Lyrics for Black or White as interpreted by Mru007

Black or White Lyrics
Ow!
Ow!

I took my baby on a Saturday bang
Boy is that girl with you?
Yes we're one and the same

Now I believe in miracles
And a miracle has happened tonight
Hee!

But
If
You're thinkin about my baby
It don't matter if you're
Black or white
Ooh!

They print my message in the Saturday Sun
I had to tell them I ain't second to none

And I told about equality
And it's true
Either you're wrong or you're right
Hee!

But
If
You're thinkin about my baby
It don't matter if you're
Black or white
Hee!
Hee-hee!

I am tired of this devil
I am tired of this stuff
I am tired of this business
Girl when the going gets rough
I ain't scared of your brother
I ain't scared of no sheets
I ain't scared of nobody
Girl when the going gets mean

Protection
For gangs clubs and nations
Causing grief in human relations
It's a turf war
On a global scale
I'd rather hear both sides of the tale
See it's not about races
Just places
Faces
Where your blood comes from
It's where your space is
I've seen the bright get duller
I'm not gonna spend my life being a color

Don't tell me you agree with me
When I saw you kicking dirt in my eye
Hee-hee!

But
If
You're thinkin about my baby
It don't matter if you're
Black or white

I said
If you're thinkin of being my baby
It don't matter if you're
Black or white

I said
If you're thinkin of being my brother
It don't matter if you're
Black or white

Ooh ooh
Yeah yeah yeah now
Ooh ooh
Yeah yeah yeah now
All right

It's black
It's white
It's tough for you to get by
Yeah yeah yeah now
It's black
It's white
Whoo!

It's black
It's white
It's tough for you to get by
Yeah yeah yeah now
It's black
It's white
Whoo!

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fireant
12-02-2001

Rated -1 
I used to like Michael Jackson. I highly anticipated his "Dangerous" album when it cam out, but this song changed my opinion. The lyrics have a good message... we should accept people for who they are, not what they look like or where they're from... but really, I can't stand listening to the music! Part of it is angry, part is light-hearted. There's no continuity! Oh, and I don't need to say anything about the lame video, do I?

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Soul Sista 100
02-05-2002

Rated 0 
I think this song is good, not his best, I luv Michael Jackson's song but personally I don't like him. His song's are amazing!!

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stupidpunkkid
07-06-2002

Rated 0 
hahahaha you guys suck, michael jackson is GREAT!!!!!!! usually i dont like this kinna music, but i love michael jackson. thsi isnt my favorite mj song though. THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL!!!!!!

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Lets_kill_music
07-08-2002

Rated 0 
i think michael wrote this to explain his skin condition

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thinkitbeit
07-22-2002

Rated 0 
well in the beginning of the song he says "But if
you're thinkin about my baby it don't matter if you're
black or white" It's half and half because he's saying I don't care who u r, I'll beat u if u touch my girl. He wanted to include the race issue too because it is and will be a big topic, and yes his whole ordeal as well. At least I'm assuming, I don't actually know but that always explained it for me...

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JessieLynn
08-07-2002

Rated -2 
i don't think this song makes sense, because he's saying he doesn't care whether it's black or white, and it's obvious he prefers white, because he bleached himself white!

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gurl123
08-18-2002

Rated -1 
Lets_Kill_Music is totally right! this song was sooooooo written about him and all da problems he was having with his own black/white ass!!!!!!!!!!!!

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MusicL274
09-18-2002

Rated 0 
i think u r all lame he wrote it 4 other reasons look it up he is black with virtigo yes he tried to smooth it out with bleach but u wouldn't know any thing about Michael cuz ur coming up w/ lame shit it came out for an aids thing he was trying to say we r all equal and he does care about race " i don't care if ur black or white" and i agree with him when he says i am not spending my life being a color cuz we need to look past color so fuck off

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HAIL_ME
09-24-2002

Rated -2 
i think this song is about NAZI GERMANY and the great things they did for people.
Go the Nazi's

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cervante
03-03-2003

Rated 0 
great song

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Compuwiz19
03-11-2003

Rated 0 
This song sounds A LOT like Hungry Like The Wolf by Duran Duran...

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JoshF
03-20-2003

Rated -5 
"I took my baby on a Saturday bang"
Apparently, Wacko Jacko Wackos Offo in his Babies Moutho.......what?
Seriously though, the song is about Micheal's sexual attraction to his firstborn son.
Sorry, just trying to lighten the mood. Obviously you haven't read the lyrics, because IT DOSEN'T MATTER IF YOUR BLACK OR WHITE, so why the hell are all of you arguing over the pigment of his skin! Most of you (HAIL ME, gurl123, Jessie Lynn, MUSIC MACHINE) would be better off hiding your identity under a white bedsheet while protesting the Harlem GlobeTrotters and spoonfeeding Strom Thurmond...
Shame on you...I hope you are forced to collect Elton John's stool sample with nothing but a straw...

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kittieloser88
03-26-2003

Rated -2 
YOU FUCKER JOSHF. God you fucking moron. WTF? Michael IS NOT a fucking child molesting reject from american idol like you. And then you go, and yell at other people? CHRIST. So, do you fucking like him or not? God. Fucker.

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VinDigital
04-30-2003

Rated 0 
it don't matter if you're black or white

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Vesper_Teen
05-16-2004

Rated 0 
Well, I think the primary intent of the lyrics of this song are to cause controversy and promote debate about Michael, who was really getting weird and fascinating at the time of its release; an act of self-promotion. But as with Michael, there is always a subtext to the lyrics that are relevant to his psychology if you know what I mean, and I think the song is really about desperately wanting a child, and saying I don't care if it's black or white. It isn't about him, its about his potential children. This is something I always suspected, and the whole Martin Bashir thing kind of confirmed it to me. 'Blankets mother is black.' Yeh, OK Michael... Still think he's the media genius of our age though. Total respect.

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hilarainbow
06-27-2004

Rated 0 
"i think u r all lame he wrote it 4 other reasons look it up he is black with virtigo yes he tried to smooth it out with bleach but u wouldn't know any thing about Michael cuz ur coming up w/ lame shit it"

Are you sure you don't mean Vitiligo? Hmm? Don't think you can cure Vertigo with bleach. MJ is a bit of a joke these days, but this song was from when he was still pretty cool. I wish people would stop looking at his "freakishness" and concentrate on his music. Oh wait, maybe they do. That's why he's not popular any more cos his music's gone down the pan. The last good one he had that I liked was You Are Not Alone, and when was that? Like 1997 or something? The only reason he keeps going is so one day he can get an award for being in music for however many decades, when actually his new stuff doesn't even count. Fantastic in his time, but not any more.

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Bertxx
11-17-2004

Rated 0 
or azn

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EstiloPanama
03-18-2005

Rated 0 
Great and great video. Even though he is a strange guy now, he was a great performer. I rather care about his music than his personal life. I love watching his videos, but sometimes I wish the old michael Jackson never changed! He should have stopped around the time the "black and white" video was made, as far as changing his appearance goes. Poor guy..but yea..great song!

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Herenion
04-16-2005

Rated +1 
Right On EstiloPanama!!! I totally agree!!!

"Doesn't matter if your black or white"
-- a powerful message, however you interprit it!

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way_2_nang
06-21-2005

Rated 0 
I think Jacskon is a very Sick man!

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petetheelite
10-08-2005

Rated -1 
this song is about michael jacksons penis

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butterboy
10-14-2005

Rated 0 
I like the song...but I'm very confused about the opening, with the kid listening to music. Is it something about the theme of the album?

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Reynard Muldrake
12-05-2005

Rated 0 
"a Saturday bang"? You know, I'm begining to think the lyrics on this site aren't always 100% accurate.

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kmk_natasha
01-28-2006

Rated 0 
White. Very very white.

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Evezero
03-25-2006

Rated 0 
I just the whole black ans white theme. . .i love the music and beat. It's one of my favorite pop songs of all time. Some of the lyrics are good, and yeah racial injustice is cruel, blahblah blah I just like the feel of it.

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