10 Amazing Songs That Were Never Performed Live
8. Leave Me Alone - Michael Jackson
From the moment that his solo career began, Michael Jackson always had a bit of a contentious relationship with the press. For all of the attention that albums like Off the Wall and Thriller gave him, the media frenzy that came with his every move was enough to put him too far in the spotlight every waking hour of the day. There comes a point where you need a break, and Leave Me Alone was the one song to do it.
Being one of the first true indictments Michael put onto a record, this bonus track from the Bad sessions is a public demand for privacy, as he just wants to be left to his own devices and not have to worry about a camera hounding him every hour of the day. Despite being a clearly cathartic song for Jacko, the fact that it wasn't never performed live feels like a missed opportunity.
After all, what better way to get your point across to the press than by screaming your pain on the most public of stages you can. This could have gone over like gangbusters had Michael had the gumption to do it, only to be saved as an album cut along the way. At the same time, maybe having a song like this would have been too cathartic for him to take on.