Jaxon and angel are like two very different students who get sat next to each other in math class and by the end of the year they’re basically best friends
You should explain to them WHY each music video was iconic. There are reasons behind it that they probably are unaware of. A few of them even mentioned after seeing the clip ‘I don’t see that as iconic’ or ‘why is this iconic.’ I don’t blame them because they don’t know about either the controversy surrounding it or how difficult/challenging it was to make it.
Jaxon's parents need to teach a class on how to raise your child to be musically/culturally educated cause he just excels far past everyone else to be honest. I love that they said Jaxon being Jaxon because yeah, he's in a class of his own
Jax listened to my music (Beatles, Bowie, 80's New Wave) since he was a baby. He never complained about what he listened to in my car and now he has Great Taste!
@@DrizzFizzlebeatz well this was worthwhile information. Yeah, that definitely would help. I thought he was an only child and his parents were basically superheroes
love love love jaxon and angel’s energy whenever they get paired up together! they’re like just two friends vibing in the car in a fast food restaurant’s parking lot haha
Missed out a few gems: Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity Michael Jakson - Thriller RHCP - Give it away KoRn - Freak on a leash Dire Straits - Money for nothing M.C. Hammer - U cant touch this
Honestly, every time there's a react music, I LOVE watching Jaxon jam out. He loves every genre of music. He loves music the way I love films and I'm here for it!!
Absolutely -- even if someone wasn't a fan of Michael Jackson, Thriller was an ultra pop culture phenomenon (the video and the album) that virtually unparalleled in context.
Jaxon is my favourite! The fact that he knows words to songs from almost every generation, super impressed! Definitely took me back from my high school days in the mid/late 80’s but I knew every video/song but one!
"Like that one with the girl and just her face".... My Gen X heart is crying!!!! I mean that song defined my heartbreak as a teen, and it was written by Prince for Pete's sake!!!
I love them all, but yeah, it's a shame they didn't know her. And so close to her passing, it sort of made me tear up for a moment. But on a lighter note I really enjoyed this video! Jaxon and Angel just gold
It's like living in an alternate reality, a world where youngsters haven't heard of Nothing Compares To You. That music video was massively played everywhere. So much I can't stand it until this day!
For the two who didn't know the difference between viral and iconic...viral is popularity and iconic is being inspirational to (to quote the title) generations to come. And I'm only saying this because it lowkey irritated me when they said only Lady Gaga had a concept. You know where many of her concepts came from? Madonna. Janet. They all had concepts that have inspired other artists, maybe they just didn't understand them. Anyway I hope I don't sound snobby, but that just didn't sit right with me
Jaxon is just killin it no matter what era of music you throw at him.. And hes got proper knowledge about the artist and everything, sometimes more so than the adults!! Jaxon is a cool dude..
You all really need to start giving my cultural and music history context to these music videos. Especially for the younger generations who weren't alive for a lot of these videos.
Millenial here. Hearing the younger Reactors say that they don't think the Sinead video was iconic KILLED me. It seems that simplistic, more subtle, and less "in your face" media doesn't land as well with younger audiences. This video is about music, but the easiest for me to describe is film. I try to watch films with a few Gen Z friends and they generally can't handle anything that is black and white, has older graphics, slow-paced but with great build up (1982 version of The Thing), anything that is even slightly controversial (in today's context) etc. It kind of makes me sad because I really want to show them stuff like Harvey, Blazing Saddles, The Brain (hilarious in a cheesy bad way), and more.
It's pretty amazing the Take On Me is now almost 40 years old. It was made entirely by hand, before computer animation could do that type of thing. A-Ha was only considered a one hit wonder in the US. In Europe they continued to have hits for many years. Sinead O'Connor was an early victim of cancel culture. She was pretty much blanked by all media outlets after she ripped up a picture of the Pope on Saturday Night Live in 1992.
Thriller - MJ Virtual insanity - Jameriquai I would do anything for love - meatloaf November rain - guns n roses Welcome to the black parade - MCR Breaking the Habit - Linkin Park Without me - Eminem
Y'all should have told them why they, especially the older videos, were iconic. For example Sinead O'Conner- this is a huge female star, in the 80s, with a shaved head, on a music video. It just did not happen.
Yes 100% and her video was also iconic because it was so different to anything else being produced. The 80s was about excess (crazy sets, rich colour etc.) and here was this song and music video that was stripped back to subdued tones, a couple of frames and pure emotion.
This whole list could've easily been only Michael Jackson videos. I remember his music videos (or in his words short films) being premiered on primetime tv when I was younger.
There are some good selections here. However, there are some notable absences as well. Thriller by Michael Jackson, Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A., The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, Bye Bye Bye by NSYNC, Hey Ya by Outkast.
@mary davis well then they didn't follow their own rules. Take On Me was released in 1985, Like a Prayer was 1989, and Rhythm Nation was 1989, Sledgehammer was 1986.
Always funny to hear Americans talking about A-ha as a one hit wonder. That is only because of their bad representation in USA by Warner. A-ha was very popular in the world outside USA and has sold more than 100 million units, albums and singles combined. Then the band were listed in the Guinness World Records book for having the biggest-paying rock concert attendance; they drew an audience of 198,000 at Maracanã Stadium during the Rock in Rio festival. That is not something you can say about a one hit wonder band 😅
@@jennifergreen6510 Well they became popular in Europe and South America. Had string of hits incl. 9 top 10 hits in UK (last one in 2006) and 5 top 10 albums as well in UK just to give you an example.
And not the only case where North Americans live in a parallel universe to Europe. There are a ton of artists - especially from the 70s & 90s - which North Americans have either never heard of or think of as one hit wonders, especially when you go into dance music. Slade & Oasis are just two examples of artists with multiple #1 singles in the UK, but barely known across the pond. On the other hand, we Europeans probably don't know half the country songs they like to play at their hoedowns.
These are my jam,I will never miss these videos. The great music is so wonderful and nostalgic. Sinead 'O Conner and Madonna was nice to hear again. Jaxon is just a ton of fun in these.
Rest in Power Sinnead O'Connor EDIT: Ok, fine video and all, but I find a video about iconic music videos without: A) "Thriller" (the standard music videos have had to measure against for a loooooooong time), B) "Video killed the radio star" (first music video in MTV and itself a commentary on the place music has on audiovisual industry) and C) "I want to break free" (come on! the band in drag? it would have made heads explode nowadays. It made heads EXPLODE back in the day) is a bit lacking
No, Jaxon, Aha is not a one-hit-wonder. The band had two top twenty hits in the USA and had several hit singles in many countries in Europe, South America and their native Norway. “The Sun Also Shines On TV” did well in the U.S. as well as “The Living Daylights,” which was a James Bond theme.
No virtual insanity. I remember when that video hit, it didn’t matter if you liked the music at first (it definitely grew on me) but you had to just stop and watch the video.
When I was really little-like five years old-I absolutely LOVED the video for Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer.” I would be so bummed out when MTV would sometimes cut off the bit at the end with the chickens dancing, because that was my favorite part.
« Money for nothing » - Dire Straits "My favourite game" - The Cardigans « Kiss » - Prince « Army of me » - Björk « The Hardest Button to Button » - The White Stripes « Hey ya » - Outkast
I have one big gripe with all the love "Feel Good Inc" gets and how "original and groundbreaking it was". This was their second album. They had already done numerous animated music videos.
"Take on Me" was the talk of the town when it first came out. No one had seen anything like this before and Jaxon, it was not a one hit wonder. What I was missing in this list was Bohemian Rhapsody, it not only defined a generation but was the first real music video ever.
Honestly since we are talking about music VIDEOS the NUMBER ONE icon video should be Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles since it was literally the first Music Video to be played on the most iconic venue for music videos MTV!!
Jaxon and angel are like two very different students who get sat next to each other in math class and by the end of the year they’re basically best friends
You summed it up perfectly
I feel like they" dated"
@@AliciaHoman they could be possibly dating now jk ,
@@mymylauren
They were made for each other.
@@nickhill8612 maybe , who knows we may see them on a future couples episode of react , im just kidding
I love watching Jaxon when music is involved. He's just so in love with music and I love that.
Ikr. He's my spirit animal, but my animal can't come out in front of people lol.
You should explain to them WHY each music video was iconic. There are reasons behind it that they probably are unaware of. A few of them even mentioned after seeing the clip ‘I don’t see that as iconic’ or ‘why is this iconic.’ I don’t blame them because they don’t know about either the controversy surrounding it or how difficult/challenging it was to make it.
Jaxon's parents need to teach a class on how to raise your child to be musically/culturally educated cause he just excels far past everyone else to be honest. I love that they said Jaxon being Jaxon because yeah, he's in a class of his own
Jax listened to my music (Beatles, Bowie, 80's New Wave) since he was a baby. He never complained about what he listened to in my car and now he has Great Taste!
Part of is Jaxon having siblings who are quite older than him as well.
@@DrizzFizzlebeatz well this was worthwhile information. Yeah, that definitely would help. I thought he was an only child and his parents were basically superheroes
love love love jaxon and angel’s energy whenever they get paired up together! they’re like just two friends vibing in the car in a fast food restaurant’s parking lot haha
Missed out a few gems:
Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
Michael Jakson - Thriller
RHCP - Give it away
KoRn - Freak on a leash
Dire Straits - Money for nothing
M.C. Hammer - U cant touch this
Honestly, every time there's a react music, I LOVE watching Jaxon jam out. He loves every genre of music. He loves music the way I love films and I'm here for it!!
I have no clue how "Thriller" was omitted from this list, it is quite arguably one of the most iconic music videos of all time.
Yes, Michael Jackson has to be here. I’d take even Billie Jean or Smooth Criminal.
Absolutely -- even if someone wasn't a fan of Michael Jackson, Thriller was an ultra pop culture phenomenon (the video and the album) that virtually unparalleled in context.
Jaxon is my favourite! The fact that he knows words to songs from almost every generation, super impressed! Definitely took me back from my high school days in the mid/late 80’s but I knew every video/song but one!
There’s the Millennials and Gen-Z’s… and then there’s Jaxon 😂 always reacts the best, knows so many bands, sings along, pumps you up
The child hardly watched the videos - just acted like a complete tool. He’s horrible.
@@mitzloo1933he was clearly familiar with all the songs / videos tho. He prob didn’t watch them bc he didn’t need to, he already knew what they were.
@@mitzloo1933 you must hate that he's getting love and attention in the comments. Grow up kiddo
The fact that neither Thriller or Smooth Criminal are on this list ruins the credibility of whoever made this list.
Facts!
I love how much Jaxon is enjoying the music and expressing his love for it. He’s so fun to watch,
Jaxon has an incredible voice!!! His parents are really proud for give him a lot of music menu
jaxon's having the time of his life LOLLL we love to see it!
Jaxon and Angel are a great duo such a mood
every time there's a music related react, jaxon has to be in it. he's just so funny and he knows his music!
"Like that one with the girl and just her face".... My Gen X heart is crying!!!! I mean that song defined my heartbreak as a teen, and it was written by Prince for Pete's sake!!!
The disrespect to Sinead O’Connor (may she rest in peace) is upsetting.
Did you ever hear Prince do it?
@@Eris_Strife Yes I have. He does a great job but Sinead O'Connor crushes that song.
I'm always surprised that people don't know how good of a dancer Christopher Walken is. He started out his entertainment career training as a dancer.
The Sinead comments were a dagger to my heart RIP Sinead
I love them all, but yeah, it's a shame they didn't know her. And so close to her passing, it sort of made me tear up for a moment. But on a lighter note I really enjoyed this video! Jaxon and Angel just gold
I want whatever Jaxon and Angel were having! Those two had enough energy to make their own music video! 😆
No thriller? Honestly that has to be the most iconic video of all time
I mourn for the generations who don’t recognise how iconic Sinead O’Connor was to my generation
Yes, and Prince wrote that song. I love it.
Y’all, Jaxon vibing with these songs is just my fav. Plus another Daft Punk fan!!! Wish they were still around.
It's like living in an alternate reality, a world where youngsters haven't heard of Nothing Compares To You. That music video was massively played everywhere. So much I can't stand it until this day!
Jaxon was raised well! He knows his shit. And Angel is so adorable.
For the two who didn't know the difference between viral and iconic...viral is popularity and iconic is being inspirational to (to quote the title) generations to come. And I'm only saying this because it lowkey irritated me when they said only Lady Gaga had a concept. You know where many of her concepts came from? Madonna. Janet. They all had concepts that have inspired other artists, maybe they just didn't understand them. Anyway I hope I don't sound snobby, but that just didn't sit right with me
Not Jaxon being absolutely iconic this whole video XD
Jaxon is just killin it no matter what era of music you throw at him.. And hes got proper knowledge about the artist and everything, sometimes more so than the adults!! Jaxon is a cool dude..
This is the guy who thinks a-ha are a #1 hit wonder? Ok...
You all really need to start giving my cultural and music history context to these music videos. Especially for the younger generations who weren't alive for a lot of these videos.
A-ha "take on me" is the greatest music video of all time IMO, the pencil animation paired with live action is so captivating.
Jaxon is LIVING for these videos.
Jaxon is living for the spotlight.
I've never been so proud of Jaxon then seeing him rap along to feel good inc
Bruh I don't know where some of these people have been not to know these iconic songs.
Honestly, this whole video is just about Jaxon vibing and we need more of him!!! 💜✨️
Millenial here. Hearing the younger Reactors say that they don't think the Sinead video was iconic KILLED me. It seems that simplistic, more subtle, and less "in your face" media doesn't land as well with younger audiences. This video is about music, but the easiest for me to describe is film. I try to watch films with a few Gen Z friends and they generally can't handle anything that is black and white, has older graphics, slow-paced but with great build up (1982 version of The Thing), anything that is even slightly controversial (in today's context) etc. It kind of makes me sad because I really want to show them stuff like Harvey, Blazing Saddles, The Brain (hilarious in a cheesy bad way), and more.
Gen-X here, I couldn't agree with you more on every point 👍
Tbh it I feel like a lot of times, it can be generalized in generations. However, 44 year old husband HATES older and black & white films.
Hearing some of them not know gorillaz when i know for a fact i'm younger than all of them is heartbreaking to me. Gorillaz got me through some shit
my 15 yr old son has been listening to them for yrs. He just discovered ICP
I love when angel and jaxon are grouped together it’s so fun to watch
Jaxon and Angel are such a powerful duo! Their dinamic is so energetic and fun!
Jaxon rules. He was my favourite since he was a kid
People not knowing Sinead O'connor hurts me she is an iconic legend back home
Yeah... I cry for real music too! It's hard today!
She’s icon everywhere! Here in Czechi this song was so massive!
The dynamic between Jaxon & Angel never fails to be entertaining plus they are too adorable!!! 🥰
I got my preorder in for the AngJax duet EP. The variety. The energy. The emotion. The talent. Take my monies.
Every time I see Jaxon he seems like a really nice great person! Every video is like a new different side of him ! Love all of you !
It's pretty amazing the Take On Me is now almost 40 years old. It was made entirely by hand, before computer animation could do that type of thing.
A-Ha was only considered a one hit wonder in the US. In Europe they continued to have hits for many years.
Sinead O'Connor was an early victim of cancel culture. She was pretty much blanked by all media outlets after she ripped up a picture of the Pope on Saturday Night Live in 1992.
Thriller - MJ
Virtual insanity - Jameriquai
I would do anything for love - meatloaf
November rain - guns n roses
Welcome to the black parade - MCR
Breaking the Habit - Linkin Park
Without me - Eminem
Y'all should have told them why they, especially the older videos, were iconic. For example Sinead O'Conner- this is a huge female star, in the 80s, with a shaved head, on a music video. It just did not happen.
Yes 100% and her video was also iconic because it was so different to anything else being produced. The 80s was about excess (crazy sets, rich colour etc.) and here was this song and music video that was stripped back to subdued tones, a couple of frames and pure emotion.
Jaxon has top tier musical taste. Super entertaining to watch.
Jaxon + Angel pairing....always bring the jokes!
This whole list could've easily been only Michael Jackson videos. I remember his music videos (or in his words short films) being premiered on primetime tv when I was younger.
Everyone just reacting normally to the videos, Jaxon and Angel just vibing and having their own party each time.
The Boy with the brown hair is full of energy and almost knows every song that’s dope 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
There are some good selections here. However, there are some notable absences as well. Thriller by Michael Jackson, Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A., The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, Bye Bye Bye by NSYNC, Hey Ya by Outkast.
Same.
Thriller is not there as it was released in 1982 and the host said in the beginning of the video, that the songs are from the 1990s and the 2000s.
@mary davis well then they didn't follow their own rules. Take On Me was released in 1985, Like a Prayer was 1989, and Rhythm Nation was 1989, Sledgehammer was 1986.
Nothing Compares 2 U, sung here by Sinead O’Connor, was written by Prince.
Always funny to hear Americans talking about A-ha as a one hit wonder. That is only because of their bad representation in USA by Warner.
A-ha was very popular in the world outside USA and has sold more than 100 million units, albums and singles combined. Then the band were listed in the Guinness World Records book for having the biggest-paying rock concert attendance; they drew an audience of 198,000 at Maracanã Stadium during the Rock in Rio festival.
That is not something you can say about a one hit wonder band 😅
It's not just Americans who think they're a one-hit wonder, though.
@@jennifergreen6510 Well they became popular in Europe and South America.
Had string of hits incl. 9 top 10 hits in UK (last one in 2006) and 5 top 10 albums as well in UK just to give you an example.
@@MrPicky And yet, they are a one-hit wonder in the US and Canada.
@@jennifergreen6510 Yeah, ok, North America 😅
As I stated earlier, poor representation 🤦♂
And not the only case where North Americans live in a parallel universe to Europe. There are a ton of artists - especially from the 70s & 90s - which North Americans have either never heard of or think of as one hit wonders, especially when you go into dance music. Slade & Oasis are just two examples of artists with multiple #1 singles in the UK, but barely known across the pond.
On the other hand, we Europeans probably don't know half the country songs they like to play at their hoedowns.
Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity, Blink 182 - What's My Name Again, and Sisqo, Thong Song have to be in your next one.
Love when Jackson and Angel are together! Xxxx
These are my jam,I will never miss these videos. The great music is so wonderful and nostalgic. Sinead 'O Conner and Madonna was nice to hear again. Jaxon is just a ton of fun in these.
Kids need to watch what they say about Sinead O'Connor
Jaxon and Angel actually hit the note. Good job, y'all!
A-Ha
Sweet dreams are made of these
Now that’s an iconic song and video
Rest in Power Sinnead O'Connor
EDIT: Ok, fine video and all, but I find a video about iconic music videos without:
A) "Thriller" (the standard music videos have had to measure against for a loooooooong time),
B) "Video killed the radio star" (first music video in MTV and itself a commentary on the place music has on audiovisual industry) and
C) "I want to break free" (come on! the band in drag? it would have made heads explode nowadays. It made heads EXPLODE back in the day)
is a bit lacking
Why no Michael Jackson?!
Thriller, Bad, Smooth Criminal and Billie Jean are much more iconic than these!
No, Jaxon, Aha is not a one-hit-wonder. The band had two top twenty hits in the USA and had several hit singles in many countries in Europe, South America and their native Norway.
“The Sun Also Shines On TV” did well in the U.S. as well as “The Living Daylights,” which was a James Bond theme.
The drawings for the animation in Take on Me was done by hand over 3 months by 1 guy.
No virtual insanity. I remember when that video hit, it didn’t matter if you liked the music at first (it definitely grew on me) but you had to just stop and watch the video.
The biggest most iconic music video in history wasn’t even mentioned. Thriller Michael Jackson period
When I was really little-like five years old-I absolutely LOVED the video for Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer.” I would be so bummed out when MTV would sometimes cut off the bit at the end with the chickens dancing, because that was my favorite part.
How many of them even know that drummer in the background of the Nirvana video would go on to great things.
Virtual Insanity is a lot more iconic than Hotline Bling for dancing in a room by yourself.
Clint Eastwood is a more iconic Gorillaz video than Feel Good inc.
Thriller - michael jackson
Freak on a leash - korn
Virtual insanity - jamiroquai
« Money for nothing » - Dire Straits
"My favourite game" - The Cardigans
« Kiss » - Prince
« Army of me » - Björk
« The Hardest Button to Button » - The White Stripes
« Hey ya » - Outkast
Jaxon is a whole mood in this video LOL
A difference between iconic and viral! Yes!
I love Jaxon, but he doesn't know what personal space is. He's like your favourite cat 😂
He seems to only be like that with Angel lol .
Jaxon and Angel need their own show.
No Jamiroquai Virtual Insanity?!? MJ Thriller?!? You didn’t tell them that Prince wrote Nothing Compares To You or explain the SNL incident…
Christopher Walker is a trained dancer. That's how he got his start.
Good list but some videos missing from here are "Baby One More Time", "Thriller", "California Love" and "Black Hole Sun"
Th host did say the songs are from the 1990s and 2000s, Thriller was released in 1982.
I have one big gripe with all the love "Feel Good Inc" gets and how "original and groundbreaking it was".
This was their second album. They had already done numerous animated music videos.
Drake getting more praise for his video over Sinead's Nothing Compares? Sheesh.
That made me wanna cry 🤦♂️
@@Ax9005same!
Jaxon the single hope for this generation
Jaxon makes the whole reactions more fun to watch..
Thriller defined music videos in general. The long format an everything
I love how Jaxon just vibin' with everyone that he pairing with 😂
This channel needs to do a whole OK GO video
I've been asking that for YEARS. STILL hasn't happened
I live for Jaxon moments in these videos. Absolutely hilarious 😂
1:46 I’m so glad they acknowledged the controversy!
A-ha isn't a one hit wonder. Legends from Norway!
Definitely. Maybe in US they only known for Take On Me. But they have other great songs. Americans should have type A-HA and search 😅😅
"Take on Me" was the talk of the town when it first came out. No one had seen anything like this before and Jaxon, it was not a one hit wonder. What I was missing in this list was Bohemian Rhapsody, it not only defined a generation but was the first real music video ever.
Nah, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, David Bowie and ABBA all had real videos for songs that predate Queen.
Honestly since we are talking about music VIDEOS the NUMBER ONE icon video should be Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles since it was literally the first Music Video to be played on the most iconic venue for music videos MTV!!
All the pairings in the video are perfect,they all seem to work perfectly…
I love Jaxon and Angel's energy! They seem like they'd be really cool irl.
Same here.
Iconic music video episode of React. I loved seeing Austin, Jaxon, Corey and Angel jamming 😂
Jaxon turns into a different person in these videos 😂
Nothing Compares 2 U was originally released as a side project from Prince but Sinead O'Conner made it more popular.
the people not knowing gorillaz made me so sad they are so good
Jaxon and Angel had so much fun together 😄
Michael Jackson Thriller is not in that list ?? Really ??
ikr!!
Yeah wtf. Or Bad, Smooth Criminal and Billie Jean. Super iconic music videos and songs
A couple of ok go’s videos are must watches they had a lot of good stuck back in the day