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@saraeastman40

9 ай бұрын

The whole “Eaten Alive” album by Ross was written by The Bee Gees (Gibb brothers). Michael Jackson contributed only to that title track. Please do a video on songs written for other artists by The Bee Gees

@jenniferm914

9 ай бұрын

Michael Jackson was involved with the Sonic 3 soundtrack 👌 😊

@salimsaindou9147

9 ай бұрын

45

You really can hear the tone of Michael Jackson in all the songs he written.

@richardkovacs2006

9 ай бұрын

He usually sang backup on them

@hotrod8481

9 ай бұрын

@@richardkovacs2006 yep. And even if he didn't, you can still hear his vibe as if he was singing it himself.

@TyeArtisik

9 ай бұрын

​@@hotrod8481agree

@georgeconstantinou429

9 ай бұрын

Really,that’s true!!!!

@leeleethelibra981

9 ай бұрын

Yep!!! I caught that too

I dont care about the scandals. This man will always be the goat. He will forever be great dancing, singing, and entertainer. No one will ever come close

@therealevo8825

9 ай бұрын

Goat peado

@joshlaguardia6568

9 ай бұрын

he’s innocent

@CTP909

9 ай бұрын

I personally think he's innocent as well. Im not big on conspiracies but I also don't believe it was a coincidence that once Mike starts going after sony exec these allegations start coming out the woodwork.

@christiandidonato

9 ай бұрын

The scandals are tabloid junk

@CrystalDominique

9 ай бұрын

Amen.

Michael does not get enough credit as an established Songwriter in his own right.

@TyeArtisik

9 ай бұрын

👏🏾

@benscr

9 ай бұрын

One of the reasons is too many people refer to MJ as an “Entertainer”, which erases the fact he was a real Musician above everything else. MJ could do it all, songwriter, composer, arranger and producer 👈🏼

@monkhworth1030

9 ай бұрын

If "in his own right" you meant the songs weren't any good then yeah.

@fredbrooks7529

9 ай бұрын

@monkhworth1030 WTF you talking about? Do you realize how many great songs MJ wrote? WTF kind of crack is you high on?

@atsylor5549

8 ай бұрын

@@monkhworth1030if by no good you mean the songs can’t be appreciated by someone who likes the sound of music created 30-40 years later than sure you’re right. I hope you realize that you’re grandchildren will probably think the music you love sounds like crap. Try to have a little perspective

This proves that Michael Jackson’s pen game was unmatched!! He needs to be more recognized for his superb songwriting skills!!

@nicolemonrue

9 ай бұрын

He's not the only singer who has wrote songs for other artists

@urmom777

9 ай бұрын

​@nicolemonrue no one said that 💀💀

@faizrizky9414

9 ай бұрын

Michael Jackson The King of Pop was inducted into The Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 and The Grammy Museum also inducted him into their list of The Greatest Songwriters of All Time and he is also the only person in history to be honoured with both The Grammy Legend Award and The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

@kittensmitten3287

9 ай бұрын

I don't know why he's not. He's literally wrote several of his popular hit songs. They have been trying to diminish this man for years. Smh

@REDBONEPRODUCTIONS876

9 ай бұрын

🙄@@nicolemonrue

Amazing how you can actually hear Michael in the songs.

@saragetahun8347

9 ай бұрын

Ikr

@onesong2001

8 ай бұрын

Is it?

@pilot8220

8 ай бұрын

​​@@onesong2001Yes it is, ignorant

Honorable mention: Centipede, a 1984 song written and produced by Michael Jackson and performed by his older sister Rebbie.

@PHSDM104

9 ай бұрын

You can also hear him in the BGVs.

@ToniWellons

9 ай бұрын

I’m surprised it didn’t make the list

@TyeArtisik

9 ай бұрын

I love that song

@frederickifill3107

9 ай бұрын

That song was 🔥

@vegasbaby3669

9 ай бұрын

Yesssssssssss, and should be on this list TBH

No wonder Michael was the most hated by certain people dude was beyond extremely gifted bro pen 🖊 Game was on point.

@rosieclark3661

9 ай бұрын

That Michael was clearly something else even when he was sick Michael was onstage preparing for his last world tour seen teaching and out dancing his back up Dancer more than half his age at the time Wow !!! 😂

@rosieclark3661

9 ай бұрын

Latoya looks like a female version of Michael they got their looks from their mother Katherine ❤

@agomodern

8 ай бұрын

Nothing memorable about most of the examples in this video.

@pilot8220

8 ай бұрын

​@@agomodernYes there is, shut up

He may be gone but his legacy continues to live on

Happy 65th Birthday, Michael Jackson! The magic of your music and dance truly lights up this dark and cruel world!

@TyeArtisik

9 ай бұрын

🎉

@michaelsevilla3697

9 ай бұрын

so true

@nancystellaclavijopaez3117

9 ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉❤

@Thespeedrap

9 ай бұрын

The King of Pop definitely needs to return to the world.

@michaelsevilla3697

9 ай бұрын

@@Thespeedrap definitely

Joy definitely gives me Dangerous vibes, so it makes sense that it originally was going to be on the album

@ToniWellons

9 ай бұрын

Yes!! I wish he had some more slow jams on Dangerous!!

@richardkovacs2006

9 ай бұрын

In fact Joy was originally PYT written for Thriller

@defaultHandle1110

8 ай бұрын

@@richardkovacs2006joy joy joy = Pee Why Tee !? Hey it is!

@natepayne1598

8 ай бұрын

Joy was written by teddy riley not MJ

@natepayne1598

8 ай бұрын

@@richardkovacs2006this is not true at all ; joy was written by teddy Riley He states that MJ recorded the song but it didn’t make the dangerous album

Michael's wrote and composed _"Wanna be startin' Something"_ to his sister Latoya as her single , thank God he keep it as his song ! MJ's vocals give magic to the song itself #RIP 👑

RIP & Happy Birthday To The King Of POP Michael Jackson 🎤👑🐐🕊️🙏🏽

@TyeArtisik

9 ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉

@KiantraHall-xe3oi

9 ай бұрын

RIP

This man really changed the game in not only music but in entertainment in general like he’s a one of a kind star and nobody can replicate what he’s done. The scandals that he’s had in his life don’t even matter compare to his legendary career

@kershabeaver3312

9 ай бұрын

Exactly 💯

@elodie2404

9 ай бұрын

The scandals you talk about were LIES... ANYONE who is, close or far, interested by MJ, knows the Chandler affair was a lie (Jordan Chandler officially recognized after the death of MJ, that he has been pushed by his father to accuse Michael), the Arvizo affair is the same (there has been big investigations in Neverland and nothing, not a single clue has been found anywhere. The court cleared him of all the numerous charges brought against him because the investigation could not support any of them!) So let's clear this up for everyone

These Songs are so good!! THIS REALLY SHOWS THAT Michael Jackson is the King of Pop, Rock, and Soul!!!

@coleyounger6498

9 ай бұрын

Rock and Soul too? 😅

@elnorey

9 ай бұрын

@@coleyounger6498yes

@coleyounger6498

9 ай бұрын

@@elnorey Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye don't have an argument? Lol

@elodie2404

9 ай бұрын

Oh, thank you for giving him back his full title Elizabeth Taylor gave him in the Heritage Award in 1989, and that has been shortened to "the King of Pop"... She actually was the first to tell he was the true King of Pop, Rock, and Soul !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for giving him back his full title !!!!

@coleyounger6498

9 ай бұрын

@@elodie2404 Title a White woman gave him. Lol He's only the King Pop, nigga

Michael Jackson The King of Pop was inducted into The Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 and The Grammy Museum also inducted him into their list of The Greatest Songwriters of All Time and he is also the only person in history to be honoured with both The Grammy Legend Award and The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

watchmojo always shows love to Michael and you don't even know how much I appreciate it.

@nancystellaclavijopaez3117

9 ай бұрын

❤

@leeleethelibra981

8 ай бұрын

Period! I love it

Michael Jackson is in the Songwriter's Hall of Fame for a reason.

Michael was a PHENOMENAL songwriter! If you listen to some of the “work in progress” home demos on the 40th Anniversary edition of “Thriller” you get a real appreciation of how his mind worked. He had the entire production already finished in his head before even stepping into a proper studio.

I had no idea Michael Jackson wrote so many soul hits for other artists. Bravo to The King! Dance in Peace!

@user-dt3nm3vh8j

8 ай бұрын

The king of soul

@onesong2001

8 ай бұрын

hits? these are flops

@SideEyeee_

2 ай бұрын

@@onesong2001LIES

@onesong2001

2 ай бұрын

@@SideEyeee_ mega flops

Joy was a platinum single…MJ’s background vocals are still on there

@user-dt3nm3vh8j

8 ай бұрын

They need 2 release his 🎉 version

@christopherrussell6250

8 ай бұрын

The really do! But you can hear his demo version here on KZread.

@juniourst3ven596

7 ай бұрын

I think "Joy" would have been a bigger success if MJ recorded it himself

"Muscles" by Diana Ross should have been on the list. It was a bigger hit than "Eaten Alive" and a better song IMO. Also, "Muscles" was written and produced solely by Michael, whereas he collaborated with two other people in the writing of "Eaten Alive." I also think "Centipede" by Michael's sister Rebbie should have been on the list.

@ebonix33

8 ай бұрын

Also Eric Clapton- who do you love

He also wrote "Somebody's Watching Me" for Rockwell in 1984. It peaked at #2. It got huge cause he sings the chorus but he wasn't listed on the single. It's obvious when he starts singing his part.

@user-dt3nm3vh8j

8 ай бұрын

He just did the vocals

@TooSkinnyKenny

8 ай бұрын

he is not listed as the writer of "Somebody's Watching Me" though he sings on it.

@keithagasa9940

8 ай бұрын

​@@TooSkinnyKenny he wrote the song

@bethel4348

2 ай бұрын

Rockwell himself wrote the song, showed it to Michael, he loved it so much he got on the song.

There's really nothing that Michael couldn't do when he do anything he masters it A true pure talent

@onesong2001

8 ай бұрын

he couldn't play an instrument, produce his music, sing and dance to the same time, make love to a woman....

This is no shade to the other artists, but if MJ had recorded and released these songs they would have been hits. You can almost hear his version when you listen to these and it's just obvious they would be so much better.

Happy 65th MJ. You were a gift to music and all of us. I’m sorry it turned out the way it did.

@nenep1872

9 ай бұрын

It wasn't your fault....

@onesong2001

8 ай бұрын

birthdays stop when you die

There is no one like Michael Jackson. He’s the best at everything he does. The GOAT. True King.

@meditationmayham3590

9 ай бұрын

So you are saying he is the best song writer ever?

@Sc-vk1gn

9 ай бұрын

@@meditationmayham3590he’s not the best songwriter ever he only wrote 2 to 3 songs on his solo albums

@DaniMacYo

9 ай бұрын

@@meditationmayham3590 Damn fucking straight.

@meditationmayham3590

9 ай бұрын

@@DaniMacYo ignorance and pride is horrible combination

@DaniMacYo

9 ай бұрын

@@meditationmayham3590 Nah it’s FACTS.

I still can't believe these are the late Michael Jackson's words in their songs

Michael Jackson was a musical genius, aside from his many other talents...❤❤❤

Thank you for this! It would've been King Michael's 65th birthday today so this feels so appropriate. ❤

R.I.P Michael it would have been your 65th birthday you will always be missed and you'll be one in a trillion ❤❤❤❤

I was just watching Chris Tucker stand ups of Michael Jackson, then this pops up (pun intended)! Still love Michael's music!

@Prosper927

9 ай бұрын

😹 The pun 👌🏿

This list should have been called: 10 songs written by Michael Jackson you didn't know.

May The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Rest in Peace.

MJ was immensely multi-talented.

@onesong2001

8 ай бұрын

lol

MJ's sales, fame, and as an entertainer are so big that they overshadowed his creative process and songwriting. Not many know that MJ ties with Stevie Wonder as most #1 hits solely written. He wrote some of the iconic hits like Billie Jean, Beat it, bad, dirty diana, and is in the songwriting hall of fame for writing over 200 songs.

No one should be surprised. Dude wrote almost all of Bad, Dangerous, and History, a bunch of songs for the Destiny album, more songs for 3T, and much more.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL JACKSON! 🎂🍰🎁🎊🎉🎈🖤❤💛💚💙💜🙏

Eaten Alive is literally on heavy rotation on my playlist. The BeeGees, Diana Ross, and Michael Jackson….it’s a bop!

EATEN ALIVE....SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME....JOY....and STATE of SHOCK are all that really sound replayable. The Tresvant one is also interesting. I love you MiKe!

Happy birthday, MJ!❤

I think he saved the best ones for himself

@jamba622

9 ай бұрын

Or, the others could not deliver the message the way he could. He certainly had a gift few could match

@BarrySwords

8 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing until I learned that guy had released 'love never felt so good' Long before MJs version was released. I love Michael's version but the older version is quite lack lustre.

Also he wrote part of the Sonic 3 OST

@kershabeaver3312

9 ай бұрын

I had heard that one

@SidneyMosley

9 ай бұрын

That wasn't just part of the OST... He basically took all of it and made the bad album from it.

‘Joy’ is still one of my favorite songs from the 90s❤

Happy birthday to the King of Pop!

Night time lover is bangin.. a great tune.. MJ wrote such a passionate song

@MsTexas73

9 ай бұрын

I love pretty much all of LaToya’s first two albums AND her album called Home.

Michael also wrote the hit Centerpede for his sister Rebbie back in 1984. He wrote Joy 😊 😊😊? No wonder I loved the song so much. It definitely sounds like an MJ song. I love all 3 versions of Michael's rendition of Love Never Felt So Good from the Xscape cd, but the first track is the one I love the most.

@ebonix33

8 ай бұрын

And Eric Clapton-who do you love

OMG Joy is one of my favorite songs😭 I never knew he wrote that it sounds like him. Its sounds like it would be on MJ’s Invincible instead of Dangerous though.

Happy 65th Birthday, King MJ! ❤😢👑

Please do a similar one about Dolly Parton, she wrote hundreds of songs for other artists.

@natesvideos7339

9 ай бұрын

And The Bee Gees

@TyeArtisik

9 ай бұрын

& Neyo

@TyeArtisik

9 ай бұрын

& Babyface

🎉🎉🎉HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE KING OF POP!🎉🎉🎉🎉

On the day "State of Shock" (the first single from the Jackson's "Victory" album) came out, a top radio station in L.A. played NOTHING BUT THAT SONG FOR 24 HOURS STRAIGHT. That's how big MJ was in '84 and how much people wanted new music from him after "Thriller."

He wrote Centipede for his sister Rebbie too.

Levi sounds so much like Michael when he sings Joy ❤❤❤❤

Happy birthday Michael!!!🎉🎉🎉 ✨Moonwalk legacy✨

Perfect video to celebrate the late Michael Jackson's 65th birthday.

Happy Birthday, Mike💫

Happy 65 Birthday Michael Jackson

King of music

I love JOY! wow MJ is amazing!

Still patiently waiting for an authentic Joy MJ demo to surface one day.

@ToniWellons

9 ай бұрын

I know!! Because I didn’t know he wrote that!! That’s one of my favorite Blackstreet songs!!

@ThaHeatHunter

9 ай бұрын

@@ToniWellons You can hear MJ singing the the chorus on the song if you listen carefully.

@richardkovacs2006

9 ай бұрын

Look for PYT original. Its title was originally PYT, but Q wanted an uptempo song, he kept the title and rewrote it. It'y on yt somewhere

@muyiwaadeyemi5119

9 ай бұрын

Well, Teddy Riley (his producer for Dangerous album & creator of the New Jack Swing) has the master copy; let's hope it'll be released soonest because it's long overdue!

@ThaHeatHunter

9 ай бұрын

@@muyiwaadeyemi5119 I saw an interview where he said that he was giving it to the estate. Also saw somewhere that he claimed the fake demo was the official demo, so who knows. I hope one day I hear the official demo.

Michael jackson was a super super star,So much talent, The king of pop, A dancer and Singer, A genius, The greatest, The best The Legend Michael Jackson, I love Michael 💐💐💐💐🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️

I was genuinely surprised he wrote music for Sonic 3 but he wasn't credited.

@BSmokeyGaming

9 ай бұрын

He was technically credit for it, they took his name out cause of the scandal.

@zyoteesunuwar4825

9 ай бұрын

But glad that the sonic fans acknowelge it.

@globalcitizenn

9 ай бұрын

Most of that music was written by Brad Buxer.. Michael’s apprentice/musical director

Thank you so much 😊👍❤

Happy birthday Michael Jackson we love you forever and also you’re innocent forever and you’re an angel in our hearts 💝😇💝🎂🎁🎊🎈🌹

Even being other artists singing,it feels like Michael sung it He used to put soul to the songs he wrote for his fellow musicians

Wow. I didn't know. That's pretty cool 👍👍

I had the Bartman tape ! Loved that and Happy Birthday Lisa

I remember Diana Ross singing eaten alive on the American Music Awards. it was fun.

I love "Eaten Alive"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That Joey from Friends cameo was completely unexpected! 😆😆😆

@crystalshaw8744

9 ай бұрын

Ikr!! Lmbo

Happy birthday MJ.

Michael is really a genius

And that's a Legend. Non like him. God made only one of him. There will forever be only one MJ🔥🔥

Happy Birthday MJ

The "Do the Bartman" blew my mind. I never knew MJ had a hand in that. Wow!

I still can't believe these songs from the late Michael Jackson's words

@onesong2001

8 ай бұрын

oh

Such a legend M.J King of Pop

Can we get some more songs written by Michael Jackson please?

@Thespeedrap

9 ай бұрын

I rather have MJ write more songs than Lil Wayne and Jay-Z bullshit anytime and any day PLEASE GOD give us back Mike again.

Happy 65th birthday, michael! R.i.p.!

#1 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 score

@SauceTheSecond

9 ай бұрын

Yup

@kershabeaver3312

9 ай бұрын

Yes I remember that

The greatest ❤ MJ

I see Michael Jackson in the title, I click

We miss you King🕊️💓

Happy birthday MJ 🎉🥳

I will forever be a Michael Jackson fan

I knew that Michael wrote Eaten Alive, State Of Shock, and Love Never Felt So Good, but I didn't know that he wrote those other songs on this list.

Happy bday Michael, I’ll always love and miss you❤❤

Happy Heavenly Birthday, Michael Jackson!

This whole video was an interesting look at his songwriting. Some of these I knew were his songs, but a few of them really shocked me. Joy and Do The Bartman surprised me the most

I miss MJ❤

Happy birthday michael

I didn't know any of this (with a few exceptions)!! Love you Michael!!

The fact that Michael was a gifted songwriter and didn’t play piano,as most songwriters do, it another reason he’s exceptional.

@mirab948

8 ай бұрын

I read recently in an old interview from the Jackson 5 that Michael was learning at the time to play piano so now I think he played piano. "Michael plays drums. He says he is learning piano too. "It's not hard. You just have to put your mind to what you doing. That's all there is to it." - Time magazine 1971

The best track Mj did for Diana Ross was Round and Round. He even performed it with her a few times #RipKingOfPop

Thank you @Watchmojo for posting a Michael Jackson related video on his birthday!

You also hear Maurice Gibb in the song "Eaten alive".

@onesong2001

8 ай бұрын

how unfortunate

Not me going straight to my Spotify because I forgot half these songs lol. He was the king for a reason. He made music or produced for intros of shows and video games as well. You can hear his vibe on each song it's so obvious.

Bryan Loren is credited as the sole writer for "Do The Bartman," and the rumor was that he and Michael wrote it together (despite Michael not being listed as a writer). Bryan said in an interview a few years ago that the song was indeed solely penned by him, and that Michael did not contribute to the writing of the song. Take that for what it is.

@globalcitizenn

9 ай бұрын

MJ produced the song tho. The Simpsons asked MJ to write it but he was busy.. so he let Bryan Loren write it. But it sold on MJ’s name coz the Simpsons wanted MJ. Like Virgil Abloh designing for Louis Vuitton. Bryan is Virgil, MJ is Vuitton. But Bryan does have sole songwriting credit and royalties. MJ didn’t take anything.

@onesong2001

8 ай бұрын

its too sophisticated for an mj song

@keithagasa9940

8 ай бұрын

​@@onesong2001😂😂😂😂😂😂

H.B.D King🎉👑