How Michael Jackson Made A Song

A closer look at how the King of Pop crafted his first big pop hit, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough.'

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SOURCES

Anne Danielsen (2012) The Sound of Crossover: Micro-rhythm and Sonic Pleasure in Michael Jackson's “Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough”, Popular Music and Society, 35:2, 151-168, DOI: 10.1080/03007766.2011.616298

Ethan Hein, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" 2010


Don't Stop official video:


Jacksons 20/20 interview


MUSIC

Remixed By Nick "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough" Instrumental


Matt Cherne, "DUMBO"


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