Speaking of Just Good Friends one thing I don't understand is why Stevie Wonder's name wasn't written on the album tracklist. With a massive name like Stevie's you'd think the tracklist would have read ''Just Good Friends (Featuring Stevie Wonder)''
Judging from the songs that didn't make the album I think it would have made a great double album as well.
Agreed. Listening to songs like Loving You, Price of Fame, Don't Be Messin Round, Free, Abortion Papers, Fly Away, Cheater, Streetwalker tells me that Michael could have easily released a great double album.
And we haven't even heard Buffalo Bill, What You Do To Me, Tomboy, Make or Break, etc.
And we haven't even heard Buffalo Bill, What You Do To Me, Tomboy, Make or Break, etc.
And Chicago 1945. That is the one track I am most interested in.
Throwing your life away
Hess;4290709 said:I will say however - the only song I might consider changing on BAD is Just Good Friends. - JGF could/should have been released either as a stand alone single or as a b-side on a single.
Is Just Good Friends a ground breaking masterpiece that changes the way we look at music? Of course not. It's just a fun, feel good song. And that's why I love it.
Even when Stevie Wonder joined Michael Jackson on stage in Brisbane (on November 28th, 1987) during the BAD Tour, they avoided singing that duet song together.
And we haven't even heard Buffalo Bill, What You Do To Me, Tomboy, Make or Break, etc.
And Chicago 1945. That is the one track I am most interested in.
analogue;4290861 said:Is Just Good Friends a ground breaking masterpiece that changes the way we look at music? Of course not. It's just a fun, feel good song. And that's why I love it.
Themidwestcowboy;4290862 said:But that's the thing, why include a song like that when you have other stronger songs that could have replaced it?
Is Just Good Friends a ground breaking masterpiece that changes the way we look at music? Of course not. It's just a fun, feel good song. And that's why I love it.
Michael should've made "Cheater" a duet between him and Stevie.
Imagine their trade-off ad-libs on a finished version of that track. Good LORD.
Michael should've made "Cheater" a duet between him and Stevie.
Imagine their trade-off ad-libs on a finished version of that track. Good LORD.
Just Good Friends is an average song and Get It is terrible. Two very disappointing collaborations between two of the greatest artists ever.
What's disappointing about Just Good Friends is that the song wasn't even written by Michael and Stevie. Here you have two great songwriters deciding to collaborate on a song and they get other people to write the song. Very strange!
Michael's high profile collaborations were disappointing. Paul McCartney songs were underwhelming with the exception of The Man, which isn't even well known. Scream with Janet is a good song but nothing special. This Time Around with Biggie is very average. And the aforementioned Stevie Wonder collaborations were Bad (pun intended).
What exactly don't you like about them. It's okay but posts like this always lack a reason. Care to elaborate?
For me they are good songs because of both artists vocal deliveries, the songs sound like they were having fun and I think both voices go very well together. But that's just what they are , good, not brilliant. imo.
I don't like the cheesy lyrics. Michael and Stevie were/are great singers, so more often than not, their vocal deliveries would be on point. That isn't enough to make it a good song for me. Just Good Friends, I can tolerate as it has that amazing bridge section but I find Get It absolutely unbearable.
Just Good Friends is an average song and Get It is terrible. Two very disappointing collaborations between two of the greatest artists ever.
What's disappointing about Just Good Friends is that the song wasn't even written by Michael and Stevie. Here you have two great songwriters deciding to collaborate on a song and they get other people to write the song. Very strange!
Michael's high profile collaborations were disappointing. Paul McCartney songs were underwhelming with the exception of The Man, which isn't even well known. Scream with Janet is a good song but nothing special. This Time Around with Biggie is very average. And the aforementioned Stevie Wonder collaborations were Bad (pun intended).
Fair enough, I actually never paid attention to the lyrics, lyrics are often an afterthought with MJ, at least it seems that way to me. It's all about the melody when he speaks about music.
Either way you must dislike quite a few songs then as I believe he has sung a lot of songs with cheesy lyrics in his career. I'm thinking about you are my life, speechless, carousel, you are not alone, girlfriend and his many we are the world clones to name a few.
Say Say Say is good.
McCartney wasn't up to much with his writing at the time (and since) so not exactly sure why Michael decided to work with him.
Perhaps an attempt to try and become accessible to that type of audience?