Story of Behind The Mask (from mjtunes):
Written by Chris Mosdell and Ryuichi Sakomoto, with additional lyrics by Michael.
The original instrumental version, with choral backing, was recorded by the Yellow Magic Orchestra, for their 1979 album, Solid State Survivor. Quincy Jones heard Yellow Magic Orchestra's version during the Thriller sessions, and bought it to Michael's attention.
"I didn't know who Michael Jackson was - I wasn't into the whole soul disco stuff," confessed Chris Mosdell. "When Michael Jackson recorded it, he also added an extra melody line and a few extra lyrics, so they wanted to split royalties - which is quite impossible. You can't take a Beatles song and add a melody line, a few more lyrics, and ask for fifty percent."
Legal battles meant Michael's version didn't make his Thriller album and remains unreleased.
Michael's keyboardist, Greg Phillinganes, did record a version for his album, Pulse, issued in 1985. It was released as a single and achieved no.77 on the R&B singles chart in the US, but failed to make the Hot 100 and wasn't a hit in the UK.
Phillinganes first met Michael and his brothers during the sessions for the Jacksons' Destiny album in 1978, and went on to serve as musical director for Michael's Bad World Tour.
Phillinganes, who also played with his band, brought the song to Eric Clapton's attention. Clapton's cover version, on which Phillinganes played keyboards and sang backing vocals, hit no.15 in the UK in 1987. This version, curiously, failed to credit Michael as one of the song's co-writers - but Chris Mosdell has confirmed Michael does take 50% of the song-writing royalties.
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История За маской (1979-1981) (Крис Mosdell, Рюичи Сакамото, Майкл Джексон)
(от mjtunes)
Оригинальная инструментальная версия с хоровой поддержкой была записана Yellow Magic Orchestra для их альбома 1979 года. Куинси Джонс услышал версию Yellow Magic Orchestra во время сессий Триллера и купил ее вниманию Майкла.
"Я не знал, кем был Майкл Джексон - я не был в целый материал дискотеки души," - признавался Крис Мосделл. "Когда Майкл Джексон записал ее, он также добавил дополнительную линию мелодии и несколько дополнительных текстов, таким образом они хотели разделить роялти - это совершенно невозможно. Вы не можете взять песню Битлз и добавить линию мелодии, еще немного лирики, и попросить пятьдесят процентов."
Судебные баталии означали, что версия Майкла не попала в его альбом Триллер и осталась неизданной.
Клавишник Майкла Грег Phillinganes сделал запись версии для своего альбома Pulse, выпущенного в 1985 году. Она была выпущена в качестве сингла и достигла № 77 на R & B чарте синглов в США, но не смогла сделать Hot 100 и не была хитом в Великобритании.
Phillinganes встретился в первый раз с Майклом и его братьями во время сессий для альбома Джексонса Destiny в 1978, и продолжал служить в качестве музыкального руководителя в Bad World тур Майкла.
Phillinganes, который также играл со своей группой, принес песню к вниманию Эрика Клэптона. Кавер-версия Клэптона, на которой Phillinganes играл на клавишных и спел бэк-вокал, стала хитом № 15 в Великобритании в 1987. Эта версия, как ни странно, не стала кредитной Майкла в качестве одного из со-авторов песни - но Крис Мосделл подтвердил, что Майкл действительно берет 50 % лицензионных платежей написания песен.
Оригинальная инструментальная версия Yellow Magic Orchestra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DSue36BpH8
Greg Phillinganes - Behind The Mask
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE5lhnv0 … r_embedded
Eric Clapton - BEHIND THE MASK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt9UXxWV … r_embedded
Behind The Mask
All alone had to talk about it
I can do with someone who really stands me
All alone will you look for me girl?
Se behind the mask and you control you world
Yesterday he had you in his arms
When I'm holding you I feel his bitter charms
I can't touch what you do to me
Camouflage the truth and don't you fantasy
Who do you love? Is it me now?
Is it him? I don't know!
Who do you love? Is it me babe?
Is it him now? I don't know! Woo
(There is nothing in your eyes)
There is nothing in your eyes
(That's the way you cry)
So when you cry, girl
(All is brilliant, all is bright)
All is brilliant, all is bright
(You're just studying my mind)
I'm so confused, babe
(There is nothing in your eyes)
There is nothing in your eyes
(That's the way you cry)
So when you cry, girl
(All is brilliant, all is bright)
All is brilliant, all is bright
(You're just studying my mind)
He, he, he
What if I'm invited to your masquerade
When the party's over 'n' I'll take off your face
Share in love and it's hard to see
'Cos when you're in his arms throwing rocks at me
Who do you love? Is it me babe?
Is it him now? I don't know!
Who do you love? Is it me babe?
Is it him now? I don't know! Woo!
(There is nothing in your eyes)
There is nothing in your eyes
(That's the way you cry)
So when you cry, girl
(All is brilliant, all is bright)
All is brilliant, all is bright
(You're just studying my mind)
Hiee Hiee
(There is nothing in your eyes)
Wooo
(That's the way you cry)
Aoo
(All is brilliant, all is bright)
All is bright ..
(You're just studying my mind)
He, he, he
I walk around suffering in my doom
When I come to you and sit in your room
Truth is new I have not a trace
Take off your mask so I can see your face
Who do you love? Is it me now?
Is it him babe? I don't know!
Who do you love? Is it me now?
Is it him babe? I don't know!
Who do you love-ee-ee ...
Who do you love? ...
Take off your mask (x2)
Take off your mask
Who do you love? ...
Take off your mask (x3)
Take off your mask
Take off your mask (x2)
Who do you love? Yeah Yeah
Who do you love? ...
Who do you love? ... (x3)
My girl
Is it him now? I don't know! Woo
Who do you love, babe?
Is it me now?
Is it him, babe? Tell me!
What talk about it?
What talk about it?
I wanna want, what talk about him?
Who do you love? Yeah
Any stare! I don't know! Eeo Woo