Michael Jackson - Off The Wall ( Acapella with Backing Vocals Complete ) written by Rod Temperton

Rhythm and Vocal Arrangements by Rod Temperton -
Produced by Quincy Jones -
Off The Wall - Epic 1979

[@firmbodyval4536]

It's ridiculous how good he is. This is timeless. True master.

[@kdogg716]

💯👍......agreed

[@terrencetaylor8196]

how good he was

[@firmbodyval4536]

@@terrencetaylor8196 MJ lives forever.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

@@firmbodyval4536 through us, yes; but the reality is ...

[@axepagode33626]

What gets me was good he was when he was 10 years old. You go back to and listen to his early stuff like "Who's Lovin' You", "Got To Be There", "I wanna be where you are", and "Maybe Tomorrow". It still is rare to find someone that young and that soulful in their tone and delivery of vocals.

[@markcoycoyescueta6922]

“Goosebumps” when he starts to harmonize OMG. His vocal chords only HE can hear and deliver his way..super talent!

[@taylorstaples8462]

So your scared of a song

[@jujack3515]

Taylor Staples shut the hell up man damn

[@user-qd6im2hp2e]

Ju Jack 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BornToRock-to7gk]

Isn't that called a tingly feeling when he starts to harmonize

[@markcoycoyescueta6922]

Taylor Staples scared in a very good way Hahaha

[@sovereignundead]

Even today, modern producers are studying his background vocals and harmonies. And they marvel at the amount of layers in each track. THIS was MJ's superpower: his ability to harmonize with EACH take so consistently and so fluidly. It was audio velvet.

[@mssha1980]

I think it’s also because he as a singer is layered

[@masumahmed3845]

​@@mssha1980What does layered mean

[@MrAllallalla]

​@@masumahmed3845that there is more to him than just a surface level. Depth is a synonym

[@blockhead-]

Listening to this with headphones and eyes closed cures depression.

[@DolceVita]

somehow this track is even better acapella ... raw talent

[@SmartRobot-wc2fb]

One of his entire back catalog absolute best...so sad they didn't make an official video for this at the time...

[@sweetangelz1126]

Yesssz

[@dezyiahgaskins3000]

Ok uhhhhhhh

[@francescapowell1538]

I agree

[@dennissimpson8074]

I agree 💯👍 Acapella 🎤🎶 YESsss

[@Berkmugga]

People don’t really talk about what an incredible vocalist/singer he was. His dancing was unreal but he also had such an amazing voice. What an unbelievable once in a generation talent.

[@capitalswish]

Man even when he was baby jackson, he could run circles with any singer today

[@DavidRichardson95]

This man was extraordinarily gifted. There's no other way to put it.

[@electrictroy2010]

NOT RAW TALENT… this is after the engineer has removed all the mistakes & combined multiple takes into one (called multitracking) .

[@izdotcarter]

@@electrictroy2010no mistakes bro. He just layered mjs incredible vocal tracks

[@angerami77]

​@@electrictroy2010Incorrect

[@ecj613]

His harmonies are SO INCREDIBLY good!!

[@Tyweezy84]

Him & Marvin Gaye are the most PURE singers my ears have heard. Lots of great singers have came n gone but those two stand out to me

[@handsome-brute2666]

Listen to George Michael acapella here on KZbin..he ain't no slouch🎤🎧

[@malimoor2654]

Don’t forget Sam Cooke brother

[@otislarry5192]

What's Going on, my favorite album of all time

[@lionsserbia9379]

so you dont know many singers bro...

[@RY-os9vw]

El DeBarge and any of his siblings

[@JayyCee1]

That "Ssoooooo TONIGHHTTT" hits different and "there aint no ruleesss ittss up to yoouuu" hits waayyy different

[@kircinnamon8496]

Yesss 🙌🏽

[@freshprinceshaun]

Bruh I thought i was the only one that feels that part😭😭‼️‼️

[@666one111]

LISTEN!

[@izzyn9000]

IM OBSESSED❤❤👑👑

[@mr.getitdone6543]

@@freshprinceshaun that's crazy... I always felt that part since I first heard the original song..it always was incredible to me

[@Tech-cy9yo]

Rod Tempertons song writing complimented Michaels voice perfectly. Like I can't imagine anyone else singing this

[@mssha1980]

He mentioned writing songs to the MJ vocal style

[@darrellwallace4182]

This is MAGNIFICENT! Read the book "Michael Jackson; the magic and the madness" by Randy Terrabellali as well as the 25th anniversary CD of "off the wall" with special interviews with Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton. Michael was still on the Destiny album tour (1978-1979) with his brothers when he was recording songs for "off the wall". Really burning his candle at both ends, but when your young you love that kind of pace! Quincy said Michael was the ultimate artist, easy to work with and did his home work so when he walked in the studio he was prepared and ready to go. No fooling around trying to figure out how to approach a song in a certain way. He knew what he wanted and would stay up all night learning the lyrics of a song so he wouldn't have to read it off a sheet. Quincy said Michael would come in ready and lay down three or four backgrounds in 3 or 4 part harmony on 3 different songs, then come in the next day and do the leads. Quincy was amazed at much they got done in a short time. Michael had "instinctively rhythmic senses" and those grunts, hiccups and squeals were his signature way of keep a pace and timing for moving through a song and giving it personality a flair! He was BRILLIANT!

[@alexm7627]

Thanks for sharing!

[@blueprint0162]

You said it perfectly. 🎯🎯🎯

[@portiagreen325]

That’s that good ol’ Motown grooming. The J5 recorded over 450 songs while at Motown. That does not include MJs solo songs, As well as the solo Jermaine and Jackie songs that MJ sang backup. That is over a 6 year span… INSANE. And all of that recording was in between touring, TV appearances, Concerts and Live Shows. MJ used that experience, work ethic and eagerness to craft the best albums of all time , and the best album of all time, “Off the Wall” (IMO). And to think, those vocal hiccups started once MJs voice noticeably changed during the “Get it Together” album. The man was a genius at 14!!

[@rahynsevenk9392]

@@portiagreen325 Genius and extremely strategic wit a huge dose of professionalism. Greatest album in my opinion, as well 🙌🏾

[@nazb33]

@@portiagreen325 That Get It Together album was a class of its own. Unbelievably awesome album. The title track gets me grooving

[@sanne8105]

Michael doesn’t need music HE IS MUSIC!❤️😍

[@buddyraw9778]

Indeed♥️.

[@Brezlyn577]

So true!!

[@jamesdrummond5894]

Absolutely

[@000_x9]

You can tell that he hears the arrangement the whole recorded finished song in his head while he is singing by his noises he is making in between lyrics keeping time and all. The vocal was no better on the album. Its perfect here.

[@leeleemee]

@@000_x9 💯 Gives me chills.

[@michellel7602]

MJ recorded his lead vocals from beginning to end in one take. Of course he could not do all of the background vocals in one take, but he certainly did the lead vocals in one take.

[@Tyweezy84]

Unreal

[@yungcashregisterakalilbroo5486]

@@Tyweezy84 engine

[@VoklstWestie]

There are at least 3+ overlays here, plus he's harmonizing with himself on 2+ tracks here. The magic of the studio track recording and great editing. You do have to have talent that is exceptional to start with though.

[@BM-ff6oq]

I find this hard to believe because he’s such a perfectionist

[@michellel7602]

@@BM-ff6oq Actually he was that good. I watched him record it.

[@slamdunk406]

Michael Jackson + Rod Temperton = Magic

[@lamsior]

+ Quincy Jones + Bruce Swedien :)

[@ianswan1283]

Absolutely

[@Tech-cy9yo]

can't forget quincy

[@missmortician4083]

No truer words have been spoken. Rod Temperton is truly an unsung hero in music.

[@lamarrion]

This sounds heavenly. Nobody was touching him at his peak.

[@dontelljones4713]

Big facts 💯

[@cgz23ou]

Nobody could touch him PERIOD. Still to this day!

[@andria8279]

@@cgz23ou ngl i was scared i was ab to see some child comments iykwim

[@jimijackson]

Hmmm you can just hear the energy and happiness in his voice. When I hear his later work (like in bad and dangerous), you can start to hear the pain. The world gave him such a hard time. I just wonder how much greater he would have been had he not faced all the garbage he faced.

[@sds1011974]

😭😭😭

[@jonathandoelander6130]

His family gave him such a hard time growing up... so..

[@shennine7044]

So true

[@miamanning7871]

Yes!

[@randombrokeperson]

This and if he did not have so many medical issues. I think the late 70s, early 80s is when he was diagnosed with Lupus and formally diagnosed with vitaligo

[@lorenzosalamone8933]

No words he was a pure genius

[@senecajackson]

Yes he was

[@DistantLights]

Rolling Stone voted Michael only the 86th greatest singer. I think they're crazy

[@frankiejabonbumyers4151]

You can hear him snapping his fingers and clapping his hands! He was so into it. Awesome ❤️

[@m0st-]

nice notice

[@SolomonPaschalDesbinMuziq]

Norm

[@ralphmammah6220]

You can hear foot stomps too.

[@zino618]

2:14 That “alrightttt” harmony was just straight up beautiful

[@daprincebeats2128]

Word

[@tonymata8070]

I loooove that part! 😍

[@pinkcashmeres]

I was adamant about the beginning being some unique instrument, but Michael’s voice IS the instrument!

[@mistaknewitall2718]

Eternal E period

[@mssha1980]

I think the final version has an instrument on top of his voice

[@dnice-qc4dx]

@@mssha1980 NOPE

[@pinewoodtrey]

Exactly!!!

[@EricSmith-jo1lt]

THERE you go, Prince fan!!! You're finally starting to hear the real music

[@bobbymarsh1]

Michael's voice just runs up and down the musical scale..wow

[@michaelboone5660]

Hearing Michael sing this song Acapella really shows just how good of a singer he really was wow

[@jtl9945]

Michael's fading adlibs on the masterd version at the end when he hits that 9-5 wail is what brought me here..

[@TheeKookyWildflower]

Same here!!!

[@jtl9945]

+Tanya1976ism thank you for confirming that I am not crazy.

[@TheeKookyWildflower]

You're notcrazy. He had the best damn ad libs ever, and yes, that 9-5 wail at the end gets me every time. Hell, it's gotten me for decades!

[@jtl9945]

+Tanya1976ism I agree.

[@praveensharma9893]

Yeah man... Loved Michael ever since I was 3.

[@monicawism]

This is a perfect example as to why MJ is the world's best singer. p.s. thanks for the hot pic!

[@richardwilliams6256]

Yeah he is a one in Zillion talent. As great as he was he was still under appreciated and his talent made him such and unfortunate talent for the paparazzi and Illuminati

[@montybaluni152]

He was definitely Underrated as a Vocalist

[@dante5022]

@@zachescarcega he wasn’t in no Illuminati lmao

[@joshuafakunmoju9582]

@@dante5022 exactly

[@oscarviasus3273]

Ahora vienen los fans de Queen a decir: Freddy mercury es el mejor aaaAAa mamaaaa uuuu aAAaa 🤡

[@Greenz1100]

I am just crying here. Just WOW. Rod Temperton thank you. I will be playing this all the time. RIP Rod and Michael.

[@swanofnutella4734]

What surprised me is how rhythmic the lead is. Melody, harmony and rhythm all hold equal, prominent positions in his music. Nothing is neglected.

[@kayaodak3692]

Real music , real voice , real instruments,real talent

[@luciamonica9947]

I will say this a million times more: OFF THE WALL is the BEST Michael's record!!🔥👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Jren-qw4ew]

Thriller then off the wall

[@bigchee8263]

@@Jren-qw4ew nah. Its Off the Wall

[@erichawkins7305]

I go back and forth on that. Just depends on which one I got on at the time.

[@EminentSkiilz]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

[@MrChristian]

Agreed one million time. Much better than the overhyped “Thriller” which also changed MJ’s life for the worse along w/ physical transformations etc

[@kymokoth]

Critics complain that his live performances sound so different....here's why! ONE MAN SHOW. He did his own background vocals!

[@brianmcghee3597]

89 losers who thumbs down this joint. Pure haters. What is not to like about this? Pure talent.

[@tonyh4513]

What a bad ass man. Heatwave was the best group around in the mid 70's. Then he spread his magic everywhere. What talent!

[@notsunnydaysahead]

Did you guys back then knew he was the lil kid singing abc in the Jackson 5?

[@SunnChaser]

Rod Temperton wrote for both Heatwave and MJ.

[@jasonharris3965]

yeah Rod was one of a kind.

[@alhasithere1180]

@@SunnChaser Rod Temperton was one of the original members of Heatwave and wrote most of their songs. Incredible talent!

[@veeglover]

Yep about Rod Temperton. A bad ass White Boy writer! 👏👏👏👏And of course MJ is a talent unlike any other who's ever existed! 😩Miss him and future output terribly.

[@kayaodak3692]

2:43 omg what a voice

[@iamamultimillionaire6299]

Amazing

[@avachristina668]

I never appreciated how stunning those opening harmonies are 🥺🥺🥺

[@ITCHFLGS]

This sounded sooooo good. I like this better then the track. I almost forgot MJ wasn't here anymore. I started groovin and bobbin my head. ❤️

[@alfreddreamerphotocomics4880]

This is awesome. Also check out Michael McDonald What A Fool Believes Accapella. Also Bee Gees Nobody Gets Too Much Heaven Accapella. Also The Weeknd’s Out Of Time Accapella.

[@Chuckberry30]

Damn this should have been released on his album.

[@Ari-il3ib]

Chuckberry30 was it not?

[@mssha1980]

Ari Gibbons this is the title song from off the wall

[@user-qd6im2hp2e]

MissNelly I think he meant this Acapella version

[@jamesb8193]

There was an acapella version

[@justme.maryam]

I cried so bad ! His voice ! GOD ! Too much for my heart ! This is amaizing grace !

[@Wayofthewarrior312]

I cried too when he touched those boys at the neverland ranch.

[@gazershaun]

@@Wayofthewarrior312 too bad it never happened. keep dreaming

[@Wayofthewarrior312]

@@gazershaun Keep telling that to yourself when you speak to your therapist.

[@mizrelmizrel]

Same 😔🙌🏽

[@user-zz9bo6dz5u]

@@Wayofthewarrior312 he is innocent

[@khayeelwilson-el5370]

What most people don’t realize about music from this period is that there’s NO AUTO TUNE! His harmonies are so on point and pitch perfect! ❤️

[@bridgittehurt8080]

The soul of his voice is remarkable. I can remember the beauty of his heart, that shined in his eyes.

[@justgidz]

2:05 is gold

[@orbs1062]

Sounds like Manhattan Transfer at that point.

[@mercadorodriguezgerson3549]

You mean 1:58 onwards

[@justgidz]

@@mercadorodriguezgerson3549 ofcourse

[@AnovaLisaDragonfly]

I'm just blown away. Now I'm wishing there were acapella versions available for more of his songs. Just imagine listening to studio acapella versions of Show You The Way To Go, Everybody, Baby Be Mine, etc.

[@k-specs]

AnovaLisa Dragonfly all bangers!!!

[@AnovaLisaDragonfly]

@@k-specs - Yes indeed, they are! :-)

[@mssha1980]

@@AnovaLisaDragonfly everybody, the non picture version has been leaked.

[@AnovaLisaDragonfly]

@@mssha1980 -Thanks! I’ll look it up.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Well now that Kanye release the stem player, you should be able to turn any Michael Jackson song into an acapella.

[@Danishmastery]

Straight up savage. Masterpiece. Respecting this man more with each acapella version I hear.

[@tayevorasarn5516]

onggg jit

[@onyekachioji7598]

Killing it with just vocals, what a talent

[@Rajon313]

God, his ad libs at the end always give me goosebumps.

[@Robert-dt3is]

1:59 - M A C T O N I G H T

[@FolixFoxtrotDaFurry]

Slow it down to x0.75 :00000

[@thetravelgoods2760]

Michael I don’t care what the world say, I love you forever 🥰😘

[@clboogie5280]

💯

[@sarahbaartmansrevenge]

yep

[@francisturner2482]

Me Too🙏😞😞😘😘😇😇🙏

[@navynightranger6517]

♥️

[@Darubini01TV]

Music god.

[@shadyshady3390]

MJ raw vocals while I’m wearing headphones, pitches my ears at such a frequency that it feels like my eardrums are crying, in a good way.. Very hypnotic

[@darrellwallace8491]

AMAZING! You can hear that he does all his background and harmony vocals him self. "Tonight, gotta leave that 9 to 5 up on the shelf, and just enjoy yourself. Groove, let the madness in the music get to you. Life ain't so bad at all...alllll....if you live it off the wall." All four upper and lower vocals are Michael's. He's got a great natural high tenor voice. High falsetto; "life ain't so bad at all. Live your life off the wall!" (Live life off the wall). All are his vocals! Quincy Jones said that while they were recording "Off the Wall" Michael was still on the Destiny tour with his brother's. He would fly back and forth, record some stuff with quincy Jones, then jump back on a flight to get back on stage. He was burning his candle at both ends making that album and still he was fantastic! Quincy also said Michael was great to work with because he knew the songs by heart. He did his home work so when he walked in the studio he was ready. Not fooling around deciding how to approach a song. Studio time is very expensive, even back then and Michael was a "dream artist" because he worked hard. He was not lazy. This is just a sample of how AMAZING he was, and still had fun! I love the part "gotta hide your inhibitions, gotta let that fool loose deep inside your soul. Wanna see an exhibition......ohhhhp!!!!!! Better do it now before you get to old!" Lol......that's his unique finger print! This accapella version of "off the wall" is fascinating to hear. He was a brilliant vocalist and had his own style besides having the actual talent for REAL singing. Not auto tuning here. Pure talent!

[@mcpheejesus5945]

Michael Joseph Jackson: A stone genius! Flawless vocals! Just WOW! Natural beauty @ 0:31. Gone from earth, but never forgotten.

[@theejabroni]

The stereo mix on this is insane with headphones

[@PrinceJes]

At his age he mastered his voice so masterfully, what a king... truly 👑

[@radamezprince3505]

Is it wrong that I never want it to stop as soon as it starts?

[@iamamultimillionaire6299]

@Blake Raines haha! Nice one

[@WritingEliteGaming]

Nope, the music gets to you, grabs you by the soul and holds on.

[@radamezprince3505]

@@WritingEliteGaming ☝🏾

[@OctoberLibra1]

That's why you put it on repeat....lol

[@ck610]

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have just witnessed musical perfection!!!!

[@melbalucas567]

This is so clean! The harmony and background is great. Michael is soulful and his enunciation is excellent!

[@stamped5793]

EXTRAORDINARY, this presentation demonstrates Michael's extreme vocal ability and agility...... This is why he packed stadium after stadium worldwide and will always be known as one of the greatest entertainers that the world has been blessed to witness...

[@userious3160]

Me trying to harmonize with the singing" Sings terribly: ahhhxxkxk Damn.. o.o

[@nikkiferguson7122]

I know me too😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@shayaanrk]

Various terrible notes sung around one perfectly sung line is the basic fundamental of harmonies.👍😊

[@joshuafakunmoju9582]

@@shayaanrk yeah i thought that too

[@shayaanrk]

@@joshuafakunmoju9582 for real... listen any backing vocals carefully and despite being in tune they sound a bit off

[@joshuafakunmoju9582]

@@shayaanrk yes I'm a great observer too. Studied it most on MJs songs

[@rodneyadams9610]

This is another example of the mastery of background vocal arrangements of Rod Temperton. Michael delivered these arrangements with absolute precision!

[@sarahhursey3215]

He mostly did all the backing himself in all of his songs...his vocal range and harmonies were stunning.. I love the tone of his voice.. I really dont know how he manages to sing for so so many years with all the changes in his voice as he matured... I'm so grateful to him.. his humanity his kindness his generosity and just the beautiful gentle man he was... we truly lost a legend when he left ...xx love you always Mike xx ❤🥰❤🥰

[@cracker20]

I was listening to this as I was driving to work. This all vocal version made me smile, laugh out loud because it was so good. Then it made me tear up because it reminded me of such a simpler time. Miss this talent. I grew up listening to the Jackson Five.

[@madreawilson4818]

Those stack vocals!!! Micheal on top of Michael on top of Michael!!! Yes God!! 💜💜💜

[@willslouis2137]

I forget how amazing Michaels vocals are . can you believe this is not altered at all . he was just gifted this sounds so amazing

[@goat1408]

Rest in peace Rod....just found out in 2021 he died in 2016.....damn.

[@blameitoncapitalism]

I don't think there's any sound at all in the world that sounds more majestic than MJ harmonizing with himself. God I love it so so so much

[@michelleprice3779]

Michael Jackson and his brothers had very good harmony together and Michael Jackson by himself had the best voice

[@adogbewise6561]

I don't think his brothers was in there, it was all him.

[@jstixx]

The background vocals are what we call in the music business overdubbed….which means Michael sung and recorded them individually separately layering them 4 times each… which means he sung each not 4 times so if the harmonies are 3 part harmonies 12 tracks of background vocals of Michael singing them by himself…. pretty standard recording process…

[@jfacts2113]

the background singing was done by MJ here too with vocal stacking

[@CO5MA]

No autotune, no harmonizer, no vocoder. Just pure talent. Unique talent.

[@AlanRoberts-xy4wu]

Wow ! Rod Templeton, Quincy Jones & Michael Jackson...Pure Magic ❤🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@TheBeLuvdTRex]

Its amazing how removing the music shows how much he was adding to the music with his own voice. We will never get another.

[@DaisyAnnabelle65]

This shows how truly Michael Jackson was! He was the VOICE!❤️

[@a.btheog2380]

Rod Temperton & Michael Jackson = timeless music

[@imperiousrex1873]

This sounds better than 95% of music today in this form. Mad Genius!

[@maloyy3216]

2:31 the harmony at the beginning, the power afterwards, everything so beautiful and perfect, what a wonderful vocal

[@naiky_black]

The King Of Pop Forever 🙏🏼❤️

[@herculesh1907]

King of music..period.

[@deniseabrams7212]

Facts💯💯💯

[@marlinabaa4061]

A high pitch voice that can last a lifetime its just even if he got old he can still have almost the same voice at young age not only the King of Pop but also to other artist that really owns and maintain their younger voices they own a peculiar voices that last a lifetime

[@brookscym]

I need this version - just the vocals. Brilliant.

[@tednorton5150]

Bruce Swedien was obsessed with getting as many clean tracks as possible and eventually married two 32 track setups to get a 64 track setup for composing on tape. today it's nothing; computers mean INFINITE tracks perfectly synched but Bruce was on a MISSION. The hisotry of multi track goes way back to Les Paul and even decades before him Raymond Scott. Many geniuses worked relentlessly to get this technology before we dreamed of having it on a pc or our PHONES. With four and eight tracks they were always "bouncing down " by combining work tracks: ALL of the harmony vocal tracks would have to have been married together and unless you kept a copy of every single work tape there was no turning back once you had bounced them down..... Back in the Motown days if an artist wanted to fix a note or phrase on a vocal tape it meant "punching in" for mere seconds over a previous take . It was terrifying and hair raising for engineers. Marvin Gaye took it to the extreme and drove engineers crazy. Dusty Springfield heard about it and recorded that way for the rest of her life (be sure to look for Neil Tenant's very amusing recollection of recording "Nothing Has Been Proved"). With Quincy and Bruce , Michael had the state of the art at his disposal. An astounding amount of detail was put into this album and Thriller.

[@netzajack]

Those melodies 😩❤️

[@Kenny-bw2cz]

That intro.. exposes Michael's character... Mysterious, jokingly, soothingly and uplifting..... A whole song could be created from just that intro ... The intro is better than the whole song!

[@donaldhall7411]

The first time I heard this song was Halloween 1979, when I was 5. This Song is My LIFE. Thank you Mike and Rod.

[@deborahfrederick3172]

I was in high school when I got my first record player/speakers with an 8-trac player, You Ole heads know. Off the Wall came out my first 8-trac. Played it to death. God blessed this man with so much talent and humility. Only one MJ as in Michael, you are missed.

[@nena_gz]

A few months back, my sheet music helped me realize, that all my favorite music was written by this man... 🤣🤣🤣 What a hoot!

[@lovell123456789]

U can actually hear the utter hunger in mikes vocals! #awesome

[@kennethjackson924]

Get em Michael. I still haven't got over his passing.

[@SheilaGrant44]

No one, past, present, or future could ever!!! OUTSTANDING!!! 🤩🤩🤩

[@sofiaalexandre718]

3:22 my fav part enjoy!!

[@OrdinaryG33K-SF]

What a vocal performance!!!

[@PsalmsPoetic]

I just realized that Michael was a vocalist and an instrument. He was fully the rhythm of this song.

[@rosaleeevangelista1688]

Michael Jackson still pulling new fans 52 years later with music from decades ago. Can't nobody top that

[@Fatima502]

My god, those backing vocalists worked hard

[@mssha1980]

It’s a mix of MJ by himself and a group of other people. I wonder who they are.

[@baskett_1715]

@@mssha1980 his brothers duh

[@titanjake8640]

16 thumbs down. Why? It is what music is all about. Timeless classic

[@MarkJohnson-cu3bx]

My favorite MJ album.... more beautiful than Thriller.

[@JR-rh7hx]

Every R&B, pop, or whoever is doing Michael Jackson. He was the GOAT. He literally had the purest voice.

[@yolandaemery5355]

One of my favorite songs. This Acapella version sounds good. Harmonies are stacked perfectly as always. 🎶

[@SHaqq-wv9hn]

The intro on this reminds me of "Thriller".... Those high notes That "Heahhh! Such a unique TALENT!!!

[@RobParksJr]

I've always called this the 1st Thriller.

[@bjharris5413]

I can't put into words how amazing this is!! Flawless mastery and command of every lyric , every note...I am literally so giddy with excitement I'm just letting" the madness in the music" take me away...Whew Boy!!!

[@1Shao_]

You can hear him smile in the music I love it ☺️

[@viriatomusic8711]

« So tonight » « Do what you want to do » [goosebumps]

[@kayebethelion]

This was the best thing I've heard all week. I need more of these!!!!

[@marcuscarr2335]

MANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN THIS IS CRAZY HOW THIS IS MICHAEL JACKSON IS JUST SINGING ACAPELLA

[@petergreen5337]

It gives the song another dimension, still great even after 40 years, great to sing to ...😍