My newest song "King Of Pop"

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Strat1958

Late-blooming songwriter!
In another thread I posted some lyrics I wrote about Michael Jackson's life.

I eventually wrote some music for it, recorded it, and now it's posted on Soundclick.

I used a bass line and guitar riff inspired by "Billie Jean", but a totally different melody.

Hope you like it!

KING OF POP
Copyright 2009 by Mike Pilling

V1
Gary Indiana
Almost 50 years ago
Steel was king , the only thing
A fella named Joe

Came from Arkansas, boys
Via California’s sun
Ran a crane, rode the train
Felt his life was done

PRE
Workin hard to raise a family
Five boys of his own
Singing round the table
No way he could have known

CH
That kid could sing
Became a king
A thriller, that’s no lie
That kid could write
He could excite
Will we ever know why

V2
You know those five were magic
Playin gigs around the town
To their nail Joe was the hammer
But he couldn’t beat em down

Motown came a knockin
The machine began to turn
The kid stepped up, he was just a pup
The star began to burn

PRE
Workin hard to make the music
No stopping him now
Spinning in the footlights
Belt the songs out take your bow

CH
That kid could sing
Became a king
A thriller, that’s no lie
That kid could write
He could excite
Will we ever know why

V3
The next years were a flurry
Life was off the wall
The long hard climb, still in his prime
He soon began to fall

You know you gotta wonder
Why it had to be that way
Was it such a mess, or was it such success
That’s for another day

PRE
He left us with the music
And that’s really all there is
He wrote it and he sang it
The legacy is his

CH
That kid could sing
Became a king
A thriller, that’s no lie
That kid could write
He could excite
Will we ever know why
Will we ever know why
 
I love, love, LOVE the vocals! They're really smooth, congrats! I wish I could lay down some vox like that. Intro may be a little long.
 
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