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SUSANNAH NOW CONTEST SHE EVER SAID THIS: he went into the studio and re-recorded it to what he thought it should be and sent it back to Michael. Like ‘No. And by the way, this is what it should be.’ That was the end of that. But that’s how Prince was.” | SUSANNAH NOW CONTEST SHE EVER SAID THIS: he went into the studio and re-recorded it to what he thought it should be and sent it back to Michael. Like ‘No. And by the way, this is what it should be.’ That was the end of that. But that’s how Prince was.” | ||
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|Song Name = Bad | |Song Name = Bad | ||
|First appeared on = Michael Jackson: ''Bad'' (1987). Also released as a single in 1987. | |First appeared on = Michael Jackson: ''Bad'' (1987). Also released as a single in 1987. | ||
| − | |Other relevant version = | + | |Other relevant version = * '''Trivia:''' |
| − | |Relevant version text = | + | |Relevant version text = [[Prince]] declined [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson]’s invitation to duet on the song. Producer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Jones Quincy Jones] later claimed that [[Prince]] (politely) commented ''“You don’t need me to be on this, It’ll be a hit without me”.'' In a 1997 interview with Chris Rock, [[Prince]] commented on it: ''“The first line in that song is, “your butt is mine” so I was saying, ‘Who gonna sing that to whom? Because you sure ain’t singing it to me, and I sure ain’t singing it to you.’ So right there we got a problem”.'' [[Prince]] submitted [[Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me?]] instead but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] didn’t use the song. In 2019, an interview with [[Susannah Melvoin]] stating that [[Prince]] reworked the song on his own and sent it to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Michael Jackson] was published online but [[Susannah Melvoin|Melvoin]] denied this shortly afterwards on [https://twitter.com/susannahtwin/status/1313656491929300992?s=21 Twitter] saying she was misquoted and that this re-recording never happened. |
|Composed by = Michael Jackson | |Composed by = Michael Jackson | ||
|First known live performance = [[31 August 1988-am|31 August 1988 (a.m.): Große Freiheit '36, Hamburg, (West) Germany]] <small> ''(a few mockingly hummed bars only)'' </small> <br> | |First known live performance = [[31 August 1988-am|31 August 1988 (a.m.): Große Freiheit '36, Hamburg, (West) Germany]] <small> ''(a few mockingly hummed bars only)'' </small> <br> | ||
| − | + | {{pad|19.9em}}[[07 November 1988-am|7 November 1988 (a.m.): The Palace, Hollywood, CA, USA]], <small> ''(aborted)'' </small> | |
|Played live in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]] | |Played live in = [[All Concerts#1988|1988]] | ||
|Categories = [[Category:1988]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Live)]] | |Categories = [[Category:1988]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Live)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:40, 10 July 2022
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- First appeared on: Michael Jackson: Bad (1987). Also released as a single in 1987.
- Trivia: Prince declined Michael Jackson’s invitation to duet on the song. Producer Quincy Jones later claimed that Prince (politely) commented “You don’t need me to be on this, It’ll be a hit without me”. In a 1997 interview with Chris Rock, Prince commented on it: “The first line in that song is, “your butt is mine” so I was saying, ‘Who gonna sing that to whom? Because you sure ain’t singing it to me, and I sure ain’t singing it to you.’ So right there we got a problem”. Prince submitted Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me? instead but Michael Jackson didn’t use the song. In 2019, an interview with Susannah Melvoin stating that Prince reworked the song on his own and sent it to Michael Jackson was published online but Melvoin denied this shortly afterwards on Twitter saying she was misquoted and that this re-recording never happened.
- Composed by: Michael Jackson
Performed by Prince
- First and last known live performance: 31 August 1988 (a.m.): Große Freiheit '36, Hamburg, (West) Germany (a few mockingly hummed bars only)
7 November 1988 (a.m.): The Palace, Hollywood, CA, USA, (aborted)
- Played live in: 1988
