The Mystery Behind The Song

Michael Jackson’s This Is It is actually a song that was released nearly two decades ago by another artist, claims Paul Anka.

Anka told TMZ that in 1983, he wrote a song with Michael titled I Never Heard, and the demo of the song was recorded in Anka’s studio in Carmel, CA.

Anka says he took the tape to a studio in Hollywood to put the finishing touches on it for his duets album, Walk a Fine Line.

Anka claims Michael, who at the time was on the cusp of superstardom with Thriller, stole the tapes from the studio.

Anka tells TMZ he called the lawyers who represented both himself and Jackson and threatened them with a lawsuit if he didn’t get the tapes back. Anka got them back but claims Michael made a copy of the tapes and used the track with his voice from I Never Heard and simply re-titled it, This Is It.

Anka gave I Never Heard to another artist by the name of Safire, who recorded the song in 1990.

Listen to both recordings here:

Michael’s version

 
Safire’s version

Hmmmmm.

Michael wrote many, many amazing songs in his lifetime, and we are now expected to believe that what we’ve just heard is the song he’d chosen for his big comeback??? In our opinion, this song is not even close to his usual standard. Without even knowing the song’s history you can tell it sounds like something out of the deep dark recesses of the 80′s. It lacks any of the power, passion and oomph that Michael is famous for.

Maybe Michael had, by this stage, lost all his oomph and creative passion, (as well as perspective on any legal repercussions) and did indeed seriously choose this song. This seems ha bit far-fetched, given all the hype surrounding his London shows.

So assuming Michael was still of sound mind, isn’t this all a bit odd? Why would an artist of his calibre need to use a stolen 20-year-old song as his comeback single? Surely Michael Jackson, out of anyone, would have been able to come up with something fresh and original?

Unless…

This was part of his plan?

If his death was indeed a hoax, then it is quite feasible that he would use a song such as this one.

As co-writer, Paul Anka would get 50% of the royalties, Sony would be left red-faced AND financially disadvantaged.

Michael had a great sense of humour. The last laugh, in this case, would have been his.

tmz.com

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