Melbourne, October 13 : Veteran musician Paul Anka has claimed that Michael Jackson’s new song could have been lifted from a track he wrote in 1990.

The 60s music legend said he co-wrote the song ‘I Never Heard’ with the late King of Pop, in 1983 and later recorded a demo.

According to TMZ, Anka said the singer "got a big head and stole the tapes from the studio", reports News. com. au.

The 68-year-old was said to have brought in his legal team to get back the tapes at the time.

Anka thinks Jackson may have kept a copy and re-recorded the song before renaming it as ‘This Is It’. (ANI)