Musikvideo
Musikvideo
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Becky Lopez
Background Vocals
Bunny Hull
Background Vocals
David Williams
Electric Guitar
Gary Grant
Trumpet
Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer
James Ingram
Background Vocals
Jerry Hey
Trumpet
Larry Williams
Saxophone
Louis Johnson
Bass Guitar
Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer
Michael Jackson
Background Vocals
Nelson Hayes
Foot Stomping
Oren Waters
Background Vocals
Paulinho Da Costa
Percussion
Julia Waters
Background Vocals
Steven Ray
Foot Stomping
Bill Wolfer
Synthesizer
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr.
Trombone
Maxine Waters
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Michael Jackson
Songwriter
Jerry Hey
Horn Arranger
Quincy Jones
Percussion Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bruce Swedien
Mixing Engineer
Humberto Gatica
Additional Engineer
Mark Ettel
Assistant Engineer
Matt Forger
Additional Engineer
Michael Jackson
Co-Producer
Quincy Jones
Producer
Steve Bates
Assistant Engineer
Songtexte
[Chorus]
Ooh
I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
You got to be startin' somethin'
I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
You got to be startin' somethin'
It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
[Verse 1]
I took my baby to the doctor
With a fever, but nothing he found
By the time this hit the street
They said she had a breakdown
Someone's always tryin'
To start my baby cryin'
Talkin', squealin', lyin'
Sayin' you just wanna be startin' somethin'
[Chorus]
I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
You got to be startin' somethin'
I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
You got to be startin' somethin'
It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
[Verse 2]
You love to pretend that you're good
When you're always up to no good
You really can't make him hate her
So your tongue became a razor
Someone's always tryin'
To keep my baby cryin'
Treacherous, cunnin', declinin'
You've got my baby cryin'
[Chorus]
I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
You got to be startin' somethin'
I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
You got to be startin' somethin'
It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
[Verse 3]
You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable)
You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable)
Still they hate you (Still they hate you)
You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable)
You're just a buffet (Just a buffet)
You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable)
They eat off of you (They eat off of you)
You're a vegetable
Ow!
[Verse 4]
Billie Jean is always talkin'
When nobody else is talkin'
Tellin' lies and rubbin' shoulders
So they called her mouth a motor
Someone's always tryin'
To start my baby cryin'
Talkin', squealin', spyin'
Sayin' you just wanna be startin' somethin'
[Chorus]
I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
You got to be startin' somethin'
I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
You got to be startin' somethin'
It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
[Verse 5]
You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable)
You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable)
Still they hate you (Still they hate you)
You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable)
Just a buffet (Just a buffet)
You're a vegetable (You're a vegetable)
They eat off of you (They eat off of you)
You're a vegetable
Ow!
[Refrain]
Ow!
(He, he, he, ha, ha, ha) Ooh
[Verse 6]
If you can't feed your baby (Yeah, yeah)
Then don't have a baby (Yeah, yeah)
And don't think maybe (Yeah, yeah)
If you can't feed your baby (Yeah, yeah)
You'll be always tryin'
To stop that child from cryin'
Hustlin', stealin', lyin'
Now baby's slowly dyin'
[Chorus]
I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
You got to be startin' somethin'
I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
You got to be startin' somethin'
It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah)
It's too low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
It's too high to get over (Yeah, yeah)
Too low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah)
And the pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
[Bridge]
Lift your head up high
And scream out to the world
I know I am someone
And let the truth unfurl (He, he, he, ha, ha, ha)
No one can hurt you now
Because you know what's true
Yes, I believe in me
So you believe in you
Help me sing it
[Outro]
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Hoo-hoo)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Hee-hee-hee)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Hee-hee-hee)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Help me sing it, baby)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Hee-hee, hee)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Girl, sing it to the world)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Sing it out loud)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Hoo, hoo)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Help me sing it)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Hoo, hoo)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Hee, hee, hee)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Help me sing it)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Hoo, hoo)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Hee, hee
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Sing it to the world)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Hoo, hoo)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Hee, hee, hee)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Hee, hee, hee)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Help me sing it, baby)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Hee, hee, hee)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Girl)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Sing it to the world)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa (Sing it out loud)
Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
Written by: Michael Jackson, STEMRA
