Despite the success of the single, this song never appeared on any of Jackson's world tours.
Music Video
The music video for "Leave Me Alone" won the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video at the Grammy Awards of 1990. The video was also featured in Moonwalker. In essence, the video is an amusement park consisting of stylistically crude images based around Jackson's successful career since 1982's Thriller. Consistent with the song's lyrical content, there is an emphasis on the tabloid view of Jackson's personal life and public image, referring to the nickname "Wacko Jacko" given to him by the press, and the various headlines associated with him in the 1980s. Lampooning rumours that he tried to purchase the "Elephant Man's" bones, Jackson dances with stop motion "Elephant Man" bones in the video. This particular segment (without the image of the bones) was used for the single's cover art. At the end of the video, it is revealed that a gigantic Jackson himself is the amusement park. He breaks free, tearing the park to pieces.
Leave Me Alone
Michael Jackson Lyrics
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I don't care what you say
Don't you come walkin' beggin' back mama
I don't care anyway
Dime after dime, I gave you all of my money
No excuses to make
Ain't no mountain that I can't climb baby
All is going my way
'Cause there's a time when you're right
And you know you must fight
Who's laughing baby, don't you know
And there's the choice that we make
And this choice you will take
Who's laughin' baby?
So just leave me alone
Leave me alone (leave me alone)
Leave me alone
Leave me alone (leave me alone, leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone (leave me alone) stop it!
Just stop doggin' me around
There was a time I used to say, "Girl I need you"
But who is sorry now?
You really hurt, you used to take and deceive me
Now who is sorry now?
You got a way of making me feel so sorry
I found out right away
Don't you come walkin', beggin', I ain't lovin' you
Don't you get in my way
'Cause there's a time when you're right
And you know you must fight
Who's laughing baby, don't you know
And there's the choice that we make
And this choice you will take
Who's laughin' baby?
So just leave me alone
Leave me alone (leave me alone)
Leave me alone
Leave me alone (leave me alone, leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone (leave me alone) stop it!
Just stop doggin' me around
'Cause there's a time when you're right
And you know you must fight
Who's laughing baby, don't you know, girl
And there's the choice that we make (that we make, and, that we make, and)
And this choice you will take
Who's laughin' baby?
So just leave me alone, girl
Leave me alone (leave me alone)
Leave me alone
Leave me alone (leave me alone, leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone (leave me alone) stop it!
Just stop doggin' me
Leave me alone (leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone
Leave me alone (leave me alone, leave me alone, leave me alone)
Leave me alone (leave me alone) stop it!
Just stop doggin' me around
Don't come beggin' me
Don't come beggin'
Don't come lovin' me
Don't come beggin'
I love you
I don't want it
I don't, I don't, I don't, I
Don't
Don't come beggin' me
Don't come beggin'
Don't come lovin' me
Don't come beggin'
In Leave Me Alone, Michael Jackson is declaring his independence and letting go of a past love. He is tired of hearing their excuses and wants them to stop begging and trying to come back into his life. He has given them everything he had, but the relationship still did not work out. Now, Jackson is in a good place, and he feels like he can conquer anything, and he doesn't want anyone to ruin that. In the chorus, Jackson repeats the phrase "leave me alone" over and over again. He is telling this person to stop "doggin'" him around and move on with their life.
The lyrics of the song reflect the emotions that many people feel after a difficult breakup. The feeling of wanting independence, even though it can be challenging to achieve, is one that many people can relate to. The song has a fast beat that is typical of the pop music genre, and the use of synthesizers adds to the overall upbeat vibe of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't care what you talkin' 'bout baby
I am completely indifferent to whatever you have to say
I don't care what you say
Your words don't matter to me whatsoever
Don't you come walkin' beggin' back mama
Don't try to come back to me and beg for forgiveness
I don't care anyway
I have no concern for you or your intentions
Dime after dime, I gave you all of my money
I gave you everything I had, without any excuses or justifications
No excuses to make
I have no need to justify my actions or words to you
Ain't no mountain that I can't climb baby
There's nothing I can't do or overcome
All is going my way
Everything in my life is going according to plan
'Cause there's a time when you're right
There are moments when one is absolutely correct
And you know you must fight
In those moments, it is necessary to put up a fight
Who's laughing baby, don't you know
The person who prevails will have the last laugh
And there's the choice that we make
We have the power to make choices
And this choice you will take
It is completely up to you to make a choice
So just leave me alone
Please stay away from me
Leave me alone (leave me alone)
I need my space, please leave me alone
Stop it! Just stop doggin' me around
Stop bothering me or following me around
There was a time I used to say, "Girl I need you"
There was a point when I told you that I needed you
But who is sorry now?
Now, it is you who has to apologize
You really hurt, you used to take and deceive me
You hurt me really badly when you used me and lied to me
Now who is sorry now?
You are the one who has to apologize now
You got a way of making me feel so sorry
You have a talent for making me feel guilty
I found out right away
I realized it very quickly
Don't you come walkin', beggin', I ain't lovin' you
Don't try to come back to me and beg for my love, I don't have any for you anymore
Don't you get in my way
Stay out of my way and leave me alone
So just leave me alone, girl
Please stay away from me, girl
Don't come beggin' me
I don't want you to come back to me begging for anything
Don't come lovin' me
I don't want you to come back to me trying to rekindle our love
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Michael Jackson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@spaceoink4653
@@raffaelefederico5427Kind of hard, because you need to have been there when the media was all over him.
Alot of the stuff you see, is actually stuff the media claimed about him. Bought wierd stuff as the elephant mans bones and so on.
The mouth/teeths in the cave is that the media is eating him up.
The entire amusmentpark is the media that is build around him.
The dog and cats in clothes is most likely that it didn't matter what it was. They wrote about everything about anything and tried to see what stuck on the wall.
The ape is bubbles, and there where s lot of rumours behind that to.
The media, Mtv and other big companies hated MJ, because he ditched them. They lost millions because of it, and shortly there after the media circus started.
@maiararochadasilva2811
🇧🇷🇺🇸👑🎤. Feliz 2024 meu rei e para todos. O Ano termina, um novo ano começa, sempre ouvindo as músicas do nosso rei. Seu grande clássico e obra-prima. Michael J. sempre transformando nossas vidas. A estrela, o fenômeno, a lenda. O maior artista que o mundo já viu. Seu talento astronômico. Retrospectiva 2023, o ano inesquecível e especial para o nosso rei. Algumas coisas aconteceram este ano.
*Este ano finalmente o tão aguardado documentário Thriller 40 anos. Foi no dia em que o clip de Thriller completou 40 anos. Documentário de grande sucesso.
* O filme do Rei do Pop finalmente será feito. Espero que seja um ótimo filme A Vida e Carreira do Rei.
* MJ o musical ganhou troféus. Melhor musical.
* Grande sucesso Michael Jackson One do Cirque du Soleil.
* E o clipe de Billie Jean ultrapassou 1.5 bilhão de visualizações e está perto de 2 bilhões.
*Este ano nossos clipes duplos alcançaram 1 bilhão de visualizações. Os clips They Don't Care About Us e Beat It ultrapassaram a nova marca de 1 bilhão de visualizações.
* E tem outros clips que estão perto de 1 bilhão de visualizações Thriller, Smooth Criminal na sequência tem vários outros.
* A visualização da página do You Tube registra mais de 15 bilhões de visualizações em todos os clips.
*No YouTube são mais de 29.4milhões de assinantes. Na página dele.
* Suas músicas mais tocadas no mundo.
* Nosso rei ganha cada vez mais prêmios a cada ano.
* Seus álbuns ganham cada vez mais certificados a cada ano.
* A cada dia sua música ganha mais e mais visualizações em diversas plataformas.
* Nosso rei completou 52 anos de uma carreira de muito sucesso.
* O artista tem fãs em todo o mundo 5.7 bilhões de fãs.
Artista mais imitado do mundo. Seus movimentos de dança ensinaram escolas de dança em todo o mundo. Parte Nosso rei deixou inúmeras obras e canções inéditas. Ele ganhou vários prêmios. Mesmo após sua morte, teve vários registros tanto em seu solo quanto quando fazia parte do grupo de seus irmãos. O rei não para!!!!! O álbum Thriller atingiu 120 milhões de cópias vendidas. Esse número aumenta a cada dia, em todo o mundo. Entre outras coisas. É por isso que ele é tão único, insuperável. Ele é dono dos melhores álbuns. Tem o melhor álbum de todos os tempos, Thriller. Recorde as vendas de seus discos ao redor do mundo e cresça ainda mais a cada dia. Ele é dono de outros álbuns de sucesso como: Bad, Dangerous, History, Blood On The Dance Floor e Invincible Xscape.
Ele, é dono das músicas mais lindas, memoráveis, inesquecíveis e muito atuais, até hoje. Michael J. se torna o primeiro cantor na história americana a possuir vários singles e álbuns Diamond. Antes de 'Beat It' e 'Thriller' (a música), o álbum Bad de 1987 ganhou a certificação 11x Platinum. Michael Jackson, eterno rei do pop, o único capaz de se destacar tanto no canto quanto na dança. Ele deixou uma marca indelével na cultura popular nos últimos cinquenta anos, trilhando um caminho que ninguém mais trilhou, transformando vídeo em filme e elevando o pop a uma forma de arte. Michael Jackson revolucionou a história da música pop mundial. Segundo o Guinness, Michael é o maior artista pop da história. Permanece na lista dos 100 melhores desde 1969 sem interrupção. O artista, ao longo de sua carreira, já vendeu bem mais de 1.5 bilhão de cópias de seus álbuns. O que você esperava, rei da dança, além da perfeição? Pena que você não está aqui para comemorar seus fãs, tudo isso. Ele é simplesmente o Rei do Pop para sempre. Uma vez rei, ele nunca perde sua majestade. Feliz Ano Novo meu amor. Neste ano que está prestes a começar, há ainda mais recordes. Você merece tudo, todos os registros. O Ano Novo começa com muitas saudades de você. O único consolo são suas lindas canções que tocam nosso coração e alma. Seus clipes lindos e perfeitos fizeram dele o maior artista do mundo. Seus shows são perfeitos. Mostra a arte da música e da dança de um grande artista. Seus vídeos e fotos são um lembrete único de que ele conquistou o mundo. Em 2023, os fãs do nosso rei organizaram uma festa em comemoração ao 65 anos do Michael Jackson. Foi uma festa linda, que pena ele estar aqui para comemorar com todos nós.
Feliz 2024 ano de muito sucesso em memória do nosso rei. Em 2024 terá muitas homenagens. Amor, de seus fãs, todos os anos fazem lindas homenagens de todos os tipos. Você é o rei mais lindo do mundo. Você já mais, será esquecido. Nos corações de seus fãs, você está vivo como sempre. Meu amor de outras vidas. Eu gostaria de poder voltar no tempo para ter você de volta. Em meu coração você está mais vivo do que nunca. A conexão com você é de outras vidas, te amo muito. Eu te amarei por todos os séculos. Eu sempre amarei você até o fim dos tempos. Rei absoluto 👑👑🎼 🎵🎶.
Rei do meu coração para sempre. Amor de toda a minha vida. Viverei para te amar para sempre, e além da vida, esse amor grande demais para viver em apenas uma vida, para viver em todas. 💛💚💙❤️💛
Maiara 💛💚💙❤️🇧🇷🇺🇸.
@leesha1674
This video is so symbolic of so many things Michael went through. I didn’t realize it as a kid but now I do and honestly, he deserved a better life
@MentalHealthTreatment
I didn't realize either, and I believed a lot of the stuff in the media and also the allegations 😢
@ranfali6807
I agree
@damianwhite9384
MJ is showing us the pain we went through in our lives, he is sharing the knowledge with us so that we can move forward, it would be egotistical of him to want us just to listen to his story, he wants us to also learn from ourselves and is expressing this through the power of music.
@leyla...2707
💯👏💐
@damianwhite9384
@Leyla Elmer Very powerful words from a person who was subjected to scrutiny by his own peers, but yet the adversity made him stronger? , he was learning his life and craft through music, irrespective of his decisions, and definitely im sure he made some wild choices, can you really blame him for being pure and wholesome. The people who labelled him were just as culpable as him but they were scared as he was calling them out out their own failures. Sometimes you have to read between the lines to understand the truth. I know its a profound statement, but the truth will always prevail.
@LOL-cringe
Absolutely insane what the media did to this man. RIP Michael Jackson, you may not be here anymore, but your music will live forever
@Beyond1904
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@barbarapringle8422
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@kaleahcollins4567
Because he was a prophet of Gd so they had to destroy him he was trying to change to much stuff and protect the children that the agenda uses in their sick games . The Hollywood elites rape and murder children if not abuse them til they kill themselves ( Corey Haim) and many other hollyweird is sick