michael jackson made me wet myself

the first time i heard this song, i was four years old. dad had just returned from america and brought with him a heap load of stuff from the states. michael jackson's new album, thriller, was one of them.

at the time, michael was *the* ultimate pop star and his latest release was the thing to have. of course, no one knew back then that years later it was gonna be one of the world's highest ever selling. or that michael would become far scarier than the character he portrays on the video. nope, the only thing people cared about was how cool this song was.

dad warned me not to listen but because i was such an obedient child, i of course didn't listen to him. too excited to find out what the whole fuss was about, i took the walkman and the brand new cassette tape and snuck it into my room. there i proceeded to hear the song for the very first time.

by the time the final monologue had played out and vincent price had done his maniacal laugh, i'd dropped the walkman and run screaming for mum.

i also wet my pants.

i'm not banned from listening to this song anymore and i've grown to really like it - i think it's one of the best song and music video ever made - but i still can't help but feel like going to the toilet every time i hear it.