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Michael Jackson — Beat It
Album: Thriller
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7.5

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Total ratings: 352









Released: 1983
Length: 4:13
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They told him, "Don't you ever come around here
Don't wanna 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 wanna see no blood, don't be a macho man
You wanna be tough, better do what you can
So beat it, but you wanna be bad

Just beat it (beat it), beat it (beat it)
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky 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 wanna be a boy, you wanna be a man
You wanna 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'll beat you, then they'll tell you it's fair
So beat it, but you wanna be bad

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

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

Just beat it (beat it, beat it)
Beat it (beat it, beat it)
Beat it (beat it, beat it)
Beat it (beat it, beat it)
Beat it (beat it, beat it)

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

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

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

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

Just beat it, (beat it) beat it, (beat it)
Comments (59)add comment
It doesn't matter what you had for lunch ...
Posted 2 months ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
 KevinM wrote:
How come you're always such a fussy young man?
Don't want no Captain Crunch, don't want no Raisin Bran
Well, don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan?

So, eat it, just eat it

Don't wanna argue, I don't wanna debate
Don't wanna hear about what kind of food you hate
You won't get no dessert 'til you clean off your plate
So eat it, don't you tell me you're full

Just eat it (eat it), eat it (eat it)

Get yourself an egg and beat it
Have some more chicken, have some more pie
It doesn't matter if it's boiled or fried

Just eat it (eat it), just eat it (eat it)
Just eat it (eat it), just eat it (eat it), ooh


It's sad how Michael Jackson blatantly ripped off Weird Al's song.  
Posted 2 months ago by damonlazer    [ Reply ]
How come you're always such a fussy young man?
Don't want no Captain Crunch, don't want no Raisin Bran
Well, don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan?

So, eat it, just eat it

Don't wanna argue, I don't wanna debate
Don't wanna hear about what kind of food you hate
You won't get no dessert 'til you clean off your plate
So eat it, don't you tell me you're full

Just eat it (eat it), eat it (eat it)

Get yourself an egg and beat it
Have some more chicken, have some more pie
It doesn't matter if it's boiled or fried

Just eat it (eat it), just eat it (eat it)
Just eat it (eat it), just eat it (eat it), ooh
Posted 2 months ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
 sterlingy wrote:

Okay.... Here's the deal...

When this came on, for a brief moment, I thought I was accidentally listening to something other than Radio Paradise.

Truthfully, MJ is a guilty pleasure, and Bill gets credit for mixing one of the most "pop" songs in with everything else on here.

Cheers,

Sterling

And 14 years later, I agree with this comment. Longtime listener to RP and I'm pretty sure this is the first time hearing this.. Classic 
Posted 6 months ago by Btravelen    [ Reply ]
One cannot deny the incredible talent and genre bending artist that MJ was. All these "1" ratings are misguided and unfair. But wow, I've never seen so many 8's, 9's and 10's!! Can we have an 11 please?
Posted 6 months ago by linurbug    [ Reply ]
 Bakaretsu wrote:

Watch the official video
Inspired by "West Side Story"
EVH adds



Yeah, the solo...but Steve Lukather was the session guitarist
Posted 6 months ago by black321    [ Reply ]
Thought I’d tuned into BBC Radio Lincolnshire. 
Posted 6 months ago by gwhite55    [ Reply ]
It doesn't matter, what you had for lunch ...
Posted 6 months ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
the best
Posted 6 months ago by famille.damien    [ Reply ]
"Play Something Different" 

 
Hell yes.  Too bad it hasn't been in regular rotation since 2010 (if we're judging by the comments from 14 years ago)
Posted 6 months ago by theirongiant    [ Reply ]
ALWAYS loved this! 

8 
Posted 6 months ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
sorry he should have gone to jail for molesting kids
Posted 6 months ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
 aelfheld wrote:

This song should beat it from the playlist.

It's aged about as badly as he had.



thumbs down but funny first part
Posted 1 year ago by TDS513    [ Reply ]
 laup wrote:

JUST EAT IT!
one of weird als best!



Michael Jackson's is better. 
Posted 1 year ago by TDS513    [ Reply ]
I think all should listen to this you can listen to it at https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ








































































































YOU GOT RICKROLLED
Posted 1 year ago by TDS513    [ Reply ]
RIP Eddie.  
Posted 2 years ago by leathepea    [ Reply ]
Watch the official video
Inspired by "West Side Story"
EVH adds
Posted 3 years ago by Bakaretsu    [ Reply ]
JUST EAT IT!
one of weird als best!
Posted 6 years ago by laup    [ Reply ]
Got PSD'd here from the New Pornographers. I'm not upset. 
Posted 9 years ago by Mackmoney3000    [ Reply ]
Thank God for the PSD button.

Posted 10 years ago by Fer1111    [ Reply ]
Yes! Nice surprise...
Sweet memories of the 80's...
But its not more than that...
Posted 11 years ago by vanmas    [ Reply ]
Okay.... Here's the deal...

When this came on, for a brief moment, I thought I was accidentally listening to something other than Radio Paradise.

Truthfully, MJ is a guilty pleasure, and Bill gets credit for mixing one of the most "pop" songs in with everything else on here.

Cheers,

Sterling
Posted 15 years ago by sterlingy    [ Reply ]
WOW! I just checked Bill's webcam, and could have sworn I saw him doing the moonwalk in the studio.............. {#Bananasplit}

(PS Where is the moonwalking banana emoticon...?!!)
Posted 15 years ago by AndyFarang    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
couldn't stand it then or now. as for the blockbuster video, the whole androgynous 90 pound freak portraying a tough guy thing was beyond absurd.
 
somebody needs to take a {#Chillpill}

Posted 15 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
Wow ... I just checked out Wikipedia's list of best selling albums worldwide ...

This one sold 110 million copies —- over twice as many as the next one on the list, Back in Black.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_worldwide

Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
 RadioDoc wrote:

I agree, there is much better Jackson material that RP could be playing. 
 
Me three! So many MJ tunes so much better than this one.

Posted 15 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
couldn't stand it then or now. as for the blockbuster video, the whole androgynous 90 pound freak portraying a tough guy thing was beyond absurd.
Posted 15 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Fun ... poppy ... the sound of an era.  The comment thread is interesting.  One can only imagine what it would have looked like had Bill played this a year ago.
Posted 15 years ago by smdeeg    [ Reply ]
i forgot that this song had a guitar jam. SWEET! Reminds me of being 13 and calling girls a fox. Keep mixin it up
Posted 15 years ago by foothillfreak    [ Reply ]
Might have been a nice stroll down memory lane were it not for the Jacksonian death frenzy of—what has it been?—the last year and a half. What? The post-mortem orgy has only been going on since June 25th? Wow, it seems like a year and a half. Or forever.
Posted 15 years ago by FrankMc    [ Reply ]
 weevilkinevil wrote:
Wow— MJ on RP?  Excellent!
Yeah! How about "Don't Stop" next time?

Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
This one might just win an award as #1 Hater-bait.
I don't think I have seen a song's rating drop so fast in such a short time.

I gave it a 9.
Posted 15 years ago by n4ku    [ Reply ]
WTF??  {#Eh}
Posted 15 years ago by evansdad    [ Reply ]
I had to restart this to make sure I really had RP on or if some malicious virus redirected me to a pop station. This sucks
Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
no one wants to be defeated...
Posted 15 years ago by onerb    [ Reply ]
Man, this just screams 'early 1980s'.

I agree, there is much better Jackson material that RP could be playing.  I could go for the next 25 years not hearing this again.
Posted 15 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]

cant help but hear weird al on this one.

How come youre always such a fussy young man?
Dont want no captain crunch, dont want no raison bran
Well, dont you know that other kids are starving in japan
So eat it, just eat it


Posted 15 years ago by black321    [ Reply ]
Oh yeah! I'm no MJ fan but this kicks some @$$!!!
Posted 15 years ago by Shouc    [ Reply ]
Strangely cool.  :-)
Posted 15 years ago by big_gare    [ Reply ]
Heck yesssssss.
Posted 15 years ago by utt73    [ Reply ]
Didn't like it then. Don't like it now, no matter how tortured he was. Not for me. Rather it was not played, but volume controls work.


Posted 15 years ago by tnt_thomas    [ Reply ]
Are you kidding?!!

Awesome!!

Oh, the memories.
Posted 15 years ago by donnyballgame    [ Reply ]
This song should beat it from the playlist.

It's aged about as badly as he had.

Posted 15 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
 CatFitz wrote:
I'd much rather hear Weird Al's 'Eat It.'
 
Me too!!
Posted 15 years ago by duchessb    [ Reply ]

PLEASE STOP IT.  SERIOUSLY!!!


Posted 15 years ago by glassman    [ Reply ]
This is a nice surprise.
Posted 15 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
I'd much rather hear Weird Al's 'Eat It.'
Posted 15 years ago by CatFitz    [ Reply ]
Just when I thought this set couldn't get any worse...

Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
not a big MJ fan.... but this just made my day !! (9 for sure)
Posted 15 years ago by Fooboy    [ Reply ]
Wow— MJ on RP?  Excellent!

Posted 15 years ago by weevilkinevil    [ Reply ]
Thank you MJ, you brilliant, tortured soul, for all you gave us.
Rest In Peace.
Posted 15 years ago by Kite_Flyer    [ Reply ]
 keller1 wrote:

This was 1983 ... Eddie Van Halen meets Motown ... absolutely destroyed what was left of race barriers in pop music by taking it mainstream.

And a great fargin tune to boot.

Ok, Bill, now we need Don"t Stop Til You Get Enough.

 
I second you on 'Don't Stop', that song f*ing rocks
Posted 15 years ago by ufamsm    [ Reply ]

This was 1982 ... Eddie Van Halen meets Motown ... absolutely destroyed what was left of race barriers in pop music by taking it mainstream.

And a great fargin tune to boot.

Bill, you're doing a great job —- Don"t Stop Til You Get Enough would make it a grand slam.




Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
 cayenne wrote:
This!! This is what I want to remember Michael for.

Edited to add: I remember listening to this at top volume (in my crappy Mazda RX3, remember those?) in the summer when I was 19. That means he was only 22 or 23 when this came out.
 
Wankel on my friend, Wankel on.
Posted 15 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
 cayenne wrote:
This!! This is what I want to remember Michael for.

 

This is okay. Great (if rather sterile) production by Quincy. Great guitar riff wrestled down into bland safety. Meh. What you want to remember Michael for is the VOICE. And he had it as a teenager, mostly. "I'll Be There" is more a monument than this ever will be.
Posted 15 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]
Throughout it all, nothing could tarnish Thriller...
Thanks, MJ.
Posted 15 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]
This!! This is what I want to remember Michael for.

Edited to add: I remember listening to this at top volume (in my crappy Mazda RX3, remember those?) in the summer when I was 19. That means he was only 22 or 23 when this came out.


Posted 15 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill for giving airplay to MJ.....like you say...great contribution to the world. Sad Day!
We should all dance around....this is such a great song! Love MJ

Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
What a life. Amazing, sad, inspiring, strange... So many contrasting adjectives come to mind.

I looked for an emoticon, but nothing fits.

RIP  
Posted 15 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]