This is why so many of us were distraught by his death. I was 10 at the time of this performance, and he'd been in our lives forever providing exceptional music and joy. R.I.P. Michael... we miss you!
The world mourned so much because his music evoked memories in *ALL* generations. Literally everyone in 80s was a fan and so, a lot of memories come with his music. The entire world stopped it was insane.
I was 7 when he died in 2009 and let me tell you - I’ve never ever ( before or after ) cried for anyone who died like I cried for Michael Jackson! Much love from Germany! We all miss him very deeply.🙏🏼
Michael is the youngest in the group, he was 10 years old. The 2nd youngest is Marlon Jackson, the other little guy, he was 11 years old. The guy on the end playing the guitar and singing is Jermaine Jackson, he was 14 years old, the guy on the other end with the guitar is Tito Jackson, he was 16 years old, and the tall guy in the middle is Jackie Jackson, he is the oldest in the group, he was 18 years old.
this is what I grew up with. Michael Jackson was exactly 2 weeks older than me. His birthday is August 29th 1958 and mine is September 12th 1958. It was amazing to me growing up knowing he was my age and was so talented.
I still believe that the Jackson Five was underrated as a band. In these early songs you see how well the entire group performs. My favorite Jackson Five song is Maybe Tomorrow.
I have tears because I remember, from the beginning when they were performing in talent shows. Yes, am that old (same age as Marlon), saw them at MANY concerts, heard them; bought their first 45 (Big Boy). Who new?! Great days, great times. And remember..it was ALL of them!
Funny Enough Who Lovin You is Smokey Robinson song, but people forget, so every time he performs, it they say i didn't know you sing Michael Jackson song.
I’ve been to three of his concerts. One was The Jackson’s Victory tour with all of the brothers and Michael. And two of his solo tours. Bad and Dangerous. And it’s impossible to describe to you how it was to be there. It was electric. It was alive! It was unmatched by any concerts I’ve ever been to before or after. And yes a lot of girls and guts passed out. He will forever remain not only my first crush but my favorite artist ever. There is and will never be another Michael Jackson.
Y’all opened up Pandora’s box you two definitely need to go Era by Era when it comes to MJ’s performance evolution etc. he’s truly THE KING OF MUSIC! A true child prodigy just unfortunate he had no real childhood.👑🌟💯(MJ is Thee Most Known Human Being To Ever Live other than Jesus Christ tbh Ali ain’t even more known than Hitler respectfully.)
I saw them in concert for the first time after ten years of watching them perform on television variety shows on May 4th 1979 at the Sunrise Musical Theatre in Sunshine FL. I was in the USAF stationed about forty miles from the venue. I went early to hopefully catch them doing a sound check, but that didn’t happen but l was able to be in the back of the theater when they arrived. It was me, them and the limousine driver. This was before smart phones so l wasn’t able to get a picture and l didn’t have an autograph book, so all l am left with is the memories.
Peak/Prime MJ is his wembley concert in 1988 (age 30) but you both have to go on an MJ journey! In my opinion his most impressive song vocally as a kid was "A Fool For You"
Michael Jackson was my first celebrity crush. I was blessed to see the Jackson 5 perform live in 1974 &1975 at the Circle Star theater in San Carlos CA.
I was just speaking on that not too long ago....he gave them so much pressure that I believe that's why he was such a perfectionist at what he did and always had to be perfect which is why we ended up getting Off The Wall and so on.
@@TerranceEdwards-mj5zq Do you actually realise the extent of his controlling behaviour over not just MJ but all of them growing up ? I would rather MJ would have actually had a happy childhood without all that and if he would have made it with his brothers to become famous great and in turn turn out without the psychological bull their father inflicted on them. But otherwise no, I don't think anyone should be grateful for that at any cost to the person/ people involved.
Michael was the youngest of the group. The other little one is Marlon who was about a year older than Michael. In total there were 9 Jackson children, Michael was the 7th of the 9 and they had another brother named Randy who was 3 years younger than Michael who would join group a few short years later. And Janet Jackson was the baby of the family.
Michael was 11 years old in this performance. This Ed Sullivan performance was their debut which aired in December of 1969. Michael was born in August of 1958.
I am so glad l was able to see Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five from the start in 1969. The only kids in history who were able to watch themselves on their own Saturday morning cartoon.
A little more of the back story, I was a couple years younger than Michael, this was in 1969 and we had just come out of a *TERRIBLE* political decade with the assassination of a president, JFK’s brother, Malcolm X, Dr. King and we were still struggling through really bad racial strife. Then came the Jackson 5!! They brought a lot of joy, fun, good vibes, dancing and wonderful energy to a tired nation! They were also the first black teen idols! *EVERYONE* LOOOOVED the Jackson 5!! I think they really helped bring the country together in their own way! :) To debut on the nationally famous Ed Sullivan Show and then rattle off *YEARS* of #1 hits in the 70s, and then for Michael to become *MICHAEL* in the 80s was a really interesting period.
I’m very fortunate to have seen the Jackson Five every time they played in Chicago and Michael Jackson when he first went solo. I’ve been to every concert up to the Victory Tour in 1984. Imagine seeing them perform from 1970-1984. Unbelievable talent and showmanship!
I saw MJ in concert the first time at 4 years old (and then many more times after that; even flew home to L.A. from college in Tennessee TWICE to see him). And THEN, I got to spend 5 days at Neverland (and see him be a regular dad in 2002). I'm a writer, so I've written it all down. Let me know if you want to read it.
He paid a heavy price. He didnt choose this career. He was a one-off.in 1987 i was 5 and 'santa' left mj bad album and a cassette tape player for it, and i remember that christmas crying because i didnt think id ever get to have a whole album of anyone. Il love it til i die. Even now when we drive past our childhood home, my mum gets a tear remembering me and my brother's reaction to having the surprise of the 'Bad' album, and trying to dance to 'the way you make me feel' and 'bad' and 'man in the mirro'r and 'smooth criminal' and the other ones!! great channel, lots of love to you both , youve given me a nice warm reminder of the man and our childhood XXX
music of today is too samey. still some top songs etc but mj doing a moonwalk even during dangerous was like, mad insane, because there was no reference to go look it up. You could go to a library or hope a concert would be on tv or on video, nowadays we have access to literally everything and everyone. I cannot stress how alien-like a moonwalk seemed in the 80s, in the uk we had 4 tv channels,bbc1,bb2,itv.ch4. only people with money could afford a vhs tape recorder. mj seemed other worldly!
Hi from Germany 🙋♀(new Subscr.) Great reaction !! I am 65 y. old & I grew up with them. Later I`ve seen Michael twice in Germany ( Frankfurt & Hockenheim) I`ll never forget that !
Great reaction!! Love to go through the MJ journey with you guys! I was blessed to see him live in Buenos Aires in 1993 on his Dangerous tour! I did not know who he was, but the moment he jumped into the stage I fall in love with him! To see him live, to feel his presence, his energy! There are no words to explain that feeling! Love MJ since that day and forever will! ❤
Those of us who grew up with J5 hate the way he went out but there was simply no other young talent like that.....ever. His album "Off the Wall " (to me) is still his best!
Loved y'all's reaction. I grew up on the J5. Michael was 4 years older than me, so he was my childhood crush. And my sisters, cousins, and friends, even though we're all girls, would be the Jackson 5, dance moves and all 🙂. So much fun. Glad y'all liked them.
I was 10 years old back in 1978 when the Jacksons performed on the island of Trinidad 🇹🇹.I had to beg my parents to take me to the show;that was the first concert i have ever been to.They were in my opinion one of the biggest performers to our island during the 1970s
So loved you two reactions to this amazing performer performance. I remember watching this in real time as a little girl. My whole family gathered in front of our t.v. to see the Jackson 5 first appearance on the the Ed Sullivan show. We were already jamming to his records in amazement before this. Everyone knew Michael was special and he and his brothers was going to be super stars one day in their own right with Motown backing them. So, we wanting to enjoy the Jackson 5 as much as possible before the whole world celebrated them. Unfortunately, when they came to my city during this time I was too young to go see them in concert, it was a big deal, everyone just knew...probably not to the highs Michael reached, no one knew or could image.
I got to see Michael in 1996 in Auckland, New Zealand at the History Tour, I went with my dad and my little brother and it was one of the best nights of my life, I'll never forget it! Sweet video btw, it's always nice to see others who appreciate how gifted Michael was, RIP the King of Pop and the Greatest Entertainer who ever lived!!
This was great! The Jacksons are a seriously talented family! Don't sleep on Janet either! She's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside her brothers!
Glad i came across this video. As a LIFER of an MJ fan….you guys feeling this….the Jackson 5 (J5) era, The Jacksons Era, The Off The Wall Era, The Thriller Era, The Bad Era, The Dangerous Era, The HIStory Era, The Invincible Era to his passing…. If u need specific suggestions, I’d gladly send some of other MJ fans will def point u in the right direction. Enjoy!!
I had no idea there were adults that havent heard these songs. My brother used to listen to who’s loving you when he broke up with his hs gf when i was a kid back in the 90s. These songs were in heavy rotation decades after they came out. I was born 20 years after abc was released and i still know every word
I had the pleasure of seeing MJ during the BAD tour. You two are right, if the video moved you, seeing him live…. Takes it to another level. You need to react to Forever Came Today from the Carol Burnette show. Amazing choreography!!!!
The other "main" singer is Jermaine Jackson. He had a nice solo career when he sliit from the J5. I went to a J5 concert that included the 5 brothers plus Rand and Janet.
Before Motown they performed on the chitin circuit. They’d open for James brown, Motown acts, Jackie Wilson. Those shows sometimes required them to perform 5 shows a night. At the Apollo they performed 5 shows a day for 5 days. They were professionals
The Greatest child artist of all time, greatest entertainer of all time. no one can touch this dude, just something else. on a side note Stokely from mint edition kinda moves like lil Michael in that who's loving u bit, little observation there.lol
What you youngsters 4get to realize is without his brothers how far would he have really gotten. It took all of them to make the J5. Yep I saw them at this age on this show and went to all their concerts. Tito was my favorite. He was the lead guitarist, Jermaine who was the teen idol was the bass guitarist and 2nd lead singer. Inspire of what ppl say who don't really know Marlin was the best dancer known as the dancingest Jackson and jackie, the oldest was the one older women liked because of his looks. So deep dive into them it's quite a journey.
Jermaine also has several hits of his own. Back in 1980 him and Michael had the #1 & #2 song of the year, with Jermaine edging Michael for the top spot. His song "Let's get serious" was #1 for 6 weeks. Michael had "Rock with you." #1 for 6 as well.
I attended a Jackson Five Concert when I was about twelve years old. It was the most amazing concert I had ever been to. What I found weird was that there were grown women acting out like teenagers. What I did not know was that Micheal was going to be globally iconic. That is why it is so important to enjoy each moment because you never know if the moment you are living will be the best of all time until the time comes when you will realize it was!
"Who is loving you" was and still is one of my favor songs, but couldn't understand why it didn't get as much play as the other songs. Not a lot of people are familiar with this song until now. My guess, it wasn't commercial enough.
Go back and watch Motown at the Hollywood Palace hosted by Diana Ross about two months earlier where the Jackson Five debuted their first single ‘I Want You Back’.
Y’all should research a tad more about the Jacksons. Also, Michael was the youngest. He was a child prodigy and been singing since 5 years old. He had done sooo much more with music, film, humanitarianism, etc. He was a musical genius and phenomenon.
y'all should react to Motown 25 from 1983 the Jackson 5 reunited after 8 years to perform these same songs plus MJ does a solo performance of billie jean afterwards. the billie jean performance is the reason why his thriller album is the best selling album in the world and 2nd best selling album in America
Yes I have I of his first concert it was as advertised and more and it was grown women passing out as well teenagers I have done alot things seen alot of things and Nothing comes close to mike his presence his orr at my age i was 1yr younger than mike and he caught my attention and wouldn't let it go truly amazing best ever not even close
I'm a couple years older than Michael. I remember this ed Sullivan show. I knew Michael Jackson was special but you're correct that nobody knew the impact he would have on music and the phenomenon he would become. And the legend he would become. There aren't many you can compare to Michael. Elvis, the Beatles and that's about it.
Love y’alls reaction to this video. Y’all have to react to the full Jackson 5 & Michael Jackson Motown 25 performance in 4K. it consists of the Jackson 5 performing a medley and Michael performing “Billie Jean”! It’s the performance that put MJ on the map and where he debuted his iconic moonwalk for the very first time! would love to see your guy’s reaction to that!
Also Jackie, the oldest had a very good high tenor. Jackie; "forget what happened then." Jermaine; "and let me live againnnnnnn." Jermaine milked again, lol. Anyway those 2 came in at the end of I Want You Back.
At this point in time Michael was the youngest in the group. Jermaine sang the other lead on this song. His oldest brother Jackie song lead on some songs too.
Katherine and her mother knew from the beginning. Joe Jackson taught them to perform, but Michael was too bashfulto sing in front of his father. He felt left out and just wanted to be with his brothers. Katherine and her mother urged Joe to give Michael a chance and the rest was history.
