6.24.2009

Michael Jackson's Suzuki Commercial

An Off-The-Wall-era rarity from Japan with what may be the greatest tag line of all time:

8 comments:

David Browder said...

I got behind one of those yesterday hogging the left lane of a four-lane highway. I almost forgot myself and introduced the man to a big, blue Tahoe.

Aaron M. G. Zimmerman said...

I love this commercial. It's so zany, so campy, so Jacksonese.

DZ said...

First of all, "Love is my message". Could it get any better?!

Second of all, this is after Jackson's first nosejob (accident on the set of The Wiz) but before his second, third and forth, so it captures him in a short-lived but lets-face-it glorious phase, physically speaking.

Third of all, when is he going to get credit for anticipating the current high-cuff trend by a good 25 years?!

Fourth of all, "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough" was MJ's first major hit that he wrote as well.

Fifth of all, Suzuki named their old mopeds "Love"!

Sixth of all, those moves still haven't been topped. Justin Timberlake and Chris Brown and Usher and all those other dudes are mere pretenders.

Seventh of all, Japan in the 80s must have been the coolest place on Earth, what with Nintendo and all.

Drake said...

Say no more DZ; this is a commercial of epic proportions!!!

John Zahl said...

fantastic!

DZ said...

This just in:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/25/michael.jackson/index.html

Let us pray...

M. Staneck said...

Beat me to it. This is shocking.

John Zahl said...

amazing that you felt like posting this the day before his passing. disturbance in the force.