In 1980 Michael Jackson wasn’t the King Of Pop, he was one of the Jackson’s Five. Paul McCartney was already The Paul McCartney, The Beatles had split up in 1970, McCartneyreleased Ram, his first solo album, in 1971. With a phone call, as told by Paul in many interviews, Michael reached the former Beatle with an invitation to “write some hits”One of those hits was The Girl Is Mine which was the first of three songs the duo made – the only one to be produced by Quincy Jones. It was released in 1982 as the opener song from Michael Jacksons’ juggernaut album Thriller. As Jackson went on to become the King of Pop and Paul McCartney continued one of the greatest names in rock, them both continued to collaborate.
All Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney’s collaborations
Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney – The Man
The Man was released in 1983 as the 6th track on the 5th solo album of McCartney, Pipes of Peace – therefore being produced by George Martin, the so-called fifth Beatle. “The Man” is probably the least-known song by Michael and Paul.
Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney – Say Say Say
Also in the Pipes of Peace album Say Say say was the third and last song Michael and Paul made together before a minor fight that kept them away for a while. Right at the beginning of the clip the woman blowing the horn is LindaMcCartney, the love of Paul’s life and his partner in music, in life, and in businesses.
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson Career/relationship
Needless to say something about those careers. Michael Jackson died in 2009 divided between the “King of Pop” musically and the “sexual predator monster” personally for some. Paul McCartney is is still going strong releasing albuns (the last one being The Boys of Dungeon Lane in 2026) and will always be the music genius that played in the greatest rock band ever, The Beatles, composed rock, pop, orchestral, and electronic music throughout his lifelong career.
The duo had a less notable trajectory together, though. Despite the three successful songs they did together, their relationship was a bit more shaken. Michael at some point bought a considerably amount of the Beatles’ song rights, which made Paul a bit upset. Seven years after Michael’s death, Sony bought his share, and today the company owns the whole Beatles catalog.
I am absolutely passionate about The Beatles and Paul McCartney.This is one of the Michael Jackson’s songs that were very present in my life at some point. So much that that day I simply woke up in the morning with the melody playing in my head.
As always here goes the full playlist
