The song sounds dated. Not sure how much more clearer I could've been. "Start Over" kind of reminds me of some of the stuff Quincy Jones did for MJ and Donna Summer in 1982. Also reminds me of the Pointer Sisters' "Could I Be Dreaming" from 1980. Now while MJ's stuff was, um, red hot
, "Start Over" sounds like it could've been a demo for something that
evolved into the great stuff that ended up on Thriller album. Not a good look when a Ross cut sounds like the demo to something better cut a year or more ago.
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