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
nothin' wrong with this!
Posted 16 years ago by JrzyTmata    [ Reply ]
I love that this is part of RP's Halloween song list. Once a year is really enough...
Posted 16 years ago by CatInTheHat    [ Reply ]
DrLex wrote:
Well, this album still is one of the best selling albums of all time. Would that be because most of the people have bad taste? That would be a contradiction.
Though I think this is a great song and there was a lot of songwriting talent in the MJ camp, I do not think what you are saying is at all logical. How would it be a contradiction? Popularity does not mean something is in good taste.
Posted 16 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
Look how cute he was! I had such a crush on him when he was in the Jackson 5... Best of luck to you Micheal, I have a feeling your childhood may have been rocky.
Posted 16 years ago by siandbeth    [ Reply ]
mnuisance wrote:
The line is drawn here. Nutty, kooky, zany halloween-themed songs are cool. But not this. This was never cool. Never.
Beg to differ. This song is awesome. Hate the album cover, though.
Posted 16 years ago by teapot    [ Reply ]
It's Halloween!
Posted 16 years ago by a2    [ Reply ]
grant wrote:
This is massively funky - most of his early stuff has the mark of genius. He's a wierdo - but he has made some brilliant music.
Big wierdo. Brilliant funk.
Posted 16 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
Helchat wrote:
I read or heard recently that Mr. Price regretted the MJ piece...
Unfortunate if that's true. I think it sits well in Mr. Price's CV of campy delights.
Posted 16 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
The line is drawn here. Nutty, kooky, zany halloween-themed songs are cool. But not this. This was never cool. Never.
Posted 16 years ago by mnuisance    [ Reply ]
the Halloween theme is bringing out a lot of songs I never thought I would hear on RP. Fun to hear these toons once a year.
Posted 16 years ago by erichb    [ Reply ]
Okay, it's Halloween and this song is totally appropriate. I just hope it's only played on this day alone. Perhaps if I was 11 yrs. old again I would rate this a 10 and ask to hear it every day just so I could to the dance with it!
Posted 16 years ago by reznorsgrrl    [ Reply ]
It seems that this song exists int he RP database for one purpose -- and one purpose alone -- to be played on Halloween....
Posted 16 years ago by scruzer    [ Reply ]
Scariest thing is 10 people rated this a 10. These people are amongst us!
Posted 16 years ago by Honeyman    [ Reply ]
Yay! I've been waiting all day for this!
Posted 16 years ago by jone_ston    [ Reply ]
Thankfully this only gets played at Halloween, that is about the only time I would want to hear this.
Posted 16 years ago by Merritt    [ Reply ]
rtkmusic wrote:
Only in this alternative bizaroo world of RP Halloween is it possible to seque between Bauhaus and this...
HAHAHAHA The beast is about to strike!!!
Posted 16 years ago by GSquared    [ Reply ]
grant wrote:
This is massively funky - most of his early stuff has the mark of genius. He's a wierdo - but he has made some brilliant music.
Thank you!! Quincy Jones ain't stupid.
Posted 16 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Muwahahahahahahahahahahaha... *breathe* ahahahahahahahaha! Oh yeah, also this!
Posted 16 years ago by FeydBaron    [ Reply ]
redeyespy wrote:
Having Mr. Price deliver his piece was a masterstroke.
I read or heard recently that Mr. Price regretted the MJ piece...
Posted 16 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
dionysius wrote:
Posted 16 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]
queen of pop on RP? this is indeed _scary_
Posted 16 years ago by gumby    [ Reply ]
Excellent choice, considering the date :)
Posted 16 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
I can't believe my ears!!!
Posted 16 years ago by ElSupreme    [ Reply ]
IT'S ABOUT FREAKING TIME!!! CHEERS TO HALF-ALBINOS WITH BABY TIGERS!!!
Posted 16 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
and now my day is 100% complete. let the night begin!!!!
Posted 16 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
THERE IS NO SHAME IN LIKING MICHAEL JACKSON!! Aooooooo!!!
Posted 16 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]