chili

2y

Honestly, I always thought Hollywood Tonight vocals sounded sus as well

I always thought Breaking News and Keep Your Head Up sounded like MJ

KingOfPop

2y

Hollywood Tonight is very obviously MJ.

The vocals were processed to s*** on the Michael album, but the 1999 demo leaked with MJ talking through how he wanted to do the bridge. (2:14).

Teddy Riley made a comment to Michael Prince, who was MJs longtime sound engineer, that he was glad to "finally have authentic Michael" when he got given the track to work on. MP had no idea what he meant at the time.

KingOfPop

2y

The 'Faking Michael' podcast is out now. Going into the fake songs featured on the 'Michael' album.

They had plans for Drake to feature on Breaking News

I'm 3 episodes in and can only thoroughly recommend this, it's absolutely jaw dropping they went ahead with it.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/faking-michael/id1434372710

Botney

2y

It's interesting how he couldn't manage to move on from the sound he established for himself in the 90s. The melodies also have some similarities.

Tilia

2y

Thank you, listening now

KingOfPop

2y

It's very repetitive but there are lots of bombshells including finally getting a snippet of the real version of Monster from Invincible and also the real version of Water.

KingOfPop

2y

Most of what we have originated from the 90s, though. Hollywood Tonight, Blue Gangsta, In The Back etc etc.

There are a whole batch of tracks worked on after the trial, that only some fans have heard - through going to New York Copyright Registry Offices - that are instrumental in nature, but nothing like MJ ever worked on before.

Titles like 'Rocker', 'D.I.E', 'Broken Chair'. None of these tracks evolved enough, and you also have the will.i.am sessions, RedOne, Neff-U's other compositions.

And.. that doesn't include the classical music he was working on, or the work being submitted to him by people like Ne-Yo.

I think by all evidence we have, it was a combination of revisiting old demos (the lists in his house when he died tell us which ones), new creations with some being described as 2000s hip-hop style, electronic, classical - it's not really accurate to say "he couldn't move on".

KingOfPop

2y

It's very repetitive but there are lots of bombshells including finally getting a snippet of the real version of Monster from Invincible and also the real version of Water.

Tilia

2y

Teddy a b****?

KingOfPop

2y

Yeah, I knew teddy was not a good guy but didn’t know the full detail

It’s unbelievable what he did with this

KingOfPop

2y

Yeah, I knew teddy was not a good guy but didn’t know the full detail

It’s unbelievable what he did with this

Allen Iverson

2y

He was even playing up the "Michael faked his death" stuff when that was a thing. He's a weirdo. I lost the little ounce of respect I still had for him after the Faking Michael pod.

KingOfPop

2y

👑

Willie Wildcat

2y

Today is a good day

KingOfPop

2y

👑

Drogon

2y

@KingOfPop

I'm curious; Do you consider Off The Wall to be Michael's debut album as a Solo artist? It was his first release with Epic Records, and cause of this I consider it to be his debut in my own personal head canon, even though in actuality it isn't.

Bo Ceephus

2y

@KingOfPop
Do you jerk off the Janet Jackson frequently? I was beating my meat the other day and realized she looked just like Micahel but with t*** and I immediately blew the biggest nut i think I ever have loaded up.

Also, remember the time a top 5 song in his discography