Count yourself lucky... you didn't have to sit through 50 minutes of them while waiting for U2 to come on.
I remember Thriller, the 25th anniversary one having versions done by 'today's contemporaries and chart-toppers'. Needless to say, don't try it. I sat through Jay-Z. That was torture. Then he came back and god knows what he was on about.
Those were more like remixes with samples etc. I would love to hear Thriller actually COVERED, like original artists doing original things. No samples, etc.
The only one that sounded half-decent (and I'm ashamed to say it) is the Startin' Somethin' one with Akon.
Was just about to say the same thing- actually liked that one. Enjoyed the extended sample of the chanty thing at the end