Michael Jackson "GET ON THE FLOOR" Original Studio Multitracks (Listening Session & Analysis)

From early beatboxing-esque vocals to soaring alternate takes and scratch melodies, I found SO many easter eggs in this Off The Wall era multitrack session. I'm excited to share them with you!
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[@SubhansVault]

MJ was a gift from God He wasn't just a singer, He was music.

[@kadiummusic]

Not quite, Elvis was that man... everybody else just surfed his wave. 😎

[@SubhansVault]

@@kadiummusic I respect your opinion brother.

[@bigd_selectersmg]

@@kadiummusic Elvis was the man I do agree. But understand that there were many black artists with just as much talent and stage presence just like Elvis who never had the exposure he had due to racism. Elvis was heavily influenced black culture in music

[@monicafranklin-nr1te]

​@@bigd_selectersmgYour comment is VERY honest! !

[@monicafranklin-nr1te]

​@@kadiummusicAnd SORRY MICHAEL WAS JUST A LOT MORE TALENTED THAN ELVIS!!!

[@thrilldancer7985]

Hats off to one of the greatest bass players....Louis Johnson did a gorgeous job there .👍👑

[@GabrielErikAlexmarski]

He did

[@blockhead-]

Definitely my favorite song from Off the Wall. He sounded like he was so happy recording this, my favorite part is when he does that HUWAHH laugh towards the end.

[@edgarvzqzgdl30]

Same bro❤

[@GabrielErikAlexmarski]

@@edgarvzqzgdl30 same here

[@cameronconte]

the laugh is one of the best parts! it's so genuine

[@rossfromsa]

Get on the floor has the best joyous laugh.

[@betsareoff]

exactly. just the best

[@CarlosMiguel747]

MJ proved with this album that he also was in the disco game but at the same time it is said that the album "Off The Wall" marked the end of the disco era, but... an unforgetable new era was about the go down next where he himself would lead... reigning supreme! 👑

[@broo947]

Michael had a crazy vocal range!

[@derekwilkerson7142]

I’ve always loved hearing him harmonize with himself it’s so crazy

[@jmstampe]

I’ve always preferred Off The Wall over Thriller, then Bad and Dangerous. Don’t get me wrong all are amazing and I love them but there is something about Off The Wall that makes me want to get up and …”Get On The Floor.”

[@moesmeisje]

Same! Love the seventies disco sound 😊

[@antonmk1244]

Some 70's Jacksons album and live shows were great too.

[@jayda1k_]

Truth be told, i always felt Triumph was THE Off the Wall follow-up- just without the highs and the sheen of a MJ/ Quincy Jones record.

[@antonmk1244]

@@jayda1k_ Triumph is rather 1980, I was rather meaning the previous ones. Triumph still has Can you feel it and Hotel which are great tunes equal to greatest MJ's. I dare recommend hear again 'Destiny' (the tune).

[@jayda1k_]

@@antonmk1244that’s not what I meant. Michael leaned into songwriting even further. Him honing into his songwriting and producing capabilities led to tracks like those you mentioned. Only thing is, those little rhythmic nuances of his, like his post-thriller grit, shrieks, hiccups, and breaths are fully imagined on Triumph. Think Thriller, without the excess-paranoia.

[@FlyMouse1]

I hope you can do ‘Keep the Faith’ from the Dangerous album one of these days. That would be great!

[@valeriacampo1218]

Yes please ❤❤❤

[@cosmickoffee]

This song is so underrated. It's fun, fun silly and free like a party is supposed to be. I get so hurt when people don't know Get on the Floor lol

[@johnlucas1543]

♫ *TOLD YA! So get onnn the flo-a-o-a-o-a-oarrrrr...and dance with meee.* ♫ ♫ *I luh-oh-uh-oh-ove the way you shake that thang, gurrrl. ESPECIALLY.* ♫ This was the Michael before the stress from the press. Look at how FREE he was back here! The playfulness in those vocals. The sheer utter JOY he expressed! You see him smiling through the vocal! He was just uninhibited & fully free here. He was so loose on these vocals! I used to sleep on this song when I heard it on cassette when I was younger. But once I heard the 2001 Off The Wall remastered reissue on CD, I woke up to the sheer greatness of Get On The Floor! I wondered how I slept on it so long & it shot up to one of my favorite Michael songs EVER. There's something about this song, man, It feels like you're outside at night with a group around a campfire just outside of town having this musical ritual & transcending the astral plane or something. Everybody is communal & going into a trance in this song. You're being taken away from Earth for a little while here. It's powerful. It underlines the spirit of Off The Wall the most I feel. Pure unadulterated FREEDOM!

[@Keyshawnll-qd5cu]

When he said “whooo, ha, GET UPP” I felt that & then he said & dance with me

[@sdot7117]

18:46 “Get ooon the Flo-eo-eoor!” I love that part of the song ☺️🙌

[@robertj.batista]

Thanks to your videos I have been able to see how good MJ was as a vocalist, and in that aspect he has been quite underestimated by some. There are many things that we overlook because we do not have the necessary knowledge and your analysis videos help a lot to learn about singing and MJ. This song is one of my favorites. MJ and Louis Johnson, excellent bassist, did an excellent job writing this song.

[@kadiummusic]

One MJ's greatest vocal performances ever! Underrated song, he was at the top his game then. 😎

[@thedonbishop55]

That baseline was always filthy from the moment I first heard it. I had to look up who Louis Johnson was and I’ve been a fan ever since.

[@Outkaz745]

We're in this period where Mike sounds different. It's pop, groovy, disco, MJ's interpretation and the harmonization work of Quincy Jones and his team is incredible. They start from a very nice piece to elevate it to legendary status. I can't imagine the hours they had to spend writing, playing, singing, mixing to achieve this result. Imagine if Mike didn't do The Wiz and didn't ask Quincy Jones to work together? No, I don't want to imagine. Listen Chris, I'm almost 40 years old, I'm French, I discovered MJ at 10-11 years old at the time of History, having the MTV channel I saw an entire weekend dedicated to MJ's music videos and well that I don't speak English I fell in love with this artist, he gave so much in the studio, on stage, shattered all the glass ceilings in terms of video, audio, racial, that it was impossible to miss, god bless his soul.

[@toktok3000]

Great song, it's not enough. We want a second episode and more explanation

[@Amit_l92]

Incredible track. The whole album is a masterpiece 🕺

[@GabrielErikAlexmarski]

Yes

[@johnlucas1543]

Chris, this ain't Funk music. This is *FOHNK* music! Pronounce with the LONG O like OH! Hahahahaha! Every one of these Michael songs has these deep buried layers in the instrumental doing all KIND of stuff! You never hear these details in the overall mix quite like this. Just so much musicality in it, it's CRAZY! This is an early comment merely after how you expertly splice in those instrumental layers. I'll have more to say after you get into Michael's vocals. Get On The Floor is just...GOD! Wow. That's my song, man. *FOHNK!!!*

[@paulharding1972]

This is my favourite MJ/Jacksons era. 1978. Destiny. 1979. Off The Wall. 1980. Triumph. 1982. Thriller. I love many songs on Bad, Dangerous & HIStory but I feel there was something very special about the musical era from 1978-1983. The Victory tour & Bad Tour were amazing too.

[@lamnestor4399]

Totally agree!

[@beyourself2444]

100% agreed. Off the Wall and Triumph being my favourite albums by him / the brothers incl. MJ ever. 1978 to 1982 was his greatest era in my opinion

[@beyourself2444]

MJ was a genius from marketing to whom he got to produce his albums to his own production with his brothers. The guy was just exceptional. Lord have mercy you can see how much he learned from the Apollo, the Chitlin Circuit and especially his Motown colleagues (Ross, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye), Afro Latin and African sounds. I miss the man so badly...

[@MaryB-pv8jn]

I agree. MJ was/is a genius. Once in a lifetime type of artist.

[@jeanetteweis1365]

Butterflies on the invicible album!! Absoluetly

[@djcoolcliff]

Hey that’s my uncle Melvin Ragin aka Wah Wah Watson on rhythm guitar!! His the GOAT on this record and countless other hits!!!! Same cat in Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Car Wash, Urban Hang Suite by Maxwell, Smiling Faces, Loves Theme by Barry White and Let’s Get It On by Marvin Gaye!

[@crnkmnky]

💐🎸

[@mr.getitdone6543]

🔥🔥🔥

[@DiscoHank]

Another incredible one he did was The Pointer Sisters “Betcha Got a Chick on the Side.”

[@djcoolcliff]

@ Facts!!!!!!!!!!

[@tashawithatea294]

Off the wall is a damn masterpiece. My favourite MJ album. I play this song almost every morning… Instant feel good start to the day. MJ was music personified

[@TemujinScott80]

Michael was able to capture the joy and every time you hear that song, it puts you right back in the 70’s!

[@michaelj2276]

I was having the crappiest week, too. Thank God, Chris. You and MJ really turned *that* beat around! 🔥

[@craigblakes5499]

Louis Johnson is the man..I love this song, not only cause it's Mike, but for the bass part as well..Off The Wall is Mike's best allbum

[@djblackruss]

Off the Wall sonically is his best album

[@moesmeisje]

Yeahhh! I’ve been listening to Off The Wall a lot lately. This is great! 😊

[@Andre-pr3mq]

The energy that this song conveys is incredible, I just want to dance 🕺

[@Realigndadjmusic]

Bruce Swedien! One of the Greatest! Jerry Hey Horns and Benjamin Wright Strings 🔥

[@vaughnmiller4371]

And don't forget Quincy Jones not only has the producer but him as a musician himself being a trumpet player. He always played a huge part in the brass arrangements without taking credit for it. Everyone involved was taken off the top shelf.

[@thedonbishop55]

@@vaughnmiller4371Quincy’s horn sections always complimented Michael’s vocals: Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Wanna Be Starting Something, Lady In My Life and so on.

[@ryancozzolino7832]

Hey! I was in my music production/recording engineering class today, and the professor brought up a prior video of you going into the original tracks of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” to make a point about how everything doesn’t need to be perfect by showing the clip demonstrating bleed within some of the tracks. Love your stuff.

[@chrisliepe]

Oh this is so awesome to hear!!! Thank you for sharing that these videos are getting used in your class. That's just great!

[@reginaldpittman8374]

Mike was not even a full adult. when he made this album. This album came out right before he turned 21 yrs old. He was so strong as a vocalist. A jackson Album in 1976. 1977, and 1978. Also, the wiz too. Off the wall in 1979. He was already a professional and polished. He already been performing since 5 years old.

[@yager4943]

My favorite singer, my favorite youtuber

[@mikemartins7455]

Definitely one of my favorite MJ songs #LONGLIVETHEKING!!!

[@Miloo-qj7sc]

Another amazing Michael Jackson song!

[@azzurra53]

The breakdown of this song just made me happy! I love all the little background vocals from MJ, especially the little l”haha hi-ya’ at the end’

[@chicofreako]

Thank you Chris! I cannot express fully how grateful I am for you and your channel and how you do these multi-tracks for Michael Jackson. I have been a subscriber and fan for years. .To me Michael Jackson was a family member and the main reason for who I am as an artist. I have become severely depressed since his passing and it's been very difficult to get through. Your videos bring me peace and solace. And as a music fan and vocalist I truly appreciate your insight. Thank you for spreading joy and knowledge. And for helping people like myself. God bless you sir

[@jacksonaktak]

This one of my favorite songs. One of the underrated gems in MJ's impressive catalog.

[@saintkevinofficial]

This is the best track you've broken down! I love this song!

[@Hotdogger808]

Awesome, I finally get to hear the track I have been listening to since it was released in 79, in multitrack. ......What a joy! thank you. Totally Sublime!

[@saintkevinofficial]

Hey Chris, in my earlier comment, I forgot to mention that maybe you could consider dissecting Marvin Gaye's "I Want You" song from 1976. I think it's one of the earliest and most beautiful examples of vocal stacking ever achieved. You can even find its acapella here on KZbin.

[@annamariam1077]

I’m so excited to see you’re back with another MJ analysis. You do the best one. Your competence and appreciation of these tracks is nothing but a sheer joy to listen to. Can’t thank you enough. 🙏🙏🙏

[@betsareoff]

So funky. One of the top cuts on OTW. Thx for the breakdown. MJ's vocals on this song are in my top 5 of best vocals ever.

[@MohammadDishan777]

One of my top 10 Michael Jackson songs of all-time. Always wanted to see a detailed analysis on this music. I think this song is special. Thank you very much for this.

[@GabrielErikAlexmarski]

The extra vocals were sung by Jim Gilstrap Augie Johnson Paulette McWilliams Mortonette Jenkins and Zedric Williams

[@sandrasanders706]

Thanks for that!!!

[@GabrielErikAlexmarski]

@j.denino5732 yes

[@bartgielen119]

Get on the Floor is such a fun track!! I love his squeak at 20:26 and the way you just gloss over it lmao. Thanks s omuch for doing these!!

[@NDsHouse70]

OFF THE WALL IS MY FAVORITE MJ ALBUM. And Get On The Floor IS MY FAVORITE SONG From The Album. I SOOOOO ENJOYED LISTENING TO THESE TRACKS!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Anythingidontreallycare]

Fun fact, the bass tracks are actually two different basses! The first track Louis Johnson uses his stingray, the second one he’s using an alembic Edit: if you listen closely to the brass track you isolated you can hear the alembic in action in the bleed

[@thedonbishop55]

Wow. I learned something new today.

[@Anythingidontreallycare]

@@SkepticalTeacher yes! There’s no effects going on, just two basses. Man, you could never go wrong with Louis Johnson, the man was a wizard

[@anouchka_d]

I love this song so much! The backing vocals and the scratch vocals are amazing to hear isolated ❤ I also love how much you gear his playfulness and joy, as you said. Thank you so much for another great video! Michael's music is such pure gold ❤

[@sen-sai1342]

Finally, been a while since we heard awesomeness on this channel! And to be fair... you recognizing it for what it is!.

[@t.carole5014]

Oh my goodness I have always love love loved this song. Impossible to stay down with this one. Lifted me out of many a dark time. 14.50 to the end I will play on repeat many times 😂 thank you 🙏🏻 ❤

[@minxiemeesh]

This was so much FUN, I listened to the back end of the video a few times & I completely agree - if you don’t move listening to it, there’s got to be something wrong with you!! Thanks for another great video Chris!! Would love to see ‘Tabloid Junkie’ or ‘Blood On The Dancefloor’ at some point… There’s some amazing vocal layers in them ❤

[@Ivanovic82]

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[@chrisliepe]

I've done a full video for Blood on the Dance Floor. Check the playlist at the end of this video! :)

[@b00ts4ndc4ts]

I was six years old on holiday my brother's friend came with us and he had this on a Walkman. We were in the middle of the Yorkshire Dales in a cottage in the middle of nowhere. This was the first time I heard this album sat in a farmer's field on my own, first time I had heard a stereo recording and blown away.

[@T1000-s4j]

Amazing 😭

[@MattGalter]

Chris, u are brilliant yourself to even hear these things. Regardless , we love it

[@hibernationd3313]

If Michael was still with us, I would have loved to of seen you two sit down and talk shop. Chris, if MJ was still alive and you had the opportunity to interview him. What kind of questions would you ask him as an artist/vocalist? Could you do one of these as the next Michael song? 1. Break of Dawn 2. Butterflies 3. Heaven Can Wait

[@carlomarx1246]

What a great day! Thank U for the inspiration .

[@lamiadingle2011]

15:47....that's Michael!!??? Bruh, that was so deep and sexy...goddamn!!! And the ending is such a gem ❤

[@GabrielErikAlexmarski]

Yeah that's him

[@T1000-s4j]

Yep it's him

[@keishaomole4320]

Another great mulit - track keep them coming Chris 👌

[@seven1eight]

Yesss, another Off The Wall classic! ❤

[@fuadtaghizade]

Can you get Morphine tracks? Very personal and unique song of MJ

[@veter6074]

La alegria de su musica , la alegria de su ser quedaron en su obra plasmados para siempre, un Genio en accion _Michael Jackson_

[@luciawoods5654]

You and I both loved that together. Your face mirrored mine! ❤

[@everyneed3959]

4:20 Quincy jones is a beast. Beautiful.

[@katie.s.]

Wow just noticed at 18:45 the lead vocals say "told ya!" because his scratch vocals say "that spot is gonna be fine (or fun?)" so so good

[@ТДАрониядвери]

I love absolutely ALL Michael Jackson's songs!!!!!! But there are special ones - I can listen to this song for breakfast, lunch and dinner) it cannot be explained in words)

[@LocalSuspectsBand]

It's two basses, a Stingray and an Alembic. The Alembic is what Chris calls the 'overdriven' bass. That's how an Alembic sounds it's not actually distorted. Together they sound incredible! Louis was a genius!

[@ygaltuil]

Hi Chris , Think you so so much 👍👍👍 Just the king of pop 👍👍👍👍

[@JayPTV]

One of the most brilliant instrumentals of all time, so underatted, Louis Johnson and MJ destroyed this

[@angelllanadiaz5286]

Nunca he visto a un artista usar su voz de la manera en q la utiliza Michael Jackson, hace cosas mágicas, de verdad se nota q da todos por su música. Igual q bailando, no se ha visto cosa igual, se transformaba en música. Era puro ritmo. No sé si es porque desde tan pequeño estuvo ya en escenarios y amaba todo esto o porque fue un elegido De Dios.

[@katie4aday511]

such a treat 👑👑👑👑👑

[@agnieszkalek]

Masterpiece by a legend!

[@titusirons]

This is so amazing! Great video!

[@lamnestor4399]

Thank you thank you thank you! My favourite record on the album; often overlooked and criminally underrated

[@Keyshawnll-qd5cu]

“And dance with meee”

[@Menoslaluz]

excellent analysis work. I like the approach of the video, you appreciate the details that are discarded in modern music. congratulations

[@ritatirabyan4049]

Chris! Finally another MJ vocal analyses! Thank you so much for this video, it was so much fun as well as informative. Can't wait for more!

[@MartinJackson777]

One of Michael's most underrated songs. I've always loved this song. ❤ Thanks for this analysis. Keep it up.✌🏻

[@calliemills.x]

You need to get your hands on the studio recording of “you are not alone”!! My favourite song 🤗

[@vernonngo5998]

The string arrangement is so reminiscent of Boogie Wonderland's strings!

[@mikkolaine23]

That middle section always reminds me so much of MJ doing James Brown style.

[@baztudyo]

💗💗💗💗 amazing track , my favorite from this album

[@maxterryson]

If you can, please do 'Heaven Can Wait'! I've always wanted to delve into the harmonies of that song!

[@JakeEliteYT]

Was waiting for this one! Great video!

[@Master-Mo]

Great stuff, Chris! Would love to see you break down Whatever Happens or 2000 Watts.

[@tobyshaw6505]

I love this series! Please keep making more!

[@catsara9114]

😍🤩 My favourite song from the OTW album! 💃💃💃 Let´s goooooooo

[@brodee4930]

Omg I’ve been waiting for this 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jonatanmalachi]

More Michael please❤

[@cytwc]

was never a fan of MJ's music, but i really appreciate his work ethic and way his songs were crafted

[@Lonewolf92873]

The track and vocals are worthy of the critical analysis. MJ could hear Louis Johnson bass line any knew how to handle it!

[@GabrielErikAlexmarski]

Can you do Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) by The Jacksons

[@salemworld86]

Omg yes!!

[@sandrasanders706]

My fav Jacksons song!!

[@MrKevthebassplayer]

Amazing😍😍👍🏻🥰Loooove hearing one of my fav gods Louis Johnson and thee iconic musicman solo’d !! Awesome doubling the track too❤️❤️👊🏻

[@Idk-2212]

Let’s go my favorite mj song

[@klarapfister783]

I screamed for 5 minutes straight while listening to the instrumental part. Like how do you come up with that, that's insane

[@diegogarciamartin5271]

I am from Spain and please do Remember the time

[@JamesKeno]

2:23 really great

[@erenyeeagah204]

YEEEAAUURUURURUURRRRRR!!!! Perfect timing!

[@T1000-s4j]

A good song for you to analyse please would be the *original* version of Slave to the Rhythm. Honestly one of Michael's BEST lead vocal performances.. and it's a demo not even a finished song 😭

[@jessmk8601]

Brilliant! So much joy and fun. Just love that "Roots" song ❤❤❤

[@chasjazzz]

Just another Great video. In my opinion that was MJ best solo album, very musical, Not to polished and Raw. If you can brake down "I can't help it" from the same album. The Great Stevie Wonder wrote it, you can hear his chords all over it. Then I would say Human Nature would be another or Lady in my life both of course from Thriller. I love the ISO tracks just shows how much it takes to build a single song and in those say it was done on 24trk and had to lock the last tracks w/TC to make them 24 tracks I know cause im 57 and was around for that area