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Lot 172

A handwritten Michael Jackson lyric sheet

27 March 2017, 13:00 EDT
New York

US$5,000 - US$7,000

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A handwritten Michael Jackson lyric sheet

Autograph manuscript, 2 pp, 4to, ballpoint pen on yellow legal paper. Michael Jackson's song "T.S." is commonly believed to be about former Santa Barbara County District Attorney Thomas Sneddon, who spearheaded a legal campaign against Jackson on child abuse charges. These lyrics seem to bear out this assumption: "He think he hot / cause he's SBDA." The lyrics were later changed to "He think he bad / cause he's BTSA," along with the song's title, which became "D.S.," about a "cold" man named Dom Sheldon. "D.S." appeared on Jackson's 1995 album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book 1.
8 1/2 x 11 in

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