This is ridiculous! How can someone be this talented? Give the man a vacation after all the years of these kind of unforgettable performances...or let him do something else for a change. It's just crazy to see a genius at work in moments like this one.
"I knew Michael as a child and watched him grow over the years. Of all the thousands of entertainers I have worked with, Michael was THE most outstanding. Many have tried and will try to copy him, but his talent will never be matched. He was truly one of a kind." -Dick Clark (aka the guy who's hosting this show, sitting in the audience, probably befuddled at what he's watching right now). Sums it up. Have you seen the list of acts on bandstand? Very amazing that Clark called Mike out :)
OMG HE WAS SO FREAKING AMAZING OMG DID ANYONE SEE OMG THAT WAS SO FREAKING AMAZING!! I WAS TRYING TO LEARN STAGE PRESENCE TO PERFORM, LOOKED AT EXPERVILLAGE BUT IT DOSENT COMPARE TO THIS !! MJ's WHO YOU WANNA LEARN FROM...OMG !!!!!
@prettygirl95100 Hey if you can go to the Soultracks Website and see their Story. It makes even the Debarge Family look tame by comparison. it's so sad what with Drugs, Mental Illness, Prison and the like.
I agree, there has never been a kid with this abundance of talent. Most kid performers can sing but can't dance or vice versa, MJ did both with perfection as a small child. This is the one video that demonstrates how he separates himself from any child performer!
I don't think we will ever have any artist reach that height of showmanship and took the industry by storm, than Michael Jackson. This performance shows Little Michael was ahead of his time and his true prodigal genius. Thank you for uploading this footage.
@kateclay100 oh shut up,..the reason why you dont see it in color is because michael sold the rights to the color performance of zipadee doo dah and There was a time to the BBC. Since then the only copy American band stand can show is the B&W one Also this one is probably in B&W because the BBC would remove it due to copyright violation, so the user has put it in black and white so it wont get removed. Now STOP moaning and screaming racism at least ur getting to see it so be grateful!
@mrsnet I know what you mean. I was only four when I saw this performance and then when I saw him do Dancing Machine when I was older, I thoguht to myself: "Something very special is going to happen to him and boy was I right."
NOBODY CAN EVER DENY MICHAEL'S TALENT EVER!! HE WAS SO TALENTED IT'S SICKENING IN A GOOD WAY. HE WAS A CHILD PRODIGY WHO TURNED INTO THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER OF ALL TIME!!
Hot DAMN! That little boy is dancing and performing like a grown man. Gawd, Mike is too much. LOLS! He's sooooo AMAZING... He never ceases to amaze me.
0:03 I catch what I see, why is it that marlon is always shown first or in front pics when Mike is the star-sure white supremacy can answer-remember i c.
A......MAZ.....ING!!! And people had the nerve to compare The J5 to The Osmonds? What a joke. Mike, even as a little kid had more talent in his pinky finger than that whole group! What an amazong performance. We won't see another child start with his talent in our lifetime. Maybe never again...
BLACK POWER!!!!!!! BLACK POWER!!!!!! JAMES BROWN TALENT! YEAH BABY!:)))
SAY IT LOUD!!!!! I'M BLACK AND I'M PROUD!!!!! DIANA ROSS; JANELLE COMMISSIONG MISS UNIVERSE, TERRY WASHINGTON,TUPAC SHAKUR; I'M TRUELY PROUD TO BE BLACK; SING BABY! GO HEAD LIL MICHAEL! BLACK POWER IN YOUR BLOOD! MAKE YOU WANT TO SCREAM! YAAAAAH!!!
this WOULD of been nice.........but as always people on youtube have to watermark their videos. I have videos too and I never watermark mine, is it really that serious.
@shishyupal Even after you watched this fperformance, you knew that Michael was the indisputed star of the Act and he was going to leave his brothers behind.
hey guys, I am so glad I found this as I am a huge fan of MJ and there was a time is one of my fav James Brown songs...so an awesome combo!! I have actually seen a snippet of this in clear as day high quality colour. between about 1.00 - 1,09 when he is doing the james brown feet, that was actually on a double video i used to have: 'The Making of thriller' and 'Michael Jackson - The Legend continues' which was made by MTV I think...anyway the Legend Continues has it in colour so it does exist!
@wonderlove09 Yea, I've seen that clip too. I know it exists but they always only show the clips where he's dancing. I mean I know that is the absolutely the best part but I wanna see the full video in color. It needs to be released. It's the only thing missing from my video collection.
@kateclay100 You're right. I can't find this performance in color no matter how hard i try. I looked everywhere. ABC AND I WANT YOU BACK IN COLOR- THERE WAS A TIME AND ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH in BLACK AND WHITE. I see american bandstand dvd set for about $80. I'd hate to buy it and find out its still in black and white.
did you see that bad boy spin an came out that shit dancing lol bad mutha...............
townbizz1000 5 days ago
wow wow great
joe11350 1 week ago
mj could move like no other!!!!!!!!
rtfuhj 1 week ago
the best performance ever!!!
rtfuhj 1 week ago
Man, that Gary Coleman could dance.
AceSkepTik 2 weeks ago
Crazy kid dancing :)
2011themessage 2 weeks ago
che bellino
TheElisimp33 3 weeks ago
Is that Baby James Brown?!! Get it Michael!
3kingkool 1 month ago
even at a young age, he was in control of the stage
scorpioatql 1 month ago
This is one of the most outstanding performances i have ever seen. Michael.. such a genious.. a magician... the best !!!
archivosxirtam 1 month ago
THE absolute best performance I've seen of J5 (and there have been some GREAT ones).
G'head Mike, Marlon, Jermaine, Tito & Jackie -- your music lives on!
ManovSteelo 1 month ago
WHAT A SPLENDID, DIVINE GIFT GOD GAVE US WITH MICHAEL!!!
mabnoro8 1 month ago
waww..I have never seen this.Thank you.
melie515 1 month ago
This is ridiculous! How can someone be this talented? Give the man a vacation after all the years of these kind of unforgettable performances...or let him do something else for a change. It's just crazy to see a genius at work in moments like this one.
nobleday3 1 month ago
"I knew Michael as a child and watched him grow over the years. Of all the thousands of entertainers I have worked with, Michael was THE most outstanding. Many have tried and will try to copy him, but his talent will never be matched. He was truly one of a kind." -Dick Clark (aka the guy who's hosting this show, sitting in the audience, probably befuddled at what he's watching right now). Sums it up. Have you seen the list of acts on bandstand? Very amazing that Clark called Mike out :)
whippedcream100 1 month ago
Seen it. Still blows my mind. Those boys were the ish.
momsnoni 1 month ago
Thank u for sharing this. I am a huge MJ and Jackson 5 fan and I have never seen this.
denisespurlock 1 month ago
Insuperable!!!
chalitovi 2 months ago
Maaaaan these boys tore this shit up ! Do yall hear me ! God bless the jacksons and r.I.p mike jack..the ali of entertainment !
GHOSTTOAST 2 months ago
am i the only one who think he was incredibly cute beyond words awwwwww baby micheal
scorpioatql 3 months ago
M A G N I F I C !!
95m26 3 months ago
WHAT YEAR WAS THIS?
Sisiyingying 4 months ago
@Sisiyingying 1970
naijasfinest1115 3 months ago
FIRST TIME SEEING THIS AND OMG LOOK AT MICHAEL'S DANCE!!!!!!! I SEE SO MUCH JAMES BROWN IN IT :)
Sisiyingying 4 months ago
HAHAHAHAHAH HE IS SOOO GIFTEN MAN HE DANCES REaly well at an early age
MaDaB1 4 months ago
You can tell that he was just meant to be a musical GOD....he just shines and has talent in every inch of him. <3Mikey
KatarraParson 4 months ago
OMG HE WAS SO FREAKING AMAZING OMG DID ANYONE SEE OMG THAT WAS SO FREAKING AMAZING!! I WAS TRYING TO LEARN STAGE PRESENCE TO PERFORM, LOOKED AT EXPERVILLAGE BUT IT DOSENT COMPARE TO THIS !! MJ's WHO YOU WANNA LEARN FROM...OMG !!!!!
alysiamonet 4 months ago
Mj is tha shiiiit rip mj!!
bionicgamer98 4 months ago
Oh my God,it's fantastic.
I love you Michael,
i miss you.
superfan984 4 months ago
Magnific!!
FulgDeNeaJin 5 months ago
That boy was ALWAYS COLD BLOODED!!
gittahfiend 5 months ago
happy birthday to the gratest that ever did it! : )
skorcha 6 months ago
what a likkle pickney caan dance - Jeez!!!!!
EVER4MJ 6 months ago
AWESOME !! Little James Brown !!
Miss you Michael !
jesabel62 6 months ago
@prettygirl95100 Hey if you can go to the Soultracks Website and see their Story. It makes even the Debarge Family look tame by comparison. it's so sad what with Drugs, Mental Illness, Prison and the like.
laminage 6 months ago
I agree, there has never been a kid with this abundance of talent. Most kid performers can sing but can't dance or vice versa, MJ did both with perfection as a small child. This is the one video that demonstrates how he separates himself from any child performer!
booboonash 7 months ago
Omgosh! He is killing every step!!! Did they say "Shake that money maker?"
truth8809 7 months ago
omg!!
eutuxiaMJ 7 months ago
I don't think we will ever have any artist reach that height of showmanship and took the industry by storm, than Michael Jackson. This performance shows Little Michael was ahead of his time and his true prodigal genius. Thank you for uploading this footage.
JeremyForest 7 months ago
@JeremyForest big up to ur comment
my sentiments exactly
Michael was not one of - he is the greatest entertainer that ever lived and will always be - hands down
There are persons in denial about this even though they know its true
EVER4MJ 6 months ago
@EVER4MJ My point exactly!
JeremyForest 6 months ago
Many of us in "the community" knew Mike was the Thriller long before Thriller. America was really late on Michael Jackson.
Brilliantbeing 7 months ago
Wow that was already incredible look at the Start of the moonwalk at the end.this video is priceless for a mj fan.
frankito78 7 months ago
@kateclay100 oh shut up,..the reason why you dont see it in color is because michael sold the rights to the color performance of zipadee doo dah and There was a time to the BBC. Since then the only copy American band stand can show is the B&W one Also this one is probably in B&W because the BBC would remove it due to copyright violation, so the user has put it in black and white so it wont get removed. Now STOP moaning and screaming racism at least ur getting to see it so be grateful!
fusilier45 8 months ago
MIKE WAS A BAD MAN WHEN HE WAS 11 Years Old. A Legend Soon As He Touch The Stage
nila9mmm 8 months ago
child prodigy, genius, simply amazing. What a gift to the world MJ was.
mrsnet 8 months ago
@mrsnet I know what you mean. I was only four when I saw this performance and then when I saw him do Dancing Machine when I was older, I thoguht to myself: "Something very special is going to happen to him and boy was I right."
laminage 8 months ago
MJ is possessed in this, even his bro's must be think OMG!
kaztq 8 months ago
ok one justin gayber intruder clicked deslike button! JEALOUS!
MICHAEL JACKSON>>> incredibly brilliant genius! xoxo
MJJirresistable 8 months ago
this is great footage!!
jody808 8 months ago
NOBODY CAN EVER DENY MICHAEL'S TALENT EVER!! HE WAS SO TALENTED IT'S SICKENING IN A GOOD WAY. HE WAS A CHILD PRODIGY WHO TURNED INTO THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER OF ALL TIME!!
LeeshLove 8 months ago
Hot DAMN! That little boy is dancing and performing like a grown man. Gawd, Mike is too much. LOLS! He's sooooo AMAZING... He never ceases to amaze me.
MyMelody5 9 months ago
An incredibly talented amazing little boy. ♥
JennySussex 9 months ago
0:03 I catch what I see, why is it that marlon is always shown first or in front pics when Mike is the star-sure white supremacy can answer-remember i c.
heyathere1000 9 months ago
A......MAZ.....ING!!! And people had the nerve to compare The J5 to The Osmonds? What a joke. Mike, even as a little kid had more talent in his pinky finger than that whole group! What an amazong performance. We won't see another child start with his talent in our lifetime. Maybe never again...
bronxbabi100 9 months ago 3
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@bronxbabi100 they are white duh wtf you think guess your white too
MrKareemRuiz 4 months ago
@kateclay100 what you just said made no sense at all....
IIIMICHAELJACKSONIII 10 months ago 2
Mike was so ridiculous! I love it! How could watching this not put a smile on your face? Much props to the uploader!
marcwil01 10 months ago
BLACK POWER!!!!!!! BLACK POWER!!!!!! JAMES BROWN TALENT! YEAH BABY!:)))
SAY IT LOUD!!!!! I'M BLACK AND I'M PROUD!!!!! DIANA ROSS; JANELLE COMMISSIONG MISS UNIVERSE, TERRY WASHINGTON,TUPAC SHAKUR; I'M TRUELY PROUD TO BE BLACK; SING BABY! GO HEAD LIL MICHAEL! BLACK POWER IN YOUR BLOOD! MAKE YOU WANT TO SCREAM! YAAAAAH!!!
christsake100 10 months ago
@christsake100
TRULY TRULY!!!!!!
americangangster86 10 months ago
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@christsake100 rip king mj
MrKareemRuiz 4 months ago
this WOULD of been nice.........but as always people on youtube have to watermark their videos. I have videos too and I never watermark mine, is it really that serious.
1980Triumph 11 months ago
101% dynamite
shishyupal 11 months ago
@shishyupal Even after you watched this fperformance, you knew that Michael was the indisputed star of the Act and he was going to leave his brothers behind.
laminage 11 months ago
how is it possible that all of them are talented, its crazy. they are all legends.
luv4uification 11 months ago
I could watch Mike all day
1pinkfriday 1 year ago
@1pinkfriday me too - i totally hear you.
kdrumsax 1 year ago
@1pinkfriday me too - i totally hear you.
kdrumsax 1 year ago
How freakin adorable, and talented, is that little boy! Jus amazing. And always in my heart...
1MJSLOVER 1 year ago
I had never seen this one in such high quality! Thanks a lot!
EvenstarMJJ 1 year ago 2
wow...true talent glidin and moving like that...wow...i wonder if a yung singer of today can do that
hottlei 1 year ago
hey guys, I am so glad I found this as I am a huge fan of MJ and there was a time is one of my fav James Brown songs...so an awesome combo!! I have actually seen a snippet of this in clear as day high quality colour. between about 1.00 - 1,09 when he is doing the james brown feet, that was actually on a double video i used to have: 'The Making of thriller' and 'Michael Jackson - The Legend continues' which was made by MTV I think...anyway the Legend Continues has it in colour so it does exist!
wonderlove09 1 year ago
@wonderlove09 Yea, I've seen that clip too. I know it exists but they always only show the clips where he's dancing. I mean I know that is the absolutely the best part but I wanna see the full video in color. It needs to be released. It's the only thing missing from my video collection.
MJ5Motown 1 year ago
@kateclay100 You're right. I can't find this performance in color no matter how hard i try. I looked everywhere. ABC AND I WANT YOU BACK IN COLOR- THERE WAS A TIME AND ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH in BLACK AND WHITE. I see american bandstand dvd set for about $80. I'd hate to buy it and find out its still in black and white.
MJ5Motown 1 year ago 2
That is incredible. I've never seem or hear this. And this right here is pure talent.
pippietater 1 year ago 11
@pippietater I agree with you 100% ! :D
filnerfinser 1 year ago
Watch them go!!! Its incredible!!! And Mike... Mike, Mike, Mike!! Ahhh! BLOWS MY MIND!! :D
filnerfinser 1 year ago 6