This Is It Page #6

he feels his new cherry picker out.

From the top of "Beat It."

ORTEGA:
Uh, you wanna

do it with music already?

Yeah.

ORTEGA:

Can I just give you a ride first?

Sure. If you want.

ORTEGA:
Okay.

ORTEGA:
Yeah. Just for

safety. Thank you, sir.

Thank you, Michael.

Sure. Sure.

BEARDEN:
Daredevil MJ.

I trust in you.

ORTEGA:
Thank you.

[BEARDEN CHUCKLES]

ORTEGA:

Just for safety. Thank you.

BEARDEN:

Stand by, guys.

ORTEGA:

You've been there before.

Whee.

ORTEGA:

MJ, this is just at mid-height.

It goes much higher than this.

This is the low height.

MICHAEL:
Why would you say

that to me? You know better.

[ORTEGA LAUGHING]

BEARDEN:

See, why did you say that to him?

MICHAEL:

He's teasing me. That's why.

He know I wants to go higher.

[MICHAEL & ORTEGA LAUGHING]

God bless you, Kenny.

Hi.

ORTEGA:
Yeah, yeah.

Are the fans working on this?

MICHAEL:

It's great.

ORTEGA:

Michael, please hold on.

Thank you.

It's very nice.

ORTEGA:
Yeah? Is it smooth?

Yeah.

ORTEGA:
Great. This is monumental,

Michael's back on the cherry picker.

Yeah.

Thank you.

ORTEGA:

We love you, Michael.

Love you too.

[BAND PLAYING "BEAT IT"]

Ho!

Ho!

Ho!

Ho!

Oh!

Oh!

Ho!

Ho!

Ow!

They told him

Don't you ever come around here

Don't wanna see your face

You better disappear

The fire's in their eyes

And their words are really clear

So beat it

Just beat it

Huh!

You better run

You better do what you can

Don't wanna see no blood

Don't be a macho man

You wanna be tough

Better do what you can

So beat it

But you wanna be bad

Just beat it

Beat it

Beat it

Beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky

And strong is your fight

It doesn't matter

Who's wrong or right

Just beat it

Beat it

Beat it

Beat it

Just beat it

Beat it

Beat it

Beat it

Whoo!

Beat it, beat it

Beat it, beat it, beat it

Beat it

Beat it

Beat it

Beat it

Beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky

And strong is your fight

It doesn't matter

Who's wrong or right

Just beat it

Beat it

Beat it

Beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky

And strong is your fight

It doesn't matter

Who's wrong or right

Ho!

Ho!

MICHAEL:

Ho!

Ho!

Beat it

Beat it

Beat it

Beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky

And strong is your fight

It doesn't matter

Who's wrong or right

Just beat it

Beat it

Beat it

Beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky

And strong is your fight

It doesn't matter

Who's wrong or right

Just

Beat it

Beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky

And strong is your fight

It doesn't matter

Who's wrong or right

Just

Beat it

Beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky

And strong is your fight

It doesn't matter

Who's wrong or right

[MUSIC STOPS]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[MICHAEL SINGS]

BEARDEN:
Okay, that's where

you want it? When we come up...

What we're doing is...

We're doing it for the height.

I'm gonna take off the jacket

and kick it, and beat it, and beat it

and we're gonna burn it.

The jacket's gonna be too hot.

It's gonna be on fire.

BEARDEN:
I just wanted to

know when that last one was.

That's the one, I was pointing to it.

I was pointing that to you.

BEARDEN:
I got you.

You don't have to do it again.

We can. Do it again.

MAN:

Whoo!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

And let it burn, and the lights out!

ORTEGA:

Lights out.

MICHAEL:

Lights out! Let it burn!

ORTEGA:

We're on a 10-minute break.

PANAGARIS:
I'm just so happy.

This is a dream come true.

When MJ comes in the room

to rehearse with us, he, um...

It's just... His presence is just amazing.

It's pretty, pretty cool. Really, really cool.

[IMITATES GUITAR PLAYING

"BLACK OR WHITE"]

[LAUGHING]

Thank you.

Michael is the epitome of one of

the great entertainers of our time.

Performing with Michael

has just been a thrill.

You know, I've been, like, a Michael

Jackson fan since he was 8 years old.

It's like a lifelong dream for me

to actually work with Michael.

I've worked with

a lot of great, great artists,

but, you know, I consider this,

like, really a pinnacle.

Michael's a perfectionist.

And you don't really find that in

pop musicians. You can't fool Michael.

You have to come in

knowing the record.

And then, hopefully, finding a middle ground

to embellish it to make it even better.

He's just an icon of performance.

His talent runs so deep in creativity.

And he draws from a deeper emotion

than anybody else

I've ever seen or worked with.

Right here, right here, right here.

Okay, no second verse.

Sorry. Okay, sorry, sorry.

That was a mistake, there is no second

verse. Sorry about that, you guys.

First verse, oooh, then right

to the bridge, okay?

Let's do it one more time.

BEARDEN:
Sure.

Wanna go down then come back up?

One more time.

Yeah. This is why

we have rehearsal.

BEARDEN:

There you go.

[BAND PLAYING

"BLACK OR WHITE"]

I took my baby

On a Saturday bang

Boy, is that girl with you?

Yes, we're one and the same

Now I believe in miracles

And a miracle

Has happened tonight

Ooh

But if you're thinkin'

About my baby

It don't matter

If you're black or white

So we'll run this way.

I am tired of this devil

I am tired of this stuff

I am tired of this business

So when the going gets rough

I ain't scared of your brother

I ain't scared of no sheets

I ain't scared of nobody

Girl, when the goin' gets mean

Protection

For gangs, clubs, and nations

Causing grief in human relations

It's a turf war on a global scale

I'd rather hear

Both sides of the tale

See, it's not about races

Just places

Faces

Where your blood comes from

Is where your space is

I've seen the sharp get duller

I'm not gonna spend my life

Being a color

Did you agree with me

When I saw you

Kicking dirt in my eye?

But if you're thinkin'

About my baby

It don't matter

If you're black or white

I said if you're thinkin'

About my baby

It don't matter

If you're black or white

If you're thinkin' of being my brother

It don't matter if you're black or white

Hoo!

All right

Ooh-hoo

All right

Yeah, yeah, yeah

All right

It's black, it's white

It's tough for them to get by

It's black, it's white, whoo

It's black, it's white

It's tough for them to get by

It's black, it's white, whoo

When they stop, you have to just

keep... Just hit your highest note.

[SINGS]

It's time for you to shine.

And hit a high, long one.

[SINGS]

It's your time to shine.

We'll be right there with you.

[SINGS]

It's remarkable, it's some genius stuff

going on over here, man.

He is the king.

And he's a good guy too.

He's real humble.

You know.

And he knows his music.

What more can you ask for? Because

I'm searching for that flavor too.

[PEOPLE CHEERING

AND APPLAUDING]

Look at that.

I think it's beautiful.

Show him

the second one.

It'll come rolling out at us, right?

Yes.

And all golden. Look at this one.

It'll be floating so much.

I love her. I love the light.

God, and the lighting's great.

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