Your Fav Michael Jackson Recordings?

[Historian]

What are Your Favorite Recordings (songs) by Michael Jackson?

My Top 5 favorites recordings (songs), listed here in order of preference with the overall favorite at the top, are:

1. “Man In the Mirror”
2. “Rock With You”
3. “Black or White”
4. “The Way You Make Me Feel”
5. “Ben”

[MdmeX]

In no order:

Rock With You
Billie Jean
Beat It
Thriller
Bad

[Gamma]

top 10 i no order

all i do is think of you
i can't help it
rock with you
human nature
beat it
you rock my world
i just can't stop loving you
liberian girl
human nature
got to be there

[Islandman]

"Ben" was the first MJ song that I really loved!

Other than that I would go with "Rock With You" , "She's Out of My Life" and just about the whole Thriller album!

[Islandman]

Also, my favourite Christmas album growing up was the Jackson 5 album! I bought it again on CD a few years ago.

[Gamma]

yup the christmas album..."christmas won't be the same" and "up on the rooftop"!

[Gamma]

altho i was shocked to hear seh is a rat him wenna sing tuh!

[Jangle]

Since signing on to the forum this morning, I was sort of waiting to see if anyone would open a new thread to pay tribute to Michael Jackson. I left work yesterday before the news broke, so I was not online. This morning I read the posts, however, I think the greatness of the man's life deserves more than just the simple one-liners of regret at his passing. Personally, I am very moved by his passing, because his music takes me back to some very happy and exciting times of my life. I compare his death with our own Bob Marley's. The difference however, is that Bob became bigger as an icon after his death. It was after his death, and as I got older, that I came to really appreciate Bob's contributions to the world. Plus Bob's songs were not played regularly on the radio stations in Jamaica for them to become popular. Michael Jackson, however, evolved into the megastar during my teenaged years when music and pop culture had more of an influence.

I remember in the early 80's Jamaica was just changing over to coloured tv's, and we were obsessed with everything American. VCR's were just emerging along with satelite dishes. Only the privileged few could afford these luxuries. I remember hanging with several uptown youths whose parents could afford these things and sent their kids to "fareen" (which meant America) during the summers. They would come back with stories of the big, grand America and its culture. I remember we would all crowd in the living room of one such kid and spend hours watching music videos on MTV. When the Thriller video came out, it created such a huge stir. If my memory serves me correctly, I think it was shown at the Carib cinema. At Calabar, we used to show "flim shows" in the chapel as part of our fundraising activities. Thriller was a huge hit (ET was another one). It brought in the girls, especially from Queens.

Historian, I cannot answer your question about which is my favourite Michael Jackson song, just as to this date I still can't name my favourite Bob Marley song. There are just too many exceptional songs to choose from, and when I think that I have nailed down one, I hear another which I think is better than the first. Here are just a few of my favourites:

Man in the Mirror
Human Nature
Heal the World
Billie Jean
Thriller
Butterfly
Beat It

You know what, mek me stop.

[Islandman]

I liked thier version of "give love on christmas day" too. But "Up on the Rooftop" was the tune!

[MdmeX]

altho i was shocked to hear seh is a rat him wenna sing tuh!

Yeah, that was an honorable RAT (BEN).

Perhaps, if him did stick to Ben, him wouldn't did have no legal worries

Of course, who can forget those Xmas albums. Got to go stock up on some of his music.

[Islandman]

I was devastated! My yankee cousin was the one who did tell me.

Kinda like the OJs tune "Brandy" , me hear say it was a dog?

[Mosiah]

All the above! And the below! And add "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough".

Heard "Happy" from the "Lady Sings the Blues" soundtrack last night and realised what a lovely song it was! Check it out when y'all get a chance!

I thought his "Man in the Mirror" performance a few Grammy's ago was a masterpiece!

[Lazie]

1. Remember the Time (can't believe no one had this)
2. Rock With You
3. Billie Jean
4. Butterfly
5. Off the Wall.

[Jangle]

Here are some of the things that made Michael jackson such a megastar:

1. He could sing. He had this pure sounding and distinguishable singing voice. Check it out on "Butterfly". Listen to the control and the treble in his voice.

2. His wirting ability. He was a master lyricist. He tapped into the deepest parts of the human soul to write. Here is a perfect example:

Theres a place in
Your heart
And I know that it is love
And this place could
Be much
Brighter than tomorrow
And if you really try
You'll find there's no need
To cry
In this place you'll feel
There's no hurt or sorrow

3. He was an excellent composer. It's one thing to write and sing well, but to actually create the right sound that goes behind those other two components. This morning I heard on the Ed Lover show, Ed talking about Michael wanting to be immortal. Michael said that he will be immortal through his music. Styles and cultures change, but good music goes on throughout the generations. When I heard that, I thought of our reggae artistes and just how many of them are we going to remember in 10 years time. That is what Bob Marley have over the entire lot.

4. The man could DANCE. Having been inspired by the greats, James Brown and Fred Astaire, he created his own style which was unique to him and his songs.

5. He had that X factor which caused people to stop, watch and be amazed.

We are just blessed to be alive to witness greatness during our lifetime.

[MdmeX]

The man mek so much tune, that it kinda hard to remember some of them off the top of yuh head.

Kiss FM will be playing his songs all day today, and the next day, and the next.

The man was a MASTERPIECE! Michael said something like he had to get his body in tune wid every musical instrument