Culling a playlist from an artist as estimable and earth-shaking as Michael Jackson is a monumental task. There's always going to be the one that got away — the shoulda-been classic that got dwarfed simply because his classics were just too towering to allow any runner-ups. But whether chart-topper অথবা quiet victory, what stands out about the best Michael Jackson songs is how the সঙ্গীত mostly cleared the way for his outsized personality. His vocal style was marvelously flexible, often favoring simple attack over cheap pyrotechnics, and he applied it to some of the most indelible melodies ever written. It's those qualities that cement his legend as pop legend bar none.
"I Want আপনি Back"
What better place to start than at the beginning? If anything, this whirling R&B number sounds even better some 40 years on than it did when it was released. Eleven-year-old Michael's voice on this tune is a wonder: aching and expressive like the best of his years-older soul peers, dicing up syllables on the verses and clinging on to long sustains in the chorus. As close to perfect as pop songs can get.
"Rock With You"
And with this song, the template for Justin Timberlake's career was established. What's remarkable about "Rock With You" is how unobtrusive it is: a silky string section and barely-there twitch of গিটার — Michael doesn't even hit the word "Rock" all that hard — he just glides over it, preferring to charm with a wink and a smile rather than with aggression অথবা ferocity.
"Billie Jean"
Michael practically sobs out the verses on "Billie Jean," his wrung-dry, pained performance at the center of this stormy pop classic. Jackson and producer Quincy Jones load the song with weird, wonderful touches: that sudden, diving string section, the stray doodles of organ, Michael's sampled gasp turning up between measures like he's coming up for air. It's been ব্যক্ত before, but it's worth repeating: "Billie Jean" is a masterpiece, and one that doesn't lose its strange, dark power, no matter how many times আপনি hear it.
"Give In to Me"
Michael Jackson was often at his best when he was indulging a dark streak, and this strange, sinister number about obsessive প্রণয় from Dangerous is all ice and shadows. Jackson sounds agonized on the chorus, and Slash's eerie descending arpeggios envelop the song like spiderwebs — one of Jackson's আরো masterfully ominous numbers.
"Thriller"
And speaking of masterfully ominous. "Thriller"'s 13-minute video is so rife with camp charm it's easy to overlook the song's inherent, cheeky darkness. This is, after all, a song that begins with something evil lurking in the dark, makes a brief stop at demon posession before ending with an army of zombies descending on their prey. But Jackson and Quincy Jones surround those lyrics with such spectacular robo-funk — that simple six-note synth riff rolling over and over, unmistakable and unforgettable — that it's easy to miss the skeletons crouching in its shadows.
"Human Nature"
Simple, stark, quiet and beautiful and boasting a windswept synth-string part that Nas would later sample for "It Ain't Hard to Tell," "Human Nature" is one of Jackson's most subtle and affecting ballads. The way his voice tumbles down the notes in the chorus is a master class in vocal delivery, and his pleading repetition of "Why? Why?" is the sound of quiet heartbreak.
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' "
The refrain sounds like confrontation, but in between the title's repeated jabs come genuine sympathy: "You're stuck in the middle, and the pain is thunder." The song is Motown revisited, its roaming synth-bass a stand-in for James Jamerson, its edges rounded out with roving horn charts and gospel-tinged backing vocals.
"The Way আপনি Make Me Feel"
Four and a half মিনিট of unadulterated bliss, "The Way আপনি Make Me Feel" cruises slowly on a rubberband খাদ line elevated দ্বারা Jackson's ecstatic whoops and yelps. Every piece of this song is in perfect place, the big brass punctuating each of Jackson's heartfelt demonstrations of affection.
"Smooth Criminal"
Tense and agitated, Jackson turns his voice into a machine gun, reducing the verses to a hail of tiny sounds. He pulls off a mean feat in this one, seeming to sympathize with both the aggressor and the aggressee, his hoarse, whispered "Annie, are আপনি OK?" sounding like the set-up in some odd horror film.
"Black অথবা White"
It's the weird facial morphing at the end of the video that everyone remembers, but the lead single from Jackson's Dangerous is a tidy bit of pop, Jackson's soulful vocal framed দ্বারা a bright, ringing গিটার phrase. Jackson had the tendency to skew obvious when being topical, but "Black অথবা White" keenly smuggles social commentary into a প্রণয় song, using matters of the হৃদয় to erase racial barriers.
"In the Closet"
Jackson's minor hits are just as fascinating — if not আরো so — than his blockbusters. On this 1991 song, he seems to be imagining the whole of post-'00s pop music. The beats are Timbaland-tiny, and Jackson's voice is barely আরো than a stutter until the chorus, where he stretches out long and lean and limber.
"Scream"
The much-vaunted collaboration between Michael and sister Janet was viewed দ্বারা some as a disappointment when it was unveiled in 1995 — bolstered দ্বারা what was, at the time, the most expensive সঙ্গীত video ever shot. Now, though, it's a terrific bit of pop paranoia, the Jacksons bitterly lashing out against doubters and naysayers over a fierce electro backdrop — one periodically pierced দ্বারা Jackson's pained yelps.
"I Can't Help It"
Michael does Stevie: a light, elegant Wonder-ful ballad finds Jackson scaling back his vocal assault, floating just above a lush বিছানা of organ and bass. He takes his time on this one, making its pleasures simple but irresistible.
"Leave Me Alone"
Picking up where "Scream" left off, "Leave Me Alone" finds Jackson taking a toothier tack against his tabloid assailants. The song works because the সঙ্গীত sounds like vintage Michael: a batch of thick chords for Jackson to vamp over, a kind of darker inversion of "The Way আপনি Make Me Feel." This time, though, that way was worked-up and angry, and Jackson's aggressive scraping of the high notes makes plain his frustration.
"P.Y.T."
Another of Jackson's elegant R&B numbers, he cruises cleanly up the center of the burbling backdrop; like most early hits, "P.Y.T." finds Jackson at his most controlled, saving his big yearning yelps for the chorus, and making them all the আরো indelible দ্বারা their infrequency.
"Beat It"
And why not end with another bona fide classic? This song is so familiar it hardly bears much exposition, but what stands out now is its marvelous simplicity: that simple, toothy গিটার attack and one of Jackson's fiercer vocal attacks. This is edgy Michael at his best, and Eddie অগ্রদূত Halen's searing central solo only serves as a mirror of Jackson's own urgency. Again, the song is a sly subversion: What Jackson's advocating isn't attack, it's retreat. "Beat It" is, in the end, a celebration of the spot-on of the confidence that comes from knowing আপনি have nothing আপনি need to prove.
"I Want আপনি Back"
What better place to start than at the beginning? If anything, this whirling R&B number sounds even better some 40 years on than it did when it was released. Eleven-year-old Michael's voice on this tune is a wonder: aching and expressive like the best of his years-older soul peers, dicing up syllables on the verses and clinging on to long sustains in the chorus. As close to perfect as pop songs can get.
"Rock With You"
And with this song, the template for Justin Timberlake's career was established. What's remarkable about "Rock With You" is how unobtrusive it is: a silky string section and barely-there twitch of গিটার — Michael doesn't even hit the word "Rock" all that hard — he just glides over it, preferring to charm with a wink and a smile rather than with aggression অথবা ferocity.
"Billie Jean"
Michael practically sobs out the verses on "Billie Jean," his wrung-dry, pained performance at the center of this stormy pop classic. Jackson and producer Quincy Jones load the song with weird, wonderful touches: that sudden, diving string section, the stray doodles of organ, Michael's sampled gasp turning up between measures like he's coming up for air. It's been ব্যক্ত before, but it's worth repeating: "Billie Jean" is a masterpiece, and one that doesn't lose its strange, dark power, no matter how many times আপনি hear it.
"Give In to Me"
Michael Jackson was often at his best when he was indulging a dark streak, and this strange, sinister number about obsessive প্রণয় from Dangerous is all ice and shadows. Jackson sounds agonized on the chorus, and Slash's eerie descending arpeggios envelop the song like spiderwebs — one of Jackson's আরো masterfully ominous numbers.
"Thriller"
And speaking of masterfully ominous. "Thriller"'s 13-minute video is so rife with camp charm it's easy to overlook the song's inherent, cheeky darkness. This is, after all, a song that begins with something evil lurking in the dark, makes a brief stop at demon posession before ending with an army of zombies descending on their prey. But Jackson and Quincy Jones surround those lyrics with such spectacular robo-funk — that simple six-note synth riff rolling over and over, unmistakable and unforgettable — that it's easy to miss the skeletons crouching in its shadows.
"Human Nature"
Simple, stark, quiet and beautiful and boasting a windswept synth-string part that Nas would later sample for "It Ain't Hard to Tell," "Human Nature" is one of Jackson's most subtle and affecting ballads. The way his voice tumbles down the notes in the chorus is a master class in vocal delivery, and his pleading repetition of "Why? Why?" is the sound of quiet heartbreak.
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' "
The refrain sounds like confrontation, but in between the title's repeated jabs come genuine sympathy: "You're stuck in the middle, and the pain is thunder." The song is Motown revisited, its roaming synth-bass a stand-in for James Jamerson, its edges rounded out with roving horn charts and gospel-tinged backing vocals.
"The Way আপনি Make Me Feel"
Four and a half মিনিট of unadulterated bliss, "The Way আপনি Make Me Feel" cruises slowly on a rubberband খাদ line elevated দ্বারা Jackson's ecstatic whoops and yelps. Every piece of this song is in perfect place, the big brass punctuating each of Jackson's heartfelt demonstrations of affection.
"Smooth Criminal"
Tense and agitated, Jackson turns his voice into a machine gun, reducing the verses to a hail of tiny sounds. He pulls off a mean feat in this one, seeming to sympathize with both the aggressor and the aggressee, his hoarse, whispered "Annie, are আপনি OK?" sounding like the set-up in some odd horror film.
"Black অথবা White"
It's the weird facial morphing at the end of the video that everyone remembers, but the lead single from Jackson's Dangerous is a tidy bit of pop, Jackson's soulful vocal framed দ্বারা a bright, ringing গিটার phrase. Jackson had the tendency to skew obvious when being topical, but "Black অথবা White" keenly smuggles social commentary into a প্রণয় song, using matters of the হৃদয় to erase racial barriers.
"In the Closet"
Jackson's minor hits are just as fascinating — if not আরো so — than his blockbusters. On this 1991 song, he seems to be imagining the whole of post-'00s pop music. The beats are Timbaland-tiny, and Jackson's voice is barely আরো than a stutter until the chorus, where he stretches out long and lean and limber.
"Scream"
The much-vaunted collaboration between Michael and sister Janet was viewed দ্বারা some as a disappointment when it was unveiled in 1995 — bolstered দ্বারা what was, at the time, the most expensive সঙ্গীত video ever shot. Now, though, it's a terrific bit of pop paranoia, the Jacksons bitterly lashing out against doubters and naysayers over a fierce electro backdrop — one periodically pierced দ্বারা Jackson's pained yelps.
"I Can't Help It"
Michael does Stevie: a light, elegant Wonder-ful ballad finds Jackson scaling back his vocal assault, floating just above a lush বিছানা of organ and bass. He takes his time on this one, making its pleasures simple but irresistible.
"Leave Me Alone"
Picking up where "Scream" left off, "Leave Me Alone" finds Jackson taking a toothier tack against his tabloid assailants. The song works because the সঙ্গীত sounds like vintage Michael: a batch of thick chords for Jackson to vamp over, a kind of darker inversion of "The Way আপনি Make Me Feel." This time, though, that way was worked-up and angry, and Jackson's aggressive scraping of the high notes makes plain his frustration.
"P.Y.T."
Another of Jackson's elegant R&B numbers, he cruises cleanly up the center of the burbling backdrop; like most early hits, "P.Y.T." finds Jackson at his most controlled, saving his big yearning yelps for the chorus, and making them all the আরো indelible দ্বারা their infrequency.
"Beat It"
And why not end with another bona fide classic? This song is so familiar it hardly bears much exposition, but what stands out now is its marvelous simplicity: that simple, toothy গিটার attack and one of Jackson's fiercer vocal attacks. This is edgy Michael at his best, and Eddie অগ্রদূত Halen's searing central solo only serves as a mirror of Jackson's own urgency. Again, the song is a sly subversion: What Jackson's advocating isn't attack, it's retreat. "Beat It" is, in the end, a celebration of the spot-on of the confidence that comes from knowing আপনি have nothing আপনি need to prove.
My History Starts when i was 4 years old and my parents were whatching tv and then appears Thriller on Tv.
I was really scared but i really loved the song.
Then when i was 5 years old my aunt gave me a MJ cd with all his সঙ্গীত চলচ্ছবি (i specially fell in প্রণয় with the "Bad" সঙ্গীত video, i think he looks so sexy in it) I was obssesed with that cd, i even used to listen it every day.
Then i forgot Michael's সঙ্গীত for years.
But now i am a huge অনুরাগী of his music, im in প্রণয় with him.
I feel embarrassed to say to my বন্ধু that i প্রণয় MJ so its a secret. Well thats all
PS: sorry for my english but my original language its spanish
I was really scared but i really loved the song.
Then when i was 5 years old my aunt gave me a MJ cd with all his সঙ্গীত চলচ্ছবি (i specially fell in প্রণয় with the "Bad" সঙ্গীত video, i think he looks so sexy in it) I was obssesed with that cd, i even used to listen it every day.
Then i forgot Michael's সঙ্গীত for years.
But now i am a huge অনুরাগী of his music, im in প্রণয় with him.
I feel embarrassed to say to my বন্ধু that i প্রণয় MJ so its a secret. Well thats all
PS: sorry for my english but my original language its spanish
It all started when I was 7 years old. Somewhere in the মাস of June অথবা July, I got news that Michael Jackson had died. I didn't care much at that time. Life went on as usual for me. Them my dad upgraded his car and one দিন gave me a lift in it. I turned on the সঙ্গীত player. The first song? Thriller(the song). I fell in প্রণয় with it...
Then only had I realized who Michael Jackson was. My dad still had আরো songs. I listened to them all.
As soon as the player struck Little Susie, my dad would change the song. I did not know why. I downloaded Little Susie and listened. After the song was over, my eyes were waterfalls. The song was absolutely gloomy. I researched the story and finally ended up here on this site. Only ফ্যানপপ gave me a reasonable explanation for Little Susie.
I created my own account on this site, just to praise him...
He shall live in my হৃদয় forever...
Then only had I realized who Michael Jackson was. My dad still had আরো songs. I listened to them all.
As soon as the player struck Little Susie, my dad would change the song. I did not know why. I downloaded Little Susie and listened. After the song was over, my eyes were waterfalls. The song was absolutely gloomy. I researched the story and finally ended up here on this site. Only ফ্যানপপ gave me a reasonable explanation for Little Susie.
I created my own account on this site, just to praise him...
He shall live in my হৃদয় forever...
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. Called the King of Pop, his contributions to সঙ্গীত and dance, along with his publicized personal life, made