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thermodynamic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 07:40 PM
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Didn't Michael Jackson pull a song from "History" because it offended some
???

Anyone know the song title and if it can be downloaded?

I'd love to hear it, unless it was really THAT offensive!

Who did it offend anyway?
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Alenne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 07:47 PM
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1. They Don't Care About Us
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 07:48 PM
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2. i think it was an anti-semetic thing
something about sue me, jew me, kick me, kike me or something.
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Ein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 07:49 PM
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3. lyrics
Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
Situation, aggravation
Everybody allegation
In the suite, on the news
Everybody dog food
Bang bang, shock dead
Everybody's gone mad

All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us

Beat me, hate me
You can never break me
Will me, thrill me
You can never kill me
Do me, Sue me
Everybody do me
Kick me, strike me
Don't you black or white me

All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us

Tell me what has become of my life
I have a wife and two children who love me
I am the victim of police brutality, now
I'm tired of bein' the victim of hate
You're rapin' me of my pride
Oh, for God's sake
I look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy...
Set me free

Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
trepidation, speculation
Everybody allegation
In the suite, on the news
Everybody dog food
black man, black mail
Throw your brother in jail

All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us

Tell me what has become of my rights
Am I invisible because you ignore me?
Your proclamation promised me free liberty, now
I'm tired of bein' the victim of shame
They're throwing me in a class with a bad name
I can't believe this is the land from which I came
You know I do really hate to say it
The government don't wanna see
But if Roosevelt was livin'
He wouldn't let this be, no, no

Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
Situation, speculation
Everybody litigation
Beat me, bash me
You can never trash me
Hit me, kick me
You can never get me

All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us

Some things in life they just don't wanna see
But if Martin Luther was livin'
He wouldn't let this be

Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
Situation, segregation
Everybody allegation
In the suite, on the news
Everybody dog food
Kick me, strike me
Don't you wrong or right me

All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us

All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us

All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 07:51 PM
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4. "They don't care about us"
The lyric was "Jew me. Sue me..."

Because I bought the album as soon as it came out in 1995 I have the original version. He quickly pulled the offensive version. All around it's a good album. I don't see why he needed to besmirch it with such bigoted tripe, but then again, he would not be the first rock star to use offensive lyrics. I'm sure if you look around one of the file sharing sites you could find it if it's that important to you.
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