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Michael Jackson - his most underrated and overrated songs
the chauffeur
12-08-2015
I have always thought that Remember The Time from 1991 is an often overlooked gem, while Got To Be There just makes me want to put my fingers in my ears!
dearmrman
12-08-2015
Thriller - Most Overrated.
Kargo
12-08-2015
Agreed, Thriller is his most over rated imo. His most under rated I think and one of my personal favourites of his is "Who is It?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENC5MEzrRp8
Rooftopcowboy
12-08-2015
Underrated:

Stranger In Moscow
Break Of Dawn
Give In To Me

Overrated:

Hard to pick as some are just overplayed rather than being bad as such, but i've never loved BAD out of all his 'big' singles.
SpaceCake
12-08-2015
Overrated:

Ben
Bad
The Girl Is Mine


Underrated:

Who Is It
Stranger in Moscow
Speed Demon
They Don't Care About Us
Give In to Me
Kirsty_Jones90
12-08-2015
Overrated: You rock my world (Boring comeback single)

Underrated: Stranger in Moscow, In the closet
koantemplation
12-08-2015
Not sure about singles, but I've been listening to the 'Thriller' album in Hi-Res and it has to be one of the best albums ever.

There is not a single song on it I dislike and they all gel together just right.
0...0
12-08-2015
Thriller can never be overrated! Pop perfection!

Human Nature is lovely and underrated.
Makson
12-08-2015
Overrated: Earth Song
Underrated: Man In The Mirror
BadLadAsh
13-08-2015
Originally Posted by 0...0:
“Thriller can never be overrated! Pop perfection!

Human Nature is lovely and underrated.”

Beat me to it! Human nature is one of my faves.
grimtales1
13-08-2015
Thriller is awesome So is Beat It
Heal the World, You Are Not Alone are twee shite in comparison But I liked Earth Song
dearmrman
13-08-2015
I wouldn't class "Stranger in Moscow" as underrated...it was highly praised...and quiet possibly his best song.
Sweet FA
13-08-2015
Billie Jean, Bad, You Are Not Alone & The Girl is Mine do nothing for me

Underrated: Got to be there, We Are The World, Burn this Disco Out, Maybe Tomorrow, Get on the Floor.
Jaded81
14-08-2015
Underrated:

Stranger In Moscow
They Don't Care About Us
Who Is It
in The Closet
Get on the Floor
Liberian Girl

Overrated:

Rock With You (great, but it's overplayed and overstated in its importance)
Black or White
You Are Not Alone (the verses and chorus are the same. So repetitive)
Heal The World
I Just Can't Stop Loving You
That_Guy
14-08-2015
I love Invincible and the new songs on BOTD. I never cared for Thriller, the song. Dangerous is ny favourite album and sometimes I think it's overlooked.
Derek Faye
14-08-2015
I love his song 'Tabloid Junkie', really great and unknown (to a non-MJ fan)
HughOS
14-08-2015
Human Nature is gorgeous, one of his best. I think Thriller is over rated (but still excellent) and so are Ben (awful), Will You Be There and Speed Demon.

Not strictly MJ's solo work but Shake Your Body Down To The Ground by Jackson 5 is a proper disco classic.
0...0
14-08-2015
Originally Posted by BadLadAsh:
“Beat me to it! Human nature is one of my faves.”

Aye, you can't beat it!

I do love the SWV song that samples it too.
Ally_Bowie
14-08-2015
Underrated -
You Rock My World
2000 Watts
Blood On The Dancefloor
Morphine
the chauffeur
17-08-2015
Originally Posted by dearmrman:
“I wouldn't class "Stranger in Moscow" as underrated...it was highly praised...and quiet possibly his best song.”

I confess i had to go back and listen to Stranger as I couldn't recall it at all ! Not sure i'd say it was his best song, but better than I thought ..
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