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(air whooshing) 00:01
(heavy clanking) 00:03
(footsteps) 00:10
- Oh, oh look, look Grammy 00:14
Its, it's, it's Mmm Mmm 00:15
Uh, it's, it's, it's 00:18
- Mantovani? 00:23
- No, Michael Jackson 00:24
(crowd exclaims) 00:26
(bowling pins being knocked down) 00:33
- Excuse me. 00:46
- Land of the free 01:03
home of the weird. 01:06
- Wonder if they caught him. 01:15
Which way did they go? 01:17
Look look, Bev, there he is 01:19
- Hey buddy, how about an autograph? 01:22
- Would you autograph a tummy? 01:26
What's the matter you got no pen? 01:30
(both laughing) 01:32
- (both) Let's get him 01:35
- Come on buddy, just one little autograph. 01:38
(cameras clicking) 01:51
- Draw you tin-horned, lily livered side winding snake. 02:05
- Cut, you hairball. 02:11
I'll never finish this movie. 02:12
Who let him in? Isn't anybody in charge? 02:14
Don't you know anything about show business? 02:17
- I'm sorry. 02:19
- My producer's doing this to me, isn't he? 02:20
I ask for a bad guy and he gives me Michael Jackson. 02:22
I can't take it anymore. I quit. 02:27
- Hey, pecker wood, 02:29
you're gonna ruin my career. 02:30
I'll show you bad. 02:32
- [Director Off Screen] What's going on here? 02:34
- Sorry, I gotta go (chuckles) 02:34
- Let's get the varmint. 02:38
(women scream) 02:43
- [Woman Off Screen] Oh, Michael, I love your buckles. 02:48
- There he goes 02:53
- I've been waiting forever to get a shot of this guy. 03:01
He's tough to shoot. 03:04
- Whoa. Hey songbird. 03:07
- That's him. 03:12
- I've had about enough of you on my set. 03:13
- I think he's in there. 03:21
- [Reporter Off Screen] Wait a minute. 03:24
(voices overlapping excitedly) 03:26
- [Reporter Off Screen] I hear him. I can hear him. 03:33
- It's awful quiet in there. 03:40
I can hear him breathing. 03:42
The door's opening, set your focus. 03:43
(disappointed groans) 03:47
- It's just a stupid rabbit. 03:49
- We want Mike 03:52
- It's a stupid rabbit 03:53
(funky dance music) 03:54
(Rabbit whistles) 04:04
- [Reporter] Look over there. Look at that bunny. 04:06
(intense chase music) 04:15
- Oh it's him. 04:18
(girls screaming) 04:21
(Speed Demon music begins) 04:29
♪ I'm headed for the border ♪ 04:49
♪ It's on my mind ♪ 04:52
♪ And nothing really matters ♪ 04:54
♪ I've got to be on time ♪ 04:57
♪ Look in the view mirror ♪ 04:59
♪ Is he hot on my tracks ♪ 05:01
♪ Is he getting nearer ♪ 05:04
♪ I feel some heat is on my back ♪ 05:06
♪ Speed demon ♪ 05:09
♪ Speedin on the freeway ♪ 05:11
♪ Gotta get a lead way ♪ 05:12
♪ Speed demon ♪ 05:14
♪ Doin' it on the highway ♪ 05:16
♪ Gotta have it my way ♪ 05:17
♪ Speed demon ♪ 05:19
♪ Mind is like a compass ♪ 05:21
♪ I'm stoppin' at nothin' ♪ 05:22
♪ Speed demon ♪ 05:23
♪ Yeah, pull over, boy ♪ 05:25
♪ And get your ticket right ♪ 05:27
(girls screaming) 05:31
♪ And nothin' gonna stop me ♪ 05:33
♪ Ain't no stop and go ♪ 05:35
♪ I'm speedin' on the midway ♪ 05:38
(electricity crackles) 05:39
♪ I gotta really burn this road ♪ 05:40
♪ Speed demon ♪ 05:43
♪ Speedin' on the freeway ♪ 05:45
♪ Gotta get a lead way ♪ 05:46
♪ Speed demon ♪ 05:47
♪ Doin' it on the highway ♪ 05:50
♪ Gotta have it my way ♪ 05:51
♪ Speed demon ♪ 05:52
♪ Mind is like a compass ♪ 05:54
♪ I'm stopping at nothin' ♪ 05:56
♪ Speed demon ♪ 05:57
♪ Yes, pull over, boy ♪ 05:59
♪ And get your ticket right ♪ 06:01
♪ Speed demon you're the very same one ♪ 06:07
♪ Who said the future's in your hand ♪ 06:11
♪ The life you save could be your own ♪ 06:13
♪ You're preachin' 'bout my life like you're the law ♪ 06:17
♪ Gonna live each day and hour like ♪ 06:20
♪ For me there's no tomorrow ♪ 06:23
Go! (engine revs) 06:28
Go! (engine revs) 06:31
Go! (engine revs) 06:33
Ow! 06:35
(train signal ticking) 06:49
(train horn blaring) 06:52
♪ Speed demon ♪ 06:55
♪ Speedin' on the freeway ♪ 06:57
♪ Gotta get a lead way ♪ 06:59
♪ Speed demon ♪ 07:00
♪ Got a fire in my pocket ♪ 07:02
♪ I just lit a rocket ♪ 07:03
♪ Speed demon ♪ 07:05
♪ Just, pull over, boy ♪ 07:06
♪ And get your ticket right ♪ 07:08
♪ Speed demon ♪ 07:10
♪ Pull over, boy ♪ 07:12
♪ And get your ticket right ♪ 07:13
♪ Speed demon ♪ 07:15
♪ Just, pull over, boy ♪ 07:16
♪ And eat your ticket ♪ 07:18
♪ Pull over, boy ♪ 07:19
♪ Pull over, boy ♪ 07:22
♪ And get your ticket right ♪ 07:23
♪ Get your ticket right ♪ 07:47
♪ Pull over, boy ♪ 07:59
♪ And get your ticket right ♪ 08:01
♪ Pull over, boy ♪ 08:04
♪ And get your ticket right ♪ 08:06
♪ Pull over, boy ♪ 08:09
♪ Pull over, boy ♪ 08:10
♪ And get your ticket ♪ 08:11
♪ Eat your ticket ♪ 08:12
♪ Get your ticket ♪ 08:13
♪ Eat yo', get yo' ♪ 08:15
♪ Get your ticket right ♪ 08:26
♪ Pull over, boy ♪ 08:38
♪ And get your ticket right ♪ 08:40
♪ Pull over, boy ♪ 08:43
♪ And get your ticket right ♪ 08:45
♪ Pull over, boy ♪ 08:47
♪ Pull over, boy ♪ 08:48
♪ And get your ticket ♪ 08:49
♪ Eat your ticket ♪ 08:51
♪ Get your ticket ♪ 08:52
♪ Eat yo', get yo' ♪ 08:53
♪ Get your ticket right ♪ 09:05
♪ Pull over, boy ♪ 09:17
♪ Get your ticket right ♪ 09:19
♪ Pull over, boy ♪ 09:21
♪ And get your ticket right ♪ 09:23
♪ Pull over, boy ♪ 09:26
♪ Pull over, boy ♪ 09:27
♪ And get your ticket ♪ 09:28
♪ Eat your ticket ♪ 09:29
♪ Get your ticket ♪ 09:31
♪ Eat yo', get yo' ♪ 09:32
♪ Get your ticket right ♪ 09:43
But, me and my friend Spike, we were just, 09:44
my friend, he was just- 09:48
Spike, he was just here and 09:50
- I need your autograph right here. 09:52
(rocks clanging) 10:06

Speed Demon

By
Michael Jackson
Album
Bad
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Lyrics:

[English]

(air whooshing)

(heavy clanking)

(footsteps)

- Oh, oh look, look Grammy

Its, it's, it's Mmm Mmm

Uh, it's, it's, it's

- Mantovani?

- No, Michael Jackson

(crowd exclaims)

(bowling pins being knocked down)

- Excuse me.

- Land of the free

home of the weird.

- Wonder if they caught him.

Which way did they go?

Look look, Bev, there he is

- Hey buddy, how about an autograph?

- Would you autograph a tummy?

What's the matter you got no pen?

(both laughing)

- (both) Let's get him

- Come on buddy, just one little autograph.

(cameras clicking)

- Draw you tin-horned, lily livered side winding snake.

- Cut, you hairball.

I'll never finish this movie.

Who let him in? Isn't anybody in charge?

Don't you know anything about show business?

- I'm sorry.

- My producer's doing this to me, isn't he?

I ask for a bad guy and he gives me Michael Jackson.

I can't take it anymore. I quit.

- Hey, pecker wood,

you're gonna ruin my career.

I'll show you bad.

- [Director Off Screen] What's going on here?

- Sorry, I gotta go (chuckles)

- Let's get the varmint.

(women scream)

- [Woman Off Screen] Oh, Michael, I love your buckles.

- There he goes

- I've been waiting forever to get a shot of this guy.

He's tough to shoot.

- Whoa. Hey songbird.

- That's him.

- I've had about enough of you on my set.

- I think he's in there.

- [Reporter Off Screen] Wait a minute.

(voices overlapping excitedly)

- [Reporter Off Screen] I hear him. I can hear him.

- It's awful quiet in there.

I can hear him breathing.

The door's opening, set your focus.

(disappointed groans)

- It's just a stupid rabbit.

- We want Mike

- It's a stupid rabbit

(funky dance music)

(Rabbit whistles)

- [Reporter] Look over there. Look at that bunny.

(intense chase music)

- Oh it's him.

(girls screaming)

(Speed Demon music begins)

♪ I'm headed for the border ♪

♪ It's on my mind ♪

♪ And nothing really matters ♪

♪ I've got to be on time ♪

♪ Look in the view mirror ♪

♪ Is he hot on my tracks ♪

♪ Is he getting nearer ♪

♪ I feel some heat is on my back ♪

♪ Speed demon ♪

♪ Speedin on the freeway ♪

♪ Gotta get a lead way ♪

♪ Speed demon ♪

♪ Doin' it on the highway ♪

♪ Gotta have it my way ♪

♪ Speed demon ♪

♪ Mind is like a compass ♪

♪ I'm stoppin' at nothin' ♪

♪ Speed demon ♪

♪ Yeah, pull over, boy ♪

♪ And get your ticket right ♪

(girls screaming)

♪ And nothin' gonna stop me ♪

♪ Ain't no stop and go ♪

♪ I'm speedin' on the midway ♪

(electricity crackles)

♪ I gotta really burn this road ♪

♪ Speed demon ♪

♪ Speedin' on the freeway ♪

♪ Gotta get a lead way ♪

♪ Speed demon ♪

♪ Doin' it on the highway ♪

♪ Gotta have it my way ♪

♪ Speed demon ♪

♪ Mind is like a compass ♪

♪ I'm stopping at nothin' ♪

♪ Speed demon ♪

♪ Yes, pull over, boy ♪

♪ And get your ticket right ♪

♪ Speed demon you're the very same one ♪

♪ Who said the future's in your hand ♪

♪ The life you save could be your own ♪

♪ You're preachin' 'bout my life like you're the law ♪

♪ Gonna live each day and hour like ♪

♪ For me there's no tomorrow ♪

Go! (engine revs)

Go! (engine revs)

Go! (engine revs)

Ow!

(train signal ticking)

(train horn blaring)

♪ Speed demon ♪

♪ Speedin' on the freeway ♪

♪ Gotta get a lead way ♪

♪ Speed demon ♪

♪ Got a fire in my pocket ♪

♪ I just lit a rocket ♪

♪ Speed demon ♪

♪ Just, pull over, boy ♪

♪ And get your ticket right ♪

♪ Speed demon ♪

♪ Pull over, boy ♪

♪ And get your ticket right ♪

♪ Speed demon ♪

♪ Just, pull over, boy ♪

♪ And eat your ticket ♪

♪ Pull over, boy ♪

♪ Pull over, boy ♪

♪ And get your ticket right ♪

♪ Get your ticket right ♪

♪ Pull over, boy ♪

♪ And get your ticket right ♪

♪ Pull over, boy ♪

♪ And get your ticket right ♪

♪ Pull over, boy ♪

♪ Pull over, boy ♪

♪ And get your ticket ♪

♪ Eat your ticket ♪

♪ Get your ticket ♪

♪ Eat yo', get yo' ♪

♪ Get your ticket right ♪

♪ Pull over, boy ♪

♪ And get your ticket right ♪

♪ Pull over, boy ♪

♪ And get your ticket right ♪

♪ Pull over, boy ♪

♪ Pull over, boy ♪

♪ And get your ticket ♪

♪ Eat your ticket ♪

♪ Get your ticket ♪

♪ Eat yo', get yo' ♪

♪ Get your ticket right ♪

♪ Pull over, boy ♪

♪ Get your ticket right ♪

♪ Pull over, boy ♪

♪ And get your ticket right ♪

♪ Pull over, boy ♪

♪ Pull over, boy ♪

♪ And get your ticket ♪

♪ Eat your ticket ♪

♪ Get your ticket ♪

♪ Eat yo', get yo' ♪

♪ Get your ticket right ♪

But, me and my friend Spike, we were just,

my friend, he was just-

Spike, he was just here and

- I need your autograph right here.

(rocks clanging)

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

speed

/spiːd/

A2
  • noun
  • - the rate at which someone or something moves or operates
  • verb
  • - to move quickly

demon

/ˈdɛ.mən/

B2
  • noun
  • - an evil spirit or devil

highway

/ˈhaɪ.weɪ/

A2
  • noun
  • - a main road for fast travel between places

mirror

/ˈmɪr.ə(r)/

A2
  • noun
  • - a reflective surface showing images

ticket

/ˈtɪk.ɪt/

A1
  • noun
  • - a piece of paper or card for travel or entry

race

/reɪs/

A2
  • noun
  • - a competition of speed
  • verb
  • - to compete in a race

train

/treɪn/

A2
  • noun
  • - a vehicle running on tracks for transporting people or goods
  • verb
  • - to teach or be taught skills

focus

/ˈfoʊ.kəs/

B2
  • noun
  • - the center of interest or activity
  • verb
  • - to direct attention or effort

burn

/bɜːrn/

B2
  • verb
  • - to be on fire or ignite

run

/rʌn/

A1
  • verb
  • - to move quickly on foot
  • verb
  • - to manage or operate

move

/muːv/

A1
  • verb
  • - to change position or go in a direction

Grammar:

  • It's just a stupid rabbit.

    ➔ Use of 'just' as an adverb of approximation or emphasis.

    ➔ 'just' describes something that is only or simply that, emphasizing the simplicity or immediacy.

  • And nothing really matters.

    ➔ Use of 'really' as an adverb to emphasize the verb 'matters'.

    ➔ 'really' emphasizes the importance or significance of the action or statement.

  • You're in charge?

    ➔ Use of 'you're' as a contraction of 'you are' in a question format.

    ➔ 'you're' is a contraction used to combine 'you' and 'are', often in questions to ask about someone's status or role.

  • Gotta get a lead way.

    ➔ Use of 'Gotta' as a contraction of 'got to' indicating necessity or obligation.

    ➔ 'Gotta' is an informal contraction used to express necessity or obligation to do something.

  • Get your ticket right.

    ➔ Imperative sentence using 'get' as a command, with 'your ticket' as the object.

    ➔ An imperative sentence giving a direct command or instruction to someone to do something.