Michael Jackson

Released: August 10, 1979

Songwriter: Paul McCartney

Producer: Quincy Jones

[Verse 1]
Girlfriend
I'm gonna tell your boyfriend (Yeah)
Tell him (Woohoo)
Exactly what we're doin' (Yeah)
Tell him what you do to me
Late at night when the wind is free

[Verse 2]
Girlfriend
I'm gonna show your boyfriend (Yeah)
Show him (Woohoo)
The letters I've been savin' (Yeah)
Show him how you feel inside
And how love could not be denied (Oh no)

[Chorus]
We're gonna have to tell him
You'll only be a girlfriend of mine
Huh, do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do-do
Huh, do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do-do (Hoo)
Do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do-do (Hoo)
We're going to have to tell him
You'll only be a girlfriend of mine

[Verse 3]
Girlfriend
You better tell your boyfriend (Yeah)
Tell him (Woohoo)
Exactly what we're doin' (Yeah)
Tell him what he needs to know
Or he may never let you go, yeah

[Chorus]
We're gonna have to tell him
You'll only be a girlfriend of mine
Huh, do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do-do (Hoo)
Do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do-do (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do-do (Woohoo)
(Gonna be your boyfriend)
Do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do-do (Woohoo)
(Gonna be my girlfriend, girlfriend)
Do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do-do (Woohoo)
Do-do-do-do-doot-do-do-do-do

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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