Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

***Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'*** es una de las canciones de Michael Jackson en los álbumes Thriller e HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. Fue lanzado el 8 de mayo de 1983. **Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'** fue grabado/escrito en 1979, durante la época del álbum de Michael **Off The Wall**, pero era demasiado tarde para agregarlo al álbum, por lo que Michael guardó la canción para ***Thriller*** y Regrabado en 1981 **.** Esta canción fue escrita por Michael Jackson y producida por Quincy Jones (con coproducción de Michael Jackson). La letra de esta canción se refiere a extraños que difunden rumores para iniciar una discusión sin una buena razón.

## Letra

* I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
* You got to be startin' somethin'
* I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
* You got to be startin' somethin'
* It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah)
* Too low to get under (yeah, yeah)
* You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah)
* And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah)
* It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah)
* Too low to get under (yeah, yeah)
* You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah)
* And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah)
* I took my baby to the doctor
* With a fever, but nothin' he found
* By the time this hit the street
* They said she had a breakdown
* Someone's always tryin'
* To start my baby cryin'
* Talkin', squealin', lyin'
* Sayin' you just want to be startin' somethin'
* I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
* You got to be startin' somethin'
* I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
* You got to be startin' somethin'
* It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah)
* Too low to get under (yeah, yeah)
* You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah)
* And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah)
* It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah)
* Too low to get under (yeah, yeah)
* You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah)
* And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah)
* You love to pretend that you're good
* When you're always up to no good
* You really can't make him hate her
* So your tongue became a razor
* Someone's always tryin'
* To keep my baby cryin'
* Treacherous, cunnin', declinin'
* You got my baby cryin'
* I said you wanna be startin' somethin' (hee!)
* You got to be startin' somethin'
* I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
* You got to be startin' somethin'
* It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah)
* Too low to get under (yeah, yeah)
* You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah)
* And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah)
* It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah)
* Too low to get under (yeah, yeah)
* You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah)
* And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah)
* You're a vegetable (you're a vegetable)
* You're a vegetable (you're a vegetable)
* Still they hate you (still they hate you)
* You're a vegetable (you're a vegetable)
* You're just a buffet (you're just a buffet, you're a vegetable)
* You're a vegetable (you're a vegetable)
* They eat off of you (they eat off of you, you're a vegetable)
* You're a vegetable, ow!
* Billie Jean is always talkin'
* When nobody else is talkin'
* Tellin' lies and rubbin' shoulders
* So they called her mouth a motor
* Someone's always tryin'
* To start my baby cryin'
* Talkin', squealin', spyin'
* Sayin' you just want to be startin' somethin'
* I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
* You got to be startin' somethin'
* I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
* You got to be startin' somethin'
* It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah)
* Too low to get under (yeah, yeah)
* You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah)
* And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah)
* It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah)
* Too low to get under (yeah, yeah)
* You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah)
* And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah)
* You're a vegetable (you're a vegetable)
* You're a vegetable (you're a vegetable)
* Still they hate you (still they hate you)
* You're a vegetable (you're a vegetable)
* You're just a buffet (you're just a buffet, you're a vegetable)
* You're a vegetable (you're a vegetable)
* They eat off of you (they eat off of you, you're a vegetable)
* You're a vegetable, ow!
* Ow!
* Hee hee, ha-ha, ooh!
* If you can't feed your baby (yeah, yeah)
* Then don't have a baby (yeah, yeah)
* And don't think maybe (yeah, yeah)
* If you can't feed your baby (yeah, yeah)
* You'll be always tryin'
* To stop that child from cryin'
* Hustlin', stealin', lyin'
* Now baby's slowly dyin'
* I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
* You got to be startin' somethin'
* I said you wanna be startin' somethin'
* You got to be startin' somethin'
* It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah)
* It's too low to get under (yeah, yeah)
* You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah)
* And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah)
* It's too high to get over (yeah, yeah)
* It's too low to get under (yeah, yeah)
* You're stuck in the middle (yeah, yeah)
* And the pain is thunder (yeah, yeah)
* Lift your head up high
* And scream out to the world
* "I know I am someone"
* And let the truth unfurl
* No one can hurt you now
* Because you know what's true
* Yes, I believe in me
* So you believe in you
* Help me sing it
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (hoo-hoo)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (hee-hee-hee)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (hee-hee-hee)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (help me sing it babe)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (hee-hee-hee)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (yeah, sing it to the world)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (sing it out loud)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (hoo-hoo)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (help me sing it)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (hoo-hoo)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (hee-hee-hee)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (help me sing it)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (hoo-hoo)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (hee-hee-hee)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (sing it to the world)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (hoo-hoo)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (hee-hee-hee)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (hee-hee-hee)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (help me sing it, babe)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (hee-hee-hee)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (yeah)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (sing it to the world)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (sing it out loud)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (hoo-hoo)
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
* Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa...

## Interpretaciones

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' se presentó por primera vez en el Victory Tour (1984) con sus hermanos. Se realizó nuevamente en el Bad World Tour (1987-1989). Mas tarde se realizó en el Dangerous World Tour (1992-1993). Luego en el Royal Concert (1996) y en el HIStory World Tour (1996-1997). Se suponía que se realizaría en la serie de conciertos This Is It (2009), pero no se pudo debido a la muerte de Michael.

## En Thriller (Álbum)

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' es la primera canción del álbum Thriller y la cuarta en ser lanzada como sencillo

## En HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' es la decimocuarta canción del disco 1 (HIStory Begins, el cual solo contiene hits y otras canciones) del álbum HIStory

## Trivia

* La canción originalmente se escribió y grabó en 1979 para el álbum Off The Wall, pero Michael encontró la canción tiempo después cuando estaba trabajando en Thriller y la grabó nuevamente (La demo de 1979 se puede encontrar en YouTube)
* Después de que la cantante de pop de Barbados Rihanna probara la canción en su sencillo de 2007 "Don't Stop the Music",​​ ella y Jackson fueron demandados en febrero de 2009 por el músico camerunés Manu Dibango, quien afirmó que ambas canciones robaron la "mama-say mama-sa mama-coo-sa" gancho de su single de 1972 "Soul Makossa" sin permiso. Según la Agence France-Presse, Jackson admitió que tomó prestada la línea de "Wanna Be Startin 'Somethin'" y llegó a un acuerdo fuera de los tribunales. Cuando Rihanna le pidió permiso a Jackson en 2007 para probar la línea, supuestamente aprobó la solicitud sin contactar a Dibango de antemano. Los abogados de Dibango llevaron el caso ante un tribunal de París, exigiendo 500.000 euros por daños y perjuicios y que Sony BMG, EMI y Warner Music "no reciban ingresos relacionados con 'mama-say mama-sa' hasta que se resuelva el asunto".
* Rihanna copió el final de esta canción en una de sus canciones, *Don't Stop The Music* .
* Nunca hubo un video musical para esta canción
* Se hace referencia a "Billie Jean" en la letra del segundo verso.
* Michael nunca usó la reproducción de esta canción en sus conciertos
* La canción fue remezclada en 2008

## Enlaces Externos

1. Wikipedia
2. Audio
3. Thriller
4. HIStory: Past, Present And Future, Book I
5. Off The Wall
6. Demo de 1979