Musical Parallels Thread

[Agonum]

As @Hollywood_Tonight mentioned, This Time Around and Can't let her get away have the same/similar chorus melody.

More importantly, the same main chorus rhythm.

 

[Mister_Jay_Tee]

Baby Be Mine and Rock With You both start with a drum beat of three.

 

[Agonum]

Baby Be Mine and Rock With You both start with a drum beat of three.

In triplets, you mean?

 

[Mister_Jay_Tee]

In triplets, you mean?

Yes, that's the term, thank you.

 

[JimmyWuzHere]

The following verses have similar melodies in my opinion:

Off The Wall: "When the world is on your shoulder..."
Wondering Who: "Did you tell me this was over?"

WYWTOM: "They say I'm different, they don't understand"
Rub You The Right Way (Johnny Gill): "What you've been missin' in a man"

 

[Mister_Jay_Tee]

I'm just now realizing Who Do You Know and Someone Put Your Hand Out are similar in chords and tone, if nothing else.

 

[Agonum]

I'm just now realizing Who Do You Know and Someone Put Your Hand Out are similar in chords and tone, if nothing else.

I’m unconvinced.

 

[NeoGardiV8]

As @Hollywood_Tonight mentioned, This Time Around and Can't let her get away have the same/similar chorus melody.

Explains why those two are both of my fav tracks from each album lol

 

[NeoGardiV8]

Yes these are all Dangerous outtakes, and made with Teddy Riley. These songs all bear their production collaboration signatures.

That specific sound seemed to be a trademark of Teddy mainly, if you heard it, it was produced by TR lmao

 

[Victorious]

That specific sound seemed to be a trademark of Teddy mainly, if you heard it, it was produced by TR lmao

Yeah everyone knows TR produced it, what's your point?

 

[issabreakofdawn]

Billie Jean and Price of Fame sound familiar, helps that they either mention "Mother" or "Father"

MJ doing his "ooooh" in Cry sounds like Earth Song.

 

[Agonum]

Billie Jean and Price of Fame sound familiar, helps that they either mention "Mother" or "Father"

MJ doing his "ooooh" in Cry sounds like Earth Song.

Do you mean to say ‘similar’?

Speaking mainly about the musical aspects, Billie Jean and Price of Fame are, in my humble opinion, not that similar. They do however share some lyrical traits, as you say.

The Cry thing I will need to investigate, sounds interesting…

 

[Victorious]

A bit far-stretched perhaps but I find the fade-out of 'Man In The Mirror' somewhat similar to that of 'Time Waits For No One'; I always expect a 'make that chance' lol

Edit: And of course this one, as suggested by Agonum:

 

[Agonum]

A bit far-stretched perhaps but I find the fade-out of 'Man In The Mirror' somewhat similar to that of 'Time Waits For No One'; I always expect a 'make that chance' lol

That’s true. I can see what you’re saying.

Although, a more obvious parallel to Man in the Mirror’s ending would be Cry.

 

[Victorious]

That’s true. I can see what you’re saying.

Although, a more obvious parallel to Man in the Mirror’s ending would be Cry.

Lol, yes how could I have forgotten that one! I'll add it to my comment!

 

[Victorious]

Funny to see his 'thank you's' and manner of acting in between these performances so similar (play the clips simultaneously):

 

[issabreakofdawn]

Do you mean to say ‘similar’?

Oops lol, Well those words are "similar" (just messing around )

They do however share some lyrical traits, as you say.

Yep, I agree

That’s true. I can see what you’re saying.

Although, a more obvious parallel to Man in the Mirror’s ending would be Cry.

Lol, yes how could I have forgotten that one! I'll add it to my comment!

If you guys go to 4:03 in Cry, its the "ooh" (oah? hoah?) shouting that MJ does at the end of Earth Song. The latter part of the Cry (my bad not the end of the song)

Not sure if this was brought up in this thread, but the "you are always on my mind"in Speechless sounds just like the You Are Not Alone "you are always in my heaaarrrttt"

 

[Salami]

I just realised the 2 Bad Refugee remix samples Beat It, I don’t know how I’ve missed that previously.

 

[Agonum]

[…] MJ doing his "ooooh" in Cry sounds like Earth Song.

Now I’m with you – the falsetto “Ho!” on the 2nd and 4th beats in every bar of the (end of the) ending part. It dubs the snare, so to speak, and it is indeed similar to Earth Song’s ending. It’s less intense in Cry, though, and sung lower.

You will notice something similar in Man in the Mirror, too. Similar but shorter. (It goes something like “Hoo! hoo! hoo! Aoow!”)

(In Smooth Criminal, too…)

 

[Mister_Jay_Tee]

Now I’m with you – the falsetto “Ho!” on the 2nd and 4th beats in every bar of the (end of the) ending part. It dubs the snare, so to speak, and it is indeed similar to Earth Song’s ending. It’s less intense in Cry, though, and sung lower.

You will notice something similar in Man in the Mirror, too. Similar but shorter. (It goes something like “Hoo! hoo! hoo! Aoow!”)

(In Smooth Criminal, too…)

Pretty much all of these anthems can be arranged as one big playlist/megamix and flow into each other one after the other.

 

[Agonum]

Pretty much all of these anthems can be arranged as one big playlist/megamix and flow into each other one after the other.

Do you mean to imply they are all similar?

 

[Mister_Jay_Tee]

Do you mean to imply they are all similar?

Thematically, sonically, and musically, yes.

 

[Agonum]

Thematically, sonically, and musically, yes.

I agree, but would exclude Earth Song.

 

[Mister_Jay_Tee]

I agree, but would exclude Earth Song.

It's an outlier to place last, not right in the middle. Still connects, though maybe it's more in Heal The World 's vein.

 

[Mister_Jay_Tee]

I think Bad and Unbreakable are very similar, in fact I'm willing to say Unbreakable is the 21st century update to Bad in the same way Threatened is of Thriller.

 

[Agonum]

I think Bad and Unbreakable are very similar, in fact I'm willing to say Unbreakable is the 21st century update to Bad in the same way Threatened is of Thriller.

 

[Mister_Jay_Tee]

Another one that was actually brought out to me by a random YouTube comment:

7 Digits and HIStory have a similar vocal melody.

 

[Hot_Street]

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right (Beat It)
It don't matter if you're black or white (Black or White)

 

[Hot_Street]

And mama used to say (Mama Used To Say, February 1982)
And mother always told me be careful of who you love (Billie Jean, released on Thriller in November 1982)

 

[Agonum]

And mama used to say (Mama Used To Say, February 1982)
And mother always told me be careful of who you love (Billie Jean, released on Thriller in November 1982)

Junior was very much inspired by MJ rather than the other way around, I’d say!