They Did Michael Jackson Proud!! Alien Ant Farm “Smooth Criminal” (Reaction) 

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The great thing about this song/video is that while performing Smooth Criminal, the video pays tributes to multiple MJ songs

Michael Jackson loved this cover plus he loved Weird Al Yankovic's parodies of his songs too.

They showed Michael Jackson before they released it and he loved it!

The weird thing, the kid doing the MJ moves is wearing a facemask, people are so immune to it now you don't realize it was a tribute to MJ who always wore them.

MJ came to their live show the year this album came out and sung that song with them and told them they are only band to make that song their own style with respect.

Tons of Easter eggs in this for you! Here's a breakdown. 2:13 The kid is wearing a mask, like how Michael wore one later on in life. And if you notice, he's roughly the same age Michael was when they started with the Jackson 5. 2:33 the lean. Everyone catches that. 2:37 When Michael toured Asia, the Asians were absolutely crazy for him. This is a throwback to that. 2:54 The girl is in a high school letterman's jacket and wearing a wolf mask. Throwback to Thriller when Michael changed into the werewolf. 3:18 and 3:22 shoutout to the four dads from the TV show "King of the Hill" 3:24 to 3:35 Drummers may wear gloves to protect the senses in their hands from going numb from the drumsticks. Note that the drummer here is only wearing 1 glove on his right hand. The same hand that Michael wore his glove on. 3:40 He's sitting with a chimpanzee. The chimp is wearing a diaper, like Bubbles, Michael's chimp, did. And they're sitting in a sequined glove that Michael used to wear 3:49 The sidewalk lights up wherever they are stepping. Throwback to Billie Jean. 4:11 Straight from the extended version of the video for Black or White. Michael jumped on the car, did that, and then destroyed the car. 4:21 King of the hill guys with the Thriller moves. 4:25 Michael always stood on that vent to have the air blow up from under him. Here you go. 4:33 to 4:49 More throwback to Billie Jean. Everything Michael touched lit up. 5:14 Notice how the singer is pulling up his pants to show his socks. Michael always wore shorter pants to highlight the white sequined socks he wore to go along with the sequined glove. Throwback to Billie Jean there. 5:29Throwback to the end of Thriller, when Michael turned back toward the camera and had the werewolf eyes. Also, the tattoo on the guy's back? That's Liz Taylor, who Michael had a very good friendship with. Also, that guy happens to be Flea, the bassist from the band Red Hot Chili Peppers.

I love the amount of Michael Easter eggs through the whole video.

They managed to incorporate the Smooth Criminal, Billie Jean, Black or White and Thriller videos into this plus countless MJ tributes like the kid wearing the mask and the singer sitting in "The Glove" chair with the Chimpanzee.

The late great Chris Cornell did a cover of Billie Jean....he definitely made it his own like he always did. R.I.P CHRIS!!!

If you haven’t realize There’s a little bit of everything of Michael Jackson songs in this song

They are TRUE fans of Michael Jackson and if you watch this video from the VERY beginning to the end they put in a ton of EASTER EGGS for people to find. It takes watching it more than once to find them ALL but they paid great homage to MJ and even I believe it was The Family Guy! Watch it again and see if you can find ALL of the tributes to MJ in this video which is one reason why MJ not only approved of the video but also was involved in the production of it!!

MJ approved the whole thing. He loved it!

This band kills it. They have so many good songs and never got the recognition they deserved.

A tribute to MJ ❤

I'm the drummer's mother and yes I am partial, but it's so evident by everyone's reaction, I ask myself , how is it possible for them to be so underrated and unnoticed for so long? These boys are musicians. their live shows are amazing, why they have a big following especially in Europe. They're so creative and talented, I promise you I don't care what genre of music or artist you listen to, whether it be Michael Jackson all the way down to Sade I promise you, there is going to be 1 or more songs you like. They are not mainstream, They're so creative and humble & the definition of perseverance especially after the bus crash in Spain. They had just played Jay Leno after 9/11 they were promoting anthology. They're all lucky to be alive. Took them many years to recover Dryden was inches from being like Christopher Reeve and in fear of never being able to sing again. With that coupled with less or no promoting & airplay you basically don't exist hence why you never heard of. There are so many talented bands that have slipped through the cracks as a result of the industry only giving airplay to the mainstream therefore deciding for us what to listen to. I don't care how bad a song is, played enough, 2 things will happen , either it's irritating or you love it & their banking on the latter. So much more, if you get a chance, pull up the video "These days" Fromthe BET Awards what's funny is my son used to play with Snoop Dogg we lived next door to one another ,their paths have yet to cross. Thank you so much for all the good words and the rest of you for all the good comments. By the way I stumbled on this, I'm a huge Blondie fan and loved watching y'alls reaction. Check out 311 great musicians.

Hey y'all! Do a reaction to "Hook" by Blues Traveler

Michael Jackson And alien ant farm got along really well he approved everything that they did and they were actually such good friends and he enjoyed their version so much that these guys actually played on his tribute concert and played several songs of his after he passed away for the concert. Sometimes you can actually still find the video here on RU-vid.

I'll always remember this as the song from American Pie 2 in the scene where Jim superglued his hand to his ding ding. 🤣🤣🤣

Another GREAT Michael Jackson cover 👀⬇ Chris Cornell - Billie Jean 🔥🔥🔥

This was produced before *Michael Jackson* died who obviously signed off on it

You might enjoy 2 Cellos doing Sooth Criminal. Fun!

Michael loved this video. It does rock.

More proof music is Universal and builds bridges! Love and peace to all, always

Such a great cover. The bass player closes the deal with his background vocals

Love all the little cues, made a lot of references to thriller in the video too.

Michael Jackson had personal approval over people who wanted to cover his music (or do parodies, like Weird Al). Alien Ant Farm went to Jackson personally to convince him to approve this cover, and according to Jackson's people, they literally played only the first three to five seconds of the song before Jackson stopped them and said, "This is going to be amazing!" And he loved the finished song.

They hit a bunch of visuals from a lot of his videos.

"how many MJ references do you want"? AAF "YES"

I'm sure that kid dancing is a prophet warning us of coronavirus years before it happened.

The amount of talent between the performers cinematographers producers directors even that little kid that's dancing is unbelievable

Keep up the awesome work S&M! If you liked this video then you'll probably love 1985 from Bowling For Soup.

A couple other Rock cover songs of pop songs to check out. Seether's cover of Careless Whisper by George Michael. And an unknown cover of En Vogue's Song Don't Let Go by a band Deepfield. Both of these covers they band hit it out of the park.

This video was so cool, remember getting the ring tone on my Nokia phone, geez im old

I love this because I was named after Michael Jackson in tribute to my oldest sister who died 3 months before I was born in a tragic train accident so MJ has always had a special place in my heart

I gotta say, They did my boi MJ....JUSTICE! Well done!

If MJ had popped up in the video I would've lost it.

I fell in love with this song when it first came out. Very fun

Now try billie jean cover by chris cornell

This was a fun and respectful tribute to the King of Pop... and your reaction was great! P.S. Subscribed!

Always loved this version. And the video cracks me up. ♥️🤘

I remember when this first came out. It till this day is one of my favorite remakes.

Best MJ cover ever! So many MJ easter eggs in the video too. Great video.

That's a banger!🤘🏿

That was golden!

Thanks for stopping by today I didn't see you send me that super chat I apologies Thank You!!

Your Classic MTV Shirts rock 👍🏼

Movies is my favorite from them. You should do that one. The video is a trip too.

I love you two. You two are amazing people.

Brilliant cover !! Brilliant music video !! Fun and respectful Excellent reaction

Thanks for not stopping the video every five seconds.

That kid in the yellow shirt dancing... who is that kid???? SKILLS!!! 😮👍🔥🔥🔥

PLEASE react to the "Frog Leap Studios" covers of "X gon give it to ya" as well as "Thriller"...please.

Y'all should check out Shaman Harvest's version of "dirty Diana". It's pretty bad ass

I closed this video when the girl said “I’ve heard of Michael Jackson’s smooth criminal”..how you gonna react to a cover if you don’t know the original??

The singer reminds me of "Alfalfa" from "The Little Rascals" (1920's) I'm old so some of you won't know what I'm talking about.

Listen, they paid major props to Michael Jackson. A lot of people think this song was a parody. I grew up during this time, so I know it wasn’t. They are big fans of Michael Jackson and they did him right and let me tell you Michael Jackson loved this.

As a drummer: I approve this video, LOL!

A lot of comments going on and on about how MJ approved it and all that... But lets be honest with each other... If MJ didn't approve... This would not exist..

💗 💖 💘 💝 💟 ☮️!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

❤️❤️❤️MJ!! RIP🙌🏽

They didn't even know any of the references or halfway watch the video. Sh!t reaction all around....

Unless they have already, Alien Ant Farm have GOT to see this !!! This was an awesome reaction !!!! 👍👍

All the little bits: the chimp, the walking on the multicolored square, the jumping on top of the car, the steam blowing up, the guys turning left and right with their hands as claws - all taken from MJ's music videos.

I'm glad see hear you guys really like this version of Smooth Criminal by AAF. You should react to Gangsta's Paradise by Ten Masked Men. They do an awesome metal version of Coolio's song

Fun Rock version of a bad song! It was really good and fun! Nice video y’all! Yeah they rocked it!

Omggg ty for not stopping the video over n over. My new faves you 2❤

The video was a loving fanboy parody but the song was a straight up cover of a great song. It’s killer.

There's a band called the Apologetix that does a Christian parody is this song called Smooth grandmama. They take secular songs and make them funny Christian parodies.

Love the original and love this cover! One of those that is a classic on its own

Try "teenage dirtbag" by wheatus...not MJ but late 90s alternative

One of the best tribute remakes songs for MJ. All the way from the surgeon's masks to Thriller.!!!

Listen, I am a fucking huge on Michael Jackson fan! As most people are, but I’m also a huge fan of rock heavy-metal all of that shit and let me tell you this song is bad ass and they did Michael justice

You missed soooooo many references! You should pause videos as they play at key points to acknowledge them and discuss them to make it something of your own for the viewers. Saying "wow" and "damn" and "okay!" throughout is straight and all, but to take it to the next level you have to dissect it and comment on it. Just a suggestion! Thanks for the video.

Did y'all know Corey Taylor is the lead singer for Slipknot I love Slipknot to

That girl in the werewolf mask is my kind of girl. She also has a rockin body. This isn't rap, this contemporary rock.

Please do Alien aunt farm "movie" it's a fun video too and a great song!! New subscriber!

did you notice what was going on throughout this video? Every move, sound and visual, even the chimp are direct reference to all of MJ's videos and legacy.

This is the one on ;my playlist! NO ONE can do it like MJ, but I love the hardness!

Hey guys awesome reaction. I gotta say, no disrespect shawn, but mel that hairstyle is perfect for you it looks good. Keep it up guys 👍

I am a rural 52 yr old. I live your reactions .. I was moving with you. I am a rocker from wayyyyy back . I live this vid.

Movies by AAF is a great song must do. Also "these days" is a great song and the video is them crashing the BET awards. Also must do

And the kid was sick and didnt do the mask on purpose at first michael cut then brought that part back when he found out

Three Dog Night "Eli's coming". You will love it I promise.

That was AWESOME 😎 Haven't heard that in YEARS.

Love y’all but watch out for the copy strikes friends

I love how every song i hear I've mentioned a movie we should call it what movie is that song from with sean🤣🤣🤣🤣jkjk. But this is from American Pie this version lol great movie as well

I gotta tell you guys ,,, your a great couple ,,, perfect for each other ,,, i said the same thing to half and jai reacters ,,,, you guys should do a collaboration together ,,,

I got that same MTV shirt. 🤣🤣🤘🤘 new sub just cause.

The song is one of the best covers ever and the video is the GOAT tribute to MJ. Awesome react, guys!

I love AAF and another great cover song is red hot chili peppers cover of stevie wonder's higher ground they jazzed that song up a bit too.

Guys do the Billie Jean remix with Pop Smoke and Dior

Most of these young reviewers have zero clue as to all the nods to Michael Jackson, they don’t get it, because they haven’t seen a lot of MJ videos. Us old timers get them all.

Omg, Mel, you look amazing with that beautiful hair! ❤

Should check out fall out boy's version of Beat it!!

I find covers of popular songs generally suck ass. This is one of the rare few that properly honors the source while still sounding original.

One of my fav covers and epic MJ tribute Easter Egg video.

"They just rocked the HELL out of 'Smooth Criminal'!" Sums it up perfectly.

Watch it again to notice all of the Michael Jackson things associated with him like the drummer wearing his famous glove

If I'm not mistaken Michael's family asked alien ant farm to play this at his memorial. Mj loved their cover of it. I think he said "I like it as much if not even more than my version"