It's 1983 all over again.
A new video has been created for the 1983 Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney duet "Say Say Say." The "remix" video is being released to promote the remaster of McCartney's album Pipes of Peace. The song itself is also remixed, featuring never-before-heard alternate vocals from McCartney and Jackson.
The video, available exclusively on Facebook, features young people dancing all over a city and was directed and choreographed by Ryan Heffington, who has also worked with Lady Gaga and Sia.
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In a press release, McCartney recalls getting a call from Jackson out of the blue.
“He (Michael) rang me up, and I didn’t believe it was him, so I said 'who’s this?' He said ‘Michael’. ‘Are you sure… Michael who?!’" McCartney says. "Anyway, we had a joke about that kind of thing, and he said, ‘yeah, I’d like to come over and write with you,’ so I said great. So he came over to England and we just sat down."
The rest is music history. Here's the original video for the 1983 hit: