My Diary 10:
Dear Diary, did anyone ever notice the lyrics of Michael Jackson's song "Smooth Criminal"? IT. IS. CREEPY. "Thriller" is also creepy, but it is not nearly as blood chilling as "Smooth Criminal". That is due for two reasons:
1) "Smooth Criminal" talks about a criminal that assaults a women "Annie", while "Thriller" is about a supernatural horror incident.
"Smooth Criminal"
"Thriller"
As He
Came Into The Window
It Was The Sound Of A Crescendo
He Came Into Her Apartment
He Left The Bloodstains On The Carpet
She Ran Underneath The Table
He Could See She Was Unable
So She Ran Into The Bedroom
She Was Struck Down, It Was Her Doom .
It's
Close To Midnight And Something Evil's Lurking In The Dark
Under The Moonlight You See A Sight That Almost Stops Your Heart
You Try To Scream But Terror Takes The Sound Before You Make It
You Start To Freeze As Horror Looks You Right Between The Eyes,
You're Paralyzed.
"Smooth Criminal"
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"Thriller"
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As He
Came Into The Window
It Was The Sound Of A Crescendo He Came Into Her Apartment He Left The Bloodstains On The Carpet She Ran Underneath The Table He Could See She Was Unable So She Ran Into The Bedroom She Was Struck Down, It Was Her Doom . |
It's
Close To Midnight And Something Evil's Lurking In The Dark
Under The Moonlight You See A Sight That Almost Stops Your Heart You Try To Scream But Terror Takes The Sound Before You Make It You Start To Freeze As Horror Looks You Right Between The Eyes, You're Paralyzed. |
2) The repeat of certain lines in "Smooth Criminal" makes the lyrics, unlike the beat, hard to stomach. On the other hand, "Thriller"'s style feels like a classic horror movie.
"Smooth Criminal"
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"Thriller"
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Annie Are You OK?
Will You Tell Us That You're OK? There's A Sign In The Window That He Struck You - A Crescendo Annie He Came Into Your Apartment He Left The Bloodstains On The Carpet Then You Ran Into The Bedroom You Were Struck Down It Was Your Doom |
You Hear The Door
Slam And Realize There's Nowhere Left To Run
You Feel The Cold Hand And Wonder If You'll Ever See The Sun You Close Your Eyes And Hope That This Is Just Imagination But All The While You Hear The Creature Creepin' Up Behind You're Out Of Time |
Both of these songs were a favorite of mine as a child and I always sung them without knowing the lyrics (due to MJ's lack of correct pronunciation), so when I looked up the lyrics, you can imagine the shock! What have I been singing all this time? something like: da da da da da dada da da, da da da da dada da dada da da! "Smooth Criminal" is only one of my "child ruined" moments. I don't know if I'm the only one, but most of the movies and songs I used to see and hear became totally different when I started to understand English and this is an example
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