{"id":1564,"date":"2026-07-18T10:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T10:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/?p=1564"},"modified":"2026-07-18T10:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T10:33:32","slug":"dr-pepper-michael-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/en\/dr-pepper-michael-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Pepper !"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images-3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images-3.jpeg 609w, https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images-3-300x248.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/images-3-15x12.jpeg 15w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know? Long before Pepsi, Michael was promoting Dr Pepper, a soft drink that's just a few months older than Coca-Cola.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It's also my favorite soft drink. It's harder to find than Coca-Cola, but it's slightly sweeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"436\" height=\"458\" data-id=\"1566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000039739.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000039739.jpg 436w, https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000039739-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000039739-11x12.jpg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"1567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000039736.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000039736.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000039736-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000039736-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"597\" data-id=\"1568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000039737.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000039737.jpg 335w, https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000039737-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1000039737-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song **\u201cBlame It on the Boogie\u201d** was released in 1977  on the *Destiny* album. In 1979, Michael, already a talented businessman, signed a promotional campaign with his father Joe Jackson for the soft drink **Dr Pepper**. He even changed the lyrics of his song for the brand \u2014 something he would later do again for Pepsi with **\u201cBillie Jean\u201d** and **\u201cBad.\u201d** <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rare Michael Jackson Dr. Pepper song\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lSt3PU1A7KQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le saviez- vous ? Bien avant Pepsi, Michael faisait la promo de Dr Pepper, une boisson un peu plus ancienne que Coca, \u00e0 quelques mois pr\u00e8s. C&rsquo;est aussi mon soda pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9, plus difficile \u00e0 trouver que le Coca Cola , mais l\u00e9g\u00e8rement plus sucr\u00e9.. La chanson Blame it on the boogie sort en 1977 pour [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1565,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ben-jackson"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dr. Pepper ! - BEN JACK&#039;SON<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"L&#039;histoire de Dr. Pepper et Michael Jackson en 1979.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ben-jackson.com\/en\/dr-pepper-michael-jackson\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dr. Pepper ! 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