Michael Jackson

Released: August 4, 1972

Songwriter: Ace Adams Regina Adams Gladys Hampton

Producer: Mel Larson Jerry Marcellino

[Verse]
Everybody is somebody's fool
The world is the biggest school
As you live, you learn, though a torch will burn
Everybody is somebody's fool

You go through life making fools of others
Pretending you are giving them love
But remember sister or brother
You all have to answer to the one up above

[Chorus] [x2]
It's beautiful to watch love begin
But oh so sad when it ends
As you got through life remember this rule
Everybody is somebody's fool

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Jackson began his career when he was seven years old as the lead singer of the Jackson 5, breaking into stardom in 1969 after signing into Motown. The Jackson 5’s first four singles all peaked at number one on the Billboard 100, and soon after Michael pursued a solo career.

His breakthrough fifth album, 1979’s Off The Wall produced four top ten hits (including “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”) and sold 20 million copies, establishing him as a household name. The album was followed with 1982’s Thriller, which became the best selling album of all time, and was the first album to feature seven top 10 singles, including “Billie Jean” and “Beat It.”

In 1985, Michael contributed to the collaboration single “We Are The World”, which remains one of the best-selling singles of all time and raised nearly $65 million for famine relief.

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