The Discussion of MJ's Unreleased Tracks

Set It On Out & Attitude come from For The Record, but you are right about the other 2. I put Why Shy and Everybody Wants To Be A Movie Star in unconfirmed because Wikipedia mentions it was once meant for Thriller but mentions no source. You are right about Stand Tall but I'll keep it in since it was done for Thriller.
I personally wouldn't use Wiki pages as a reference, as they are filled with misinformation.

For The Record would be alright as a surface level text, although it is outdated and contains a good bit of speculation.
 
I personally wouldn't use Wiki pages as a reference, as they are filled with misinformation.

For The Record would be alright as a surface level text, although it is outdated and contains a good bit of speculation.
Also Set It On Out has been registered at the Copyright Office along with 2 other songs
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So, it says here that Too Bad, along with Doing Dirty, was registered and recorded in 1982. Was 2 Bad originally recorded for Thriller??, other info not shown here says that it was registered April 28th, 1982 which is basically 2 weeks after the Thriller sessions officially started.

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Pretty sure they're two distinct tracks, especially if Marlon co-wrote this one. Those are titles we don't really know much background info on.
Probably but it would be interesting if it was an original version of the 2 Bad we know
 
UNRELEASED THRILLER SONGS 1980-1982
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Hot Street (1982)
Nightline/Nite Line (1982)
Got The Hots (1982)
She's Trouble (1982)
Carousel (1982)
Who Do You Know (1980)
What A Lovely Way To Go
Spice Of Life (1982)
Behind The Mask (1982)
Attitude (1982)
Why Can't I Be? (1980)
Somewhere In Time/Got To Find A Way Somehow (1980)
Too Bad (1982)
Learned My Lesson (Much Too Soon) (1981)
M.J. Melody (1982)
Starlight (1982)
Doing Dirty (1982)
Nymphette Lover (1981)
Rolling The Dice (1982)
Set It On Out (1982)
With Stay (1982)
A Chance To Dance (1982)
Stand Tall (1982)
Slapstick (1982)
Sunset Driver (1982)
Don't Be Messin' 'Round (1982)

UNCONFIRMED
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All I Need (1982)
Bless My Soul (1980)
Crazy For You (1982)
Deep Forever (1981)
Do You Love One (1981)
Everyone Wants To Be A Movie Star (1982)
Feel It (1981)
For God (1981)
Full Moon (1981)
Get Up (1981)
Michaelmania (1981)
Mystery (1982)
No Darkness Tonight (1981)
Remember This Night (1981)
Shadow (1980)
She's Not It (Not My Lover) (1982)
So Shy (1981)
Spice Of Life (1982)
Street Dance (1981)
Symphony (Unknown)
The Danger Of The Night (1982)
The Groove Man (1982)
Want More Way (1981)
Warrior (1982)
Why Shy
 
UNRELEASED THRILLER SONGS 1980-1982
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Hot Street (1982)
Nightline/Nite Line (1982)
Got The Hots (1982)
She's Trouble (1982)
Carousel (1982)
Who Do You Know (1980)
What A Lovely Way To Go
Spice Of Life (1982)
Behind The Mask (1982)
Attitude (1982)
Why Can't I Be? (1980)
Somewhere In Time/Got To Find A Way Somehow (1980)
Too Bad (1982)
Learned My Lesson (Much Too Soon) (1981)
M.J. Melody (1982)
Starlight (1982)
Doing Dirty (1982)
Nymphette Lover (1981)
Rolling The Dice (1982)
Set It On Out (1982)
With Stay (1982)
A Chance To Dance (1982)
Stand Tall (1982)
Slapstick (1982)
Sunset Driver (1982)
Don't Be Messin' 'Round (1982)

UNCONFIRMED
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All I Need (1982)
Bless My Soul (1980)
Crazy For You (1982)
Deep Forever (1981)
Do You Love One (1981)
Everyone Wants To Be A Movie Star (1982)
Feel It (1981)
For God (1981)
Full Moon (1981)
Get Up (1981)
Michaelmania (1981)
Mystery (1982)
No Darkness Tonight (1981)
Remember This Night (1981)
Shadow (1980)
She's Not It (Not My Lover) (1982)
So Shy (1981)
Spice Of Life (1982)
Street Dance (1981)
Symphony (Unknown)
The Danger Of The Night (1982)
The Groove Man (1982)
Want More Way (1981)
Warrior (1982)
Why Shy
"Everyone Wants To Be A Movie Star" is one of the titles listed on that handwritten note TMZ found in Jackson's bedroom. No idea if it's from the Thriller sessions, but it's definitely a real track.
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I personally wouldn't use Wiki pages as a reference, as they are filled with misinformation.

For The Record would be alright as a surface level text, although it is outdated and contains a good bit of speculation.
Yep. Crush feat. Drake Bell is now Crush feat. Lenny Kravitz lol.
 
UNRELEASED THRILLER SONGS 1980-1982
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Hot Street (1982)
Nightline/Nite Line (1982)
Got The Hots (1982)
She's Trouble (1982)
Carousel (1982)
Who Do You Know (1980)
What A Lovely Way To Go
Spice Of Life (1982)
Behind The Mask (1982)
Attitude (1982)
Why Can't I Be? (1980)
Somewhere In Time/Got To Find A Way Somehow (1980)
Too Bad (1982)
Learned My Lesson (Much Too Soon) (1981)
M.J. Melody (1982)
Starlight (1982)
Doing Dirty (1982)
Nymphette Lover (1981)
Rolling The Dice (1982)
Set It On Out (1982)
With Stay (1982)
A Chance To Dance (1982)
Stand Tall (1982)
Slapstick (1982)
Sunset Driver (1982)
Don't Be Messin' 'Round (1982)

UNCONFIRMED
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All I Need (1982)
Bless My Soul (1980)
Crazy For You (1982)
Deep Forever (1981)
Do You Love One (1981)
Everyone Wants To Be A Movie Star (1982)
Feel It (1981)
For God (1981)
Full Moon (1981)
Get Up (1981)
Michaelmania (1981)
Mystery (1982)
No Darkness Tonight (1981)
Remember This Night (1981)
Shadow (1980)
She's Not It (Not My Lover) (1982)
So Shy (1981)
Spice Of Life (1982)
Street Dance (1981)
Symphony (Unknown)
The Danger Of The Night (1982)
The Groove Man (1982)
Want More Way (1981)
Warrior (1982)
Why Shy
I have little hope for "Too Bad" but why not... In the unconfirmed songs there are many songs that I don't know, but unfortunately without source 🤔
 
I have little hope for "Too Bad" but why not... In the unconfirmed songs there are many songs that I don't know, but unfortunately without source 🤔
"Too Bad" on the deposited cassette is solely written by Marlon

Too bad / Marlon Jackson.

Type of Work:​
Music
Registration Number / Date:​
PAu000397959 / 1982-04-28
Title:​
Too bad / Marlon Jackson.
Description:​
on 1 sound cassette.
Notes:​
(With I’m in tears et al.)
Copyright Claimant:​
Vabritmar Music Publishing Company
Date of Creation:​
1982
Authorship on Application:​
words & music: Marlon Jackson.
Names:​
Jackson, Marlon
Vabritmar Music Publishing Company
 
UNRELEASED THRILLER SONGS 1980-1982
----------------------------------
Hot Street (1982)
Nightline/Nite Line (1982)
Got The Hots (1982)
She's Trouble (1982)
Carousel (1982)
Who Do You Know (1980)
What A Lovely Way To Go
Spice Of Life (1982)
Behind The Mask (1982)
Attitude (1982)
Why Can't I Be? (1980)
Somewhere In Time/Got To Find A Way Somehow (1980)
Too Bad (1982)
Learned My Lesson (Much Too Soon) (1981)
M.J. Melody (1982)
Starlight (1982)
Doing Dirty (1982)
Nymphette Lover (1981)
Rolling The Dice (1982)
Set It On Out (1982)
With Stay (1982)
A Chance To Dance (1982)
Stand Tall (1982)
Slapstick (1982)
Sunset Driver (1982)
Don't Be Messin' 'Round (1982)

UNCONFIRMED
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All I Need (1982)
Bless My Soul (1980)
Crazy For You (1982)
Deep Forever (1981)
Do You Love One (1981)
Everyone Wants To Be A Movie Star (1982)
Feel It (1981)
For God (1981)
Full Moon (1981)
Get Up (1981)
Michaelmania (1981)
Mystery (1982)
No Darkness Tonight (1981)
Remember This Night (1981)
Shadow (1980)
She's Not It (Not My Lover) (1982)
So Shy (1981)
Spice Of Life (1982)
Street Dance (1981)
Symphony (Unknown)
The Danger Of The Night (1982)
The Groove Man (1982)
Want More Way (1981)
Warrior (1982)
Why Shy
Pretty sure it’s supposed to be just ‘Stay’ rather than ‘With Stay.’

Also, Michaelmania is a tribute of sorts; not by Michael. I have the 7" single myself. It interpolates from Billie Jean among others, if I recall correctly.

Edit: Oh, here it is: discogs. And it’s actually a 12".
 
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I agree with you. But MJ Melody exists and intrigues me.
Besides, I can confirm that "The Groove Man" is a working title envisaged by Rod Temperton, but nothing more.
I'm not even sure which song "The Groove Man" would be the working title of. Thriller? Baby Be Mine? Hot Street? Rolling The Dice? Or maybe even Got The Hots?
 
I'm not even sure which song "The Groove Man" would be the working title of. Thriller? Baby Be Mine? Hot Street? Rolling The Dice? Or maybe even Got The Hots?
That's just rod Temperton naming convention. Like The Groove Line. Thriller was The Midnight Man.
 
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