Top Ten Songs Michael Jackson didn't write

[Psychoniff]

Although he wrote most of his hits 9 out 13 #1 singles (10/14 if "We Are The World"counts), he recorded several top #40 hits that he had no creative input into. What do you guys think is the song that best showcases his interpretation of the song (vocal performance)?

 

[barbee0715]

Man in the mirror.
Human Nature
Rock With You



Edit to add: I'll Be There, Never Can Say Goodbye and I can't Help It-even tho they're not on the list.

I'm editing again to add "One Day in Your Life" although that one has become a real heartbreaker to me.

 

[HIStory]

Man in the Mirror, Human Nature, Off The Wall, Butterflies.

 

[analogue]

Man In The Mirror
Off The Wall
Human Nature
The Lady In My Life
Baby Be Mine
I Can't Help It
Just Good Friends
One Day In Your Life
P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)
It's The Falling In Love

 

[MAQ]

Man In The Mirror is the best. Butterflies is another really good song.

 

[analogue]

Anyone who doesn't say Man In The Mirror needs to get up, walk away from their computer, go outside, and rethink their life

 

[mj_frenzy]

‘You are not alone’ seems to be underestimated even from his fans.

 

[Tony R]

The answer to this is as obvious as the answer to 'what's the title of Michael Jackson's Thriller album?'

But Off The Wall is a stunner also!

...and PYT should be on there, also brilliant.

 

[SmoothCriminal1995]

Man In The Mirror ! Just for the passion in that vocal delivery :bow:

Also I Can't Help It. Michael Jackson singing a Stevie Wonder song does it get better ??

 

[PoP]

My top #1 song Michael didn't write is will always be #1. "Man In The Mirror".

The other 3 I loved were "Thriller", "Human Nature" and "You Are Not Alone".

 

[Prince Of Pop]

Why isn't "I Can't Help It" on this list. That song is HIGHLY underrated

 

[Snow White luvs Peter Pan]

Human Nature is my favorite because I love both studio and live versions while MITM studio version is MEH compared to the epicness of the live one.

 

[Psychoniff]

Why isn't "I Can't Help It" on this list. That song is HIGHLY underrated

I couldn't put every song he recorded as an option, so I narrowed it down to the songs that were released.

Human Nature is my favorite because I love both studio and live versions while MITM studio version is MEH compared to the epicness of the live one.

Yes, MITM live is much better.

 

[Tony R]

I couldn't put every song he recorded as an option, so I narrowed it down to the songs that were released.

P.Y.T was released....

 

[Psychoniff]

I couldn't put every song, there's only 10 options.

 

[Themidwestcowboy]

Off the Wall
MITM
Human Nature
Butterflies
Rock With You

 

[SheilaMJFan4Ever]

Rock With You is my favorite non-Mike composition. I never cared for You Are Not Alone. How that song made the list over I Can't Help It and P.Y.T puzzles me.

 

[barbee0715]

‘You are not alone’ seems to be underestimated even from his fans.

I can kinda understand that-but "Ben" and "She's Out of My Life" are getting NO love-were they just sung too much?

 

[DuranDuran]

Here's my Faves:

I Wanna Be Where You Are
Girlfriend
I Can't Help It
You Can't Win (Part 1&2)
Euphoria
Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (with Jermaine)
Get It (with Stevie Wonder)
The Lady In My Life
We've Got A Good Thing Going
P.Y.T.

 

[analogue]

I want to give an honorable mention to Why You Wanna Trip On Me

 

[Tony R]

I want to give an honorable mention to Why You Wanna Trip On Me

*stands up and applauds and feels embarrassed not to think it myself*

Such an underrated song that gets lost in the genius of the Dnagerous album.

 

[innuendo141]

I'd have to throw out a mention to She Was Lovin Me. Its the first song in years that I felt the write really captured what Michael was about. A minute into the original version i was hooked and felt like it was my old Michael.

Really have to mention Happy and One Day In Your Life too.

 

[Spaceship]

I think "Rock With You" is Michael's greatest song of all time, so I voted that.

 

[SheilaMJFan4Ever]

Anyone who doesn't say Man In The Mirror needs to get up, walk away from their computer, go outside, and rethink their life

I got up, walked away from my laptop, went outside (with my cat) and rethought my life. It STILL isn't my favorite non-Mike composition.