Jackson Five "Too Late To Change The Time" Live on The Tonight Show 1974

[@pamelasawyer9404]

I co wrote that song with Leon Ware and am still amazed at how quickly Micheal learned a song , It still sounds great , he was so talented and the rest of the guys too .!!!

[@ThisIsWEB]

A wonderful song, made all the better with this performance.

[@mssha1980]

Oh wow! Great song

[@fostermac7170]

I'm not going to let u get away with your attempt at modesty. You also wrote or co-wrote "Love Child", "If I Were Your Woman", "My Whole World Ended", and "Love Hangover" for the Supremes, Gladys Knight and the Pips, David Ruffin and others. That, my friends, is R&B and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ROYALTY. I bow down! YOU HAVE BEEN OUTED! When u have time, please comment on the prolific nature of Michael learning a song, etc. Any other nugget on the Motown artists would be good as well.

[@quincytuggle2498]

Pamela Sawyer ❤❤❤

[@JackieLastrada]

Love it!!!💋

[@brandonbryant2090]

That spin with the microphone at 2:02 this is why he is the greatest of all time

[@Just2game_mase]

His been doing from the age of 6, comes second nature to him.

[@kissmiss1936]

How did he do that?

[@RS-dm4yo]

@@kissmiss1936 The same way you do things at your job without thinking about it that an observer watching would be amazed by. I remember being a cashier as a youngster and I used to hit the keys so fast on the cash register, there was a delay as the computer had to catch-up. Customers would be so amazed at how I did that. If they did thousands of transactions they'd be able to do the same. Same difference.

[@dianamjackson]

Ha! I didn’t even catch that the first time around! Lightning fast. Love it.

[@joyce3778]

You better know it ⭐ Star of all Stars . Well Lucille Ball not so bad herself ;)

[@Hi.Shadow]

2:02 The way he swiftly dropped, span and caught that mic in his hand without missing a beat singing. Come on, Mike! The GOAT.

[@denismelvin222]

"Too Late To Change The Time" However it is never too late to become a Jackson fan. I appreciate their music more than ever!! This band was simply ahead of their time!!

[@ryanssongrs]

Im so late im a slyvers fan 🙏 i like this version of the Jacksons rite before jamine left..they was nice

[@standaman1963]

This is real musicianship. Young folks, please take notes.

[@knightress5760]

I remember when as a teenager I got this album. I screamed and cried. I loved the Jackson 5. I had every album, every picture from Right-on mag, and any other magazine that featured them. I was in the J5 fan club. Had pen pals all over the world. Saw them in concert many times. Had the pleasure of meeting Michael, Janet, Jermaine, Marlon, Jackie and Ms. Katherine. Oh, I lived them so much. Today at 64 in 2022, I still love them. 😆

[@joyce3778]

What days ❤What Days ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@AntiRiku]

2:05 He even did the flick back then.

[@fangirlinafrenzy_9320]

His voice maturing and changing and deepening is so so so pretty and it’s cool to see how he went from this high soulful voice to this voice to his later all range voice

[@fangirlinafrenzy_9320]

Juanita Wright I didn’t say it was?

[@fangirlinafrenzy_9320]

Juanita Wright deepening means deeper than before...Mike had a soft voice and Ik this but it got deeper from puberty sooo learn ur definition

[@urmom777]

@Juanita Wright obviously but his voice DID deepened after puberty. what's not clicking?

[@mssha1980]

@@urmom777 people swear his voice never broke

[@num1Jaysta]

@@mssha1980 Which is dumb

[@Housebabyj]

It is amazing to hear that voice coming from a teenager. He didn't change much. Wow!

[@ERGSEG]

Wow, he's still young here . He was such a showman.

[@shelleymitchell2686]

Back when artists had class and talent

[@3912James]

Sound as though Michael's voice was just about done changing. In the album....his voice was in between little Mike and grown Mike.

[@COBStudios]

I feel like Michael's voice didn't stop changing until about 1983 because his voice still had a lot more maturing to do

[@Karabeloved1]

Melancholy Hills His voice changed when puberty hit and was pretty much deep. He just talked in a lighter voice because that's what the world knew him and accepted him.

[@ericpledge1]

You're right!

[@MusicLoverPearson]

Ladymodel My voice changed when Puberty hit me at 13yrs old Back in 1975,all young boys voices change after we hit puberty LOL

[@TRACEWORLD2]

His voice was completely changed here but yeah he was still developing as an artist😍

[@jordanalia4595]

Damn Lucy hung around just to watch them. That’s real 💯 Three legends, one show. Damn times have...changed

[@yungrydr]

That move at 2:00 was toooooo cold 🥶‼️

[@insomnia5082]

Micheal's voice had crossed the line from boy to man by this point. Just a less mastered version of his later self

[@tracydavis5253]

I disagree. Mike already. Master his style interms of singing once the mature voice came on listen to all his voice changed songs

[@lelelew2735]

@@tracydavis5253 yea I feel like his singing style in the future was manipulated into that way because they werent to sensitive by the fact that his voice was changing and still made them perform old songs that were to high without lowering the key... So before his voice fully crossed over he managed to force out the high notes by singing thru his nose which created the nasally voice he used in the future. Idk if he just liked the way it sounded or got used to doing it but i do know they damaged his confidence in his deep voice he looked at his deeper range as a bad thing which potentially lost us the chance of hearing him belt full range into his deep register which he was able to do but didn't like to. He was already a versitile singer but I feel the way they did him made him keep his voice in a box he didn't get to explore different sounds his voice could make and only wanted to train his falsetta and high voice. Just think of how much more of a vocal power house he couldve been if he was told its ok to sing in a bass voice your fans will still support u. We hear it alittle bit in Billie Jean but he never went all the way with it and I personally liked the sound of his lower register alittle better. Also having to force his voice higher also created the hiccup sound he did.. Im a fan of his voice Either way but it bothers me when people say mj wasn't that great of a vocalist because of his nasally sound and hiccups because he had a 4 octave range and he never used half of his range he had alot more to offer in his voice that we unfortunately never got to hear

[@mssha1980]

@@lelelew2735 I don’t think he sounded nasally. I agree he sung mostly high. For MJ I think he sung high for stylistic reasons. Lyric voices like his tend to shine in the higher register so maybe he was afraid of losing his identifiable sound. He would sing his backgrounds in his lower voice though. In the 90s and beyond he should’ve definitely started to sing lower

[@lelelew2735]

@@mssha1980 yea he was nasally on " baby be mine" " human nature" and more.. some like you said was for style to have a signature sound but he started singing nasally when his voice changed trying to hit the high notes..it was the only way he could force them out since they didnt lower the key.so my guess is he got used to singing like that any vocal coach would've corrected that and told him to sing in his natural deeper voice...but I dont think he had a choice people wanted to hear the old songs in the same key apparently lol ..I think his deeper voice sounded more natural at times and suited him like in " man in the mirror he has deeper moments and it sounded great or" rock my world" his voice sounded more smooth like he wasnt forcing anything.. and people say he could go into the bass range like in 2000 watts or lower but he never used it.. and I think it's a pity because if he made such an outstanding mark only using half of his vocal range then just think of the creative possibilities if he used his lower range more

[@3912James]

@@tracydavis5253 I think he meant it from an adolescent standpoint (when the Jackson 5 did the song in 1973...Michael's voice was clearly in transition) as opposed to vocal maturity.

[@gegu13]

Michael was such a sweet kid. My heart still is crushed seeing how he died.

[@kevcart3789]

MJ IS NOT DEAD...

[@luana45393]

​@@kevcart3789not in our hearts for sure😊

[@williamcooper6274]

Lucy stayed to watch them... A classic in her own right, she knew the deal. Classic game recognized classic potential and said RESPECT

[@Cas82958]

Yes. Well said sir.

[@edminer9061]

I think Lucy had to go.She said bye, and left.

[@errolthomas9426]

Jacksons fan for life. Rest in peace Michael.

[@MsMelsk]

so, after a few seconds of MJ singing, I have to pause it. other wise i could faint, he sounds soo incredible and looks soo gorgeous! DAYUM!! sooo dreamy! :3 x

[@brutalpwned]

Haha, same!!

[@theresap.3305]

I feel the same way too!

[@ThahitmanTyrie]

He was making some of his forever Michael songs here

[@MusicLoverPearson]

Damn 40 years ago i remember when my Mother brought home that album for me when i was a kid.That was a hot album The J5/Jacksons not (Mike) were the sound of young America in that era.

[@mcclendonreport]

You are so correct. On all these Jackson 5 posts all that people seem to see is Mike. They don't realize the Jackson 5 were a part of a musical movement. Each brother had talent in his own right. This was not like today's boy bands. The Jackson 5 could play live and bring down the house anywhere in world without a bunch of background dancers and backing tracks. They were the real deal.

[@AiMR]

+MusicLover Pearson Now when I bought the "Dancing Machine" 45 I loved it, but when I flipped it over and found this gem I immediately preferred it.

[@MusicLoverPearson]

I did the same thing with all of my 45's LOL I still have my origial copy on vinyl and i also have it on CDS Eric Blair

[@3912James]

It was my fist album as well at the age of 6.

[@williamking595]

+Brilliantbeing Yeah but everyone has their favorite. Some were bigger fans of Jermaine, Michael, etc. Obviously they're a talented group. I don't think it necessary to make a fuss if people specifically came to see one over another.

[@tysonboy1980]

Michael needs our support now more than ever.

[@joehodges8459]

Amazing to them just doing their thing. There will never be another group like these brothers.

[@tgreen3079]

Brilliance in the making. RIP MJ

[@antij1]

The lyrics to this song really put a date to it.

[@andrewfrancis74]

Die-Hard J5 fan here, since 1970.....but when Lucy had to leave, I was traumatized.

[@theresap.3305]

LOL, I was disappointed myself that she had to leave!! : )

[@lordnasty8160]

Theresa P. I remember watching Johnny Carson the night the Jackson five were on - and I am very suspicious about Lucy having to leave....but I'm not going to go there with that! She's not prejudice! No not Lucy.... Right???

[@charlescollier1716]

SEQUAJ NI n

[@kiarachrisentery1055]

Rip Michael Jackson thank you for all your song

[@ciaraweakley2218]

R.I.P. Michael Jackson we will always love you,you will always be "The King Of Pop" and God bless his family and friends mostly the Jackson 5 too

[@PhuckHue2]

Michael was a fucking beast. I saw them in concert back then. nobody could fuck with them. their show was perfection. back then their audience was almost all Black. the girls were screaming louder than the PA system when Michael was singing

[@ryanssongrs]

Prime j.5 Mike on lead jamine killing the bass voice louder jack mr.kool Marlon smooth tito crazy on guitar 🔥

[@mjsliberiandiana5824]

ggaaaaaawwwsssshhhhhhh Michael's afro is so freaking wild ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@deannajuan]

This is my new favorite song

[@marcelaalves4938]

The overall sound of the group changed as well. It was also on this album that he first employed what would later be known as his "vocal hiccup", notably on the song "It's Too Late to Change the Time".[3] As Motown frowned on any sort of control being relinquished to the group, Michael semi-retired the hiccup until his solo career at Epic Records began in earnest with Off the Wall in 1979.[3]

[@schoolgyrl6]

Can you explain what you mean by vocal hiccup?

[@ChrisB0]

I like this version of the song

[@lenzeazy9296]

Grew up with MJ loved his thriller album best! I remember in the 80's when i was young my brother n cousin had the mj doll with stand thriller version and billie jean doll LOL But yes i remember everytime a MJ video came out it was a huge thing and i remember my cousin coming over to show me first a pirated overseas copy of jam video clip with jordan i was the first to see it in my town LOL MJ is the man and no artist will ever be as big as he was!

[@sabretooth717]

Wow a michael jackson song from the past that I haven't heard...now thats rare...wait Lucille ball and the jacksons???? Waaaaa..!!!...FUN.

[@LilGabe504]

R.I.P.M.J. (Rest In Peace Michael Jackson)

[@brendagarrett4816]

Very nice video, taking me back to my childhood looking at and listening to the Jackson Five every chance I got, on our TV with the rabbit ears, so yall know how the reception could get(lol). Great ole days...

[@globalrei]

I was 1 years old crazy im grown and I love this song 2024

[@leewilson9890]

This album "Dancing Machine...!!...Man I wore it out ....All the kids at my school thought I was crazy .. And they were right ...I was a damn fool for the Jackson 5 ..

[@fostermac7170]

While you folks are going gaga over Michael, the critical eye will see that this group has a tight sound, and flawless harmonies. It's damn near incredible! I don't think the Jacksons has gotten their due yet.

[@theloverswineverytime1625]

Agreed. You hear Jackie throwin in them lil' ad-libs in the background. But uuuhhh.....MICHEAL WAS A DAMN WIZARD ON STAGE!!

[@fostermac7170]

Omar najeeb Yep.

[@fostermac7170]

***** Glad you noticed. But you are woefully wrong. I dont try to MAKE people do anything. Just lay out the facts the way i see them, and you make up your own mind as to what it means to you. You are wrong about another point as well: You said that "people nowadays" only care about . . . .' I would submit to you that I am a PEOPLE, and given that "nowadays" is NOW, your assertion is incorrect. Correction: YOU only care about Michael and Janet.

[@fostermac7170]

***** Outdated? Michael was an artist in the 60's, and Janet was an artist in the 80's. You've got your times confused. Maybe you need to listen to Fetty Wap?

[@fostermac7170]

***** I've got a ton of surprises.

[@kathberry8]

that was GREAT!

[@a.c.6475]

This is when he tried the "press n' curl" style! Jermaine already went to the "perm"!

[@michaeljakson4009]

I just heard this so for the first time 20 secs later everywhere in my history on my youtube now that's a amazing song

[@iloxim.ilonna]

Майкл чудесный. Не оторваться. Маг волшебник настоящий.

[@mjsliberiandiana5824]

😟how can you forget someone who gave you so much to remember ! ! ! I love you so much 😟

[@brendagarrett4816]

Never forget, always in our hearts!!!!

[@msbren]

For those questioning Michael's changing apperance, just watch his live performances. You can see that nothing has changed. Even from being a teenager. Same moves, same facial expressions. Same Michael.

[@theresap.3305]

Thanks for posting! This is my first time seeing this performance! It was a school night and I was asleep by the time The Tonight Show aired. I love the Jackson 5/Jacksons and this is one of my favorite songs! : )

[@MrAntiSellOut]

VEVO should remaster this video clip. Other than that, Happy Birthday Michael.

[@sk8queen]

I miss acutal live bands.

[@wolfandraven891]

MJ is so cute

[@kiconcoscoviemucyo7790]

I love how they were always on synch

[@falanajerido6939]

Thank, you I said it with love miss u mj

[@KermitTheFullMonty]

great upload thanks J5 Forever

[@tiffanycurtis4794]

IT IS MICHAEL TO LATE TO CHANGE THE TIME BABY BECAUSE I WOULD SHOLL AS HELL GO BACK TO MY CHILDHOOD WHEN REAL SHOW BUSINESS TALENT EXISTED AND YOU AND YOUR FAMILY RULED THE WORLD AND YOU WOULD STILL BE HERE 😔 I WAS BORN IN 1972 THIS SONG CAME OUT IN 74 I WAS 3 MY PARENTS LOVED THIS SONG ❤️✊🏾❤️

[@MrWierchawsky]

What a pretty and most fascinating woman ,hello ,my darling ?

[@falanajerido6939]

Yes I miss him

[@tatlonione]

Wow, they met Lucille Ball....but I bet she was saying....Wow....I met the Jackson Five!!!!

[@avegasm]

Thanks for this post!!!!! ❣️❣️❣️

[@falanajerido6939]

I miss you mj

[@jazminanahivallejoscardozo3668]

MJ the best!!!! 💝🙌👏🙌💝

[@ihernandezsolano]

Dang even before he was king, my dude had TALENT

[@regalincogbeauty]

Wow!!! Everyone who contributed to this song did a REALLY Good job at producing it (It reminds me of the song “going up in smoke)

[@tedkay3750]

THE GREAT Eddie Kendricks! I KNOW THE song you're speaking of!

[@regalincogbeauty]

Ted I’m glad you know about Eddie Kendrick!

[@tedkay3750]

@@regalincogbeauty skipping work, intimate friends, he's a friend of mine, tell her love has felt the need, date with the rain, girl , you need a change of mind, goin up in smoke, shoe shine boy! do i know bout Eddie Kendricks?? if you don't know! you better ask somebody! LOL! fading away, slow down heart.....COME ON NOW!! LOL! i apologize for speaking of the one and only Eddie on the J5 vidieo ,but you took me there~ MOTOWN FAMILY FOREVER!

[@regalincogbeauty]

Whew weee! Ted, I forgot about “Intimate Friends”. You just schooled me on the other songs I had never heard of until you mentioned them! 😊

[@filsdejeannoir1776]

0:14 "would you welcome the six brothers knowns as The Jackson Five"!! That's hilarious! 😂

[@jiv3019]

Wow...amazing

[@supreme1096]

Some of the best performances when they were able to sing and play live instruments instead of lip syncing.

[@marcossilvamarcos1544]

Michael Jackson sempre se destacou como o melhor

[@falanajerido6939]

I miss u mj

[@ubself]

I love this! So much

[@jacquelinemwaniki6465]

That thing that Michael does, spinner and tossing the Mic, very cool

[@DJGary0910]

if motown aka Hip o select would put together all the live performences on dvd

[@falanajerido6939]

The best

[@treyvoncreighton9814]

Michael Jackson is the best performer of all time

[@theskinniestjackson.2491]

i love this❤️❤️

[@crystalhogan3834]

In 1974 I was 8 year's old

[@3rd_eyeairbrush]

Wtf smh that harmony was Tight and they played live. Go TiTo Randy and Jermaine this family had so much talent

[@ceez5276]

Rushed THE FUCK outta this and still killed it.

[@lifeworksndhenterprisesllc6597]

still love his perm and sensual performance,i definitely love his human nature dancing as gyrates and stroking the microphone bar from the bad era.

[@noway1635]

Fabulous.Period.

[@sk8queen]

This time Johnny Carson's director remembered to keep the camera on Michael and not on Randy playing the bongos. In their Dancing Machine performance, he had the camera on Randy at a critical moment and Randy actually stopped playing.

[@dedrickmcconnell621]

Never knew they did song live. Wish there was a live version of Just A Little Bit Of You!

[@j5muscle]

there is on American Bandstand and Dinah Shore right here KZbin. Enjoy

[@anneliesejackson507]

THERE IS

[@subway2297]

"it too late to change the time, but its not to late to change your mind" 12/3

[@seanberry1969]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@DJKATJAAPRADIO]

I miss all of them but miss our pop king bad

[@emmamacarena11]

I cant shake the thought that somewhere this taping is in its original quality, audio and visual. I would just love to see all of these old performances in better quality and most of all, hear it in a much more cleaner way way. Michaels voice just sounds phenomenal during these years and im so fond of having at least these clips... but turning up the volume to hear him better only increases all the noise too... !! ONE DAY i hope someone will open up some sort of vault or whereevr they are stored

[@hanks5379]

Good Blues sound!

[@sigabra3274]

'time changes everything'

[@peggyruffinramirez5474]

Sing it!

[@mrchill3007]

Wow that was Lucille Ball on the couch before they got there 👍🏿👍🏿🔥🔥

[@simmiewilliams5970]

And this was live.👍🏾

[@tiffanycurtis4794]

THE JACKSONS KISSING LUCY BALL IT DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER SEE WHY I WANT MY CHILDHOOD WE DO NOT HAVE TALENT LIKE THIS IN MOVIE TV OR FILM HELL EVEN COMMERCIALS HAVE NO TALENT TODAY 😂 BACK I WAS 3 WHEN THIS AIRED AND HONESTLY I REMEMBER WATCHING IT ❤️❤️❤️

[@falanajerido6939]

I agree

[@battleofthebulgela9012]

Nice

[@damianlove8026]

2:01 love this part here

[@lakishascott2132]

💜

[@iyamwhite3931]

I supplied the paper that they co wrote this song on,and no one ever said thank you.

[@russelldolter]

November 15 1974

[@MJJackson298]

مايكل جاكسون اسطوره لاتتكرر

[@7d12l87g]

❤

[@user-ed7hf9cb7j]

この頃のマイケルのお隣に住みたかったです。😅優しいお兄さんに学校の宿題を手伝って貰える様な感じですー！❤️

[@Thosakwe]

On the recording, it's just singing like he did as a child with a few vocal hiccups, but in the live performance you can hear a lot of his renowned affectations. Just listen to that "You don't have to go further." Inspiring. I'm recording a cover of this today.