Behind the Scenes at "In Performance at the White House: The Motown Sound"

[ThelonelyGirl1001]

I love Nicks Pants!!!! <333 Hot*_*

[ThelonelyGirl1001]

nick looks so little and young nest to the others on stage O.o

Too Cute<3

[raesaputro]

im 15 and i loveee motown :)

check out my motown cover?

[TheNelenaxoxo]

I think they just make that up cuz they're racists....

[TheNelenaxoxo]

OBAMA-2012!! Seriously why do ppl try to bash the president! I'm sure every time i ask them why they don't like him, is it bcuz he's black. They say 'no, he just doesn't do anything...' uh hello ppl, he's been doing many things since he entered office. It's just that some meetings and other things he has to accomplish need to be private for confidential reasons, and that not all meetings of his need to be recorded. Plus, he helped the Navy Seals come up with the plan to kill Osama Bin Laden!

[noelii93]

haha jamie foxx is hilarious

[lilej2191]

Nick is just awesome, he is so mature! All the other ppl are using their cellphone n he doesnt!

I saw Mark Salling 3:20 representing Glee. Yesh awesome.

[MissNJFan92]

I can't get over 3:11 <3

[allenanb]

What is wrong with you so called informed Americans who think Obama is doing any more celebrating than any other president we've ever had in U.S. history. I wouldnt have any problems with these complaints generally if they didnt seem so unfairly weighted against this president in particular. these are relatively small events where American history & culture are observed. Taxpayer $ doesnt support this the artists do this 4 free. the only difference now is obama being transparent about this stuff

[LilAliciaCook]

LOL! @JohnLegend off on the moves man!! off on the moves! aaawww look at Smokey! such an adorable lil old man! omg when Sheryl Crow n started singin I Want you back, cried like a baby... my fav J5 jam she did a GREAT job btw

[DerekWilliamsMusic]

Marvellous! The Obamas have transformed the White House.

[gregjalbert]

Automobile air pollution, automobile noise pollution, asphalt suffocation, dashboard hypnosis, gasoline psychosis, parking space slavery, carbon monoxide brain death, gridlock constipation, day after day after day. Puppets of the automobile/oil/asphalt/sprawl industries, free yourselves.

[MopoDC]

Man what a show, Jamie Fox, Jordan Sparks, Natasha Bedingfield, Nick Jonas, Amber Riley, Seal, and John Legend, Gloriana, and we can’t forget Sheryl Crow rocking the MJ’s song like one knows. All representing in their own way performing Motown hits from back in the day. All you have to do is push play and you will see the White House of today people with smiles on their face.Appreciating the history of Motown the music that made us get down.

Honoring Barry Gordy for pursuing his dream. Mopodc

[gregjalbert]

DefundWar . org -- WarCriminalsWatch . org -- Stop Military Rape And Sexual Trauma : SWAN's (Service Womens Action Network) Anu Bhagwati discusses lawsuit filed against Pentagon on CNN -- youtube . com / watch?v=ZmIoC5eT3HY -- Photos of the horrible crimes commited by the US military against innocent children, women and men in Iraq: mindprod . com / politics / iraqwarpix . html -- UnitedForPeace . org -- Oil addicts are complicit and responsible for war atrocities. End the corruption/pollution.

[runman1271]

WOW! Amazing how the America is missing the Obama , "big oil" and the rag heads are making huge profits with the high oil and gas prices, how the only beep water permit was given to BP, how the unemployment trate is high. Good thing liberals are ignorant or they would be demanding answers.

[marshell55]

@runman1271 You're absolutely right. just like they missed how rich Bush, Cheney, and everyone else in their circle got rich from oil and natural gas while everyone else suffered.

[hustler1593]

Obama 2012!

[TripleSpeak]

Look at these fake, filthy rich, morons strutting their narcissistic selves while the "bottom" 99% burn? Fuck you. And fuck the Head shyster who made billions working for corporations before being backed by the murderous zionists to "run" for president.

MLK would encourage everyone TO NOT RE-ELECT Shyster 'Bama for anything but a porn star for Wall St. You're as close to being a president as a rabid dog is.

[marshell55]

@TripleSpeak You're completely right. Re-elect Bush the author of confusion#weapons of mass destruction

[TripleSpeak]

@marshell55 shyster 'bama upped bush2's war. educate your ignorant self.

[marshell55]

@TripleSpeak obviously your parents mated with ignorami and you are indeed a product of that ignorance.

[TheTruthNow000]

@TripleSpeak ... ignorant imbecile. Presidnet Obama ramped down the Iraq war. You don't know what you're talking about. Typical racist right-wing idiot.

[hazel4d18]

@ conekaine this ain't what you want.. I advice you to go get a job or a education.. Basically you bout ain't doing anything for your community or anything else but sitting on your computer trying to bash the president. Like I said grow up..

[williejenkins666]

What a waste of time. Hey, Obozo, why don't you take a leading effort in resolving this Libya thing rather than letting FUCKING HUGO CHAVEZ do it.

What an incompetent moron. Anyone who supports this clown supports incompetence that has been unseen in the Presidency since Jimmy Carter.

[marshell55]

@williejenkins666 Bush left the White House which incidentally left Cheney and the rest of his boys rich from all the middle eastern ass they kissed while America rotted away - - GUESS YOU MISSED THAT!

[marshell55]

@williejenkins666 Bush left the White House which incidentally left Cheney and the rest of his boys rich from all the middle eastern ass they kissed while America rotted away - - GUESS YOU MISSED THAT! and really wtf does that have to do with music. Why can't comment on vids and leave the politics for some other forum???

[marshell55]

@williejenkins666@Conekaine Waaaaaaaay before he left the White House( which incidentally left Cheney and the rest of his boys rich from all the middle eastern ass they kissed while America rotted away - - GUESS YOU MISSED THAT! and what does this have to do with the video? Save this bullshit for a political forum.

[williejenkins666]

@marshell55 This is a fucking political forum since it is the fucking WHITEHOUSE channel, cocksucking douchebag!

[groundhog2008]

Wow, proof once and for all, President Obama has some reall class!!!! If he doesnt get re-elected, it is proof positive that America is a very racist country!!!! My favorite of all is "Seal". AMERICA LOVES THIS!!!! Why cant our White House buy some prime time air time, and show this on national TV!!!! Talk about Obama"s approval rating going up!!!! Yesterday, three people told me about this being on the Whitehouse Channel!!!! I couldnt believe it! This is wonderful!!!! Obama -- 2012!!!

[TheTruthNow000]

@groundhog2008 ... great comments groundhog. Do not fret though. President Obama will have no problem getting re-elected. The Republicans have a very weak field of candidates.

[abht01]

jaimie's too funny lol...I'm proud to see that the white house has truly been so welcoming of the arts...I love it!!! Kudos to my prez and first lady!

[leston4life]

I have a serious crush on Jordin Sparks. She's cute.

[mariejoseeable]

Hi & Good Afternoon, Youtube ! Thanks for existing ! Pls : will you forward : in MANY videos, there are NO technical place for thumbing up or down, or to "Answer". Can you fix that (see 2010 National Medal of Arts ..."/March 2, for the most recent ones) ? Thanks again, and Best Regards !

[dantheleo]

Let see, unemployment is still over 9%, there are more people on food assistance than ever, the dollar is collapsing and poverty is continually on the rise for 14 straight months and this clown is having another event that undoubtedly cost the taxpayers millions of dollars, shame on you!

[StarChava]

@ Hazel, these are not sore losers these are racially infected losers and the operative word is "losers" America is the best place in the world and those of us who know it are happy to be American. The poison will leave them sick or dead, and the medicine for the rest of the country is never to be dominated, abused, or used by knuckle heads like them ever again!

[hazel4d18]

Some of you people are so ignorant.. Y'all want to sit up and talk mess about Obama where was the talk when Bush and his dad had our country mess up but we all know what it is.. Grow up people...

[Conekaine]

@hazel4d18 Dude you need to check yourself. Everybody hated Bush by the time he left office.

[princepetitmichael]

sorry my dear friend President Barack Obama!

I will not stop...you can never get rid of me...

never ending story..lol....yumyumyum

no worries...I will give you many many chances....

love pour vous...votre petit prince qui vous aime beaucoup...

prince petit michael.....

[missionariesmission]

WE THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE GOOD WORK ,MAY GOD HAND BE ON YOU ALL , PRAISE THE LIVING GOD AMEN

[salametti777]

so taxpayer dollars paying for this...i wonder what percentage of the public really gives a crap and would approve of this spending ...motown and black history month...after all 14% is a small percentage...

[noyouaintgettingit]

END THE WARS

[noyouaintgettingit]

STOP THE WAR ON DRUGS, END THE FED

[noyouaintgettingit]

FREE MARC EMERY, FREE BRADLEY MANNING, STOP STEALING MY MONEY TO FUND ILLEGAL WARS, STOP STEALING MY MONEY TO FUND A CORRUPT DEFENSE DEPARTMENT THAT SELLS CHILD SEX SLAVES IN AFGHANISTAN.

[noyouaintgettingit]

FREE BRADLEY MANNING, FREE MARC EMERY! 

[noyouaintgettingit]

HOW MUCH TAXPAYER MONEY DID THIS WASTE?!

[LordKaisen]

@noyouaintgettingit OOGA BOOGA

[theoriginalalteff4]

They're fiddling while Rome burns.

[Nieves57]

Love it nice.

[amsanvel]

I really enjoyed the PBS show last night !

[NookulerFreedom]

Gotta love how the intellectually dysfunctional clowns in the Whitehouse stole the Motown theme from me.

After all, everyone knows this Whitehouse is a lying plagiaristic fraud.

Even Obamas book about his father is a BIG FUCKING LIE.

Nothing about this clown is true, this clown is the ULTIMATE ILLUSION.

And the whole world sees it.

[NookulerFreedom]

Hey MuBarak Obama: You Pathetic NWO Murderer...

How many women and children did your sorry NWO ass KILL in Afghanistan this week?

I think the number is somewhere around 60 am I right?

You are such a fucking joke, the enitre world is LAUGHING at this PATHETIC PYSOP.

Motown music wont save you from your endless LIES, you MURDERING NAZI.

How many innocent women and children did you kill today Barry?

Seriously, an American that falls for this propaganda crap is a dumb sheep.

[bosire74]

Nice clip

[allthingsbarbara1]

Too much talk, not enough music.

Please make another video with just the music!

[allthingsbarbara1]

NOT ENOUGH MUSIC & TOO MUCH INTERVIEW TALK!!!!!

Please make another video with the music itself. sheesh.

[allthingsbarbara1]

NOT ENOUGH MUSIC & TOO MUCH INTERVIEW TALK!!!!!

[shecklesdiva]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!1

[princepetitmichael]

really great...

I enjoyed this party in the White House very much..

and I saw you dancing my dear friend President Barack Obama..

lol yumyumyum....

love pour vous et for your white house....my name...just call me prince petit michael....smile.....

[Blacksun1942]

Saw this on dvr just last night. OUTSTANDING performances. Don't think this will ever be matched at a future White House performance...

[ksutharhsc]

Very good,nice to see Obama and the First lady Michelle Obama dancing on the

floor with the guests,that shows true love to the people of the world.

KIRAN SUTHAR,HSC

NYERI KENYA

[vane9611]

nick <3

[NiteAngel]

Obama Is wrapping himself up with celebrities. so you stupid people do not catch on that he slowly taking your money and freedom.. lol then half the USA population will have to get female circumcision under Islamic Sharia Law !

[memama2]

NiteAngel - when is obysmal EVER "on the job" actually making anothing happen that benefits job growth or stability for the economy? He appears to be a human wreaking ball ~ who dances the night away spending the last American dollar on a PAA-TAA....seeeesh

[facedspaced]

@NiteAngel what?

[2xtream]

wow, Obama can show us what is good in music, government, art, and his wife can show us how to eat. raise our kids, and whats good in life...

How did we ever get along without the Obamas, How did we ever get medical help, How did we our live all other generations before us... ya know, Just maybe Obama is like everyone says... HE IS JUST A USEFUL IDIOT FOR THE PPL PULLING THE STRINGS...

[xtcpopculture]

@2xtream how about.. you get over yourself? I LOVE THE OBAMAS!! :)

[2xtream]

@xtcpopculture Keep telling yourself that as this country heads deeper into the point of no return. This year will be the year even "Useful Idiots" as yourself will have to face it.... The Obamas and the Government have ruined this country... Have fun paying $10 gal for gas, and $35 for a loaf of bread... Are you still going to say that? My guess as even you and your family go hungry you still wont be able to connect the dots..

Why do you think gold is trading at $1500 an oz? Silver at $35?

[UsEliteSki]

@2xtream you are delusional. no president has ever made that big a difference. people in America just need something to cry and bitch about all the time or they get bored. We fucked ourselves years ago. Way before Obama.

[hustler1593]

I like how Biden gave a thug hug! Haha!

[Marakulous43]

@hustler1593 Thug hug? Grow up man!!!

[HWolfeIII]

Being from Detroit, I'm proud of how my city positively affected the world!

We're still trying to keep it alive.

[Jonas8841]

I can't wait to see it but I am happy for all the singers performing but most of all I wanted to see is my Cute Nick Jonas.

[facedspaced]

@bass109 all your base are belong to him

[xofatimaxo]

When they started playing Jackson 5 at the end, I thought the kid was Nick Jonas when he was younger... 

[AugieGK4life]

did I just gain some respect for one of the Jonas brothers... wow. well, glad he has a real taste in music and not just a bunch of pop music. lol

[luna20142]

@AugieGK4life OMG YES :) Nick is awesome

[kittyplaytime]

@AugieGK4life His favorite artist is Elvis Costello...and Stevie Wonder...

[JonasAngelFan]

NICKKKKK <3

[jeffhardyjoejonas]

nick jonas for president.....

[xiHarmonyx]

@jeffhardyjoejonas u love joe jonas rite? :D y do u love him :)

[jeffhardyjoejonas]

@xiHarmonyx i love joe cause he is funny,sweet, and because he has a very distinguishing personatlity which make him stand out!!

[kirnea63]

Bautiful performance.

Love, love

[defton24]

arriva los negritos!

[Swiftfan7918]

nick smiled :)

[Deji918]

Props to Motown for taking soul music across the globe.

Shout out from the UK

[aliciafranco]

Nick J, you sexy beast.

[nickisbeast3]

3:09 brb swooning

[demietriuspreston]

They had the White House jumping!!

[libanadam]

Why no video of the whole program whitehouse channel ?!

[mariejoseeable]

@libanadam Hi ! It's given on TV to-night

[libanadam]

I'm jealous :)

[asphyxiafeeling]

legit.

[AnnAAngel1564]

What about congress are they not doing a number

[beyondblues]

Hahahaha Jamie Foxx ftw

[bsharker]

Stop Obama! In the name of the constitution... before you break us all.

[TimmyHaag]

@bsharker

Ha Ha

[pgunn01]

@bsharker You're talking about someone who taught constitutional law at university. Funny how you keep waving the constitution around without understanding it.

[bsharker]

@pgunn01 You're right, it was a joke, to remove Obama now would be against the constitution. Even though I disagree with him on almost every policy.

[pgunn01]

@bsharker You're unlikely to *remove* him. He might not be elected again; that's politics.

I don't like all his policies either (although I suspect for very different reasons than you; I'm a socialist and any capitalist politician is unlikely to win my full support). Still, your (or my) disapproval of many of his policies doesn't make his presidency unconstitutional. No politician is going to please everybody.

[bsharker]

@pgunn01 truth

[oakaveli]

@bsharker SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!!

[memama2]

bsharker - so the obama obots just wants some good "tunes" and ...er....er....HOW MUCH DID THI$ CO$T? ...never mind. The obama will just get another red chinese I.O.U. And stick in our mailboxes when we ain't lookin ~