25. "You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar" --Human League's 'Don't You Want Me'
24. "I've been a bad, bad girl" --Fiona Apple's 'Criminal'
23. "You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips" --The Righteous Brothers' 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin''
22. "Go, shorty. It's your birthday" --50 Cent's 'In Da Club'
21. "Hello, Darkness, my old friend" --Simon and Garfunkel's 'The Sound of Silence'
20. "I am an Antichrist" --Sex Pistols' 'Anarchy in the UK'
19. "Well, I guess it would be nice if I could touch your body" --George Michael's 'Faith'
18. "We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee" --Merle Haggard's 'Okie From Muskokee'
17. "I was dreaming when I wrote this" --Prince's '1999'
16. "Pigs, they tend to wiggle when they walk" --Pavement's 'Stereo'
**15. "She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene" --Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean' **
14. "There must be some kind of way out of here, said the joker to the thief" --Jimi Hendrix's 'All Along the Watchtower'
13. "What's with these homies dissin' my girl?" --Weezer's 'Buddy Holly'
12. "A candy-colored clown they call the sandman tiptoes to my room every night" --Roy Orbison's 'In Dreams'
11. "Oh, I just don't where to begin" --Elvis Costello's 'Accidents Will Happen'
10. "Tommy used to work on the docks" --Bon Jovi's 'Livin' on a Prayer'
9. "Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine" --Patti Smith's 'Gloria'
8. "Well, it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go, cat, go!" --Carl Perkins' 'Blue Suede Shoes'
7. "In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey" --Beck's 'Loser'
6. "Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?" --The Carpenters' 'Close to You'
5. "Don't call it a comeback" --LL Cool J's 'Mama Said Knock You Out!'
4. "Well, she was just seventeen -- you know what I mean" --The Beatles' 'I Saw Her Standing There'
3. "Hey, ho, let's go!" --The Ramones' 'Blitzkrieg Bop'
2. "I was born in a cross-fire hurricane" --The Rolling Stones' 'Jumpin' Jack Flash'
1. "She's a very kinky girl" --Rick James' 'Superfreak'
** Can anyone explain why this song is so great, why it's considered a pop masterpiece? I worked in radio for years and music is a passion but I cannot for the life of me figure out what's the deal with Billie Jean. Anyone? Anyone??
1 comment:
It has a good beat and you can dance to it? ;)
I don't know, but my friends with the massive sound system say that it ALWAYS goes over well at their parties.
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