Michael Jackson's 'They Don't Care About Us' is a powerful protest song that addresses systemic social injustice, police brutality, and the neglect of marginalized communities, particularly African Americans, by those in power. The song's recurring refrain 'They don't really care about us' emphasizes the feeling of abandonment and indifference from society toward disadvantaged groups. The music video, directed by Spike Lee, visually reinforces this message through footage of Rio de Janeiro's favelas and a prison, highlighting poverty, discrimination, and human rights abuses. The song became a significant cultural statement about social responsibility and the need for systemic change.
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Michael Jackson - They Don't Care About Us (Prison Version + Brazil Version) [Remastered In 4K]Added:
All I want to say IS THAT THEY DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT [screaming] US. DON'T WORRY what people say. We know the truth. All I want TO SAY IS THAT THEY DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT US. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH WITH THIS GARBAGE.
>> [laughter] [screaming] >> SKINHEAD, DEADHEAD, everybody gone bad.
Situation aggravation, everybody allegation in the city on the news, everybody gone mad. BANG BANG, SHOT DEAD, EVERYBODY'S gone mad. All I want TO SAY IS THAT THEY DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT US.
ALL I WANT TO SAY IS THAT THEY DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT US.
BEAT ME, HATE ME, YOU CAN NEVER BREAK ME. Thrill me, thrill me, you can never kill me. Sue me, sue me, everybody do me. Kick me, bite me, DON'T YOU BLACK OR WHITE ME. ALL I WANT TO SAY IS THAT THEY DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT US.
ALL I WANT TO SAY IS THAT THEY DON'T REALLY [music] CARE ABOUT US.
TELL ME WHAT HAS BECOME OF MY LIFE.
I NEVER wanted to hurt them [music] love me.
I am a victim of POLICE BRUTALITY, NO.
I DON'T WANT TO BE A VICTIM OF STATE.
IF THEY EVER BEAT ME I'M a product of the god's sake.
>> [music] >> I know they're going to do fulfill this prophecy.
Set me free. Skinhead, deadhead, everybody gone bad. Situation aggravation, everybody allegation in the on the news. Everybody talk black man black man THROW THE BROTHER IN JAIL. All I want [music] to say is that they don't really CARE ABOUT US.
ALL I WANT TO SAY IS THAT [music] THEY DON'T REALLY CARE about us.
Tell me what have [music] I become? I'm a public enemy and by the people you know me.
The brother preach and promise me we liberty.
Yeah.
>> [music] >> I'm tired of being the victim of shame.
They're throwing me in the class with a bad name.
I can't believe this is the land from which >> [music] >> I came.
You know I really do hate to see the government do what I see.
But if Martin Luther was living he wouldn't let this Getting >> [music] >> it yeah yeah. Everybody's gone back to do what is speculation. Everybody allegation in the past me. You can never trash me. You can kick me. You can [music] never get me.
All I want to say is that they don't really CARE ABOUT US.
ALL I WANT TO SAY [music] IS THAT THEY DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT US.
>> [music] >> OH.
>> [music] >> SOME THINGS IN LIFE THEY JUST don't want to see.
But if Martin Luther was living he wouldn't let this >> [music] >> Getting it yeah yeah. Everybody's gone back to do what is speculation.
Everybody allegation in the on the news. Everybody talk to me. You can >> [music] >> never trash me. You can kick me. You can never get me.
All I want to say IS THAT THEY DON'T REALLY CARE about us. WE ARE THE PEOPLE >> [music] [music] [music] [music] [screaming] >> MICHAEL.
MICHAEL.
MICHAEL.
>> [music] >> All I want to say is that [music and singing] they don't really CARE ABOUT US.
ALL I WANT TO SAY IS [music] THAT THEY DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT US.
BEAT ME, HATE ME, YOU CAN NEVER BREAK ME. Kill me, thrill me, you can never kill me. Sue me, shoot me, everybody do me. Kick me, bite me, don't you black or white me. All I want to [music] say is that they don't really CARE ABOUT US.
ALL I WANT [music] TO SAY IS THAT they don't really care about us.
>> [music] [music] [screaming] [music] [music] >> All I want to say is that they don't really care about us.
>> [music] >> All I want to say is that they don't really care about us.
>> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> All I want to say is that they don't really care about us.
All I want to say is that [music] they don't really care about us.
>> [music] [music] [music] >> Some things in life we just don't want to see.
>> [music] [music] >> All I want to say >> [music] >> is that they don't really care about us.
All I want to say is that they don't really CARE ABOUT US.
ALL I WANT TO SAY >> [music] >> IS THAT THEY DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT US.
ALL I WANT TO SAY IS THAT THEY DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT US.
>> [music] >> ALL I WANT TO SAY IS THAT THEY DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT US.
ALL I WANT TO SAY IS THAT THEY DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT US.
>> [music] [music] [music] >> OH!
>> [music] [music] >> HEY!
>> [music] [music] [music] [music] >> HEY!
AH!
>> [screaming] [music] >> HA!
>> [music] [music] >> HEY!
HA!
>> [music] [music] >> HEY!
>> [music] [music] [music] [music] >> HEY!
>> [music] >> AH!
>> [screaming] [music] [music] [music] [music]
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