The Discussion of MJ's Unreleased Tracks

[Strangerintheworld]

Do we know if many people have "Dark Lady"? Is there a chance it will leak soon? We had a fifteen-second clip, then nothing more...

 

[ChanceToDance]

Do we know if many people have "Dark Lady"? Is there a chance it will leak soon? We had a fifteen-second clip, then nothing more...

Not a lot of people have it, and I'm 99% positive we're not gonna hear it until a long time. But then "Turnin' Me Off" did leak on a random day when all we had beforehand was one snippet so I guess anything is possible lol.

 

[The MJJ Library]

Can someone please send a link to the original files of the January 2026 leaks

 

[BlackAnon]

I bet Michaels version sounds magical

 

[Derek1984]

I bet Michaels version sounds magical

Any idea which year MJ would've recorded this? Didn't he also sing Stand By Me for the movie with the same title (1986)?

 

[BlackAnon]

Any idea which year MJ would've recorded this? Didn't he also sing Stand By Me for the movie with the same title (1986)?

He mentioned the song in an interview from 1982 but if I were to guess, it would've been recorded after OTW but before Thriller.

It's possible Michael did a rough demo to Stand By Me before Reiner decided against it but when John Barnes was asked about it, he said "I’m not aware of one." Someone suggested it could've been an early Hayvenhurst demo with Matt and Avril and John said "Brent Avril did not work as an engineer with us at that time. He was Tech support and also designed needed equipment when necessary." When asked if it could've been done with Swedien, John said "could be but I’m not aware of it."

 

[SeriousFX]

He mentioned the song in an interview from 1982 but if I were to guess, it would've been recorded after OTW but before Thriller.

It's possible Michael did a rough demo before Reiner decided against it but when John Barnes was asked about the cover, he said "I’m not aware of one." Someone suggested it could've been an early Hayvenhurst demo with Matt and Avril and John said "Brent Avril did not work as an engineer with us at that time. He was Tech support and also designed needed equipment when necessary." When asked if it could've been done with Swedien, John said "could be but I’m not aware of it."

John Van Nest should be a good person to ask. He handled all of MJ's demos for the Triumph and pre-Thriller eras.

 

[BlackAnon]

John Van Nest should be a good person to ask. He handled all of MJ's demos for the Triumph and pre-Thriller eras.

Anyone have his contact?