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The Jackson 5 – I Want You Back
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“I Want You Back” is the Jackson 5’s 1969 debut single for Motown, and it became the first of four consecutive #1 hits (“ABC”, “The Love You Save”, and “I’ll Be There”.)
In grand
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The Jackson 5 – I'll Be There
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[Verse 1: Michael Jackson] / You and I must make a pact / We must bring salvation back / Where there is love, I'll be there (I'll be there) / I'll reach out my hand to you / I'll
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The Jackson 5 – Who's Lovin' You
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The song reflects on the failure of a relationship and the apprehension that accompanies wondering who’s currently involved with an ex-lover.
Written by Smokey Robinson, it was
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Michael Jackson – Rock with You
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“Rock With You” was the second single from Off the Wall. It was written by British songwriter Rod Temperton, who had hands in the creation of various Michael Jackson songs
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Michael Jackson – Off the Wall
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The title track to Jackson’s breakthrough solo album, “Off The Wall” was released as a single in 1980, with a smooth, upbeat tempo.
The song revolves around the idea of having no
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The Jackson 5 – ABC
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“ABC” is the lead single to The Jackson 5’s sophomore album, ABC. The single was released on February 24, 1970 and it was the group’s second single to reach the top of the
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The Jackson 5 – Coming Home
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[Verse 1: Michael Jackson] / Sun is in the sky / Shining everywhere / But I don't see the light / And no one seems to care / That's why I'm packing up again / Gotta leave this
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Michael Jackson – Got to Be There
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“Got to Be There” is the debut single from Michael Jackson, and the title track of his first solo album.
When the song was released, it became an immediate success worldwide. The
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Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
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One of Michael Jackson’s signature songs, “Billie Jean” tells the tale of a young girl who claims to be the mother of Jackson’s alleged son. The song was the second single from his
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The Jackson 5 – Jamie
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[Verse 1: Michael Jackson] / Listen, my friends, while I tell you / About a girl that's so divine, yeah / I love her for the joy she brought me / 'Cause she's mine, all mine / [
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Michael Jackson – Ben
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“Ben” is a song lyrically written by Don Black (music by Walter Scharf) about the subject – a boy and his pet rat – of the 1972 film Ben for its soundtrack. It was originally
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The Jackson 5 – Dancing Machine
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[Intro] / Oh, baby / Do it, baby / Dancin', dancin', dancin' / She's a dancin' machine / Ah, babe / Move it, baby (Ooh bop tiddley bop) / [Verse 1] / Automatic, systematic (Ooh bop
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The Jackson 5 – The Love You Save
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“The Love You Save” was the Jackson 5’s third Motown single, and their third in a row to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Like the Jackson 5’s other singles in their first years at
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Michael Jackson – Human Nature
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Human Nature, which peaked at No. 7 on the Hot 100, is one of Jackson’s best ballads, and one of the few songs to capture the wide-eyed, childlike wonder that is part and parcel of
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The Jackson 5 – You're My Best Friend, My Love
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When I need more than love / You are the one that I run to / When just words aren't enough / You know exactly what to do / And every time I need someone / To turn my upside down
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Michael Jackson – Thriller
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“Thriller,” known for having what is arguably the most significant music video (and dance moves) in pop culture, is the seventh and final single from Michael Jackson’s Thriller
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Michael Jackson – She’s Out of My Life
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This song was written by Tom Bahler, a songwriter who was also one of the background singers in the Partridge Family recordings!
The song was released on Michael’s Off the Wall
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The Jackson 5 – Nobody
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[Chorus: Jackson 5 + Michael] / Nobody, no, nobody, said nobody / No, no, no, nobody that can love me like you do / Can love me like you do, can love me like you / [Verse 1
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The Jackson 5 – Touch
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[Intro] / Reach out and touch / Reach out and touch / [Michael] / Darlin' just relax / You melt me like hot candle wax / One touch and my whole body melts / You just say, you say
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The Jackson 5 – We Can Have Fun
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[Intro: The Jackson 5 & Michael Jackson] / We can have so much fun / (Yes, we can now, darlin') / We can have so much fun / (We can have) Yes, we can (so much fun, yeah) / Yes, we
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The Jackson 5 – Love Song
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As the b-side of ‘Lookin' Through The Windows’, this song has the unique reputation of being one of only two Jackson 5 flipsides (along with ‘I’m So Happy’) to never appear on a
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Michael Jackson – Beat It
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Released as the third single from Thriller, “Beat It"—along with the second single "Billie Jean"—helped propel the album to the top of the charts and into the record books as the
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The Jackson 5 – World of Sunshine
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[Verse 1] / It feels alright, the grass is high / Live your life, before it passes by / Travel the road of the countryside / From city to city we're taking a ride / [Chorus
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The Jacksons – This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel)
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Heartbreak Hotel (changed to This Place Hotel to not be confused with Elvis Presley’s song of the same name) is the second single released from the Jacksons' album, Triumph
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The Jackson 5 – Stand!
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[Verse 1] / Stand! In the end you'll still be you / One that's done all the things you set out to do / Stand! There's a cross for you to bear / Things to go through if you're going
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The Jackson 5 – Maybe Tomorrow
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[Verse 1] / I don't know how many stars there are / Up in the heavenly sky / I only know my Heaven is here on Earth / Each time you look into my eyes / The way you do, baby / Thank
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The Jackson 5 – Darling Dear
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The game of love is such a beautiful game / If you've got time, little girl, I'd like to explain / All the do's and don'ts, all the wills and won'ts / So lend an ear, darlin' dear
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The Jackson 5 – Buttercup
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[Verse 1: Michael Jackson] / There's a chance for everybody / So I took my chance on loving you, no / But just one man can't make you happy / You wanna have your cake and eat it
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The Jackson 5 – You Ain’t Giving Me What I Want (So I’m Taking It All Back)
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[Intro: Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5] / Love, oh love, oh love, sweet love / Let me tell you now, uh huh / Gave you all my heart, treated you tenderly / I had to take a whole
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The Jackson 5 – Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
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“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” is the intro of the first Jackson’s 5 album and it is a cover of the song that appear on the racist movie “Song of the South,” starred by the fictional
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The Jacksons – Blues Away
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The fifth track off of The Jacksons' self-titled album in 1976. When the members of the Jackson 5 changed from Motown to CBS, Jermaine stayed in Motown as a solo artist, and their
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The Jacksons – Can You Feel It
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[Chorus] / Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it / [Verse 1 (Part I): Randy Jackson] / If you look around / The whole world's coming together now (Yeah) / [Chorus
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The Jacksons – Blame It On the Boogie
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On “Blame it on the Boogie”, the Jacksons try to fight with the boogie for their girl’s attention, before giving into the boogie themselves.
This song is actually a cover – the
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Michael Jackson – Maybe Tomorrow (Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers Remix)
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[Verse 1: Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5] / I don't know how many stars there are / Up in the heavenly sky / I only know my Heaven is here on Earth / Each time you look into my
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The Jackson 5 – It’s Your Thing (1995 Soulsation Version)
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[Chorus: Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5] / It's your thing (It's your thing) / Do what you wanna do / I can't tell you / Who to sock it to / It's your thing (It's your thing) / Do
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The Jackson 5 – Through Thick and Thin
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[Chorus: Jackson 5 + Jermaine] / Through thick and thin / I will always love you / Through thick and thin / I'm always thinking of you / [Verse 1: Jermaine + Michael + (Jackson 5
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The Jackson 5 – Can't Get Ready for Losing You
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[Intro: Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5] / Oh, girl / I can't get ready (Can't get ready for losing you) / Oh oh oh girl / I can't get ready (Can't get ready for losing you) / Ooh
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Michael Jackson – Man in the Mirror
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“Man in the Mirror” is the fourth single from Michael Jackson’s album, Bad. It is one of Jackson’s most critically acclaimed songs and it was nominated for Record of the Year at
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The Jackson 5 – La-La Means I Love You
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[Verse 1] / Many guys have come to you / With a line that wasn't true / And you passed them by / Are you in the center ring / And their lines don't mean a thing / Why don't you let
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