Jane Child - Don’t Wanna Fall In Love | REACTION

[@wpochert]

Incidentally Jane wrote, produced, and played pretty much all instruments on her album

[@tulleuchen]

Sick ass keyboard solo too. I miss those.

[@overtothisside504]

@@tulleuchen the synthesizer days

[@MrSinister718]

No wonder she burnt herself out so fast

[@1rewd133]

Everything but the guitar.

[@kelvinthompson1660]

MTV loved this song!!

[@EndScene]

My son (who just turned 21) came to me a couple of months ago humming this. "Have you ever heard of Jane Child?" Bruuuhhhhhhh! Let me sing ever dang word of that song for you!!

[@christopher5889]

Every WORD!!

[@jimmymelendez1836]

Holy geez! He knew every word of that song? And he's 21? Wow!

[@angellouisesings]

@@jimmymelendez1836 no, the OP Knows every word. The parent.

[@tracieleeburnett3395]

👍🤣😂👍

[@captaincanuck4576]

You sound like a cool parent.

[@jasonwilliamson1396]

This song changed everything. That bassline, the synth chords, the chord changes. She took The System, D Train, The Gap Band, and Herbie and mixed it up and created a MONSTER. An anti love song that makes you feel good. Classic.

[@lawrencebenjamin502]

... You said it !!

[@kshinokevin]

I totally can hear the influence of those great bands/groups... it's still a (New Jack Swing style) banger, even till this day.. kinda like Pink! (before she broke out, from the R&B mode, into her true (Punk) Rock self)

[@limolnar]

She wasn't appreciated enough in the late-80s. This song for instance was only played on night rotation because she was considered sexually suggestive with that hand moving down. Jane Child is a real pioneer!

[@cleartvstreams1744]

YES SHE DID......LOVE IT. THOSE 80'S.....❤❤❤ JANE CHILD KILLED IT.

[@jeffw6912]

I played that song so damn loud back in the day. She had a great funk synth sound going.

[@virginiaaguilar3648]

Me too those were awesome days

[@chopperdeath]

This was the 90's just before the 90's showed up.

[@traci4187]

Here's the kicker: this was made before auto-tune. This woman hit every note, every time. Another of my guilty-pleasure songs!

[@gordonmacqueen8694]

You're absolutely right, she was a great musician! I wouldn't call this a guilty pleasure, though. Great song!

[@adc2327]

Like every other song in the 90s and before.

[@MrObelisk2290]

An Eventide harmonize was our autotune in late 80s early 90s

[@trishg4324]

@@gordonmacqueen8694 no guilty pleasure with this one, it’s a fantastic track & she’s super talented!!

[@davidadams2395]

@@MrObelisk2290 You're so right. We had tools and tricks for pitch correction for decades. Multitracking, varispeed, the Fairlight, and Eventide.

[@MegaTempo22]

I was a huge Jane Child fan. I wish she would've had a longer and more successful career. She wrote, produced, & played nearly every instrument on all her songs (similar to Prince). So talented. I wish she'd make a comeback. She is married to Cat Gray from "Let's Make a Deal".

[@wolf762x51]

I have the CD still and enjoy it. She has, in this song, that Minneapolis Sound, started and perfected by Prince, The Time ( mostly Prince influenced and or written ), then Janet Jackson, and so many others.

[@msmagnolia1627]

I think people used to call her the female Prince

[@Lillybit24]

She didn't want 2 sign a contract..so they didn't promote her..

[@wpochert]

This was back when a studio musician / studio rat could have a shot at a breakout song. Have a look at Robbie Nevil "Wot's it to Ya" and "Cest La Vie" ,and "Dominoes" massive talent

[@franticrage73]

Yes. Do c’est la vie.

[@dana_brooke_27]

I have that album..not bad

[@Crunkboy415]

He also co-wrote the Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana theme song "Best Of Both Worlds." I had to say that because I used to work with him a long time ago 😁

[@emilievanhaelst976]

Omg! I love this album! Bought it when it came out and still put it once every blue moon.

[@wpochert]

@@Crunkboy415 Cool... I know Robbie also did a lot of work with High School Musical songs. I think I have 3 of his albums... really great stuff.

[@fitzgivesfits1]

At first glance you see the hair, the piercings and you think "Don't mess with her". Take a second look at her, you can see a gentle, fun, and a vulnerable woman. Perfect example of not to judge someone by appearance alone.

[@darcisavelli546]

That is when you make a person sit there with their eyes closed and make them listen! (p.s. that way they can’t judge)

[@grilledspaghetti]

You just did. Twice.

[@BonnieHalfElven]

And along with all that "Don't mess with me" vibe, she was drop dead gorgeous!

[@mikeelko8527]

While you’re at it, Daaaaaamn, Wish I was your lover by Sophie B Hawkins was the slow jam go to in early 90s.

[@sexysadie2901]

@windsorbear People have reacted to it.

[@dranet47]

Yes! And As I Lay Me Down too. Beautiful song.

[@lennyloves4518]

Yes!! I’ve been requesting that for a while! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@Nightwatchman53]

This was by the far the best time for music..late 80's thru mid 90's.. I'm biased but it was just a great time to be alive.

[@ryanveach5222]

1:12 Everyone is hooked. Love and appreciate this song even more with the passage of time. Enjoyed watching this reaction.

[@canar7]

So proud she hails from Toronto. When the song came out she got the attention of Prince.

[@Eric4471066]

You're right, Jamal. This song did peaked at the #2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked at the #6 on the Billboard Black Single chart both in the early winter of 1990. Jane Child is one of the first white female singers to do well on the black singles chart.

[@scottboswell6406]

I know you didn't mean it the way I'm taking it, and you did say 'one of' the first, but that sounds like it's a recent thing, while Teena Marie was having number 1 hits on the R&B/soul/black charts for at least 10 years when this came out. You probably know that, but I don't want anyone who doesn't to get the wrong idea.

[@torontosportsfan8739]

Yes-but really, Teena Marie paved the way

[@Eric4471066]

Your right. Teena Marie did paved the way for other white female singers to hit it big on black singles chart. Singers like Jane Child, Taylor Dayne and Valerie Day from the group Nu Shooz did well on both Billboard charts.

[@MrSinister718]

There's a black single chart? Ho LEE FuK. That racism needs to be canceled. Get BLM on this.

[@MorrisB1971]

Don't forget about Sheena Easton & Tara Kemp!!! They were making them hit R&B hits around that time too

[@wadesnider5218]

Miss the 80’s. Music had such great energy back then. No auto tune fake ass artists. Real musicians playing and producing real music

[@gldmj55]

"Love cuts just like a knife ... you make the knife feel good"

[@theredshadow401]

Came to quote that line myself. 😄

[@trishg4324]

Just love it!!!

[@virginiaaguilar3648]

My favorite line in the song

[@jdmoncada8205]

I know this song because it came out when I was a sophomore in high school, but I never looked at a lyric sheet. I always thought the lyric (because it was a love song) was "you make the night feel good." Wow. I see I'm wrong. Okay, me...

[@maguffle]

@@jdmoncada8205 I'm SO glad I'm.not the only one who thought that!

[@antonkern639]

this song was the perfect closure in music of the 80ies💛💚💙💜🤎 - what a massive masterpiece... love it already in 2023

[@iamangee]

I miss New Jack Swing so much. We need a revival, Teddy Riley!

[@angiewilliams8472]

TEDDY RILEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS!!! JANE CHILD DID HER OWN MUSIC!!!

[@iamangee]

@@angiewilliams8472 he did a remix of the song with a new Jack swing beat. Perhaps don’t yell at people on the internet when you clearly are clueless on the topic.

[@angiewilliams8472]

@@iamangee NNNOOOO,.. I'M NNNOOOTTT CLUELESS ON THIS TOPIC, BECAUSE,.. I REMEMBER WHEN THIS SONG CAME OUT,.. DUMBASS!!! I WAS A LATE TEENAGER, DEAR!!! & I'M NOT YELLING,.. SO, GET A CLUE!!!

[@angiewilliams8472]

@@iamangee LIKE, I SAID BEFORE,.. TEDDY RILEY DID NNNOOOTTT DO THIS SONG,.. JANE CHILD DID,.. THE ENTIRE SONG,.. BY HERSELF!!! TEDDY RILEY DID THE REMIX,.. WHICH IS A BIG DIFFERENCE,.. IDIOT!!!

[@angiewilliams8472]

@@iamangee NEXT TIME READ EVERY WORD,.. IN MY COMMENTS,.. BEFORE U SPEAK!!!

[@angelh1743]

Jane Child is a LEGEND in the early 90s. Singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote songs & produced songs for many other famous artists in the late 80s up to the late 2K. She was at times a "mad scientist" at producing songs for others.

[@juliafarrell4046]

I’m an eighties chick! Forget about this song. Also makes me think of Scrittii Politti. Has that fun funk feeling to it.

[@AJ17_]

I heard Wood Beez by Scritti Politti on 1st Wave earlier today. Forgot how good that one is.

[@juliafarrell4046]

@@AJ17_ check out Perfect Way.

[@sammyslam1]

Scritti Politti is so dope!!!

[@juliafarrell4046]

@@sammyslam1 right?

[@simonlb24]

I'm in the UK and had never heard this track until a few years ago when playing GTA V, and after watching the You Tube video it became on of my favourite 80's tracks. Seeing you feature this as a reaction video was really good and confirms the you truly do want keep good music alive. Thank you.

[@nanogenetics5110]

Yo what in the actual fuck!? I just came across this song in my head remembering that no one earlier made a reaction to this song when i last searched and now u put this up like 10mins ago damn !!!

[@dancewalkertarot]

Damn I just made a comment about waking up with this song in my head this morning! I haven't heard in like 25 years. We must be on the same wavelength or something. Lol strange.

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

😳

[@virginiaaguilar3648]

Yo me too no lie and then I saw this reaction. Yayyyy

[@virginiaaguilar3648]

Love your reaction

[@EVERLYNFRIENDS]

Omg I loved this song back in the day. It was instant dancing

[@scottboswell6406]

What I like about her the most is, she looks so heavy metal, but has the pop/soulful dance sound! Loved it!

[@moeschizlac]

Old school version of Pink

[@eusebiusthunked5259]

@@moeschizlac Jane makes P!nk look like a crustpunk. She should have beat up a random goth band, then become their leader, and made them all tidy up before the shows, instead of just hanging around, bois.

[@Juan-zn7wd]

More punk than metal

[@Cindee-Schnitman]

She’s Metal AF 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@Cindee-Schnitman]

@@moeschizlacright 🤘🏻😎

[@armandojuan64]

Love that tune . No autotune here , she really hits all those notes .

[@cherryllcooper679]

Jane Child!!! So iconic, all top shelf bits and pieces of the 80’s look, 80’s sound, 80’s errything!!!

[@yusnidaryus8677]

by gta 5 the iconic song

[@brentwittman547]

My freshman year in college. I couldn't get enough of this song...and it's still great.

[@tranurse]

Same here. That and They Might be Giants, Flood....

[@rebeccajutton2108]

Another one where I couldn't hit the "Like" button fast enough. Thank you for reacting to this.

[@BethHutter]

I KNEW you'd like this song! Such a great vibe. Robbie Nevil, Scritti Politti both had similar vibes. Worth checking out.

[@fatehopkins7969]

I love the drum programming on this song so much. Jane child is super underrated. The fact that she looped all this analog is amazing. She’s a high level musician.

[@MichaelTScott-wb4di]

Thanks for reminding me of this one! I'll add it to my own playlists now... I can't wait for you to get around to The Jets, Expose, Lisa Lisa Cult Jam, Nu Shooz, and the like.

[@TracyfromNC]

Nu shooz

[@MichaelTScott-wb4di]

@@TracyfromNC I can't wait!

[@TracyfromNC]

@@MichaelTScott-wb4di that's the song! A banger

[@jackie_jrml]

Yessss!!!!! All of these!

[@scottboswell6406]

I wanna see how Jamal reacts to seeing Lisa Lisa for the 1st time! Hahahaha!! OMG!! "I wonder if I take you home . . .?" - - - YES!!

[@lindarenee2198]

Now you have to react to Princess "Say I'm your number 1" & Pretty Poison " Catch me I'm Falling"

[@robertacolarette1594]

Oh Yes, “Catch me I’m Fallin”. So great.

[@msmarva9584]

I was just listening to Princess yesterday! Hey friend!

[@lindarenee2198]

@@msmarva9584 How you doin'?😊

[@willmoney34]

Yes, yes yes! To both songs!!!

[@briansullivan7676]

One of the BADDEST song of all time! HUGE KUDOS to Jane for her Extraordinary Talent and Skills.

[@KarynJustice]

I STILL want that nose chain. Forever cool.

[@Nitro1970]

Haha me too! I so wanted to do that but chickened out

[@dalepetersen1166]

The guitar player from skid row copied her

[@soulburst]

You need to make a shirt that reads "Is that the 80's yes indeed." 1:52

[@kakiegrace]

Yes!!!

[@richardbishop8666]

That is a great idea!!

[@teddyritola2655]

Or the 70s Dam Right

[@anthonychase6623]

Actually this is a 90s song from 1990

[@soulburst]

@@anthonychase6623 actually no 1989

[@gradybird3336]

I love me some Jane Child! Totally under rated. "I'll fight you to the end." I'll bet a lot of us guys would like to find out!

[@lisa_jetsgurl642]

Hi Jamel!! love when I see your shoulders moving 🤣🤣 love the 80s music keep it coming ❤❤

[@lisa_jetsgurl642]

R.I.P DMX🙏🙏

[@lisa_jetsgurl642]

@@elysehfm8797 hey love how's it going

[@lisa_jetsgurl642]

@@elysehfm8797 can't complain just listening to all this good music 😉

[@kathyjam2482]

I forgot about this one. It was a jam.

[@kristie9144]

This song stays in my rotation for car rides. So much fun to belt out.

[@suztheultimateq2011]

Love to see you jammin' to a CLASSIC 80's hit. Loved her hair, attitude and sound. Thanks for bringing back a fab memory! 💓

[@kenc2018]

Making my memory work again with this one .

[@Joseph-xp3hh]

Her debut album slams!! Check out don't let it get to you. This song is a lesson in production meets talent! Bravo Jane!

[@hellokimmy68]

Not quite 80s, but close...it came out in early 1990. I was in college and I LOVED this song so much.

[@rondarton4049]

So happy you reacted and loved this song. It's one of my all time favorites. Canada has graced the world with some excellent music talent and Jane Child is one of them.

[@MSmith-Photography]

She's a Canadian and I assumed this song would've charted higher here in Canada than the US. Nope. I was wrong. Topped out at #4 here and #2 in the US. Awesome song.

[@skylab14]

Dang, I had forgotten all about this song. .... Thanks for the react Jamel. 👍😉

[@bushdada]

“You make a knife feel good” Damn! I used to play this CD on repeat in the 80s.

[@monicawism]

Recorded in 1989, released 1990. Teddy Riley produced a remix to this that slaps just as hard as the original.Please react to it! 🔥👍

[@bigneon_glitter]

How funny, I just rediscovered this track recently & there was a reason it was a radio mainstay back in the day: it's a banger. Same goes for 80s Pop bands like Curiosity Killed The Cat, Nu Shooz, & The System.

[@sammyslam1]

He should definitely react to The System... So many great tracks!!

[@chestrockwell8328]

@@sammyslam1 I thought J would find his way to The System when he was finding Robert Palmer since he did a cover version. There's simply too much great music to discover from 70's-early 90's.... he'll get there, I hope.

[@s.a.schmitt]

This takes me back to high school! You should review Scritti Politti “A Perfect Way.”

[@zorak1704]

He could check out the Miles Davis cover of A Perfect Way while he’s at it.

[@m8trxd]

I BROKE that album on my Fisher-Price turntable

[@bigjay123]

Good one, One of my Faves back when. Shes still out there, shes just in her early 50s.

[@AJ17_]

I forgot how good this song is. I remember hearing it on the radio ALL THE DAMN TIME.

[@kylelewis4685]

indeed

[@soultherapytw]

THIS was/is my ish🔥 80’s was an entire vibe across ALL of pop culture. ❤❤❤❤❤ Your reaction is thee best 😄

[@jcsilva1225]

Well, this one is out of left field. Wow.

[@johnny85er]

I remember this from MTV days, but haven’t heard it in ages!

[@irishted13]

Not at all! #2 on the charts...this is EXACTLY what Jamel is all about!

[@irishted13]

This is in my WHEELHOUSE! Just as I started working in radio...

[@RinniePere]

@@johnny85er Same here!!

[@jenniferkasowicz9463]

Yes, sir!! Whoa, forgot about this gem. And yet I’m singing every word. Thanks for my Friday afternoon jam break. 😊

[@kakiegrace]

Me too!!!

[@kylam7693]

I love this review!! You didn't cut too much and offer your opinion, you was just feelin it! She played almost every instrument, produced it, she had that look but she is truly a musician. Loved this!

[@michelleroberts6626]

The 80's were the Golden Age of Excess. It was fun while it lasted❤️

[@elizabethchristian727]

God I loved (and love) this song! So much talent!

[@styxchic8225]

I'm glad someone requested this song. Loved it back in the day.

[@agentbagreviews]

This song takes me back!! Ugh I loved this woman’s hair when I was little. Wonderful Jamel! 😘

[@dbrox747]

I was (and still am) a metal head back in the day, but I loved this lady for her voice,talent and looks. 🥰😂 She rocked for pop/rock with an edge.

[@jgarcia4721]

One of my favorites EVER!!!

[@johnnypickens9228]

There was a trend in the 80's and 90's of white female artists with power house voices generally associated with black artists. A lot of times it would catch a lot of people by suprise. I just say if u can sang u can sang!😍

[@joebalusikiii5811]

Like Cathy Dennis and D-Mob!

[@debbieomi]

Taylor Dane hits that category!

[@NoCanDu]

Had this “cassingle!” Love it!

[@augie2258]

Jane really had a great hit there. Taylor Daynes "LOVE WILL BRING YOU BACK" is such a great ballad to react to.

[@amyelizabeth529]

Taylor Daynes! That's who I was thinking of..

[@jimmymelendez1836]

It's Love Will Lead You Back and it's such a great love ballad.

[@debbieomi]

@@jimmymelendez1836 Right along with, "I'll Always Love You", her other hit!

[@hawkstyle5311]

Great 80's song very underrated. Glad you listened to this one

[@tervatori]

This was amazing song in 1990 and still is from the time when they made real music and this is slamming groove.

[@katemcalpine2836]

Great choice! This reminds me of my bar days. All these years later and this song stays cool. If you feel like it, react to Lip Sync Battle Zendaya v. Tom Holland. You will LOVE it.

[@corey1788]

Wow you’re goin way back to the good old MTV days with this one. When they actually played music videos. Another good one from that era is NuShooz “I Can’t Wait”

[@PreApocalypseJitters]

You have no idea - I tell you, brother, you have no FLIPPIN' IDEA!!! -- how much this diggity-dang song, this one hit wonder three decades old, has been flashing its highbeams in my brain ZAP ZAP ZAP for the past week! I boogie like a drunk uncle at a wedding when I hear this anthem! I am EE-LAY-TED (and just a taaaaaAAAAAAddddd freaked out!) that you have NOW chosen this song for a video! Marvelous!

[@Misssdeee]

Best comment on KZbin.

[@powerbad696]

Enjoyed your reaction and insite of this GREAT song.I remember when it first came out,I was in the navy stationed at the Naval Shipyards in Philly,my ship was the USS KittyHawk-GO NAVY!!!! It was in the shipyards going thru an overhaul so most of the crew stayed n the barricks-WHICH WE LOVED-had a day room with big screen tv and cable everyone congregated there for social interaction-then this video played on VH1-BANGER!!!!

[@gldmj55]

Definitely a banger!

[@darlene1_268]

Get on the floor and DANCE!! I had to wait until I was home alone to watch because I was dancing and singing all over the place 🤣😂😅😃😂😂🤣

[@zombie2316]

I love this song from the first time I heard it back in the day. it is still on Spotify favs playlist. Rock On Jane Child she created an anthem!

[@PochoNews]

Man this one takes me back. She was an awesome singer and musician and probably still is. Thx Dude!!

[@TinkJen]

I remember when this song came out, I was obsessed and played it constantly...such a banger, for sure!! When this song pops up in my car, I still blast it & sing my heart out. 😂

[@mike_aka_tinman]

I remember playing this song a lot back then. Simpler times and fun music.

[@evanham4057]

Rhythm Nation hit you right off the Jump. Prince loved Jane Child. Funky Soulful Genius songwriter from Canada. Check out her record Pulse big guy.

[@richardcorona3564]

This is LITERALLY one of the most PERFECT POP SONGS EVER MADE!!!!

[@BaltimoreColt]

I bought this cassette single in 1990 when I was 15. Still have it. Never opened. I'm a little weird. But so was she! lol! Love it!

[@Nitro1970]

Oh wow! So many memories of me and the girls cruising around town with this tune cranked and all of us singing at the top of our lungs! ♥️

[@Quiparounddreams1999]

fun fact, they used this song on the radio station "Non-Stop Pop" on grand theft auto V. Shes got a beautiful High dynamic voice.

[@andreawalter9212]

I remember this song from 1990-the year I graduated HS-OMG....so great, yet so long ago!

[@rosannanegri6361]

I love all Jane Child's songs...They we're all great to listen too...way back 😊...

[@catwoman6559]

Thank you for not accusing Jane of racial appropriation. Imitation is the sincerest form of admiration.

[@corinnebutterworthle9004]

There was no imitation about her. She was kind of one of the only people at the time who did what she did. She was unique

[@maryk110]

LOVED this song!! Thanks for bringing this back to me! ❤️

[@GrindHustleProfit]

Jamal the 80's were the BIRTH of the music video with MTV. When it came out it was EPIC and one of the greatest days of my life. The tone was set in the 80's with MTV and the DJ's - I loved every minute.

[@matthewmolkentin6230]

This is about as perfect as any pop song could ever be. This may be over 30 years old, but it sounds just as good as anything being released now.

[@bethmccullough5896]

When music was just fun....FUN !!! Just made you feel great. And EVERY 80s pop song had an awesome synthesizer.

[@MTXSHO9732vV8SHO]

Keyboard: Fairlight CMI, The Father of everything we see right now. When it came out it cost $32,000, adjusted for Inflation it would cost $122,000. So yeah... I miss those days. That alone would keep so many untalented people SECURELY OFF THE RADAR.

[@melindafay6154]

Yessss ❤️❤️❤️ So 80's in my high school years. Thanks J 👍🏻👆🏻

[@douglasadcock549]

This one brings me back to middle school! Man I love the early 90's

[@lennyloves4518]

Same here! 🙌🏻👌🏼

[@redsmoker37]

Such a great track. Summer of 90. Great time in my life. Thanks for the memory here.

[@coachtomas]

I remember when I first heard this song... IMPACT... that is the word I came away with. So funky, so powerful and her voice - icing on the cake.

[@nikkig9929]

This was the JAM!!! I was like 9 or 10 when it came out it was played on every radio station!

[@hanklutcavich2468]

Hate that this was a one hit wonder. Love this song. Thank you brother

[@christopher5889]

I've been waiting for one of Yall to get to her..LOVE THIS

[@cooksterkc]

YES! So excited that you did this song!! Her song "Welcome to the real world" is also worth checking out - she's not a one-hit wonder, though that song didn't chart as highly.

[@robertg330]

Thank you so much for reminding me of this song. I loved it when it first came out, and love it now.

[@MentalPictureMaker]

Brah, loved this reaction. Been watching your reactions for years now and I don't really comment much but I recently rediscovered this one watching a "hits of 1991" thing and remember how back in the day when my mom got MTV they played this video A LOT, and as a keyboard guy I always took note how funky that bass line was and much that solo SLAMS! Anyway, keep up the good work. My shoulders were bumping too!

[@justifiedlife1595]

No one else sounded like her, the drums and keyboard in this song, as well as vocal, this is a BEAST of a song. I went right out and bought it back then. Amazing escalation on keyboard in the end too!! but that drum with that triple symbol beat is what grabbed me. It was super fun to sing with too.