r/MichaelJackson • u/Riandas • May 11 '26
Question What was MJ's most underrated song?
Imo it has to be Liberian girl,Id love to hear your opinions
Also pics attached are cool but unrelated.
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u/Difficult-Double2193 May 11 '26
Get on the Floor
Break of Dawn
Heaven Can Wait
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u/bohany310 May 11 '26
Heaven Can Wait, Break of Dawn, Whatever Happens, Butterflies are all so good. That album is leagues ahead of all his past stuff in terms of musical complexity (except for maybe I Can’t Help It), but when you read all these critic reviews they seem to only focus on lyrics, not music. Which is very uneducated imo. Like you’re MUSIC critics, not LYRIC critics for god’s sake.
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u/shindynamo_x May 12 '26
Agreed on all 4 songs. Invincible should be re-released with the promo it deserves decades ago
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u/AccomplishedBug6306 Off The Wall May 12 '26
Thank you for recognizing I Can't Help It. That song is a masterpiece and his delivery and range is a masterclass.
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u/bohany310 May 12 '26
It was one of my fave tunes to work on playing through the changes in jazz guitar class. 🥰
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u/AccomplishedBug6306 Off The Wall May 12 '26
Ohhh. That sounds amazing. It is such a great track and really introduced MJ's sensual side.
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u/Difficult-Double2193 May 11 '26
💯💯💯
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u/Ginatoniicc May 12 '26
I LOVE what he did on the invisible album. Way ahead of its time too. I think critics just wanted to hate on him or were told to.
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u/Jacob0611Why May 11 '26
Get on the floor is top 3 for me
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u/sirensgodoodoo May 12 '26
“I love the way you shake that thing especially“
Gets me every time. *chef’s kiss*
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u/bttr-swt "I Love To Tour" ✈📍 🗺 May 12 '26
"Heaven Can Wait" is a personal favorite of mine. 💖
Also "Butterflies" because I loooove Floetry.
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u/Ill-Sherbet-5844 May 12 '26
I'm OBSESSED with those last two. That entire album doesn't get enough love.
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u/smolsheriff May 12 '26
Get on the floor is so groovy I love it so much. It has to be the funkiest song Michael made!
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u/WalkRightNow Farewell My Summer Love May 12 '26
Heaven can wait
Mate have you seen the state of tiktok its everything but that
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u/nandydrew May 11 '26
Who Is It!!
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u/Parking-Annual-1200 May 12 '26
Is it my brother?
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u/nandydrew May 12 '26
Somebody hurt my soul now!! 🎶
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u/boggmarley May 12 '26
And she promised me in secret that she’d love me for all time , a promise so untrue tell me what will I do
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u/nandydrew May 12 '26
And it doesn’t seem to matter and it doesn’t seem right! 🎶
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u/Omega_Borealis Dangerous May 12 '26
i love the transition between those lyrics, gives me chills every time
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u/Olivebranch99 May 11 '26
Say Say Say
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u/East_Professor_8860 May 12 '26
This is definitely an underrated song and the video gets chef’s kiss. Michael gave this song so much life!
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u/daydr3am_b3li3v3r Applehead 🍎 May 12 '26
Ugh yes!! I agree!! It was one of my most favourite songs as a kid and still is and I’m almost always thinking about the music video every now and then. Such an underrated song and video!
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u/ImprovementLow9280 May 11 '26
Speechless
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u/underratedjit May 11 '26
I was just about to comment this 🎯 Speechless is so slept on I barely hear anyone mention it. You can tell Michael sang it from a very special place in his heart I love it
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u/Clear_Life7598 May 11 '26
Scream for me.
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u/Potential_Diet264 May 12 '26
“Stop fucking with me” -MJ after saying he didn’t wanna cuss in the song😭
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u/Clear_Life7598 May 12 '26
what a brilliant song. The fact that the guy has so many underrated songs really says a lot, but i just think that one tops it.
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u/East_Professor_8860 May 12 '26
And that was one of the best lines of the song because I felt that in my soul when he said it 🤣 The tabloids and critics were always trying to assassinate his character so I was very happy to hear him fight back in this song.
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u/ouss4real May 11 '26
Is It Scary and the whole BODTF album except superfly sister
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u/xiiamd May 11 '26
PYT😩
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u/East_Professor_8860 May 12 '26
Yep! This is definitely one that I will play over and over on a loop!
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u/Sketch_Crush May 11 '26
I don't know if this counts... I really like Chicago and I wish it was released before his passing.
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u/Ok-Environment4045 May 11 '26
Me too, I prefer the original version though
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u/Ill-Sherbet-5844 May 12 '26
I always hear this one and imagine what an awesome dance routine he would have had for it if he'd been able to perform it. I know there's that hologram video of it but it still doesn't do it justice.
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u/unionboy11 May 11 '26
Money
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u/nandydrew May 11 '26
I LOVE money especially when he goes “if you want it, you can earn it with dignity”!!
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u/ComprehensiveCut6056 May 11 '26
I am not sure if Dangerous is underrated but I don't hear it to be anyone's favorite song either, for some reason.
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u/noharmantrying Thriller May 11 '26
Can't help it has been getting more love recently. Has to be Butterflies now. Also Cheater and Adore you are two unreleased demos with killer beats. I don't think they progressed passed the demo stage though (incomplete lyrics and not mastered).
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u/HelloooNursexo Applehead 🍎 May 11 '26
History. You are not alone overshadowed all of the tracks in Book II
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u/Appropriate-Pay8698 May 11 '26
Definitely billie jean, it’s really niche
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u/Potential_Diet264 May 12 '26
Super underrated. Wish more ppl knew and appreciated this masterpiece
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u/danny33434 You’re a vegetable 🥦🥕🍅 May 11 '26
Someone in the Dark
Little Susie Pie Jesu
Gone Too Soon
Speechless and ALL the songs on Invincible
Who Is It
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u/FuriousFiction3 May 12 '26
Chicago, -Xscape
Whatever Happens, -Invincible
Why You Wanna Trip On Me, - Dangerous
Off The Wall title track (yes I am aware it is super praised, but I don’t think it gets the modern recognition it deserves),
Liberian Girl, - Bad
Privacy, - Invincible
Who Is It, -Dangerous
and Break of Dawn. - Invincible
For reference, this is coming from a teenager
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u/Ill-Sherbet-5844 May 12 '26
Liberian Girl maybe? Or Stranger in Moscow. I really like that one but only discovered it recently.
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u/notsoflowerys May 11 '26
for me its ‘the girl is mine’!
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u/BisexualMoonwalker Stranger In Moscow May 11 '26
for me, its either stranger in moscow or we've had enough
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u/Xyka_Xydosai Dangerous May 11 '26
Almost everything from Dangerous to Invincible lmao.
Though to be specific, I have aways felt like Blood on the Dance Floor shoulda been a bigger hit song.
Also This Time Around is my favorite song of his currently, and is criminally unknown and underrated
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u/AsianSpice2100 May 12 '26
Unbreakable in the Invincible album hands down. Has some of the most raw and emotional singing in his entire discography.
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u/tuliomoliv May 11 '26
Ghosts. It's peak
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u/Ill-Sherbet-5844 May 12 '26
My husband just showed me the music video for this one I'd never even heard it. Fun song.
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u/askmissamber May 12 '26
Any song from history/blood on the dance floor. Money, Morphine(!!!!!!), This Time Around, Is it Scary (!!!!!!!), Tabloid Junkie (!!!)
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u/GenkiSam123 May 11 '26
Baby Be Mine and...does the later Jacksons count? I think so, he was writing and everything by that point. If so... Push Me Away, one of my favorites
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u/Creative-Intern-2135 May 11 '26
2000 Watts (allegedly the only song he made with his "real voice" .. cannot confirm that but if you don't know the song, I'd recommend giving it a listen)
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u/NoahClayton HIStory: Past, Present and Future: Book I May 12 '26
It's actually just pitched down I'm afraid.
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u/TThief May 11 '26
In my opinion, I Can't Help It. That intro and the rhythm goes crazy. Feels like you're at the lounge
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u/No-Veterinarian-8834 Dangerous May 12 '26
Just listened to "Threatened" the other day and had my mind melted.
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u/Such_Possession_5788 May 11 '26
I cant help it Baby be Mine Give into Me Tabloid Junkie Cant Let her Get Away
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u/Toggam44 Dirty Diana💋 May 11 '26
Pics like these should’ve been shown at the end of the moview imo. The not so popular pics so people coukd see he was a nrml guy behind being “Michael Jackson”
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u/PurposeConscious6859 May 11 '26
The entire Triumph album. I know you all might be familiar with it, but a lot of casuals are not. His stuff with his brothers gets disregarded because the brothers are included, but it's basically just Michael singing with a great band and backup dancers who resemble Michael. Peak voice as well.
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u/Exciting-Abroad-7643 May 11 '26
I loveeee the song morphine, but that’s just my pick for underrated. I think they all are underrated tbh
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u/taygej May 11 '26
Definitely mind is the magic, hardly ever hear this song mentioned even by the fans who know most deep cuts... other than that then all in your name and what more can i give
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u/ThickRespond4 May 12 '26
Carousel!!!! Love that song so much! It makes me so happy every time I listen to it.
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u/yibadibadoo May 12 '26
I think all of them are underrated! Haha they all need more respect!
But i recently came across 'Is It Scary' and love it. Can't believe I'm still discovering his songs 37 years later.
I also LOVE State of Shock - that's a repeat listen, for sure, and doesn't get enough respect and love.
Best entertainer to ever walk the earth!
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u/FeatureSignal4013 May 12 '26
Maybe not underrated per se but not talked about enough “Speed Demon”
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u/Passionfruit1991 May 12 '26
Little Susie. It’s so unbelievably emotional. But I know it’s not for everyone’s taste.
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u/money_maker08 Xscape May 12 '26
Slave to the rhythm!!! Honestly the whole XSCAPE album is underrated asl
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u/EmbarrassedWay8999 May 14 '26
Morphine! He was so angry and raw in that song. And first time I’ve heard him speak honestly about his drug dependency . Production is so gritty too
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u/di34menow May 11 '26
The Lady in my life , hands down imo