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SmoothMel7 said:
It's pretty accurate! Do you have a source for this? Do you have more details?
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Yes! this song was registered with the US Copyright Office, recording date is 30/03/2001. Written by MJ and Rodney Jerkins.
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Clay7 said:
No source, made up lol. There is a composition called "the girl that got away" that was copyrighted. But it is most likely the girl sample in "Xscape".
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That can't be true, the girl sample in Xscape had to be from 1999. The recording date for "The girl that got away" is 2001.
 
Hollywood_Tonight said:
Yes! this song was registered with the US Copyright Office, recording date is 30/03/2001. Written by MJ and Rodney Jerkins.
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Someone should ask Damien if he's heard this and if he has additional info! "Unbreakable" and "Threatened" were worked on around the same time as this song
 
I was wondering recently, MJ spent 2.5 years working with Rodney Jerkins! Do you guys still believe there's only 12-20 demos they produced together?

I mean, the Xscape original version was completed after the release of Invincible, in 2002.

So they started working in 1999 and ended in 2002...

I feel there must be more outtakes from the invincible album itself!

Also in the ending of a live video
The partner was leaving the video live because of his baby, so Rodney sarcastically said there are 30 demos! You can't leave the live now! ...
 
Wasn't Turning Me Off considered for Xscape since the tape was seen on the Making of Xscape documentary? Hopefully there's a chance that we still get to hear it someday.

And also Buffalo Bill (I know that it isn't a Bad outtake technically but still) is my most wanted Bad song lol.
FMJP said:
Bad era outtakes>>>>>> all other era outtakes
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Invincible and Post Invincible are strong contenders tbh.
 
ChanceToDance said:
Wasn't Turning Me Off considered for Xscape since the tape was seen on the Making of Xscape documentary? Hopefully there's a chance that we still get to hear it someday.
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Really? I might have to rewatch it.

ChanceToDance said:
And also Buffalo Bill (I know that it isn't a Bad outtake technically but still) is my most wanted Bad song lol.
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Mine is still Throwing Your Life Away. It's so damn groovy.
 
MJbr2 said:
Not gonna lie, I'm really curious about Turning Me Off now too. Bad outtakes are all bangers.
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it was revealed recently to be Turnin' Me Off lmao, I wanna hear Be Me 4 a Day, Changes, Crack Kills, Make or Break, TYLA, and Get In To The Groove
 
ChanceToDance said:
Wasn't Turning Me Off considered for Xscape since the tape was seen on the Making of Xscape documentary? Hopefully there's a chance that we still get to hear it someday.

And also Buffalo Bill (I know that it isn't a Bad outtake technically but still) is my most wanted Bad song lol.

Invincible and Post Invincible are strong contenders tbh.
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How i can see this tape in making Xscape i mean turning me off
 
ChanceToDance said:
Wasn't Turning Me Off considered for Xscape since the tape was seen on the Making of Xscape documentary? Hopefully there's a chance that we still get to hear it someday.

And also Buffalo Bill (I know that it isn't a Bad outtake technically but still) is my most wanted Bad song lol.

Invincible and Post Invincible are strong contenders tbh.
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It kinda is as it was a song considered for the album
 
threepea11 said:
it was revealed recently to be Turnin' Me Off lmao, I wanna hear Be Me 4 a Day, Changes, Crack Kills, Make or Break, TYLA, and Get In To The Groove
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Oh yeah, I keep forgetting about GITTG. I wonder if it was a scratch demo or one with full vocals.

And on the subject of the Victory and pre-Bad sessions, Michael seems to have made enough to justify a full album without Quincy. Just look at the huge amount of songs recorded between 1983-1986:

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  • Chicago 1945 - vocally complete
  • Dream Away - vocally complete
  • Buffalo Bill - vocally complete w/backing vocals from the Jacksons
  • Alright Now - status unknown
  • Far, Far Away - status unknown
  • Holiday Inn - status unknown
  • Fantasy - status unknown w/Jermaine Jackson
  • Tomboy - status unknown
  • What You Do To Me - vocally complete
  • Do You Know Where Your Children Are - vocally complete
  • Throwin' Your Life Away - vocally complete
  • Lovin' You - vocally complete
  • Al Capone - vocally complete
  • Make Or Break - contains a reference vocal, backing vocals, and a scratch bridge
  • Turnin' Me Off - vocally incomplete
  • Streetwalker - vocally complete
  • I'm So Blue - vocally incomplete (?)
  • Free - vocally complete
  • Crack Kills - vocally complete without RUN-DMC rap
  • Saturday Woman - vocally incomplete
  • Price of Fame - vocally complete
  • Abortion Papers - vocally complete
  • Don't Be Messin' 'Round - vocally incomplete
  • Cheater - vocally complete
  • Be Me 4 A Day - status unknown
  • Get In To The Groove - status unknown
  • Someone Put Your Hand Out - vocally incomplete
  • Apocalypse Now - status unknown
  • Fly Away - vocally complete
  • Groove Of Midnight - status unknown
You could make an entire album just out of the vocally complete demos and get away with calling it "finished." And that's not even including the tenative demos for Liberian Girl, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal, and Leave Me Alone.
 
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SeriousFX said:
Oh yeah, I keep forgetting about GITTG. I wonder if it was a scratch demo or one with full vocals.

And on the subject of the Victory and pre-Bad sessions, Michael seems to have made enough to justify a full album without Quincy. Just look at the huge amount of songs recorded between 1983-1986:

  • Chicago 1945 - vocally complete
  • Dream Away - vocally complete
  • Whatever he may have recorded with Frank Sinatra - status unknown
  • Buffalo Bill - vocally complete w/backing vocals from the Jacksons
  • Alright Now - status unknown
  • Far, Far Away - status unknown
  • Holiday Inn - status unknown
  • Fantasy - vocally complete w/Jermaine Jackson
  • Tomboy - status unknown
  • What You Do To Me - vocally complete
  • Do You Know Where Your Children Are - vocally complete
  • Throwin' Your Life Away - vocally complete
  • Lovin' You - vocally complete
  • Al Capone - vocally complete
  • Make Or Break - contains a reference vocal, backing vocals, and a scratch bridge
  • Turnin' Me Off - vocally incomplete
  • Streetwalker - vocally complete
  • I'm So Blue - vocally incomplete (?)
  • Free - vocally complete
  • Crack Kills - vocally complete without RUN-DMC rap
  • Saturday Woman - vocally incomplete
  • Price of Fame - vocally complete
  • Abortion Papers - vocally complete
  • Don't Be Messin' 'Round - vocally incomplete
  • Cheater - vocally complete
  • Be Me 4 A Day - status unknown
  • Get In To The Groove - status unknown
  • Someone Put Your Hand Out - vocally incomplete
  • Apocalypse Now - no vocals
  • Fly Away - vocally complete
  • Groove Of Midnight - status unknown
You could make an entire album just out of the vocally complete demos and get away with calling it "finished." And that's not even including the tenative demos for Liberian Girl, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal, and Leave Me Alone.
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He never recorded with Frank Sinatra. Where are you getting that info from? He did visit Sinatra when he was recording LA is My Lady produced by Quincy Jones. But that was it.
 
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