Song Description

A meditation on how famous people are weird, using Michael Jackson as a primary example.

Lyrics

Show a little compassion for Michael Jackson
When he turns up on the evening news
Don?t judge that man or make fun of his tan
Until you?ve walked a mile backwards in his sequined shoes
And even if he is as bad as we might fear
We?re to blame, we gave him fame, and we can make him disappear

Famous people are weird
They can?t help it
It just goes along with being a star
We need our stars to act a little bizarre
If only to assure us how normal we are
When they?re smeared we?re all too eager to jeer
And when they?re cleared we?ll be first in line to cheer at the world premiere
Famous people are weird

So why don?t you show a little compassion for Michael Jackson
That poor guy never had a chance of being normal
And neither would you if your parents had you up there singing and dancing
When you were younger than the drummer from Hanson
You?da probably turned out like Marilyn Manson
Prancing on stage without any pants on

And even if they?re not as strange as they appear
We believe everything we hear
Like the one about Richard Gere
Just keep in mind before you sneer
Who gave them their career

Famous people are weird
They can?t help it
It just goes along with being a star

It?s like being the president
They start hating you the minute they vote you in