I was so scared during that talent show.  It was my first one.  But I won anyway.
man in the mirror was number 1 when released in 1988
Yes, it was a very popular song back then.  The message is relavant to this day.
Bruce Springteen was a fan of the song
I didn't know that.  But I can see that being true.  I still have my award somewhere, it was a ribbon.  I also got a gift certificate to Ponderosa Resturaunt.
If you can sing and dance, you can enter a talent show
Yes, but only a few can win a talent show!  I don't sing very much anymore.
The backpack kid is a popular talent show person
Who is the backpack kid?
He went viral when he danced next to katy perry on snl
Oh, I never heard of that.  Was this recently?