◇ image via WikipediaP.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) is a Disco and Funk act. They run in the same orbit as Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Billie Jean and The Way You Make Me Feel, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kanye West, will.i.am, Justice, Kevin McHale and The Wood Brothers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) and forward to Kanye West. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"P.Y.T. " is a song by the American singer, songwriter and dancer Michael Jackson, released as the sixth single from his sixth album, Thriller (1982). The song was written by James Ingram and Quincy Jones.
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P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) connections
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) shares an orbit with Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Billie Jean and The Way You Make Me Feel, went on to shape Kanye West, will.i.am, Justice and Kevin McHale. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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