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The Discussion of MJ's Unreleased Tracks

robotchicken14 said:
Why not? He was a huge fan of Sly and the Family Stone, already doing a version of “Jane is a Groupee” for Dangerous. No reason he wouldn’t cover one of their songs
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Jane has nothing to do with Sly and the Family Stone. The story behind it is very different. However, you should listen to the backing vocals in 'Who Is It'.
AlwaysThere said:
It’s been long established that “Seven Digits” does not have full vocals. That user is lying.
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There's a big difference between 'fully sung' and 'full' vocals. I can sing a rough vocal multiple times in full, and it would still count as fully sung. That doesn't mean these are the final lyrics, or that they are complete.
 
Wren13 said:
I don't know about these unreleased tracks, but the title "Hot Fun In The Summertime" does not sound like a song MJ would sing.
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I'm absolutely fascinated at the thought of him singing this, but of all the Family Stone songs this one is the last I'd have thought he's have wanted to do. I'm assuming he sings Sly's parts (and hopefully Freddie's) and they got in Mary for Rose's part and D'Angelo for Larry's.

That's my dream, at least. Well, my dream is a full Sly and the Family Stone tribute album sung entirely by MJ.
 
Beano Wild said:
It’s the only one of all the damn titles we have confirmation was sung & remixed in 2014, with d’angelo, Mary j blige, Eric Leeds and Jesse Johnson on it
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I am aware of 10 true cover songs released, excluding the jackson 5, and these are all in the early years. The songs you have mentioned above, were they ever going to be released?

Michael Jackson – Official Solo Cover Songs (Studio Releases ONLY)​


1. Rockin’ Robin (1972)​


Original: Bobby Day (1958)


2. Ain’t No Sunshine (1972)​


Original: Bill Withers (1971)


3. You’ve Got a Friend (1972)​


Original: Carole King (1971)


4. Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone (1972)​


Original: The Supremes (1967)


5. My Girl (1972)​


Original: The Temptations (1964)


6. All the Things You Are (1973)​


Original: Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II (1939)


7. Happy (Love Theme from Lady Sings the Blues) (1973)​


Original: From the Diana Ross film soundtrack (1972)


8. Too Young (1973)​


Original: Nat King Cole (1951)


9. Doggin’ Around (1973)​


Original: Jackie Wilson (1960)


10. Up Again (1973)​


Original: Glenn Sutton / Rita Wright (1967)
 
Mister_Jay_Tee said:
Well, they've been locked away in the vault since 2014 at least. @Clay7 You have the facts about the song right?
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Unfortunately thats one i dont really know anything about outside of whats public. Weird how mysterious this song is for being likely the only actually finished song left that hasnt leaked we know so little about it outside of who worked on the Xscape version. MJ vocal was laid down in 1998 - 2003 although the exact year is unconfirmed.

Song was first known to exist in July 2010. According to John Branca and Michael Prince he did not record very many vocals which is why they brought in D'angelo and Mary J Blige for new vocals on the 2013 remix.

2013 Remix Creds:
Michael Jackson & D’Angelo (Feat. Mary J Blige)
"Hot Fun In The Summertime"

Production: Michael "D'Angelo" Archer
Vocals: Michael Jackson, Michael "D'Angelo" Archer, Mary J Blige
Lyrics: Sly Stone
Keys + Sitar: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Guitar: Jesse Johnson
Drums: Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Bass: Pino Palladino
Horns: Eric “Ric” Leeds
Engineering: Russ Elevado, Ben Kane
Executive Producer: John McClain

This is the type of drum that was used by Queslove for the track to give some idea of how it may sound:

This is the type of guitar that was used by Jesse Johnson for the track to give some idea of how it may sound:

very interesting track im dying to hear it out of sheer curiosity with the credits, not a fan of the og track at all.
 
Totally unrelated but the title "Electricity" i've seen tossed around by fans for years is just a Darkchild beat idea for MJ and nothing more, no lyrics or vocals. Super experimental, used the sound of shattering a light bulb in the percussion. Super interesting imo not sure if this was known or not lol.
 
Ganesh said:
I remember some fan posting a while back that that was actually their phone alert going off (which they'd set to 'hoo') or something like that.
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No, that's not true lol. The first leaked version didn't even have the intro, the collector had already made a few edits before passing it around, like adding the STTR "hoo!" into the track.
 
im kind of confused as to where did we find out that Deepak Chopra/MJ song from June 2009 was named "Breed". was there ever any source for that or is it a fan-title?
 
love1sfatal said:
im kind of confused as to where did we find out that Deepak Chopra/MJ song from June 2009 was named "Breed". was there ever any source for that or is it a fan-title?
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It was mentioned by Deepak Chopa in an interview. "River Ripple" is what's always been the fan-title
www.rollingstone.com

The Last Days of Michael Jackson

Frail, deep in debt and addicted to drugs, he was consumed by a single dream: to blow people's minds with the greatest concerts ever. Inside the comeb
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Three weeks before his death, Jackson sent Chopra a CD, hand-delivered to his home in Carlsbad, California. “The music is a very soft, mellow piece,” says Chopra. “It’s called ‘Breed.’ He wanted to do a song about the environment, and he wanted me to help him with the lyrics. There were big ideas behind the lyrics – how the trees are our lungs, the Earth is our body.”
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ChanceToDance said:
It was mentioned by Deepak Chopa in an interview. "River Ripple" is what's always been the fan-title
www.rollingstone.com

The Last Days of Michael Jackson

Frail, deep in debt and addicted to drugs, he was consumed by a single dream: to blow people's minds with the greatest concerts ever. Inside the comeb
www.rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com
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My physical copy says Breathe, not Breed.
 
If the production was more hard hitting and more "angry voice", this would've totally elevated HIStory. Buxer said there's a more complete production version with an organ part that was discarded

 
AlwaysThere said:
I also thought that “Breed” might have been misheard. “Breathe” (misspelled “Breath” on MJ’s handwritten song note) definitely aligns.
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thats what i thought honestly. "Breathe"/"Breath" makes more sense in the context of how Chopra explained the idea for that song
 
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