Michael Jackson : Collaborations MusicNotes by Ed Mullen
MJ Notes:
-J5 sings back up in Stevie Wonder’s (1974, #1) “You Haven’t Done Nothin”
-Naughty By Nature (1991, #6) “O.P.P.” samples “ABC” by the J5.
-Rihanna’s (2007) “Don’t Stop The Music” uses the break from “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ ”
-Two Paul McCartney duets. “The Girl Is Mine”(1982, #2) + “Say Say Say”(1983, #1).
-Two Stevie Wonder duets. “Just Good Friends” (1987, “Bad”) + “Get It” (1988, #80).
-Two Weird Al Yankovic classic parodies “Eat It” and “Fat”
-The Jackson’s “State Of Shock” (1984, #3) was a MJ duet w/ Mick Jagger
-Rockwell (“Somebody’s Watching Me”, 1984, #1) is Berry Gordy’s (Motown’s founder) son. MJ sings chorus.
-During 1987 tour, Sheryl Crow, on-stage, back-up, singer. (1994-first hit “Leaving Las Vegas”)
-Legendary Quincy Jones produced 3 MJ albums. Off The Wall,Thriller and Bad.
-Many studio musicians for theses three albums were from the band, “Toto” & “Boz Scaggs”, like Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate, David Paich (multi-award winner) and Steve Porcaro.
-Steve Lukather – Toto, non-stop guitar session work includes “Talk To Ya Later:Tubes, “Physical”:Olivia Newton-John.
-Louis Johnson, bass player from “The Brothers Johnson” (also produced by Quincy Jones)
-David Foster (mega-star producer) as “Thriller” studio musician.
-Rock Guitarists in MJ Songs:
——“Beat It”- Eddie Van Halen (VH)
——“Dirty Diana”- Steve Stevens (Billy Idol)
——“Black Or White”- Slash (Guns ‘n’ Roses)
Variety Below. A Michael Jackson MIX of songs that he wrote, and some he never sang, hits others have covered and Jackson Five hits by others (familiar, rare and odd). DJMrEd.com Boston
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