«Great Protest Songs Cant Get Old, Stale Or Nonrelevant Because The Struggle Still Continues. Thats Why THEY DONT REALLY CARE ABOUT US IS The Anthem During This Chaotic, Pandemic World We Are All Living In. To Celebrate Michael Jacksons Born Day, We Have Made The THEY DONT REALLY CARE ABOUT US 2020 Short Film To Continue The Struggle For Equality For All. Thats The Truth, Ruth. Be Safe.» Spike Lee — Da Peoples Republic Of Brooklyn.
The short film to Michael Jackson’s “Earth Song,” his best-selling single in the United Kingdom, earned Michael the Doris Day Music Award from the Humane Society’s Genesis Awards. The urgent need to address the issues facing the planet and all that inhabit it were on the forefront of Michael’s mind when he created this song and short film; issues that are even more urgent today.
Lyrics
I feel so unsure
As I take your hand
And lead you to the dance floor
As the music dies
Something in your eyes
Calls to mind a silver screen
And all its sad goodbyes
Im never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though its easy to pretend
I know youre not a fool
I shouldve known better than to cheat a friend
And waste the chance that Ive been given
So Im never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you
Time can never mend
The careless whispers of a good friend
To the heart and mind
Ignorance is kind
Theres no comfort in the truth
Pain is all youll find
Im never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though its easy to pretend
I know youre not a fool
I shouldve known better than to cheat a friend
And waste the chance that Ive been given
So Im never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you
Tonight the music seems so loud
I wish that we could lose this crowd
Maybe its better this way
Wed hurt each other with the things we want to say
We could have been so good together
We could have lived this dance forever
But now whos gonna dance with me
Please stay
Im never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though its easy to pretend
I know youre not a fool
I shouldve known better than to cheat a friend
And waste the chance that Ive been given
So Im never gonna dance again
The way I danced with you
Now that youre gone
Now that youre gone
Now that youre gone
Was what I did so wrong
So wrong that you had to leave me alone?
℗ 2017, Asylum Records UK, a division of Atlantic Records UK, a Warner Music Group company.
Violin: Alison Dods
Double Bass: Ben Russell
Additional Production: Benny Blanco
Clarinet: Charys Green
Engineer: Chris Sclafani
Violin: Debbie Widdup
Acoustic Guitar: Ed Sheeran
Electric Guitar: Ed Sheeran
Producer: Ed Sheeran
Vocals: Ed Sheeran
Violin: Fenella Barton
Mixer: Geoff Swan
Assistant Engineer: George Oulton
Assistant Engineer: Jack Fairbrother
Violin: James Dickenson
Violin: Jan Regulski
Drums: Jay Lewis
Violin: Jeremy Morris
Engineer: Joe Rubel
Hammond organ, Piano: John Tilley
Assistant Engineer: Johnny Solway
Cello: Katherine Jenkinson
Violin: Kirsty Mangan
Viola: Kotono Sato
Viola: Laurie Anderson
Double Bass: Leon Bosch
Violin: Magnus Johnston
Violin: Mandhira De Saram
Violin: Marije Johnston
Mixer: Mark «Spike» Stent
Violin: Martyn Jackson
Assistant Engineer: Matt Jones
Violin: Matthew Denton
String Arranger: Matthew Sheeran
Viola: Meghan Cassidy
Mixer: Michael Freeman
Flute, Piccolo: Nick Cartledge
Cello: Nick Cooper
Violin: Patrick Kiernan
Assistant Engineer: Paul Pritchard
Conductor: Peter Gregson
Bass: Pino Palladino
Viola: Rachel Roberts
Violin: Simon Hewitt Jones
Masterer: Stuart Hawkes
Cello: Tim Lowe
Electric Guitar: Will Hicks
Percussion, Programmer: Will Hicks
Producer: Will Hicks
Writer: Ed Sheeran
℗ 2014 Capitol Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Released on: 2015-11-06
Producer: Jimmy Napes
Producer, Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Mixer, Programmer: Steve Fitzmaurice
Studio Personnel, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer: Darren Heelis
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Mike Horner
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Steve Price
Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Jeremy Murphy
Associated Performer, Vocals: Sam Smith
Associated Performer, Drums, Percussion: Sylvester Earl Harvin
Associated Performer, Piano: Reuben James
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Jodi Milliner
Associated Performer, Guitar: Ben Thomas
Associated Performer, String Arranger: Simon Hale
Associated Performer, Strings: Everton Nelson
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Tom Coyne
Composer Lyricist: James Napier
Composer Lyricist: Sam Smith
℗ 2014 Mark Ronson under exclusive licence to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Released on: 2015-01-12
Associated Performer: Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
Keyboards, Other, Composer, Lyricist, Producer: Jeff Bhasker
Background Vocal, Composer, Lyricist: Philip Lawrence
Bass: Jamareo Artis
Composer, Lyricist: Devon Gallaspy
Keyboards: Phred Brown
Trumpet: Dave Guy
Trumpet: Michael Leonhart
Composer, Lyricist: Nicholaus Williams
Background Vocal, Trumpet: Jimmy King
Composer, Lyricist: Lonnie Simmons
Tenor Saxophone: Neal Sugarman
Tenor Saxophone: Dwayne Dugger
Baritone Saxophone: Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Composer, Lyricist: Ronnie Wilson
Trombone: Raymond Mason
Composer, Lyricist: Charles Wilson
Background Vocal, Trombone: Kameron Whalum
Composer, Lyricist: Rudolph Taylor
Composer, Lyricist: Robert Wilson
Engineer: Boo Mitchell
Engineer: Charles Moniz
Engineer: Wayne Gordon
Engineer: Josh Blair
Engineer: Inaam Haq
Engineer: Ken Lewis
Engineer: Devin Nakao
Engineer: Matthew Stevens
Engineer: Riccardo Damian
Mixing Engineer: Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer: John Hanes
Mastering Engineer: Tom Coyne
