Vječita inspiracija: Michael Jackson i njegova zarazna pjesma "Beat it"

Michael Joseph Jackson (29. august 1958. − 25. juni 2009.), bio je američki pop muzičar, čiji je kontroverzni život bio dio pop kulture zadnje četvrtine 20. stoljeća. Rođen je u brojnoj muzičkoj porodici Jackson i sedmo je od devetoro djece.

Debitirao je na profesionalnoj muzičkoj sceni s jedanaest godina kao član sastava Jackson 5. Solo karijeru započeo je 1971. godine dok je još uvijek bio član sastava. U kasnijim godinama, u javnosti je često nazivan "Kraljem popa". Pet njegovih solo studijskih albuma jedni su od najprodavanijih muzičkih materijala na svijetu: Off the Wall (1979.), Thriller (1982.), Bad (1987.), Dangerous (1991.) i HIStory (1995.).  Njegovi brojni fanovi ga i danas, nakon devet godina, spominju, a njegove pjesme će služiti još dugo kao inspiracija mnogima.

Beat It, popularna pjesma ovog američkog pjevača, izdana je kao singl 14. februara 1983. godine. Ova pjesma je osvojila dva Grammyja i dvije AMA nagrade, a nalazi se na Thrilleru, najprodavanijem albumu svih vremena.

Baš poput ostalih hitova kralja popa, ni pjesma Beat It sedmicama nije silazila s vrha gotovo svih svjetskih top-ljestvica. Poslušajte i uživajte!

They told him don't you ever come around here
Don't want to see your face, you better disappear
The fire's in their eyes and their words are really clear
So beat it, just beat it.

You better run, you better do what you can
Don't want to see no blood, don't be a macho man
You want to be tough, better do what you can
So beat it, but you want to be bad.

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
Just beat it, beat it
Just beat it, beat it
Just beat it, beat it
Just beat it, beat it.

They're out to get you, better leave while you can
Don't want to be a boy, you want to be a man
You want to stay alive, better do what you can
So beat it, just beat it.

You have to show them that you're really not scared
You're playin' with your life, this ain't no truth or dare
They'll kick you, then they beat you,
Then they'll tell you it's fair
So beat it, but you want to be bad.

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right.