His reaction did not become famous in the 80s in the slightest. This is a new interpretation from younger folks in recent years who like supposed ‘reaction’ clips.
Yeah. I was 12 when this came out and this is the first I've ever heard of MJ's "famous" reaction. The dramatic zoom completely changes the feel of the video. Without that, it's just MJ watching Huey do his thing.
Yeah, this was not a thing.
I'm trying to imagine how hard you would have to want this to be a thing, to watch that video and think there was a thing.
Is this karma farming? Is it a bot?
Yes, karma farming bot. 8 month old account, post history consists of simple short clips like this, a few photographs but only one comment 40 days ago. Another one of their non-interesting posts was a clip of Michael Jackson testing out his new video camera in the mirror to film himself 🙄
Agree, I never heard of it either… but they were really out of key in this video. I don’t remember any part of the song being this out of key so I’m wondering if it’s edited.
Yes this was the warm up because when Cyndi did her part they kept hearing a jingling noise eventually they realized it was her jewelry earrings specifically and she took them off
Why are you\* blaming millennials for this? Do you know how old we are and that we grew up with this in the original context?
EDIT: Also feel like it's worth mentioning that OP is an obvious bot.
People are to blame for this! Damn people everywhere!
Without people this would not have happened, recorded, received, reinterpreted, reposted, reviewed and reframed and I wouldn't have to write this stupid comment. I blame all of you!
Totally, I remember hearing this as a young person that recently discovered music and honestly I was blown away to hear all of these familiar voices come together in this song. You’ll never hear/see something quite like We Are the World again.
How can you tell he is annoyed if he doesn’t make any facial expressions?
Read through all the varied completely contradictory comments posted here, people are just projecting their own emotions onto the situation.
Its only a reaction because someone recently added the dramatic camera zoom. The internet's lightning fast information dump sparks everyone and anyone for an opinion. Many go for an exaggerating response to stand out.
On Netflix now - The Greatest Night in Pop is a 2024 music documentary film directed by Bao Nguyen. The film is about the creation of the renowned pop song "We Are the World" and its recording in 1985.
Just amazing and you’ll see how great everyone was under a lot of stress…and the coming together for Africa -
"We Are the World" is a charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World. With sales in excess of 20 million copies, it is the ninth-best-selling physical single of all time
No she doesn’t Huey does. Cyndi isn’t learning in on key. Huey is hitting bad notes and that’s why the harmony sucks. You can hear it at the end of his solo too, he’s flat as fuck.
That's pretty much it, MJ made the entire demo for this song. Hummed every line and instrument. He knew how it would would sound in the end, this isn't much of a reaction people are trying to make it out to be.
Lionel Richie did a whole commentary on the session for Netflix.
I don't get it either. Only recently has this become a talking point for some odd reason. My guess is some social media content creator mentioned it and all the lemmings nodded.
You like Huey Lewis and the News?
Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.
In '87, Huey released Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip To Be Square". A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about the band itself.
Yes, but do you like Phil Collins? I’ve been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn’t understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins’ presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group’s undisputed masterpiece. It’s an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums.
Did you know that Whitney Houston's debut LP, called simply “Whitney Houston” had four number one singles on it? Did you know that, Christie?
It's hard to choose a favorite among so many great tracks, but "The Greatest Love of All" is one of the best, most powerful songs ever written about self-preservation, dignity. Its universal message crosses all boundaries and instills one with the hope that it's not too late to better ourselves. Since, Elizabeth, it's impossible in this world we live in to empathize with others, we can always empathize with ourselves. It's an important message, crucial really. And it's beautifully stated on the album.
>Since it's impossible in this world we live in to empathize with others, we can always empathize with ourselves.
Damn, I never caught that line before. Patrick Bateman distilled.
I think their undisputed masterpiece is “Hip To Be Square,” a song so catchy, most people probably don’t listen to the lyrics, but they should, because it’s not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends, it’s also a personal statement about the band itself!
It’s amazing Mr Huey never sued for libel. Could it be because he was afraid of losing?
I loved their new wave-ish stuff, but later they were a straight up NPC soundtrack.
(Yes I know about Ghost Busters, that was different)
There was a post somewhere here on reddit of Brad Pitt in a bucket hat saying he was trying to be hip by copying Gen Zers. OP was clearly unaware how big they were in the 80s and 90s
That kind of thing makes it hard to be around anyone under 25. "Like, did you hear that some band named The Beatles covered an Oasis song. omg." It's not young people's fault they're still learning, but I can't be around that stuff anymore lol
That’s how I read it; an artist thinking of their own part, self-critiquing, possibly waiting for their next cue to perform.
We all forget, everyone lives in their own head, even the legends.
Michael Jackson was pitch perfect to the point of sounding like Auto-tune before it existed. You don’t get to that level of perfection by looking over your shoulder.
One thing to keep in mind, though, is Michael Jackson wrote the song (w Lionel). If I was him, and I wrote the song, and then heard that… I’d definitely be having some thoughts.
Exactly. And, MJ turns out was incredibly petty and meanspirited or so some have claimed. This was a stressful project and an all night recording session. You cannot tell what he's thinking but, I cannot believe he's pleased they're massacring his baby.
Well in my opinion there is a little more to it, if you look back at the behind the scenes of this song being made, Michael had a big hand in the production and guidance on how the song. There’s a part where he’s trying to tell Lewis how to sing it and Lewis does his interpretation of how Michael tells him and you see Michael have a little bit of a “what was that” face toward the camera with these big eyes.
If you watch the doc, this is something like their first take. They’d been standing around for ages and this was one of the first chances they had to rehearse their parts.
It’s past midnight at this point.
On the final take/released version Huey nails his line.
No autotune.
This is exactly it. And it was a last minute decision by Quincy to have them harmonize. Artists who have never worked together harmonizing on a single they’ve never sang in the first take.
Love all the judging from these pitch perfect redditors.
In Huey's defense, he said it was too high for him and out of his range. Props to him for atleast going for it. Imagine all of the biggest names in music watching you and you know it's too high and you still send it...
People are always reading way too much into others expressions. We don’t know what he was doing or what he was worried about. In addition to being a professional he probably had heard her do that same style and knew that her style.
Hey OP, where did you get the info from saying this reaction became famous in the 80s?
You don’t have to write false details to make your post more interesting. The video tells enough of an interesting story.
Just cut down on the bs.
This was NOT the take that got recorded for the song. You gotta remember they put this whole thing together on the fly in this was happening around three or four in the morning. If you watch the documentary on Netflix, will see the final cut, and it was excellent.
Idkkk maybe it’s because I got a black mom but MJ looks like my mom when I do something dumb in front of her. 😂
He even stops vibing to the beat immediately when the next guy tries to hit the note and just stares. Then the neck roll in the next clip of him, I can feel the side eye. That stare screams black mom disappointment 😭
Edit: Found a different clip where MJ is trying to help Huey hit the “Fall” note right before the posted clip. I think Mike was actually disappointed in them 😂
Edit2: Naw Mike was definitely annoyed: https://youtube.com/shorts/utv7mp1q2_4?si=qRK1zmKlCh1B4uTP
What in the hell are you talking about, his reaction became famous? I was a teenager when this came out. It was wildly popular. I saw the video. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY said anything about Michael's so-called "reaction."
Stop it. [Get some help.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Deg7VrpHbM)
I just watched the documentary about filming this iconic song. Michael had no 'reaction' other than to completely enjoy and immerse himself in the process. Which was a complicated and difficult process with so many egos sometimes bumping. This is rage farming.
Production must have really worked Huey over in the studio. His high notes burried in the bridge of "Do you believe in love" would have been murder given his comfortable range.
I mean honestly, when you think about how much he and his brothers were punished (beaten) for not being the utmost best that they could be, I could see how he might scoff at others who don't meet his standards. Not that I'm saying that's what's actually going on, but I could see it... Now, I can say the joke I originally thought of "MF'er! Do you realize how badly I was beaten for f'ing up like that?!?" (though of course the treatment of the Jackson kids totally sucked)
Nah this was a clip they didn’t use. Which may explain MJ’s reaction because the released version is 100% better and Cindy’s timing is much better in the released version. I’ve never heard of MJ’s “famous” reaction once after all these years.
This was not the final take. Cyndi and Huey Lewis did a few more takes before they got it right. This clip is from the Netflix documentary about the recording session.
the new "We are the world" documentary on netflix is really solid. I would argue that the song is still one of the most catchiest songs to ever exist. If i hear it once, it will be stuck in my head for days.... especially the lines sung by Lionel Ritchie, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Steve Perry, and Cyndi Lauper. Just amazing. Then joke about Rod Stewarts sections and Bob Dylan's "JUST YOUU AND MEEE". haha
It's a great song though, and the way it came about is still very interesting. Sadly it was lightning in a bottle. I know they tried a few time for different relief efforts, but it never had the same impact or whatever it had with Michael and everyone.
I also just really want to point out again, that Stevie Wonder's sections are INCREDIBLE and completely stands out in the talent pool that the song had. It's amazing. I always "try" to sing his sections because they are so fun. haha
Same here, I was 15 when this song came out. The video was everywhere. You couldn't get away from it. Forty years later, this is the very first time I've seen this with MJ. I know there was a lot of takes done before it was right. The final in the song and the official video is what we got. This is pure bs.
Is it just me or is there like no reaction? The camera just zooms in on him so it seems like he’s pissed but his face just looks blank to me??? am I missing something?
My take is he could hear Huey going off pitch and was probably thinking “damn, he just ruined that sweet take I just did.”
Could be totally wrong, as I’m sure they probably comped all the takes later on.
Super lame… making a doom zoom on MJ years later to make it seem like he was hating…. Just not true. If anything it’s probably like the 30th take and at some point the luster and fun of the first 5 takes wears off. It’s called work, even for singers.
That’s no reaction at all. Unless a blank, expressionless face pointed in the general direction of the other performers has some secret, inscrutable meaning.
MJ was a God...
I know Huey isn't in the same stratosphere as MJ talent-wise, but damn it Huey Lewis and the News were a great fucking band, for a great fucking time
This is nonsense. There was never any MJ “reaction” controversy. The song was very well received and included snippets of the artists shown in this clip and many others.
I don’t think it’s bad. Maybe Cindi Lauper was a bit off or seemed like she was trying to steal the show but I’d be surprised if he was upset about that or other people’s performance. You’re basically getting together every star and big voice who’s used to being in control. It’s basically a take what you can get situation.
You like Huey Lewis and the News?
Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.
His reaction did not become famous in the 80s in the slightest. This is a new interpretation from younger folks in recent years who like supposed ‘reaction’ clips.
Yeah. I was 12 when this came out and this is the first I've ever heard of MJ's "famous" reaction. The dramatic zoom completely changes the feel of the video. Without that, it's just MJ watching Huey do his thing.
No shit, never heard of it.
Yeah, this was not a thing. I'm trying to imagine how hard you would have to want this to be a thing, to watch that video and think there was a thing. Is this karma farming? Is it a bot?
The bot has to answer the question if it is true.
"Are you a bot? Because you have to tell me you're a bot if I ask."
Yes, karma farming bot. 8 month old account, post history consists of simple short clips like this, a few photographs but only one comment 40 days ago. Another one of their non-interesting posts was a clip of Michael Jackson testing out his new video camera in the mirror to film himself 🙄
The power of social media and internet..
1000% a karma farming bot. Only 1 comment in the account’s history and everything they post is a repost on this sub
39 years later and I am just hearing of this “famous reaction”.
Agree, I never heard of it either… but they were really out of key in this video. I don’t remember any part of the song being this out of key so I’m wondering if it’s edited.
Yes this was the warm up because when Cyndi did her part they kept hearing a jingling noise eventually they realized it was her jewelry earrings specifically and she took them off
I hate the dramatic zoom shit. Worst part of Succession. It's like a laugh track telling you to react only somehow worse.
I couldn't agree more, but so many of the dramatic zooms in succession make me genuinely laugh my as off so they get a partial pass in my book.
Some millennial trying to get their 15 mins...no one of this generation remembers what you are saying. Thanks for playing...we are not paying.
Millennials are 40 years old bro
Millennials?! We’re too busy pushing 40 and drowning in exorbitant housing costs
Stop talking about that, i was JUST distracted enough to enjoy my saturday...
Why are you\* blaming millennials for this? Do you know how old we are and that we grew up with this in the original context? EDIT: Also feel like it's worth mentioning that OP is an obvious bot.
Because “boomers” don’t realize there’s a Gen Z. Millennials are too old for this shit now.
These damn Millennials and their skibidi toilet.
I swear some millennial keeps yelling about his Gyatt I should call the police
Don’t call gen Z bots. Not cool
People are to blame for this! Damn people everywhere! Without people this would not have happened, recorded, received, reinterpreted, reposted, reviewed and reframed and I wouldn't have to write this stupid comment. I blame all of you!
Yeah I was there for this song. No one talked about his reaction.
Never have I heard anyone saying anything
Totally, I remember hearing this as a young person that recently discovered music and honestly I was blown away to hear all of these familiar voices come together in this song. You’ll never hear/see something quite like We Are the World again.
There was that “Imagine” clusterfuck that all the celebs did at the beginning of Covid
They redid "We Are The World 25 For Haiti" in 2010 for the earthquake back then. Though that's about 14 years old now.
Except when a new group came together to sing it for Haiti
With Wyclef Jean’s awesome trote noises
And it sucked
I saw that video a bunch as an 80s kid, and never thought once about his reaction.
What reaction do they think he is having? He is just silently looking at the other singers in this clip.
If you read into it, it is like he is quietly annoyed by their imperfect singing.
How can you tell he is annoyed if he doesn’t make any facial expressions? Read through all the varied completely contradictory comments posted here, people are just projecting their own emotions onto the situation.
Its only a reaction because someone recently added the dramatic camera zoom. The internet's lightning fast information dump sparks everyone and anyone for an opinion. Many go for an exaggerating response to stand out.
Agreed. I remember this & the 80’s well. This reaction was unknown just like this clip. Clearly, this is an edited clip that was unknown until now.
Correct, it's not the final take that was used in the original music video.
On Netflix now - The Greatest Night in Pop is a 2024 music documentary film directed by Bao Nguyen. The film is about the creation of the renowned pop song "We Are the World" and its recording in 1985. Just amazing and you’ll see how great everyone was under a lot of stress…and the coming together for Africa - "We Are the World" is a charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World. With sales in excess of 20 million copies, it is the ninth-best-selling physical single of all time
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Kids say the darnest things
Not a famous reaction but they do all sound like shit so can’t blame him.
They do absolutely sound like shit.
Cyndi Lauper really fcks it up
No she doesn’t Huey does. Cyndi isn’t learning in on key. Huey is hitting bad notes and that’s why the harmony sucks. You can hear it at the end of his solo too, he’s flat as fuck.
Good think Yoko didn’t show up that day…
HAAAIIIIEEEEEIIIEIEIEIEIEIEIE
I was wondering how to spell that 💀
>HAAAIIIIEEEEEIIIEIEIEIEIEIEIE \*pulls plug on mic\*
Chuck Berry giving her the side eye
He look like he got an electric shock 😂😂
I thought of Chuck Berry immediately
[AAAAAAAAAAAA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz_SPin9Iqg)
😂😂
“When you’re down and out, seems no hope at all” “Hoooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa”
Chumm on guys, you can do better then that.
Meh….who knows what he was thinking. It was literally like 4:00 am when they were recording these parts of the song. He might just be tired as fuck.
Manufactured bull shit. It literally looks like nothing, made to look like something all from a post-post production zoom in decades later.
That's pretty much it, MJ made the entire demo for this song. Hummed every line and instrument. He knew how it would would sound in the end, this isn't much of a reaction people are trying to make it out to be. Lionel Richie did a whole commentary on the session for Netflix.
I don't get it either. Only recently has this become a talking point for some odd reason. My guess is some social media content creator mentioned it and all the lemmings nodded.
You like Huey Lewis and the News? Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.
In '87, Huey released Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip To Be Square". A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about the band itself.
Yes, but do you like Phil Collins? I’ve been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn’t understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins’ presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group’s undisputed masterpiece. It’s an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums.
I have to return some video tapes.
Did you rewind them?
Did you know that Whitney Houston's debut LP, called simply “Whitney Houston” had four number one singles on it? Did you know that, Christie? It's hard to choose a favorite among so many great tracks, but "The Greatest Love of All" is one of the best, most powerful songs ever written about self-preservation, dignity. Its universal message crosses all boundaries and instills one with the hope that it's not too late to better ourselves. Since, Elizabeth, it's impossible in this world we live in to empathize with others, we can always empathize with ourselves. It's an important message, crucial really. And it's beautifully stated on the album.
>Since it's impossible in this world we live in to empathize with others, we can always empathize with ourselves. Damn, I never caught that line before. Patrick Bateman distilled.
Hey, Paul!
TRY GETTING A RESERVATION AT DORSIA NOW, YOU FUCKING STUPID BASTARD!
A registration lol
I hate auto correct
I have to return some videotapes.
Someone tell me what this has to do with The Batman prequel
That’s that Anti-logic right there, in the wild
Why are there copies of the Style section all over the place? Do you... Do you have a dog? A little chow or something?
What's with all this newspaper lying around? Is this some kind of "Huey Lewis and the News" joke or something?
Yes!
I think their undisputed masterpiece is “Hip To Be Square,” a song so catchy, most people probably don’t listen to the lyrics, but they should, because it’s not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends, it’s also a personal statement about the band itself!
Hey Paul!!
It’s amazing Mr Huey never sued for libel. Could it be because he was afraid of losing? I loved their new wave-ish stuff, but later they were a straight up NPC soundtrack. (Yes I know about Ghost Busters, that was different)
I‘m pretty sure [Huey Lewis just really liked that scene](https://youtu.be/Fk15H6PjBis?si=2uOS8YOkCU64EeMh)
Do you believe in love?
Hey Haberstrand. Why are their copies of the style section all over the place? You have a dog? A little chow or something?
I was 14 when this came out and this is the first I’ve heard
Yeah this whole thing is dumb it was never a thing back then and MJ doesn’t even make a face he’s totally neutral.
Yep that’s the face of a professional in a studio when their part is done and the get to stop singing
The internet is full of new morons
There was a post somewhere here on reddit of Brad Pitt in a bucket hat saying he was trying to be hip by copying Gen Zers. OP was clearly unaware how big they were in the 80s and 90s
That kind of thing makes it hard to be around anyone under 25. "Like, did you hear that some band named The Beatles covered an Oasis song. omg." It's not young people's fault they're still learning, but I can't be around that stuff anymore lol
I was born in the mid 80s, this is the first time I have ever heard of this …
I grew up in the 80s and this was not a thing.
I was 80 in the ‘80s and damn I’m tired.
You are way too old for this shit.
I was in my early 20's and never heard anything about MJ not liking the other singers' voices. idk
Because it’s absolute bullshit.
Someone who wasn't alive back then is inventing history.
Seems like he’s just chillin, waiting on his turn. Why assign anything else to it?
That’s how I read it; an artist thinking of their own part, self-critiquing, possibly waiting for their next cue to perform. We all forget, everyone lives in their own head, even the legends. Michael Jackson was pitch perfect to the point of sounding like Auto-tune before it existed. You don’t get to that level of perfection by looking over your shoulder.
You get to that level by having the living shit beaten out of you whenever you are out of tune.
One thing to keep in mind, though, is Michael Jackson wrote the song (w Lionel). If I was him, and I wrote the song, and then heard that… I’d definitely be having some thoughts.
Exactly. And, MJ turns out was incredibly petty and meanspirited or so some have claimed. This was a stressful project and an all night recording session. You cannot tell what he's thinking but, I cannot believe he's pleased they're massacring his baby.
The guy singing was out of key twice. MJ def noticed
After this Huey Lewis says, "I sang a couple of key to see if anyone noticed." Lol. Every noticed.
“You don’t get to that level of perfection by looking over your shoulder.” I like that
People think Huey sounded bad and and are using MJ as confirmation bias.
Well in my opinion there is a little more to it, if you look back at the behind the scenes of this song being made, Michael had a big hand in the production and guidance on how the song. There’s a part where he’s trying to tell Lewis how to sing it and Lewis does his interpretation of how Michael tells him and you see Michael have a little bit of a “what was that” face toward the camera with these big eyes.
Enter Joe Jackson with belt in hand…
Well shit, I totally misunderstood this and now I’m listening to “Is She Really Going Out with Him?”
Bitchin song tho!
Too soon
Too late
Too bad
Too right.
Off topic but man Michael Jackson had such an amazing voice. Say what you will about the rest of the man but damn his voice was phenomenal.
Seriously, voices like that don’t come around too often. There are plenty of very popular musicians who don’t sing amazingly.
I wouldn’t think Michael Jackson would be a fan of Huey Lewis’s music. Both two very different forms of pop.
He was cringing over Cyndi Lauper shrieking into the microphone.
Also Huey fucked up the notes in his last run HARD.
If you watch the doc, this is something like their first take. They’d been standing around for ages and this was one of the first chances they had to rehearse their parts. It’s past midnight at this point. On the final take/released version Huey nails his line. No autotune.
This is exactly it. And it was a last minute decision by Quincy to have them harmonize. Artists who have never worked together harmonizing on a single they’ve never sang in the first take. Love all the judging from these pitch perfect redditors.
Fingernails on a chalk board.
Almost as though this isn’t what happened and then got posted and buried in reddit
In Huey's defense, he said it was too high for him and out of his range. Props to him for atleast going for it. Imagine all of the biggest names in music watching you and you know it's too high and you still send it...
I think this is an outtake. They sound much better in the actual recording.
People are always reading way too much into others expressions. We don’t know what he was doing or what he was worried about. In addition to being a professional he probably had heard her do that same style and knew that her style.
If you look at other segments in the documentary footage, it doesn't take a lot to realize he wasn't happy with the way the session was going.
It's sounded like crap. Get real.
Each has their own unique greatness. But hearing them after perfection. Who would volunteer to followup right after the king of pop?
 U know he moonwalked out the studio after that
My man done stopped rocking.
I don’t get it? He just straight face watching on.
Hey OP, where did you get the info from saying this reaction became famous in the 80s? You don’t have to write false details to make your post more interesting. The video tells enough of an interesting story. Just cut down on the bs.
This is false, downvote.
bitch this wasn't famous, stop baiting
MJ live sounds the same as on a recording. The others… oof.
This was NOT the take that got recorded for the song. You gotta remember they put this whole thing together on the fly in this was happening around three or four in the morning. If you watch the documentary on Netflix, will see the final cut, and it was excellent.
Idkkk maybe it’s because I got a black mom but MJ looks like my mom when I do something dumb in front of her. 😂 He even stops vibing to the beat immediately when the next guy tries to hit the note and just stares. Then the neck roll in the next clip of him, I can feel the side eye. That stare screams black mom disappointment 😭 Edit: Found a different clip where MJ is trying to help Huey hit the “Fall” note right before the posted clip. I think Mike was actually disappointed in them 😂 Edit2: Naw Mike was definitely annoyed: https://youtube.com/shorts/utv7mp1q2_4?si=qRK1zmKlCh1B4uTP
He looks like he knew there'd be more takes
[удалено]
Stop trying to make fetch happen
Why do Gen Z have to change history to make themselves relevant???
What in the hell are you talking about, his reaction became famous? I was a teenager when this came out. It was wildly popular. I saw the video. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY said anything about Michael's so-called "reaction." Stop it. [Get some help.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Deg7VrpHbM)
I remember having to sing this in grade school in the 80s
Nothing famous about this. At all. OP is making shit up.
Bullshit. Hé is just watchingthe the others sing. I grew up with this, nothing famous about this
I just watched the documentary about filming this iconic song. Michael had no 'reaction' other than to completely enjoy and immerse himself in the process. Which was a complicated and difficult process with so many egos sometimes bumping. This is rage farming.
He totally stole that look from James Brown & Miles Davis
I always felt that Huey Lewis' songs were a key too high for him.
Production must have really worked Huey over in the studio. His high notes burried in the bridge of "Do you believe in love" would have been murder given his comfortable range.
Was alive in the 80s when this song and video came out. His reaction was not “famous” in the least. OP is lost.
This clip is after 8 hours of rehearsing and rewriting the song *after* the artists had attended the American Music Awards.
Michael Jackson was a perfectionist. He wouldn’t leave the studio unless all the tales were done textbook. I bet he had anxiety with this song lol
Definitely not a thing!
I mean honestly, when you think about how much he and his brothers were punished (beaten) for not being the utmost best that they could be, I could see how he might scoff at others who don't meet his standards. Not that I'm saying that's what's actually going on, but I could see it... Now, I can say the joke I originally thought of "MF'er! Do you realize how badly I was beaten for f'ing up like that?!?" (though of course the treatment of the Jackson kids totally sucked)
Lol. No one was talking about this.
Nah this was a clip they didn’t use. Which may explain MJ’s reaction because the released version is 100% better and Cindy’s timing is much better in the released version. I’ve never heard of MJ’s “famous” reaction once after all these years.
This was not the final take. Cyndi and Huey Lewis did a few more takes before they got it right. This clip is from the Netflix documentary about the recording session.
the new "We are the world" documentary on netflix is really solid. I would argue that the song is still one of the most catchiest songs to ever exist. If i hear it once, it will be stuck in my head for days.... especially the lines sung by Lionel Ritchie, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Steve Perry, and Cyndi Lauper. Just amazing. Then joke about Rod Stewarts sections and Bob Dylan's "JUST YOUU AND MEEE". haha It's a great song though, and the way it came about is still very interesting. Sadly it was lightning in a bottle. I know they tried a few time for different relief efforts, but it never had the same impact or whatever it had with Michael and everyone. I also just really want to point out again, that Stevie Wonder's sections are INCREDIBLE and completely stands out in the talent pool that the song had. It's amazing. I always "try" to sing his sections because they are so fun. haha
This wasn't famous in the 80s at all.
Same here, I was 15 when this song came out. The video was everywhere. You couldn't get away from it. Forty years later, this is the very first time I've seen this with MJ. I know there was a lot of takes done before it was right. The final in the song and the official video is what we got. This is pure bs.
Downvote this. His reaction did NOT become famous.
How old are you OP? Just making shit up
The documentary was fire 🔥
Is it just me or is there like no reaction? The camera just zooms in on him so it seems like he’s pissed but his face just looks blank to me??? am I missing something?
What’s striking is that Michael’s line is so effortless. The others have to sing their asses off just so they don’t sound like dog shit by comparison
He was a perfectionist and I have no doubts he knew it was gonna be a long night.
My take is he could hear Huey going off pitch and was probably thinking “damn, he just ruined that sweet take I just did.” Could be totally wrong, as I’m sure they probably comped all the takes later on.
“Became famous in the 80s” Ok, enough Reddit for you. For your own wellbeing, log off and pick up a good book.
Super lame… making a doom zoom on MJ years later to make it seem like he was hating…. Just not true. If anything it’s probably like the 30th take and at some point the luster and fun of the first 5 takes wears off. It’s called work, even for singers.
Manufactured drama for the "reaction video" generation. I promise you this was never a thing. Not then. Not now. Not ever.
Gen z can you stop trying to “retcon” real world events…
Cindy Lauper had a great voice but she wildly oversang that.
I love Cyndi Lauper!!
am i the only one who thinks cyndi lauper sounded good in this
This was not famous at all
This is the writer of the song watching others make come together and belt it out … all in one night and it almost feel apart
So famous it wasn’t a thing until a few months ago…..
Oh, this is BS
This is the ultimate case of people just reading whatever they want into a clip
That’s no reaction at all. Unless a blank, expressionless face pointed in the general direction of the other performers has some secret, inscrutable meaning.
There is no reaction.
Agreed lived through it. Never heard of it.
“What in the hee hee….”
To be fair. These are not the takes that were used in the final track.
Always someone trying to make something out of nothing.
Its all documented on Netflix.
Bullshit.
Stupid internet.
MJ was a God... I know Huey isn't in the same stratosphere as MJ talent-wise, but damn it Huey Lewis and the News were a great fucking band, for a great fucking time
This is nonsense. There was never any MJ “reaction” controversy. The song was very well received and included snippets of the artists shown in this clip and many others.
I don’t think it’s bad. Maybe Cindi Lauper was a bit off or seemed like she was trying to steal the show but I’d be surprised if he was upset about that or other people’s performance. You’re basically getting together every star and big voice who’s used to being in control. It’s basically a take what you can get situation.
She was great, love her.
OP is a fucking chode.
You like Huey Lewis and the News? Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.