Blues Away

[Fuzball]

I don't get it, why Michael's first ever self-written (and released) song is criminally ignored by the majority of fans.

After all it's this very song that paved the way for what was to come.

 

[R1chard]

I think basically if a song didn't have chart success, people on this board think it's shit.

 

[SmoothGangsta]

One of my favourites from them. Great track.

 

[michaeljackson.nl]

I don't get it, why Michael's first ever self-written (and released) song is criminally ignored by the majority of fans.

After all it's this very song that paved the way for what was to come.

I love it, great song. Very MJ aswell. Loads of fans kind of skip jackson 5 and early jacksons, which I find bizarre. Loads of bangers from that era. Love the gamble & huff albums too.

 

[Fuzball]

I think basically if a song didn't have chart success, people on this board think it's shit.

It's not on this board only.

 

[Derek1984]

I prefer the mix that was done on the Jacksons Variety show over the album version. It's slightly different and more funky.

 

[innuendo141]

It's a song I took years to appreciate, but when it clicked it clicked hard. Lovely song. Would love for him to have written more like it.

 

[BlackAnon]

This song is proof he used similar chord progressions in songs. Compare it to The Girl is Mine, That's What You Get for Being Polite, Thank You for Life and Why Can't I Be

 

[innuendo141]

I prefer the mix that was done on the Jacksons Variety show over the album version. It's slightly different and more funky.

Some of those mixes on that show are bloody brilliant actually. Must track down the audio again.

 

[Nite Line]

I think basically if a song didn't have chart success, people on this board think it's shit.

Nobody here feels that way.

 

[Nite Line]

When it comes to Jackson 5/Jacksons, people choose to mostly ignore their music from 1973-1977, even though they released some bangers during that period.

Blues Away is a very good song that should get way more recognition, as it is the first self written song released by the biggest music artist of all time.

 

[Fuzball]

Would love to know if and to what extend G&H have helped to polish this song productionwise.

 

[MsAshley]

I listen to this song all the time. It's one of my fave MJ songs.

 

[Themidwestcowboy]

I love this song. It’s really one of my favorites

 

[BlackAnon]

I prefer the mix that was done on the Jacksons Variety show over the album version. It's slightly different and more funky.

Link?

 

[Fuzball]

^found only a snippet online

https://www.reddit.com/r/MichaelJackson/comments/150n2q9/michael_jackson_performing_blues_away_on_the

 

[Derek1984]

^found only a snippet online

https://www.reddit.com/r/MichaelJackson/comments/150n2q9/michael_jackson_performing_blues_away_on_the

The ending (not in this clip) is the best part. Goes almost acapella with only claps. Very funky. I would assume The Jacksons arranged this version themselves. I like it better than the album version.

 

[BlackAnon]

The ending (not in this clip) is the best part. Goes almost acapella with only claps. Very funky. I would assume The Jacksons arranged this version themselves. I like it better than the album version.

Never thought about it but do you know if their songs from the show were rearranged by them?