What Are Your Top 5 Michael Jackson Songs?

[ZB9]

y'all need another Michael Jackson thread. If you had to choose five MJ songs, what would they be

imo,
1. Human Nature
2. The Love You Save (Jackson 5)
3. Billie Jean
4. Rock With You
5. I Just Cant Stop Loving You

im not a huge fan or anything, but ive always enjoyed his music and ive been rediscovering his songs since his death. The young generation only remembers the weird freak show that he was over the past 20 or so years, but it's incredible how many brilliant songs he put out from the 70s to the 90s.

It's impossible not to remember the weirdness, but he also had brilliant performances like this one from the time he was 11 until he was in his 40s.
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[Chief]

Wasn't a fan after his bizarre (and possibly criminal) behavior over the past several years.

OK, now with the disclaimer out of the way ...

1. Rock with You

2. Human Nature

3. Billie Jean

4. Wanna be Startin Somethin

5. Dirty Diana

 

[bbgun]

1. Ben
2. Got to be there
3. Rock with you
4. Say say say
5. Billie Jean

 

[Yeagermeister]

Billie Jean
Beat It
Leave me alone
Scream
Smooth Criminal (mainly for the video)

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[Maikeru-sama]

Hmmm, not in any particular order.

Man in the Mirror
Human Nature
Liberian Girl
Billy Jean
Heal the World

 

[TwoCentPlain]

Other than Billy Jean, I can't name another Michael Jackson song. And Billy Jean ain't great, mediocre at best.

Much like Madonna, I just don't see all the talent people are talking about.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

1. Ben
2. Got to be there
3. Rock with you
4. Say say say
5. Billie Jean

I forgot about this one. That was a great song with Sir Paul. The music video was good too.

 

[zrinkill]

1. Thriller
2. The Way You Make Me Feel
3. Smooth Criminal
4. Dirty Diana
5. Man in the Mirror

 

[zrinkill]

Other than Billy Jean, I can't name another Michael Jackson song. And Billy Jean ain't great, mediocre at best.

Much like Madonna, I just don't see all the talent people are talking about.

Thanks for telling us.

 

[ZB9]

I just don't see all the talent people are talking about.

you are in the minority, but to each their own man

not everyone has an eye for talent

 

[tomson75]

Other than Billy Jean, I can't name another Michael Jackson song. And Billy Jean ain't great, mediocre at best.

Much like Madonna, I just don't see all the talent people are talking about.

I think his talent was more as a performance artist than it was a songwriter or singer. He was one of the best performance artists ever IMO.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

you are in the minority, but to each their own man

not everyone has an eye for talent

Jimi Hendrix, he was musically talented. Michael Jackson ain't 1/1000th the musician Hendrix was.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

Thanks for telling us.

You are welcome. Have a nice day.

 

[ZB9]

Jimi Hendrix, he was musically talented. Michael Jackson ain't 1/1000th the musician Hendrix was.

Hendrix was great, but that's apples and oranges man

that would be like comparing Frank Sinatra to George Strait

 

[ZB9]

I think his talent was more as a performance artist than it was a songwriter or singer. He was one of the best performance artists ever IMO.

yet he wrote, arranged, AND composed songs like "Dont Stop Till You Get Enough", "Billie Jean", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "I Just Cant Stop Loving You", "Stranger in Moscow", "Will You Be There", etc.etc.etc.

and he was co-producer on all of his songs

 

[TwoCentPlain]

Hendrix was great, but that's apples and oranges man

that would be like comparing Frank Sinatra to George Strait

Apples and oranges? On the one hand, Hendrix is a singer/songwriter/performer. On the other hand, Michael Jackson is a singer/songwriter/performer who wore one glove.

 

[ZB9]

Apples and oranges? On the one hand, Hendrix is a singer/songwriter/performer. On the other hand, Michael Jackson is a singer/songwriter/performer who wore one glove.

different types of music

Im a bigger Jimi Hendrix fan than Michael Jackson fan...but I certainly wouldnt say Hendrix was more talented than Jackson. Both of them were geniuses though.

 

[tomson75]

yet he wrote, arranged, AND composed songs like "Dont Stop Till You Get Enough", "Billie Jean", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "I Just Cant Stop Loving You", "Stranger in Moscow", "Will You Be There", etc.etc.etc.

and he was co-producer on all of his songs

Uhh....yeah. What's your point? I didn't say he didn't write, "arrange", or compose his songs. I just think he's a better performance artist than he is a songwriter. Those songs are pretty "meh" in the annals of songwriting IMO.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

different types of music

Im a bigger Jimi Hendrix fan than Michael Jackson fan...but I certainly wouldnt say Hendrix was more talented than Jackson. Both of them were geniuses though.

I'll say it: Hendrix was a genius. Hendrix had talent. Michael Jackson was devoid of musical talent. Jackson was a fraud, merely a moonwalking, one-glove wearing freak in a red letter jacket who liked to sleep with little boys.

 

[DallasEast]

This is a hard *** question. Here's my top five, which could've easily been top 25:

1. Man In The Mirror
2. They Don't Care About Us
3. Beat It
4. Black Or White
5. Rock With You