What was the first song Michael ever wrote?

[BillieJeanBoy]

I'm very curious, what was it? :cheeky:

 

[This Is It]

He co-wrote Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) - that was his first writing credit. First song written on his own is probably from the Off the Wall album, but I've no idea which songs came first.

 

[MarriedtoMichaelinmyheart]

the first song written by :heart:Michael AND RELEASED is = "Blues Away"

 

[elusive moonwalker]

yeah blues away was his first published song so presume that was the first written by him interms of being actually released

 

[giddyup87]

his most underated song as well, Blues Away. that song is a masterpiece.

 

[Courtney]

his most underated song as well, Blues Away. that song is a masterpiece.

Agreed.

I love it.

 

[Ohood]

wow, thanks for the info.

 

[afgtnk]

Like the rest said, it was Blues Away in 1976. And damn, it is such an amazing song

 

[elusive moonwalker]

strange coincedence but when we were following mj to a house in london in 06 the taxi driver asked what we were up to. we told him and waited on responce. he pushed his cassette/cd into the deck and blues away started playing. he said it was his favourite song. pretty strange. of all the taxi drivers in london we got this guy lol

 

[analogue]

strange coincedence but when we were following mj to a house in london in 06 the taxi driver asked what we were up to. we told him and waited on responce. he pushed his cassette/cd into the deck and blues away started playing. he said it was his favourite song. pretty strange. of all the taxi drivers in london we got this guy lol

That's great that Blues Away was his favorite song. Most people would have said either Billie Jean, Thriller or Beat It.

I really like it when some of Mike's less played songs gets praise from people

 

[Prometheus77]

Actually he wrote his first song when he was 13... at least that's what he said in an interview (or was it in one of the court cases?? Don't remember.)... presumably it could be "Walk on" from the "Goin' back to Indiana" special from '71... it's credited by Suzanne de Passe and the Jackson 5.

 

[witchanna]

thankyou for the inforumotion
michael did have talent for writing songs

 

[CaptainEoLove85]

Actually he wrote his first song when he was 13... at least that's what he said in an interview (or was it in one of the court cases?? Don't remember.)... presumably it could be "Walk on" from the "Goin' back to Indiana" special from '71... it's credited by Suzanne de Passe and the Jackson 5.

Yeah I think I heard that too from the 1994 deposition, they asked him when he wrote his first song and I think he said when he was a teenager. Maybe it wasn't released though.

 

[StaceyMJ]

Blues Away :wub: Amazing.