Startin

'Startin' off to visit folks when you haven't the least idea where they live! '

Cap'n Warren's Wards Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

So Prince is not perfect -- not that you'd notice while he's effortlessly running his "Mountains" into a sing-along of Sly Stone's "Everyday People," channeling Michael Jackson via a ballsy cover of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" or jamming his own countless hits alongside everybody from the legendary Maceo Parker to Sheila E. to his brilliantly-revamped New Power Generation.

Gregory Weinkauf: Happy Birthday to Prince! Gregory Weinkauf 2011

The transition from the wonder-filled "Childhood," which allows the audience to see inside the Neverland Gates as bronze statues of children come to life, segues magnificently into the frenetic, tribal energy of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin.'"

Joe Vogel: Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson Immortal Takes Audience On A Dazzling Ride Joe Vogel 2011

So Prince is not perfect -- not that you'd notice while he's effortlessly running his "Mountains" into a sing-along of Sly Stone's "Everyday People," channeling Michael Jackson via a ballsy cover of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" or jamming his own countless hits alongside everybody from the legendary Maceo Parker to Sheila E. to his brilliantly-revamped New Power Generation.

Gregory Weinkauf: Happy Birthday to Prince! Gregory Weinkauf 2011

The transition from the wonder-filled "Childhood," which allows the audience to see inside the Neverland Gates as bronze statues of children come to life, segues magnificently into the frenetic, tribal energy of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin.'"

Joe Vogel: Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson Immortal Takes Audience On A Dazzling Ride Joe Vogel 2011

I used to play Wanna Be Startin 'Something over and over again and I thought Michael was exceptionally gorgeous.

Michael Jackson Gone at 50 rabid1st 2009

Alonzo had designed dazzling effects for the show, including a glass sphere that would float around Jackson during the opening song, 1982's Wanna Be Startin 'Somethin'.

Inside Michael Jackson's last show: The magic was back 2009

While parts of the medley — which included "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin,'" Rock with You," Black or White," and "Man in the Mirror," — sounded live, there were also some very noticeable fakers.

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I used to play Wanna Be Startin 'Something over and over again and I thought Michael was exceptionally gorgeous.

Michael Jackson Gone at 50 rabid1st 2009

The party included hundreds of soaking wet people dancing and singing Shake Your Body Down to the Ground and Wanna Be Startin 'Somethin'while looking at overhead projections of Jackson's career highlights.

Lauri Lyons: Harlem Memorializes Michael Jackson at Apollo Theater Lauri Lyons 2010