It may not be Halloween quite yet, but the ghouls were out in full force across the planet Saturday evening.
From Argentina to Australia; from Holland to Deutschland and dozens of undead places in between, Michael Jackson fans took to the streets in a zombie invasion because, as the late MJ sang it: “this is thriller, thriller night.”
Since 2006, fans of “Thriller” have been gathering once a year — right around Halloween time, although not necessarily when it’s “close to midnight and something evil’s lurking in the dark” — to charity-seekingly shake their dusty bones to the rhythm of the mega-selling 1980s-era hit.
In Calgary Saturday, roughly 100 people danced downtown, joining thousands of ghouls around the globe.
The goal was to break the record for the most people around the world simultaneously dancing to the hit song.
“People walking down Stephen Avenue were raising eyebrows at the site of people splattered in blood and zombies crawling along the ground and breaking into the Thriller dance,” said TJ Madigan, one of the organizers of the event in Calgary.
Money raised from the Calgary event is going to Wellspring Calgary, a charity that gives emotional support to cancer patients and families.
In Ottawa, a thronging, lurching mass of about 1,000 undead ambled through downtown streets, frightening passersby as they made their way to Parliament Hill from Beechwood Cemetery.
Unfortunately for the hoards of hungry zombies, Parliament Hill was a bad spot to look for brains. (Or so they chanted, en masse, once they got there.)
Wesley Stolarchuk, 24, has been taking part in Ottawa’s annual zombie walk for the past three years, and he’d never seen a turnout quite like Saturday’s.
“It’s incredible,” Stolarchuk said of onlooker reactions. “My favourite is just the looks of disbelief, especially if a driver gets stuck in the middle of a swarm. They don’t really know how to take it.”
Canadian Thriller events were scheduled for Charlottetown, Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa, along with Port Hope, Sudbury and Kitchener, Ont., as well as in Calgary and Nanaimo, B.C.
According to the event website, Thrill The World set a world record last October, when 22,571 people from 33 nations simultaneously danced to “Thriller.”
Thrill the World organizers say they raised over $100,000 US last year and supported some 80 charities and non-profit groups around the world.
From Argentina to Australia; from Holland to Deutschland and dozens of undead places in between, Michael Jackson fans took to the streets in a zombie invasion because, as the late MJ sang it: “this is thriller, thriller night.”
Since 2006, fans of “Thriller” have been gathering once a year — right around Halloween time, although not necessarily when it’s “close to midnight and something evil’s lurking in the dark” — to charity-seekingly shake their dusty bones to the rhythm of the mega-selling 1980s-era hit.
In Calgary Saturday, roughly 100 people danced downtown, joining thousands of ghouls around the globe.
The goal was to break the record for the most people around the world simultaneously dancing to the hit song.
“People walking down Stephen Avenue were raising eyebrows at the site of people splattered in blood and zombies crawling along the ground and breaking into the Thriller dance,” said TJ Madigan, one of the organizers of the event in Calgary.
Money raised from the Calgary event is going to Wellspring Calgary, a charity that gives emotional support to cancer patients and families.
In Ottawa, a thronging, lurching mass of about 1,000 undead ambled through downtown streets, frightening passersby as they made their way to Parliament Hill from Beechwood Cemetery.
Unfortunately for the hoards of hungry zombies, Parliament Hill was a bad spot to look for brains. (Or so they chanted, en masse, once they got there.)
Wesley Stolarchuk, 24, has been taking part in Ottawa’s annual zombie walk for the past three years, and he’d never seen a turnout quite like Saturday’s.
“It’s incredible,” Stolarchuk said of onlooker reactions. “My favourite is just the looks of disbelief, especially if a driver gets stuck in the middle of a swarm. They don’t really know how to take it.”
Canadian Thriller events were scheduled for Charlottetown, Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa, along with Port Hope, Sudbury and Kitchener, Ont., as well as in Calgary and Nanaimo, B.C.
According to the event website, Thrill The World set a world record last October, when 22,571 people from 33 nations simultaneously danced to “Thriller.”
Thrill the World organizers say they raised over $100,000 US last year and supported some 80 charities and non-profit groups around the world.
About Ubisoft has created a new video game based on the street dance & sing movements of the King of Pop. The game will be released at the end of the year for consoles Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. "Your goal is to dance like Michael. Make the same moves that make the figure on the screen of the game. The more skillful dance so your score will rise, "explained director of the company Ubisoft.
The game will be released paralila the new album with unreleased material with Michael Jackson, probably in November and will be compatible with portable game consoles. There will be new versions of the video game, covering each with a growing number of classic songs such as Michael's "Beat It" and "Billy Jean". Vlood on the dancefloor So for all gamers - friends of the King of Pop!
I was lost in a world of strangers
No one to trust
On my own, I was lonely
You suddenly appeared
It was cloudy before
Now it's all clear
You took away the fear
And you brought me back to the light
[Chorus]
You are the sun
You make me shine
Or more like the stars
That twinkle at night
You are the moon
That glows in my heart
You are my daytime my nighttime
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My world
You are my life
Now I wake up everyday
With this smile upon my face
No more tears, no more pain
‘Cause you love me
You help me understand
That love is the answer
to all that I am
And I'm a better man
Since you taught me by sharing your love
[Chorus]
You gave me strength
When I wasn't strong
You gave me hope when
All hope was lost
You opened my eyes
When I couldn't see
Love was always here
Waiting for me
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"The King Of Pop"
His Extraordinary Gifts were Shared By All Of Us As He Excited Our Senses With Music And Dance, As Exemplified In The epic Albums "Bad","Thriller",And The Sounds And Beat Of "Billie Jean". His Stage Presence Was Always An Extravaganza That At Times Mirrored His Daily Life. He Offered everone His Music And Love With a White Gloved Hand Extended Out To All! He Contributed His Time And Treasure To So Many Worthy Causes As He Truly Believed "We Are The World".
We Now Celebrate Michael's Life's Work As We Reach Out And Eternally Hold That Gloved Hand And Remember Him Forever In His Music - He Made Us Feel So Good. We Love You Michael Jackson .
His Extraordinary Gifts were Shared By All Of Us As He Excited Our Senses With Music And Dance, As Exemplified In The epic Albums "Bad","Thriller",And The Sounds And Beat Of "Billie Jean". His Stage Presence Was Always An Extravaganza That At Times Mirrored His Daily Life. He Offered everone His Music And Love With a White Gloved Hand Extended Out To All! He Contributed His Time And Treasure To So Many Worthy Causes As He Truly Believed "We Are The World".
We Now Celebrate Michael's Life's Work As We Reach Out And Eternally Hold That Gloved Hand And Remember Him Forever In His Music - He Made Us Feel So Good. We Love You Michael Jackson .
Live and sigh, crying eyes
Your touch, your heart, your warmth, your lullaby
Live to dream, don't it seem
The tears, the pain, the hurt, reality
Don't you know these dreams, I wish could be
The real you and me
I come running back to you
You push me away, you push
Push me away
Darken days, please go away
The nights are bright, delight dream, and stay
As I dream loving you
Your touch, your heart, your warmth, please come true
Don't you know these dreams, I wish could be
The real you and me
I come running back to you
You push me away, you push
Push me away
Don't you know these dreams, I wish could be
The real you and me
I come running back to you
You push me away, you push
You push me away
Your touch, your heart, your warmth, your lullaby
Live to dream, don't it seem
The tears, the pain, the hurt, reality
Don't you know these dreams, I wish could be
The real you and me
I come running back to you
You push me away, you push
Push me away
Darken days, please go away
The nights are bright, delight dream, and stay
As I dream loving you
Your touch, your heart, your warmth, please come true
Don't you know these dreams, I wish could be
The real you and me
I come running back to you
You push me away, you push
Push me away
Don't you know these dreams, I wish could be
The real you and me
I come running back to you
You push me away, you push
You push me away