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Steve Barron
Steven Barron (born 4 May 1956) is an Irish-British filmmaker and music video director. Among the music videos he has directed are "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, " Burning Up (Madonna song), Burnin Up" by Madonna, "Summer of '69" and "Run to You (Bryan Adams song), Run to You" by Bryan Adams, "Money for Nothing (song), Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, "Electric Avenue (song), Electric Avenue" and "I Don't Wanna Dance (Eddy Grant song), I Don't Wanna Dance" by Eddy Grant, "Going Underground" by The Jam, "Don't You Want Me" by The Human League, "Baby Jane (Rod Stewart song), Baby Jane" by Rod Stewart, "Pale Shelter" by Tears for Fears, "Africa (Toto song), Africa" by Toto (band), Toto, and "Take On Me" by A-ha. The videos for "Take On Me", "Africa", and "Billie Jean" have each garnered over 1 billion views on YouTube. Barron also directed several films, including ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (1990), ''Coneheads (film), Coneheads' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billie Jean
"Billie Jean" is a song by the American singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on January 3, 1983, as the second single from his sixth studio album, ''Thriller (album), Thriller'' (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson, produced by Quincy Jones, and co-produced by Jackson. "Billie Jean" blends post-disco, Contemporary R&B, R&B, funk, and dance-pop. The lyrics describe a woman, Billie Jean, who claims that the narrator is the father of her newborn son, which he denies. Jackson said the lyrics were based on groupies' claims about his older brothers when he toured with them as the Jackson 5. "Billie Jean" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, ''Billboard'' Hot Black Singles chart within three weeks, and became Jackson's fastest-rising number one single since "ABC (The Jackson 5 song), ABC", "The Love You Save" and "I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 song), I'll Be There" in 1970, all of which he recorded a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
