We had to get it out of the way.” Jackson also said “The Girl Is Mine” was the “obvious” choice for the album’s lead single.
“When you have two strong names like that together on a song, it has to come out first or it gets played to death and overexposed. “We really didn’t have much choice,” Jackson opined. Jackson revealed why he and Quincy Jones thought “The Girl is Mine” had to be the first single from Thriller. “I wrote ‘The Girl Is Mine,’ which I knew would be right for his voice and mine working together, and we also did work on ‘Say Say Say,’ which we would finish up later with George Martin, the great Beatles producer.” “When I approached Paul, I wanted to repay the favor he had done me in contributing ‘Girlfriend’ to Off the Wall,” Jackson wrote.
Jackson revealed he felt a moral obligation to work with the former Beatle. RELATED: Michael Jackson: Madonna’s Songwriter Said 1 of Her Songs Is Just ‘Billie Jean’ in a Different Key What Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones thought about ‘The Girl Is Mine’ “Our collaboration produced ‘ Say Say Say‘ and ‘The Girl Is Mine.'” While “The Girl Is Mine” appeared on Thriller, Paul released “Say Say Say” on his album Pipes of Peace. “When we were about to start work on Thriller, I called Paul McCartney in London and this time I did say, ‘Let’s get together and write some hits,'” Jackson wrote. These two titans of the music industry certainly made news with their fallout, and there was a lot going on. In his autobiography, Moonwalk, Jackson discussed how he came to work with Paul. Back in the 80s, Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney seemed to be fast friends, but things would eventually reach a screeching halt when the two engaged in a public feud. They might not seem like obvious musical bedfellows. Despite this, their musical styles are very different. Jackson and Paul are two of the most famous musicians of the 20th century. Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson | -/AFP via Getty Images Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney created 2 famous songs together in the 1980s It is also, sadly, one that never had a peaceful ending. Released 3 October 1983 on Columbia (catalog no. The friendship that once was of Sir Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson was quite a powerful and productive one. In addition, he explained why he wrote the song in the first place. Say Say Say / Ode to a Koala Bear, a Single by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson. To be someone's friend, and then buy the rug they're standing on." Biography reports that McCartney's anger towards Jackson only increased when the King of Pop started allowing Beatles songs to be used in commercials.Michael Jackson’s Thriller includes many famous songs, including the title track, “ Billie Jean,” and the Paul McCartney duet “The Girl Is Mine.” In his autobiography, Jackson explained why he felt he had no choice but to make “The Girl Is Mine” the lead single from the album. Jackson flew to England in the autumn of. McCartney said, "I think it's dodgy to do something like that. The superstar singers got together when Jackson called McCartney on Christmas Day, 1980, and proposed a collaboration. Jackson took the advice to heart and in 1985, bought the most sought-after catalog in pop music, that of the Beatles.Īfter this, the pair never spoke to each other again. McCartney had purchased the back catalog of the late rock icon Buddy Holly. In the 1990s, Jackson sold half of his share to Sony and in 2016 Sony bought out Jackson’s estate for their half, giving them all of the 4,000 song catalogue of ATV Music, which included 250 of Lennon/McCartney songs. While working together, McCartney had talked to Jackson about the importance of music publishing and owning catalogs. Michael Jackson famously outbid McCartney in the 1980s for the treasured Beatles catalogue. The song appeared on the 1978 Wings album, "London Town," before Jackson included it on his album "Off the Wall." McCartney and Jackson also came together for "The Girl is Mine" on Jackson's "Thriller" album and both "The Man" and "Say, Say, Say" for McCartney's "Pipes of Peace" album. That girl must not have had a particular type. The song features the pair fighting it out over the same girl. The year before, Jackson and McCartney had duetted on the latter’s ‘Say Say Say’. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, McCartney had written a song, "Girlfriend," for Jackson. Paul McCartney 'not devastated' over Michael Jackson will The former Beatle has said he didn't believe 'for a second' that the King of Pop intended to leave him his share of the Fab Four's back. 'The Girl is Mine' (with Paul McCartney) Perhaps surprisingly, this pop ballad was the first single to be taken from Jackson’s Thriller.
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