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  • Incredible

    

  • I just read somewhere that this performance by MJ was nominated for an Emmy. I can certainly see why. It was beautiful, touching, perfection and sooooo heartfelt for his friend and one of his idols, Sammy Davis Jr. I miss them both.

  • Brothas honoring brothas. Like Sammy did in his Bojangles tribute. Love my peeps.

  • Genious!!

  • Horrible.

  • I was and probably am a harsh critic of MJ the man ...........but not the performer. I remember when I saw this broadcast I was moved to tears ... still am. MJ you had a very big heart and were a magnificent genius performer.

    Thanks for posting.

  • God must have taken his sweet precious time when he made this beautiful man.... Love you MJ.

  • Gotdamn,Shit Got A Nigga Over Here Cryin,& Im A Grown Ass Man...R.I.P Both Of Ya'll..Tell The Ancestors To Smile Down On Us.Peace...

  • I never tire of watching this. I wish I would have been able to meet Michael more than once.

  • love you MJ..<3<3<3

  • Lyrics of this song...that apply to Michael so perfectly... You were there, before we came. You took the hurt, you took the shame. They built the walls to block your way. You beat them down. You won the day. It wasn't right, it wasn't fair. You taught them all. You made them care. Yes, you were there, and thanks to you There's now a door we all walk through. And we are here, for all to see -- To be the best that we can be. Yes, I am here.... Because you were there. THANKS TO YOU MICHAEL!
  • Someone should sing this song as a tribute to Michael Jackson him-self 'coz it applies word for word to him as well!

  • @GodsBlueLotus  Yeah I'll do , and try it today....thanks for the lyrics , I hadn't catched only one word, ehehehe the 'right' ....smile ..18.12.2011 sending wonderful Christmas season .....

  • La vita è ingiusta, è sammy quello che sa cantare bene.

  • @elpedorro2 becaues you have that kind of fantasies, its not very nice to share them with us normal people- you freak. get a life and a psychiatrist.

  • @elpedorro2 wow you are retard sick kid lover yourself NOT this man. hahahaha go die in hole pedo

  • this is incredible x

  • I'm so sorry Michael never made an album of standards. It would've went #1.

  • Awwww....brings lots of tears! Sweet song....Michael & Sammie were just so adorable. So sad.............

  • 0:58 Sammy's face just makes me cry

  • I wish I could find this song on a recording his voice sounds perfect. And I don't care what other people think, he was absolutely gorgeous here..<3 The world misses you MJ.

  • This seriously almost makes me cry.

    RIP Michael Jackson

  • Wow ! with all the talk of mike's strangeness this performance was soo heart felt and humble it makes me miss him more and it also saddens me that there's no one today that can radiate that level of vulnerability on stage. cause they are all so damned self-centered. his sis and only his sister and a small hand-full of others can really draw u into their hearts and reveal their souls as he could.

  • I pray that Sammy and Michael are singing and dancing together in Heaven now. We miss and love you both!

  • There is Not enough adjectives to describe this performance!

    May Peace be Upon the both of them!

    Jersey City!

  • @jordanandcalebmovie LOL, wow, please go ask someone to help get you a girlfriend. Get some ass & work the hate out of u. Nothin' worse than being scared for life by a faggot as u say..... hmm, just had a thought. If someone's a faggot "wanna be", then wouldn't that person NOT actually be a faggot? Just a wannabe? Just wonderin'. Funny post below. I'm serious about the girl though. Work it out.

  • @Chon123100 wow i had to read it twice there are good moves in jour brain.by the way !jou sure there will be a g i r l ?

  • only ma mixhael could do it,

  • Made me tear up. An Icon saluting a Legend.

  • Boy could Michael deliver a song. You could see in Sammy's face how moved he was. RIP Sammy & Michael.

  • Now this is how you do a tribute! He clearly had so much love for the greats that came before him and inspired him. I hate those I'm gonna sing your song and try to do it better than you "tributes"! This was original and sincere and it was beautiful!

  • what a beautiful performance

  • Awww... wait, this isn't live is it?

  • So very lovely! Its obvious that Michael was proud of his heritage, despite what some people thought. XOXO

  • I'm pretty sure that his family, when they opened the casket, would have been able to tell whether their brother/son was dead or not.

    Idiot.

  • One of the great moments in performance history.

  • What a naughty negro girl

  • los que no sean fans de mj favor de no verlos videos de mj estos son para fans no para amargados y por cierto muy muyyy bella y hermosa la cansion gracias por subirla encerio gracias

  • Forgive zionists Michael for all evil that they still do on this world!

  • Very moving performance, chokes me up everytime.

  • WOW SYPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Black history RIP

  • when i see this i think of Michael Jackson, but mostly of Sammy davis Jnr!!!! The artist that should be honored with this song sang by jackson. He went to so much trouble in his life and this song fits perfectly for Sammys life! I miss both of them!

  • I wish i can see him right now ...

  • Michael Jackson sang, the world hoped.

    Michael Jackson danced, the world smiled.

    Michael Jackson laughed, the world laughed.

    Michael Jackson died, the world cried, but sang, danced, laughed because we know that's what he would've wanted.

    Michael Jackson was Michael Jackson, and always will be.

    We are all Michael Jackson when we cry, sing, dance and laugh.

    Post this on every Michael Jackson video you see today, and thumbs up if you agree with this.

  • wow this is sad, and now both of them are gone. Michael's voice cracked a little at the end

  • I am a big fan of Michael Jackson. Its obvious this is not the real Michael Jackson. If you will look closely and compare with his other pictures, you can tell the big difference ( his silhoutte, the upper set of teeth and the jaw). This impersonator has a square face. That's why it is possible that the real Michael Jackson is still alive. I also noticed this when he watched his Manila History Tour in 1996.

  • @lenicona Of course this is Michael Jackson, go with your conspiracies theories somewhere else please, bye.

  • A beautiful tribute.

  • This is Michael J. at his best. He had such an old soul just like Sammy Davis Jr. Nice song -- I don't remember this tribute, but it was very nice.

  • Michael always there to pay tribute to those who went before. Such a beautiful man inside and out!! I love you Michael <3 <3

  • Beautifully done as a tribute to two wonderful human beings and entertainers!

  • GOAT=Greatest of all time!

  • JUST AMAZING!!!!!!!!

  • what a voice !we miss you michael king of pop~

  • OMG, this is the most meaningful moment on youtube

    

  • Just wonderful!

  • Awwww Sammy!!

  • MICHAEL WERE THERE BEFORE WE CAME YOU TOOK THE HURT YOU TOOK THE SHAME! THEY BUILD A WALL TO BLOCK YOUR WAY! YOU BEAT THEM DOWN YOU WON THE DAY!:)

  • I think when Michael said "You took the hurt, you took the shame" he was talking about Sammy being kicked out of nightclubs because he was black, even when Frank was his co-star. I know Frank always stood up for Sammy. God bless you Michael. You are and angel walking among us. A true star, humanitarian, and a gentle human being. And God bless Sammy.

  • I'm crying too...

  • Aw...Sammy is crying. I love MJ.

  • 12 people weren't there

  • 1.02

  • 2:06 MJ was going to cry but then he was like hell no im bad

  • @MetaITV

    lol

  • Every time I here the video with Michael singing You were there.

    I am not only reminded of Sammy Davis JR. and Michael Jackson but a very good friend of mine that died last year.

    It is such a very touching song,

    Thankyou for posting that song,

    I hope it is never deleted from your channel.

    There are millions or more people out there that love it besides me and you,

    Greg.

  • I Love Michael and miss him so much.My heart is broken,There not enough glue to stick it back together.XXXX

  • One of the best salutes to a Legend ever! 2 Greats awesome & unforgettable !!!

  • such strength of being..............love this shared with me ....thank you...

  • Awww!!!!! Sammy's gettin emotional!!!! This is so wonderful!!!!

  • What an awesome performance from one of the greats to one of the greats! Heaven is lucky to have them both now and we are lucky to have these videos to remember their greatness! Thank you Mike and Sam. Never will you both be forgotten! =)

  • Great performance. I like how he managed to squeeze that little dance move in at the end.

  • Yeah that dance pose he did fit in there pretty nice...what can you say that's that boy MJ lol  he has alot of coordination

  • Yeah that dance pose he did fit in there pretty nice...what can you say that's that boy MJ lol he has alot of coordination

  • I LOVE THIS VIDEO

    LOVE YOU MICHAEL

  • The King Of POP NO MATTER WHAT! Genius!

  • Amazing performance!! The king... I Miss you Mike!

  • Such a moving performance by Michael to another great man Sammy Davis Jnr. People like Michael don't come along very often... and it is depressing to know we can never hear his voice again in personal tributes like this one. Elizabeth Taylor is gone now too, so hopefully they are flying the heavens together!

  • Two of the greatest entertainers ever !

    Rest in peace .

  • he just couldnt resist doing his thing with his sexy mouth a 2:06 !!!!!

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  • PEOPLE PAY YOUR TRIBUTES TO ELIZABETH TAYLOR ON THE SONG MICHAEL JACKSON SANG FOR HER ON HER 65TH BIRTHDAY - TITLED ELIZABETH I LOVE YOU LIVE PERFORMANCE HERE ON UTUBE. THANK YOU - TWO LEGENDS NOW RE-UNITED YET AGAIN ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE BY MICHAEL JACKSON

  • Absolutely beautiful. I've had the extreme pleasure of being a fan of Sammy Davis Jr since childhood (am 65 now). And then Michael Jackson. Twof of the brightest lights in the world of entertainment. Now, the friends must be lighting up a little part of heaven. Thank you for posting this touching video.

  • This was an aniversary celebration that was arranged for Mr. Davis as he had throat cancer and was not expected to survive. Michael was one of the palllbearers at Mr. Davis' funeral only a few months later. This performance must have been difficult for him, but so beautiful...

  • this makes me sad to watch michael he is my inspiration on music the whole reason i started getting into music the way i did love u michael always and forever !!!!

  • Wow, Michael Jackson and Sammy Davis Jr in the same picture. This is unbelievable. I hope they are singing a song together where they are now.

  • 2 of the greatest black men and entertainers in our history....Sammy Davis, Jr and Michael Jackson. RIP to both and love you both!:)

  • LoVe when he puffs his cheeks lmao

  • 0:50 Why did the crowd laugh and clap?

  • Amazing is sooo sad that MJ is no longer with us. I miss hum all the time!!!

  • Always brings a tear,two awesome men that will be in our memories forever.

    Thankyou Sammy and Michael x

  • Proud to be a MICHAEL JACKSON FAN. :)

  • I LOVE THE ENDING! HE STRUCK A POSE!!! NICE HUG! NICE GUYS!

  • This is the true spirit of black history! R.I.P. the both of you.

  • I hope you are resting well Michael and laughing like you never could on earth, all your mentors are with you now R.I.P Michael Miss you so much man

  • I grew up loving them both- yet can still be amazed by footage like this. Just beautiful.

  • omg, wonder how many times ive played 2:07

  • @VeniVinci82 i was scared because i thought i was the only one replaying this second a thousand thimes !!!

  • @Rangeela91 tnx, im glad to hear that! that part is simply addicting i think.. for real, it is just so hot and intense, his short out-breath, his mouth, his cheeks puffing out a bit, then biting his lip, the little 'angry' wrinkle between his eyebrows...oh my.. well, now im scared too.. :O

  • @VeniVinci82 waw you said it perfectly ! ADDICTING...and you described everything perfectly ...really, dont know what to do !

  • @Rangeela91 ..dont know what to do either, i mean, is there a Michael-rehab somewhere? seriously, this man is like nothing else. the best i can do is try to live by his words, and pray to meet him in another dimention or something! meanwhile this 2:06 is just driving me crazy..... tnx again - glad to know im not alone with my addiction over this. ok, now im going to watch it again and hit the pause button in the PERFECT moment... have mercy.

  • @VeniVinci82 haha lol...i'll do the same , i'm going to pause it again...tnx for the response and take care !

  • Perfect performance :)

  • Now this is what I call epic right here 2 greats showing mutual respect 4 each other something u don't see anymore. R.I.P Sammy n Michael

  • @darkangel5682 yeah I agree, now you get bieber & usher showing love to eachother lol pathetic

  • Very nice

  • now is he dead :((((((((((((((((

  • MICHAEL JACKSON WAS A GOOD MAN AND I LOVE HIM SO MUCH

  • Some people you want to keep around forever....like these two entertainment greats

  • waw.

  • Damn, I started to cry while watching this video. Both extraordinary talents....GONE. Rest in Peace, Sammy and Michael.

  • That embrace and kiss at the end is powerful. Two of the greatest entertainers of all time showing mutual love and respect for one another. Just beautiful. Michael is the King , but of all the entertainers I have been blessed to witness - Sammy is the greatest overall. Just my opinion. Thanks for this post......

  • Thank you for sharing this incredible video...In my opinion, they are the 2 greatest entertainers that EVER LIVED!!!!

    May you rest in peace Sammy Davis Jnr...

    I LOVE YOU MORE MICHAEL ...Love you always & forever!!!

  • Michael's voice is phenomenal in this song. Sammy was one of Michael's Heroes. Michael learned from the very best of Master, Sammy and Michael, TWO EXTRAORDINARY TALENTS OF THE STAGE. BOTH MASTERS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.

    R.I.P. MR DAVIS. I LOVE YOU MOST MICHAEL.......L.O.V.E

  • I remember watching this special when it aired back in 1990. It is one of the best performances I've ever seen on TV. RIP Sammy and MJ.

  • omg, michael was not even dancing here but his performance is stunning. he's got the voice, he's got the moves, no one can ever fill his shoes.

  • Two men I wish were still alive. Sammy's expression for Michael's singing says everything. May God bless your Soul Michael Jackson!

  • My heart!....I love MJ, no matter what ANYONE says, Never will anyone ever surpass his contribution to music!! EVER!

  • They say mj never smoked

    rubbish ive seen the pepsi ad i couldnt see him for smoke

  • Michael and Sammy, Dancing somewhere in eternity.

  • I was very young when l saw this..Wow the dignity that Sammy Davis Jr had.. The world got to say goodbye and thank you to such a wondrful tallent.. sorry to say we may never see such a talented entertainer ever again

  • Gives me goose bumps.

  • OMG THAT WAS TREMENDOUS. 7 PEOPLE ARE NUMB NUTS.

  • Wow.....Two of the greatest Performers of all time, both gone, R.I.P MJ&Sammy, may you both live on through the beautiful music you created forever.

  • @brandito27 lmao

  • What a powerful performance.

  • Say what you want about the man, but that makes the hair on the back of my neck standup!

  • sammy davis jr has been the biggest entertainer EVER. singer, dancer, played instruments, impersonator, actor...he was great in all he did.

  • wow the look on SDJ's face... priceless.

  • You can see it on his face.

    Sammy Davis Junior

    just realised he's never seen anyone this talented before.

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  • osom i amejzing dis bjutiful

  • 7 people effing irritate me.

  • I remember that night . Two legends that changed the world . They don't make them like that anymore. What do we have today ? P'Diddy's and 50 cent's ? That's like comparing Filet Mignon to Spam .

  • @JohnnieRhodes P Diddy and 50 Cent are GREATEST rappers. THEY STILL MAKE IT LIKE THAT. STOP COMPLAINING, JohnnieRhodes.

  • @kimv020887 ........I don't complain . I just speak the truth which some people can't accept . I could care less about PDiddy or 50 cent . And for the record.....there is no such thing as a great Rapper . That's as ridiculous as saying that someone is a great at being homeless , or someone is a great murderer . These are all unfortunate things in this world.....Rappers at the top of the list .

  • @JohnnieRhodes Diddy's been around since the 90's when he was sidekick to B.I.G. (RIP).

  • I'm reading a book by Redd Foxx who gives a history of the minstrel shows that Sammy Davis, Jr. sings about in the song, Mr. Bojangles. Michael's song not only pays tribute to Sammy, who watched, through personal experience, those many, many minstrel performers who are today unheard of and lost in history. Sammy saw them erased from time, believing he would be too.

    Michael's song says, "No, I'll remember you because I remember the others. If I am remembered, you will be too."

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  • I think Michael is the greatest performer in the world and in history.

    Sammy seems to admit it.

  • WITH THE FORCE DON'T STOP !

  • gosch, he could sing...

  • DAT VOICE!!!!.....MJ ROCKS

  • Sammy and Michael, 2 of the greatest showmen in history. RIP to both

  • 2:07-2:10....LMFAO....MICHAEL IS THE MAN...THAT LIL' DANCE HE DID TELLS YOU, YOU CAN'T MESS WITH HIM OR SAMMY DAVIS JR. . FACIAL EXPRESSION SAID IT ALL....

  • simple the best..speechless performance.hes the greatest, he learned from the greats and bacame the greatest. no1 ever came close 2 michael, he did compete even with himself.well, hes michael jackson and does the impossible.

  • Two unstoppable talents. One tribute. Not a dry eye in the house.

  • OK , Goodbye , Bless Michael & YOU .....

  • OMG he makes me so speechless

  • Michael, I miss you!

  • @DanteMcSparda laisser michael tranquille il avait la vigitilo une malalie qui dépigmente la peau ok!

  • They don't make entertainers like this no more

  • @DanteMcSparda ,what planet did you come from? i dont recall michael banging any african women ,his children were spawned from a white trash loser and tell me something do his children have african american skin??? wake up and smell the cock dante

  • @krzifngrs nan mais tais toi o leu de raconter des connerie

  • @tiiit3 i love you

  • @krzifngrs c une blague!

  • Oh God....who loves 2:06 ?? wasn't that ... wonderful !?? he was very loved by a lot of true people, and we can see this love in Samy Davis' eyes, when he's deeply looking at him...

  • OMG.... Michael had a skin disease that destroyed the pigmentation in his skin. His disease turned him white-looking. Have u been on planet earth in the last 15 years. Stop this madness... Michael was a sweet individual who would not hurt a fly. If you believed differently remember that the courts found him innocent on ALL 13 charges against him... Celebrate the wonderful music that he has left us, his beautiful heart, smile, talents... We love you Michael...

  • @Patty1880 tu les a casser les connard qui parle de michael en mal

  • @DanteMcSparda go back and play devil made you cry, il bet your one of those people who think its ok for a grown man to sleep with children too, wake up moron, he denounced his upbringing and paid white women to marry him, why do you give it up for jeffery dhalmer while your at it, this guy loved banging little boys,maybe you can relate to this too, did your daddy finger your ass too??? then i can see why you care so much for this pedophile

  • @krzifngrs btw sammy wife was also a honkey

  • @DanteMcSparda where have you been hiding the last 20 years? his skin was lighter than mine, ever notice  he taped his fingernails ,you can bleach the skin under the nails very well

  • @krzifngrs btw Sammy's wife was also a honkey, they were all trying to be close to the white man, i sound racist, i am not , i hate everyone including you but i enjoyed his music as well as Michael's , but it doesn't stop the fact that he changed who he was ,so brook shields would accept him , then it backfired when she didnt want to give up her poonanny to mikey so it messed him up and so he decided to munch on Macaulay Culkin's tootsie roll instead

  • wow. everything you have just written crosses the borderlines of ridiculous into plain SHITE. typical troll looking for a fight.

  • @warpfield98 fuck you

  • I love him,...I like all races in the world !!