关于迈克尔•杰克逊的《Billie Jean》:你不知道的两三事
It's one of the most recognizable songs in pop history, but are there facts about Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" that the average listener doesn't know?
迈克尔·杰克逊（Michael Jackson）演唱的《Bille Jean》是流行乐史上最著名的歌曲之一，但普通歌迷了解这首歌曲制作过程中的所有故事吗?In a word, yes: NME has published a list of 30 lesser-known tidbits about the mega-single. The whole article is certainly worth a read, but here are five pieces of "Billie Jean" trivia we found most surprising:
一言以蔽之：No。新音乐快递（注：New Musical Express，简称NME，英国著名流行音乐杂志）发表了一篇文章，文中列举了这首热门单曲三十个不广为人知的事实细节。那篇文章当然值得品读一番，不过这里咱们只列出五个最令人惊讶的细节看看：1. Quincy Jones hated the song's bassline.
1、昆西·琼斯（Quincy Jones，当时为MJ制作专辑的著名制作人、音乐家）非常讨厌《billie Jean》的贝斯调。
2. Jones also didn't want the song to appear on "Thriller."
2、昆西·琼斯也并不希望这首歌出现在《颤栗》（Thriller）这张专辑中。3. Jackson recorded the song by singing into a six-foot cardboard tube.
3、录制时，迈克尔用一个六英尺（约合183厘米）长的硬纸卷当话筒演唱了这首歌。4. He only needed one take to record the vocals for the track.
4、迈克尔只唱一遍就录好了这首歌所需的音轨。5."Billie Jean" was mixed down 91 times before it hit the airwaves.
5、进行多达91次编曲之后，《Billie Jean》才得以面世，从各之声播出。Rolling Stone placed "Billie Jean" at No. 58 on its list of the 500 Best Songs of All Time. The single also earned Jackson two of his record eight Grammys at the 1984 awards.
滚石杂志（Rolling Stone）将《Billie Jean》列在其“史上500首最伟大的歌”（500 Best Songs of All Time）名单的第58位。迈克尔·杰克逊1984年创纪录的八座格莱美（Grammy）奖杯中，有两座是《Billie Jean》为他赢来的。
