# Paul McCartney releases remix and new video for Michael Jackson collaboration  ‘Say Say Say’

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**Created:** [October 7, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-mccartney-releases-remix-and-new-video-for-michael-jackson-collaboration-say-say-say/733811 "2015-10-07T14:14:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-mccartney-releases-remix-and-new-video-for-michael-jackson-collaboration-say-say-say/733811/1 "2015-10-07T14:14:49Z")

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A wonderful surprise for Michael Jackson fans. This version is pretty good. I prefer the original but ts great they got this performance released. Jackson at his very best.

Theres a link to the new music video here.

> **[Paul McCartney drops remix and new video for collaboration with Michael...](https://www.nydailynews.com/2015/10/06/paul-mccartney-drops-remix-and-new-video-for-collaboration-with-michael-jackson-say-say-say/)**
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> Legendary Beatle Paul McCartney is bringing a tiny bit of Michael Jackson back to life. McCartney has released a never-heard remix of “Say Say Say,” his famous 1983 duet with Michael Ja…

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> “Paul remembered that there were two unused lead vocal performances by Michael and himself,” McCartney’s chief engineer told the Irish Examiner.
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> “We rearranged the vocal sequence and inverted the original performance so that Michael opened the first verse instead of Paul, to give the song a different take to the original version.”
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> The remixed version is included on McCartney’s new remastered version of his 1983 album “Pipes of Peace,” which was released last week.

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**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-mccartney-releases-remix-and-new-video-for-michael-jackson-collaboration-say-say-say/733811/2 "2015-10-09T01:00:57Z")

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The original music video was perfect. Can’t be improved upon.