Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney: "Say Say Say"(1983)

"Say Say Say" is a pop song that was written and performed by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. The track was produced by George Martin for McCartney's fifth solo album, Pipes of Peace (1983).

The song was recorded during production of McCartney's 1982 Tug of War album, about a year before the release of "The Girl Is Mine"—the pair's first duet from Jackson's record-breaking album, Thriller (1982). After its release in October 1983, "Say Say Say" became Jackson's seventh top-ten hit inside a year. It was a number one hit in the United States, Norway, and Sweden, reached number two in the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten in Australia, Austria, New Zealand, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, the song was promoted with a music video directed by Bob Giraldi. The video, filmed in Santa Ynez Valley, California, featured cameo appearances by Linda McCartney and La Toya Jackson. The short film centers around two con artists called "Mac and Jack" (played by McCartney and Jackson), and is credited for the introduction of dialogue and storyline to music videos. The video was considered by the National Coalition on Television Violence to be too violent for broadcast in the US.


- Lyrics:

(paul)
Say say say
What you want
But don’t play games
With my affection
Take take take
What you need
But don’t leave me
With no direction

(michael)
All alone
I sit home by the phone
Waiting for you, baby
Through the years
How can you stand to hear
My pleading for ya dear
You know I’m cryin
Oo oo oo oo oo

(paul)
(now) go go go
Where you want
But don’t leave me
Here forever
You you you stay away
So long girl, I see ya never

(michael)
What can I do, girl
To get through to you
Cause I love ya baby
Standing here
Baptized in all my tears
Baby through the years
Ya know I’m cryin
Oo oo oo oo oo

You never ever worry
And ya never shed a tear
You’re sayin that my love ain’t real
Just look at my fac these tears ain’t dryin’

You you you
Can never say
That I’m not the one
Who really loves you
I pray pray pray, everyday
That you’ll see things
Girl like I do

What can I do, girl
To get through to you
Cause I love you baby
Standing here
Baptized in all my tears
Baby through the years
Ya know I’m crying
Oo oo oo oo oo

Say say say...

(repeat and fade out)