Okay, seeing as we're having a nice few threads about MJ songs (even if it is the same 6 or 7 people each time 
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We've had songs we universally adore (Who Is It, Billie Jean, TDCAU, Earth Song, WYBT etc.etc..)
And we've had threads about songs that we feel are hated by others (Don't Walk Away, Privacy, The Girl is Mine, etc..etc...)
And we've recently had Jacksons threads that talk about his underrated non-solo work.
But what about those in the middle, the songs we don't talk about, or maybe even listen to that often, but if you reflect on them - they are fantastic pieces of work.
Allow me to start with 'Stranger in Moscow'.
I've previously written this in my HIStory review:
"After the anguish and pain of the first two tracks comes cleansing rain. This leads into possibly Michael's best ballad ever, 'Stranger in Moscow'. From a man who's record includes She's Out Of My Life and Heal The World, that's saying something. Lyrically, Michael's still talking about the last 2 years here but more on a personal level. Such honesty has never been spoken about before 'Feel abandoned in my fame' he sings with such beauty you could cry – as many have. Not too oblivious to how his career has been damaged he goes on to say 'Swift & sudden fall from grace'. Again, the writing of the song is beautifully created as he uses the freedom crushing iron curtain of the Eastern Bloc as a metaphor for his treatment."
I do play this often, but not as much as his up-tempo numbers and everytime it stuns me. The vocal is beautiful and the beatbox percussion is stunning, in fact the whole production is fantastic in its simplicity. Michael can be very over the top at times but SIM is an example of when he strips it back and just lets a melody & voice do its work.
Would have been the standout in my totally imagined 'MJ - Unplugged' set.
What other tracks do you feel we just don't talk about enough.
)...We've had songs we universally adore (Who Is It, Billie Jean, TDCAU, Earth Song, WYBT etc.etc..)
And we've had threads about songs that we feel are hated by others (Don't Walk Away, Privacy, The Girl is Mine, etc..etc...)
And we've recently had Jacksons threads that talk about his underrated non-solo work.
But what about those in the middle, the songs we don't talk about, or maybe even listen to that often, but if you reflect on them - they are fantastic pieces of work.
Allow me to start with 'Stranger in Moscow'.
I've previously written this in my HIStory review:
"After the anguish and pain of the first two tracks comes cleansing rain. This leads into possibly Michael's best ballad ever, 'Stranger in Moscow'. From a man who's record includes She's Out Of My Life and Heal The World, that's saying something. Lyrically, Michael's still talking about the last 2 years here but more on a personal level. Such honesty has never been spoken about before 'Feel abandoned in my fame' he sings with such beauty you could cry – as many have. Not too oblivious to how his career has been damaged he goes on to say 'Swift & sudden fall from grace'. Again, the writing of the song is beautifully created as he uses the freedom crushing iron curtain of the Eastern Bloc as a metaphor for his treatment."
I do play this often, but not as much as his up-tempo numbers and everytime it stuns me. The vocal is beautiful and the beatbox percussion is stunning, in fact the whole production is fantastic in its simplicity. Michael can be very over the top at times but SIM is an example of when he strips it back and just lets a melody & voice do its work.
Would have been the standout in my totally imagined 'MJ - Unplugged' set.
What other tracks do you feel we just don't talk about enough.
