'Tweet It': The Michael Jackson/Twitter Mash-Up You Knew Was Coming (VIDEO)

It may be too late for Michael Jackson to see this very well-done parody of "Beat It" by Pantless Knights, but we think even the King Of Pop would have gotten a kick out of it. In this musical send-up you knew would (eventually) happen, iPad users and iPhone users face off in a dark alley to the catchy Twitter anthem set to the M.J. classic. Not only is it a pretty accurate shot-by-shot remake of theoriginal "Beat It" video, it's also hilarious. Keep an ear out for the line about Justin Bieber! (Via Mashable)

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[CaroleK1970]

10:40 AM on 10/21/2010

this looks really dumb, really we NEVER need another MJ spoof, i refused to watch it thank goodness

[hawkrew]

09:58 AM on 10/21/2010

Pretty good.

[Boogerwolf]

04:27 PM on 10/20/2010

I thought that was pretty cool. Good stuff.

[anchises868]

02:26 PM on 10/20/2010

No, I didn't know it was coming. And having seen it, I wish it hadn't come. Apparently, I continue to overestimate humanity.

[OmegaHunter]

08:54 PM on 10/19/2010

What is with the fawning over this parody in the article?

It's a parody of a song that came out almost 28 years ago that was famously parodied almost identically over 26 years ago.

Is it really that impressive to add Twitter to something Weird Al did over 2 and a half decades ago?

[SickHippie]

02:16 PM on 10/19/2010

Really good, but it's not a mashup at all. It's a parody, no different that Weird Al's version years ago.

A mashup is two or more songs put together - not changing the lyrics of a song.

I swear, HuffPo needs a full-time headline editor who actually knows what words mean.

[hailfromsf]

09:46 AM on 10/21/2010

Rather than one that knows what words get clicks?

[SickHippie]

11:26 AM on 10/21/2010

There are sites that I don't go to anymore because the headlines don't match the information inside.

I'm not a big fan of bait and switch, not sure why you don't have a problem with it.

[Christine McElroy]

12:29 PM on 10/19/2010

Clever!

[Byron Landon]

12:04 PM on 10/19/2010

dude's dancing was alright!

[Marianne TB]

09:34 AM on 10/19/2010

the main character reminds me of a very young steve martin.

[I3addog]

08:47 AM on 10/19/2010

I love when they make fun of the apple heads and tweet twits. I think both groups are d0rks.

[TwoGayGuys]

07:47 AM on 10/19/2010

HILARIOUS! iPad VS iPhone? I still rather a Blackberry! #tweetit

[KIVPossum]

05:47 AM on 10/19/2010

Good work

[JScott]

01:58 AM on 10/19/2010

Hmm it's that eye phone with the twitcher app where you can send twits.

[shell517nj]

10:10 PM on 10/18/2010

very funny. love the ending "Long live the King of Pop"! TWEETED!

[Athleticsfan]

09:30 PM on 10/18/2010

I want my 4 minutes and 33 seconds back.