MJ Corner: Introducing my Wife to Michael Jackson - "Jam" REACTION!

"Jam" is a single by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. The song is the fourth single from his 1991 album Dangerous, where it is the opening track. It also appears as the second track on his 2009 This Is It compilation album. The single was re-released in 2006 as part of Jackson's Visionary: The Video Singles collection campaign, and it was remixed to the Cirque du Soleil's Immortal World Tour, releasing that remix on the soundtrack album. "Jam" is a new jack swing song whose bridge features a rap verse performed by Heavy D (of the group Heavy D & the Boyz), though no credit to him appears on the album. The music video of the song featured NBA basketball legend Michael Jordan. The song was also featured on the Chicago Bulls (Jordan's team at the time)'s 1992 NBA Championship video "Untouchabulls" and was also used in many promotional ads of the NBA in the said season. The single peaked at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song re-entered the UK Singles Chart in 2006, reaching number 22. "Jam" was generally well received by music critics. Chris Lacy from Albumism said that on the song, Jackson "explains that jamming (the joy of music and dance) is his preferred method of temporarily escaping worldly issues." AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that there's a lot to be said for professional craftsmanship at its peak and he called this song blistering plus highlight on album. Larry Flick from Billboard stated that it "is fortified with brassy horns, a funky bass line, and a rap cameo by Heavy D. Jackson's signature squeals and whoops are at home within an urgent groove that seems to goad him to the point of catharsis." Music & Media commented, "Get in the groove with the most funky track on the Dangerous album." People Magazine said that Jackson "captures the outer style but not the energizing spirit of hip-hop." Alan Light from Rolling Stone praised the song, adding that it "addresses Jackson's uneasy relationship to the world and reveals a canny self-awareness that carries the strongest message on Dangerous. "Jam" features a dense, swirling Riley track, propelled by horn samples and a subtle scratch effect, and includes a fleet rap by Riley favorite Heavy D. Though it initially sounds like a simple, funky dance vehicle, Jackson's voice bites into each phrase with a desperation that urges us to look deeper. He is singing as "false prophets cry of doom" and exhorts us to "live each day like it's the last." The chorus declares that the miseries of the world "ain't too much stuff" to stop us from jamming. To Jackson, who insists that he comes truly alive only onstage, the ability to "Jam" is the sole means to find "peace within myself," and this hope rings more sincere than the childlike wishes found in the ballads." Adam Gilham of Sputnikmusic described the song as a perfect album opener and rated it "5/5". Craving more MJ reactions?! Checkout our playlist here: https://tinyurl.com/32stj4rd Our Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/2p8hccfw Thank you everyone for the support! If you enjoy what you're watching here, come join our NERD REALM and give this video a "Like" and "Subscribe"! We love you all! 0:00 Introduction 2:14 Reaction 10:02 Discussion COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ FAIR USE COPYRIGHT NOTICE: The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. This video and Youtube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyright holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, parody, or research, and is not an infringement of copyright. This video is for educational purposes only. We believe this constitutes a fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. #MichaelJackson #KingofPop #MJReaction #MichaelJacksonReaction #Invincible #History #Bad #Thriller #Dangerous #OfftheWall #HistoryReaction #InvincibleReaction #invincible #MichaelJacksonJam #MichaelJacksonJamReaction #Jam #JamMJ #JamMJSong #MichaelJacksonBloodOnTheDanceFloorReaction #michaeljacksonjam#TheJackson5 #TheJackson5IWantYouBack #TheJackson5Reaction #TheJackson5IWantYouBackReaction #Music #MusicReaction #SongReaction #MichaelJacksonSongReaction #MichaelJacksonSongReaction #michaeljacksonreaction #michaeljackson #MJReaction #mjreaction #reactionvideo #reactionvideos #reaction #youtube #youtuber #music #reactionvideo #youtubemusic #spotify