AS CASE STUDY

            BILLIE JEAN- MICHAEL JACKSON

She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene, I said don't mind, but what do you mean, I am the one
Who will dance on the floor in the round /She said I am the one, who will dance on the floor in the round

She told me her name was Billie Jean, as she caused a scene/ Then every head turned with eyes that dreamed of being the one
Who will dance on the floor in the round

People always told me be careful of what you do/ And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts
And mother always told me be careful of who you love/ And be careful of what you do 'cause the lie becomes the truth

Billie Jean is not my lover/ She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son/ She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son

For forty days and forty nights/The law was on her side
But who can stand when she's in demand/ Her schemes and plans
'Cause we danced on the floor in the round/ So take my strong advice, just remember to always think twice
(Don't think twice, don't think twice)

She told my baby we'd danced till three, then she looked at me / Then showed a photo my baby cried his eyes were like mine (oh, no!)
'Cause we danced on the floor in the round, baby

People always told me be careful of what you do/ And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts
She came and stood right by me /Just the smell of sweet perfume/ This happened much too soon/ She called me to her room

Billie Jean is not my lover/ She's just a girl who claims that I am the one/ But the kid is not my son

Billie Jean is not my lover/ She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son/ She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son

She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son

Billie Jean is not my lover/She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son/ She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son

She says I am the one,  (x2)

Billie Jean is not my lover (X5)

What representations are being shown?

            homeless person- stereotypical that it is ma man sleeping on the street.

detective? -

old woman - shower cap, nosy neighbor, scared

police men
what is the narrative?
gives a homeless man money
tries to avoid a spy/paparazzi - wants to keep his life private
gets into bed with someone

how is Michael Jackson seen? star image?

he is seen as untouchable and he wants nobody to see him.
unwanted attention
lights wherever he steps, 'magical'


How is Jackson represented as a young black male?
criminal: woman sees him going into a hotel through the back way - calls the police who respond straight away - woman possibly suspicious as he is black.
exotic: while he was dancing, the poster had the two white girls looking at him.

gives the poor man money and transforms his life.
being deceitful - telling people to be quiet
disappearing when the reporter tries to catch him

clean- cleaning his white shoes


How does it show the hounding/obsession by the groupies as mentioned



the reporter could represent Michael Jackson being hounded by the press
they also represent a repressed community being controlled and monitored by the press

He demonstrates control over the situation by removing himself before the reporter has a chance to catch him
the cat turning into a tiger represents Jackson's progression from being a boy to a man