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Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And you my friend will see
You've got a friend in me
(You've got a friend in me)
Ben, you're always running here and there
(Here and there)
You feel you're not wanted anywhere
(Anywhere)
If you ever look behind
And don't like what you find
There's something you should know
You've got a place to go
(You've got a place to go)
I used to say, "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
(I used to say, "I" and "me")
(Now it's "us", now it's "we")
Ben, most people would turn you away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(A friend)
Like Ben
(Like Ben)
Like Ben
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And you my friend will see
You've got a friend in me
(You've got a friend in me)
(Here and there)
You feel you're not wanted anywhere
(Anywhere)
If you ever look behind
And don't like what you find
There's something you should know
You've got a place to go
(You've got a place to go)
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
(I used to say, "I" and "me")
(Now it's "us", now it's "we")
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(A friend)
Like Ben
(Like Ben)
Like Ben
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In general, I don't like MJs music. That is not to deny his talent influence or importance, just a question of taste.
This song, OTOH, is fabulous. Really showing off his vocal talents ( rather than just his range as so often ). And while it may have been written about a rat, I think it also speaks of loneliness and finding someone to share that with, a subject that I suspect was very close to his heart.
this song is so good i love it so much and it is so cute cause it is about when his pet rat died :(
This is a song about a rat. Seriously
its kind of cool thats it about a rat. the movie "Ben" made me cry my eyes out. like at the end when the boy see's ben, and he takes q-tips to get the blood off, and then they play Ben by Michael Jackson. this made me cry for weeks!
michael jacksons true talent shines through in this song. his voice is amazing and shows how much of a superstar he was, and always will be.
(even if he i singing about a rat)
This is a good song especially for the subject. Have you seen the Crispin Glover video for the "Willard" remake? Weird, but good.
Yep. About a rat. I have Lee Hardings version. He's so pitchy, it's adorable!
This song may be about a rat, but you have to understand one thing, Michael didn't have a childhood, he was a singer. So, naturally, he wrote this song, very well at that.
I know how he feels, my pet hamster just had to be put down, so i can relate to this song. :( But i love michael jackson too!
Weird all these people saying Michael wrote this song about his rat. MJ was a good singer/dancer and all that, but he didn't write songs. "Ben is a song written by Don Black and Walter Scharf for the 1972 film of the same name (a spin-off to the 1971 killer rat film Willard)"
@DanVitaleRocks oh…. Honey. Whoa whoa whoa. Michael Jackson didn’t write songs? You could not be more wrong. You are RIGHT that he did not write THIS particular song- he was a child when he recorded it. But it is indeed written about a rat- by someone else. lol but Michael Jackson ABSOLUTELY wrote music. A TON in fact. Some of the biggest hits in the world. Beat It," "Billie Jean," "Black or White," "Heal the World," and "Smooth Criminal”, “Will You Be There” “Don’t stop til you get enough”, “blood on the dance floor”, “scream”, “The way you make me...
@DanVitaleRocks oh…. Honey. Whoa whoa whoa. Michael Jackson didn’t write songs? You could not be more wrong. You are RIGHT that he did not write THIS particular song- he was a child when he recorded it. But it is indeed written about a rat- by someone else. lol but Michael Jackson ABSOLUTELY wrote music. A TON in fact. Some of the biggest hits in the world. Beat It," "Billie Jean," "Black or White," "Heal the World," and "Smooth Criminal”, “Will You Be There” “Don’t stop til you get enough”, “blood on the dance floor”, “scream”, “The way you make me feel” “Earth Song”,”wanna be startin something” and TONS more. He even wrote some music for OTHER artists. Michael Jackson was absolutely a song writer.