Video Michael Jackson – Hollywood Tonight – Meski raganya sudah tiada, namun karyanya tetap akan menjadi abadi di mata para penggemarnya. Dialah sang King of Pop, Michael Jackson, yang karyanya akan menjadi legenda. Terbukti, hampir dua tahun setelah Jacko meninggal, salah satu lagunya yang diluncurkan dalam video klip terbarunya, tetap digemari publik di seluruh dunia. Popularitas Jacko terlihat dari antusiasme publik menyambut perilisan video klip lagu berjudul Hollywood Tonight pada Jumat (11/3). Bahkan sejak dirilis dan bisa didownload lewat YouTube, Hollywood Tonight menjadi Trending Topic (TT) pada jejaring sosial Twitter.
Walau tanpa sang mendiang dalam video klipnya, pencitraan visual lagu ini cukup menarik, menyentuh, dan sangat terasa jika Jacko ‘hadir’ di dalamnya, salah satunya adalah dengan semangatnya. Klip ini bercerita tentang seorang gadis muda yang berusaha masuk ke industri Hollywood dengan menjadi penari profesional. “Cerita gadis ini mewakili perjuangan setiap seniman atau musisi yang berusaha menggenggam dunia,” jelas Sony Music tentang video ini.
Klip ini dibuat bulan lalu di sisi Pantages Theatre di Hollywood, dan kabarnya akan segera berlanjut untuk video klip lagu MJ yang lain. Sofia Boutella dipercaya menjadi pemeran sang penari muda, dan diarahkan dengan cemerlang oleh sutradara Wayne Isham. Hollywood Tonight sendiri diproduseri oleh Teddy Riley dan diambil dari album resmi pertama Michael setelah meninggal berjudul Michael. Album ini sudah diedarkan secara luas sejak Desember lalu. Inilah lirik lagunya:
Lipstick in hand
Tahitian tanned
in her painted on jeans
She dreams of fame
She changed her name
To one that fits the movie screen
She’s headed for the big time, that means
She’s going Hollywood
She’s going Hollywood tonight
She’s going Hollywood
She’s going Hollywood tonight
She’s going Hollywood
She’s going Hollywood tonight
It’s true, that you, may never ever have that chance again
West bound Greyhound
To tinsel town
Just to pursue her movie star dreams
She’s giving hot tricks to men
just to get in
When she was taught that that’s not clean
She’s headed for the big time, that means
She’s going Hollywood
She’s going Hollywood tonight
She’s going Hollywood
She’s going Hollywood tonight
She’s going Hollywood
She’s going Hollywood tonight
It’s true, that you, may never ever have that chance again (that chance again)
[Spoken words:]
She gave up her life, to follow her dreams
Left behind everything, for the movie scene
Nothing more she could want, she was determined to follow her plan
She wanted Hollywood, she wanted it bad
Now that she got her dream, she became a star
It all looked so good, but only good from afar
Imprisoned in every paparazzi’s camera, every guy wished they could
Now it’s back to reality, for Ms. Hollywood
Lipstick in hand
Tahitian tanned
in her painted on jeans
She dreams of fame
She changed her name
To one that fits the movie screen
She’s headed for the big time, that means
She’s going Hollywood
She’s going Hollywood tonight
She’s going Hollywood
She’s going Hollywood tonight
She’s going Hollywood
She’s going Hollywood tonight
It’s true, that you, may never ever have that chance again (that chance again)
(You know it baby)
West bound Greyhound
To tinsel town
Just to pursue her movie star dreams
West bound Greyhound
To tinsel town
Just to pursue her movie star dreams
(You know it baby)
West bound Greyhound
To tinsel town
Just to pursue her movie star dreams
West bound Greyhound
To tinsel town
Just to pursue her movie star dreams
(She’s Hollywood x 10)