Michael Jackson

"Black or White" was Jackson's biggest single in America since "Billie Jean". It stayed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks and became the best-selling rock single of the nineties. It was also his biggest global hit, reaching the top of the charts in twenty countries, including the UK, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cuba, Denmark, Finland, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Spain, Sweden. , Switzerland and Zimbabwe. With her snappy guitar riff, “Black or White” was an explosive pop-rock-rap fusion, with a message of racial harmony and an undercurrent of outrage.

[Intro: Michael Jackson] Ow! Ow! [Verse 1: Michael Jackson] I took my baby on a Saturday bang Boy, is that girl with you? Yes, we're one and the same [Chorus: Michael Jackson] Now, I believe in miracles And a miracle has happened tonight, hee! But if you're thinking about my baby It don't matter if you're Black or White, ooh! [Verse 2: Michael Jackson] They print my message in the Saturday Sun I had to tell 'em I ain't second to none [Chorus: Michael Jackson] And I told about equality and it's true Either you're wrong or you're right, ooh! But if you're thinking about my baby It don't matter if you're Black or White, ooh! [Break: Michael Jackson] Gone withca girl! Hee-hee! [Bridge: Michael Jackson] I am tired of this devil I am tired of this stuff I am tired of this business Oh, when the going gets rough I ain't scared of your brother I ain't scared of no sheets I ain't scared of nobody Girl, when the going gets mean [Verse 3: L.T.B.] Protection for gangs, clubs, and nations Causing grief in human relations It's a turf war on a global scale I'd rather hear both sides of the tale See, it's not about races, just places, faces Where your blood comes from is where your space is I've seen the bright get duller I'm not going to spend my life being a color [Chorus: Michael Jackson] Don't tell me you agree with me When I saw you kicking dirt in my eye, hee-hee! But if you're thinking about my baby It don't matter if you're Black or White [Post-Chorus: Michael Jackson] I said if you're thinking of being my baby It don't matter if you're Black or White I said if you're thinking of being my brother It don't matter if you're Black or White [Outro: Michael Jackson] Alright, alright (Ooh-ooh-ooh) Alright (Yeah, yeah, yeah), yeah, now Alright, alright (Ooh-ooh-ooh) Shamone, don't (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Yeah, now, alright It's black, it's white It's tough for you to be that (Yeah, yeah, yeah) It's black, it's white, hoo! It's black, it's white It's tough for you to be that (Yeah, yeah, yeah) It's black, it's white, hoo!