Top 10 Michael Jackson Songs
From enlisting Eddie Van Halen for the guitar solo in "Beat It" to borrowing the now famous refrain "Mama-se, mama-sa, mama-coo-sa" from a Cameroonian saxophonist, Michael Jackson's very best songs drew from influences far and wide
Jackson's catalog is so deep that people tend to overlook this simple midtempo ballad from Bad. But beyond offering a fleeting glimpse of autobiography ("I'm starting with the man in the mirror/ I'm asking him to change his ways"), it's one of Jackson's most powerful vocals and accessible social statements, not to mention the best-ever use of a gospel choir in a pop song.
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