An unreleased Michael Jackson song popped up on TMZ last week that sounds very similar to the 1972 America hit “A Horse with No Name“. According to TMZ:
“[They were] told several years ago [that] America’s manager gave his group’s permission for Jackson to record the song, “A Place with No Name” — despite the similarity.”
UPDATE 3/30/215: According to Mark in the comments below:
The album booklet for Xscape states that A Place With No Name was recorded during an early Invincible session in 1998 and it was released last year.
He had American’s permission to do this. it was an homage.
There’s also a song that Michael did with Paul McCartney called ‘The Man’. The chorus is reminiscent of America’s ‘Ventura Highway’, which – coincidentally – was sampled in the song ‘Someone To Call My Lover’ by Jackson’s sister Janet.
The clip is not the original America version of “A Horse With No Name,” which sounds more like “A Place With No Name” than the version you have. Please change it.
Oops, posted again; it’s just that I didn’t see my comment verified.
Hey dxman, thanks. I will try to update this when I get the chance.
check this link out
very obvious as to why r kelly lost this one(even if it did take 12 years)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ito5ELbyyxs#t=3m33s
Following the release of Xscape, I’ve been listening to Michael Jackson and the string lines from Little Susie (1995) sound like the wedding favourite, Sunrise Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof.