Moonwalk (dance) Ian Inglis later wrote that Jackson encapsulated a long tradition of African-American dance movements in that one performance. Moonwalking received widespread attention, and from then on, the moonwalk became Jackson's signature move for his song "Billie Jean". Nelson George said that Jackson's rendition "combined Jackie Wilson's athleticism with James Brown's camel walk". Michael Jackson's autobiography was titled "Moonwalk", and he also starred in a 1988 film titled "Moonwalker". In the 1984 movie "Streets of Fire", actor and performer Stoney Jackson executed a moonwalk as the leader of a fictional group, The Sorels, who lip-synced to the Dan Hartman song "I
Bad (Michael Jackson song) between Jackson and musician Prince; although the plans were not fruitful. Prince instead submitted his song "Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me" to Jackson for use on Bad, but he rejected it, so it was instead given to Taja Sevelle for her self-titled album. In Jackson's 1988 autobiography "Moonwalk", Jackson discussed the concept of "Bad", elaborating that, In a 1988 interview with "Ebony" and "Jet" magazines, Jackson said that he had gotten the idea for the song from a true story that he had read about in either "Time" or "Newsweek" magazine. Jackson stated that the story was about a