>> FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED BY THE STANLEY AND JUDITH FRANKEL FOUNDATION.

LIVE FROM DETROIT, IT'S NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH THE DSO CONDUCTED BY BRENT HAVENS WITH VOCALS BY JAMES DELISCO AND YOUR HOST, FRED NAHAAT AND CHRISTY MCDONALD.

AND NOW, LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL IS THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSON.

[MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] KEEP ON WITH THE FORCE DON'T STOP.

DON'T STOP TILL YOU GET ENOUGH.

KEEP ON WITH THE FORCE DON'T STOP.

DON'T STOP TILL YOU GET ENOUGH KEEP ON WITH THE FORCE DON'T STOP KEEP ON WITH THE FORCE DON'T STOP HEARTBREAK ENEMY DESPISE.

ETERNAL LOVE SHINES IN MY EYES SO LET LOVE (OH LET LOVE) TAKE US THROUGH THE HOURS I WON'T BE COMPLAINING (NO NO) 'CAUSE YOUR LOVE IS ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT KEEP ON WITH THE FORCE DON'T STOP DON'T STOP TILL YOU GET ENOUGH KEEP ON WITH THE FORCE DON'T STOP DON'T STOP TILL YOU GET ENOUGH KEEP ON WITH THE FORCE DON'T STOP DON'T STOP TILL YOU GET ENOUGH KEEP ON WITH THE FORCE DON'T STOP UNTIL YOU GET ENOUGH [MUSIC]>> CAN YOU FEEL IT, DETROIT?

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSON.

ANY MICHAEL JACKSON FANS TONIGHT?

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> ALL RIGHT.

LISTEN, GET THOSE HANDS TOGETHER.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE DANCING?

IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH US.

♪ IF YOU CAN'T HAVE A BABY ♪ DON'T THINK NOTHING IF YOU CAN'T FEED YOUR BABY YOU WANNA BE STARTING SOMETHING.

TOO HIGH TO GET OVER TOO LOW TO GET UNDER YOU'RE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE YEAH YEAH YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE.

YOU SEE, I BELIEVE IN ME.

YOU BELIEVE IN YOU.

HELP ME SONG MAMA SEMA MA SA MA MA COO SA MA MA SE MA MA SA MA MA COO SA HELP ME SING IT!

MA MA SE MA MA SA MA MA COO SA MA MA SE MA MA SA MA MA COO SA WOO HOO MA MA SE MA MA SA YOU WANNA BE STARTING SOMETHING.

YOU GOT TO BE STARTING SOMETHING.

YOU GOT TO BE STARTING SOMETHING.

CHARGE [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> WOW.

WOO.

WHAT A NIGHT.

>> CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

WELCOME TO NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

I'M HERE WITH MY CO-HOST, CHRISTY MCDONALD.

>> GOOD EVENING, DETROIT.

IT'S SO GOOD TO CELEBRATE WITH EVERYONE HERE.

WE'RE LIVE FROM ORCHESTRA HALL IN DETROIT.

WE'RE GETTING READY TO RING IN 2018 WITH THE MUSIC OF THE GREAT MICHAEL JACKSON.

>> THAT MUSIC, WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED.

LOTS MORE MUSIC TO COME.

LET'S GIVE IT BACK TO THE FEATURED PERFORMER TONIGHT, JAMES DELISCO.

>> THERE WILL BE A TEST LATER.

ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?

NO, DETROIT, I SAID, ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?

[MUSIC] GIRL CLOSE YOUR EYES LET THAT RHYTHM GET INTO YOU DON'T TRY TO FIGHT IT THERE AIN'T NOTHING THAT YOU CAN DO RELAX YOUR MIND LAY BACK AND GROOVE WITH MINE YOU GO TO FEEL THAT HEAT AND WE CAN RIDE THE BOOGIE SHARE THAT BEAT OF LOVE I WANNA ROCK WITH YOU (ALL NIGHT) DANCE YOU INTO DAY (SUNLIGHT) I WANNA ROCK WITH YOU (ALL NIGHT) WE'RE GONNA ROCK THE NIGHT AWAY OUT ON THE FLOOR THERE AIN'T NOBODY THERE BUT US GIRL, WHEN YOU DANCE THERE'S A MAGIC THAT MUST BE LOVE JUST TAKE IT SLOW AUP CAUSE WE GOT SO FAR TO GO WHEN YOU FEEL THAT HEAT AND WE'RE GONNA RIDE THE BOGGIE SHARE THAT BEAT OF LOVE I WANNA ROCK WITH YOU (ALL NIGHT) DANCE YOU INTO DAY (SUNLIGHT) I WANNA ROCK WITH YOU (ALL NIGHT) WE'RE GONNA ROCK THE NIGHT AWAY AND WHEN THE GROOVE IS DEAD AND GONE (YEAH) YOU KNOW THAT LOVE SURVIVES SO WE CAN ROCK FOREVER ON OW [MUSIC] I WANNA ROCK WITH YOU I WANNA GROOVE WITH YOU I WANNA ROCK WITH YOU I WANNA GROOVE WITH YOU (ALL NIGHT) OH YEAH (SUNLIGHT) ROCK WITH YOU ROCK WITH YOU WE'RE GONNA DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY I WANNA ROCK WITH YOU DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY (SUNLIGHT) ROCK WITH YOU (YEAH) WE'RE GONNA DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] WHOO!

ALL RIGHT.

SO, HOW ARE YOU FEELING TONIGHT?

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> ARE YOU READY FOR A NEW YEAR, DETROIT?

IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

LIKE I SAID EARLIER, WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSON.

WHERE ARE THE FANS?

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO, WE CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT YOUR VERY OWN DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I WANT TO SHARE A QUICK STORY WITH YOU.

FIRST OF ALL, I'M JAMES DELISCO.

I'LL BE YOUR VOCALIST TONIGHT.

THANK YOU SOME OF YOU MIGHT KNOW ME AS THE ENTERTAINER.

I DID A REALITY SHOW AND WON.

I WON A CONTRACT TO PERFORM AT THE LAS VEGAS HILTON FOR A YEAR AS HIGHLIGHT ENTERTAINER.

I GUESS YOU'RE NOT IMPRESSED BY THAT.

I FOUND OUT IT'S OKAY.

I THINK ABOUT IT.

I ACTUALLY THINK I MAY BE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL REALITY TV CHAMPION NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD.

I WANT TO SHARE SOME GREAT MUSIC AND STORIES AND TAKE YOU ON A JOURNEY TONIGHT.

IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU GUYS?

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN TONIGHT.

AWESOME.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> I WANT TO SHARE A QUICK STORY WITH YOU ABOUT MUSIC.

MUSIC IS A BIG PART OF MY LIFE.

I WAS NINE YEARS OLD.

I WAS IN THE 4TH GRADE CLASS.

IT WAS MY TURN TO LEAD THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

WHEN I GOT UP TO SING, MY VOICE ROSE.

MY CLASS WENT CRAZY.

MY TEACHER, MRS.

RICHARDSON WAS A BIG SOUTHERN WOMAN.

AFTER SHE TOLD THE CLASS TO SETTLE DOWN, Y'ALL -- SHE TURNED AND LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, BABY, WE IS GOING TO VEGAS!

OOOOH!

I KID YOU NOT.

SHE DID SUGGEST THAT I ENTER THE TALENT SHOW, AND I DID.

I CAME ACROSS A SONG BY THE YOUNG MICHAEL JACKSON CALLED "BEN."

YOU KNOW THAT SONG?

IT WAS THE FIRST SONG I SANG IN PUBLIC.

IT'S COOL.

BEN THE TWO OF US NEED LOOK NO MORE WE BOTH FOUND WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR WITH A FRIEND TO CALL MY OWN I'LL NEVER BE ALONE AND MY FRIEND WILL SEE YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME BEN YOU'RE ALWAYS RUNNING HERE AND THERE (HERE AND THERE) YOU FEEL YOU'RE NOT WANTED ANYWHERE (ANYWHERE) IF YOU EVER LOOK BEHIND AND DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU FIND THERE'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW YOU'VE GOT A PLACE TO GO (YOU'VE GOT A PLACE TO GO) I USED TO SAY "I" AND "ME" NOW IT'S "US", NOW IT'S "WE" I USED TO SAY "I" AND "ME" NOW IT'S "US", NOW IT'S "WE" BEN MOST PEOPLE WOULD TURN YOU AWAY I DON'T LISTEN TO A WORD THEY SAY THEY DON'T SEE YOU AS I DO I WISH THEY WOULD TRY TO I'M SURE THEY'D THINK AGAIN IF THEY HAD A FRIEND LIKE BEN (A FRIEND) LIKE BEN (LIKE BEN) LIKE BEN >> SUCH A BEAUTIFUL AND HEARTFELT SONG, ISN'T IT?

I LOVE THAT SONG.

AT THE TIME, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS ABOUT A BIG FAT RAT.

FAST FORWARD A FEW YEARS LATER.

I WAS ABOUT 12 YEARS OLD IN A SUMMER PROGRAM.

I GREW UP IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

YOU KNOW JACKSONVILLE?

WHAT PART?

OKAY.

CAN I GET A RIDE HOME AFTER?

YEAH.

SO, A COUNSELOR CAME TO BE IN THE PROGRAM.

SHE SAID, HEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO ON A FIELD TRIP?

I SAID SURE.

I GOT THE PERMISSION SLIP.

MY GRANDMOTHER SIGNED IT.

I GOT ON THE BUS THE NEXT SATURDAY.

THE BUS WAS FILLED WITH KIDS.

THE KIDS HAD NO IDEA WHERE THEY WERE GOING.

THEY WERE BUSTED TO THE GATOR BOWL.

WE THOUGHT IT WAS A FOOTBALL GAME.

WHEN WE WALKED IN, IT WAS FILLED WITH PEOPLE, 45,000 PEOPLE.

LOW AND BEHOLD, IT WAS A MICHAEL JACKSON CONCERT.

EVERY CONCERT MICHAEL WOULD DO, HE WOULD BLOCK OFF HUNDREDS OF SEATS FOR UNDER PRIVILEGED CHILDREN.

THEY COULD SEE THE SHOW FOR FREE.

I WAS ONE OF THOSE KIDS.

I REMEMBER WHEN I HEARD HIM SING THE NEXT SONG, I CRIED.

I WAS INSPIRED.

I SAID, I'M GOING TO DO THIS.

THE REASON I'M STANDING HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE OF THAT MOMENT SO, THANK YOU, MICHAEL.

[MUSIC] LOOKING OUT ACROSS THE NIGHT TIME THE CITY WINKS A SLEEPLESS EYE HEAR HER VOICE SHAKE MY WINDOW SWEET SEDUCING SIGHS GET ME OUT INTO THE NIGHT TIME FOUR WALLS WON'T HOLD ME TONIGHT IF THIS TOWN IS JUST AN APPLE, THEN LET ME TAKE A BITE IF THEY SAY WHY?

WHY?

TELL 'EM THAT IS HUMAN NATURE WHY?

WHY DOES HE DO IT THAT WAY IF THEY SAY WHY?

WHY?

TELL 'EM THAT IS HUMAN NATURE WHY?

WHY DOES HE DO IT THAT WAY REACHING OUT TO TOUCH A STRANGER ELECTRIC EYES ARE EVERYWHERE SEE THAT GIRL SHE KNOWS I'M WATCHING SHE LIKES THE WAY I STARE IF THEY SAY WHY?

WHY?

JUST TELL 'EM THAT IS HUMAN NATURE WHY?

WHY?

DOES DO IT THAT WAY?

IF THEY SAY WHY?

WHY?

TELL 'EM THAT IS HUMAN NATURE WHY?

WHY DOES HE DO IT THAT WAY?

I LIKE LIVIN' THIS WAY I LIKE LOVIN' THIS WAY LOOKING OUT ACROSS THE MORNING THE CITY'S HEART BEGINS TO BEAT REACHING OUT I TOUCH HER SHOULDER I'M DREAMING OF THE STREET IF THEY SAY WHY?

WHY?

TELL 'EM THAT IS HUMAN NATURE WHY?

WHY DOES HE DO IT THAT WAY IF THEY SAY WHY?

WHY?

(JUST TELL ME YOU LIKE ME TO BE AROUND OOH TELL 'EM THAT IT'S HUMAN NATURE IF THEY SAY WHY?

WHY?

WHY?

DO HE DO IT THAT WAY?

WHY?

WHY?

DOES HE DO IT THAT WAY?

IF THEY SAY WHY?

WHY?

WHY?

TELL 'EM WHY DOES HE DO IT THAT WAY?

IF THEY SAY WHY?

TELL 'EM THAT IT'S HUMAN NATURE WHY?

WHY DO THEY DO ME THAT WAY?

I LIKE LIVIN' THIS WAY WHY?

WHY?

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] HOW MANY JACKSON 5 FANS DO WE HAVE?

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> IF WE DO THIS NEXT SONG, WILL YOU GET UP AND DANCE?

IS THAT A DEAL?

[MUSIC] GOT TO BE THERE IN THE MORNING GOT TO BE THERE GOT TO BE THERE IN THE MORNING WHEN SHE SAYS HELLO TO THE WORLD GOT TO BE THERE GOT TO BE THERE IN HER DOWN TIME AND SHOW HER THAT SHE'S MY GIRL OOOH WHAT A FEELING THERE'LL BE THE MOMENT I KNOW SHE LOVES ME 'CAUSE WHEN I LOOK IN HER EYES I REALIZE I NEED HER SHARING THE WORLD BESIDE ME SO I GOT TO BE THERE (GOT TO BE THERE) GOT TO BE THERE IN THE MORNING AND WELCOME HER INTO MY WORLD AND SHOW HER THAT SHE'S MY GIRL WHEN SHE SAYS HELLO WORLD (GOT TO BE THERE) (GOT TO BE THERE) I NEED HER SHARING THE WORLD BESIDE ME THAT'S WHY I GOT TO BE THERE GOT TO BE THERE WERE IT ALL BEGINS AND THAT'S EVERYWHERE SHE GOES I GOT TO BE THERE SO SHE KNOWS THAT WHEN SHE'S WITH ME SHE'S HOME (OOOH, SHE'S HOME) (GOT TO BE THERE) GOT TO BE THERE GOT TO BE THERE GOT TO BE THERE GOT TO BE THERE GOT TO BE THERE GOT TO BE THERE ALL RIGHT.

I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DANCE.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO DANCE.

ARE YOU GOING TO DANCE WITH US IF WE DO THESE JACKSON 5 SONGS.

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT A BIG DEAL.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET UP AND DANCE WITH US, RIGHT?

NEW YEAR'S, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME, RIGHT?

WAIT.

I HAVE TO GET A COSTUME CHANGE REAL QUICK.

HANG ON A SECOND.

YOU WENT TO SCHOOL TO LEARN GIRL THINGS YOU NEVER NEVER KNEW BEFORE LIKE I BEFORE E EXCEPT AFTER C AND WHY 2 PLUS 2 MAKES 4.

NOW NOW NOW I'M GONNA TEACH ALL ABOUT LOVE GIRL SIT YOURSELF DOWN TAKE A SEAT ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS REPEAT AFTER ME A B C IT'S EASY AS 1, 2, 3 AS SIMPLE AS DO RE MI A B C, 1 2 3 BABY YOU AND ME GIRL A B C IT'S EASY AS 2 2 -- 1 2 3 COME AND LOVE ME JUST A LITTLE BIT.

I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO GET AN A HOW TO SPELL ME YOU ADD THE TWO LISTEN TO ME BABY THAT'S ALL YOU GOT TO DO OH A B C EASY AS 1 2 3 AS SIMPLE AS DO RE MI A B C, 1 2 3 BABY YOU AND ME GIRL A B C IT'S EASY IT'S LIKE COUNTING UP TO 3 SING A SIMPLE MELODY.

THAT'S HOW EASY LOVE CAN BE SIT DOWN GIRL I THINK I LOVE YA NO GET UP GIRL SHOW ME WHAT YOU CAN DO.

SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT BABY COME ON NOW SHAKE IT SHAKE IT BABY SHAKE IT SHAKE IT BABY LET ME SEE YOU SHAKE IT SHAKE IT SHAKE IT BABY 1 2 3 BABY A B C BABY COME ON SHAKE IT SHAKE IT BABY.

UH-HUH HUH HUHHH LET ME TELL YA NOW COME ON GIRL WHEN I HAD YOU TO MYSELF I DIDN'T WANT YOU AROUND THOSE PRETTY FACES ALWAYS MADE YOU STAND OUT IN A CROWD BUT SOMEONE PICKED YOU FROM THE BUNCH ONCE GLANCE WAS ALL IT TOOK NOW IT'S MUCH TOO LATE FOR ME TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK OH BABY GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE TO SHOW YOU THAT I LOVE YOU WON'T YOU PLEASE LET ME BACK IN YOUR HEART OH DARLIN' I WAS BLIND TO LET YOU GO (LET YOU GO BABY) BUT NOW SINCE I SEE YOU IN HIS ARMS, I WANT YOU BACK YES I DO NOW I WANT YOU BACK OR OOH OOH BABY I WANT YOU BACK YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH I WANT YOU BACK TRYING TO LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE IS ONE LONG SLEEPLESS NIGHT LET ME SHOW YOU GIRL THAT I KNOW WRONG FROM RIGHT EVERY STREET YOU WALK ON I LEAVE TEAR STAINS ON THE GROUND, YEAH FOLLOWING THE GIRL I DIDN'T EVEN WANT AROUND LET ME TELL YA NOW OH BABY ALL I NEED IS ONE MORE CHANCE TO SHOW YOU THAT I LOVE YOU WON'T YOU PLEASE LET ME BACK IN YOUR HEART OH DARLIN, I WAS BLIND TO LET YOU GO (LET YOU GO, BABY) BUT NOW SINCE I SEE YOU IN HIS ARMS OH, HA BUM BUM BUM BUM ALL I WANT INTSH BUM BUM BUM BUM ALL I NEED BUM BUM BUM BUM ALL I WANT BUM BUM BUM BUM ALL I NEED [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A SHORT INTERMISSION.

THERE IS A LOT MORE COMING.

STAY RIGHT THERE.

WE'RE COMING BACK.

>> HOW GREAT WAS THAT, DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

WE HAVE ABOUT 90 MINUTES TO GO UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

LOTS MORE MUSIC TO GO.

>> LOOK AT THAT CROWD.

THEY WERE HAVING A BLAST.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE MOMENTS IN MUSIC.

WE CELEBRATE DETROIT'S GREAT MUSICAL HISTORY.

WE CELEBRATE SOME OF THE GREAT MUSICAL TALENTS THIS CITY HAS TO OFFER.

WE HAVE THE HIT "JOSEPHINE" BEING PERFORMED.

TAKE A LOOK.

[MUSIC] ♪ TAKE YOUR TIME BABY LISTEN TO ME ♪ ♪ WE GET BY SO LEISURELY ♪ ♪ WE GOT THE LOVE JOSEPHINE ♪ ♪ JOSEPHINE WON'T YOU LISTEN TO ME ♪ ♪ BABY LISTEN TO ME ♪ ♪ BABY LISTEN TO ME ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ OH, BABY IT'S NOT AS EARLY AS IT SEEMS ♪ ♪ WE'VE GOT TIME TO SAVE UP FOR TWO ♪ ♪ DON'T WORRY ABOUT EVERYBODY LOOKING AT YOU ♪ JOSEPHINE ♪ ♪ JOSEPHINE WON'T YOU LISTEN TO ME ♪ ♪ JOSEPHINE WON'T YOU LISTEN TO ME ♪ ♪ BABY WON'T YOU DANCE WITH ME ♪ ♪ COME ON ♪ OOH JOSEPHINE, WON'T YOU LISTEN TO ME YEAH YEAH OH WON'T YOU BABY LISTEN TO ME JOSEPHINE OH WON'T YOU LISTEN TO ME YEAH YEAH JOSEPHINE WON'T YOU LISTEN TO ME JOSEPHINE WON'T YOU LISTEN TO ME OH WON'T YOU -- BABY LISTEN TO ME NA NA NA NA WON'T YOU PLEASE WON'T YOU LISTEN PLEASE [MUSIC] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> THANKS SO MUCH!

>> WE'RE LIVE AT ORCHESTRA HALL.

JOINING ME LIVE IS THE MAN YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING ONSTAGE, JAMES DELISCO.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE HAIR IS GOOD.

WHEN YOU ARE ONSTAGE AND THE AUDIENCE REACTS LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN, WHAT'S IT LIKE HAVING IT COME BACK AT YOU?

>> IT'S EVERYTHING.

THE FEEDBACK YOU GET FROM THE AUDIENCE FEELS GOOD.

>> TELL US HOW YOU STARTED GETTING INTO MUSIC AND HOW YOU KNEW YOU WANTED TO BE A PERFORMER AND NOT JUST A PERFORMER BUT REALLY SINGING THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSON.

>> MICHAEL WAS A BIG PART OF THAT.

I WENT HOME AND WATCHED VIDEOS.

>> RIGHT.

I THINK EVERYBODY DID, RIGHT?

>> I GET RECOGNIZED FOR IT, SO IT'S GOOD.

>> YOU KNEW IT WAS SOMETHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO DO IS PERFORM.

WHAT'S IS LIKE PERFORMING IN FRONT OF A CROWD WITH A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BACKING UP?

>> IT'S AT A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL SINGING MICHAEL'S MUSIC.

IT'S FANTASTIC.

>> AS A PERFORMER, HOW DO YOU PREP FOR THAT?

HOW DO YOU PREP FOR THIS KIND OF SHOW ON THIS NIGHT, NEW YEAR'S EVE?

>> IT'S BEEN YEARS AND YEARS OF PRACTICE.

I WENT TO A PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL.

I WORKED ON MY CRAFT HERE.

I JUST HAD A GREAT TIME IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.

YOU KNOW, I JUST -- YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST -- IT'S JUST THERE.

>> IT'S JUST WHAT YOU DO.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSON THAT CONNECTS TO SO MANY PEOPLE?

YOU SEE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES HERE.

>> PEOPLE, AFTER MY SHOWS, SAY YOU BROUGHT ME BACK TO A TIME WHEN I MET MY FIRST GIRLFRIEND OR BOYFRIEND.

I FEEL PRIVILEGED TO SHARE THOSE MEMORIES AND GOOD TIMES.

THE MUSIC IS SO UPLIFTING AND FUN.

>> I GOT THE "THRILLER" ALBUM FOR CHRISTMAS WHEN I WAS IN 6TH GRADE.

I'M DATING MYSELF.

I CONNECTED WITH THOSE SONGS.

IS THERE A SONG YOU LOVE TO PERFORM MORE THAN ANY OTHER MICHAEL JACKSON SONG?

>> I DID ONE ALREADY, "BEN."

MY FIRST SONG I DID WAS "BEN."

ALSO, BILLIE JEAN, I SEE THE PEOPLE ON MY FEET.

>> IS THAT THE ONE THAT BRINGS THE HOUSE DOWN, "BILLIE JEAN."

>> IT'S THE MOONWALK AND EVERYTHING.

>> WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE MOONWALKS AS THE NIGHT GOES ON.

THANK YOU, JAMES DELISCO.

WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE HERE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

LET'S SEND IT BACK TO YOU.

>> KRISTY, THANK YOU.

SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERFORMED MUSIC OF SOME OF THE GREATEST COMPOSERS IN THE WORLD.

[MUSIC] [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING] [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING] [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING] [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING] [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING] [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING] [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING] [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING] >> WE'RE GOING TO HEAD BACK TO THE STAGE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

I'M NOT JOINED BY THE DSO SUPPORTER, KATY.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

>> HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU TOO.

THIS IS A ROWDY CROWD HERE.

>> I LIKE IT.

THEY ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE USUAL CROWD.

>> IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A NEW YEAR'S EVE, SO -- WHY DON'T YOU TELL US ABOUT DSO NEXT GEN.

>> I GOT INVOLVED WITH THE NEXT GEN.

IT IS REALLY TO ENCOURAGE THE YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME INTERESTED IN MEMBERS AND PATRONS OF THE DSO.

WHAT THEY DO IS THEY HAVE -- FOR 40 DOLLARS A YEAR, I BECOME A MEMBER.

I GET TICKETS FOR $10 FOR THE CLASSICAL, POP AND JAZZ CONCERTS.

DEPENDING ON THE MEMBERSHIP, YOU GET INVITED TO DIFFERENT BEFORE AND AFTER THINGS.

>> IS IT FUN?

>> IT IS.

YOU GET TO MIX AND MINGLE WITH YOUNG PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN THE DSO.

IT IS A GREAT WAY TO BRING PEOPLE IN.

YOU CAN INTRODUCE THEM TO A NEW, YOUNGER GENERATION AND GET MORE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED.

>> EXPAND THE AUDIENCE A LITTLE BIT.

YOU'RE EXPOSING THE AUDIENCE TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO ORCHESTRA.

>> THE CONCERTS ARE AMAZING.

TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THIS WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY IS FANTASTIC.

>> NEXT GEN IS ALSO WITH NEW YEAR'S EVE AS WELL?

>> YES.

THEY ARE SPONSORING THIS EVENING'S PERFORMANCE.

THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THEIR NAME OUT AND HOPEFULLY ATTRACT NEW INDIVIDUALS AND NEW NEXT GENERATION MEMBERS OF THE DSO.

>> I LOVE IT.

IF PEOPLE WANT MORE INFORMATION, HOW CAN THEY FIND THAT OUT?

>> GO TO THE WEBSITE AND IT TALKS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP AS WELL AS HOW THEY CAN BE INVOLVED.

THERE IS A COMMITTEE WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE PART OF THE LEADERSHIP AND TRY TO COME UP WITH NEW IDEAS TO ATTRACT YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS.

>> WE'LL HEAD BACK OUT THERE.

YOUR FAVORITE MICHAEL JACKSON SONG YOU'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO?

>> I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO WITH "BAD."

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ONE.

>> I HOPE TO SEE SOME DANCE MOVES.

THANK YOU, KATY.

ENJOY YOUR NEW YEAR.

>> IT WAS AN OPEN CONVERSATION.

IT WAS REAL OLD SCHOOL.

>> THEY HIGHLIGHTED THE GYM FOR THE CITY.

THEY HIGHLIGHTED REAL DETROITERS.

>> THEY CAME TO GROUND ZERO TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH.

>> IT PRESENTED AN ATMOSPHERE WHERE WE CAN COME TOGETHER SAFELY.

>> PRIOR TO THE ROAD SHOW COMING TO BRIGHTMOTHER, THIS FIGHT FOR EQUAL AND EQUITABLE EDUCATION IN THE CITY OF DETROIT, I COULD DO IT AS A WHISPER.

NOW IT'S MORE LIKE A ROAR.

>> AROUND BRIGHTMOTHER, IT'S STILL GOING.

>> IN DETROIT, THEY BRING A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE TOGETHER.

IT IS A POSITIVE THING.

THEY ARE HELPING US IN THE LONG RUN.

>> THE BIGGEST THING ABOUT COMING BACK IS REMEMBERING HOW WE FIRST GOT HERE.

>> THE LURKING QUESTION IS PEOPLE WERE EXCITED TO COME AND SEE THE PROCESS OF SHARING THOSE IDEAS.

WE CAN ACTUALLY MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD.

>> JUST ABOUT AN HOUR TO GO UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

PLENTY MORE MUSIC TO COME.

>> THERE ARE SO MANY MORE SONGS COMING UP INCLUDING "BILLIE JEAN" AND "I'LL BE THERE."

>> LOOKS LIKE THE MUSICIANS ARE ONSTAGE.

LET'S GET BACK AND KEEP THE PARTY GOING.

[MUSIC] YOUR BUTT IS MINE GONNA TELL YOU RIGHT JUST SHOW YOUR FACE IN BROAD DAYLIGHT I'M TELL YOU ON HOW I FEEL GONNA HURT YOUR MIND DON'T SHOOT TO KILL COME ON COME ON I'M GIVING YOU TO THE COUNT OF THREE TO SHOW YOUR STUFF OR LET IT BE I'M TELL YOU JUST WATCH YOUR MOUTH I KNOW YOUR GAME WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT WELL THEY SAY THE SKY'S THE LIMIT AND TO ME THAT'S REALLY TRUE BUT MY FRIEND YOU HAVE SEEN NOTHING JUST WAIT TILL I GET THROUGH BECAUSE I'M BAD I'M BAD SHAMONE BAD BAD REALLY REALLY BAD YOU KNOW I'M BAD I'M BAD YOU KNOW IT (BAD BAD REALLY REALLY BAD YOU KNOW I'M BAD I'M BAD SHAMONE, YOU KNOW (BAD BAD REALLY REALLY BAD) THE WORD IS OUT YOU'RE DOIN' WRONG GONNA LOCK UP BEFORE TOO LONG YOUR LYIN' EYES GONNA TELL YOU RIGHT SO LISTEN UP DON'T MAKE A FIGHT YOUR TALK IS CHEAP YOU'RE NOT A MAN YOU'RE THROWIN' STONES TO HIDE YOUR HANDS THEY SAY THE SKY'S THE LIMIT AND TO ME THAT'S REALLY TRUE BUT MY FRIEND YOU'VE SEEN NOTHING JUST WAIT TILL I GET THROUGH BECAUSE I'M BAD I'M BAD SHAMONE (BAD BAD REALLY REALLY BAD) YOU KNOW I'M BAD I'M BAD YOU KNOW IT (BAD BAD REALLY REALLY BAD) YOU KNOW I'M BAD I'M BAD YOU KNOW IT, YOU KNOW (BAD BAD REALLY REALLY BAD) AND THE WHOLE WORLD HAS TO ANSWER RIGHT NOW JUST TO TELL YOU ONCE AGAIN WHO'S BAD [MUSIC] WE COULD CHANGE THE WORLD TOMORROW THIS COULD BE A BETTER PLACE IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT I'M SAYIN' THEN WON'T YOU SLAP MY FACE BECAUSE I'M BAD I'M BAD SHAMONE (BAD BAD REALLY REALLY BAD) YOU KNOW I'M BAD I'M BAD, YOU KNOW IT (BAD BAD REALLY REALLY BAD) YOU KNOW I'M BAD I'M BAD YOU KNOW IT, YOU KNOW (BAD BAD REALLY REALLY BAD) (AND THE WHOLE WORLD HAS TO ANSWER RIGHT NOW JUST TO TELL YOU ONCE AGAIN) YOU KNOW I'M BAD I'M BAD SHAMONE (BAD BAD REALLY REALLY BAD) YOU KNOW I'M BAD I'M BAD YOU KNOW IT, YOU KNOW IT (BAD BAD REALLY REALLY BAD) YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW COME ON (BAD BAD REALLY REALLY BAD) AND YOU KNOW I'M BAD I'M BAD SHAMONE AND THE WHOLE WORLD HAS TO ANSWER RIGHT NOW JUST TO TELL YOU ONCE AGAIN WHO'S BAD [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] SO THIS NEXT SONG IS OFF THE BAD ALBUM.

THIS VERSION IS FROM THE HIT MOVIE.

I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT.

[MUSIC] HEY PRETTY BABY WITH THE HIGH HEELS ON YOU GIVE ME FEVER LIKE I'VE NEVER EVER KNOWN I YOU'RE JUST A PRODUCT OF LOVELINESS I LIKE THE GROOVE OF YOUR WALK, YOUR TALK, YOUR DRESS I FEEL YOUR FEVER FROM MILES AROUND I'LL PICK UP IN MY CAR AND WE'LL PAINT THE TOWN JUST KISS ME BABY AND TELL ME TWICE THAT YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL YOU REALLY TURN ME ON YOU KNOCK ME OFF MY FEET MY LONELY DAYS ARE GONE [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [MUSIC] I FEEL YOUR FEVER FROM MILES AROUND I'LL PICK UP IN MY CAR AND WE'LL PAINT THE TOWN JUST KISS ME BABY AND TELL ME TWICE THAT YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME YOU KNOW IT THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL YOU REALLY TURN ME ON YOU KNOCK ME OFF MY FEET MY LONELY DAYS ARE GONE THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL YOU REALLY TURN MY ON YOU KNOCK ME OFF MY FEET (YOU KNOCK ME OFF MY FEET) MY LONELY DAYS ARE GONE AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS BUT MINE BABY COME ON (THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL) (YOU REALLY TURN ME ON) (YOU KNOCK ME OFF MY FEET) (MY LONELY DAYS ARE GONE) (THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL) (YOU REALLY TURN ME ON) (YOU KNOCK ME OFF MY FEET) (MY LONELY DAYS ARE GONE) (THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL) (YOU REALLY TURN ME ON) (YOU KNOCK ME OFF MY FEET) (MY LONELY DAYS ARE GONE) (THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL) (YOU REALLY TURN ME ON) (YOU KNOCK ME OFF MY FEET) (MY LONELY DAYS ARE GONE) GIVE IT TO ME GIVE ME SOME TIME COME ON BE MY GIRL I WANT YA TO BE MINE AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS (YOU KNOCK ME OFF MY FEET) AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS BUT MINE AND MY BABY'S [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> OW!

ALL RIGHT!

THIS IS ANOTHER ONE FOR THE JACKSON 5 FANS.

WE'RE GOING TO SLOW IT DOWN A BIT.

GET OUT YOUR CELL PHONES.

LET'S LIGHT UP THE NIGHT.

HELP US SING IT.

YOU AND I MUST MAKE A PACKET WE MUST BRING SALVATION BACK WHERE THERE IS LOVE, I'LL BE THERE I'LL REACH OUT MY HAND TO YOU I'LL HAVE FAITH IN ALL YOU DO JUST CALL MY NAME AND I'LL BE THERE I'LL BE THERE TO COMFORT YOU BUILD MY WORLD OF DREAMS AROUND YOU I'M SO GLAD THAT I FOUND YOU I'LL BE THERE WITH A LOVE THAT'S STRONG I'LL BE YOUR STRENGTH I'LL KEEP HOLDING ON YES I WILL YES I WILL LET ME FILL YOUR HEART WITH JOY AND LAUGHTER TOGETHERNESS WELL THAT'S ALL I'M AFTER WHENEVER YOU NEED ME I'LL BE THERE I'LL BE THERE TO PROTECT YOU WITH AN UNSELFISH LOVE I RESPECT YOU JUST CALL MY NAME AND I'LL BE THERE I'LL BE THERE TO COMFORT YOU BUILD MY WORLD OF DREAMS AROUND YOU I'M SO GLAD THAT I FOUND YOU I'LL BE THERE WITH A LOVE THAT'S STRONG I'LL BE YOUR STRENGTH I'LL KEEP HOLDING ON YES, I WILL YES I WILL IF YOU SHOULD EVER FIND SOMEONE NEW I KNOW HE'D BETTER BE GOOD TO YOU 'COS IF HE DOESN'T I'LL BE THERE DON'T YOU KNOW BABY YEAH YEAH I'LL BE THERE I'LL BE THERE JUST CALL MY NAME I'LL BE THERE DON'T YOU KNOW BABY YEAH I'LL BE THERE I'LL BE THERE JUST CALL MY NAME I'LL BE THERE I'LL BE THERE I'LL BE THERE JUST CALL MY NAME I'LL BE THERE LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER, HONEY I'LL BE THERE I'LL BE THERE JUST CALL MY NAME I'LL BE THERE [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] JUST CALL MY NAME AND I'LL BE THERE OOOH [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU.

I WAS JUST THINKING, THIS NEXT SONG IS OFF THE "BAD" ALBUM.

QUICK STORY, WHITNEY HOUSTON WAS SUPPOSED TO SING THIS SONG AS A DUET WITH MICHAEL, BUT SHE WASN'T AVAILABLE.

THE SONGWRITER WAS IN THE STUDIO.

QUINCY AND MICHAEL SAID, HEY, COME AND RECORD THIS SONG.

THE REST IS HISTORY.

THE SONG IS TITLED, "I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU."

WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, I HEAR YOUR VOICE SO IT CALMS ME WHISPERS AT MORNING OUR LOVE IS DAWNING HEAVEN'S GLAD YOU CAME YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL THIS THING CAN'T GO WRONG I'M SO PROUD TO SAY I LOVE YOU YOUR LOVE'S GOT ME HIGH I LONG TO GET BY THIS TIME IS FOREVER LOVE IS THE ANSWER I HEAR YOUR VOICE NOW YOU ARE MY CHOICE NOW THE LOVE YOU BRING HEMP'S IN MY HEART AT YOUR CALL I HEAR HARPS AND ANGELS SING YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL THIS THING CAN'T GO WRONG I CAN'T LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU I JUST CAN'T HOLD ON I FEEL WE BELONG MY LIFE AIN'T WORTH LIVING IF I CAN'T BE WITH YOU I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU AND IF I STOP THEN TELL ME JUST WHAT WILL I DO 'CAUSE I JUSTUST CAN'T STOP LOV YOU AT NIGHT WHEN THE STARS SHINE I PRAY IN YOU I'LL FIND A LOVE SO TRUE WHEN MORNING AWAKES ME WILL YOU COME AND TAKE ME I'LL WAIT FOR YOU YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL I WON'T STOP UNTIL I HEAR YOUR VOICE SAYING I DO I DO THIS THING CAN'T CAN'T GO WRONG THIS FEEL'S SO STRONG WELL MY LIFE AIN'T WORTH LIVING IF I CAN'T BE WITH YOU I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU AND IF I STOP THEN TELL ME JUST WHAT WILL I DO I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU WE CAN CHANGE ALL THE WORLD TOMORROW WE CAN SING SONGS OF YESTERDAY I CAN SAY HEY FAREWELL TO SORROW THIS IS MY LIFE AND I WANT TO SEE YOU FOR ALWAYS I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU NO, BABY OH!

I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU IF I CAN'T STOP AND IF I STOP NO OH OH OH OH WHAT WILL I DO?

THEN TELL ME JUST WHAT WILL I DO I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU AND IF I STOP THEN TELL ME JUST WHAT WILL I DO BECAUSE I JUST CAN'T STOP -- NO, I CAN'T STOP NO I JUST CAN'T -- NO, I CAN'T STOP NO NO NO YES, I KNOW [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] IE JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> SEE THIS BEAUTIFUL LADY RIGHT THERE.

I RECOGNIZE HER FROM SEASON 8 OF "AMERICAN IDOL."

SHE IS ONE OF THE EIGHT FINALISTS.

SHE WAS ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS."

PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR ALICIA.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> AND THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL LADY SHARING THE VOCALS WITH US, SHE'S ON THE WORD RECORD LABEL ON THE CHRISTIAN CHARTS.

THIS IS KELLY REISEN.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] WE PLAY WITH DIFFERENT ORCHESTRAS.

I WANT TO INTRODUCE THESE GUYS.

ON KEYBOARDS WE HAVE MR.

ADAM MICHAELSON.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] AND ON DRUMS, GIVE IT UP FOR PAUL RANDOLPH.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] AND ON THE BASS GUITAR, PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR DAN CLEMMONS.

ON THE GUITAR, MR.

GEORGE CENTRON.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] AND OUR GUEST TONIGHT IS MR.

BRENT HAVENS, OUR CONDUCTOR.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> ALL RIGHT.

SO, WHAT'S NEXT?

WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE SONG BEFORE I TAKE ANOTHER BREAK.

I'LL GET READY HERE FOR THE NEXT SONG.

ALL RIGHT.

SETTLE DOWN, Y'ALL.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] LET ME GET THE GLOVE.

ARE YOU READY?

I SAID, ARE YOU READY?

HERE WE GO.

I DON'T SEE NOBODY ON THEIR FEET RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T SEE -- THERE YOU GO.

YOU GOT THE RIGHT IDEA.

♪ SHE WAS MORE LIKE A BEAUTY QUEEN ♪ FROM A MOVIE SCENE ♪ ♪ I SAID DON'T MIND BUT WHAT DO YOU MEAN ♪ ♪ I MANY A THE ONE ♪ ♪ WHO WILL DANCE ON THE FLOOR IN THE ROUND ♪ ♪ SHE SAID I AM THE ONE ♪ ♪ WHAT WILL DANCE ON THE FLOOR IN THE ROUND ♪ ♪ SHE TOLD ME HER NAME WAS BILLIE JEAN ♪ ♪ AS SHE CAUSED A SCENE ♪ ♪ THEN EVERY HEAD TURNED ♪ ♪ WITH EYES THAT DREAMED OF BEING THE ONE ♪ ♪ WHO WILL DANCE ON THE FLOOR IN THE ROUND ♪ ♪ PEOPLE ALWAYS TOLD ME ♪ ♪ BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU DO ♪ ♪ DON'T GO AROUND BREAKING YOUNG GIRLS' HEARTS ♪ ♪ AND MOTHER ALWAYS TOLD ME BE CAREFUL WHO YOU LOVE ♪ ♪ BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU DO BECAUSE A LIE BECOMES THE TRUTH ♪ ♪ BILLIE JEAN IS NOT MY LOVER ♪ ♪ SHE'S JUST A GIRL WHO CLAIMS THAT I AM THE ONE ♪ ♪ BUT THE KID IS NOT MY SON ♪ ♪ SHE SAYS I AM THE ONE ♪ ♪ BUT THE KID IS NOT MY SON ♪ ♪ FOR 40 DAYS AND FOR 40 NIGHTS ♪ ♪ LAW WAS ON HER SIDE ♪ ♪ BUT WHO CAN STAND ♪ ♪ WHEN SHE'S IN DEMAND ♪ ♪ HER SCHEMES AND PLANS ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE WE DANCED ON THE FLOOR ♪ ♪ IN THE ROUND ♪ ♪ TAKE MY STRONG ADVICE ♪ ♪ JUST REMEMBER TO ALWAYS THINK TWICE ♪ ♪ DO THINK TWICE ♪ ♪ DO THINK TWICE ♪ SHE TOLD MY BABY WE DANCED TILL 3:00 ♪ THEN SHE LOOKED AT ME THEN SHOWED A PHOTO OF A BABY CRY HIS EYES LOOKED LIKE MINE OH NO DO A DANCE ON THE FLOOR IN THE ROUND BABY PEOPLE ALWAYS TOLD ME BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU DO DON'T GO AROUND BREAKING YOUNG GIRLS HEARTS ♪ BUT SHE CAME AND STOOD RIGHT BY ME ♪ ♪ AND JUST THE SMELL OF SWEET PERFUME ♪ ♪ AND THIS HAPPENED MUCH TOO SOON ♪ ♪ SHE CALLED ME TO HER ROOM ♪ ♪ BILLIE JEAN IS NOT MY LOVER SHE'S JUST A GIRL WHO CLAIMS I'M THE ONE ♪ ♪ BUT THE KID IS NOT MY SON ♪ ♪ NO NO NO NO NO BILLIE JEAN IS NOT MY LOVER ♪ ♪ SHES' SGRUS A GIRL ♪ ♪ WHO CLAIMS THAT I AM THE ONE ♪ ♪ BUT THE KID IS NOT MY SON ♪ ♪ SHE SAYS I AM THE ONE ♪ ♪ BUT THE KID IS NOT MY SON ♪ ♪ SHE SAYS I AM THE ONE ♪ ♪ BUT THE KID IS NOT MY SON ♪ NO NO NO [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] SHE SAYS I AM THE ONE ♪ BUT THE KID ♪ ♪ IS NOT MY SON ♪ ♪ NO NO NO ♪ BILLIE JEAN ♪ ♪ IS NOT MY LOVER ♪ ♪ SHE'S JUST A GIRL WHO SAYS I AM THE ONE ♪ ♪ SHE SAYS I AM THE ONE ♪ ♪ BUT THE KID IS NOT MY SON ♪ ♪ BILLIE JEAN IS NOT MY LOVER ♪ ♪ BILLIE JEAN IS NOT MY LOVER ♪ ♪ BILLIE JEAN IS NOT MY LOVER ♪ BILLIE JEAN IS NOT MY LOVER ♪ ♪ BILLIE JEAN IS NOT MY LOVER ♪ ♪ BILLIE JEAN IS NOT MY LOVER ♪ ♪ BILLIE JEAN IS NOT MY LOVER ♪ ♪ BILLIE JEAN IS NOT MY LOVER ♪ [MUSIC] [MUSIC]>> COME ON!

>> COME ON [MUSIC] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ♪ BILLIE JEAN IS NOT MY LOVER ♪ [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> I'M GOING TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK TAKE CARE.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> THIS PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE BY A GRANT FROM THE STANLEY AND JUDITH FRANKEL FOUNDATION.

>> WELCOME BACK.

YOU COULDN'T SEE FRED AND I DOING THE MOONWALK FROM WHERE WE WERE.

ALL RIGHT, FOLKS.

WE'RE LESS THAN AN HOUR AWAY FROM RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR LIVE FROM DETROIT.

YOU JUST SAW JAMES DELISCO PERFORM "BILLIE JEAN" WITH THE DSO.

>> THE AUDIENCE IS HAVING A GREAT TIME.

WE'RE HAVING A GREAT TIME.

WE HOPE YOU'RE HAVING A GREAT TIME.

THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR THEY'VE CELEBRATED WITH US.

THEY KEEP GETTING BETTER AND BETTER.

LAST YEAR, WE HONORED PRINCE AND THE INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS HE MADE.

THIS YEAR, WE CONTINUE THAT TRADITION WITH THE KING OF POP, MICHAEL JACKSON.

>> I'M GOING TO HAVE TO FIND A GLOVE AT THE END OF THE SHOW.

IT'S GREAT TO SHARE THIS WITH ALL OF YOU WATCHING AT HOME.

WE'RE SO HAPPY TO BE PART OF YOUR NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION.

>> WE CELEBRATE A CITY WITH EXTRAORDINARY ARTS AND CULTURE.

COMING UP, THIS PIECE WAS PERFORMED IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR.

>> HERE IS THE DSO PERFORMING CONDUCTED BY DAVE STAFIGUS.

ENJOY.

[MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] >> WE'RE BACK.

JOINING US IS BRENT HAVENS.

>> SO GREAT TO BE BACK.

>> YOU DID ALL KINDS OF MUSIC.

WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO TACKLE MICHAEL JACKSON?

>> IT'S GREAT MUSIC.

HIS CATALOG WAS SO ENORMOUS.

IT FIT WITH THE 14 SHOWS WE DO.

MICHAEL JACKSON'S MUSIC IS ICONIC.

LET'S PUT A SHOW TOGETHER WITH THIS MATERIAL.

IT JUST WORKED SO WELL.

>> WHAT WAS THIS EXPERIENCE LIKE IN MOTOR CITY AND WITH THE DSO?

>> IT'S ALMOST LIKE FAMILY NOW.

WE'VE BEEN HERE SO MANY TIMES.

I KNOW EVERYBODY'S NAMES.

THEY SAY, THAT'S FRED ON THE PODIUM.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

THEY'VE BECOME LIKE FAMILY TO US.

MY CREW EVEN KNOWS THE MUSICIANS REALLY WELL.

IT IS JUST A GREAT TIME WITH DSO.

>> PART OF IT IS THE POP MUSIC WITH ORCHESTRA ARRANGEMENTS.

>> YEAH.

>> DOES THAT CREATE A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR BRINGING A WIDER AUDIENCE TO CLASSICAL MUSIC?

>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT CLASSICAL MUSIC, BUT IT BRINGS A WIDER AUDIENCE TO SEE THE DETROIT SYMPHONY.

IT MIGHT HELP BRING THEM TO ANOTHER POP SHOW.

IT MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY BE FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC, BUT THEY'RE COMING TO SEE THE ORCHESTRA.

IT IS A WORLD-CLASS ORCHESTRA, SO IT'S GREET TO BRING NEW AUDIENCES IN.

>> MICHAEL JACKSON HAS SO MANY GREAT SONGS, HOW DO YOU NARROW DOWN THE SET LIST?

>> THAT'S ONE OF THE HARDEST JOBS WITH WHAT I DO.

IT'S SO DIFFICULT TO FIND SONGS THAT ARE GOING TO PLEASE THE AUDIENCE AND STILL DIG DEEP INTO HIS CATALOG.

IT'S ENORMOUS.

IT'S HARD TO WHITTLE IT DOWN.

WE HIT MOST OF THE HITS, AND THEN IT'S NICE TO THROW-IN A GEM THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW.

>> PEOPLE WANT TO DANCE TO THE MUSIC THEY LOVE.

>> YEAH.

>> WHAT'S COMING UP FOR YOU?

WE CELEBRATE THE CALENDAR CHANGING TO 2018.

WHAT'S ON YOUR AGENDA?

>> WE HAVE TWO NEW SHOWS, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT THEY ARE.

IF PEOPLE WANT TO SEE IT, CHECK OUT DSO.ORG.

CHECK OUT REGULARLY FOR WHAT WE HAVE COMING UP.

WE HAVE TWO SHOWS COMING HERE IN DETROIT.

>> JAMES DELISCO IS AMAZING.

>> HE DOESN'T DO IMPERSONATIONS.

WE'RE JUST CELEBRATING THE MUSIC.

>> HEY, MAN, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

>> GREAT TO SEE YOU.

>> HERE WE ARE LIVE AT ORCHESTRA HALL.

JOIN US COMING UP ON MIDNIGHT HEADING YOUR WAY.

MORE AFTER THIS.

>> THANKS SO MUCH, FRED.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF DETROIT PERFORMS LIVE WAS THE RETURN OF OUR MUSIC DIRECTOR.

ALEXANDER PLAYED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SHOW BUT WOWED THE AUDIENCE OF THIS STUNNING PERFORMANCE OF "ISABELLA."

TAKE A LISTEN.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] >> ALEXANDER FROM DETROIT PERFORMS LIVE 2017.

THAT IS ONE OF OUR MUSICAL HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE LAST YEAR.

FOR A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S COMING UP, CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE DETROIT PERFORMS.ORG.

>> WE HAVE ABOUT 30 MINUTES UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

ALTHOUGH WE'RE NEARING THE END OF THIS AMAZING SHOW, WE'RE NEARING THE BEGINNING OF A BRAND-NEW YEAR.

AS WE GET INTO THE NEW YEAR, DON'T FORGET TO MAKE YOUR NEW YEAR'S REST LOSE.

MINE IS GOING TO BE PERFECTING MY MOONWALK.

>> ALL RIGHT.

COMING UP, MORE OF THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL JACKSON.

LET'S GO BACK INSIDE.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [MUSIC] AS HE CAME IN THROUGH THE WINDOW IT WAS THE SOUND OF A CRESCENDO HE CAME INTO HER APARTMENT HE LEAVE THE BLOODSTAINS ON THE CARPET SHE RAN UNDERNEATH THE TABLE HE COULD SEE SHE WAS UNABLE SO SHE RAN INTO THE BEDROOM SHE WAS STRUCK DOWN IT WAS HER DOOM ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY SO ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY ARE YOU OKAY ANNIE ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY?

ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY WILL YOU TELL US THAT YOU'RE OKAY THERE'S A SIGN IN THE WINDOW THAT HE STRUCK YOU A CRESCENDO ANNIE HE CAME INTO YOUR APARTMENT HE LEFT THE BLOODSTAINS ON THE CARPET THEN YOU RAN INTO THE BEDROOM YOU WERE STRUCK DOWN IT WAS YOUR DOOM ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY ARE YOU OKAY ANY ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY ANNIE YOU'VE BEEN HIT BY YOU'VE BEEN HIT BY A SMOOTH CRIMINAL SO THEY CAME INTO THE OUTWAY IT WAS SUNDAY WHAT A BLACK DAY MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION SOUNDING HEARTBEATS INTIMIDATIONS ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY ARE YOU OKAY ANNIE ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY WILL YOU TELL US THAT YOU'RE OKAY THERE'S A SIGN IN THE WINDOW THAT HE STRUCK YOU A CRESCENDO ANNIE HE CAME INTO YOUR APARTMENT HE LEFT THE BLOODSTAINS ON THE CARPET THEN YOU RAN INTO THE BEDROOM YOU WERE STRUCK DOWN IT WAS YOUR DOOM ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY SO ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY ARE YOU OKAY ANNIE YOU'VE BEEN HIT BY YOU'VE BEEN STRUCK BY A SMOOTH CRIMINAL >> OKAY.

I WANT EVERYBODY TO STAND UP AND DANCE RIGHT NOW ANNIE ARE YOU OKAY I DON'T NOW WILL YOU TELL US THAT YOU'RE OKAY I DON'T KNOW THERE'S A SIGN IN THE WINDOW I DON'T KNOW THAT HE STRUCK YOU A CRESCENDO ANNIE I DON'T KNOW HE CAME INTO YOUR APARTMENT I DON'T KNOW LEFT BLOODSTAINS ON THE CARPET I DON'T KNOW WHY BABY THEN YOU RAN INTO THE BEDROOM I DON'T KNOW YOU WERE STRUCK DOWN IT WAS YOUR DOOM ANNIE AAOW!

YOU'VE BEEN HIT BY YOU'VE BEEN STRUCK BY A SMOOTH CRIMINAL [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] AAOW!

>> FOR THIS NEXT SONG, IT'S FOR ALL OF THE PYTs IN THE HOUSE PRETTY YOUNG THING AAOW!

WHERE DID YOU COME FROM BABY AND OOH WON'T YOU TAKE ME THERE RIGHT AWAY WON'T YOU BABY TENDER ONLY YOU'VE GOT TO BE SPARK MY NATURE SUGAR FLY WITH ME DON'T YOU KNOW NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME WE CAN MAKE IT RIGHT HIT THE CITY LIGHTS THEN TONIGHT EASE THE LOVE AND PAIN LET ME TAKE YOU TO THE MAX I WANT TO LOVE YOU PYT PRETTY YOUNG THING YOU NEED SOME LOVIN' TLC TENDER LOVE AND CARE AND I'LL TAKE YOU THERE I WANT TO LOVE YOU (PYT) PRETTY YOUNG THING YOU NEED SOME LOVIN' (TLC) TENDER LOVE AND CARE AND I'LL TAKE YOU THERE ANYWHERE YOU WANNA GO (YES, I WILL) NOTHIN' CAN STOP THIS BURNIN' DESIRE TO BE WITH YOU GOTTA GET TO YOU BABY WON'T YOU COME IT'S EMERGENCY COOL MY FIRE YEARNIN' HONEY COME SET ME FREE DON'T YOU KNOW NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME WE CAN DIM THE LIGHTS JUST TO MAKE IT RIGHT IN THE NIGHT HIT THE LOVIN' SPOT I'LL GIVE ALL THAT I'VE GOT I WANT TO LOVE YOU PYT PRETTY YOUNG THING YOU NEED SOME LOVIN' (TLC) TENDER LOVE AND CARE AND I'LL TAKE YOU THERE (YES, I WILL) I WANT TO LOVE YOU (PPYT) PRETTY YOUNG THING YOU NEED SOME LOVIN TENDER LOVE AND CARE AND I'LL TAKE YOU THERE (YES I WILL) I WANT TO LOVE YOU (PYT) PRETTY YOUNG THING PRETTY YOUNG THING REPEAT AFTER ME NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA I'LL TAKE YOU THERE, TAKE YOU THERE I WANT TO LOVE YOU (PYT) PRETTY YOUNG THING YOU NEED SOME LOVIN' (TLC) TENDER LOVE AND CARE AND I'LL TAKE YOU THERE I WANT TO LOVE YOU (PYT) PRETTY YOUNG THING YOU NEED SOME LOVIN' (TLC) TENDER LOVE AND CARE AND I'LL TAKE YOU THERE TAKE YOU THERE PYT ALL RIGHT.

HERE WE GO PYT, COME ON COME ON PYT [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> GIVE IT UP FOR OUR SOLID GOLD DANCERS.

ALL RIGHT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

FOR ALL OF THE THINGS GOING ON IN THE WORLD, MICHAEL SAW THE WORLD WITH SUCH A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE.

WE'RE GOING TO SLOW IT DOWN WITH THIS SONG.

I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO THE WORDS AND THINK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD TODAY AND ASK THE QUESTION, WHAT ABOUT LOVE?

WHAT ABOUT SUNRISE WHAT ABOUT RAIN WHAT ABOUT ALL THINGS THAT YOU SAID WE WERE TO GAIN WHAT ABOUT KILLING IS THERE A TIME WHAT ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID WERE YOURS AND MINE DID YOU EVER STOP TO NOTICE ALL THE BLOOD SHED BEFORE YOU DID YOU EVER STOP TO NOTICE THE CRISIS WE'VE BEEN SHOWN WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO THE WORLD WHAT ABOUT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE SAW WHAT ABOUT LIVE IS THERE A TIME?

WHAT ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE YOURS AND MINE?

DID YOU EVER STOP TO NOTICE ALL THE CHILDREN?

DID YOU EVER STOP TO NOTICE THE CRYING EARTH THAT WE'VE ENJOYED?

I USED TO DREAM I USED TO GLANCE BEYOND THE STARS NOW I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE ALTHOUGH I KNOW WE'VE DRIFTED FAR [MUSIC] [MUSIC] WHAT ABOUT YESTERDAY?

(WHAT ABOUT US) WHAT ABOUT THE SEAS (WHAT ABOUT US) THE HEAVENS ARE FALLING DOWN (WHAT ABOUT US) I CAN'T EVEN BREATHE (WHAT ABOUT US) WHAT ABOUT APATHY (WHAT ABOUT US) I NEED YOU (WHAT ABOUT US) WHAT ABOUT NATURE'S WORTH (OOO, OOO) IT'S OUR PLANET'S WOMB (WHAT ABOUT US) WHAT ABOUT ANIMALS (WHAT ABOUT IT) WE'VE TURNED KINGDOMS TO DUST (WHAT ABOUT US) WHAT ABOUT ELEPHANTS (WHAT ABOUT US) HAVE WE LOST THEIR TRUST (WHAT ABOUT US) WHAT ABOUT CRYING WHALES (WHAT ABOUT US) WE'RE RAVAGING THE SEAS (WHAT ABOUT US) WHAT ABOUT THE FOREST TRAILS (OOO, OOO) BURNT DESPITE OUR PLEAS (WHAT ABOUT US) WHAT ABOUT THE HOLY LAND (WHAT ABOUT IT) TORN APART BY CREED (WHAT ABOUT US) WHAT ABOUT THE COMMON MAN (WHAT ABOUT US) CAN'T WE SET HIM FREE (WHAT ABOUT US) WHAT ABOUT CHILDREN DYING (WHAT ABOUT US) CAN'T YOU HEAR THEM CRY (WHAT ABOUT US) WHERE DID WE GO WRONG (OOO, OOO) [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> GIVE IT UP FOR THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU.

MY FIRST MEMORIES WERE PLAYING FOR THE FOSTER KIDS IN FLORIDA.

IT BRINGS ME JOY AND GREAT MEMORIES.

THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF MY JOURNEY.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY GRANDMA AND ALL THE GRANDMAS TONIGHT.

IF YOU ARE A GRANDMA, KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOVED.

THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH STRONG AND WONDERFUL WOMEN IN OUR LIVES.

NUMBER 1 RESOLUTION THIS YEAR IS TO BE BETTER.

I GREW UP WITHOUT A MOTHER AND FATHER.

I STRIVE EVERYDAY TO BE A BETTER PERSON.

MICHAEL CHALLENGES US EVERY DAY TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND MAKE A CHANGE.

I'M GONNA MAKE A CHANGE FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE IT'S GONNA FEEL REAL GOOD GONNA MAKE A DIFFERENCE GONNA MAKE IT RIGHT AS I TURN UP THE COLLAR ON MY FAVORITE WINTER COAT THIS WIND IS BLOWIN' MY MIND I SEE THE KIDS IN THE STREET WITH NOT ENOUGH TO EAT WHO AM I TO BE BLIND PRETENDING NOT TO SEE THEIR NEED A SUMMER'S DISREGARD A BROKEN BOTTLE TOP AND A ONE MAN'S SOUL THEY FOLLOW EACH OTHER ON THE WIND YOU KNOW 'CAUSE THEY GOT NOWHERE TO GO THAT'S WHY I WANT YOU TO KNOW I'M STARTING WITH THE MAN IN THE MIRROR I'M ASKING HILL TO CHANGE HIS WAYS AND NO MESSAGE COULD HAVE BEEN ANY CLEARER IF YOU WANNA MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF AND MAKE A CHANGE I'VE BEEN A VICTIM OF A SELFISH KIND OF LOVE IT'S TIME THAT I REALIZE THAT THERE ARE SOME WITH NO HOME NOT A NICKEL TO LOAN COULD IT BE REALLY ME PRETENDING THAT THEY'RE NOT ALONE A WIDOW DEEPLY SCARRED SOMEBODY'S BROKEN HEART AND A WASHED-OUT DREAM (WASHED OUT DREAM) THEY FOLLOW THE PATTERN OF THE WIND, YOU SEE 'CAUSE THEY GOT NO PLACE TO BE THAT'S WHY I'M STARTING WITH ME I'M STARTING WITH THE MAN IN THE MIRROR I'M ASKING HIM TO CHANGE HIS WAYS AND NO MESSAGE COULD HAVE BEEN ANY CLEARER IF YOU WANNA MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF AND MAKE A CHANGE I'M STARTING WITH THE MAN IN THE MIRROR I'M ASKING HIM TO CHANGE HIS WAYS AND NO MESSAGE COULD HAVE BEEN ANY CLEARER IF YOU WANNA MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF AND MAKE THAT CHANGE I'M STARTING WITH THE MAN IN THE MIRROR I'M ASKING HIM TO CHANGE HIS WAYS (BETTER CHANGE) NO MESSAGE COULD HAVE BEEN ANY CLEARER (IF YOU WANNA MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF AND THEN MAKE THE CHANGE YOU GOTTA GET IT RIGHT WHILE YOU GOT THE TIME CAUSE WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR HEART YOU CAN'T CLOSE YOUR MIND THEN YOU CLOSE YOUR MIND THAT MAN, THAT MAN, THAT MAN, THAT MAN WITH THAT MAN IN THE MIRROR TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF AND MAKE THE CHANGE YEAH YEAH OH, LORD GONNA MAKE A CHANGE IT'S GONNA FEEL REAL GOOD YOU GOT TO YOU BETTER MAKE THAT CHANGE YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT TO STAND UP FOR MAMA YOU GOT TO STAND UP FOR BROTHER.

YOU'VE GOT TO STAND UP FOR MAMA STAND UP STAND UP STAND UP STAND UP AND LIFT YOURSELF (MAN IN THE MIRROR) YOU KNOW IT YOU KNOW IT YOU YOU [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS SONG IS THE VERY FIRST VIDEO ON MTV BY A BLACK ARTIST.

MICHAEL WAS A CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST IN A WAY THAT PAVED THE WAY FOR OTHER ARTISTS TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS.

HERE WE GO.

[MUSIC] THEY TOLD HIM DON'T YOU EVER COME AROUND HERE DON'T WANNA SEE YOUR FACE YOU BETTER DISAPPEAR THE FIRE'S IN THEIR EYES AND THEIR WORDS ARE REALLY CLEAR SO BEAT IT JUST BEAT IT YOU BETTER RUN YOU BETTER DO WHAT YOU CAN DON'T WANNA SEE NO BLOOD DON'T BE A MACHO MAN YOU WANNA BE TOUGH BETTER DO WHAT YOU CAN SO BEAT IT BUT YOU WANNA BE BAD JUST BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT NO ONE WANTS TO BE DEFEATED SHOWIN' HOW FUNKY STRONG IS YOUR FIGHT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO'S WRONG OR RIGHT JUST BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT NO ONE WANTS TO BE DEFEATED.

SHOW AEM HOW FUNKY SHOW 'EM YOUR FIGHT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO'S WRONG OR RIGHT JUST BEAT IT JUST BEAT IT JUST BEAT IT JUST BEAT IT THEY'RE OUT TO GET YOU BETTER LEAVE WHILE YOU CAN DON'T WANNA BE A BOY YOU WANNA BE A MAN YOU WANNA STAY ALIVE BETTER DO WHAT YOU CAN SO BEAT IT JUST BEAT IT YOU HAVE TO SHOW THEM THAT YOU'RE REALLY NOT SCARED.

YOU'RE PLAYIN' WITH YOUR LIFE THIS AIN'T NO TRUTH OR DARE THEY'LL KICK YOU THEN THEY BEAT YOU AND THEN THEY'LL TELL YOU IT'S FAIR SO BEAT IT BUT YOU WANNA BE BAD JUST BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT NO ONE WANT TO SEE BE DEFEATED SHOW IN' HOW FUNKY STRONG IS YOUR FIGHT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO'S WRONG OR RIGHT JUST BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT [MUSIC] NO ONE WANTS TO BE DEFEATED.

SHOWIN HOW FUNKY STRONG IS YOUR FIGHT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO'S WRONG OR RIGHT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT NO ONE WANTS TO BE DEFEATED SHOWIN' HOW FUNKY STRONG IS YOUR FIGHT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO'S WRONG OR RIGHT JUST BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT HO HO HO HO HO HO HO AAOW!

BEAT BEAT BEAT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT BEAT IT NO ONE WANT TO SEE BE DEFEATED SHOW 'EM HOW FUNKY STRONG IS YOUR FIGHT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO'S WRONG OR RIGHT BEAT IT BEAT IT NO ONE WANTS TO BE DEFEATED SHOWIN HOW FUNKY STRONG IS YOUR FIGHT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO'S WRONG OR RIGHT [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> ALL RIGHT.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] WE HAVE OUR GUEST COMING ON.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO 2018.

>> ARE WE READY FOR THE NEW YEAR OR WHAT, DETROIT?

>> THIS IS AMAZING.

>> IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING NIGHT.

AGAIN, GIVE IT UP TO JAMES DELISCO TONIGHT.

>> GIVE IT UP.

>> I WANT TO THANK THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOR PLAY NOTHING THEIR HOUSE.

>> GOTTA LOVE THE DSO.

AMAZING.

>> YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DROPPING THE SCREEN, FRED.

SO, I THINK THAT MEANS WE'RE GETTING REALLY CLOSE TO THE END OF THIS YEAR.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

WE ARE, OF COURSE, LOOKING FORWARD TO LOTS MORE FUN, ART AND CULTURE AND LOTS MORE STUFF WITH THE DSO.

>> ALL RIGHT.

I THINK IT'S TIME TO GET THE ONE YOU LOVE.

GET ALL OF YOUR LOVED ONES AROUND.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE.

>> 30 SECONDS.

>> AND, WE'RE GO TO GO GET READY TO COUNT DOWN THIS YEAR.

WE'RE GOING TO END 2017.

WE'RE SO GLAD, FRED AND I, GET TO SHARE 2018 WITH YOU.

>> AND NOW -- >> WE'RE GETTING READY ON THE COUNT.

>> 15 SECONDS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

YOU WANT TO DO IT WITH ME?

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> HAPPY NEW YEAR, DETROIT.

HAPPY 2018.

>> HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU!

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [WHISTLING] [MUSIC] [SINGING "AULD LANGE SYNE"] ♪ SHOULD OLD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT THEN THINK OF AULD LANGE SYNE ♪ SHOULD OLD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGET THEN THINK OF AULD LANGE SYNE ♪ HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> I WENT HOME TO WATCH THIS VIDEO.

YOU CAN SCARE OF LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME.

HERE WE GO.

[MUSIC] >> IT'S GOING TO BE A THRILLER OF AT YEAR, 2018.

IT'S THE BEST ONE YET.

THIS IS OUR LAST SONG OF THE NIGHT.

AAOW!

IT'S CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT AND SOMETHING EVIL'S LURKIN' IN THE DARK UNDER THE MOONLIGHT YOU SEE A SIGHT THAT ALMOST STOPS YOUR HEART YOU TRY TO SCREAM BUT TERROR TAKES THE SOUND BEFORE YOU MAKE IT YOU START TO FREEZE AS HORROR LOOKS YOU RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES YOU'RE PARALYZED 'CAUSE THIS IS THRILLER, THRILLER NIGHT AND NO ONE'S GONNA SAVE YOU FROM THE BEAST ABOUT TO STRIKE YOU KNOW IT'S THRILLER, THRILLER NIGHT YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE INSIDE A KILLER, THRILLER TONIGHT [MUSIC] YOU HEAR THE DOOR SLAM AND REALIZE THERE'S NOWHERE LEFT TO RUN YOU FEEL THE COLD HAND AND WONDER IF YOU'LL EVER SEE THE SUN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES AND HOPE THAT THIS IS JUST IMAGINATION, GIRL BUT ALL THE WHILE YOU HEAR A CREATURE CREEPIN' UP BEHIND YOU'RE OUTTA TIME 'CAUSE THIS IS THRILLER, THRILLER NIGHT THERE AIN'T NO SECOND CHANCE AGAINST THE THING WITH THE FORTY EYES GIRL THRILLER THRILLER NIGHT YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE INA KILLER THRILLER TONIGHT NIGHT CREATURES CALL AND THE DEAD START TO WALK IN THEIR MASQUERADE THERE'S NO ESCAPING THE JAWS OF THE ALIEN THIS TIME THEY'RE OPEN WIDE THIS IS THE END OF YOUR LIFE THEY'RE OUT TO GET YOU THERE'S DEMONS CLOSING IN ON EVERY SIDE THEY WILL POSSESS YOU UNLESS YOU CHANGE THAT NUMBER ON YOUR DIAL NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOU AND I TO CUDDLE CLOSE TOGETHER ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT I'LL SAVE YOU FROM THE TERROR ON THE SCREEN I'LL MAKE YOU SEE THAT THIS IS THRILLER, THRILLER NIGHT 'CAUSE I CAN THRILL YOU MORE THAN ANY GHOUL COULD EVER DARE TRY THRILLER, THRILLER NIGHT SO LET ME HOLD YOU TIGHT AND SHARE A KILLER THRILLER CHILLER THRILLER HERE TONIGHT 'CAUSE THIS IS THRILLER THRILLER NIGHT GIRL, I CAN THRILL YOU MORE THAN ANY GHOUL COULD EVER DARE TRY THRILLER THRILLER NIGHT SO LET ME HOLD YOU TIGHT AND SHARE A KILLER THRILLER I'M GONNA THRILL YOU TONIGHT I'M GONNA THRILL YOU TONIGHT DETROIT, MAKE SOME NOISE DARKNESS FALLS ACROSS THE LAND.

THE MIDNIGHT HOUR IS CLOSE AT HAND.

CREATURES CRAWL IN SEARCH OF BLOOD TO TERRORIZE Y'ALL'S NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHOMSOEVER SHALL BE FOUND WITHOUT THE SOUL FOR GETTING DOWN MUST STAND AND FACE THE HOUNDS OF HELL AND ROT INSIDE A CORPSE'S SHELL I'M GONNA THRILL YOU TONIGHT.

>> THAT'S IT, FOLKS.

2017 IS OFFICIALLY BEHIND US.

WE'RE MOVING FORWARD TO A GREAT NEW YEAR.

>> IT MAY BE OVER, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE PARTY IS STILL IN FULL SWING.

WHEREVER YOU ARE, I HOPE YOU'VE HAD A FANTASTIC NIGHT.

>> ON BEHALF OF OUR PARTNERS AT THE DSO, FOR KRISTY MCDONALD, I'M FRED NAHAAT.

GOOD NIGHT.

THE FOULEST STENCH IS IN THE AIR THE FUNK OF FORTY THOUSAND YEARS AND GRISLY GHOULS FROM EVERY TOMB ARE CLOSING IN TO SEAL YOUR DOOM AND THOUGH YOU FIGHT TO STAY ALIVE YOUR BODY STARTS TO SHIVER FOR NO MERE MORTAL CAN RESIST THE EVIL OF THE THRILLER SO THIS IS THRILLER I CAN THRILL YOU MORE THAN ANY GHOUL CAN THRILLER THRILLER NIGHT YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE INSIDE A KILLER, THRILLER, CHILLER 'CAUSE THIS IS THRILLER THRILLER NIGHT I CAN THRILL YOU MORE THAN ANY GHOUL COULD EVER DARE TRY THRILLER THRILLER NIGHT YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE INSIDE A KILLER, THRILLER, CHILLER [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> HAPPY NEW YEAR, DETROIT!

ONE MORE TIME FOR THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA!

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]