"This Is It" Arrives on DVD: A Look Back at Jackson's Final Triumph

Following its limited theatrical engagement late last year, Michael Jackson's concert rehearsal film This Is It finally comes to DVD and Blu-ray today, just five days before the King of Pop is to posthumously receive the Grammys' Lifetime Achievement Award. As Rolling Stone previously reported, This Is It is comprised of footage from Jackson's Los Angeles rehearsals, where the star and his team were prepping for their historic 50-concert run at London's O2 Arena. Since Jackson's June 25, 2009 death from acute Propofol intoxication, This Is It has served as one last reminder of the King of Pop's talents. For much more on This Is It, check out all our coverage:

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Song Stories

“Youth Knows No Pain”

Lykke Li | 2011

“Like on 'Youth Knows No Pain' — we are the ones that should demonstrate, because we can take it,” Likke Li said. “We can pierce ourselves, take Ecstasy, dance all night and still go to work at our McDonald's jobs.” Despite the hedonistic sentiment in the song, the Swedish singer also admitted in hindsight her youth had repercussions. “I remember when I was 18-19 and feeling that I know it all,” Li said. “I always feel that I know it all. But that song is about realizing you don’t, and reflecting, ‘Boy, if I only knew what would follow.’”

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