40 Years After Landing At #1 This McCartney/Jackson Song Is A Big Hit Again
Say, let’s go back to 1983 If I told you that the duet Say, Say, Say was Michael Jackson’s highest ranked Billboard single of his 50 charted songs would you…
PIONEERTOWN, CA – OCTOBER 13: In this handout photo provided by MPL Communications, Sir Paul McCartney performs at a sold out show during the “One On One” tour at Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace on October 13, 2016 in Pioneertown, California.
Photo by MJ Kim/MPL Communications via Getty ImagesSay, let's go back to 1983
If I told you that the duet Say, Say, Say was Michael Jackson's highest ranked Billboard single of his 50 charted songs would you believe me? Well, you should because it is the truth. staying at Number One for six weeks in December 1983.
Michael and Paul were equal contributors in the studio, working together on various versions of the song until they came to the finished product, although the song was written by Paul.
The irony with the song and the other collaborations they did together, like "The Girl Is Mine" is that over dinner at Paul and Linda's house, Paul pulled out his music catalog and showed Michael where the money in the music business comes from. Paul said, "every time one of these songs are played on the radio, I get paid, every time an artist covers and records one of my songs, I get paid".
That was all Michael needed to hear and before you know it, he out bid Paul on the Beatles catalog and became the owner of Paul's own music! We're pretty sure that did some damage to their friendship because there were no more collaborations again after that.
Let's fast forward 40 years to 2023
Now Paul McCartney has a new hit . . . on the Billboard DANCE charts. Although technically, it's not really "new". At least not his part.
A producer named Kygo remade the 1983 jam "Say, Say, Say" using original lyrics from Paul and Michael Jackson. And it just debuted on TWO Billboard charts: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales.
It's Paul's first time on either chart . . . but he's had dance hits in the past. One of them was the ORIGINAL "Say Say Say", which made the Dance Club Songs chart in the '80s.
He also made the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart in 2015, thanks to "FourFiveSeconds" with Kanye West and Rihanna.
Check out the newly mixed and danced up version of Say, Say, Say
34 Albums that Turn 40 in 2023
Many of the albums that turn 40 in 2023 represent some of the greatest albums of all time. Some of the artists that released albums in 1983 that went on to become classics include The Police, U2, David Bowie, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Cyndi Lauper and more.
Scroll below to see which albums turn 40 in 2023.
Def Leppard - ‘Pyromania’
Released on January 20, 1983.
The Police - ‘Synchronicity’
Released on June 17, 1983.
Lionel Richie - ‘Can’t Slow Down’
Released on October 11, 1983.
Eurythmics - ‘Touch’
Released on November 14, 1983.
Dio - ‘Holy Diver’
Released on May 25, 1983.
Talking Heads - ‘Speaking in Tongues’
Released on June 1, 1983.
U2 - ‘War’
Released on February 28, 1983.
Tears for Fears - ‘The Hurting’
Released on March 7, 1983.
David Bowie - ‘Let’s Dance’
Released on April 14, 1983.
R.E.M. - ‘Murmur’
Released on April 12, 1983.
Iron Maiden - ‘Piece of Mind’
Released on May 16, 1983.
Metallica - ‘Kill ‘Em All’
Released on July 25, 1983.
ZZ Top - ‘Eliminator’
Released on March 23, 1983.
Bob Dylan - ‘Infidels’
Released on October 27, 1983.
Motley Crue - ‘Shout at the Devil’
Released on September 26, 1983.
Ozzy Osbourne - ‘Bark at the Moon’
Released in December 1983.
Slayer - ‘Show No Mercy’
Released in December 1983.
Pink Floyd - ‘The Final Cut’
Released on March 21, 1983.
Cyndi Lauper - ‘She’s So Unusual’
Released on October 14, 1983.
Culture Club - ‘Colour by Numbers’
Released on October 10, 1983.
Billy Joel - ‘An Innocent Man’
Released on August 8, 1983.
AC/DC - ‘Flick of the Switch’
Released on August 15, 1983.
KISS - ‘Lick It Up’
Released on September 18, 1983.
The Rolling Stones - ‘Undercover'
Released on November 7, 1983.
Elton John - ‘Too Low for Zero’
Released on May 30, 1983.
Paul McCartney - ‘Pipes of Peace’
Released on October 31, 1983.
Yes - ‘90125’
Released on November 11, 1983.
Stevie Ray Vaughan - ‘Texas Flood’
Released on June 13, 1983.
Depehe Mode - ‘Construction Time Again’
Released on August 22, 1983.
Quiet Riot - ‘Metal Health’
Released on March 11, 1983.
Bryan Adams - ‘Cuts Like a Knife’
Released on January 18, 1983.
Robert Plant - ‘The Principle of Moments’
Released on July 11, 1983.
Madonna - ‘Madonna’
Released on July 27, 1983.
Billy Idol - ‘Rebel Yell’
Released on November 10, 1983.
