Beat It（Michael Jackson）
这首歌创作是因为美国总统里根。里根总统执政时，看到当时新一辈的孩子们很多打架斗殴，不学无术，甚至吸毒等等，几乎成了垮掉的一代。总统考虑到当年杰克逊在年轻人心中影响力之大，于是找到杰克逊来创作一首歌，希望能通过杰克逊的歌来打动年轻人的心，算是挽救新一辈吧。于是杰克逊就创作了这首歌曲，歌词是打架的歌词，但这是一种反衬。因为这首歌，里根总统在白宫授予杰克逊总统勋章开感谢他做出的努力。
关于这首《Beat It》，杰克逊在他的自传《太空步》里是这么说的：
在写《Beat It》以前，我就想过我要创作一首能让我愿意到街上去买的摇滚歌曲，但它又要不同于一般的摇滚歌曲，像当时收音机里常播放的最佳歌曲四十首。
写《Beat It》时，我脑海中一直想着学校的孩子们，我一直就喜爱为孩子们创作歌曲，为他们写歌，了解他们的所好，是很有趣的，他们是要求非常高的听众，你可不能糊弄他们。到现在，对我来说，他们仍是最重要的听众，因为我对他们的反应的确很介意，如果他们喜欢一首歌曲，那么它一定很棒，用不着再去看什么评选结果。
在《Beat It》中，我想告诉大家，如果我陷入了困境我会怎样去做。这是一个教训，它告诉我们应该憎恶并放弃暴力，对这点我深信不疑。《Beat It》告诉孩子们要机警，避免麻烦，我的意思不是说别人打了你的右脸，你再把左脸转过去让人打，我是说，除非你被逼到墙角别无选择了最好避免暴力的发生，赶快溜之大吉。如果你打架受伤甚至死了，那你什么也没得到，反而什么都失去了，你是个失败者，怎么有脸面对那些爱你的人们呢？这就是《Beat It》的含意。我认为，真正勇敢而又聪明的人是能和平解决问题的人，他们用的是能和平解决问题的人，他们用的是智慧，而不是暴力。
歌词
They Told Him 他们告诉他：
Don't You Ever Come Around Here “你胆敢再来？
Don't Wanna See Your Face, 不想再见你，
You Better Disappear 你最好消失！”
The Fire's In Their Eyes 怒火在他们眼中升腾
And Their Words Are Really Clear 话语也说得格外明白
So Beat It, Just Beat It 那么就避开吧，避开
You Better Run, 你最好快跑
You Better Do What You Can 最好尽你所能
Don't Wanna See No Blood, 不想看到流血
Don't Be A Macho Man 别逞能硬汉
You Wanna Be Tough, 你想要强硬
Better Do What You Can 最好尽你所能
So Beat It, But You Wanna Be Bad 那么就走开吧，但你却偏要逞强
Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It 避开吧，避开
No One Wants To Be Defeated 没人想被击败
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight 所以都来发狠耍狂
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right 其实对错并不重要
Just Beat It, Beat It 就避开吧，避开
Just Beat It, Beat It
Just Beat It, Beat It
Just Beat It, Beat It
They're Out To Get You, 他们赶来抓你
Better Leave While You Can 你就赶快离开
Don't Wanna Be A Boy, 不想乳臭未干
You Wanna Be A Man 你想成为男子汉
You Wanna Stay Alive, 但如果你想活命
Better Do What You Can 就尽你所能
So Beat It, Just Beat It 避开吧，避开
You Have To Show Them 你本是要告诉他们
That You're Really Not Scared 你毫不畏惧
You're Playin' With Your Life, 但却是在把生命当儿戏
This Ain't No Truth Or Dare 其实无所谓真理与胆量
They'll Kick You, Then They Beat You, 他们踢翻你，打倒你
Then They'll Tell You It's Fair 然后告诉你这就是正义
So Beat It, But You Wanna Be Bad 那么就避开吧，但你却偏要逞强
Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It 避开吧，避开
No One Wants To Be Defeated 没人想要认输
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight 所以都来发狠耍狂
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right 其实对错并不重要
Just Beat It, Beat It 就避开吧，避开
Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It 避开吧，避开
No One Wants To Be Defeated 没人想要认输
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight 所以都来发狠耍狂
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right 其实对错并不重要
Just Beat It, Beat It Beat It Beat It Beat It……就避开吧，避开
Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It 避开吧，避开
No One Wants To Be Defeated 没人想被击败
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight 所以都来发狠耍狂
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right 其实对错并不重要
Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It 避开吧，避开
No One Wants To Be Defeated 没人想被击败
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight 所以都来发狠耍狂
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right 其实对错并不重要
Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It 避开吧，避开
No One Wants To Be Defeated 没人想被击败
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight 所以都来发狠耍狂
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right 其实对错并不重要
Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It 避开吧，避开
No One Wants To Be Defeated 没人想被击败
Showin' How Funky Strong Is Your Fight 所以都来发狠耍狂
It Doesn't Matter Who's Wrong Or Right 其实对错并不重要
Just beat it 避开吧