For a song about a boy and his pet rat, for the 1972 film of the same name, it sure did make an impact on 5-year-old me. There’s something strangely devastating about “Ben” because, on paper, it’s a song about a rat! But emotionally, it feels like one of the loneliest songs ever written. Ben Album Art I Copyright: Motown Ben Artist: Michael Jackson Album: Ben Year: 1972 Beneath the softness of Michael Jackson’s voice is this deep longing to be understood and chosen despi