Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ Michael Jackson RAW Multitrack Reaction

[@Martin-my8fk]

MJ is a Genius

[@luffegun]

Absolutely he is a Genius! and do stick around I'm putting up Billie jean in about 10 days or so. I'm streaming these and re-uploading them here onve the copyright claims have cleared haha, thanks so much for checking it out sub to keep up to date :)

[@chazbayley]

Jackson made up this bass line, chords for strings and other licks with his mouth for Quincy to replicate. He did the same with Billy Jean by layering beatboxing on to tape recorder then writing the lyrics.

[@luffegun]

i love that clip of him showing the courtroom how he constructs music with beatboxing. its amazing. and Quincy! what a treasure to the world of music.

[@chazbayley]

@@luffegun to be fair to Michael, Quincy was handed some of the greatest songs of all time on a plate. Jackson’s home demos were already arranged pretty much as you hear them before Quincy even heard the track. Obviously Quincy had to bring that concept into real life and polish it but he takes a lot of credit as a pioneer but his only major success was Jackson’s projects and Jackson was the pioneer in that creative process. Jackson seems to be the architect while Quincy was the builder.

[@urmom777]

@@chazbayley right

[@Nikkie_jurnigan]

@@luffegun can you doing Mix me Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin can you Just doing Mix

[@richardkovacs2006]

Wanna be startin something is one of my favoirite MJ track. It's so full of life, full of infectious energy, just love it. Thanks!

[@luffegun]

it is an absolutely gorgeous piece. thanks for checking it out.

[@tylerb9351]

A linn LM1 modified with a TR808 clap was used on the Thriller album. However live claps are used in this track.

[@james4592225]

12:00 That sound was what got me hooked to the song when i was like 7 years old.

[@daphnent-b1240]

I don't have the right amount of words to express how amazing and genius this song is! I also like the message Michael was spreading - yes it is meant to uplift people to live their life but also be intentional, show up, have integrity and be our best selves. This song ages like fine wine. I think this stream was great by the way - the views clearly show that 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 keep going and thanks for the analysis 😊

[@socorrofernandez2909]

MJ was a genius musician. He don't need any tune to he's song.

[@chrishawkins6535]

Your brilliant for sharing! btw the chant at the end says: Mama say mama saw what Micheal saw" Michael spoke about it in a interview back when the song was popular! They decided to just chant it in an African type dialect and diction!

[@chefmaster2001]

I’m sorry, but this isn’t true. Michael took this line from an African singer. In fact; he got sued for stealing the line without crediting the original writer. They settled out of court. When Rihanna later sampled the same line in her song, she got sued again by the same original writer and also settled!

[@codychavarria6088]

Creating 1978-79, ahead if his time like always

[@robertepps2834]

He got that technique for making songs from his Mentor James Brown. James Brown would hmmm or sing each part of his songs and have his band play what he was hearing in his head. But some of the musical sounds and melodies of this song Michael got from Quincy Jones song he produced and wrote for Donna Summer's song called State of Independence. If you listen to that song you will hear a similar melody in that song that sounds just like this song. Quincy Jones is a Musical Genius and Michael was his student.

[@bonnogetz]

How do you actually have access to the stems? Cool breakdown! Very inspiring

[@fabianoroots7372]

Its a Cuica, a Brazilian instrument, ihihuhuhuh.

[@enprisezzz]

Thanks for that break down!

[@luffegun]

Thanks for checking it out Doug!

[@tabiren382]

The women you hear in the background vocals are his sisters, Janet, Latoya and Rebbie

[@luffegun]

OH that is so cool! thanks so much for letting us know! and thanks for watching.

[@nickpmusic]

Rod Temperton wrote Thriller originally called Starlight

[@chazbayley]

Interesting fact: jackson only wrote half of the songs on the thriller album whilst simultaneously writing all of the albums biggest selling hits. He also puts a serious stamp of his own written adlibs on songs he didn’t write, such as all those cool bits towards the second half and final quarter of thriller were all MJs. On Bad, he wrote all but 2 songs. Of the two he didn’t write; such as Man in the mirror, he rewrote many parts of man in the mirror and compeltely wrote the final section with the Andre choir which was his idea, all those adlibs “gonna make that change; today, stand up for your brother, stand up for sister, “ etc all his and he never took a writing credit although he was entitled to it.

[@socorrofernandez2909]

My favorite tracks in Thriller

[@luffegun]

Stick around then ;) its coming soon

[@meetone]

Bro that is so obviously the Lynn LM one. It was also used on human nature the snare, the kick, the Kabasa damn near everything.

[@martinkember9224]

This was the LINN drum LM-1 or LM-2 guaranteed.

[@luffegun]

My Holy Grail drum machine i really want one!

[@CCJD]

@@luffegun Linn drum for sure! We need to go back in time too get one! That dead but groovy sound! Prince defo used it more than MJ! But differently! :) MJ! Scatting is him showing the musicians, how he wanting it! He wasn't a sheet music reader! It's a bit mind lowing tbh! 90% of his songs he thought of, from percussion, melody, etc! Make music with what you've got! Hence the suitcase! ;)

[@helgaretzloff_musicformyheart]

I find this very interesting and I always wonder: how does the music artist prepare this for the concert stage. Especially if he has sung the background vocals himself and these run simultaneously in the recording. In the concert, the music artist performs with a band. Is it then a mix of live music and background music and how do you get that so exactly that it sounds homogeneous and like on the recording?

[@luffegun]

What a great question, there are so many factors that have to be considered in a song like this too. and then in something like thriller with all the little parts and different sounds layered over each other its amazing that they can pull it off so well on stage too.

[@AnabreseNeuman]

Thanks!

[@luffegun]

thank YOU for watching!

[@TobiasTimpe]

It’s a LinnDrum, you can hear it.

[@samb9865]

Hello, I'm just starting the video so sorry if you will answer this later in the video -- where do you get the raw multitrack file? I would like to analyze it myself to learn from it thank you

[@danielpalmersofficial]

The bass is brill, even though it is the same throughout the song it’s still an interesting bass line. ✌️😙

[@skeelo69]

So is the song Billie Jean a follow up from this lyrically?.

[@trevgocrazy]

Do smooth criminal, there is an instrument on there that I need you to identify if it’s a different instrument or not. It might be called “muted piano”

[@luffegun]

Ooh I'm interested! i will see if i can get my hands on it.

[@luffegun]

Turns out I’ve got the 97 track version! I’ll hit it on the next season!

[@paypastackz2g328]

Imagine when you put on auto tune on MJ voice and it does nothing.

[@luffegun]

well he was notoriously good at singing! haha i just discovered the piano roll pitch correction feature in logic so imma get craaaafttyyy hahah no i wont desecrate it like that.

[@paypastackz2g328]

@@luffegun lmaooo indeed but I just had this argument with someone about MJ singing I showed him this video and he shut it up. I also told him MJ beatboxed most of the beats with his mouths and then the put instruments to it he didn’t believe it until he saw this video!

[@luffegun]

@@paypastackz2g328 hahaha excellent! That’s so funny man! Well hey if you need more evidence stick around because I am drenched with MJ recordings that I’ll be doing really soon and there are some huge songs there too!

[@socorrofernandez2909]

MJ really knows he's song. No need auto tune. That's how genius was.

[@paypastackz2g328]

@@socorrofernandez2909 exactly I expected nothing less. And they say Chris brown more talented HA!

[@CJayRobinsonLive]

Do you have an Instagram?? You have a beautiful amount of knowledge!

[@luffegun]

You're too kind. I'm not hugely active there but you can search Luffegun and find me,

[@CJayRobinsonLive]

@@luffegun Awesome! Just followed you brother!

[@luffegun]

@@CJayRobinsonLive Followed back love your voice and moves my man!

[@therealJamalfreeman]

where do you find these stems.?

[@exodrizzy6]

how do yall find these?

[@JM98516]

12:55 como se llama ese sonido ?

[@chazbayley]

His voice is fatigued here. They didn’t use this session in the final mix

[@chazbayley]

If you listen to the Billy Jean stems his voice is fresh and crisp as hell. Literally electric