This is unbelievable! My childhood icons are gone, and not even via natural death but in tragic ways. RIP Mr. Cornelius! THANK YOU for making me proud to have SOUL!
@cellardoor199991 I actually was watching a Soul Train documentary called "Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America" on VH 1 that stated that one of the Soul Train dancers introduced it to television, in which Micheal got it from. It's a good documentary, and shows what dancers influenced him.
@prince776 Yeah I did actually look him up after viewing the Soul Train documentary called "Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America" on VH 1 that I told the other dude about on here. That dude can dance!!!!!!
@EmanDaBeatman no sorry man watch the jackson 5 movie they been performing since ABC, anyways I just came across this video and you have to understand that was the illest robot ever, Now people robot as a comedy dance, when Mike did it it was mezmerizing. Back in mike prime he would have won Americas Best Dance Crew by himself with that one move, lol anyways black people lets get off this drug and violence mess and get back to fun 4 real we bettter then that n this coming from an ex-con
I wsh i was around during this time of black unity, fun black energy, and great black music.....im proud to be black, such rich history in every era of life. RIP MICHAEL!
if i was marlon i would be so pissed off....i had the least important role i wasnt the youngest or the oldest and my afro was the smallest yep i would have ben pissed
They had every move down not missing a beat. Michael we love you forever. Thanks for sharing your music and such great talent with us for over 40 years.
aaayyyy...... he killed that robot come this time next year i'mma have a afro like a soul train ha ha LOL xD i dont think i will cute it 4 another three years
I love the way he is doing the most AMAZING robot in the world.. Then it zooms in on his face and it goes... *Serious* *Serious* *Serious* *BIG SMILE*
I'm gonna have to stop watching MJ videos...........Videos like this, with him in it just makes me cry, and cry, and cry. He was un-matched as the TRUE KING of all that is entertainment. RIP Michael.
The man (MJ) is a genius. He could take an old dance and make it look like it was the first time you ever saw it performed. Only he could do this. RIP in Michael. There will NEVER be another.
This is definately the smoooooothest robot. My personal fave over the way he would later do it (faster popping). The way he glided out of that spin into the robot gestures... riiiiiiiiidiculous
I dont know if this is his first time doing it, but it would be funny if he sprung it on his brothers mid performance.
"Berry Gordy says you need to do a dance solo for a few seconds... any ideas, Mikey?"
Fuck whatever negative things people say about Michael! Michael Jackson was the coolest, most talented, greatest human being the world will ever know about! There will never be another Michael Jackson. Nobody can ever be greater than he was. Ever! And that's why people hate! RIP MJ FOREVER!
hell, if i had a pair of pants like that, i could put on some moves too
GENIUS99999992345678 2 weeks ago
that was the best robot i EVER seen in my life!!! fresh stepping. just look how crisp those spins were. Chris brown!!! hmmmmmm not yet. lmao
MrDesmond201 2 weeks ago
That robot was vso fuckin clean
FukDaMinutemen 3 weeks ago
Soul Train reminded me who made the Robot Popular
WildDawgsz 3 weeks ago
This is unbelievable! My childhood icons are gone, and not even via natural death but in tragic ways. RIP Mr. Cornelius! THANK YOU for making me proud to have SOUL!
CreativeLib 1 month ago
RIP Mr.Cornelius!
May God bless your soul and your family! :(
RockyBalboa211 1 month ago
Never thought i would see the day that Mike and Don would be gone....SMH.....such HUGE losts
CAB4SHO 1 month ago
oh he is amazing
KiNgOfPoPLiVeS1 1 month ago
Owned tht shit!!
MataliQ 2 months ago
No one can top that robot!
dchero 2 months ago
Please tell me who invented this move. I thought it was him but it turns out it was some other guy?
cellardoor199991 3 months ago
@cellardoor199991 I actually was watching a Soul Train documentary called "Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America" on VH 1 that stated that one of the Soul Train dancers introduced it to television, in which Micheal got it from. It's a good documentary, and shows what dancers influenced him.
ManualBuchananM 2 months ago
@ManualBuchananM Look up jeffery daniel (the group shalamar) from grand rapids, mi. huge influence on mj's dance moves used to dance on soul train.
prince776 2 months ago
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@prince776 Yeah I did actually look him up after viewing the Soul Train documentary called "Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America" on VH 1 that I told the other dude about on here. That dude can dance!!!!!!
ManualBuchananM 1 month ago
THE BEST ROBOT EVER!!!!!
mtaylor691 3 months ago
1:16 Universal "Holy shit" moment.
MrPajamaShark 4 months ago
Even Jermaine was like "oh snap!!!" when mike hit the robot
thesmoke3235 5 months ago
This cat is getting down!!!! Go Michael!
solomanhillman 5 months ago 2
r.i.p but lol his face 1:30
haroldjr9 6 months ago
i keep replaying it cause he killed the robot! haven't seen anybody do it like him!
1msbabygotback 7 months ago
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1msbabygotback 7 months ago
that robot dance is disgusting its so perfect
outstretchedarm 7 months ago
Great bot poppin,one of the best ever seen! :)
Lagash1973 8 months ago
YO MICHAEL KILLED DAT ROBOT SICK
hollowedme 8 months ago
even his brothers was looking at him like dang whats that, where that come from, lil bro you sick.
jesus1saves1hardmanz 8 months ago 3
LMAO @1:31-1:33 is the same look,that 15 years later he would use in the thriller zombie part!! LMAO!!!
EddiBROC1 9 months ago
Did ya'll see that robot? MJ could have played C-3Po in star wars. MJ forever and infinity
ThrillerJackson01 9 months ago
Do you guys think MJ and Prince were secret friends?
ThrillerJackson01 9 months ago
Jesus... its 1973 and he just did the sickest Robot I've ever seen...
brybry19871987 9 months ago
IS THIS FIRST EVER PERFORMANCE???
EmanDaBeatman 9 months ago
@EmanDaBeatman no sorry man watch the jackson 5 movie they been performing since ABC, anyways I just came across this video and you have to understand that was the illest robot ever, Now people robot as a comedy dance, when Mike did it it was mezmerizing. Back in mike prime he would have won Americas Best Dance Crew by himself with that one move, lol anyways black people lets get off this drug and violence mess and get back to fun 4 real we bettter then that n this coming from an ex-con
jesus1saves1hardmanz 8 months ago
I love how his brothers even stop to watch him dance, He was amazing.
chicksheldon 10 months ago
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chicksheldon 10 months ago
greatest dancer EVER!!!!! HANDS DOWN. Possibly singer AS WELL!!!!
tz2tex 10 months ago
greatest dancer EVER!!!!! HANDS DOWN
tz2tex 10 months ago
greatest natural dancer that ever lived - BAR NONE!
mstalia12 11 months ago 2
That smile when he knew he busted it out for the first time....CLASSIC!
beegirllw 11 months ago 13
MJ greatest star..of our time.
Anointed7 1 year ago
damn he was light on his feet
acdcfan15290 1 year ago 2
@acdcfan15290..... light as a feather... he'd be a ninja if he wasnt singin lol
D1amond5korpion 11 months ago 2
god he was light on his feet
acdcfan15290 1 year ago
I almost forgot MJ was really a Black man, he looked better Black. The dancing is awesome
afroblack1000 1 year ago
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1:30 to 1:32 he melts that mesmerizer with a smile. It gets me every time!
AlexisNicoleCrowley 1 year ago
Best part @ 1:16-1:34 =-p
chadastanley 1 year ago
THAT WAS SICK! I was born in 1984 an even though i wasn't born in those times I'm smart enough to know NOBODY CAN OR EVER COULD DO IT LIKE HIM!!!
MultiMuchacho 1 year ago 6
@MultiMuchacho yeah !! and i love his smile !!! so cute !!!!
orbitmoon100 1 year ago
I agre it was so clean and polisht and pirfect
daisy7572357 1 year ago
BRILLIANT
TRAPPATUBE 1 year ago
he did the robot in perfect fashion flawless.
tallybaby82 1 year ago
MJ doing the robot...CLASSIC!
zibby78 1 year ago
I love the way the crowd got hype after MJ said "shake it Baby" They started getting down!!! Classic!!
Lewis2586 1 year ago
Man! That robot was so clean and fresh!
obeytheory 1 year ago
I wsh i was around during this time of black unity, fun black energy, and great black music.....im proud to be black, such rich history in every era of life. RIP MICHAEL!
everything1am 1 year ago 4
I wish he stayed black
bearcagela 1 year ago
long live the king!
ohthelushlife 1 year ago
if i was marlon i would be so pissed off....i had the least important role i wasnt the youngest or the oldest and my afro was the smallest yep i would have ben pissed
AfroMusicV8 1 year ago
@AfroMusicV8 Awwwww! :(
msccryder1968 1 year ago
@msccryder1968 Favorite jackson 5 song right here...I love it
AfroMusicV8 1 year ago
HIs robot looks so lifelike, amazing!!! :)
middiegolfer18 1 year ago
@middiegolfer18 yea he killed that he is cold wit it in i love the afro
AfroMusicV8 1 year ago
soul
XJuanXCarlos 1 year ago
LLLOOOVVVEEE ITTT !!!! THAT WAS SO CUTE LOL EVEN THOUGH HES 15 THERE
mjjandtyt 1 year ago
They had every move down not missing a beat. Michael we love you forever. Thanks for sharing your music and such great talent with us for over 40 years.
NoWritersBlockHere 1 year ago
michael was 15 when he did this...now i dont think that there's any way tht justin beiber can dance like this
jkool20 1 year ago 2
ayyyyy..............that robot was clean i would do that at the dance if i could
FreshTaper1994 1 year ago
aaayyyy...... he killed that robot come this time next year i'mma have a afro like a soul train ha ha LOL xD i dont think i will cute it 4 another three years
FreshTaper1994 1 year ago
I love the way he is doing the most AMAZING robot in the world.. Then it zooms in on his face and it goes... *Serious* *Serious* *Serious* *BIG SMILE*
FillionDollarSmile 1 year ago 3
@FillionDollarSmile i caught that part to lol
KIDFRESH1592 1 year ago
He was handsome as hell, I bet all the ladies loved him like this!!!! Too bad he thought otherwise
RaVeRNaTiOn 1 year ago
That robot was incredible!!!
violatione 1 year ago
FLAWLESS AND CLASSIC!!!
deboles 1 year ago
NO ONE HAD EVER DONE THE ROBOT THAT CLEAN AND SMOOTH EVER IN ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY!
thakidgift 1 year ago
I'm gonna have to stop watching MJ videos...........Videos like this, with him in it just makes me cry, and cry, and cry. He was un-matched as the TRUE KING of all that is entertainment. RIP Michael.
Diva1411 1 year ago
I seriously wanna see somebody do this robot
THAGENERAL313 1 year ago
The man (MJ) is a genius. He could take an old dance and make it look like it was the first time you ever saw it performed. Only he could do this. RIP in Michael. There will NEVER be another.
NoWritersBlockHere 1 year ago
This is definately the smoooooothest robot. My personal fave over the way he would later do it (faster popping). The way he glided out of that spin into the robot gestures... riiiiiiiiidiculous
I dont know if this is his first time doing it, but it would be funny if he sprung it on his brothers mid performance.
"Berry Gordy says you need to do a dance solo for a few seconds... any ideas, Mikey?"
"Dont worry... I got this..."
"Holy shit!!!"
thejokersonyou 1 year ago
Fuck whatever negative things people say about Michael! Michael Jackson was the coolest, most talented, greatest human being the world will ever know about! There will never be another Michael Jackson. Nobody can ever be greater than he was. Ever! And that's why people hate! RIP MJ FOREVER!
Marilada19 1 year ago 3
That was the best robot on Soul Train! That foot work was frickin mindblowing!
tt101371 1 year ago
can someone tell me what's SOUL TRAIN?????
sorry i'm from asia
cazzleymichael29 1 year ago
i love how at 1:17 the guy in purple is like "holy shit man look at mikey!"
Monowar0 1 year ago
that robot was insane cudnt even believe it 1:15
BoStOncaT617 1 year ago
This was one of his first performances doing Dancing Machine.
He was sooo young!
What a sweet face!
Later he embellished more on those moves...but it's so cool to see how it started.
8mycrab 1 year ago
He is just so amazing! Whenever I see Michael dancing, my jaws drop in awe. He's so talented! R.I.P.
MJRocksMyWorld96 1 year ago
lol @ the dancing guy with the cast :P
Man Michael was just a winner at life ever since the beginning; he was SO TALENTEDD :D
onyxdragon820 1 year ago
omgosh michael did the robot so good i cant stop watching it....:)
DIRTYROYALTY18 1 year ago 2
good vid
tjisabeast22 1 year ago 2
History
ristobenjie 1 year ago
he was only 14 yrs old there and already had tons of talent!
pasadena1994 1 year ago 3
that shit was crazy
man74gd 1 year ago 3
hell yea mike!
bsanders113 1 year ago 3
Lol the 1st time iSaw this was on VH1.. they were talkin bout Soul Train n iWas like whoaaaa...
REALLY IS THE 1ST ROBOT DANCE EVER
djax303 2 years ago 4
That was Intense stuff!
Liveforinspiration 2 years ago 5
hardest robot ever
blackunity143 2 years ago 4
best robot ever i swear im not even a big fan and i lov this vid
s8terkidd432 2 years ago 29
if you look close his brothers are like WHAT???
mcisdead 2 years ago 7
i love the robot that michael did it was very clean
keaolha1998 2 years ago 27
i no i love it
ILOVEYOUMJKINGOFPOP 2 years ago
@keaolha1998 didnt he do his thing
floridianfreak69 10 months ago
this was one of the greatest moments of soul train history and i love me some micheal :)
livnlife21544 2 years ago 7
wtf @ michael
ThaNsaneOne 2 years ago 6