THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON

1.- History

Michael Jackson was born in Indiana, USA on 29th August 1958. He was the main singer in The Jackson 5. It was a family group formed by Jackson and his brothers. They achieved great success in the 60s. Michael Jackson went solo in the 70s and composed, sang and recorded 10 albums. Some of his best songs are: "Ben", "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", "Billie Jean", "Beat It", "Thriller", "Bad" and "Black Or White".

"Thriller" includes sounds used in horror films.

2.- Lyrics

It's close to midnight

And something evil's lurking in the dark

Under the moonlight

You see a sight that almost stops your heart

You try to scream

But terror takes the sound before you make it

You start to freeze

As horror looks you right between the eyes

You're paralyzed

(Chorus)

'Cause this is thriller, thriller night

And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike

You know it's thriller, thriller night

You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight

You hear the door slam

And realize there's nowhere left to run

You feel the cold hand

And wonder if you'll ever see the sun

You close your eyes

And hope that this is just imagination

Girl, but all the while

You hear a creature creepin' up behind

You're out of time

(Chorus 2)

'Cause this is thriller, thriller night

There ain't no second chance against the thing with forty eyes, girl

Thriller, thriller night

You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight

Night creatures call

And the dead start to walk in their masquerade

There's no escaping the jaws of the alien this time (they're open wide)

This is the end of your life

They're out to get you

There's demons closin' in on every side

They will possess you

Unless you change that number on your dial

Now is the time

For you and I to cuddle close together

All through the night

I'll save you from the terror on the screen

I'll make you see

(Chorus 3)

That this is thriller, thriller night

'Cause I can thrill you more than any ghoul would ever dare try

Thriller, thriller night

So let me hold you tight and share a killer, thriller

Chiller, thriller here tonight

(Repeat Chorus 3)

I'm gonna thrill you tonight

(Rap 1)

Darkness falls across the land

The midnight hour is close at hand

Creatures crawl in search of blood

To terrorize y'all's neighborhood 

And whosoever shall be found

Without the soul for getting down

Must stand and face the hounds of hell

And rot inside a corpse's shell

(Rap 2)

The foulest stench is in the air

The funk of forty thousand years

And grizzly ghouls from every tomb

Are closing in to seal your doom

And though you fight to stay alive

Your body starts to shiver

For no mere mortal can resist

The evil of the thriller

3.- Vocabulary

- Midnight = Medianoche

- Evil = Demonio

- Lurking = Acechando

- Dark = Oscuridad

- Moonlight = Luz de luna

- Sight = Visión

- Scream = Gritar

- Freeze = Congelar

- Paralyzed = Paralizado

- Thriller = Emocionante

- Beast = Bestia

- Strike = Golpear

- Fighting = Peleando

- Killer = Asesino

- Slam = Cerrar algo de golpe, dar un portazo

- Creeping up = Aumentar algo

- Chance = Oportunidad

- Creatures = Criaturas

- Masquerade = Mascarada

- Jaws = Fauces

- Alien = Extraño, extraterrestre

- Possess = Poseer

- Cuddle = Abrazar

- Thrill = Emocionar, emoción

- Dare = Atrever(se)

- Darkness = Oscuridad

- Fall = Caer

- Land = Tierra

- Crawl = Arrastrarse

- Blood = Sangre

- Neighborhood = Vecindario, barrio

- Whosoever = Cualquiera que

- Soul = Alma

- Hounds = Perros

- Hell = Infierno

- Corpse = Cadáver

- Shell = Caparazón, cáscara

- Foul = Sucio

-Stench = Hedor, mal olor

- Grizzly = Canoso

- Ghoul = Demonio

- Tomb = Tumba

- Seal = Sellar

- Doom = Condena

- Alive = Vivo

- Shiver = Temblar

- Mere = Simple

4.- Grammar

a) Simple Present

- It's close to midnight

b) Present Continuous

- And something evil's lurking in the dark

c) Future Will

- I'll save you from the terror on the screen

d) Gonna

- Gonna = Going to

e) Superlative

- The foulest stench is in the air

5.- Videoclip