WILD!| FIRST TIME HEARING Ugly Kid Joe - Everything About You REACTION

[@jenwinslow5602]

Such a fun song and band! You really need to hear their cover of Cat’s In The Cradle. It’s beautiful.

[@johntarnowski9086]

Hell ya

[@virginiaboss3059]

I second (or third) this

[@meliosorio105]

Most definitely

[@imaspoon4522]

I'm not sure they've covered the original?

[@mysticmavens811]

Forgot about that one!!

[@Logan-ed4pu]

Their album "America's Least Wanted" is one of the most underrated album of the 90s. Cat's in the Cradle, Goddamn Devil, Busy Bee, Come Tomorrow, and so many more. Every song was different from the last, and I never got bored with it.

[@brettkenschaft4239]

Great album! I would add So Damn Cool and Madman to your list of best songs.

[@Logan-ed4pu]

@brettkenschaft4239 let's be real, we could just list every track lol

[@brettkenschaft4239]

​@@Logan-ed4puTrue!

[@carolki1315]

Hard to believe this came out 30 years ago😮

[@Logan-ed4pu]

@@carolki1315 ouch.... my hip....

[@elizabethmcmurray968]

Best break up song ever.

[@Leogoth68]

I feel Brabo Gator's Love song inches this one out by just a little bit but yeah a bad ass breakup song for sure right up there with Everclear's Santa Monica.

[@Zekerose]

I’d say Martin briley’s “ you ain’t worth the salt in my tears” is better.

[@Chris.Davis.2]

The Eagles... Already Gone.

[@kbusby4824]

​@@Chris.Davis.2Agreed.

[@karencolley-smidt864]

Sometimes I still scream this song out loud. I am almost 60 but feel 18...😂 It is good to get out the anger. Feel much better afterwards!

[@patrickbreen1271]

They are STILL awesome! Lead singer,Whitfield Crane, still has a great voice and is very cool to his fans. Met him and Klaus, the guitarist, and they were the nicest. Definitely recommend them live.

[@christilaumakis5824]

I grew up around the corner from Whit & went to school with him, although he was a year older than me. Cool dude!

[@LN-Lifer]

Love the newest album too

[@Chevymetal69z28]

They got their name from a band they toured with called Pretty Boy Floyd, so therefore Ugly Kid Joe was born. The singers name is Whitfield Crane and they still tour today. I would suggest the song "Neighbor" and "Cats in the Cradle"

[@randyobenchain96]

I 2nd Cat's in the Cradle. Totally forgot about Neighbor!!

[@JustTanya.]

Yeah! Love those songs. Oh "Neighbor" I remember has a character from Saturday Night Live in it but I can't remember the name. I think it's either the one that sniffs their armpits or the one that people couldn't really tell if it was a girl or a guy. It's funny though. The rednecks arrive in suburbia. LOL 😂

[@CjJohns1776]

​@@JustTanya.PAT... 😊

[@CjJohns1776]

Armpit sniffer, sister Mary Katherine, I believe

[@JustTanya.]

@@CjJohns1776 That's it! 👏👏At first I was like, what the heck is PAT? Then I remembered, that's what people would say about her/him. What the heck is Pat? I'm gonna pull up the music video because I remember it was pretty funny. 😎👍

[@DPRyan-vd5pp]

YES! YES! YES! I remember the day this song debuted on MTV back in 1992! Me and my buddies were like WTF!? This is badass! There was nothing like them back then! UKJ is still great! 30 years later! Wow! Glad you guys rocked this band!

[@CMHeartagram]

UKJ?

[@MomPita]

Such an underrated band! Early 90's band, so much fun and awesome musicians!

[@quinny6920]

Agree

[@sunnystormy4973]

underrated is so overused !

[@karenthomas4849]

​​​​@@sunnystormy4973someone could be multi platinum and someone will still say they are underrated lol

[@violetviolent7980]

Well, what comes to mind of another 90's band is Candlebox is another one.

[@Chalmation80]

Always choose the unedited version.

[@timlamb6196]

The song is for those who have been dumped or divorced. I can relate and LOVE IT !

[@I.am.Iain-81]

This song always takes me back to the 90s with my cousin and i rocking out to music full blast. 🤘🤘 Faith No More - Epic, Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild, Whitesnake - Still of the Night Always on the playlist. Ugly Kid Joe also have a great cover of 'Cats & The Cradle' Great memories ❤

[@szymontkaczyk4107]

True

[@Chris.Davis.2]

It really is a great cover.

[@kraig7777]

Dude that's an epic start right there, I want to hear the whole playlist!

[@richardhillebrand5353]

I think all those has been done by them, I know Epic has forsure!

[@gypsyrocker]

Faith No More We Care A Lot!

[@SuperGuitarDude7]

Wearing a shirt that says "Kind people are my kind of people" while listening to a song saying "I hate everything about you" is peak irony. love it!

[@darcyferrier775]

Initially their name was Overdrive. The band adopted the name Ugly Kid Joe when they were in Santa Barbara opening for the band "Pretty Boy Floyd". The name, of course, is a parody 😂 Amber nailed the meaning of the song. It's totally about teenage angst.

[@johncampbell756]

Edit: parity = parody. Parity means equality. :)

[@erikthompson619]

Actually, the song isn't about teenage angst at all. It's simply a tongue-in-cheek shout-out to the band's friend Daryl, notoriously anti-everything. Thankfully, he got the gist and was amused, not offended, by the song.

[@Oldconcreteguy]

My guitar teacher was good friends with Pretty Boy Floyd

[@zmbdog]

Well, _supposed_ to open for them. The show ended up being cancelled but the name stuck around. To the benefit of both bands in the end I think. PBF got some press and Overdrive got a better name. Though I think the name Overdrive had already been ditched. That was supposedly the whole reason the name UKJ came about in the first place. They had this gig lined up but were scrambling for a name so they "inverted" PBF's name as a temporary solution.

[@mangerinegirl]

“That was so ODD!” 😂 One thing to know about Ugly Kid Joe is that many of their songs are sarcastic and/or tongue in cheek, so don’t take them too seriously in that sense. As a teenager I loved their sense of humor. I saw them open for another band when I was in high school, and it was before this song came out and they got popular, so most of the crowd didn’t know them. Before this song, they said “We’d like to dedicate this one to all of you.” And we thought it would be a sweet song. Everyone laughed so hard when we realized what they were actually saying. I loved them after that show and became a fan, and their albums were really good! I hope you check out more of them and now you’ll know that they have a strange sense of humor. I’m sure everyone will tell you to check out “Cat’s in the Cradle”, and you should because it’s great. But their song “So Damn Cool” has one of the best guitar riffs in all of metaldom-J will LOVE it! Ironic that Amber was wearing a shirt about kind people during this recording though. 😂😂😂

[@vinsanity40k]

this was the era of garbage pail kids and dead b**y jokes. it was a weird, juvenille time that would never happen today.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Yes… Amber‘s shirt was absolutely hilarious to be featured when reacting to this song of all songs! Lol! 😂

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@vinsanity40k I don’t remember dead baby jokes being a thing… I still have some garbage pail kids cards though. And it is a tragic how ridiculously politically correct/“progressive“ times are today. It’s awful. I’d give anything to live my life on a repeated loop going from when I was born in 1975 to either the day before 9/11 _OR_ up to early 2003 when the music industry imploded because of so damn much piracy, instead of living through the state of the USA today. The 21st century _SUCKS!_

[@TheGoofyBuddha]

​@@anti-ethniccleansing465I saw her shirt and spit laughed immediately...🤣🤣🤣

[@chriso6719]

Lead singer's name is Whitfield Crane. Debut single on their 1991 EP, As Ugly as They Wanna Be. It was in the movie Wayne's World, and included on their 1st album America's Least Wanted of 1992. Their biggest original song, only their cover of Cats in the Cradle did better.

[@thegingergyrl455]

Crushed on Whitfield for a bit, not gonna lie. 😎😉

[@Mymloch]

Absolutely.... their cover of Cats in the Cradle was great!

[@KneeJerkReactions13]

Oh ya!

[@Lizardboy68]

Some moron put that on a list of worst covers

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Chriso, the song in this video was in Wayne’s World? Odd that I don’t remember it being in the movie (but it has been ~30 years since I’ve seen it lol)… Do you remember what scene it was featured in?

[@WillyMaykitDiecast]

Reading Amber's shirt while listening to this song is scrambling my brain!! Lol Love y'alls channel and reactions! 🤘❤️

[@AB2B]

When your kids become teens, you will think of this song and laugh. Actually, if you're working with teens right now, you can definitely appreciate it. It is such a hilarious take on teen angst, while musically it is just amazing.

[@Defensive_Wounds]

My favourite songs by UKJ are their cover of 'Sweet Leaf', Heavy Metal and Panhandlin' Prince!

[@fabian4ever69]

Another great song that is still on my playlist. I love their cover of Harry Chapin's Cats in the Cradle.

[@michellec2514]

Yessss I totally forgot about them doing that

[@robertpfeiff]

I preferred their version for years. So much angrier

[@simt1973]

Yes! I love their version better than original! I always thought the lead singer slightly sounds like Bon Jovi in that song.

[@pleutron]

Love that you guys did this one. I had a cousin that was a roadie for ugly kid Joe back in the 90s

[@ryanawilson8549]

Listen to their version of Cat's In The Cradle

[@keithfinnigan1291]

Yes that's on the list of about 9 or 10 songs I'd like to see them react to

[@johnbunker6224]

THIS!!!

[@katehaynes5735]

If somebody hasn't commented yet, the name "Ugly Kid Joe" is because there was a previous band called "Pretty Boy Floyd". This song was not surprisingly ALL OVER the radio with dedications when it first was out!!!!

[@robertg7396]

They have a banger called "Won't you be my neighbor" too. I'm sure everybody has at least 1 person in their lives they could dedicate this song too. Even the good hearted people like Amber. Haha. You can't love everyone. 😂

[@jodonnell64]

@robertg7396 - "I'm sure everybody has at least 1 person in their lives they could dedicate this song to" Yeah, my first wife. Not only this song, but also "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" from the Spin Doctors.

[@mikecalderon5251]

I FORGOT ABOUT THAT ONE!!! 🤣

[@TheNotedHero]

What a banger! So much fun! We used to shout out these lyrics at each other while partying to this when it came out in high school! Good times! "Cats In The Cradle" is another great song they released, a cover I believe, but they made their own.

[@wompa70]

This song is so fun! Helps making getting dumped easier. LOL But seriously, this some is a musical masterpiece.

[@RobHowell1]

They opened for a band called pretty boy Floyd and they’d yet settled on a name for their band and came up with Ugly Kid Joe My all time favorite band EVER

[@jasoncar1469]

Just saw them play live!! They were really awesome. It's funny, hadn't thought about Ugly Kid Joe in a long time. Then I was perusing Ticketmaster and saw tickets available at a nearby venue, so we said what the heck. Turned out to be a really great show, despite the fact that they hadn't played in well over a decade. Funny that you guys are now reacting to them, the show was like two weeks ago.

[@misterdoe]

Their debut album was called "Ugly As We Wanna Be," probably inspired by 2 Live Crew's "Nasty As We Wanna Be" or maybe James Brown's ad-libbed line "funky as we wanna be" from "Cold Sweat."

[@zesty211]

Love this song! It's been one of my favorites for years.

[@Totally-Not-A-Robot]

I'm always a fan of a band that doesn't take themselves too seriously, and Ugly Kid Joe absolutely fits the bill. ❤ Haven't heard this one in so long.

[@Spiderific]

Hehe this song brings me back to being a kid. Haven't heard it in forever! Thanks, guys, this brought my mood up a whole bunch 😁✌️

[@jamesdamiano8894]

I've been waiting for you two to get to this one. Such a cool rocking/fun song. Great crank it up while you're driving tune.Ya'll should do Puddle Of Mudd- "She Hates Me".

[@katherineschmidt2075]

Yep Puddle of Mudd were great, pity the lead singer decided to do something dumb and go to jail after their 1st album. Thought they'd really have a future.

[@Midnight_Dave]

Now that you experienced their style, you really really will apreciate their cover of "Cats in the cradle"... They bring the emotion that the song deserves about absentee parents being passed down through generations that Harry couldn't really convey due to his vocal style. You just heard the vocal versatility, yeah definitely underated.

[@usbxg3474]

They really had some great songs! Thanks for the reaction!

[@matthewvade6553]

I was laughing my butt off the second I turned on the video and saw just how perfect it was that Amber was wearing that shirt about to listen to this song! As others below have mentioned, they did a great cover of "Cats in the Cradle." The band was kind of two hit wonders. I know those were the only two songs of theirs I ever heard on the radio where I lived. I loved another song they did called "Panhandling Prince." If I remember right, it was the b-side to the "Everything About You" cassette single.

[@scottNNJ]

As soon as I saw the shirt, I knew she was in for a shock. I have (had? No idea where it might be) the cassette single… I don’t remember the B side at all.

[@lgeyser1]

Finally, you guys got around to Ugly Kid Joe! This is one of my favorites from the '90s. Great song, great band. Your reactions were absolutely perfect!

[@thegingergyrl455]

This song…😅…back in the day this was the best to blast in the car when you were angry. Bitchin!

[@josmith4173]

Ha ha ha when I saw Amber’s tshirt - hahaha 😂😂😂😂 such a great song!

[@jaypiarz8133]

This band is so badass they literally don't have one bad song anything you pick from them is going to be fantastic

[@benpowersguitar]

These guys were so fun in concert in the 90's . I saw them & Slaughter open for Ozzy.

[@shan-2233]

Oh man, I forgot all about this song. I rocked out out to it with my son. We loved it. Thank ya for reminding me of this . Makes me so happy to hear it again. ❤😅

[@sonnymontigny4733]

Check out more of these guys, they rock! Another one you should check out is their cover of "Cat's in the Cradle"! They were one of the bands that came out in the early 90's that were just a little bit late to the party! Shortly before grunge took over, but still had some good stuff before they faded! 🎸🎸👍

[@dannyelliss9427]

Totally agree cats in the cradle was a great song with meaning . But original was very slow. They amped it up, it might have been their biggest hit

[@sonnymontigny4733]

Yeah, their version was actually better than the original! 👌

[@SuperGuitarDude7]

They had several albums but this and their version of Cat's In The Cradle (which is great btw) are the only ones I ever heard played on the radio. Both off their first album. Super talented. This song was one of my favorites. Played it a ton of times and learned to play it on guitar.

[@sidle]

As a gen x I find it astonishing that people dont know these songs. Always good to see the reactions though!

[@josmith4173]

Same here from another gen x

[@BrenSned]

Gen X here, too! My husband (then boyfriend) and I had such a fun time in the 90s.

[@bobs.381]

Fun fact: "Ugly Kid Joe" was a take on the name "Pretty Boy Floyd!

[@stevetreloar3129]

They did a cracking cover of Cat’s In The Cradle!!!

[@mattschantz5111]

That's the radio edit version. There is another verse during the rappy part that is very vulgar that is missing

[@johnfriday5169]

This song hit when I was a senior in high school. One of the anthems of the class of 92. An awesome duo you guys should check out are They Might be Giants. A unique sound, clever lyrics and the worst videos. Don't watch the videos except for They'll Need a Crane. Most popular, Birdhouse in your Soul My favorite, Anna Ng Love song, She's an Angel The horns, Dr Worm Break up song, They'll Need a Crane Awesome awesome awesome band.

[@sharaesha]

We had Ugly Kid Joe perform at our venue a few weeks ago. 🤩 Whitfield Crane (lead singer) was such a nice guy. Polite, friendly. I jokingly asked him who he was when he came to check in (we had the keys ready ahead of time) and without hesitating he identified himself but I flipped his key onto the counter before he could finish with a big smile (couldn't help it). He smiled back and winked. Awesome! And he said our suites were sick! 😊 It's the little things. 😁 You should really check out their cover of Cats in the Cradle. ❤

[@Andrew-pc8lg]

When they first started, they opened for a band called pretty boy Floyd. So they adopted the name of Ugly kid joe

[@GreenJeep26]

This song hit on something long, long forgotten; having fun and not taking things too seriously. The majority of songs in the world seem to be love songs and I've always been a fan of the 'anti-love' song (Don't Tell Me You Love Me, anyone?). Why? Because there's a tongue and cheek thing to them. Think about this song live and and the singer holding the mic to the audience at the end of the chorus. The whole crowd would shout 'HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU!'...Because it's funny.

[@mattpowell6682]

The singer is whit Crane. I went to high school with him and the guitar player, Klaus Eichstadt.

[@jameslawson2663]

These guys came in at the very end of hair metal. They were extremely talented.

[@boracho9520]

Started as an Isla Vista garage band (Santa Barbara, CA). Can't believe you actually reacted to them!

[@alissageorge5679]

This song came out in ‘92. More songs you need to check out from the early 90s: ‘So What’Cha Want’ (‘92) and ‘Sabotage’ (‘94); both are by The Beastie Boys. The 90s were a great time.

[@mikemiller3069]

My band covered this in the 90s and it always followed, "What I Like About You" on the song list.

[@mcneca1]

Wow...this song took me back to my teens! You should check out their cover of "Cats in the Cradle."

[@MyStressTess]

This was all over the radio when I was pregnant with my son. I barfed all but one day of my pregnancy, so was super hangry, and hormonal. This song made me feel better, I was so miserable I hated everyone, and everything. Always cheers me up! Makes me sing, and dance still 💜

[@iKvetch558]

Another iconic banger...you guys are gonna be so tripped out by this one! 💯😁 Here is the trick to enjoying the song...every time he says h8, you sing luv...since there is such a fine line between luv and h8, nobody can tell you that you are wrong.😜

[@sunnystormy4973]

the last line 🤣 the way he said it

[@doominc]

I directed this video for the band back in the day. .. I spent the entire budget on inflatable love dolls and helium tanks... the love dolls kept breaking off the fishing lines and floating up into the atmosphere and then the FCC came to our set and said the arriving jets into Santa Barbara Airport and their passengers were freakn out bc the love dolls were seen flying outside their windows - we ended up with an expensive fine but MTV loved the video and the single sold over 3M records!!!

[@jimtatro6550]

Neighbor, God, Madman and Jesus Rode a Harley are all great songs to check out from these guys.🔥🤘🏻

[@jaymask7446]

They did a remake of Cats in the Cradle. Another one of they did I liked was Mr. Recordman

[@chipchop8070]

This song reminds me of high school. They do the best version of Cats in the cradle. I used this song as my song for a girl who cheated on me.

[@vanessawebster2163]

Me too couldn't agree more

[@sparkyth67]

Harry Chapin did the best version. This bunch butchered a classic

[@geordigirl40]

Oh my goodness, what a blast from the past, loved this song when it came out, such a good song to belt out after a few beverages, pleased you have discovered this little nugget of strangeness, cracking tune!

[@silverdoeGirl]

You really need to listen to their version of Cat's in the cradle - its like night and day. I love your diverse music tastes :)

[@axiomt5981]

Best concert EVER. the lead singer was climbing the scaffold during a rainstorm and leapt 20 feet onto the stage, CRAZY!

[@runningwithscissors7293]

This is one of the most special songs of my early 20's. My cousin and I would take turns and call into our local radio station almost every day and dedicate this song to one another.

[@SarahFromCanada]

This was played so much on Much Music in Canada when it first came out. Love it!

[@nathanclarke2777]

In High School we had a radio station no one listened to that I was a DJ for! This is one of the songs I would play everytime I was there! Loved it!

[@crystalred2566]

Love this song!!! I remember when this was released - me and my friends played this at 11! (Because 10 wasn’t loud enough!)

[@rowdyandfriends9748]

He did a very good remake cats in the cradle

[@annatomasik6927]

Adore the singer ❤ Every break-up I blast this for about a month! You two are so cute 😊

[@ironmaiden4746]

Amber!! Lol noticed the kyte!

[@TheKelinrose]

One of my favorite songs of the 90s, along with Green Jelly three little pigs.

[@PainInTheS]

The singer, Whitfield Crane, was in a band called 'Medication' after Ugy kid Joe.....really liked their album, alas the only album they made.....dude got some incredible pipes!

[@EricZ1982]

@RobSquadReaction if you enjoyed reacting to this song i would recommend, Silverchair "Tomorrow"

[@darenwilliams4149]

Saw them at the Playroom. Great band and fun to party with later.

[@jakeaurod]

This came out my senior year in high school and it was the perfect fit for my friend group of guys who had bad luck with the ladies.

[@CWargh63]

The perfect bookend to this is Puddle Of Mudd - She Hates Me. It's better to hear the uncensored version, which doesn't seem to fit with the vibe of your channel - as there's an F bomb in the chorus.

[@KaidenOrgana]

Their drummer, a fellow named Shannon Larkin, went on to play in a band called Godsmack.

[@HardKnox333]

Their name is a play on an 80s glam band called Pretty Boy Floyd. They did an excellent cover of Cat Steven's Cat In The Cradle.

[@lizardkingof1968]

Amber wears a kind people t-shirt for Ugly Kid Joe...I'm ded 🤣👊😬

[@cmeav]

They still touring, came to US after many years they settled in UK now and one thing they forgot was to get Old, I when to see them and still amazing!!!

[@mikemiller4983]

Back in the 80”s. Songs were all about don’t leave love me forever love love love blah blah blah lol this song was fun and just a blast when it come out in the early 90”s

[@ericc8705]

I went to college with these guys... they used to play the weekend house-parties in Isla Vista. They got a decent (cult) following when they first came out, they actually hit pretty big in Europe. Fun bunch of guys

[@ninsnumber1fan]

Cats in the cradle was amazing. I also loved their song Mr Recordman

[@bthumudo]

The irony of Amber wearing a "Kind people are my kind of people" t-shirt on this video! Love it!!!

[@HarperArms-ep2vq]

This song came out my Junior Year of High School, I remember blasting it cruising around town! Love it!

[@canopener505ify]

It's been 30 years since I've heard this, still trying to find the rest of the band to this day...

[@sandrarucker4268]

I'm 65 and have always loved this song. Won't you be my neighbor is another great one by them

[@indiana-florida2479]

Loved that song when it first hit MTV. Only other song they had was Cats in the cradle and then they were gone.

[@vw647]

This song brings back so much memories.. I was 13 when this song came out.. Crazy🤪 Time flys🤔

[@Uman1479]

Man, I have not heard this song in a long time, I’ve forgotten how much fun it is, thank you ❤️

[@enemde3025]

Haven't heard this in years ! Great song.

[@Instigator106]

I remember well the first time I heard this song. I was 20, and early one morning I stopped by my girlfriend's house. She was asleep in the bed with another guy. Broke my heart. I left her house and "End of the Road" by boys 2 men came on the radio. Of course that got me in my feels. I switch to a rock station and here was this awesome song!!! Totally changed my attitude!!! LOVE IT!!!

[@MRR-my2yl]

i LOVE this song lol Whitfield Crane, the lead singer has a great voice. I love their cover of cats in the cradle too.

[@lisac3577]

Love this song. My friends boyfriend was in a great bar band in the 90's and they knew they had to play this song at least once during the night to avoid me being mad...was never mad and great memories with those guys lol.

[@irishone1712]

Whitfield Crane is the lead singer, and he has amazing range. Great band from the early 90s. Check out the songs Neighbor and their cover of Cats in the Cradle.

[@joankisloski6972]

HAD TO LOOK THIS UP!!! Initially named Overdrive, then Suburban White Alcoholic Trash, the band got its name Ugly Kid Joe as a parody of L.A. glam band Pretty Boy Floyd, initially for a one night show in Santa Barbara opening for Pretty Boy Floyd.

[@russwalker3119]

At last, a happy song and a truthful song, so refreshing... love it !!

[@imperiallegacy]

ukj is one of the most underrated bands of the 90s!! thanks for taking the time to do this

[@isaiahboyd466]

William Whitfield Crane IV (born January 19, 1968) is an American singer and founding member and lead vocalist of the rock band Ugly Kid Joe, which was formed in 1989.