„Billie Jean“ je ritam i bluz, dens-pop i fank pesma američkog izvođača Majkla Džeksona. Napisao ju je Džekson dok ju je producirao Kvinsi Džons za pevačev šesti solo album, „Thriller“ (1982). Pesma se jedva našla na albumu zbog mnogih neslaganja između pomenute dvojice. Njeni stihovi aludiraju na istinito životno iskustvo u kojem je mentalno bolesna obožavateljka tvrdila da je Džekson otac jednog od njenih blizanaca. Poznata je po svojstvenom basu i Džeksonovim vokalnim štucanjima. Miksovana je 91 put od strane Brusa Svedijena prije nego što je finalizovana.
Odlikovana mnogim priznanjima i nagradama (među kojim i dvema Gremi nagradama, jednom Američkom muzičkom nagradom i uvođenjem u „Kući slavnih producenata spotova“) pesma i njen spot su katapultirali „Thriller“ na čelo najprodavanijih albuma svih vremena. Pesma je promovisana kratkim filmom koji je srušio rasne barijere na MTV kao prvi spot jednog crnog izvođača koji se prikazivao na njoj i Emijem nominovanim nastupom sa „Motauna 25“ gde je Džekson premijerno prikazao mjesečev hod. Takođe je promovisana Pepsi reklamama. Tokom snimanja jedne od reklama, Džekson je pogođen vatrometom. Korišćena i prerađivana od strane mnogih savremenih izvođača, „Billie Jean“ je učinila Džeksona međunarodnom pop ikonom.
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
Then every head turned with eyes
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 ’til three
Then she looked at me
Then showed a photo of a baby cried
His eyes were like mine (oh, no!)
Go on dance 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 (no, no)
She says I am the one
But the kid is not my son
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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
But the kid is not my son
She says I am the one
You know what you did
She says he is my son
Breaking my heart babe
She says I am the one
Billie Jean is not my lover
Billie Jean is not my lover
Billie Jean is not my lover
Billie Jean is not my lover (don’t Billie Jean)
Billie Jean is not my lover
Billie Jean is not my lover…
