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We are all aware of how Michael wanted Bad to be a duet with Prince initially, and how Prince turned down the offer.
This is why it was turned down:
This is why it was turned down:
Quincy Jones told Prince that Michael Jackson wanted to do a duet with him on his new song, then called I’m Bad. Prince considered the idea until he heard Jackson’s opening line Your butt is mine…on the demo tape. “Now who’s gonna sing that to who?” Prince joked on VH1, “’Cause you sure ain’t singing it to me. And I sure ain’t singing it to you.” He backed out, telling Quincy Jones, “You don’t need me to be on this. It’ll be a hit without me.” It certainly was, and Bad became one of Michael Jackson’s biggest hits, with an iconic video directed by Martin Scorsese.
source: http://www.sabotagetimes.com/people/prince-inside-the-music-and-the-masks/