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Smooth Criminal

by Michael Jackson
on Bad

Lyrics

As he came into the window
It was the sound of a crescendo
He came into her apartment
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
full lyrics
As he came into the window
It was the sound of a crescendo
He came into her apartment
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
full lyrics

Features of This Track

heavy melodic ornamentation
call and answer vocal harmony (Antiphony)
repetitive melodic phrasing
interweaving vocal harmony
a vocal-centric aesthetic
extensive vamping
a clear focus on recording studio production
heavy syncopation
minor key tonality
electric guitar riffs
prominent bass riffs
an aggressive male vocalist
prominent use of synth
an unintelligible vocal delivery
the subtle use of a horn section
subtle use of acoustic piano
vocal harmonies

These are just a few of the hundreds of attributes cataloged for this track by the Music Genome Project.

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Comments

Anne are ok
bloodstains on the carpet
Love this song is great, but I love the remake by alien ant farm. but there's nothing better than the original!!!! :)
Best song. I like listening to it with my solo beats.
aniasmith
I miss Michael I will always love you
Love,
Ania
Cool song but the lyrics?
Taniya
We all love Michael and we will always love him even if we don't think about him



Love u your girl taniua
Love him
Michael jackson is criminal smooth and king of pop
I luv this song from one of the KING OF POP
Omg love this song
Copy & paste this on 10 comments in the next 10 minutes, you will have the best day of your life tomorrow. You will either get kissed or asked out, if you break this chain you will see a little dead girl in your room tonight. In the next 53 minutes someone will say I love you or I'm sorry
blake.banda
ILOVE MJ THIS IS ONE OF HIS BEST SONGS
carter.eliza b e t h 1 7
Love this song!!!
THE JAM!
cherryknight 1 2 3
1.kiss your left hand2.say ur crushes name.3.say your name.4.close your hand 5.open your hand .6put this on anther song.7.the person u like will say yes to go out
N
Michael Jackson is so awesome
Dude im so so sad that he died I would of died if I met him he is my all time favorite star love you Michael you'll always be in my heart
He always going to be the best. Saddly he had to go. Love youre legacy Michael thats REAL Music. Forever rest in peace.
roxet98
why would you make fun of Michael Jackson on family guy hes the best follow me ill follow you
Mj is awesome !!!!!!!!!! Don't be a hater
Love the part with the sirens and the police. Such a great touch.
Sing uncle

I love him
I love the cliche 80's electronic sounds, I'm serious, love those sounds!!
roxet98
Michael jackson is the s**it idiots mj was sued for money
morris day
I love u Michael J the King of pop... Love u for ever RIP . Miss u so much ***
Like I said f**k all and to all f**k y'all when it comes to the king of pop this is the best artist of all time do y'all can go to hell you dum f**k saying all those bad things about the man that set it off and started all of this I'm glad I was here to witness all of it
We are always here for Michael even if he's dead and Michael did a lot for us so he doesn't suck even if he made himself white!
aebedora
I all ways loved he's music
Love you Michael. Your the best. Hate singers these days thinking they are better than you or taking you moves. People comparing you to Justin Bieber, there's no comparison. You will always be remembered. R.I.P
he sucks
he made him self white didn't he
Rip micheal no one will ever take ur place.u will always be king of pop and nothin will ever change that!!! Follow me if u love micheal and if u agree with my statement
Rip michael we loved u so much
Rip king of pop <3 u and miss u no one is gonna take yo spot
g5greyes
Rip miss you
Michael are you okay so Michael are you okay
pspidell1
He is my idol
rzouhairi
We all miss you Micheal: (
You've been hit by (Bam Bam) you've been struck (Bam) a smooth criminal
Michael is AWESOME!!! +0+00+0+
Wtf, Michel Jackson is not similar to Justin Timberlake, what are this motherf**ker s thinking. Pandora you were doing so good until now, why you f**ked it up.
dulcepr1989
Omg. I love this song. I love his songs and i love him. I miss you MJ. <3
Love me some MJ!:) please follow me, I do follow back! My goal is 100 followers by my birthday!:) and if ya want to follow me on Instagram (username in bio!):D
Michel u just can't take a bad picture
RIP I love mj I miss u
We did the Annie thing in science class for a fundraiser. It was CPR hands only.
elizabethsim a
LOVE U ALWAYS
AND ALL OF YOUR BRILLIANT AND EXCLUSIVE TALENT
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