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Post by busyboy on Oct 9, 2008 7:55:40 GMT -5
This is probably massively forgotten, despite being a kick ass song, the third best from the album of the same name, IMO. It was a hit for MJ in 1980 (#10 Hot 100, #5 R&B, #7 UK). The absence of a video didn't help it make its way into people's brains, though, unlike "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough", "Rock With You" and "She's Out of My Life". Sad. Original version: youtube.com/watch?v=Xrd3lSn5FqQLive version from the Bad tour: youtube.com/watch?v=u5fJxtDkjwM |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2008 20:27:27 GMT -5
This song is like perfect. Definitely one of my favorite MJ singles.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jun 25, 2009 21:56:46 GMT -5
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Post by B-Boy on Jun 26, 2009 21:20:20 GMT -5
Hot!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2009 17:12:48 GMT -5
This is probably massively forgotten, despite being a kick ass song, the third best from the album of the same name, IMO. |
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Post by tico on Jun 27, 2009 22:47:51 GMT -5
Great song and from an era before Michael really went, um, off the wall.
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Post by sunpeach on Jun 30, 2009 23:02:23 GMT -5
this was one of my favorite songs when it came out- I liked it alot better than "rock with you"
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Post by MikeCheck12 on Aug 14, 2011 19:14:05 GMT -5
My favorite MJ track (and album) by far! Downhill from here...
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Post by Soulsista on Aug 14, 2011 19:22:06 GMT -5
I loved this. Off The Wall is a great album.
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Post by horchata on Aug 14, 2011 19:24:53 GMT -5
One of my very fav. MJ songs ever, the album in general is also incredible.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Aug 14, 2011 21:03:29 GMT -5
One of my favs from King Michael. Love it.
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Aug 14, 2011 21:22:47 GMT -5
I like it!
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Aug 14, 2011 22:17:53 GMT -5
This is my fav from Michael.
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Post by Live Your Life on Oct 15, 2015 20:07:02 GMT -5
Perfection.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 7:43:13 GMT -5
Probably my second favorite Michael single after "Rock With You". Love it.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Oct 21, 2015 7:47:19 GMT -5
It's sad that this one is kind of forgotten, but when you have so many iconic songs, it's bound to happen. I can't say this is my favorite song by him, but it's really close. And looking at my playlist, it's my most played Michael song.
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Post by Unhinged on Nov 25, 2016 21:15:24 GMT -5
Title track and third single from his 5th studio album Off The Wall. Written by the late, great Rod Temperton. Love this.
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Post by Dreams on Nov 26, 2016 14:39:17 GMT -5
This is excellent. One of my all time favorite Michael Jackson songs. THAT BRIDGE!
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Nov 26, 2016 15:47:13 GMT -5
His signature Jackson background vocals on the chorus really make this my favorite song on "Off The Wall".
So, tonight...
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Post by Unhinged on Nov 26, 2016 20:27:43 GMT -5
This was released February 2, 1980 as a single so I'm going to move it to the 80's thread. :)
I never realized that this was the first single he released in the 80's.
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Post by Unhinged on Nov 13, 2017 20:24:04 GMT -5
This may be my favorite of the singles from the album. Love the 7” Edit, that reverb!:
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Nov 30, 2017 19:34:16 GMT -5
This may be my favorite of the singles from the album. Love the 7” Edit, that reverb!: Dear God I love those Jackson layered background vocals. I swear, they made me love music. |
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Post by Relaxing Cup on May 1, 2018 15:16:34 GMT -5
How is there not a thread yet for "Off The Wall"? Easily the best song from the album of the same name.
The chorus and bridge on this are pure magic. A song, a feeling.
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Post by Unhinged on May 2, 2018 20:56:03 GMT -5
There’s a thread in the 80’s forum for this, Glove Slap can you please merge? This was released as a single in 1980. |
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Post by Glove Slap on May 2, 2018 21:01:31 GMT -5
Merged. This whole album is fantastic, and he never quite topped it.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on May 3, 2018 10:06:13 GMT -5
Merged. This whole album is fantastic, and he never quite topped it. loll to each their own. I agree the album is fantastic but there are albums of his I enjoyed more. Anyway, I wonder how many times I Have made a thread for this song, seems like twice now lol |
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Jul 16, 2020 20:16:02 GMT -5
One of my faves from that album. Off the Wall and Thriller were fantastic albums. My dad has them on vinyl.
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Post by disman00911 on Jul 17, 2020 11:27:38 GMT -5
May be one of Michael's most underrated hits as most think of "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough" and "Rock With You" from that album. I heard this often as an old school cut on WGCI, V103, and 103.5's short-lived Jammin Oldies format in my market. One of my favorites from Michael.
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Post by jdanton2 on Nov 7, 2023 17:06:29 GMT -5
much prefer this to Thriller which was sort of a rip off of this song . that had the advantage of a video with the MTV overplay and the Vincent Price rap and the era as a whole being much bigger.
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