Michael Jackson - The Girl Is Mine 2008 Lyrics
Featuring: Will.i.am
Send this Ringtone to your Cell[Michael Jackson]
Every night she walks right in my dreams
Since I met her from the start
I'm so proud I am the only one
Who is special in her heart
The girl is mine
(She mine she mine she mine)
The doggone girl is mine
(She like the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock)
I know she's mine
(She mine she mine she mine)
Because the doggone girl is mine
(She like the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock)
I don't understand the way you think
Saying that she's yours not mine
Sending roses and your silly dreams
Really just a waste of time
Because she's mine
(She mine she mine she mine)
The doggone girl is mine
(She like the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock)
Don't waste your time
(She mine she mine she mine)
Because the doggone girl is mine
(She like the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock)
I love you more than he
(Take you anywhere)
But I love you endlessly
(Loving we will share)
So come and go with me
To one town
But we both cannot have her
So it's one or the other
Don't build your hopes to be let down
'Cause I really feel it's time
That she'll tell you I'm the one for her
'Cause she said I blow her mind
The girl is mine
(She mine she mine she mine)
The doggone girl is mine
(She like the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock)
Don't waste your time
(She mine she mine she mine)
Because the doggone girl is mine
(She like the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock)
[will.i.am]
She love the way I love her low
The way I love her high
(Love her high)
She love to say hello
And never say goodbye
(Say good bye)
I call her mommy
And she call me papa
I'm sorry Mike but
She love the way I rock her
And you know you know you know I really care
(You know you know you know I care)
And she know she know the love is right here
And I know I know the love is real true
And now they know they know just how the Willie do
They like the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock
The way I rock the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock
The way I roll with it
The way I rock with it
The way I rock with king of pop none stop with it
The way I rock the way
The way I rock the way I rock the way I rock I rock I rock
Will.i.am none stop
Rollin with the king of pop
MJ make it hot
Yeah you like the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock
The way I rock the way I rock the way I rock the way I rock
Listen to "The Girl Is Mine 2008"
Song details
For Thriller 25, an album celebrating Thriller's 25th anniversary, Black Eyed Peas' lead singer, will.i.am, remixed "The Girl Is Mine". Entitled "The Girl Is Mine 2008", the remix featured an original solo demo of the song by Jackson, before he had recorded the duet with McCartney. will.i.am added his own vocals and new verse. Though the remix sampled the demo, The Daily Telegraph alleged that McCartney was omitted because he and Jackson had fallen out over the latter's purchase of Sony/ATV Music Publishing and The Beatles' song catalogue in 1985. Despite the allegation, the original version of "The Girl Is Mine" was included on the album, with McCartney's vocals included. Upon its release in 2008, the song reached number 12 in New Zealand. Peaking at 22 in France, the song charted within the Top 50 of Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland. The remix peaked at number 51 in Switzerland.
"The Girl Is Mine 2008" received generally unfavourable reviews from music critics. Journalist Christopher Rees stated that will.i.am had "done a fantastic job of murdering a classic song". Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone noted that will.i.am's production was "dumb-thug bluster" and criticized him for trying to hide the "goofy 'doggone' hook"—"the whole point of the song". Music journalist Aidin Vaziri criticized the song, stating, "the Black Eyed Peas rapper completely erases Paul McCartney's vocal track from the original duet to make room for himself spouting nonsense such as, 'I call her mommy and she call me papa/I'm sorry Mike, but she loves the way I rock-a.'" Stephen Erlewine of Allmusic claimed that will.i.am had turned "The Girl Is Mine" into a "hapless dance number". Kelefa Sanneh of Blender noted that "will.i.am contributes beats (why?) and rhymes (why, oh, why?) to "The Girl Is Mine 2008" ". IGN's Todd Gilchrist stated that will.i.am's "The Girl Is Mine" remix was an offense. The offense was made even more "egregious" by the insertion of his own "atonal vocal presence" in place of McCartney's.
Pitchfork Media added to the unfavourable reviews, stating of will.i.am, "He takes Macca off 'The Girl Is Mine' but decides it can't work without someone sounding like an idiot and steps manfully in himself." The Times stated that whoever thought it was a good idea for will.i.am to participate in the song ought to be "locked in a windowless cell with nothing but those songs on a continuous loop". PopMatters, however, praised Thriller 25 and the remix of "The Girl Is Mine". They wrote, "Any album good enough to make you forgive (although maybe not forget) a song as bad as the Paul McCartney duet 'The Girl Is Mine' has got to be damn good." They added that will.i.am had put a "breezy spin" on the track and that the song's omission of McCartney did not suffer because of it.
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