You Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’….

…..you got be to startin’ somethin’

Ah yes, lyrics sung from the famous vegetarian, the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. I bet you didn’t know he was vegetarian!...then again, perhaps you did. Either way, now you know. Fact: I was 2 years old when that song was released.

After a couple of nights playing his new Wii game, Michael Jackson: The Experience, I realized that I will not be as cool as him but Kelli sure might be! She scored 4 out of 5 stars in Thriller! Fact: every song has a level of difficulty ranging from Easy to Hard. Thriller for some reason has a level of difficulty called Inhuman!....and yea, it’s pretty intense but my Queen of Pop dominated!

In Michael’s song, You Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’, he says “you’re a vegetable” multiple times. Seriously? Who puts that in a song? It’s quite humorous to me but really? Then again, it was a top 5 hit and I can’t dance like him so I really shouldn’t say much.

I think Michael was onto something when he wrote that. The lyrics are as follows:


I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'

I Said You Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

You Got To Be Startin' Somethin'

It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)

Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)

You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)

And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)

It's Too High To Get Over (Yeah, Yeah)

Too Low To Get Under (Yeah, Yeah)

You're Stuck In The Middle (Yeah, Yeah)

And The Pain Is Thunder (Yeah, Yeah)

You're A Vegetable, You're A Vegetable

Still They Hate You, You're A Vegetable

You're Just A Buffet, You're A Vegetable

They Eat Off Of You, You're A Vegetable


Let’s take those last four lines. First he calls you a vegetable. Next he says they hate you, therefore they hate vegetables. Thirdly, he says you’re a buffet and lastly he says they eat off of you. So if you had a plate of food covered with unhealthiness and a few veggies, basically what he’s saying is that nobody likes vegetables and they’ll pick around you to eat all the junk.

So if you wanna be startin’ somethin’, then you GOT to be startin’ somethin’. If you want to make a change in your diet then you’ve GOT to just do it. If you feel making a lifestyle change is like a mountain that’s too high to get over or too low to get under then you’re probably stuck in the middle. The pain of being stuck in the middle will eventually be thunder.

Since most people don’t like vegetables, if you make the change to be a vegetarian then people will mock you and maybe even hate you, but your body will love you.

Michael wasn't just writing a song for LaToya. He was trying to reach out to us all and shed some light of

Vegetarianism. Ok, that might a reach, but you never know....

You try playing that game, every song in order and let me know if you’re ready to call it quits halfway through. It’s a serious workout! Only way you can get that kind of energy is filling yourself up with fruits and veggies!

Fact: My name is Edgar Cardoso and I am a vegetarian. I’m also married to the loveliest lady in the world!