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Stevie Wonder's keyboard solo on "Just Good Friends" is the only solo on this duet track from Michael Jackson's Bad album. Playing at 119 BPM over a pop-rock feel in E minor, Wonder brings his signature harmonic sensibility and rhythmic unpredictability to a brief but electrifying synthesizer passage. The solo recalls the keyboard brilliance of his classic 1970s work, with harmonically rich voicings and an instinctive feel for groove. The track was composed by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle rather than Jackson, and Wonder's keyboard improvisation adds a dimension of spontaneous musicality to the composed pop arrangement. The collaboration between Jackson and Wonder, two of the most gifted musicians in popular music history, is a highlight of the Bad album.
Stevie Wonder was 36 to 37 years old at the time.
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