"Bad."  Christ. Cover pulled from Idolator At ten years old, the spectacle of subway choreography as it collided with street politics and the hilariously suited Michael Jackson , (who'd evidently forsaken zippers five years after breaking up a knife fight in "Beat It"), charmed me to no end.  "Bad" was a very mediocre single, but it was aided by an over-dramatic black n' white concrete jungle storyline that followed a neighborhood kid (Jackson) making good while his hoodlum friends (one of whom was played by Wesley Snipes no less) threatened to drag him back into the urban underbelly where he could mug old men.  Involving Martin Scorsese to helm an episodic video for the song was an obvious attempt to remake the success of Jackson's "Thriller" video, which had been directed by American Werewolf In London 's John Landis .  "Thriller," despite its homage to classic horror and its iconic cast of dancing zombies,...