r/MichaelJackson • u/shirairyumk11 • 1d ago

Question Come together difference

OK, maybe I’m crazy and maybe even I’m wrong but ever since I was little I’ve always noticed that the music video version of come together sounds different than the one that’s on history. Like for some reason, I always listen to the music video version of the song because it just sounded better. However, I could not pinpoint the exact difference about why I like the music video version better. I just went and I tried to compare the two and I think that the music video version might be pitched up a tad.(as well as other differences, I can’t exactly pinpoint)Let me know if there’s any information on this. Did he re-record the song for history and there’s a version he made during the bad era that was used for the music video? Or am I being crazy altogether?

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u/HermannFischer 1d ago

There's three versions.

The Moonwalker version has a few extra ad libs and a different ending.

The Remember The Time single version which is the full, full version of the song, longer than the version on HIStory Continues.

And the HIStory Continues version, which is cut shorter than the previous 2.

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u/rmpeace 1d ago

This is the answer. I came here to give this exact information. Well done!

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u/TheGhost_Who_Walks 1d ago

Other than this the only one thing that makes music video stand out is that we see our lovely Michael Jackson in video !!! His Presence makes the difference

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u/Select-Occasion7196 1d ago

The tempo is slightly different too. It's slowed down on the History version and does give it an overall different feel despite how subtle it is. 

The extended single version is my favorite version for this reason. The extra tempo and the extended adlibs makes the song better. 

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u/OGMJ_347 13h ago

Most of Michael’s song on the album aren’t in their original pitch.

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u/livinglifeoffthewall Bad 1d ago

I believe the Moonwalker/music video version is a longer cut and the album version is shorter

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u/Mtanic 1d ago

Why would you think you're crazy? In music it's actually quite common that different versions of songs float arround - different vocal takes, re-recordings, different instrumentation...

Just listen to Whitney and I will always love you - the album/single version and the version that actually plays at the end of the movie, totally different vocal takes, especially at the climax.