Janet Jackson

Released: October 23, 1984

Songwriter: Paul Bliss

Producer: Pete Bellotte Giorgio Moroder

[Verse 1]
It's traveling faster than the eye can see
Information in the sky
Messages beamed across the atmosphere
Transmitted by you and I

[Chorus 1]
Communication
Say the words
Are you there?
Can I be heard?
First indication
Heart to heart
Come together
Worlds apart

[Verse 2]
Oh, thank heavens for the microwave
Can't ignore technology
It's so easy to communicate
How come you're not hearing me?

[Chorus 2]
Communication
Say the words
Are you there?
Can I be heard?
Station to station
Coast to coast
Face to face
Will tell you most?

[Bridge]
Now we're living in the computer age
The picture's on my video
I keep your number In my database
Turn it onto audio

[Chorus 1]
Communication
Say the words
Are you there?
Can I be heard?
(Why don't you say that you need me?)
Person to person
Heart to heart
Come together
Worlds apart

[Chorus 2]
Communication
Say the words
Are you there?
Can I be heard?
Station to station
Coast to coast
Face to face
Will tell you most?

[Chorus 1]
Communication
Say the words
Are you there?
Can I be heard?
First indication
Heart to heart
Come together
Worlds apart

[Bridge]
Communication
Say the words
(Why don't you say it, babe?)
Are you there?
(Why don't you say it, babe?)
Can I be heard?
(Why don't you say it, babe?)
Communication
(Why don't you say it, babe?)

[Outro]
Heart to heart
Come together
Worlds apart
Communication

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an iconic R&B/pop artist who has sold over 100 million records worldwide and has amassed a number of awards in her illustrious music career.

Born in Gary, Indiana on May 16, 1966, Janet is the youngest of the Jackson family, who rose to prominence a few years after her birth when they signed with Motown Records. Janet joined the family business when she appeared on The Jacksons variety show in 1976, leading to her role as Penny Gordon in Season 5 of the CBS sitcom Good Times. She released two overlooked albums in the early 1980s—Janet Jackson (1982) and Dream Street (1984)—and continued to act during this time, appearing in Diff'rent Strokes and Fame.

The legend of Janet was created after she connected with the legendary Minneapolis production duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis to work on her seminal third album, Control. Control and her following album, 1989’s Rhythm Nation 1814, featured several #1 pop hits and made her a worldwide superstar. The trio would go on work on Janet’s subsequent hit albums, including janet., The Velvet Rope, as well as her 2015 comeback album, Unbreakable.

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