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MJ once said that he initially used to wear hats to hide his eyes and sunglasses to avoid making direct eye contact with others due to his shyness; He said, He turned into a different person when on the stage, and had more confidence around animals and children; He said: He doesn't look at the crowd most of the time and wants to completely forget that thousands of fans are watching him while he's performing on stage. It's so insane; he's such a beast on stage, and yet such an introverted off stage. THE G.O.A.T 🫡
That is such a great fun fact of MJ! Makes so much sense for his personality! Thank you so much for sharing that, really appreciate it! I love how he’s so shy but such a beast on stage! Just love that confidence he has! ❤️ -honey
Brown, let's finish this Wembley concert as fast as possible; otherwise, Honey will watch it off-screen, and we will miss her reaction for the rest of the concert 😅
Don, you gotta react to the Dangerous Tour version of Smooth Criminal live performance, because MJ started performing "Lean" on stage during Dangerous Tour. For whatever reason, Michael didn't perform Lean on stage on the Bad Tour until the Dangerous Tour, and he continued to do it on HIStory Tour. The big question: has Honey seen Smooth Criminal official music video/Short film? If not, I think it's best to show her official video first before watching Lean in live performances. You know 🤷♂️
Oh we're definitely reacting to the Dangerous tour one as well! Thank you for recommending it! I forgot about the lean!!! Also, I believe she has seen the official video. But, maybe we'll still do a reaction to it! Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment! Always love seeing you in the comments! 😊
@micahjamesLee Couldn't agree more! It's such a naturalistic effect when seeing him dance. And thank you so much for your comment! We truly appreciate you 🙏
Thank you very much for this video. For me, this is Michael's best performance of this song. Many prefer the later performances with the ‘Lean’, I like this one much better.
Hey! Thank you so much for your comment 😊 ☺️ It is wild to see the "lean" during his live performance. We'll have to react to that performance as well to compare!
I’m STRONGLY requesting you do the first two songs of this concert. Wanna Be Startin and Heartbreak Hotel and do it together as one reaction. To me his best performance of his entire career. Heartbreak Hotel is a Jacksons song from the Triumph album he wrote but it’s a live cult classic within the MJ fan community. Especially from the BAD tour.
Hey! I haven’t heard of those songs yet, so we have to do a reaction on the actual song first then we can do the live. But we’ll definitely do it! I love me some new more MJ songs! Thank you for putting that in our radar! Appreciate it! And appreciate you for watching our videos and taking the time to comment! -honey
you should do the 92 dangerous tour in bucharest live performance of smooth criminal next too compare the 2 performances and see how much further and more amazing mj took his live performances of smooth criminal too its very awesome too see the contrast and evolution of michael as a performer thru the yrs!
True! Also the story of the song itself was based on the “Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez who was on the news at the time, so MJ took a news story and made it into a song!
The hat’s called a fedora. MJ loved his fedoras! I know you’re doing Bad - Wembley right now, but please do Man in the Mirror live from Bucharest from the Dangerous tour. There’s a video of the performance with 11M views. Choose that one! It’s Amazing!!
We've already recorded our next 2 MJ live performances. But, that "Man In the Mirror" one you mentioned will be our next recording! Thank you so much for your comment and recommendation 😊
Since you said this video will be the base for y'all Reacting to MJ performances I've provided you w/ the best of thee best in order👑✨💯: •"Ben" Live - Oscars (1973) •Aplauso RTVE Special - (1979) •“Off The Wall” Live - Destiny Tour (1979) •“Rock With You” Live - Because We Care Gala (1980) •Victory Tour - Live in Toronto (1984) •Bad World Tour - Live in Yokohama (1987) •Dangerous World Tour - Live in Bucharest (1992) •Bill Clinton's Inaugural Gala Performance - (1993) •Superbowl Halftime Show Performance - (1993) •"Remember The Time" Live - Soul Train Awards (1993) •Michael Jackson - Live at Wetten Dass (1995) •Michael Jackson - Live in Brunei Royal Concert (1996) •"Earth Song" Live - World Music Awards (1996) •"Elizabeth, I Love You" Performance - (1997) •HIStory World Tour - Live in Munich (1997) •Michael Jackson's 30th Anniversary Special - (2001) •"We Are The World" Live - World Music Awards (2006)
I'd include: Bad World Tour - Live in Brisbane (1987) Dangerous World Tour - Live in Copenhagen (1992) "Earth Song" live in Brunei Royal Concert (1996) HIStory World Tour - Kuala Lumpur (1996) HIStory World Tour - Live in Helsinki (1997) "We Are The World" Live at World Music Awards (2006) (A very special and emotional moment)
@@honey.brown.nerdrealm Appreciate it gotta make sure y'all get the full MJ experience by any means necessary us MJ Fans/Moonwalkers are serious bout this and truly dedicated to this journey y'all on. Also yes shoutout to @WhatAboutBabyBoy for the additional MJ performances!
love your reactions and just doing this with a microphone in you hand and sining on key blows my mind to the 10th power. Unquestionably the greatest entertainer ever
The Bad tour is my favorite MJ tour. Especially the one in Yokohama in 1987. So, you should react to the Off The Wall performance in Yokohama . On a side note, please react to the Why music video by 3T Featuring MJ. 3T are his nephews.💞
Yeah, that's very well put: Michael always embodies the music. Like full out, including acting, the instruments, the vibe, the sense behind it. (Oh, the MTV Video Music Awards didn't include Smooth Criminal, just like a few bars remixed into Dangerous, and the Dangerous performance is completely different dancewise and fedora anglewice. "Fedora" is the type of hat. Smooth Criminal is much more swagy.) The background dancers are meant to be seen like the extension of Michel Jackson. And also to give the groupfeeling, not least in Jackson 5/the Jacksons songs. But yeah, it sort of takes alot of rewatching to actually start noticing what they do, MJ has that deer in headlights-effect on the viewer, one just can't look away or zoom out - everything else disappears. But the other dancers are really good. (Ofcourse, or they hadn't been chosen by MJ.) Next time you watch a Smooth Criminal live, you always wanna watch until MJ's walked out of the set. MJ walking out of Smooth Criminal, is a thing!! I think it's ok to just be blessed, thankful and happy watching Michael Jackson perform. That was MJ's highest wish and MJ always wanted to master their craft, whatever field it might be. So on the whole, I think our awareness of Michael Jackson's sacrifice, has it's place in us never taking any of it for granted or reducing the gift we've got. But not in getting in the way for appreciating the gift itself. Asked in an interview in the 2000's by Brett Ratner "What woud you have changed in your career, if you had known then what you know now?", MJ answered after thinking about it: "I would have practiced more...and I practiced alot." This said, Michael knew it could have been done differently and made sure to tell anyone with kids in the entertainment business, to make sure they had time off to just be kids. Made sure to connect to show biz kids, reaching out a hand as someone who had been in their shues, inviting many to Neverland to get to tressure their youth and befriend and nurish their inner child. A guardian of children's rights and of the inner child of everyone. So, Michael could definitely see both sides of it. But always - ALWAYS - wanted to be the best possible, even given the cost. To find one's purpose in life and do the most possible of it, through love and compassion, was MJ's core belief and teaching to the world. Little Michael ofcourse had all choices made by grown-ups, but from a really young age, knew this was a gift to the world, making the most of what had been given to them and giving it back out there. "In the end, the most important thing is to be true to yourself and those you love and work hard. Train. Strive. I mean, really train and cultivate your talent to the highest degree. Be the best at what you do. Get to know more about your field than anybody alive. Use the tools of your trade, if it's books or a floor to dance on or a body of water to swim in. Whatever it is, it's yours. (...) I love not only reaching a mark I've set for myself but exceeding it. Doing more than I though I could, that's a great feeling. There's nothing like it. (...) Life is too precious and too short not to reach out and touch the people we can. (...) To me, nothing is more important than making people happy, giving them release from their problems and worries, helping to lighten their load. I want them to walk away from a performance I've done, saying 'That was great. I want to go back again. I had a great time,' To me, that's what it's all about. That's wonderful. That's why I don't understand when some celebrities say they don't want their kids in the business. I think they say that because they've been hurt themselves. I can understand that. I've been there too." "What one wishes for is to be touched by truth and to be able to interpret tht truth so that one may use what one is feeling and experiencing, be it despair or joy, in a way that will add meaning to one's life and will hopefully touch others as well. This is art in it's highest form. Those moments of enlightenment are what I continue to live for." (All quotes in the last two passages, from Michael Jackson, Moonwalk [1988].)
Love hearing MJ's perspective on his art. It's truly like going into a mind of an actual genius. His breakdown and motives behind every aspect of his performance is so amazing! Also, having backup dancers does bring a different dynamic on stage, but, for the most part we're so hypnotized by MJ's flawless stage presence! Thank you for sending this to us! We truly appreciate you for taking time out of your day to leave such a thoughtful comment!
Hi Honey & Brown. First, my congratulations for 2K plus subs- you deserve it all for what you do here an so much more! How are you guys and how is little Moonwalker doing? A million thanks for this reaction video of my favorite performance in Wembley 1988 Bad Tour - Smooth Criminal --- MJ is so on in this performance. 🥰🥰 He is so cool in this outfit. The fedora hat he wears just transforms him into the 1930's persona- we have seen them in the film noir genre of movies- picture Humphrey Bogart whom he added to the vignette to be shown in This Is It version of Smooth Criminal. MJ incorporates a lot of what is in the official video into his live performance but this is another dimension. 👑👑Michael always wanted illusion of mystery and magic in his performances and videos. MJ at the intro takes you away into his mind. When you hear his voice you are locked in and mesmorized waiting for his performance to begin. And what a performance -- Honey you are right MJ looks so unreal. 🥰🥰 And Brown, I agree you don't see the background dancers but try to watch them too-- they are dancing alongside MJ as the characters did in the video - you see he included the segment of the gamblers who Michael watches before he takes their winnings. By the way, Wembley content is so hard to upload - how did you upload the full Wembley performance w/o being blocked? I use this particular content in many of my videos but need to be careful how much I can add. I recently uploaded 2 live mixes of Smooth Criminal performances - please do check them out - in my 1st mix I include performances from Bad, Dangerous and History tours -- I'm sure you will love it. 🥰🥰 One of my viewers asked for a mix of just Bad tour Smooth Criminal and I did just that in the 2nd performance mix with several bad tour performances... Please do a reaction to the "Dirty Diana" performance - Honey wait till you see it - you will love it. Thank you again for always uploading these awesome reaction videos - These thumbs are awesome too - the art is just beautiful --- I look forward to more reactions from live performances. God bless you two and little Moonwalker always - Be well and stay safe 🙏🙏🙏 ♥♥♥:-) :-) Michael Jackson is forever in our hearts and forever the King of Pop -- forever innocent :-) :-) ♥♥ 🙏🙏👑👑🥰🥰
Hello! We absolutely love hearing from you! You honestly make our day and always put a smile on our faces. We're so blessed that we get to interact with people like you! I love your description... 1930's noir! MJ captures that moment in time so effortlessly and so outstandingly. Watching him perform is like watching a being from a different universe. It's beyond comprehension at times. And we do have difficulties uploading some of our MJ performances. It typically gets blocked for 2 days. And then we have to appeal it. So, it's a bit of a process. Sony/Epic are so harsh on reactions! It's frustrating at times. Also, before we do "Dirty Diana" live... we have to get Honey to react to the actual song. She's never heard it before. And we will definitely check out your channel. You do such an amazing job! Thank you again! Your support for us means a lot! 😊
@@honey.brown.nerdrealm Hi and thanks. I could not read all your reply but most of it. Just looked for the video. Sorry guys I understand what may have happened. God bless you two and little moonwalker :-) :-)
Hey! Thank you so much for the comment, really appreciate it you taking the time❤️ way more live coming soon! I personally wanna watch and finish them all! He is just a different beast on stage, just phenomenal! 😍 -honey
Pois é, essa silueta é de verdade! Abriu um ponto muito incrível porque até a silueta, a sombra de Michael Jackson é conhecida no mundo inteiro. Vocês compraram o vinil Trhiller que saiu no novo lote a pouco tempo?
I know! That silhouette is so iconic, you see it everywhere and you know that’s Michael! Such an elegant representation! ❤️ And we actually didn’t! But we’ll definitely look into it so we can add in our collection. Thank you so much putting that in our radar! And appreciate you watching our video and taking the time to comment! Thank you! -honey
Today I’m catching up with ur video reactions👍🏾✅💯 I watched Linkin Park & Broken Arrow as well but when it comes to MJ, there’s no comparison bcuz he is the greatest artist, icon & performer of all times. MJ is the love of my life, 4ever. My mom who passed away as well, has the same bday as MJ (Aug 29). I always picture my beautiful mom with MJ in heaven. She absolutely loved and adored MJ. It takes a lot out of me to listen to MJ bcuz it’s still very painful. The haters of this world just couldn’t live, and let live. #MJwillbeloved&missedalways🤩🫶🏾❤️🩹💝
MJ is such a magical force. He will always be so important to us all! We all share the same love and respect for him. His music has truly united us in a positive way
