
Northern Kings - They Don't Really Care About Us (Michael Jackson Cover) Protesters singing 'They Don't Care About Us' by Michael Jackson in NY Scott Walker Protest Song: He Don't Really Care About Us (Michael Jackson inspired) īizimkiler: Michael Jackson - They Don't Care About Us (Folk Cover) David Panza and Jesse Calhoun provide the music that gets the crowd rocking.

Join the protest and hit the streets with Water Equality's Dan Morrissey as he makes his case against the freaking frackers. In Albany the politicians are silent as our ground water is contaminated. Thanks Governor 1% Cuomo, for selling us out to the "above the law" natural gas industry. The song has went on to become an anthem for protestersīlack Lives Matter' Regent Street, London Protesters in London today singing Michael Jackson's Hydrofracking is coming to New York whether we want it or not. The prison version has over 10 million views on Youtube The Brazil version has over 240 million views on YouTube In the US, radio stations were reluctant to play the controversial composition it, however, managed to peak at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. Commercially, the song became a top ten hit in all European countries and number one in Germany for three weeks. The second video was shot in a prison and contained video footage of multiple references to human rights abuses. Still, the residents of the area were happy to see the singer, hoping their problems would be made visible to a wider audience.

The first was shot in two locations in Brazil, in Pelourinho, the historic city centre of Salvador, and in a favela of Rio de Janeiro called Dona Marta, where the state authorities had tried to ban all production over fears the video would damage their image, the area and prospects of Rio de Janeiro staging the 2004 Olympics. Christian stores removed the album when the special edition came out because of the controversial lyrics including "Jew me" and "**** me." The song was accompanied by two music videos directed by Spike Lee.

The album contains an uncensored version of the song. The song was also covered by Christian alternative metal band P.O.D.in 1998 as a bonus track on the special edition version of their album, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown. The singer countered allegations of antisemitism, arguing that reviews had misinterpreted the context of the song, either unintentionally or deliberately. In the US, media scrutiny surrounding allegations of antisemitic lyrics were the catalyst for Jackson issuing multiple apologies and re-recording the song with altered lyrics. The song remains one of the most controversial pieces Jackson ever composed. " They Don't Care About Us" is the fourth single from Michael Jackson's album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, released on March 31, 1996.
