New Michael Jackson Song Was Written Years before His Death
The “new” Michael Jackson track premiered on Monday was written in 1983 by the star and singer Paul Anka, it has emerged. With Michael Jackson music videos among the most watched on video sharing sites his popularity does not look like decreasing despite the star’s death.
Few details about This Is It – the first track to emerge since Jackson’s death – were originally released.
But later on Monday, the Jackson estate confirmed Anka had co-written the song – originally called I Never Heard – after he had threatened legal action.
A version of the song was recorded by Puerto Rican singer Safire in 1991.
I don’t think that anybody tried to do the wrong thing – it was an honest mistake
Paul Anka
Jackson and Anka wrote the track for possible inclusion on the latter’s 1983 album Walk A Fine Line.
Anka told celebrity website TMZ that Jackson then “stole the tapes” from his studio.
Tweance, the online attempt to contact Michael Jackson beyond the grave, is being billed as the world’s first Twitter séance.
The move is a paranormal publicity stunt by a fancy dress shop in central London ahead of Hallowe’en.
Jackson – booked for his first posthumous appearance on 30 October, the day before Hallowe’en – is only one of the dead celebrities the Tweancers hope to contact.
The organisers, including “psychic” Jayne Wallace, also have their spectral sights set on Patrick Swayze and Farrah Fawcett, both of whom died this year.
Twitterers can also make suggestions of other big late names they would like to contact. One, @andywartrol said they would like to speak to “The Beatles…..oh yeah, I forgot Ringo is still alive (everyone knows Paul is dead).”
