Story by: Gail Nobles
Michael Jackson I Can't Help It 1979, The Jazz Style. It is a song written by Stevie Wonder and produced by Quincy Jones. It is a single or Michael’s Off-The-Wall album released by the Epic label in 1979. I heard Stevie Wonder performance live in studio on YouTube and Michael performed it well on his album Off The Wall.
When I first heard the song in the early 80s, I thought the song was completely different from most of the songs Michael would sing. I Can't Help It was a song that wasn't sounding disco to me, and a song I wasn't expecting. I thought: “Hmm this is different.” And I had to listen to it a few times. I was learning about a different style. Mostly I knew disco. I learned a lot from Michael Jackson just by listening.
Thank you for listening to Rhythmic Blue, a show about jazz. I am your host, Gail Nobles.
Episode Transcript
Michael Jackson I Can't Help It nineteenseventy nine, the jazz style. I
can't help it. If I wantit do, I can't help it no.
It is a song written by StevieWonder and produced by Quincy Jones.
(00:24):
It is a single on Michael's Offthe Wall album, released by the Epic
label in nineteen seventy nine. Iheard Stevie Wonder perform it live in studio
on YouTube, and Michael performed itvery well on his album Off the Wall.
(00:48):
When I first heard the song inthe early eighties, I thought the
song was completely different from most ofthe songs Michael would sing. I can't
help It was a song that wasn'tsounding disco to me and a song I
wasn't expecting. I thought, Hm, this is different coming from Michael.
(01:12):
I had to listen to it afew times. I was learning about a
different style. Mostly I knew disco. I learned a lot from Michael Jackson
just by listening. Thank you forlistening to Rhythmic Blue, a show about
(01:33):
jazz. I'm your host, GaleNobles
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