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MJ's This Is It Ripped Off From Former Pal Paul Anka
Posted on Mon Oct 12, 2009 03:45 PM PDT
No sooner did Michael Jackson's posthumously released song, This Is It, hit the web this morning, than his former pal Paul Anka recognize it as the exact same song he wrote with Jackson in 1983, I Never Heard.
Anka told the NY Times that he was never contacted about the usage of his work, and when he realized he wasn't even credited as a writer on the song he told the paper, “They have a major, major problem on their hands. They will be sued if they don’t correct it.”
Anka and Jackson collaborated on the song in 1983, originally intended as a duet for Paul's Walk A Fine Line album. But Anka claims MJ stole the tapes after they were recorded, and he had to threaten to sue to get them back (which he eventually did.)
But Michael retained one tape, which contained MJ's vocals and backing piano, which Anka says is the basis for the recording released this morning.
And if there were any doubt as to Anka's claims, you just have to listen to the 1990 version of I Never Heard (which credits both Anka and Jackson), recorded by R&B artist Safire below.
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Comments
typical jackson sleaze, even in the grave.
Hey anonymous - F*** OFF!!!!!!!
Michael is dead, so he's not even the one who released the song "This is it" this morning. Someone else did, so shut the fxxk up!!! He's no thief. That was his song too anyways.
MJ is not here to defend himself so don't jump to conclusions anonymous and Bugs Bunny I agree with you.
How exactly did Michael steal it if he co-wrote it? Doesn't the song partially belong to him as well? Also Michael did not release the song SONY did.
Paul Anka is a short little overgrown midget!! Hahaha.