Cover of YOU CAN'T WIN in 1979 - small hit R&B; from film The Wiz
Cover of SOUL MAKOSSA in 1982 - rhythm and vocal finale of Wanna Be Starting Something
Cover of BEHIND THE MASK in 1982 - intended for Thriller but left off because of a song credit dispute; Michael wanted to add his own lyrics; updated posthumously in 2010
Cover of UNTITLED in 1982 - world famous sample at the beginning of Beat It; Tom Bahler is credited for playing the Synclavier on Beat It; if so he just re-played the same notes
Cover of SYMPHONY N°9 in 1991 - the whole intro of Will You Be There is in fact the Cleveland Orch with George Szell conducting Beethoven's Ninth without any credits; 'written and performed by Michael Jackson'; Michael was sued (see also: I Cigni Di Balaka)
Cover of SOUL SURVIVOR in 1991 - guitar riff in Black Or White
Cover of GONE TOO SOON in 1991 - last single from Dangerous; hit UK & NL in '93; sang it at the inauguration of president-elect Bill Clinton
Cover of DIFFERENT STROKES in 1997 - sample in Blood On The Dancefloor (Refugee Camp Mix)
Cover of I NEVER HEARD in 2009 - twice as This Is It, posthumous film title track; the vocals for one of these versions were probably lifted from his '83 demo
Cover of LOVE NEVER FELT SO GOOD in 2014 - posthumous, two versions, one with Justin Timberlake; top 10 US & UK
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