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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 – 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 – ABC (Alternate Version)
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[Verse 1: Michael Jackson & Jermaine Jackson] / You went to school to learn, girl / Things you never knew before / "I before E, except after C" / And why two plus two makes four
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Kendrick Lamar – Prayer
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On “Prayer,” Kendrick Lamar reflects over “the voices of art” and personifies a song by Michael Jackson and a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., respectively. In each of the first
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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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Justice (Ft. Jenell Slack-Wilson) – D.A.N.C.E.
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The second single by Justice, and the first from their album †. It includes an edit and extended versions of “D.A.N.C.E”, a rougher mix in the style of their earlier releases, “B.E
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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 – The Jackson 5 Medley (Immortal Version)
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[I Want You Back] / [Intro: Michael Jackson & (The Jackson 5)] / Uh-huh huh huh / Let me tell ya now, uh-huh / (Mmm, mhm) / [Verse 1: Michael Jackson] / When I had you to myself, I
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The Jackson 5 – Medley: I Want You Back / ABC / Mama's Pearl (Live at The Forum, August 26, 1972)
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I Want You Back / [Intro: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)] / Uh-huh, huh, huh / Let me tell ya now, uh-huh / (Mhmhmm) / [Verse 1: Michael Jackson] / When I had you to myself, I
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Michael Jackson – ABC (Verde Remix Edit)
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[Intro: Michael Jackson] / ABC / [Verse 1: Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Jackson 5] / You went to school to learn, girl / Things you never, never knew before / Like "I" before
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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 Jackson 5 – ABC (Stripped Mix)
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[Intro: Michael Jackson] / A buh-buh buh buh / A buh-buh buh buh / [Verse 1: Michael Jackson & Jermaine Jackson] / You went to school to learn, girl / Things you never, never knew
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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 – Medley: I Want You Back / ABC / The Love You Save (Live in Japan, 1973)
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[Part I: I Want You Back] / [Verse 1: Michael Jackson] / When I had you to myself, I didn't want you around / Those pretty faces always made you stand out in a crowd / But someone
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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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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 – 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 Jacksons – Medley: I Want You Back / ABC / The Love You Save (Live)
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[Part I: I Want You Back] / [Verse 1: Michael Jackson] / When I had you to myself, I didn't want you around / Those pretty faces always made you stand out in a crowd / But someone
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The Jackson 5 – Medley: I Want You Back/ABC/The Love You Save
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[Part I: I Want You Back] / [Verse: Michael Jackson] / When I had you to myself I didn't want you around / Those pretty faces always make you stand out in a crowd / But someone
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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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The Jackson 5 – Chained
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[Intro: Michael + (Jackson 5)] / Hoo hoo, listen darlin', yeah yeah (Yeah yeah) / Yeah yeah (Yeah yeah) / Ooh yeah (Yeah yeah) / Ooh / [Verse 1: Michael + (Jackson 5)] / It seemed
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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 – 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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The Jackson 5 – Born to Love You
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[Verse 1: Michael + Jermaine] / Girl, as you walk by / I see the sign so deep inside / I knew it had to be / When you smiled for a little while / I heard the same rhapsody / So
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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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The Jackson 5 – Never Had a Dream Come True
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Doo doo, doo doo loo loo loo, doo doo, doo doo / Doo doo, doo doo loo loo loo, doo doo, doo doo / [Michael] / I never, never had a dream come true / In my every daydream / I'm
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The Jackson 5 – 2-4-6-8
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2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate / Please say that boy it's me / 2,4,6,8, who do you appreciate / I'm the one who wants to be your baby / 2-4-6-8, who do you appreciate / Get up
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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 – Standing in the Shadows of Love
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[Intro] / (Standing in the shadows of love / I'm getting ready or the heartaches to come) / [Chorus] / Standing in the shadows of love / I'm getting ready for the heartaches to
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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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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 – One More Chance
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[Intro] / Mm hmm, yeah yeah / Yeah / [Verse 1] / Everybody loves the star / When he's on the top / But no-one ever comes around / When he starts to drop / But you were someone
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