What is your favorite Michael Jackson song

[danger boy]

this is my favorite.... wasn't a hit or anything..

Gone to Soon

but it's MJ without the dancing and yelling.. it shows why he was who he was..

* check out Hillary's hair. :eek: :p


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0mcxmCGetI

[ben62670]

Ben.

[cfrizz]

As a kid it was The Love You Save.

As an adult it is a toss up between Bad, Beat It, & She's Out Of My Life.

[Willow]

I like Beat it and ABC

[Tony M]

It's a three way tie for me with Billie Jean:cool:, Beat it:cool:(kinda the same rhythm)and then The Thriller..:eek:

[kevhed72]

The one I never have to listen to....(sorry, I couldn't help myself)

[Danny Tse]

"Smooth Criminal", "Man in the Mirror", and "I'll Be There".

[F1nut]

Little Buns

[blakeh]

Either "Black Or White" or "Smooth Criminal."

[toobwacky]

ABC or Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough or Thriller or...

[Knucklehead]

Dirty Diana

[Conradicles]

The one I never have to listen to....(sorry, I couldn't help myself)

You took the words out of my mouth.

[AndyGwis]

Billie Jean.

Man in the Mirror may be the most hypocritical song of all time.

[Sherardp]

I like quite a few since I grew up on his music as a kid. Though Billie Jean, as very good, I like Smooth Criminal, Dirty Diana tad bit more.

[danz1906]

Billie Jean

[mhardy6647]

Thriller


(...the funk of forty thousand years...")

[Ron Temple]

Little BunsEating 10yr old nuts...an anthology

[mr2sw21]

Black Or White

[bklynNupe]

Anything when he was with Producers Rod Temperton and Quincy Jones. This is the height of his musical maturity IMO. :cool:

[Vdr1973]

Dirty Diana and Off the Wall

[Keiko]

Little Buns
:eek: :D Sorry, had to laugh at that.

Anyway, I lean more towards the early stuff from the Motown era.
ABC, I'll Be There, The Love You Save, Rockin' Robin, etc...

[hearingimpared]

Little Buns


:eek: :D Sorry, had to laugh at that.



You guys are rotten!:p

[danger boy]

What no love for the duet's he did with Paul McCartney

Say Say Say and The Girl is Mine? :p ;)

http://ladjevic.com/dusan/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/say-say-say.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QhrqKVWRy8A/RmM4AjJYybI/AAAAAAAAA8M/8O2B53OgFEo/s400/The+Girl+Is+Mine+(USA+7%27%27+SIngle).jpg

[Keiko]

You guys are rotten!:p

Hmmm....Never heard of that MJ tune Gus. Is it a bonus track on the Bad CD? :confused:

;)

[CLPolk]

In the Closet

[cnh]

To some extent I think this is generational. Most of us over 50 look on the golden days of M.J. (the 80s as a dark age of music)....we spent a lot of time listening to Reggae and Bob Marley as a 'cure' for that time. So I can't honestly say there are any M.J. songs I actually thought much of and I never bought an album.

I realize that if you're in your early 40s or younger, that 'was' the music you grew up with and that certainly has a significant effect on one's development and appreciation as one matures. So I respect that! Even if I can't identify with it.

cnh

[Mike LoManaco]

The two quasi-club hits -- which I loved when I was a mobile DJ -- "In the Closet" and "Smooth Criminal."

I also happen to be one of those people who liked "Human Nature"...:cool:

[Hillbilly61]

To some extent I think this is generational. Most of us over 50 look on the golden days of M.J. (the 80s as a dark age of music)....we spent a lot of time listening to Reggae and Bob Marley as a 'cure' for that time. So I can't honestly say there are any M.J. songs I actually thought much of and I never bought an album.

I realize that if you're in your early 40s or younger, that 'was' the music you grew up with and that certainly has a significant effect on one's development and appreciation as one matures. So I respect that! Even if I can't identify with it.

cnh

I'm not into my 50s (getting close) and, yep, the 80s were considered to be the dark age of music. Especially the, say, 82 through 88 period. My initial reaction to this thread title was "None."

Of personal interest, my two late teenage children has identified music from the late 60s through the early 80s as real artestry. They picked up on this opinion on their own and that music is being widely played on college campuses. On the other hand, they have introduced me to some really good modern stuff. Rammstein from Germany as an example. Jackson never gets mentioned by them.

I have heard and kept an open mind about Jackson. MHO has not changed. Truthfully, I think Madonna is a better artist from the period. She sings better and has better lyrics, even if she did not compose them from scratch.

[ToXSiC]

P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

[daniel86]

For me its Billie Jean.

[zombie boy 2000]

I have heard and kept an open mind about Jackson. MHO has not changed. Truthfully, I think Madonna is a better artist from the period. She sings better and has better lyrics, even if she did not compose them from scratch.

I think I'm going to have to disagree with this statement. Madonna has always been slammed for her lack of singing chops. In fact, it wasn't until Ray of Light that people started to take her vocals remotely seriously.
Michael Jackson on the other hand? Listen closely to Wanna Be Startin Something and tell me just how many singers could pull that off. Few, if any.

[ntculenuff]

speed demon and dirty diana probably my favorites but i like quite a few of his songs

[wingnut4772]

Smooth Criminal.

[Sami]

Billie Jean, followed by Thriller. In general, the 70's and 80's work is what I could listen to. He was a troubled man, may he finally be in peace.

[Aqs612scag]

One day in your life.

[schwarcw]

To some extent I think this is generational. Most of us over 50 look on the golden days of M.J. (the 80s as a dark age of music)....we spent a lot of time listening to Reggae and Bob Marley as a 'cure' for that time. So I can't honestly say there are any M.J. songs I actually thought much of and I never bought an album.


cnh


I'm not into my 50s (getting close) and, yep, the 80s were considered to be the dark age of music. Especially the, say, 82 through 88 period. My initial reaction to this thread title was "None."


I disagree guys, I'm in my mid '5-'s and there were a lot of good LP's and artists from that era.

1981

Date Weeks on Top 40 Album Name Artist Name

January 5 1 On The Radio Volumes 1 & 2 Donna Summer
January 12 1 Bee Gees Greatest Hits Bee Gees
January 19 15 The Wall Pink Floyd
May 3 6 Against The Wind Bob Segar & The Silver Bullet Band
June 14 6 Glass Houses Billy Joel
July 26 7 Emotional Rescue Rolling Stones
September 13 1 Hold Out Jackson Browne
September 20 5 The Game Queen
October 25 3 Guilty ** Barbara Streisand
November 8 4 The River Bruce Springsteen
December 13 2 Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits Kenny Rogers
December 27 8 Double Fantasy John Lennon/Yoko Ono

1982

February 6 4 Freeze Frame The J. Geils Band
March 6 6 Beauty and the Beat The Go Go's
April 17 4 Chariots of Fire Vangeles - Soundtrack
May 15 9 Asia** Asia
May 29 3 Tug of War Paul McCartney
August 7 5 Mirage Fleetwood Mac
September 11 9 American Fool John Cougar Mellencamp
November 13 15 Business as Usual Men at Work

1983

February 26 37 Thriller** Michael Jackson
June 25 2 Flashdance Flashdance Soundtrack
July 23 17 Synchronicity** The Police
November 26 1 Metal Health Quiet Riot
December 3 3 Can't Slow Down Lionel Richie

1984

April 21 10 Footloose Soundtrack
June 30 1 Sports Huey Lewis and the News
July 7 7 Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen
August 4 24 Purple Rain Prince and the Revolution - Soundtrack

1985

February 9 3 Like a Virgin Madonna
March 2 3 Make it Big Wham!
March 23 1 Centerfield John Fogerty
March 30 7 No Jacket Required** Phil Collins
April 27 3 We Are The World USA for Africa
June 1 3 Around the World in a Day Prince and the Revolution
June 22 2 Beverly Hills Cop Soundtrack
July 13 5 Songs from the Big Chair** Tears for Fears
August 10 2 Reckless Bryan Adams
August 31 9 Brothers in Arms Dire Straits
November 2 11 Miami Vice** Soundtrack
December 21 1 Heart Heart


Of course there are some dogs in there, but there are also some classic gems. Some of the obvious ones missing are Van Halen, AC/DC, ZZ Top, Depeche Mode, Human League, The Police, The Cure, Simple Minds, Phil Collins, Genesis.

Get real, there was a ton of good music in the early '80's. You may not have liked it, but you're in a minority (even for your ages).

[cfrizz]

Amen, Carl, BTW the Police are in there a couple of times.

But What's truly funny is that a good chunk of the artists in those lists are simply continuing their success from the 70's into the 80's!

[mshan242700]

Billie Jean.

[Hilbert]

The shortest one, whatever it is.

[Mike LoManaco]

Smooth Criminal.

Agreed, 'Nut! Along with "In the Closet"...