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Billie Jean Technique
Great lyrics move us like the world's best poems. Take a close-up look at the art.
Songwriting
"Billie Jean," like "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," another of the four tracks Michael Jackson wrote himself for Thriller, showcases what would become a longstanding theme in Jackson's lyrics (and h...
Music
Ever heard of Name That Tune? "Billie Jean" is one of those songs that is instantly recognizable, even though the first few seconds offer nothing but a drumbeat. Technically a funk disco song, the...
