Why are you cursing me man! Isn't it Pissy Austin that we should be cursing? I will never forget a podcast of hers that I heard some years back where the topic of the allegations against Michael came up. She said that she believed Michael could possibly be guilty because she felt that he had an "evil side" to him. I didn't like her overall attitude in that podcast either. And let's be honest, she can't hold a candle to Michael and added absolutely nothing to It's the Falling in Love! I'd rather listen to the original solo demo that he sung. As for my opinions about Girlfriend vs. this song, I feel that they are both so-so, but I take away points from ITFIL because of the featured singer. Either way, ITFIL is of the most unnecessary songs on the album to me (Girlfriend and Burn This Disco Out next in line).
Maybe "worst" was a strong word to use, but Invincible isn't really my cup of tea. Don't get me wrong, Invincible is not a terrible song by any means, but I feel it doesn't serve much of a purpose other than bridging the gap between Heartbreaker and Break of Dawn. I think it's probably the weakest of the Darkchild produced songs on the album. Although I do like the little piano riff in the background, I don't like the melody and chorus as much as the others. Structure-wise, I think it's too similar to Heartbreaker, which is a much better song. And the fact that they're back-to-back on the album just makes it even more obvious. Lyric-wise, it, once again, doesn't serve much of a purpose. Pretty much all of the ballads, love them or hate them, served their purpose. They were some of his favorite and most personal songs on the album (e.g. Speechless, The Lost Children, You Are My Life), AND he really let his raw emotions and vocals shine on those songs (e. g. Don't Walk Away). Same with Unbreakable, Threatened, and Privacy, which he could really relate to at the time. Heartbreaker, Break of Dawn, Heaven Can Wait, You Rock My World, Butterflies, Cry and Whatever Happens feel like classic MJ, even though he didn't write most of them. But Invincible is basically about a stuck-up chick playing hard to get and resisting all of his efforts, and he calls her "invincible". The only other song that could fit in that category would be 2000 Watts (or possibly Don't Walk Away), but at least 2000 Watts had a different, futuristic vibe to it. To top it off, Invincible is the title track and he's not even singing about himself like he did in Unbreakable. I know he did the same thing with Dangerous, but Dangerous was a lot better in my opinion. I feel that Shout would've worked because it's about social commentary and he's doing that cool rapping on the track. But anyway, Invincible is an OK filler track that fills its spot, but it's near the bottom of my favorites list.
