JAMES BROWN It's A Man's World 1983 (featuring Michael Jackson)

A James Brown performance from 1983.

[@KamyGG]

"A young man i've watched grow & grow....." This is nostalgia...

[@Ezralibrascale]

Student & teacher..... RIP to the King of pop & the god father of soul

[@jo1539]

This is got to be the best performance in the history of music

[@Sttephy30]

When MJ started singing I got chills. His voice was so pure, light & soulful. Wow.

[@teerairan1]

I think this is the prime example of how you are supposed to act in the music industry when there is a new act that is coming for your spot but they admired you and emulate you to an extent. James Brown looks like a proud father watching Michael dance. That was beautiful to me. Lil Kim and Bobby Brown needed to take notes...

[@TheThatgirl007]

Talia Sproaps Lil' Kim always brought on other acts and she performed for free for up and comers so this comment didn't study Kim's history. She always pays homage.

[@teerairan1]

Micky Lewis​ I never said that she didn't pay homage to anyone nor did I say she didn't help up and comers. What I said is that THEY need to learn how to not beef with EVERY artist that comes out and rivsls their success. That shows weakness and insecurities.

[@TheThatgirl007]

Talia Sproaps Well then expound further than Lil Kim and BB because Nas, Jay Z, P Diddy, ALL of hip hop is based on beef..it just didn't make sense in my eyes to only point out those two..sheesh even Pink, Christina Aguilera, plenty of others but only Lil Kim and BB were stated which was weird..oh and 50 cent is the top beefer with everyone..now that one would've made sense..Ok, I'm done playing musical chairs..carry on and enjoy the video.

[@mbeason1977]

Talia Sproaps In 1983 Michael Jackson was far from being a "new act" but I know what you mean.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

James loved Michael. I mean, the man idolized him...and he knew about the video of six year old Michael doing the James Brown at Motown during their audition. But yeah, it's easy to be a jerk when you were a star as long as James Brown was. Instead, he was exactly what you said...proud. Proud of what that young man had become.

[@kaylasantos1804]

love James Browns reaction to MJ dancing like him lol

[@jessiewhiley1490]

You know you're doing the damn thing when James Brown is in awe.

[@MossyB4Prez]

James had a seriously strong voice. When he drops down and starts singing "Help Me Somebody...", I'm like this man was a one of a kind performer.

[@dominiquejones3805]

There is distance between he & the mic & u can hear him clear

[@johnlennon1970]

Micheal got shy ran backstage and cried!..haha .Gotta love him!! lol

[@marmac7467]

There will never be another music era like this. Poor MJ.

[@buzzardsbass1137]

There has been nobody that controlled a band like this man. Every note, every beat, was exactly the precise moment he called it. I first saw JB at a very small club called The Echo Lounge in Brighton, Mass. back in 1967 and he was mesmerizing. I was but a shoe shine boy at the age of 12 that squirmed my way in off the street to see James sing and dance. He was truly infuckincredible~!

[@n0sfreak]

KZbin better keep this video up on its servers, because, every time I see this, chills!

[@KinkssNCoilss]

Everything about this performance is perfect. James, Michael, the band...everything just melts together flawlessly.

[@sanjanathesweet]

yup

[@titomoraes6479]

Milessa I would love to talk to you, Melissa, I'm Tito Moraes, I'm from Riode, January Brazil

[@el_jefe74]

I'm a rock/indie/metal guy who appreciates good music, and let me tell you no matter what, these two guys right here are two gods of the music industry. My endless respect.

[@logofilm8644]

Jeffro Man I'm a country/rock/pop guy who appreciates good music also, I don't appreciate blues/r&b/jazz music, also James, Mike and Prince are the BEST.

[@Angel-ts8rc]

Nearly all modern music comes from the blues!

[@forlife04]

RIP TO THESE 2 LEDGENDS!!! KING OF POP AND GOD FATHER OF SOUL!

[@belvinsherrill878]

two of the best that ever did it on the same stage only one word to describe it : LEGENDARY

[@dlp3rdlegend]

belvin sherrill daniel porter will be three

[@bertonilsmith3657]

ENTERTAINMMENT AT ITS BEST!!!!!!!! JAMES BROWN AND MICHAEL JACKSON WERE THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA OF SOUL AND POP MUSIC IN THE PAST 50 YEARS, PERIOD!

[@gamingtec101]

You ever in history

[@bertonilsmith3657]

Yup!

[@bertonilsmith3657]

If there wAs no JAmes brown thered be no mj

[@sanjanathesweet]

no jb means no mj

[@EkoBeatzProduction]

+BERTONI SMITH Actually if there was no little richard there would be no michael jackson.

[@craymay4766]

Shoutout to the band!! Love how on que they were with James brown. This performance is legendary! 2 legends on one stage nice.

[@ThaBrooklynHurricane2]

Happy Birthday Michael. No other two artists have influenced music like you. We miss both of you very very much.

[@afroblack1000]

Imagine Michael Jackson covering this classic

[@VWayyyyyyyy]

What a performance! So much charisma and emotion. You can tell James Brown enjoyed Michael's lil performance.

[@astronomicafilms]

JB's smile at 7:15 is fantastic. Such a cool moment caught on film.

[@TheFutureIsNow2010]

Woah....such a powerful legendary moment in not just music but history in General! Just look how wild the audience goes the moment Michael and James meet, this type of stuff won't happen again not in my lifetime, yours or the next. Such talent those 2 are!

[@harrycallahan9143]

Oh the good old days...when talent was alive and well, dropping like flies lately.

[@7EthiopianKush7]

I watch this video a couple times every day, gives me a feeling of inspiration.

[@Nukap90]

wow, such a precious historical moment with two giants of the music world together on one stage, absolutely beautiful and downright priceless.

[@MrMarkstyles]

I love how over the years the orchestra arrangement really grew.. I think this is one of JB's GREATEST songs. He was the hardest working man in show business.

[@christopherranger8554]

James Brown and Michael Jackson... the beginning and the end in the music industry! Simply put, PERFECT!!!!

[@smsnipes1991]

talk about dynamics. Insane musicians everywhere

[@bibolcs]

What a Moment ever..! Michael and James together on the Stage..! unbelievable..! what a Memories..!!!!!! Priceless..!

[@brendagarrett4816]

This is like a father and son moment, pure love and respect on this stage.

[@TheColorOfCaramel]

I find it ironic that in 2003, they will share the stage again on an award show and James died like....almost three yrs later? Then Michael died 3 years after him.

[@The_torero]

TheColorOfCaramel .....What's even weirder is that James died on the 25th, Michael also died on the 25th exactly 2.5 years after!

[@TheColorOfCaramel]

Eccentricka1 Yeah! Ain't that a trip??!!?? I'm also looking at when I posted this...dang a day late. Heh..

[@The_torero]

It gets even weirder still...Aaliyah died on the 25th, as did Lisa ''lefteye'' Lopes, Tupac was 25 when he died and Biggie died in the second week of March (2) and was born in the fifth month (5) -25!!!.....scary shit!

[@bernardlarocque2886]

Eccentricka1

[@jwalk31]

+Eccentricka1 damn, we have a new club like the 27 club... the 25 club. :P

[@BarneysKiller00]

4:05 the coolest thing i've seen in a while, the crowd love it.

[@afroblack1000]

A track way before my time and a classic that will never age...A classic composed before I was brought into this world. This is what I call music with longevity.

[@classifiedunknown5800]

perfection I swear anybody who knows anything would agree

[@sanjanathesweet]

watching more than 50 times :)

[@brendagarrett4816]

yeah that is so right, my finger on repeat, repeat, over and over again. This is pure Greatness.

[@cliq9]

WOW!!! What a priceless video! I love this song! And Michael Jackson!!!!!!!!!!! Two greats that are truly missed!

[@Godlike7751]

This is something which makes my whole body shiver.. Lyrics, emotions, groove.. Pure definition of art , honestly i would put this performance as the best thing i have ever heard in my life :) Thank you James, thank you

[@TheOCTAVIUS72]

That was one of the GREATEST PERFORMANCES I ever saw in my LIFE....May they both REST IN JESUS ARMS.........

[@Diachi26]

I felt like Michael should've just kept going with the vibe of the song and show off his vocals a little bit more. You can tell he was feeling it.

[@ashpar21]

this man's control over his band is bar none, i see where Prince got inspired...

[@christinebenjamin3119]

Right👏👏👏👏

[@aquiliusdecor]

Absolutely too much awesome on that stage to be contained!!!

[@vanitamurraysmart1069]

Que dupla genial!!! No sabia de este recital,de hecho no lo tenia a j.b. I fell good me gustaba de chica y no sabía de quién era. Acabo de ver el dúo Pavarotti, Brown con el tema,this is the mens Word y me emocioné. FABULOSOOOO Ah,otra cosa,el lugar q le brinda James Brown en el escenario a Jackson, es de una generosidad grandiosa 👌🤩

[@SPIDERCIDEE]

those rests breakst and hits are unreal with their crescendos

[@KraziChiq08]

Amazing!!! Glad this is on YT for use young folks to look at performances back then.

[@Monkthegod]

James brown said "oh shit speed it up before this nigga steals my show" lol

[@cinamzee9822]

No way lmao James brown rightfully owns this song in every way. Honestly this live performance is so top notch.

[@KinkssNCoilss]

+Cinam Zee it really is and I'm a huge MJ fan.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

6:13...brotha got Michael on the POLAROID! I love it.

[@terranceporter2644]

+Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot I want to see that picture today.

[@DrMoriole]

+Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot . . . Dammit! And I thought I had "eagle eye" vision! 😂 📷

[@zhbroder]

that poloroid is probably worth a couple hundred thousand if it still exists.. what a photo op.

[@IslandRyland]

"Michael Jackson revealing himself among the audience during a James Brown show - 1983"

[@kashmir4617]

King was soo shy, yet performed for hundreds...

[@NotoriousNYNJ]

That added to his mystique

[@s.b.155]

Just reminds of the Old Baptist church when they called you out and up to the alter......these new age singers can't do that unless its Fantasia or Jenifer Hudson.

[@clue104]

7:12 Brown's like "Oh shit!"

[@jwalk31]

It's incredible this video. The longer is even more incredible when JB also calls Prince on stage... now you talk about a stage full of talent. MJ Prince AND James Brown. It was truly amazing. I wish one more mothafucker would say MJ wasn't that great a singer. Just LISTEN!! a few words, and people melted right away...

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

And I mean, it's not like he prepped or anything. Just went up onstage after sitting in the audience and just blows it away. C'mon...the man was supernatural! Anyone who tries to deny that is just a damn fool.

[@dlp3rdlegend]

lol

[@chitownbear7733]

What makes it even more wild was it was billed as a James Brown and BB King concert...then MJ and Prince showed up

[@mofiroz159]

Great, to see real superstars together!

[@730selekt]

wow. so legendary. so much soul within these guys. is like music now is gone. no passion. just monetary motives. I hate it. I wish I lived in that Era. I was born 4 yrs after this great event

[@peterr6595]

Sorry Nelson, I got to see them all. Great days !

[@NTune2]

It is a man's World and a Woman made the man.

[@periechontology]

+Bev Matthews Well...a woman and a man.

[@cazluna100]

From the first line, you're blown away!! Respect Mr James Brown.may you rest in peace.

[@brolythadawg2505]

I have no idea what James is talking about, but it sounds fucking beautiful

[@breebree5926]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@knightd12]

This has my ears smiling from ear to ear. This is just GREAT stuff!

[@agent101ize]

If I lived during that time, I would never regret to pay the most expensive exclusive ticket just to be in that concert.

[@brendagarrett4816]

Oh hell, scream if you want to James, you taking me back. omg, and then when MJ went up there, he just put the icing on the cake. That's some talent on that stage.

[@Alex-hk6zg]

Only Mike Jack can kill a whole stage performance with just 5 seconds of action, let that sink in!!!!

[@karllawrence8592]

This is how you put on a show

[@DazeyLane]

Do y'all hear this mans band?! Like this music ! Muzik! And I'm a youngin! Much respect to the legends who made it all possible. Giants. Rest Well MJ & JB

[@starryshark]

Anyone else feel that beautiful and true music is slipping away as more and more singers from the past pass away? I know they just pave a way for new and upcoming talent, and some are quite talented, it's just the lyrics are....well all pretty similar and not very original. That aside, I just started laughing when Michael started doing those moves! lol Him and James Brown :)

[@MrGcmrG]

If this video rolls one more minute or 2 ,we would get to see Prince as well.

[@isaacgurajena4198]

+Ray Segura I won't argue against your opinion saying he sucks because that's how you personally feel but saying he can't sing is a just lying to yourself.

[@BEETROOTSable]

+MP3PC Prince doesn't come from the Tradition, that's not at all the same course ...

[@phenasworld7714]

Isaac Gurajena

[@sergiodasilva8941]

Atualmente há muito poucas músicas que podemos "chamar" de música, há sim, muitos "sons". A verdadeira música, aquela que pertence às Ciências Musicais, ricas em melodia, tons, arranjos, soam "musicalidade" aos ouvidos e nos levam a viajar por lugares, momentos e passagens marcantes, NASCEM, CRESCEM se perpetuam, NÃO MORREM. Música tem de EMOCINAR.

[@carloseugeniocarlos4287]

What a fantastic combo of great voices and passion of music! R.ip James Brown & Michael Jackson!

[@SuperTruthful]

So much love and respect for one another.

[@xyonsmith8922]

The world is missing ONE OF THE GREATEST MUSICIAN OF ALL TIME THE GOD FATHER

[@charlywested6465]

All I can say is that James Brown was on a whole other level

[@carrielittlelight8057]

Ho man!! This is sooo powerful to watch !! 💃💃💃Now this is real talent & music !!! Still listening in 2020

[@DiamondRubyJewel]

*ELECTRIFYING IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT* *THANK YOU JAMES AND JB'S* *TODAY'S MUSIC WILL NEVERRRRR COME CLOSE*

[@Virginio557]

Shoutout to the band!!! love how on they were with james brown this perfomance is legendary! 2 legends on one stage nice. legendaryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy love how.

[@Vegetique666]

That's a piece of history right there!

[@n3shren330]

I LOVE EVERY SINGLE THING ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE OMGGGGGGG!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@itsumbre]

20 years in the game right here. 50 years old and voice is just a pure as when he first graced the stage! Legendary!!!

[@polochamberlain]

Amazing!!!!!!!! I am blown away by this fantastic performance, smh Legendary

[@MauroEnding]

This man, James Brown, sing, lead, the really perfect example of a leader singer, he makes his orchestra "speak", interact and his 'moves' makes a sound that take the crowd to a whole new level of joy, he feels the music and make it contagious to everyone to see it, listen and watch it even after many many years later, wonder if any other get this same or better reaction from another artist..., we have artist now, but marketing artist...sad

[@maleselaprecious7640]

That "help me somebody" from 03:50...SO sick!

[@TijasWorld]

So much passion. And that band playing too. James was one of the greats.

[@cherpoo1]

how could you not like this video - DIVINE!

[@judithpatterson3634]

Tear Jerker Omg 2022 This is Beautiful Take a second To Listen To Michael & James Brown are Legendary Musical Genuis that will be Truly Missed RIMH

[@beverlycarodine9213]

2 LEGENDS!! LORD WISHED I HAD BEEN THERE!!

[@nariabeautiful8043]

R.I.P. both James Brown and Chadwick Boseman for playing the hell out of that role as Mr. James Brown

[@kaliph4424]

michael can really sing and dance. He wasn't just an entertainer like bobby brown

[@genjiaustin7888]

James Brown ain't no joke he's the real deal

[@bezzeler2000]

the passion.

[@markrobinson9428]

love ya music,james brown,it lifts me everytime.god bless you R.I.P.x

[@calvinevans1935]

Had to show it to my two month old his reaction was phenomenal maybe he knew those two guys before we came down here to me...

[@Keaks_]

What a fucking performance, my lord. James gave the crowd a show they would never forget, every, single, time.

[@moneyhongkong5833]

I can see James was really happy when Michael was dancing for him,but not to blame everyone’s the same in 80’s..

[@DoitDestiny]

I love the way James brown repeats ppls names. MICAH JASSON!! MICAH JASSON. MICAH JASSON EVERRYBODY!!

[@nicolagiovannelli9174]

I do find that James Brown and Michael Jackson truely performing in one of their overwhelmin' show the human race should be Thank ful to. I. P.

[@carloseugeniocarlos4287]

The gods of Pop The kings of good music together! R.i.p James Brown & Michael Jackson!

[@katerinag9512]

He tore it up like always 😁

[@autumnwilson371]

This is soooo amazing....

[@ericchapman2706]

James is the man! But Mike is the MAAAAN!!!

[@zhbroder]

james is the source

[@ericchapman2706]

zhbroder And Mike is the Outgrowth!!!

[@-M0LE]

Eric Chapman James Brown was far superior to mj

[@shawnperry1627]

Don't Disrespect James Brown Soul Brotha #1 like that again !!

[@Tinkerbell2754]

James Brown performing It's A Man's World with a special invitation of Michael Jackson who surprisingly performs. The audience is shouting and very excited. I am very happy as well. Just an amazing performance! Wherever you are my angel Michael I really do love you for all eternity!

[@AlessioRomaMusic]

God bless my brother 🌎❤🎶🎶 Your music will live forever..

[@Virpatrick]

Not only a Great singer & multi-instrumentalist musician but also a very educated person. The way he talks to the audience is simply unique. Top Class ♪ Thanks for sharing my friend.

[@jeffjustlookin]

CHILLS!!!! I miss them both so so much.

[@Mardy401]

WOW that was amazing..I wish I was there when that happen