"You might notice that not only do videos get better, but they seem to sync up with the music. Is this a coincidence? Is this some 'Wizard of Oz' + 'Dark Side of the Moon' stoner delight?
The simple fact is an open secret in the recording industry: music video editors work to Thriller, often before the final songs are even mastered, and those songs are added to the videos afterward.
How can this be? Why does this work?
Pop songs are expensive, videos more so, and record companies like to bet on a sure thing. Thriller, by itself, has sold more copies than the entire catalog of any other musician. And 98% of pop music matches Thriller's tempo and beat structure.
No, it must just be a coincidence...
…that every video is Better With Thriller."
