I have been waiting so long to come across a reaction of this song where they stop the video every time they notice a tribute to Michael Jackson and love it. It's an amazing song and video.
Along those same lines I heard that Michael Jackson was so impressed with their cover that he laughed and said "I think you did it better than I did"! What a compliment! They deserved it though this is one of the best covers I've ever heard of any song. You should also check out "movies" and "these days" also great!
I agree with MJ its better, just like You Really Got Me by Van Halen and With A Little Help From My Friends from Joe Cocker and Johnny Cash Hurt are better versions of those tunes.
The guy at the very end when the music stops with the Mohawk has a tattoo on his back of Elizabeth Taylor and the Mohawk is made of bent spoons which is a reference to Uri Geller. Both of these people were close friends of Michael Jackson.
They have a song called “These Days” that has another awesome video. They crashed the BET awards one year by performing the song live from a nearby rooftop as the stars were all arriving. It catches all their reactions. Super underrated video to go with an underrated song. These guys are great.
@@journeysa I think that my comment of "One of the best music videos on YT" is still in the comments to that, from years ago, lol. Loved me some AAF during their time (hell, I bought a physical copy of "Up in the Attic." on release day....) Their next band 'Send the Sages' did nothing but fucking bangers, if you haven't heard of them. 'Victories and Consequences', 'Hardwood Floor' and 'Around the Block' rival anything AAF did...and their my 4th favorite band. /still have never seen them live, and doubt I ever will
9:42 Not to knock you, but you're combining two videos there. The video for "the Way You Make Me Feel" is as you describe it, but it ends with him and his crew dancing backlit in the shadows. The bit with the car comes from a much later video for his song "Black or White" and was quite a gear shift at the time for him.
Ok... so you also missed that the drummer was wearing a sequin glove. The 4 guys on the lawn chairs was their tribute to the guys from King of the Hill. Great reaction though. Love your passion.
I haven't seen his reaction yet but betting he missed the hiked up pants! The singer hikes up the pants because MIchael always wore short pants so he could show off his feet during dancing!
The crowbar segment was from the Black or White video. Remember he walked up as a panther after the face morphing. Then that got censored out. The split screens were from Billie Jean as well as the lit sidewalk.
The guy at the end eyes were crooked just like at the end of the Thriller video. Plus you may have missed his back tattoo...Liz Taylor who of course was one of his best friends. Plus the guitarist does an hand gesture like MJ does in a video and the drummer has one glove on as well. AAF worked so hard to put as many little details in this it's amazing!
I love your reaction haha! This band reminds me of my primary school crush, we used to listen to AAF all the time when we walked our dogs together haha, after like 10 years we were still friends and it turned out we used to both send Valentines Day cards to each other and had massive crushes 🤣🤣
Thank you for all the times that you stopped-I watched 15 videos before I got to yours-no one pointed out all the things you did-no one old enough, I guess-great video
They had a couple songs come out from the first album. Someone else commented below, “movies” was the name of one of the singles. As many times as I’ve seen this video, I just noticed the drummer had one glove. I hadn’t thought about Epcot and the space movie in probably 30 years, thanks for the memory.
I cannot tell you how much I enjoy that you got the Easter eggs. Many people do not. I have yet to see anyone that catches what the girl in the bikini, the leather jacket, and wolf mask is about. Love the reaction and your enthusiasm. Am now a subscriber!
I was looking up and Captain EO started running first in 1986 almost a year before the Bad album and Smooth Criminal which debuted on MTV in October 1988. The reason I bring it up is I had remember going to the Disneyland park and seeing Captain EO in 1987 and they had other videos at the time running.
Great Job ! Still missed 3 little Gems.. 1) Drummer has only 1 glove on 2) Flag on the House when he jumps on the car 3) Dancing Kid has ET shirt on Killer Job and Killer Song and Video !
AAF had "Movies" (the song you're thinking of) which is a song that the band really wanted to be a hit, "These Days" which is the song that got them signed after crashing the BET Awards, and "Glow" which is just a personal favourite of mine
Wow it's been quite a long time since I've seen this video, this was such a fun reaction to see! When this cover was first released it was stuck in my head ALL the time! I had a good time remembering those things too, like the chimpanzee! 😁 I was surprised you didn't point out the Michael Jackson flag when you paused the video and he was standing on the car lol
I've never seen anyone catch the reference about the kid dancing...he clearly represents the little kid who started to dance in the alley after peeking through the window. Lol
I think the house the kid was dancing in front of represented his childhood home and also behind the singer and chimp and lawn flamingos. I believe MJ also had a bunch of flamingos at his Neverland Ranch
Yeah AAF did a song called “movies” it was on the same album as this one. I actually bought that album when I came out and it was fantastic from start to finish.
I got this album when it came out, and I honestly can’t remember what made me get it because I had never heard of them before. Idk if it was recommended to me, if I just thought it seemed interesting, or whatever else. Either way, it became one of my favorites and I think it’s highly underrated. And yes they did have a song off this album called “movies” I believe. It’s an excellent song as well.
The Boxing Ring was a metaphor to describe Michael's life. He is stuck in one spot, with everyone looking at him. He had to fight to be the best or....
If you're interested, the Dancing Kid is Robert Charles Edner - he has his own wikipedia article, apparently he is in a band of his own But, I'm not sure if that's true or not
Missed comment about the hand moves made by the bass player near the end, MJ did that move in the video Speed Demon, also the kid is wearing an ET shirt
Yes they do have a song about movies. Its literally called "movies" lol. And yes michael gave them permission. He heard the song before release and liked it.
These guys were really big fans, Michael Jackson, signed off in it. Maybe everyone’s forgetting how old this is this came out when MTV still showed music videos on TV.
The name of the video that you're referring to is called movies it was the original and then there was the one that featured Pat Morita from The Karate Kid it starts out in a movie theater both of the videos feature tye Zamora playing my custom 6-string bass that I made for him
Greetings. The other AAF video you are thinking of is simply entitled "Movies" and I believe it was made twice if memory serves. The song was their debut but it didn't chart very well. After "Smooth Criminal" was released and they had a huge surge in popularity, they remade the "Movies" video with a bigger budget (and cameos).
AAF is a great underrated band!!! Some other great songs by them are These Days, She's only Evil, Around the Block, and Attitude. Check them out and let me know how you like them. They did have a song called MOVIES, was good, but was very over played.
I read somewhere, but have not personally verified, that the kid dancing was not planned as part of the video. He was there watching the filming and started dancing, and the producer was amazed and wanted to use him in the video. The problem was that his parents were not there, so they could not get permission. So, they put him in the mask to get around that impasse.
That's not true. His name is Bobby Edner, and he was hired for the video. At age 12 he was a professional dancer with acting experience. They had him wear the mask as a reference to MJ who would often wear a mask in public, but if you look, there's also a version of the video where he isn't wearing the mask. Search for "Alien Ant Farm - "Smooth Criminal" (2001) | Mask-less version"
Everyone gets the car part wrong, I'm almost positive it was the extended version of Black or White. I remember recording it off mtv when they announced they were pulling it because of complaints.
I've watched a ton of reactions to this song. No one came close to all the little Easter Eggs you caught. Great job!
One I noticed that was missed was the MJ glove that the drummer is wearing. Lol😊
Right!! No one noticed the flag. It was right there!!!
He also missed the Liz Taylor Tattoo at the end.
Missed nuggets : MJ & little boys, Drummer has on a white glove. MJ burnt up from behind in a Pepsi commercial
That little dancing kid is my favorite part of the video. He's got some smooth moves!
Same, 100%
He's also wearing an E.T. shirt.
And he was outside the Jackson families old house where they all grew up.
Did you catch the glove on the drummer as well as mj on the flag behind the car
I have been waiting so long to come across a reaction of this song where they stop the video every time they notice a tribute to Michael Jackson and love it. It's an amazing song and video.
Along those same lines I heard that Michael Jackson was so impressed with their cover that he laughed and said "I think you did it better than I did"! What a compliment! They deserved it though this is one of the best covers I've ever heard of any song. You should also check out "movies" and "these days" also great!
Yea I think just paying homage to a Great Artist and having fun
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I agree with MJ its better, just like You Really Got Me by Van Halen and With A Little Help From My Friends from Joe Cocker and Johnny Cash Hurt are better versions of those tunes.
@@MrROTD Ace of Base Cruel Summer is another.
Yes AAF had a song called "Movies" and it's great
Yes!
I played their album on repeat so much that my mum knows most of the songs off by heart ( she was an og black sabbath fan in her late teens)
I just noticed the drummer wearing one white glove, I didn't catch that 20 years ago
The guy at the very end when the music stops with the Mohawk has a tattoo on his back of Elizabeth Taylor and the Mohawk is made of bent spoons which is a reference to Uri Geller. Both of these people were close friends of Michael Jackson.
They have a song called “These Days” that has another awesome video. They crashed the BET awards one year by performing the song live from a nearby rooftop as the stars were all arriving. It catches all their reactions. Super underrated video to go with an underrated song. These guys are great.
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I’m so glad someone else remembers that ‘These Days’ video. Easily one of my favorite music videos ever.
@@journeysa I think that my comment of "One of the best music videos on YT" is still in the comments to that, from years ago, lol.
Loved me some AAF during their time (hell, I bought a physical copy of "Up in the Attic." on release day....)
Their next band 'Send the Sages' did nothing but fucking bangers, if you haven't heard of them. 'Victories and Consequences', 'Hardwood Floor' and 'Around the Block' rival anything AAF did...and their my 4th favorite band.
/still have never seen them live, and doubt I ever will
Did you catch at the end when he was tiptoes with the sequin socks! Lol
@@d34dR0d3n7 On their website it says there'll be a concert in May next year I think.
9:42 Not to knock you, but you're combining two videos there. The video for "the Way You Make Me Feel" is as you describe it, but it ends with him and his crew dancing backlit in the shadows. The bit with the car comes from a much later video for his song "Black or White" and was quite a gear shift at the time for him.
Ok... so you also missed that the drummer was wearing a sequin glove. The 4 guys on the lawn chairs was their tribute to the guys from King of the Hill. Great reaction though. Love your passion.
I haven't seen his reaction yet but betting he missed the hiked up pants! The singer hikes up the pants because MIchael always wore short pants so he could show off his feet during dancing!
i was going to mention that myself but you have done it already.
@@beingsneaky Dangit, Bobby!
Everyone misses those, disappointed In my generation 🎉
@@michellepoisson55 Hahaha, AAA didn't miss a thing all the way down to the crooked contact lens at the end.
The crowbar segment was from the Black or White video. Remember he walked up as a panther after the face morphing. Then that got censored out. The split screens were from Billie Jean as well as the lit sidewalk.
Best reaction video to this as of yet. Great job! SUBBED!
Omg I’m so glad you got all of the references to MJ!! ❤️ love this video and song
The guy at the end eyes were crooked just like at the end of the Thriller video. Plus you may have missed his back tattoo...Liz Taylor who of course was one of his best friends. Plus the guitarist does an hand gesture like MJ does in a video and the drummer has one glove on as well. AAF worked so hard to put as many little details in this it's amazing!
They really did this song and MJ himself justice with this video. Always really liked this one.
I was looking forward to watching you catch all the easter eggs but you one upped me when you recognized Flea at the end 🤣
I loved your reaction to the video! So excited that you spotted SO much!!!!
"Why is the kid in a COVID mask?" Lol! I would've thought the same thing if I hadn't seen it before 🤣
Excellent cover... Musically and the video is awesome
OMG your video was sooo much fun! Loved you reaction!
I love your reaction haha! This band reminds me of my primary school crush, we used to listen to AAF all the time when we walked our dogs together haha, after like 10 years we were still friends and it turned out we used to both send Valentines Day cards to each other and had massive crushes 🤣🤣
11:40 - "having way too much fun." Man , that whole video shoot looked fun as hell.
This is great!! I've had this song on my Spotify play list for ages, but I've never seen this video.
The dancing kid, Bobby Edner, has quite an interesting everything-ogrophy! Pretty cool to see what else hes been a part of
Such a great tribute!!!It was done with class
"They got a monkey...." I lost it with that comment...LOL Great reaction video
Im two years late, but, you are the FIRST person, to ever get all of the references! Salute to you!!
This came out the weekend of a volleyball championship in 8th grade and I remember having this song on repeat when it came out
Thank you for all the times that you stopped-I watched 15 videos before I got to yours-no one pointed out all the things you did-no one old enough, I guess-great video
Holy cow I saw that same thing at Disney World. The space show and the seats moved while you were watching him. Do a space opera.
Reason they are in a ring is they were part of the Backyard 90s wrestling scene.
Maaaan this was the best reaction/explenatilon video i ever saw, and i watched alot reactions on this song coz i f*cking love it. Great Job
5:02 in accurate information. Pins pop up from stage lock shoes in the back heek the lean is all muscle. Videos on line show the pins
Loved this reaction great as always, was also great finally checking out a stream last night
Best reaction to this song yet! At least you looked up the facts of the song & band before watching it bc I don't think any other reaction video did.
Gotta say, it’s VERY rare to see someone who recognizes AAF from Movies and not this song! Love the video man!
I was stationed at pearl harbor and Michael had a concert at the football stadium in late 90s like 50,000 Japanese fans showed up
The one thing no one ever sees is the drummer is wearing the single glove as well.
Your reaction was mad realistic and sincere, greetings from the end of the world, Buenos Aires, Argentina!! VIVA MJ!!!

Michael not only gave them permission but said once or twice he loved it and listened to it himself!
Past tense gave permission though.
If memory serves they did not ask permission till after the fact.
Luckily MJ loved it
@@jeffmitchell72 No they had to license the technology for the lean and the light-up sidewalk. MJ's estate owns the rights / patents to those.
The kid dancing like MJ was the best part of this video. 100%
They had a couple songs come out from the first album. Someone else commented below, “movies” was the name of one of the singles. As many times as I’ve seen this video, I just noticed the drummer had one glove. I hadn’t thought about Epcot and the space movie in probably 30 years, thanks for the memory.
I cannot tell you how much I enjoy that you got the Easter eggs. Many people do not. I have yet to see anyone that catches what the girl in the bikini, the leather jacket, and wolf mask is about. Love the reaction and your enthusiasm. Am now a subscriber!
I was looking up and Captain EO started running first in 1986 almost a year before the Bad album and Smooth Criminal which debuted on MTV in October 1988. The reason I bring it up is I had remember going to the Disneyland park and seeing Captain EO in 1987 and they had other videos at the time running.
I picked up so many litle htings listening to you . Awesome video. Great noticing a lot of the tributes they threw in
This was so much fun to watch you react to!
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Great Job ! Still missed 3 little Gems..
1) Drummer has only 1 glove on
2) Flag on the House when he jumps on the car
3) Dancing Kid has ET shirt on
Killer Job and Killer Song and Video !
I actually saw the Epcot thing when I was really young, we had 3d glasses and I thought it was so cool
bass player mvp
I think the house the kid is dancing in front of is jackson home where he grew up in Indiana.
Holy crap, that’s a good catch! That’s the Jackson’s original home in Gary, Indiana!
great to see someone notice all the references.
AAF had "Movies" (the song you're thinking of) which is a song that the band really wanted to be a hit, "These Days" which is the song that got them signed after crashing the BET Awards, and "Glow" which is just a personal favourite of mine
Good catch on the chair/glove, most people miss that!!
Wow it's been quite a long time since I've seen this video, this was such a fun reaction to see! When this cover was first released it was stuck in my head ALL the time! I had a good time remembering those things too, like the chimpanzee! 😁 I was surprised you didn't point out the Michael Jackson flag when you paused the video and he was standing on the car lol
I always loved this video and cover as well. Never noticed the flag until he had it paused for so long at the end there.
11:45 anyone else notice he's got prosthetic legs? Props for jumping up on the car so smoothly
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I've never seen anyone catch the reference about the kid dancing...he clearly represents the little kid who started to dance in the alley after peeking through the window. Lol
Best reaction to this video.
This man's energy helps my depression.
I think the house the kid was dancing in front of represented his childhood home and also behind the singer and chimp and lawn flamingos. I believe MJ also had a bunch of flamingos at his Neverland Ranch
Best review of this song by anyone
The part with the exploding car windows and the grate were from "Black or White."
I remember reading that MJ loved this cover(or video). He probably loved the video or else his estate would've crushed it by now.
Ahhh you keep revisiting my teen years... Flashback time (in a good way) 😂
Yeah AAF did a song called “movies” it was on the same album as this one. I actually bought that album when I came out and it was fantastic from start to finish.
MJ loved this ❤
I got this album when it came out, and I honestly can’t remember what made me get it because I had never heard of them before. Idk if it was recommended to me, if I just thought it seemed interesting, or whatever else. Either way, it became one of my favorites and I think it’s highly underrated. And yes they did have a song off this album called “movies” I believe. It’s an excellent song as well.
Excellent cover... Musically and the video is awesome. This man's energy helps my depression..
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.
Loved Captain EO! Used to live near Disneyland in California.
Finally, someone who gets all of the parodies in a reaction.
I missed a few caught them second time watched it after
The Boxing Ring was a metaphor to describe Michael's life. He is stuck in one spot, with everyone looking at him. He had to fight to be the best or....
If you're interested, the Dancing Kid is
Robert Charles Edner - he has his own wikipedia article, apparently he is in a band of his own
But, I'm not sure if that's true or not
Missed comment about the hand moves made by the bass player near the end, MJ did that move in the video Speed Demon, also the kid is wearing an ET shirt
Louisiana Vet here man up in shreveport would love to get involved with helping out vets
I like that you point out the MJ music video Easter eggs for those who don’t know! Great reaction.
Cpt. EO! I forget how to spell it. I remember seeing it when we went to Orlando.
Wow someone who actually is catching all the ohmage to MJ, great reaction!!
Great reaction, time to do the Movies reaction now 😊
I’m Glad You Stopped & Caught Everything!!
I don't know if you've found the song that you was thinking of, but there's a band called Buck Cherry that has one called "For the Movies".
The eyes at the end, just realized that it's a homage to the end of Thriller- when he & the girl leave and he has the same yellow eyes!!
Yes they do have a song about movies. Its literally called "movies" lol. And yes michael gave them permission. He heard the song before release and liked it.
It's great having somebody else that's actually old enough to catch the references, I'm not alone after all lol.
They jump into the movie screen and become the movie.
These guys were really big fans, Michael Jackson, signed off in it. Maybe everyone’s forgetting how old this is this came out when MTV still showed music videos on TV.
Just noticed Michael on the flag in the back during the car shot 😂😂
One thing nobody ever notices is the flag on the house when the windows blow out.. it’s mj face
The name of the video that you're referring to is called movies it was the original and then there was the one that featured Pat Morita from The Karate Kid it starts out in a movie theater both of the videos feature tye Zamora playing my custom 6-string bass that I made for him
I love the moonwalker movie where the kids follow mj to the club, and it turns in to the smooth criminal video.
Greetings. The other AAF video you are thinking of is simply entitled "Movies" and I believe it was made twice if memory serves. The song was their debut but it didn't chart very well. After "Smooth Criminal" was released and they had a huge surge in popularity, they remade the "Movies" video with a bigger budget (and cameos).
That kid was the star of the show for sure... lol pimp grew up to be big pimpin.
Oh, have you watched We Skeem 's reactions? That is what defines "lot of pausing"
AAF is a great underrated band!!! Some other great songs by them are These Days, She's only Evil, Around the Block, and Attitude. Check them out and let me know how you like them. They did have a song called MOVIES, was good, but was very over played.
Still together. Haven't released anything in like 10 years but they have a new album in the works.
I absolutely loved your reaction of this song and all the minor details 😂😂
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LOVE this version! On my playlist!
I read somewhere, but have not personally verified, that the kid dancing was not planned as part of the video. He was there watching the filming and started dancing, and the producer was amazed and wanted to use him in the video. The problem was that his parents were not there, so they could not get permission. So, they put him in the mask to get around that impasse.
That's not true. His name is Bobby Edner, and he was hired for the video. At age 12 he was a professional dancer with acting experience. They had him wear the mask as a reference to MJ who would often wear a mask in public, but if you look, there's also a version of the video where he isn't wearing the mask. Search for "Alien Ant Farm - "Smooth Criminal" (2001) | Mask-less version"
Everyone gets the car part wrong, I'm almost positive it was the extended version of Black or White. I remember recording it off mtv when they announced they were pulling it because of complaints.