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Printablealphastreet said: Kim69 said: Good Job!!  You seem to be the one person who understands MJ has had a 30+ year career....hehe..... so ofcourse a simple top ten fav list is practically impossible....but fun to try anyway ofcourse!  yeah thanks, I myself don't know how mj fans can like him without giving all his other work a chance. I'm a musician myself and couldn't fully appreciate mj without all this stuff Well the topic was "10 favourite Michael songs", one had to choose 10 songs out of so many. My top ten consisted of his material from the first 15 yrs of his career, simply because I feel that's when he did his best stuff and he was so much more productive and prolific between the yrs of 69 and 82, than in the last 20 yrs. | |
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whatsgoingon said: alphastreet said: yeah thanks, I myself don't know how mj fans can like him without giving all his other work a chance. I'm a musician myself and couldn't fully appreciate mj without all this stuff Well the topic was "10 favourite Michael songs", one had to choose 10 songs out of so many. My top ten consisted of his material from the first 15 yrs of his career, simply because I feel that's when he did his best stuff and he was so much more productive and prolific between the yrs of 69 and 82, than in the last 20 yrs. are you kemi from the KOP board? I always got a feeling it was you | |
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alphastreet said: whatsgoingon said: Well the topic was "10 favourite Michael songs", one had to choose 10 songs out of so many. My top ten consisted of his material from the first 15 yrs of his career, simply because I feel that's when he did his best stuff and he was so much more productive and prolific between the yrs of 69 and 82, than in the last 20 yrs. are you kemi from the KOP board? I always got a feeling it was you Who the hell is that.  | |
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I thought Kemi just posted here anyway as himself. Who are you there, alphastreet? [Edited 4/10/07 10:14am] | |
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 @Ellie. I´ve never even heard quite of lot of those songs. I gotta get those J5 records.
How many of those are demos, rare songs, unreleased stuff - you know what I mean. "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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Maria Maybe Tomorrow Rockin Robin Enjoy Yourself Can't Help It Rock With You Lady In My Life Human Nature Looking Through The Windows [Edited 4/10/07 13:07pm] because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." | |
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The only way I could list some favorite Michael Jackson songs is to include some songs with The Jacksons:
1. Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) 2. Lovely One 3. Working Day And Night 4. Walk Right Now 5. Don't Stop Till You Get Enough 6. Blame It On The Boogie 7. All Night Dancing 8. Can You Feel It 9. Enjoy Yourself 10. Your Ways Michael's solo stuff after "Off The Wall" became waayyyyy weaker. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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I have no idea. In two minutes I came up with this list:
1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2. Rock With You 3. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough 4. Human Nature 5. Got To Be There 6. Beat It 7. The Way You Make Me Feel 8. I Wanna Be Where You Are 9. Leave Me Alone 10. Burn This Disco Out | |
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Ellie said: 205. Goin' Back To Alabama Can you shed some light on this for me Ellie? I assume it's some sort of alternate version of "Going Back to Indiana"? What's the difference and where is this version from.....More importantly, why is it ranked so much higher than the original on your list? |
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moderatordag said: @Ellie. I´ve never even heard quite of lot of those songs. I gotta get those J5 records.
How many of those are demos, rare songs, unreleased stuff - you know what I mean. Any unreleased songs in there should be ones you know/have already, so anything you don't know must be J5/Jacksons. There's only a small handful of collaborations with others in there (Save Me, I'm In Love Again, Who's Right Who's Wrong, This Had To Be...) | |
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Militant said: Ellie said: 205. Goin' Back To Alabama Can you shed some light on this for me Ellie? I assume it's some sort of alternate version of "Going Back to Indiana"? What's the difference and where is this version from.....More importantly, why is it ranked so much higher than the original on your list? Oh shit, no. It really shouldn't be there. It's the Kenny Rogers song from that 1985 album he did written and produced by Lionel Richie. MJ just does backing vocals, but I love it | |
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Ellie said: dag said: @Ellie. I´ve never even heard quite of lot of those songs. I gotta get those J5 records.
How many of those are demos, rare songs, unreleased stuff - you know what I mean. Any unreleased songs in there should be ones you know/have already, so anything you don't know must be J5/Jacksons. There's only a small handful of collaborations with others in there (Save Me, I'm In Love Again, Who's Right Who's Wrong, This Had To Be...) I haven´t heard Who´s Right Who´s Wrong and This Had To Be.. The other two I know. "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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A lot of people are picking "I Wanna Be Where You Are"!  "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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AlexdeParis said: A lot of people are picking "I Wanna Be Where You Are"!
Because its a great song.  Some of the Jackson 5 songs or songs he did as a child are so much more deeper and soulful than his adult stuff.
Songs like "Darling Dear" and "Looking Through The Windows" sound so much more sophsticated and classy than songs like "Earth Song" and "Black and White" and noise like that.  | |
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Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Billie Jean Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' Who Is It Butterflies You Rock My World Stranger In Moscow Remember The Time Workin' Day & Night Whatever Happens | |
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Solo:
1. Beat It 2. Smooth Criminal 3. Billie Jean 4. Leave Me Alone 5. The Way You Make Me Feel 6. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 7. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough 8. Thriller 9. Off The Wall 10. Baby Be Mine With The Jacksons: 1. Blame It On The Boogie 2. Can You Feel It 3. Dancing Machine 4. Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) 5. Enjoy Yourself 6. ABC 7. The Love You Save 8. This Place Hotel 9. I Want You Back 10. Torture [Edited 4/11/07 18:03pm] | |
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whatsgoingon said: AlexdeParis said: A lot of people are picking "I Wanna Be Where You Are"!
Because its a great song. Some of the Jackson 5 songs or songs he did as a child are so much more deeper and soulful than his adult stuff.
Songs like "Darling Dear" and "Looking Through The Windows" sound so much more sophsticated and classy than songs like "Earth Song" and "Black and White" and noise like that.  I love all 4 songs you named."Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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Butterflies
Lady In My Life Wanna Be Where You Are You Rock My World Sunset Driver PYT(version on the Ultimate Collection) Fall Again The Way That You Love Me Show You The Way Heartbreak Hotel Break of Dawn Heaven Can Wait It is impossible to name ten. The above list is just the ones that came off the top of my head, there are many more favorites. | |
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solo:
With a Child's Heart (this was solo & not just a solo, right?) Rock With You I Can't Help It Don't Stop Till You Get Enough Workin' Day & Night Liberian Girl Can't Let Her Get Away Butterflies Break of Dawn Heaven Can Wait 
J5/Jacksons: Never Can Say Goodbye Corner of the Sky I'll Bet You La La (Means I Love You) Enjoy Yourself Show You The Way to Go Shake Your Body Down to the Ground Lovely One Give It Up Time Waits for No One   I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it | |
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CalhounSq said: solo:
With a Child's Heart (this was solo & not just a solo, right?) Rock With You I Can't Help It Don't Stop Till You Get Enough Workin' Day & Night Liberian Girl Can't Let Her Get Away Butterflies Break of Dawn Heaven Can Wait
J5/Jacksons: Never Can Say Goodbye Corner of the Sky I'll Bet You La La (Means I Love You) Enjoy Yourself Show You The Way to Go Shake Your Body Down to the Ground Lovely One Give It Up Time Waits for No One] Another person who recognises this hidden gem. To me it's the best song on the Truimph album. Apparently Randy wrote it especially for Michael, which makes it even more poignant to me. | |
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whatsgoingon said: CalhounSq said: solo:
With a Child's Heart (this was solo & not just a solo, right?) Rock With You I Can't Help It Don't Stop Till You Get Enough Workin' Day & Night Liberian Girl Can't Let Her Get Away Butterflies Break of Dawn Heaven Can Wait
J5/Jacksons: Never Can Say Goodbye Corner of the Sky I'll Bet You La La (Means I Love You) Enjoy Yourself Show You The Way to Go Shake Your Body Down to the Ground Lovely One Give It Up Time Waits for No One] Another person who recognises this hidden gem. To me it's the best song on the Truimph album. Apparently Randy wrote it especially for Michael, which makes it even more poignant to me. Yea, it's my fave off that album  I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it | |
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CalhounSq said: whatsgoingon said: Another person who recognises this hidden gem. To me it's the best song on the Truimph album. Apparently Randy wrote it especially for Michael, which makes it even more poignant to me. Yea, it's my fave off that album Not my favorite, but it's still a great song. "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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AlexdeParis said: CalhounSq said: Yea, it's my fave off that album Not my favorite, but it's still a great song. It is my favourite as well. I love the ending especially. "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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1. Human Nature
2. Remember the Time 3. P.Y.T. 4. Thriller 5. In the Closet 6. Got To Be There 7. She's Out of My Life 8. Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough 9. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 10. Rock With You Remember when u told me that love was touching souls?
Well, surely u touched mine. O{+> | |
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whatsgoingon said: CalhounSq said: solo:
With a Child's Heart (this was solo & not just a solo, right?) Rock With You I Can't Help It Don't Stop Till You Get Enough Workin' Day & Night Liberian Girl Can't Let Her Get Away Butterflies Break of Dawn Heaven Can Wait
J5/Jacksons: Never Can Say Goodbye Corner of the Sky I'll Bet You La La (Means I Love You) Enjoy Yourself Show You The Way to Go Shake Your Body Down to the Ground Lovely One Give It Up Time Waits for No One] Another person who recognises this hidden gem. To me it's the best song on the Truimph album. Apparently Randy wrote it especially for Michael, which makes it even more poignant to me. I used to think "Time Waits For No One" was very sappy and didn't like it at first, but now I love it. The song is very simple, but it works. "And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone, You Know That Love Survives, So We Can Rock Forever" RIP MJ
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Michael the solo artist:
We're Almost There Got To Be There(the version on Live In Japan is AMAZING) You're Good For Me(from the rare Looking Back At Yesterday) Rock With You Billie Jean Dirty Diana Dangerous Stranger In Moscow Heaven Can Wait The Lady In My Life The Jackson 5 and Jacksons: Blues Away Hum Along and Dance(I breakdance to this when I get the chance) It's Great To Be Here 2468 Darling Dear Ready Or Not Time Waits For No One That's What You Get For Being Polite 2300 Jackson Street This Place Hotel honorable mentions: Call On Me It's The Falling In Love Just Friends(with Carole Bayer Sager) Show You The Way To Go The Love You Save Satisfy You Carousel For All Time When I Come of Age Up Again "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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That last list was awesome!
But how much of his early stuff or even more recent stuff did he write himself? | |
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thedribbler said: That last list was awesome!
But how much of his early stuff or even more recent stuff did he write himself? Well of course on Motown The Jackson 5 were quite young then and didn't have any creative control, so he didn't write anything when he was on that label. MJ wrote/co-wrote most of the songs on the Jacksons later albums. Writing Credits for Triumph: "Can You Feel It" (Jackie Jackson/Michael Jackson) "Lovely One" (Michael Jackson/Randy Jackson) "Your Ways" (Jackie Jackson) "Everybody" (Michael Jackson/Tito Jackson/Mike McKinney) "This Place Hotel" (Michael Jackson) "Time Waits For No One" (Jackie Jackson/Randy Jackson) "Walk Right Now" (Michael Jackson/Jackie Jackson/Randy Jackson) "Give It Up" (Michael Jackson/Randy Jackson) "Wondering Who" (Jackie Jackson/Randy Jackson) Writing Credits for Destiny: Blame It on the Boogie" (Michael Jackson/D. Jackson/ E. Krohn) "Push Me Away" (Michael Jackson/Marlon Jackson/Tito Jackson/Jackie Jackson/Randy Jackson) "Things I Do For You" (Michael Jackson/Randy Jackson/Jackie Jackson/Tito Jackson/Marlon Jackson) "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" (Michael Jackson/Randy Jackson) "Destiny" (Michael Jackson/Randy Jackson/Jackie Jackson/Tito Jackson/Marlon Jackson) "Bless His Soul" (Michael Jackson/Marlon Jackson/Tito Jackson/Jackie Jackson/Randy Jackson) "All Night Dancin'" (Michael Jackson/Randy Jackson) "That's What You Get (For Being Polite)" (Michael Jackson/Randy Jackson) I know he wrote Blues Away on The Jacksons self-titled album and he co-wrote "State of Shock" On The Jackson's victory album, but beyond that I don't know. On Invincible- "Butterflies" and "Cry" were written by Floetry and R. Kelly. MJ only wrote two songs by himself on that album (I hated both of those songs to be honest-talk about being overly sapppy!) and everything else on there he co-wrote. "And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone, You Know That Love Survives, So We Can Rock Forever" RIP MJ
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Thanks! | |
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Cinnamon234 said: thedribbler said: That last list was awesome!
But how much of his early stuff or even more recent stuff did he write himself? Well of course on Motown The Jackson 5 were quite young then and didn't have any creative control, so he didn't write anything when he was on that label. MJ wrote/co-wrote most of the songs on the Jacksons later albums. Writing Credits for Triumph: "Can You Feel It" (Jackie Jackson/Michael Jackson) "Lovely One" (Michael Jackson/Randy Jackson) "Your Ways" (Jackie Jackson) "Everybody" (Michael Jackson/Tito Jackson/Mike McKinney) "This Place Hotel" (Michael Jackson) "Time Waits For No One" (Jackie Jackson/Randy Jackson) "Walk Right Now" (Michael Jackson/Jackie Jackson/Randy Jackson) "Give It Up" (Michael Jackson/Randy Jackson) "Wondering Who" (Jackie Jackson/Randy Jackson) Writing Credits for Destiny: Blame It on the Boogie" (Michael Jackson/D. Jackson/ E. Krohn) "Push Me Away" (Michael Jackson/Marlon Jackson/Tito Jackson/Jackie Jackson/Randy Jackson) "Things I Do For You" (Michael Jackson/Randy Jackson/Jackie Jackson/Tito Jackson/Marlon Jackson) "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" (Michael Jackson/Randy Jackson) "Destiny" (Michael Jackson/Randy Jackson/Jackie Jackson/Tito Jackson/Marlon Jackson) "Bless His Soul" (Michael Jackson/Marlon Jackson/Tito Jackson/Jackie Jackson/Randy Jackson) "All Night Dancin'" (Michael Jackson/Randy Jackson) "That's What You Get (For Being Polite)" (Michael Jackson/Randy Jackson) I know he wrote Blues Away on The Jacksons self-titled album and he co-wrote "State of Shock" On The Jackson's victory album, but beyond that I don't know. On Invincible- "Butterflies" and "Cry" were written by Floetry and R. Kelly. MJ only wrote two songs by himself on that album (I hated both of those songs to be honest-talk about being overly sapppy!) and everything else on there he co-wrote. Blame It On The Boogie was written by another Michael Jackson...a writer from London who goes by Mick Jackson "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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