The minor key, the dirge like rhythm, the soulful anguish -- this song is a masterpiece. No one did it better than MJ when it came to communicating his heart in a song. Just like Earth Song, Will You Be There, etc. I love the HIStory II album! Critics came down on him because they said the album was angry and paranoid. Why the hell wouldn't he be after what he'd been thru? I'll take his version of Come Together any day over the original. The man BECAME the music!