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Today's music: 30th anniversary of Michael Jackson's Thriller video

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Thirty years ago today, what is widely regarded as the greatest music video ever made aired for the first time on MTV. Michael Jackson's 14-minute long "Thriller" video was directed by John Landis and featured a voice over by horror film legend Vincent Price.

Jackson said in an interview that one of the challenges was making zombies and monsters dance without it being comical. He worked with choreographer Michael Peters to create the video's now iconic zombie dance sequence.