SmoothCriminal1995
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Okay firstly you can only choose one and it must be either vocally or lyrically incomplete, like Free or Beautiful Girl, it can't be like Slave To The Rhythm or A Place With No Name.
I'm going to say In The Back, because as a song it interests me so much and we know so little about it.
I love it as a demo, the melody is strong and as sonic soundscape it's rich and complex.
Sonically it's more in the vein of Earth Song and Stranger In Moscow, than something like This Time Around or 2Bad, which I think is what I find interesting, like it meant more to him or it was a greater glimpse into his thought process.
I would have loved to be more complete lyrically because the lyrics I can make out are so intense and head on, it's jarring.
Opening line, "You've got two hands on the Bible, and they still think you're a liar"
That hits the allegations and the media circus he's faced for the last 2 years head on and nails the feeling straight away.
I can only dream if he'd have continued in this vein and continued to vent his frustration through the lyrics.
The vocal performance is another avenue that I find interesting, because it's his lower register "quick voice" style like Jam or Blood On The Dance Floor, but the lines aren't really that quick. It's like he's telling us a secret but he doesn't care who hears. I think it's intriguing how as the song starts he's singing in a cool, almost laid back approach but as the song progresses and the production opens up, his vocal opens up and it's almost like he's pleading with the listener.
A finished version of this song would have worked on HIStory instead of Come Together, just slot in straight after Money.
Or possibly as a 6th song on Blood On The Dance Floor, as it is a song that offers a look into a darker edge of Michael's art.
Anyways what demo would you have wanted Mike to complete most and why?
Also how do you think the public would have received it had it been completed and released?
I'm going to say In The Back, because as a song it interests me so much and we know so little about it.
I love it as a demo, the melody is strong and as sonic soundscape it's rich and complex.
Sonically it's more in the vein of Earth Song and Stranger In Moscow, than something like This Time Around or 2Bad, which I think is what I find interesting, like it meant more to him or it was a greater glimpse into his thought process.
I would have loved to be more complete lyrically because the lyrics I can make out are so intense and head on, it's jarring.
Opening line, "You've got two hands on the Bible, and they still think you're a liar"
That hits the allegations and the media circus he's faced for the last 2 years head on and nails the feeling straight away.
I can only dream if he'd have continued in this vein and continued to vent his frustration through the lyrics.
The vocal performance is another avenue that I find interesting, because it's his lower register "quick voice" style like Jam or Blood On The Dance Floor, but the lines aren't really that quick. It's like he's telling us a secret but he doesn't care who hears. I think it's intriguing how as the song starts he's singing in a cool, almost laid back approach but as the song progresses and the production opens up, his vocal opens up and it's almost like he's pleading with the listener.
A finished version of this song would have worked on HIStory instead of Come Together, just slot in straight after Money.
Or possibly as a 6th song on Blood On The Dance Floor, as it is a song that offers a look into a darker edge of Michael's art.
Anyways what demo would you have wanted Mike to complete most and why?
Also how do you think the public would have received it had it been completed and released?