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Biggest or most well known song MJ wrote for someone else and biggest MJ cover hit?

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I'm either thinking Rebbie Jackson's centipede or Diana Ross' Muscles?

As for biggest MJ cover hit I'm thinking Alien Ant Farm's smooth criminal?
 
I don't think it was released as a single, but Chris Cornell's Billie Jean was kinda popular in the USA. Partly because a contestant on American Idol used Chris' arrangement. At first a lot of people who watched the show thought the contestant came up with that version.
 
It's a Jackson 5 song, but Gloria Gaynor's version of Never Can Say Goodbye was really popular.
 
Eaten Alive co-written w/ Barry & Maurice Gibb for DIana Ross
 
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I think it might actually be Do The Bartman.
 
SoCav said:
Thought MJ had a co-writing credit. Guess I misremembered!

Does WATW count then? :p Otherwise, I would guess Muscles too.
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Think it is a co-write, though uncredited.
 
DuranDuran said:
It's a Jackson 5 song, but Gloria Gaynor's version of Never Can Say Goodbye was really popular.
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Yes, and it was great to me, although I also like the original :) As to songs he wrote for others, I personally like Ralph Tresvant's Alright Now but I don't think it's too famous.
 
JichaelMackson said:
I'm either thinking Rebbie Jackson's centipede or Diana Ross' Muscles?

As for biggest MJ cover hit I'm thinking Alien Ant Farm's smooth criminal?
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I think I agree with these choices. I can't think of any that are more memorable than these, except perhaps Gloria Gaynor's "Never Can Say Goodbye", as someone else commented.
 
I know this is a Jackson 5 song but....the Mariah Carey version of I'll Be There was pretty huge.
 
SoCav said:
Thought MJ had a co-writing credit. Guess I misremembered!

Does WATW count then? :p Otherwise, I would guess Muscles too.
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Think he co produced it. Bryan wrote it though as far as I know.
 
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