When I hear this I think of those who are still with us who were touched by the holocaust. If they did not quit him on there own outright, they would be pressured by their friends and family to stop associating with this bigot cut from the cloth of a Nazi banner. Michael had to have known that the lawyers, promoters and managers, in Hollywood, who are predominantly Jewish would hear this. It was not an accident that these words got out. After watching Michael's career over my entire life, one thing is certain: his every move is calculated. When I heard Michael sing "Jew me sue me" and "kick me kike me" I couldn't believe my ears. I remember hearing this for the 1st time 26 years ago on Eddie Schwartz's show on WGN Chicago. They don't really care about us Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer Some things in life they just don't want to see I can't believe this is the land from which I came They're throwing me in a class with a bad name Your proclamation promised me free liberty, now You're rapin' me of my pride oh, for God's sake I have a wife and two children who love me more »īecome A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons! Skin head, dead head The second video was shot in a prison and contained video footage of multiple references to human rights abuses. Still, the residents of the area were happy to see the singer, hoping their problems would be made visible to a wider audience. The first was shot in two locations in Brazil, in Pelourinho, the historic city center of Salvador, and in a favela of Rio de Janeiro called Dona Marta, where the state authorities had tried to ban all production over fears the video would damage their image, the area and prospects of Rio de Janeiro staging the 2004 Olympics. "They Don't Care About Us" was accompanied by two music videos directed by Spike Lee. The singer countered allegations of antisemitism, arguing that reviews had misinterpreted the context of the song, either unintentionally or deliberately. In the US, media scrutiny surrounding allegations of antisemitic lyrics were the catalyst for Jackson issuing multiple apologies and re-recording the song with altered lyrics. It is a protest song and remains one of the most controversial pieces Jackson ever composed. I am not the one who was attacking.” While a black man yelling “I am the skinhead, I am the Jew” might not be a PR dream, he is correct to defend himself so vehemently – a cursory glance at the lyrics shows this to be an angry impassioned song about injustice.Ĭontroversy aside, even if this was a track about putting Micro Machines at the bottom of your stairs to foil invaders, it’d still be an amazing track, due to Jackson’s minimalism, rhythm-driven production, which actually sounds more cutting-edge in 2013 then it did in 1996."They Don't Care About Us" is the fifth single from Michael Jackson's album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, released on June 16, 1995. I am the skinhead, I am the Jew, I am the black man, I am the white man. The lyrics caused major controversy at the time of release (March 1996), mainly due to cries of anti-Semitism regarding the couplet: “Jew me, sue me, everybody do me/ Kick me, kike me, don’t you black-or-white me.” Obviously Jackson went overboard in defending these charges, stating: “I am the voice of the accused and the attacked. They Don’t Care About Us is the best-known example of Jackson’s righteous fury. Jackson certainly had his finger on the pulse when it came to racial inequality and social injustice, especially for a man who had also supposedly drifted off to a fantasy Neverland years ago.
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