The Jackson 5

Songwriter: Stevie Wonder

Producer: The Jackson 5

[Intro: Michael Jackson]
Everybody clap your hands, come on, woo

[Verse 1: Michael Jackson]
Very superstitious, writing's on the wall
Very superstitious, ladders 'bout to fall
Thirteen-month-old baby, broke the lookin' glass
Seventy years of bad luck, the good things in your past, mmm, mmm

[Chorus: Michael Jackson]
When you believe in things that you don't understand
Then you suffer
Superstition ain't the way
Hey hey hey, na na na

[Verse 2: Michael Jackson]
Ooh, very superstitious, wash your face and hands
Rid me of the problems, do all that you can
Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin' strong
I don't want 'em save me, sad is my song, uh-uh

[Chorus: Michael Jackson]
When you believe in things you don't understand
Then you suffer
Superstition ain't the way, yay yay
Come on
Ah yeah, woo
Superstition ain't the way, yay yay

[Outro: Michael Jackson]
Very superstitious, very superstitious, very superstitious
Very superstitious, baby
Saying it's super, very superstitious
Arigato, arigato

[Outro dialogue: Jackie Jackson]
Thank you, thank you very much
The next song we're gonna do
The song that made Michael very popular today
The song that was taken from a movie by the name of "Ben"
It's one of Michael's favorite recordings
Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for Michael Jackson singing "Ben"

The Jackson 5 were originally formed in 1963 under the name, The Jackson Brothers. The founding members were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon. Michael would join the group as the lead singer a year later, a move which pushed Jermaine to sing the backing vocals and play the lead guitar.

After participating in a series of talent shows, they entered the professional music scene in 1967, signing with Steeltown Records and releasing ten singles. In 1969, they left Steeltown Records in order to sign with Motown.

In 1975, most of the Jacksons had opted out of recording any more music for Motown, expressing desires to have creative control over their songs, as well as royalties. Learning that they were earning only 2.8% of royalties from Motown, Joe Jackson, the father and manager of the group, began to negotiate a lucrative contract with Epic records, which offered a royalty rate of 20% per record. The deal was completed in June 1975. As Motown owned the name The Jackson 5, the group simply renamed themselves The Jacksons.

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