A snippet of Michael Jackson’s song titled “A Place With No Name” was released by TMZ last week. The song borrowed heavily from America’s 1971 hit “A Horse With No Name.” Band members Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckly issued a statement this weekend saying that they were “honored” that Michael chose to reinterpret the tune. “A Place With No Name” is the first release in what has been rumored to be a huge vault of unreleased MJ material that may be released in the future.
“We’re honored that Michael Jackson chose to record it and we’re impressed with the quality of the track. We’re also hoping it will be released soon so that music listeners around the world can hear the whole song and once again experience the incomparable brilliance of Michael Jackson,” Bunnell and Beckley said in the statement. “Michael Jackson really did it justice and we truly hope his fans — and our fans — get to hear it in its entirety. It’s really poignant.”
TMZ quoted Jom Morey, who also served as Michael’s manager at one time, as saying “America was honored that Michael chose to do their song and they hope it becomes available for all Michael’s fans to hear.”
In the statement, America noted that this isn’t the first time one of the Jackson family has used their music. Janet Jackson’s hit “Someone To Call My Lover” used America’s “Ventura Highway.”
TMZ couldn’t put a year to go with the recording of “A Place With No Name” and no plans have been made for the release of the full version as only the 24 second clip exists so far.
Source: MJFC / Rolling Stone
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