Michael Jackson - Girlfriend (Off The Wall)

Interesting thread

Madonna

I Know It - Madonna (1983)

Shit-Bee-Doo, Pretender - Like a Virgin (194)

Michael Jackson

Just Good Friends, Speed Demon - Bad (1987)

Depeche Mode

Get Right With Me - Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993)

The Rolling Stones

Honky Tonk - Let It Bleed (1969)

The Beatles

Fixing a Hole - Sgt.Peppers (1967)

U2

Elvis Presley and America - The Unforgettable Fire (1984)

JoeTyler said:

Interesting thread

Madonna

I Know It - Madonna (1983)

Shit-Bee-Doo, Pretender - Like a Virgin (194)

Michael Jackson

Just Good Friends, Speed Demon - Bad (1987)

Depeche Mode

Get Right With Me - Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993)

The Rolling Stones

Honky Tonk - Let It Bleed (1969)

The Beatles

Fixing a Hole - Sgt.Peppers (1967)

U2

Elvis Presley and America - The Unforgettable Fire (1984)

Urruuhh...come again?

"Dance On" is interesting musically, but the melody and the lyrics are pretty weak. I don't think "We March" has ever gotten a free ride in the Prince community though.

"Baby Be Mine" is my favourite track from "Thriller". I can understand why someone would feel it's the weakest though. I seriously wish I could take "Girlfriend" off "Off The Wall" on the other hand.

There's some dross included on most classic albums from the 1960s and the 1970s. Many regard "Are You Experienced" as the best album by Jimi Hendrix, but it's the most uneven of them.

Graycap23 said:

Take Me With U: Purple Rain

I agree with this.It's the weakest song on the album.Apollonia's co-lead vocal nearly ruins it

MattyJam said:

Name em...

Nirvana - most of the second half of Nevermind, especially Territorial Pissings, On A Plain and Lounge Act

Guns N Roses - Anything Goes

Michael Jackson - The Girl Is Mine, Baby Be Mine and Just Good Friends

Black Sabbath - Electric Funeral

Prince - Automatic, It and Hot Thing

u r out of your mind automatic is a classic romp of funk hot thang is classic and it is in a class of its own prince worked all three of those better luck next time at judging prince music

michael jackson the girl is mine is sweet pop song and just good friend is sideways attempt at funk so again u lose

728huey said:

Michael Jackson - Thriller

Baby Be Mine

The Girl Is Mine

Prince - 1999

Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)

All the Critics Luv U In New York

U2 - Achtung Baby

Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses

SEANMAN said:

JoeTyler said:

Michael Jackson

Speed Demon - Bad (1987)

Urruuhh...come again?

man, Speed Demon is like the biggest piece of shit that Michael & Quincy did in the 80s; it proved that Quincy had lost it and Michael needed new producers...pure late-80s hard-dance garbage/nonsense... a weak weak weak dull dull dull dance "jam?" (filler)

Tracks like Speed Demon or Just Good Friends would have never been included in Dangerous...

Girlfriend - Off The Wall

I thought this thread was bout classic albums.

lazycrockett said:

I thought this thread was bout classic albums.

Bad attempt at irony

JoeTyler said:

SEANMAN said:

Urruuhh...come again?

man, Speed Demon is like the biggest piece of shit that Michael & Quincy did in the 80s; it proved that Quincy had lost it and Michael needed new producers...pure late-80s hard-dance garbage/nonsense... a weak weak weak dull dull dull dance "jam?" (filler)

Tracks like Speed Demon or Just Good Friends would have never been included in Dangerous...

That Speed Demon beat is HOT! Michael's ad-libbing and the percussion and bass is off the chain. This remix alone is simply great...

smoothcriminal12 said:

Girlfriend - Off The Wall

afro75 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

Girlfriend - Off The Wall

Aw man, I loved Michael's version on "Girlfriend", better than Paul McCartney's original. But I have to agree with some of the previous posters: "Baby Be Mine" from Thriller and "Free" from 1999 are weak tracks. "Irresistible Bitch" should have been on the 1999 album in "Free''s" place.

A slightly better version of a crappy song is still a crappy song.

rialb said:

afro75 said:

Aw man, I loved Michael's version on "Girlfriend", better than Paul McCartney's original. But I have to agree with some of the previous posters: "Baby Be Mine" from Thriller and "Free" from 1999 are weak tracks. "Irresistible Bitch" should have been on the 1999 album in "Free''s" place.

A slightly better version of a crappy song is still a crappy song.

rialb said:

A fair bit of Songs In the Key of Life ("Love's In Need Of Love Today," "Have A Talk With God," "Village Ghetto Land," "Pastime Paradise")

1999 ("Free")

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ("Within You Without You")

TD3 said:

rialb said:

A fair bit of Songs In the Key of Life ("Love's In Need Of Love Today," "Have A Talk With God," "Village Ghetto Land," "Pastime Paradise")

1999 ("Free")

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ("Within You Without You")

Oh, come on, at the very least "Love's in Need of Love Today" runs at least three minutes too long. It just repeats the same thing over and over again! I don't think it's a great song to start with but it would be much better at four minutes rather than seven.

I'm not opposed to longer songs, for example I wouldn't mind if "Isn't She Lovely" ran even longer because there's some great harmonica playing in it but you gotta give me something to keep me engaged.

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JoeTyler said:

SEANMAN said:

Urruuhh...come again?

man, Speed Demon is like the biggest piece of shit that Michael & Quincy did in the 80s; it proved that Quincy had lost it and Michael needed new producers...pure late-80s hard-dance garbage/nonsense... a weak weak weak dull dull dull dance "jam?" (filler)

Tracks like Speed Demon or Just Good Friends would have never been included in Dangerous...

I agree,"Speed Demon" and "Just Good Friends" should have never made it past the demo stage.Those are weak songs that don't belong on the album.

smoothcriminal12 said:

rialb said:

A slightly better version of a crappy song is still a crappy song.

Ouch! LOL!

Unholyalliance said:

Timmy84 said:

Only minutes before this thread explodes into a world of arguments over "opinions".

I'll leave it at that. Carry on.

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SoulAlive said:

Graycap23 said:

Take Me With U: Purple Rain

I agree with this.It's the weakest song on the album.Apollonia's co-lead vocal nearly ruins it

Yes I agree. That one of the reasons it's my least fav from that album. Good song...wish Apples wasn't on it.

This thread cracks me up.

Ooooh, people's bloods getsa burlin when you start saying their favorite songs are lame as hell in your opinion!

For me...

Prince-

I Would Die 4 U

Michael Jackson-

Speed Demon

Madonna-

Spanish Eyes

Jimi-

She's So Fine

Hole-

Asking For It

Bowie-

It Ain't Easy

Spinlight said:

Prince-

I Would Die 4 U

The Beautiful Ones??? What's NOT to like about the Beautiful Ones? It's one of my favorite Ones!!!!!

smoothcriminal12 said:

Spinlight said:

Prince-

I Would Die 4 U

It's a fairly pedestrian pop song, especially when you compare it to a lot of the other songs Prince was writing at that time. I don't think that makes it a bad song but I have never found it to be terribly interesting either.

rialb said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

It's a fairly pedestrian pop song, especially when you compare it to a lot of the other songs Prince was writing at that time. I don't think that makes it a bad song but I have never found it to be terribly interesting either.

No way. The lyrics are deep and the beat is perfection. The live, extended versions of IWD4U are kickass to say the least.

smoothcriminal12 said:

Spinlight said:

Prince-

I Would Die 4 U

Exactly

Why are so many people saying Baby Be Mine? That is a great song.

SEANMAN said:

rialb said:

It's a fairly pedestrian pop song, especially when you compare it to a lot of the other songs Prince was writing at that time. I don't think that makes it a bad song but I have never found it to be terribly interesting either.

No way. The lyrics are deep and the beat is perfection. The live, extended versions of IWD4U are kickass to say the least.

Yeah, but we're not talkin' bout the live, extended versions! It's not that it's a bad song. It's just the weakest one on the album. Doesn't have the same kinda magic the others do (read: it doesn't have much of a personality of its own, rather it sounds like the segue intro to Baby I'm A Star).

Spinlight said:

SEANMAN said:

No way. The lyrics are deep and the beat is perfection. The live, extended versions of IWD4U are kickass to say the least.

Yeah, but we're not talkin' bout the live, extended versions! It's not that it's a bad song. It's just the weakest one on the album. Doesn't have the same kinda magic the others do (read: it doesn't have much of a personality of its own, rather it sounds like the segue intro to Baby I'm A Star).

Agreed. I kind of feel the same way about "U Got The Look" on Sign O' The Times. As a pop single it's great but it doesn't quite fit in on the album.