Jackson stated at the time that he was disappointed in his performance; he had wanted to remain on his toes longer than he had. Jackson subsequently said that "Billie Jean" was one of his favorite songs to perform live, but only when he did not have to do it the way he had on "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever". "The audience wants a certain thing—I have to do the moonwalk in that spot," he later said. "I'd like to do a different version."