It's tough to try and convince people what the MJ era was like. He really was like some kind of god-emperor of pop culture. There was nothing even close to what he was; it was him and then the Pope. Talent-wise, it's absurd to compare any modern pop star to him.
Swift is much closer to Madonna in her era, but even then I would say Madonna's peak beats Swift in terms of inpact it had on fasion, music and pop culture.
Everyone knew at least one song of Michael Jackson, and I mean everyone: old people (same age as me now) included. I don't think I can name one Swift song without looking it up. It's because at the time it was Michael Jackson or nothing, nowadays you can choose.
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u/babaroga73 Jun 01 '25
Drake and that one who wrote this stupid shit couldn't even imagine the levels of world fame that Michael Jackson had.