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"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin '" was written, composed and co-produced by Michael Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones.It was originally written for his sister La Toya Jackson about her troubled relationship with her sisters-in-law, but Michael ended up recording the song, and La Toya sometimes performs the song at her concerts. [3]
"Billie Jean" is a song by the American singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on January 3, 1983, as the second single from his sixth studio album, Thriller (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson, produced by Quincy Jones, and co-produced by Jackson. "Billie Jean" blends post-disco, R&B, funk, and dance-pop. The lyrics ...
Respectfully I'll just say that the reason he was not credited was because he didn't write Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' okay so he wrote "Mama say Mama sa Mamacusa", a lot of artist use phrases, lyrics, and even music from other songs, and the original artist is not credited for the song. And by the way it does mention that Michael, (plus Rihana ...
Jackson helped to create the advertisement, and suggested using his song "Billie Jean", with revised lyrics, as its jingle. [ 89 ] On January 27, 1984, Michael and other members of the Jacksons filmed a Pepsi commercial overseen by Phil Dusenberry , [ 90 ] a BBDO ad agency executive, and Alan Pottasch , Pepsi's Worldwide Creative Director, at ...
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I is a double album by the American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson, released on June 20, 1995.It consists of the greatest hits album, HIStory Begins, in addition to his ninth studio album, HIStory Continues.
In 1982, Michael Jackson used the "Ma ma-se, ma ma-sa, ma ma-kossa" hook from Dibango's 1972 single "Soul Makossa" without his permission and without credit for his 1983 song "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" from his superhit 1982 album Thriller. When Dibango found out he considered suing the megastar, but Jackson was quick to admit that he ...
Dangerous (Michael Jackson song) Diamonds Are Invincible; Dirty Diana; Dirty Iyanna (song) Do It Again Medley with Billie Jean; Do You Know Where Your Children Are (song) Don't Be Messin' 'Round; Don't Matter to Me; Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough; Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song) Don't Walk Away (Michael Jackson song)
PopMatters ' Quentin B. Huff wrote that "the Michael Jackson-sampling 'Don't Stop the Music', inspires the type of tail feather shaking you can only produce when you're chanting, 'Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa ' ". [25] McAlpine called Rihanna's vocals "emotionally removed, a little distant and naughty, but a smidge melancholy and tearful". [19]