Talk:Billie Jean

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[edit] Could be a featured article

This is an excellent article and if it had references I would nominate it to be a Featured Article. If anyone can add references, please do.--Alabamaboy 01:07, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

I disagree. At the moment. There is certainly ample and impressive material here but the author dips into fan magazine writing and this is not the Wiki standard.

[edit] Not the first black on MTV

I read somewhere recently - I think it was Blender magazine - that Billie Jean was not literally the first video by a black artist on MTV. Anyone still have that issue? I think it was in their 'Blender answers your questions' section. Also, MTV's own biography of MJ simply says he was the first black artist to find stardom on MTV. If he was the first to be played, I think they would mention that. BabuBhatt 21:03, 23 February 2006 (UTC) Edit: I made the change, since just above it says MTV had been playing predominantly white artists' videos. BabuBhatt 21:11, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Billie Jean visionary box set

Billie Jean is currently at number 8 http://mjni.com/news/details.aspx?ArticleNo=1730

[edit] Billie Jean is a current sinlge

Billie Jean is currently a chart elegible single. http://www.mjvisionary.com/mjvisionary.html

[edit] "Beat It" did not replace it as number one song

Took out line regarding "Beat It" as replacing the song at number one. There was actually a one week interruption in the MJ string between "BJ" and "BI" when Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners was the number one song in the US.

[edit] Theresa Gonsalves - The Real Billie Jean

I found this site about the person that seems to be the person behind the song:

http://www.obsessionsthebook.com/TheRealBillieJean.html

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Billie Jean.jpg

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[edit] Did you know that guys?

"Billie Jean" uses an interesting musical mode: the mediaeval (resp. modern) Dorian mode. The key is F# minor, and you can constantly hear a D# in the keyboard hooks throughout the song. -andy 62.134.215.112 19:33, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Best Non-MJ performance of Billie Jean

Here is the best non-MJ performance of BJ. http://www.dailymotion.com/bookmarks/fafa17300/video/xcahu_michael-jackson-idol_extreme —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaneite (talk • contribs) 17:40, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chart peaking information

I have to ask: where do you get all the chart peaking-information from? I mean how do You know where Billie Jean went number one ect? Any page?

Thank You —Preceding unsigned comment added by Prince-fan (talk • contribs) 17:42, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] So called release date of BJ 2008

As there is neither a commercial nor a promotional single for BJ 2008 (yet), the charts are calculated of downloads of this track. It is only available on Thriller 25 so this release date is the release date for BJ 2008. —Preceding unsigned comment added by LiterallySimon (talk • contribs) 13:02, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cover by David Cook on American Idol (season 7)

American Idol (season 7) contestant David Cook covered this song. Are covers of songs on "contest shows" (such as American Idol) considered article-worthy material? If so, would it get its own section, or just go in the "Covers and Remixes" section? --Nirvelli (talk) 04:46, 26 March 2008 (UTC)


not really, we already have enough examples. Realist2 (talk) 13:07, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Other covers ???