You’ve ain’t never heard the King of Pop quite like this! YouTuber Jared Halley dropped a brilliant a cappella arrangement of all the greatest Michael Jackson hits like “Billie Jean”, “Thriller”, “Heal the World”, “Smooth Criminal”, “Bad” and more. Halley effortlessly hit all those smooth high notes, which would already be enough to win over the hearts of MJ fans. However, he took it to the next level by also singing the instrumental melodies, bass lines, and drums, scoring a viral hit for his troubles.
The medley really showed off Halley’s talent, but he also made the video a ball to watch with his cheeky performances as he bopped in and out of the frame. The Music Man appreciates that Halley included not only the essential hits but also some deeper numbers within the Jackson discog, as many of the tracks he covered are just as banging as his main radio staples. Aside from being a great watch, the video also highlighted just how incredible Jackson’s legacy is, with so many timeless hits to choose from.
Halley’s inventive take on Jackson’s bops really did the rounds on the ‘Tube, drawing 3.3 million views on the platform. MJ fans were digging it, and added comments such as “I usually don’t like Michael Jackson covers but man this was amazing. I’m such a hardcore fan and I’m 100% sure he would be so proud” and “Not only did you harmonize with over a dozen other versions of yourself, you managed to nail every single Michael Jackson song you tried, and blended them together into a melody that’s smooth as bourbon.”
Halley has scored a number of hit videos with his medleys of popular songs. Another cracking upload from the talented lad was his a cappella medley of Queen’s hits. Needless to say, Queen and Michael Jackson are a pretty different kettle of fish stylistically, but Halley was again all over it, dropping fresh and unique arrangements on all the greatest Queen numbers.
Jaren Halley is a musician and producer from Columbus, Ohio. He began uploading YouTube content in January 2015, with his first upload being an a cappella rendition of Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud”. The Music Man readers might be interested to learn that Halley has built up a subscriber base of 815,000 on YouTube, and that 22 of his uploads have surpassed a million views on the platform.