Month of Michael Day 21

Song: P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
Artist: Michael Jackson

Such a fun song! And a great one to close the Thriller chapter with. (Can you hear those chipmunk sounding voices at the end?? Too funny!) This album is fun from start to finish. I love to put this album on and let it play all the way through. There is not one song I feel any desire to skip over. There is a reason this has been and is and always will be the the BEST-selling album OF ALL TIME! 

You know, you—you make me feel so good inside.
I always wanted a girl just like you.
You're such a P.Y.T. pretty young thing.

Where did you come from baby
And ooh won't you take me there?
Right away won't you baby
Tender only you've got to be
Spark my nature
Sugar fly with me

Don't you know now is the perfect time
We can make it right
Hit the city lights

Then tonight ease the love and pain
Let me take you to the max

I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love, and care
And I'll take you there
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love, and care
And I'll take you there

Anywhere you wanna go (Yes, I will.)

Nothin' can stop this burnin'
Desire to be with you
Gotta get to you baby
Won't you come, it's emergency
Cool my fire yearnin'
Honey, come set me free

Don't you know now is the perfect time
We can dim the lights
Just to make it right

In the night hit the lovin' spot
I'll give you all that I've got

I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love, and care
And I'll take you there (Yes, I will.)
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love, and care
And I'll take you there

Pretty young things
Pretty young things
Pretty young things
Pretty young things

Pretty young things, repeat after me
[Michael] Say "Na, na, na."
[P.Y.T.'s] Na, na, na
[Michael] Na, na, na, na
[P.Y.T.'s] Na, na, na, na
[Michael] Say "Na, na, na."
[P.Y.T.'s] Na, na, na
[Michael] Na, na, na, na, na
[P.Y.T.'s] Na, na, na, na, na
[Michael] I'll take you there, take you there

I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love, and care
And I'll take you there

I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender love, and care
And I'll take you there, take you there

[Ad-lib and fade-out:]
You know I think you are really nice.
You and I could've just put together.
You're such a P.Y.T. Pretty young thing.

I just wanna love you, you know, it's...
I'd give you all

I have to include one more song before saying good-bye to the Thriller era. This song isn't included on all of the Thriller albums but I own a special edition copy and it includes this sweet ballad Someone in the Dark. Although it's from one of the most terrifying movies of all time that left me personally scarred, E.T. (I know, I know. "But he's a good alien!" NO! HE'S EVIL! AND FREAKY! AND I HATE HIM! But that's a story for another time. Michael seemed to have a great love for the character and movie)!! This song was apparently featured on the audio book/soundtrack for the movie, where Michael himself narrated the audio book (video below). E.T. will always be terrifying to me (I can't even bring myself to post any pics of MJ with E.T. and trust me, they are out there!) but the song is really quite beautiful and Michael's voice is pure and magical. Even though E.T. himself makes a small cameo in the song and it freaks me out every time! And yes, I've just admitted my long-held fear of E.T. It's no big deal.

All alone wishing on stars
Waiting for you to find me
One sweet night I knew I would see
A stranger who'd be my friend

When someone in the dark reaches out to you
And touches off a spark that comes shining through
It tells you never be afraid
Then somewhere in your heart you can feel the glow
A light to keep you warm when the night winds blow
Like it was written in the stars I knew
My friend, my someone in the dark was you

Promise me we'll always be
Walking the world together
Hand in hand where dreams never end
My star secret friend and me

When someone in the dark reaches out to you
And touches off a spark that comes shining through
It tells you never be afraid
Then somewhere in your heart you can feel the glow
A light to keep you warm when the night winds blow
Look for the rainbow in the sky
I believe you and I
Could never really say goodbye
Wherever you may be
I'll look up and see
Someone in the dark for me
Wherever you may be
I'll look up and see
Someone in the dark for me

The audio book narrated by Michael Jackson!

Someone in the Dark - Closing version

The rest of the incredible Thriller album as featured here at Music is My Therapy:

Thriller
Human Nature
The Lady in my Life
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