Liberian Girl

"Liberian Girl" was the nineth and final single to be released from Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad and was released in Europe and Australia only. Jackson dedicated the song to one of his best friends, Elizabeth Taylor. Music video Directed by Jim Yukich, the video for the song featured many of Jackson's celebrity friends. As named in the closing titles, featured in the video are: Paula Abdul Rosanna Arquette Dan Aykroyd Mayim Bialik Bubbles Jackie Collins David Copperfield Emily Dreyfuss Richard Dreyfuss Corey Feldman Lou Ferrigno Debbie Gibson Danny Glover Steve Guttenberg Jasmine Guy Whoopi Goldberg Sherman Hemsley Olivia Hussey Amy Irving Malcolm-Jamal Warner Beverly Johnson Quincy Jones Don King Virginia Madsen Olivia Newton-John Brigitte Nielsen Lou Diamond Phillips Ricky Schroder Steven Spielberg Suzanne Somers John Travolta Blair Underwood Carl Weathers Billy Dee Williams "Weird Al" Yankovic Samples This song was sampled in 2Pac's songs "Letter 2 My Unborn" and "The Thug in Me" (Original Version). It has been sampled in MC Lyte's song "Keep on Keepin' On" in 1996. This song is also sampled in Jennifer Lopez's song "If You Had My Love" (Dark Child Master Mix). It also has been sampled in Roi Heenok's song "La coka coka". This song is also sampled in Mac Dre's song "Black Buck Rogers".

[Intro] Nakupenda pia Nakutaka pia Mpenzi we' [Verse 1] Liberian girl You know that you came and you changed my world A love so brand new Liberian girl You came and you changed me, girl A feeling so true [Hook] Liberian girl You know that you came and you changed my world Just like in the movies With two lovers in a scene And she says, "Do you love me?" And he says so endlessly "I love you, Liberian girl" [Interlude] Nakupenda pia Nakutaka pia Mpenzi we' [Verse 2] Liberian girl More precious than any pearl Your love's so complete Liberian girl You kiss me then, ooh, the world You do this to me [Hook] Liberian girl You know that you came and you changed my world Just like in the movies With two lovers in a scene And she says, "Do you love me?" And he says so endlessly "I love you, Liberian girl" [Interlude] Nakupenda pia Nakutaka pia Mpenzi we' [Hook] Liberian girl You know that you came and you changed my world I wait for the day When you have to say, "I do" And I'll smile and say it, too And forever will be true [Outro] I love you, Liberian girl All the time I love you, Liberian girl All the time I love you, Liberian girl All the time I love you, Liberian girl All the time I love you I love you, baby I want you I love you, baby Ooh I love you, baby I want it, baby Ooh