Little Susie

Little Susie is an album track by Michael Jackson from his 1995 double disc record HIStory. It is track fourteen on the second disc and is six minutes and thirteen seconds in length. There has not been a video or single release for this song.
Construction
The song opens with the "Pie Jesu" segment of Maurice Durufle's Requiem (OP.9) conducted by Robert Shaw and performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
The song starts at the end of the "Pie Jesu" with a little girl's voice (Markita Prescott) singing with a musicbox the main melody of "Little Susie".
After a brief silence the song is dramatically pursued with Michael Jackson's vocal and orchestration. starting at 2:50 The songs opening line is "Somebody killed Little Susie"
Lyrical Meaning
The song's lyrics are based on a legend about a unloved little girl named Susie who fell down the stairs.
Credits
* The song was written, composed and produced by Jackson.
* "Pie Jesu" segment composed by Maurice Duruflé (Requiem Op.9), conducted by Robert Shaw and performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
* Child's voice Markita Prescott

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