"New" Jackson Single a '90s "Rip-Off"

No surprise!

It is extremely rare and any song writer knows that when they pen a song, getting recognition is rare.

It's not like michael stole the song, it was written for him.

If they are gonna tell TELL THE WHOLE STORY, GEEZ!

Only MJ did it 10 times better than the other artists. It's also no surprise that Anka covered Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana on his album:''Rock Swings'' Which he never asked permission for.

So Anka is a hyprocryte.

Paul Anka Gets Half of Michael Jackson's "This Is It"

All is well once again in Michael Jackson Litigation Land—but things were looking dicey for a minute.

Crooner Paul Anka, who perhaps most famously penned the lyrics to the Frank Sinatra standard "My Way," says that Jackson's estate has apologized to him for releasing the single "This Is It" without properly acknowledging Anka as a cowriter on the tune.

After publicly griping and threatening legal action if the matter of compensation wasn't taken care of, Anka said Monday afternoon that estate administrator John McClain called him up make amends.

"I said,'It's fine if it's an honest mistake. These things happen,' " Anka told the New York Times. McClain told him, he said, that the estate had presented Sony with 50 songs and "This Is It" was the most distinctive—for good reason, so it turned out.

In a statement, the Jackson estate said it in no way meant to put one over on the prolific singer-songwriter.

"The song was picked because the lyrics were appropriate because of the name Michael gave his tour," McClane and coadministrator John Branca said. "We are thrilled to present this song in Michael's voice for the first time, and that Michael's fans have responded in unprecedented numbers. The song was co-written by the legendary Paul Anka."

McClain had plucked the piano-and-vocals track from the vault and built an arrangement around it, not realizing that it strongly resembled the Safire song "I Never Heard," which was credited to cowriters Jackson and Anka in the 1980s.

Anka says that he and the soon-to-be King of Pop wrote the song in 1983 as a duet for Anka's album Walk a Fine Line, but that Jackson took the tapes back shortly after the song was first recorded.

He had to threaten to sue to get the masters back, Anka said, along with documentation proving that he holds the copyright to the music and lyrics.

"They have a major, major problem on their hands," Anka said earlier today, before he received the conciliatory phone call which, incidentally, resulted in a promise that he will get 50 percent of the proceeds from sales of "This Is It."

Source: Paul Anka Gets Half of Michael Jackson's "This Is It" - E! Online

That is the whole story and if this song is the best they can pull out of the vault, then there isn't much to be expected for the following years.....perhaps that is the reason why there are endless rereleases. Another aspect of thgis mess is that Jackson's songs tend to be overproduced because without that they are just like an hot air baloon - not enough substance to them.

Mad Mike wrote:

Only MJ did it 10 times better than the other artists. It's also no surprise that Anka covered Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana on his album:''Rock Swings'' Which he never asked permission for.
So Anka is a hyprocryte.

Paul Anka has been around a long time and is one of the greats. I'm sure that Nirvana got their proceeds if he used their song. He's no dummy.

Another fleece job. LOL

Can't believe the Jackson Clan thought they could just release this song and give full credit to Michael Jackson and fool the floon fans into thinking it was a new release.
Paul Anka will get his credit and money due.
The floon fans will buy this and another fleece job completed.

tim wrote:

Can't believe the Jackson Clan thought they could just release this song and give full credit to Michael Jackson and fool the floon fans into thinking it was a new release.
Paul Anka will get his credit and money due.
The floon fans will buy this and another fleece job completed.

You sound like the only FLOON here. Everybody knows Michael was an awesome song writer, writing alot of his own songs, EVERYBODY but YOU also know other people wrote songs for him.

Nobody has said this poor excuse for a cry baby won't get what ever is due him, the song wouldn't be worth 2cent w/o MJ anyway!

JustdroppedIN wrote:

<quoted text>You sound like the only FLOON here. Everybody knows Michael was an awesome song writer, writing alot of his own songs, EVERYBODY but YOU also know other people wrote songs for him.
Nobody has said this poor excuse for a cry baby won't get what ever is due him, the song wouldn't be worth 2cent w/o MJ anyway!

Another floon! How exciting! Michael Jackson didn't write this song along. Its not a new release.
Go buy the release..let the fleecing go on with the floon fans..like you! Spend all your money on this 1990 song. I don't care. I think its FUNNY..that you try and excuse your hero by being a floon cry baby!!
The fleecing of floon fans is good! They are really dumb!

Michael Jackson ripped the song off Paul Anka. Its not a new release. Paul Anka will get half the money! Bet he is laughing all the way to the bank. Come on floon fans..buy it.

Oh, they will go out and buy it. lol

Good for Paul. Another slap to the Jackson camp.

Now they are rip off artists. They had better check themselves before releasing any half produced tracks again.

Jenna wrote:

Another fleece job. LOL

Do you always work this hard to Hate?

tim wrote:

<quoted text>
Another floon! How exciting! Michael Jackson didn't write this song along. Its not a new release.
Go buy the release..let the fleecing go on with the floon fans..like you! Spend all your money on this 1990 song. I don't care. I think its FUNNY..that you try and excuse your hero by being a floon cry baby!!
The fleecing of floon fans is good! They are really dumb!

His estate will continue to grow while your words fall short.
Who really cares what you think. Michael made a mark in the world with his talents.

tim wrote:

Michael Jackson ripped the song off Paul Anka. Its not a new release. Paul Anka will get half the money! Bet he is laughing all the way to the bank. Come on floon fans..buy it.

ALL Michaels Songs stand Alone. Paul is lucky this song was chosen and was sung by Michael. People still making Money off Mike. No one else could pull in the bucks from this Song.

Jenna wrote:

Oh, they will go out and buy it. lol
Good for Paul. Another slap to the Jackson camp.
Now they are rip off artists. They had better check themselves before releasing any half produced tracks again.

Will you just go away barbie.

tim wrote:

Can't believe the Jackson Clan thought they could just release this song and give full credit to Michael Jackson and fool the floon fans into thinking it was a new release.
Paul Anka will get his credit and money due.
The floon fans will buy this and another fleece job completed.

It is s anew release from Michael Jackson and How is what anybody spends their money on your business? You're mad because they're not giving it to you and never will. You don't have anything to offer but hatred and nobody's buying it. You wonder why you keep being called jealous it is because you are.

Michaael's version is better.

You must like Barbie then, because you seem to follow me everywhere. Is your name Ken? lol

Better run out to buy your copy, unless you already did. lol lol

jmj wrote:

<quoted text>
His estate will continue to grow while your words fall short.
Who really cares what you think. Michael made a mark in the world with his talents.

Of course his estate will grow, with fools like you willing to sell your kids to buy anything of his. lol

Ancalime wrote:

Paul Anka Gets Half of Michael Jackson's "This Is It"
All is well once again in Michael Jackson Litigation Land—but things were looking dicey for a minute.
Crooner Paul Anka, who perhaps most famously penned the lyrics to the Frank Sinatra standard "My Way," says that Jackson's estate has apologized to him for releasing the single "This Is It" without properly acknowledging Anka as a cowriter on the tune.
After publicly griping and threatening legal action if the matter of compensation wasn't taken care of, Anka said Monday afternoon that estate administrator John McClain called him up make amends.
"I said,'It's fine if it's an honest mistake. These things happen,' " Anka told the New York Times. McClain told him, he said, that the estate had presented Sony with 50 songs and "This Is It" was the most distinctive—for good reason, so it turned out.
In a statement, the Jackson estate said it in no way meant to put one over on the prolific singer-songwriter.
"The song was picked because the lyrics were appropriate because of the name Michael gave his tour," McClane and coadministrator John Branca said. "We are thrilled to present this song in Michael's voice for the first time, and that Michael's fans have responded in unprecedented numbers. The song was co-written by the legendary Paul Anka."
McClain had plucked the piano-and-vocals track from the vault and built an arrangement around it, not realizing that it strongly resembled the Safire song "I Never Heard," which was credited to cowriters Jackson and Anka in the 1980s.
Anka says that he and the soon-to-be King of Pop wrote the song in 1983 as a duet for Anka's album Walk a Fine Line, but that Jackson took the tapes back shortly after the song was first recorded.
He had to threaten to sue to get the masters back, Anka said, along with documentation proving that he holds the copyright to the music and lyrics.
"They have a major, major problem on their hands," Anka said earlier today, before he received the conciliatory phone call which, incidentally, resulted in a promise that he will get 50 percent of the proceeds from sales of "This Is It."
Source: Paul Anka Gets Half of Michael Jackson's "This Is It" - E! Online
That is the whole story and if this song is the best they can pull out of the vault, then there isn't much to be expected for the following years.....perhaps that is the reason why there are endless rereleases. Another aspect of thgis mess is that Jackson's songs tend to be overproduced because without that they are just like an hot air baloon - not enough substance to them.

You think they chose the song because it's the best of what they had? They just said in the article it was chosen because It's called 'This is it' and It coincides with the movie of the same name. Even if they didn't say it it's still obvious to any normal person and anything Michael Jackson did is brilliant, the song is no different.