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The mediocre but meteorically successful band Fall Out Boy — for whom Pete Wentz plays bass and flat-irons his bangs — has covered and subsequently tainted the Michael Jackson-Quincy Jones classic “Beat It.” If you’re a true MJ fan, it’s a disaster. And not only is the music awful, FOB’s video pales in comparison to the dazzling productions Jackson used to create. Click through to be disappointed.


Apr 29, 2008 · posted by Cord Jefferson, MollyGood · Link · 23 Responses
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  • Comments (23)

    No. 1 Danny says:

    the singer of this band sounds like squirrels fighting.

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 9:31 am
    No. 2 grumpyme says:

    noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 1:54 pm
    No. 3 RCDC says:

    wow, that’s really, really bad. how did they get donald faison and tony hale to guest star? wow. maybe it’s a tribute to the oppressed emos in Latin America?

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 2:10 pm
    No. 4 stella sabotage says:

    Did Ashlee Simpson choreograph this video?

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 2:34 pm
    No. 5 stella sabotage says:

    I’m still trying to figure out this music video. It’s like a puzzle. I can’t quite figure out why Tony Hale is in it teaching a karate class based on MJ’s moves. Is Donald Faison still dating Cacee Cobb?

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 2:37 pm
    No. 6 just coot says:

    They should have done weird al’s beat it version instead.

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 2:53 pm
    No. 7 just coot says:

    EAT IT damn it. Not beat it…oh whatever

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 2:54 pm
    No. 8 kelly says:

    I disagree. The video’s punk, and the yodels at the end don’t work, either. But it’s a high energy song, matched to a fast paced group- and it works.

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 3:17 pm
    No. 9 YerMom says:

    Someone needs to kill Pete in the face before he takes over the world. I would like to thank my vagina for this comment.

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 3:22 pm
    No. 10 W00T says:

    ….okay let me process all that has been seen….

    i’ll try to remain as optimistic as i can about it….it’s not….completely horrible….but it’s not great.

    who the heck is the director of this video??

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 3:32 pm
    No. 11 stella sabotage says:

    The video is horrible. I don’t ever need to see it again. But any song that has John Mayer attached to it in some form makes me want to drop my drawls.

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 5:29 pm
    No. 12 emmie says:

    I’m I a horrible person if I actually kind of like it?

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 5:52 pm
    No. 13 ManBearPig says:

    Awful, and I liked black Scrubs, too.

    I’d rather watch Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie suck fase.

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 6:19 pm
    No. 14 RCDC says:

    it’s not that the musicianship is terrible (it’s not great, but a rock version of this song isn’t out of the question), but that they clearly don’t get the point of the song. it is an ANTI-GANG anthem full of satire and vitriol and somehow in their hands it has become a whiny, loud, a-melodic version of saturday night’s all right for fighting - but with even more glitter and eye makeup than elton had.

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 7:39 pm
    No. 15 RCDC says:

    ps kelly, if you think this video’s punk, then you’ve clearly never seen one. it’s emo in all its shimmery, pathetic, affectless glory

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 7:41 pm
    No. 16 Lily the Pink says:

    I think mediocre is pushing it a bit.

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 7:47 pm
    No. 17 Lily the Pink says:

    “asstastic,” I’m going with that.

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 7:47 pm
    No. 18 Julie says:

    I love it

    I dont even care

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 9:48 pm
    No. 19 Joel says:

    disgusting…
    disturbing…
    but undeniably entertaining

    Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 11:52 pm
    No. 20 eat it says:

    you all are fools!
    They killed it, and you know it.

    This is NOWHERE near emo, NOR punk.
    Your site sucks.
    EAT SHIT!

    Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 11:50 am
    No. 21 spew it says:

    Wow, eat it, you sound like a true grown-up, let me guess… you just turned 16 and discovered that “emo” and “punk” are bad words? uh, I wouldn’t be surprised if you were actually 26.

    Get over yourself, you sound as stupid as the next fall out boy fan.

    Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 5:37 pm
    No. 22 Lily the Pink says:

    eat it: If you need a way to work out all those pent up emotions, I hear cutting’s all the rage…

    Posted: May 1, 2008 at 8:43 pm
    No. 23 super Simon says:

    Fuck you all fall out boy is the fucking greatist
    ! MJ is a child rapist so all you MJ fans get FUCKED

    Posted: Jun 9, 2008 at 3:26 am
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