"The Girl is Mine" vs "Say Say Say"

TS: "squeaker" vs "gusher"

Let your conscience decide.

Quincy Jones Vs. George Martin. Normal I'd pick Martin, but not in this genre. George Martin was so right man at the wrong place in the case of "Say Say Say".

these lyrics from "the girl is mine" read like something from a bad soap opera or a samuel beckett play (same difference):

Paul: Michael, we're not going to fight about this, okay?!?

Michael: Paul, I think I told you, I'm a lover not a fighter

Paul: I've heard it all before, Michael. She told me that I'm her Forever Lover, you know - don't you remember?

Michael: Well, after loving ME, she said she couldn't love another.

Paul: Is that what she said?

Michael: Yes, she said it. You keep dreaming!

(pause)

Paul: I don't believe it!!

I cannot stand The Girl is Mine and have fond memories of the Say Say Say video, so that one.

Oh fuck. Say Say Say.

Jellybean did great production on this song.

The Girl Is Mine just keeps Thriller from being a technically perfect album.

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the girl is mine is fucking terrible. say say say is great.

I've grown to not mind "The Girl is Mine" -- it's so determined to be a G-rated (they say "doggone"!) ballad that of course it had to be the first single.

Anyone heard the Jellybean remix of "Say Say Say"? The freestyle-esque breakdown in the last minute is awesome.

Ditto (xpost)

"Say Say Say" probably would have sounded much better with Quincy Jones producing it.

That being said. you guys forget about "The Man". Which is their best duet.

"Squeaker" is British slang for "total fucking landslide," I assume.

"Say Say Say" easily crushes TGIM...the Hi-Tack mix of it from last year or so is also worth a listen.

I didn't know George Martin produced "Say Say Say". Finally, something of his I like.

say say say easy

I'd rather stick a rabid badger down my trousers than subject my ears to either, but come now -- clearly it's "Say Say Say."

when "Say Say Say" was #1 and H&O's "Say It Isn't So" was stuck at #2 for a few weeks an enterprising NYC deejay made a megamix called "Say Say Say Say (It Isn't So)."

two of the WORST SONGS EVER WRITTEN.

which one do I hate least? Say Say Say

These are both really good in really different ways.

I love it when they play-fight. But Say Say Say has a lot more urgency and is the better song overall.

I'll take State of Shock over either though.

"Girlfriend"

This poll was over before it begun.

Also Girlfriend yes, absolutely, and the whole London Town album for that matter.

What is it that people hate about these songs? (Besides "doggone.") Is it like "We Built This City," where an otherwise pleasantly cheesy pop song is diminished by the c.v. of the people on the sleeve? I enjoy both of these songs (and voted happily for "Say Say Say").

You're kidding, aren't you? We Built This City is a train wreck. They use it to herd hostage-takers out of schools.

dude i heard 'the girl is mine' AT A WEDDING last month. wtf?

"The Man."

They should do another track together again.

They could do an updated one called "The Kid is Mine" or maybe "The One-Legged Woman Is Mine".

"That Pension is Mine."

They could do a cover of George Harrison's "Not Guilty."

Paul: Michael, we're not going to fight about this, okay?!?

Michael: Paul, I think I told you, I'm a lover not a fighter

Paul: I've heard it all before, Michael. You told me you wouldn't go behind my back with this thing. Those songs are mine.

Michael: Hey i need it more than you, i've got little mouths to feed!

Paul: So you gonna be a dick about this? You're not going to give me my songs back - i want my songs!!

Michael: Yes, that's what i said.. You keep dreaming!

(pause)

Paul: I don't believe it!!

Maybe Paul could trade a real working nose for the rights to "Yesterday".

Yesterday
I had a nose it seemed to work OK
Now I gone and done and gave it away
just for the rights
to Yesterday....

ya know i'm crying -

WHOO WHOO WHOO WHOO WHOOOOOOOOO

actually michael jackson is remaking 'beat it' with fergie according to reports

an intriguing possibility
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Say Say Say, though either is preferable to the wretched Ebony and Ivory.

I'd rather listen to "Easy Lover" by Phil Collins and Philip Bailey on repeat play until bloody pus came out of my ears.

ditto. TS: Pablum vs. Dreck. Gimme Collins/Bailey anytime.

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Say Say Say has been in my head for days thanks to this thread.

"The Girl is Mine" is the sound of noticing you have erectile dysfunction syndrome for the first time while sitting in lukewarm water.

I'm just sitting back trying to imagine some chick having both Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson pining over her...

...and her choosing Herbie Hancock over both of them

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Wow -- that's a lot of votes.

"a squeaker"

Well.

I've really been feeling "The Girl Is Mine" lately - in particular, I love how Paul just totally gives up at the end! Not that he was putting up a strenuous fight or anything, but all MJ has to do is spin some cock-and-bull story about how he was chosen as the girl's "forever lover," and Paul is just done. He says "I don't belie--e-eeeve it," but it's clear that he actually does, the jig's up, and the wash of backing vocals mocks him out the door: "MINE, MINE!" You can manage to feel a little sorry for the guy even though it's Michael's album so this is kind of a foregone conclusion.

The one with will.i.am or whoever totally loses this quality - as far as I can tell, will doesn't even really talk about the girl, or the fight, or anything - he just keeps going on about "the way! I rock! the, way, I rock!" which isn't as compelling. I'm pretty sure the repetition of this phrase is just studio trickery but I like to imagine him standing in the booth for five minutes going "The way! I rock!" over and over.