Michael Jackson - Billie Jean live in Brunei 1996 (Royal Concert) HFR 50fps 1080p HD

[@hacantyapradipta1119]

This is probably the last time he sang Billie Jean 100% live. And I can understand that, after seeing him being exhausted like that.

[@MrDerOutsider]

he had problems with his vocal cords on the history tour or something like that.

[@joeyscerbo7776]

+MrDerOutsider and he was on his 1,000 show

[@auri5590]

I don't think he was exhausted, he sweated because of the hot temperature. Don't forget Brunei have an humid equatorial climate. In fact, he sweats all long the concert. And on the brunei's history concert it's the same thing. He has less make-up too for this concert. Because if he was really tired, he wouldn't have done these technical moves at moments he has to sing in the same time. And he would have sing less during the chorus for example.

[@cohenhamilton1320]

The T-10 It was the last time he sang it live

[@wiktoriasowinska5979]

Cohen Hamilton What about This is it?

[@shantalcola6503]

We see a human being that is extremely exhausted, but is still entertaining us non stop, without stopping. I love him so much! But he seriously should have stopped the performance, he was killing himself absolutely. God bless Michael for all his hard work.

[@83jdc1]

I think this is part of the reason he decided to lip sync on the history tour the next month.

[@83jdc1]

***** It was around 2 months not that big of a difference.

[@83jdc1]

*****​​ Well this was a free concert so I doubt that he was paid Millions of dollars and let's not forget that this was now a middle aged Michael Jackson who's body forced him to lip sync more compared to his prime a decade ago.

[@83jdc1]

***** The Royal Brunei show was a free concert, I'm not saying he wasn't paid for it but I doubt it was millions because the show was free.

[@83jdc1]

*****​ What other kind of free is there? Of course he got paid for it but I doubt it was millions of dollars. 

[@jujin918]

In my opinion he was the greatest of all times!!!

[@georgia7438]

jujin918 He was

[@kamil.p5134]

@@georgia7438 He IS, duh

[@JacksonsLegendary]

Not an opinion Hunty. It's a FACT

[@1Arequita]

@@JacksonsLegendary big facts.

[@stephaniehankins83]

Same

[@johnriovelasco5617]

I love how MJ sings his usual adlibs. MJ never gets old

[@Lordran__]

His ad libs were the best. Just another part of his performances that made him so special.

[@TheMarcio23031991]

For the Billie Jean last performance live, this is truly epic. Vocals is so clean and dance is very smooth. Maybe so much better than the later History tour performances. MJ Forever and ever

[@LRXLX]

this wasn't his last live 1999 and 2001 was his last performance

[@AlexanderMJJ]

​@@LRXLXhe meant this is his last LIVE performance, the last time he sang live without playback.

[@LRXLX]

@AlexanderMJJ ah right I see

[@umarsoto2180]

There will never ever be another Michael Jackson

[@abhishekgurkha468]

King of Pop is no one

[@abhishekgurkha468]

Forever I love you miss you

[@chargoesboom6990]

My high school is already gonna have one at the end of the month during a rally

[@wishie8474]

@@chargoesboom6990 nope

[@hero4fun560]

Funfact: this concert was fully sponsored by His Majesty of brunei darusalam ($27mil) for his 50th birthday celebration, which means it's a free concert.

[@shinji_is_happy]

I know this is nothing new but tbh, I think we're really lucky to have this performance in Pro footage and HD quality. It's basically HIStory Tour Billie Jean but with fully live vocals. Truly a one-of-a kind. And I absolutely love how he sang the high "me" in "people always told me" (something which he never did in the Dangerous Tour).

[@AndreiIleanu]

@P Sung Finally someone noticed and appreciated that! He never really did the high "me" in any of the tours: Victory, Bad or Dangerous (History doesn't even count with the playback). In my opinion, the best part of this song is the pre-chorus and that high note there is the bread and butter of the ascent towards the chorus. His dancing and performing had always been on point during his live Billie Jean, but I was always missing that high "me" in "people always told me". When you look at previous tours and previous performances, you start to see a pattern of the tempo getting lower and lower as time passed on most of the songs (more obvious in WBSS), but I feel like for some reason, Billie Jean was one of the more refined performances as he dropped the tempo. It feels like his moves are more precise, cleaner and overall classier. That's why I think this might simply be MJ's BEST EVER live performance of Billie Jean (vocals + dancing combined).

[@chancellorpalps]

@@AndreiIleanu he did it in wembley 1988 go watch it but i’m not sure

[@emmanuelbongar7370]

@@AndreiIleanuhe did in the Bad Tour kzbin.info/www/bejne/eH69oJquqc6Hn9U&feature=shares At 1:16

[@theformer1337agent]

@@chancellorpalps he did it in most concerts in the bad tour

[@Pedromjj58]

he did the high "me" at many shows on the bad tour

[@SDTheStoryTeller]

I am in love with his vocals in this performance. You can tell that he’s feeling every word.

[@milanso2285]

*THIS BASS*

[@mayat.1091]

AndreiTAKER I’M SAYINGGG

[@NotMichaelJuqson]

YESSIR

[@ilovetotour6742]

*It's Killing it* 😎 👑✌MJ Forevah✌👑 #MJRocks #MJForever #MJKOP #MJInnocent

[@dorothywilson5731]

YEA BUDDY

[@Brunello1995]

One of the best live version of Billie Jean by far by MJ.

[@ianschwartz08]

One thing I love about the royal brunei concert is how calm and formal the audience is, like when the guy in the seat catches Michael's hat at 7:30 , they don't all surround him and try grabbing the hat themselves or from him, they just look and start clapping for him once he picks it up. Oh, and the guy in the audience putting it on and tipping it was amazing too.

[@stephanieking1045]

I always love when he added the add libs to this. Doggone lover!

[@jeremyofori3976]

Jennifer Jones It's acc Y'all gonna love her but he says both anyways😂

[@christianthomas5434]

Jeremy Daniels it's actually doggone lover she had it right lol

[@christaylor7916]

lol

[@TangerineTux]

Dragon lava!

[@ramilovestoedge]

I always thought its 'jumbo lover' lol

[@SkylarSouls]

he just rocked it at chorus lines with the perfect amount contrast in every bit of word. just amazing man no words!!!

[@Lordran__]

I’ve always loved it when he said “DOGGONE LOVER”. He says it a lot during this performance. It sounds so damn cool.

[@kimhyungjin]

4:30 so powerful!!!!

[@sandradan2117]

He definitely has the best dance no moves: best beat : best out fits. Definitely the most beautiful voice ever

[@kennyf1993]

love this live version because he actually sings live

[@83jdc1]

He mostly sang this song live.

[@beyond8964]

+83jdc1 no really,mostly just sing live at the end, not the whole song

[@83jdc1]

friendsdogdog Only during the History tour, he and it live during both the Dangerous and Bad tour

[@Blazekid1906]

+83jdc1 And victory

[@OfficialShabda]

+DemoLegends victory tour's BJ rushed too much for me

[@ronaldbarnes2547]

singing and dancing in one of the hottest countries around who cares if his voice was a little out of tune that's without all the audio technology we have today he did way better than any of today's performers by far

[@nirvanafan500]

Ronald Barnes indeed, this would of been hard. Heat, fatigue , illness, and constant dancing... and still hit the notes he did.

[@yordi3945]

at 40 years old

[@thiagolopez1316]

Le sabes a la música clásica compa

[@zxxczczczcz]

1+

[@raiden8991]

@@yordi3945 he was almost 38 close enough but yeah still🔥🔥.

[@michaeljackson78782]

Amazing performance! There will never be anyone that can match MJ's talent.

[@ADiiMaC]

6:09 Loving this One Hand Style and the two Spins instead of one before the Moonwalk in the Enddance Looks like he is on fire

[@washim-7867]

its after the 1995 mtv performance so yeah he was on fire

[@marcusmckinney9616]

My fa favorite! No play back- all live baby! 🎤

[@Aftermath779]

Without a doubt the best Bille Jean performance on Michael Jacksons HIStory World Tour vocally.

[@M7keSonic]

This isn't part of the HIStory Tour, and if it was, it wouldn't be the best

[@STEELERS_NATION-2]

@M7keSonic no where near his best but if it was it would be the best full live vocals but it’s not and yeah it wouldn’t be there were countless better HIStory performances than this so I agree

[@gabrieldichter8830]

What a star he was...I miss Micheal Jackson

[@PaulJackson729]

This is one of the best live performances of Billie Jean IMO.

[@fr6ctur]

in my country too 😱

[@M7keSonic]

I disagree

[@PaulJackson729]

@M7keSonic I get how huge Mowtown 25 was. I know how much that music and that brand has inspired others. The first ever moonwalk. I get it, but I like this performance because although he was much older by this point and started getting sick, he still gave it his all and sang live and not lipsync.

[@M7keSonic]

@@PaulJackson729 I'm not talking about Motown 25, despite that being a better performance than this one, I was talking about many other Billie Jean performances being better than Royal Brunei, heck, the best Billie Jean performances happen to take place after this show

[@PaulJackson729]

@M7keSonic Most of those he was lip syncing and not singing live. I know for some that doesn't matter quite as much but it matters to me.

[@thekingofpopproductions4877]

This is the best billie jean Performance ever performed live

[@darkbiddy511]

Yep

[@thekingofpopproductions4877]

@@darkbiddy511 better than the History Tour Ones

[@darkbiddy511]

@@thekingofpopproductions4877 yes, it's like a transition from Dangerous to History... Long end dance with robot moves like in History tour combined with Dangerous Tour's 100% live. And what can I say, the result is amazing

[@thekingofpopproductions4877]

@@darkbiddy511 the best of both tour

[@darkbiddy511]

@@thekingofpopproductions4877 yep

[@zf5567]

This is one of my Fav Billie Jean Performance! EPIC! you know he's tired, but he's just so in sync with the music with his whole being! and his ad libs.. LEGEND!👑.. l miss him still..😢💔RIP King 13 years gone..

[@Prajjwal1010]

Greatest man of the entertainment industry ever.

[@peppuhenrik8798]

You can see that he is pretty tired here. The vocals were still pretty good

[@mikepokorny2835]

@BugiBow#60 yes. Tour prep for his HIStory Tour were pretty much going along nicely and Jackson had enough time to conserve his voice for that night. By far his last great concert.

[@gamer-_-games3555]

Yeah because billie Jean is normally one of the last songs of the concert

[@mikepokorny2835]

@@gamer-_-games3555 Normally Billie Jean is in the middle of the set list. The only time he did it near the end was the Victory Tour.

[@gamer-_-games3555]

Mike Drölf it was also near the end during bad tour

[@ruslinyatim8508]

But i like this bille jean live compare with another live history..

[@gorgesk7285]

To every singer in this earth ..get lost.. this is MJ God of music 😏

[@tankthehedgehog105]

0:17 I Love That Sound Of The Bass Or What Ever That Low Instrument Is

[@RaviSingh-fh9rq]

Piano, you can tune ir ro make ir sound lile that

[@MJTubeOne]

Yes, Bass

[@Lucas_Alencar1]

The bass sound comes from the band's bassist synthesizer, billie jean's bass is already programmed on it, so he presses a key and the bass line starts playing, but he has to repeat the key press for the line to restart.

[@chancellorpalps]

@@Lucas_Alencar1 kinda makes sense but how do you know?

[@MJAndRecreations]

@@Lucas_Alencar1yea his name is Freddie Washington btw

[@melodyal3357]

No matter what Michael do, no one can come even close to this Legend! I could watch his performances 24/7 and never get tired. I absolutely admire this man!

[@englandstore7663]

I Love this perform. Pure Voice

[@Thomas___]

*_4:39_**_ He sounds exactly like the studio version because he never used autotune in his life_*

[@kamil.p5134]

Cause autotune wasn't a thing just yet

[@zkrhmn]

Autotune isn’t the devil loool it’s bad if ppl use it to smooth out their voice or give a false impression that they can actually sing, but every musical artist uses it to perfect how the song sounds, we think the world of Michael but he’d hate himself if a song went out w a key or a tune or a chord in the wrong place instead of auto tuning it

[@zkrhmn]

MJJ4K oh no lol I know that if you reply to a comment all the other replies get a notif but I was responding to OP, you’re right though

[@timmyl6398]

Thomas he used playback quite often not auto tune. Dancing while singing is extremely difficult which is why he did it

[@Ghost-sk7yp]

Thomas it’s called playback

[@Angkolsulek476]

2:55 I love his energy here

[@DaviGoldberg-o6f]

Great performance, no playback, no autotune

[@dj_6ix20two6]

4:50 I love when he says “dawg gone luva” 😂

[@mckennagraceboy]

This was Michael's best moonwalk of all his tours, and anyone who says otherwise is willing to debate it.

[@featheryfemme]

He's got a lot of great ones, but good lord this one is CLEAN. Edit: Seoul 1999's after the robot is INSANE though. Not sure this one beats that. It's like his upper body's on a gimbal, just completely still, and his feet are gliding so smoothly and cleanly. It's a marvel of human movement. Also, it's a rare left to right moonwalk.

[@WilliamBtwFN]

@jackproo 1988 Billie Jean wembley was his best moonwalk

[@M7keSonic]

It's a great moonwalk for sure... BUT... Cologne 1992 Olso 1992 Copenhagen 1992 Barcelona 1992 Ovieda 1992 Santiago 1993 Cologne 1997 (breakdown) Lausanne 1997 Munich 1997 (both shows) Copenhagen 1997 Gothenburg 1997 (second one) Helsinki 1997 (breakdown) Seoul 1999

[@16801041021]

Greatest artist ever.

[@Globalaircraftspotter]

Of that time

[@DeadChannelNow]

@@Globalaircraftspotter No of ALL time

[@Globalaircraftspotter]

@@DeadChannelNow no he’s been outsold by Bruno Mars/Ed Sheran

[@STEELERS_NATION-2]

Not by records

[@milagrossantos395]

Me encanta Michael Jackson el mejor de todos los tiempos!!!!

[@PankajKumar-zp8bx]

Mj his bast bille jeen ever

[@pablothegamer7975]

Obvio el mejor del mundo por siempre

[@enriquemori6732]

@@pablothegamer7975 Yesss

[@Thomas___]

*_The best HIStory era Performance_*

[@roziko5311]

Also, Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' live in Copenhagen '97

[@Thomas___]

ro ziko *_Yep_*

[@NykkLaTenebra]

0:47 HIS EXPRESSION (he liked in bad era!)

[@klaudiaratajczyk5474]

Exactly. It changes the make-up a lot, including what is used to make it. Spreading vitiligo did a lot too. Here you can see that he's just older and that's it. It's fun to watch how the movie for "Stranger In Moscow" was made. There, Michael "loses" his make-up and there is a big difference in how he looks in the "video" and after being completely soaked.

[@Unperilled]

What do you mean

[@kirtjoe283]

Omg ive never seen this one yet it looks and sounds so unique and cool!!!!

[@michaeljacksonforever3247]

He's so amazing live

[@Blakeyboi24]

been looking for a live version where he actually was singing! thanks for this vid! Doing billie jean along with his other songs would be extremely tiring, understand why he was skipping some lines. RIP!

[@supersmashmaster43]

Every Billie Jean performance up until this one was live.

[@AladeenMusic]

every billie jean concert performance from 1984's victory tour up until THIS CONCERT(Royal Brunei) in 1996 was live vocals, btw this video was the LAST time he performed live singing for this song/

[@jonastorrico]

thank you! this is very important for all MJ fans, I never saw this version !! :)

[@valentinap2279]

wtf!!!!! That dude just got HIS fedora and he is just cool with it?????? I'd be freaking the f out!!!!

[@99annanic]

That's my reaction. Like normally I see fans killing each other to get that hat.

[@mayaraalbano1825]

????????l

[@elmarquez2138]

Valentina P I think the Royal family of Brunei were there and had to behave because this show was for the king of Brunei.........I think.

[@ughman5001]

I know the guy who caught the hat!

[@FrankyboyLegend]

Really? What did he do with it? Was it autographed by MJ? I remember seeing some hats allegedly from HIStory Tour sold on eBay and they were autographed on the back side.

[@ondrejpuskar9849]

Best billie jean performance for me.

[@2dartand3dworld69]

he is really KING OF POP!

[@clockWorks10]

He just oozes presence. Truly one of the best.

[@roziko5311]

06:43 Gratest side moonwalk ever !!!

[@chargoesboom6990]

Looking at the moonwalk from front and back is what you see is him moving just backwards, the SIDE view however looks like he IS sliding which my case brings the crowd in awe

[@Monzon_XVIII]

Smooth

[@seanlooney8426]

It’s actually called the Sidewalk

[@BReeaall]

Best biliie jean live so far love the roughness of his voice

[@eunicejoyabellon6189]

I LOVE YOU MICHAEL JACKSON, ALWAYS AND FOREVER♥

[@marcosalberto6857]

Rei da música! 💕💕💕

[@M7keSonic]

This concert was practically a History tour concert but without all the playback and stiff moonwalks, he seems tired here though, but that makes sense since it's a very hot country and there was a lot of smoke on the stage making it hard to breathe, especially when it's a 2 hour long concert full of live singing and dancing, even with all of that MJ was still capable of performing amazingly here, incredible vocals and dance moves edit: yeah no my opinion on this performance has drastically changed

[@juniorvalenxia2076]

How the hell can he turn even without moving his feet? He is the god of dance and music

[@mohizpornofficialalithegay3827]

junior valenxia basically he's spinning on 1 point.

[@paradise12939]

its easy, i can do it

[@twinsylvia17]

junior valenxia what do u mean turn without moving his feet?

[@twinsylvia17]

junior valenxia oh never mind I see it now..easy.

[@jhaelonjackson]

Just turn your body

[@aasraaj4540]

Simply the greatest ever in the world

[@stephencharles2120]

He’s the one who can sing & perform that’s why is king of all times

[@PonzWasTaken]

These are the best Billie Jean vocals from the 90s imo

[@AladeenMusic]

his vocals in the Dangerous tour concerts were better than this one, but considering his condition in this time, its still reallty good

[@maxboldt984]

November 2024 ❤ after all this years it’s still my favourite version 🎉❤ His moves, his voices, his power 💪🏻 I’m in love with this performance❤

[@iulipetrescu1021]

2019....still here

[@EnderThePearl123]

2021

[@crrllerrt]

2024

[@dariancote8572]

One of the last times Billie Jean was ever sung live

[@Paul8820]

In my opinion one of the best.

[@freestylefinland9902]

This Is It 2009

[@orca5095]

Ryan ?

[@nyrgaming3091]

Ryan well he sings it live in 09. But for some reason Sony played the demo while he sang Billie jean.

[@karaoketaylorxsingsfan232]

I love the ending dance.

[@badellA86]

Smokin' hot. 🔥

[@hongdan0426]

와......성대결절걸리셧는데 라이브를 부르시네..대단하시다 마이클잭슨님

[@mjstudios77]

7:33 *WOW! THAT GUY IS SO LUCKY TO WEAR* *MJ HAT!*

[@thenostalgiaman]

This is one of the only performances where the hat wasn't torn apart.

[@jbaut4793]

perfection total un this concert

[@touch_the_sky]

PLEASE MAKE A FULL HFR VERSION OF THIS CONCERT ! (obviously without the headphones logo) WE ALL NEED THIS !

[@danseur_mj_corse]

The greatest of all time, we all know it !!! But can we talk about the luckiest man in the world at 7:30 ?? He grabbed the hat and I'm sure it's the best gift of his life !!! 🤩🤩🤩

[@rickeyalexander8273]

This is such an interesting performance of Billie Jean. It’s the first time and only time he performs the song with fully live vocals closer to the original pace of the song.

[@Aftermath779]

And he was singing it under the playback to sync his mouth with the song.

[@afflulifestyle1784]

This is still good but the Bucharest 1992 Billie Jean is just legendary, Michael had everything down to perfection, the vocals, the moves & the camera work was fantastic it caught all of Michael's emotions.

[@gabrielistrate2751]

Indeed, in the History tour, Biliie jean was lip-syncking , but not here in Brunei , it is so so abvious , just listen , it sounds different than the other Billie Jean performances ! Here is 100% live, it's so abvious !

[@Paul8820]

+Gabriel Istrate Even though he sounded older than his previous tours, I didn't think he sounded that bad at this concert. I'd rather hear him sing live like this than her him lip sync

[@gabrielistrate2751]

+Paul8820. It didn't sound bad at all ( i never said that ). In fact , even here is 100 % live , it is even better than any Billie Jean performances from the Dangerous tour !

[@Paul8820]

Gabriel Istrate and I think it's one of the best live performances of this song

[@nirvanafan500]

@@gabrielistrate2751 Munich 1992?

[@fredalejandrogarciazuniga171]

@@nirvanafan500 ikr?

[@rahmanrahmansiddique8478]

The king of pop will live forever

[@cohenhamilton1320]

This was the last time he ever sung this live (excluding This is It) Probably sang the best here as well. HIStory warm up here, saying goodbye to Dangerous, the best tour ✌

[@DanielMartinez-nd5cs]

La ultima vez que MJ canto 100% en vivo Billie Jean...

[@mrthakur1277]

The greatest mj

[@DF-js6ke]

THIS IS WHY I LOVE HIM

[@maryellenquinn1]

Who’s in 2024?

[@judi4078]

I like it because its live. I like live sounds much more than playback, the atmosphere is a lot better, realer with live singing

[@anitabattomchi6422]

I love him forever

[@rakhiamitrastogi4052]

I listen this song everyday if I my class is going on because I am addicted to this song and to michael jackson and also listen his legendary songs everyday

[@sonicthehedgehog431]

I putted this on my ipad at max volume and i felt like in that Concert

[@karinarayme6515]

estaba exhausto cansado sudando a gotones sin embargo el por no decepcionar a sus fans siguio cantando y se le escucho excelente eso es de admirar demasiado michael jackson siempre sera the king of pop nadie jamas sera igual a michael enserio se noto muchisimo su esfuerzo en este concierto

[@thaliasalazarvillegas3530]

SIN DUDA ALGUNA MICHAEL JACKSON ES EL REY DEL POP

[@COOlTeen-bp1rm]

Michael jackson is the best in world

[@Felix_Edmundovich]

Everything sings exactly well.

[@ginfruitponchisamurai]

Awww he's trying so hard

[@VinVonVoom]

Despite sweating his posterior off, he looks really handsome here!

[@klaudiaratajczyk5474]

I agree, Michael looks very handsome here, even when he's sweating so much. Less makeup and you can immediately see how handsome he was/ is.

[@PlazmoLUdek]

Michael Jackson never die

[@celinapardo270]

Hola soy Mexicano de Tabasco del municipio de Nacajuca, me gusta esta cancion con el moonwalk

[@cxxio.99]

"The show must go on"

[@RedublagensMix]

Ele é o melhor!

[@Korn_in_the_Mix]

This is my favorite concert of Billie Jean in my opinion

[@kkhai422]

01:59 perfect dance !

[@jacksonuy3383]

Maicol jackson en mi infancia me marco la musica y siempre sera mi cantante favorito lo amo y lo me aburrire del nunca siempre estara en mi corazon el KING OF POP [M.J]

[@xenmartin9759]

The audience joining in with the backup singers in the "Go" is wholesome

[@mrdeadpool7546]

he looks like in 1988

[@juniorvalenxia2076]

Yep, he always was the same, he has not changed so much.

[@twinsylvia17]

MR DEADPOOL I don't know about that though but he looked good.

[@Thomas___]

*_He only changed in the Thriller era_*

[@Thomas___]

*_He only changed in the Thriller era_*

[@Thomas___]

*_Actually 1983 because he only changed in the Thriller era like his head shape and that's it. Then just his hair and skin_*

[@bryanagbonorgah539]

the royale concert is my favourite concert look at the vocals are very good and look he is sooo tired poor man but he bro he cant let his fans down :) royale concert is like the dangerous tour!

[@josh07698]

The whole idea of him lip syncing the entire tour due to illness is kinda outrageous if you ask me. Even when he was sick, he still sang a lot of the songs live, and by the time he was well again, he didn't sing any of the other songs live. Throughout the years, he sang less and less, and it's simply because he got older, and there is nothing wrong with that at all, especially when he was able to dance like a professional and sing at the same time.

[@LewisFJFCurtis]

***** But at his age singing high notes isn't the easiest thing.... You are not alone is a high pitch song.

[@FrankyboyLegend]

***** He had laryngitis during SOME PARTS of the tour, but in my opinion I believe it was more like an OCD sorta thing he had with perfection. A playback voice sounds more "perfect". He only sung live the things that he didn't bother re-recording eg WBSS and J5 Medley. The only thing he re-recorded was Janet's verses in Scream.

[@josh07698]

Frank Lin The thing is, people don't want to admit that as he got older, his singing got worse when he performed live. Just look at the Brunei concert in 1996 just before the History tour.. He seemed so fatigued and his singing wasn't great at all.

[@83jdc1]

Josh Ochs this is the royal Brunei concert in 96 and he sounded great to me, he didn't sound as good as he used to and seemed like he was fatigued but he still sounded good. I would much rather hear a Live Michael that doesn't sound perfect then a playback voice. I loved Michaels live voice including his imperfections.

[@josh07698]

83jdc1 You misunderstand me. I totally agree with you on preferring to hear him sing live no matter what, it makes the performance so much more magical. I'm just trying to defend him lip syncing, simply because most of his performances in the earlier days did not feature him lip syncing unless if it was an encore performance or it was really hard song to sing and dance to at the same time, like Smooth Criminal.