Bad - Michael Jackson

In his 1988 autobiography 'Moonwalk', Michael Jackson wrote: ''Bad' is a song about the street. It's about this kid from a bad neighborhood who gets to go away to a private school. He comes back to the old neighborhood when he's on a break from school and the kids from the neighborhood start giving him trouble. He sings, 'I'm bad, you're bad, who's bad, who's the best?' He's saying when you're strong and good, then you're bad.'

Released as the second single from the album 'Bad', this single reached number 1 in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands and Ireland. In the UK, the single peaked at number 3. The song was parodies by 'Weird Al' Yankovic. His version is called 'Fat'. He also parodied Jackson's album cover by having his album titled 'Even worse', complete with Yankovic dressed like Jackson.

My collection: 7" single no. 2447
Found: September 2, 1995
Cost: 1 guilder
Tracks: 'Bad' / 'I can't help it'