Music Corner: Michael Jackson - "They Don't Care About Us - PRISON Version" REACTION!!!
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"They Don't Care About Us" is a song by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson, released in April 16, 1996 as the fifth single from his ninth album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995). It is a protest song and remains one of the most controversial pieces Jackson ever composed. In the US, media scrutiny surrounding allegations of anti-Semitic lyrics were the catalyst for Jackson issuing multiple clarifications, an apology, defense from director Spike Lee and re-releasing the song with a new vocal featuring altered lyrics. The singer countered allegations of antisemitism, arguing that reviews had misinterpreted the context of the song, either unintentionally or deliberately.
"They Don't Care About Us" was accompanied by two music videos directed by Lee. The first was shot in two locations in Brazil: in Pelourinho, the historic city center of Salvador; and in Santa Marta, a favela of Rio de Janeiro. State authorities tried to ban production over fears the video would damage their image, the area and prospects of Rio de Janeiro staging the 2004 Olympics. Still, the residents of the area were happy to see the singer, hoping their problems would be made visible to a wider audience. The second video was shot in a prison and contained video footage of multiple references to human rights abuses.
Commercially, "They Don't Care About Us" became a top ten hit in European countries and number one in the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary and Italy. In the US, the song peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"They Don't Care About Us" was performed as part of a medley with "Scream" and "In the Closet" during Jackson's third and final concert series, the HIStory World Tour, which ran from 1996 to 1997. The song was set to be performed on Jackson's This Is It comeback concert series at The O2 Arena in London from July 2009 to March 2010, but the shows were cancelled due to his sudden death in June 2009. "They Don't Care About Us" was remixed with parts of songs such as "Privacy" (from the album Invincible) and "Tabloid Junkie" (from HIStory), and released on the Immortal album, in November 2011.
The song gained renewed attention and relevance due to its use during Black Lives Matter protests in 2014 and 2015, and again in 2020.
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8:23 Discussion
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“They Don’t Care About Us” ~ The meaning of the song in Michael’s words. “The song is in fact about the pain of prejudice and hate and is a way to draw attention to social and political problems. I am the voice of the accused and the attacked. I am the voice of everyone. I am the skinhead, I am the Jew, I am the Black Man, I am the White Man. I am not the one who was attacking. It is about the injustices to young people and how the system can wrongfully accuse them.” Speaking on the Short Film/Music Video it was directed by Spike Lee. Asked why he chose Lee to direct the video, MJ responded, "'They Don't Care About Us' has an edge, and Spike Lee had approached me. It's a public awareness song and that's what he is all about. It's a protest kind of song ... and I think he was perfect for it". This was the first time MJ made two Short Films for a single. This first version was filmed in a prison with cell mates; in the video Jackson is seen handcuffed. It also contains real footage of police attacking African Americans (including the beating of Rodney King), the military crackdown of the protests in the Tiananmen Square, the Ku Klux Klan, war crimes, genocide, execution, martial law, and other human rights abuses/inhuman acts. (In This Day And Age We Need This Man The Most Now Than Ever Before Long Live The King Of Music Michael Joseph Jackson Truly The Greatest Music Artist To Ever Live Period!🙌🏽👑❤️💕✨💯(I own the copy of the HIStory album that doesn’t censor the words “Jew” or “Kike” also the fact they accused MJ of being racist when he was clearly standing in solidarity with everyone just shows you how cruel the world can really be at times and how cruel they were to him as a individual they never really treated MJ human they truly treated him inhumane.)
They Don't Care About Us is a song that everyone in the world should hear at least once before they die. This song is connected to my personal life in so many ways that I can't put into words how much this song means to me. The sad thing about this song is that everything Michael said are undeniable truths, truths that happened in 1995 and are still happening today in 2023, unfortunately maybe forever 😔 Anyway... Donovan and Blenda as always you both gave us an amazing reaction Thank you guys, I can't wait for the Brazil version 😍 Love you both and Take care! ❤️💖
Welcome back you two, i hope youre both well! :) Its so depressing, angering and upsetting that the song is as relevant today and still hits as hard as it does, but its also a sign of how ageless Michaels art is that musically, lyrically and visually the song and the video have lost none of their power 28 (yikes!) years later. Both versions of the video (this one and the Brazil version) are great. Its interesting to me as a metal head that ive seen several metal and rock covers of this, and theyre actually really good....Beast in Black, and The Northern Kings have both done really good covers, and there are two guys from Croatia, known as 2 Cellos, who have done a cover of this on the Cello.....you need to see that (just in your own time), its incredible!
Can’t wait for the biopic with his nephew jaafar jackson coming soon
@boonee8279
Жыл бұрын
Me too
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
Жыл бұрын
Same!
If you don’t watch a MJ video you always miss something. Better to watch it.
I changed my name now it’s Milkers formally known as Jaytoosavy thanks for the shoutout tho Brotha lol😂🙏🏽💯
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
Жыл бұрын
Good to know 😌 🙂 ☺️ And thank you for always hyping us up, my man!
@Milkers777
Жыл бұрын
@@honey.brown.nerdrealm100% always I gotta hype y’all up two wonderful souls keep prospering! Can’t wait for the next MJ reaction etc.
Michael Jackson and Spike Lee did a fantastic job with both versions of this song and video. "THEY" being the powers that be, don't care about "US" the marginalized and the oppressed.
Really longing for more MJ content! Just finnished your playlist. And that's a really great t-shirt! This of course is an awesome song and film, and the chorus is so genius, it can be related to by any group experiencing injustice and it just goes to the core of a fight song. And there are many fightsongs around, in every language likely, but just taking it down to a level that no bully or elite can talk over or explain away as a complexity; like yeah, whatever - all I wanna say is that, they don't really care about us. Which means we are just as worthy of being cared for as you guys and taking our place and spelling it out. Like the song was a very important during the BLM-protests but (just as a random example) I remember an old collegue learning that I was a MJ-fan in the late 00s , telling me about how they had been part of a protest for more radical (/realistic, given the pace in which we're killing the planet) environment politics, outside a global environment meeting. The police had tried to weaken the protests (as always), forcing alot of people down to the ground and contained them, including my collegue. While sitting there on the ground, They Don't Care About Us got on from a protest speaker system and spontanously everyone sitting contained on the ground started singing along in the chorus, some banging along in the beat. They told me it was a powerful feeling of empowerment and community, like you may have the monopoly of violence to wrestle us down and separate us, in order to protect those in power and enable them to continue destroying our world, but you can not shut us up and you can not stop us. I also like how MJ draws parallells between the politics of violence and how it's used to recreate injustice both within and between societies, both in this film and by doing the two films of this song, showing how the power dynamics are connected without spelling it out. Same withchosing to give voice to "We've Had Enough", with it's verses doing the same thing. One does well to remember, that MJ on top of feeling the pain of others, was very well read on subjects surrounding social injustice and colonialism/neo-colonialism.
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
10 ай бұрын
Hey! We're coming back very shortly! Thank you so much for the kind words!
Love the reaction! This song is my favorite! Could you do the full ghost movie it has great songs and Michael’s acting is really great!
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
Жыл бұрын
Will do! Very soon! Thank you so much for your comment 🙏 😊
@futurebarrsecondchannel1103
Жыл бұрын
@@honey.brown.nerdrealm your welcome! Keep Michaeling!
heyyy ! thanks for this reaction ! y’all should definitely react to some behind the scenes things too ! this song is so slept on , im ngl I did get a lil emotion watching because there’s so much things us blacks go through still to this day ! thanks again ❤ ALL LOVE ❤❤❤
Never Seen crying on that Song , that means you really feel IT ,
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
2 күн бұрын
I think the message that Michael is trying to relay in this song is just so powerful, I really can’t help but be touched by it ❤️ -honey
She's Feelin it
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
Жыл бұрын
Missed you guys. Great reaction as always to one of his biggest songs (this song hit 1 billion views recently on youtube, the Brazil version actually and only Billie Jean has more views). Definitely react in the future to "They don't care about us" in Munich 1997, and the "This is it" version as well, which is very cool. And of course, take your time, and when you are ready with more MJ, we'll be here waiting for it. Much love.
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
10 ай бұрын
Hello! We're coming back very shortly. We just had our baby 7 weeks ago and haven't had time to really focus on the channel. Bu, this channel along with all of you beautiful souls are so important to us. We'll be starting to record in the next few days! However, we do have a video we recorded a few days before our son was born. We finally sat down and edited it. So, look out for that one. Thank you so much for your amazing and beautiful comment!
Hi honey & brown- NERD REALM. So good to see you guys back again. 🥰🥰 I was getting a little worried but I knew we would see you soon. You guys look great and Honey you are just glowing. Thank you so much for uploading this reaction video. This was so emotional a song and shortfilm and yes it did get a lot of controversy. It was hard to watch but I did not see this video much in the U.S. when it first came out -- the prison video especially. So Michael was criticized about the lyrics and actually apologized - he changed the audio to please everyone in his later release of the album. The was so much hate on him - he was not being prejudiced in his lyrics either - the public just did not care. I remember seeing all the media stories about his song - again another attempt to bring our King of Pop down. 😱😱So really... he is screaming out for everyone and we also know he is talking a bit about his own experience of being brutalized and abused by the law enforcement - his own rights were also violated. Yes, Michael was sharing another message of how much goes on -- the government and authorities JUST DON'T CARE - not then and not now. His other video locale is Brazil and was filmed in the favellas or what we call slums of Rio de Janeiro. There was mistreatment going on there and their rights also being violated. Michael was not afraid to speak out in his music. We will never forget how he tried so hard to share his message for change and loving each other in the world. OK people say he was angry on the album - I am thankful for his courage to speak out in his music. ❤❤ Thanks again Honey and Brown for bringing another awesome look at this video and your reactions. I am looking forward to your upload of the Brazil version too. 🥰🥰 If you have a chance or maybe you've seen it check out my live performance mix - it includes the two shortfillms- so I hope you enjoy. God bless you both and little moonwalker. Stay well and safe guys. Keep up the good vibes here on this channel. Thanks for keeping MJ corner alive and for sharing his legacy. Forever the King of Pop in our hearts and forever innocent :-) :-) 🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤👑👑👑
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
10 ай бұрын
Hey! We missed seeing you in the comments. You're one of our favorites! Thank you. We're coming back very shortly. We just had our baby 7 weeks ago. So, it's been hard to find time. But, things are settling now and we're dying to come back. We actually recorded a video a few days before our son was born. We finally edited it! It'll be uploaded in the next day or two. Thank you for always checking in on us.
@neomj4evrunbrkbl
10 ай бұрын
@@honey.brown.nerdrealm My congratulations to you 🎉🙏🥳 I'm so happy to hear you 3 are doing well. I hope to see you soon but take your time - these are special moments in your life - cherish everyone one of them. God bless you all and keep you safe and well. Just uploaded new video to commemorate MJ's birthday - the song is Scared of the Moon - Hope you watch and enjoy 🥰🥰🥰❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏 See you soon
Thanks for another reaction! This songs message is so deep and captivating it’s just a great song all around
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching! Much love and appreciation from the both of us!
Great to see you back! That too with such a great song that is unfortunately still relevant today.
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
10 ай бұрын
Hello! Thank you!!!
Good to see you both again. Blessed to you🙏 Do you know the nephews 3t? They were big in Europe in the 90s.... I come from Amsterdam the Netherlands and saw them with their Brotherhood tour....also see Michael Jackson dangerous tour 1992 Ahoy Rotterdam (i was 12) and the history tour in 1997 Amsterdam arena.....magic
Thank you for reacting to this spectacular music video by the great King of Pop!
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
10 ай бұрын
Hey! Thank you so much for your comment
There is no emotion or state of being that I dislike and fear so much as indifference and neglection. I'll take hate any day over that, hate and love can be two sides of the same coin but the opposite of love and compassion is indifference and neglection. And Michael Jackson just have exactly none of that. It's like MJ's the antithesis of that. It's very visible in this song but also just in every song and always.
Welcome back! I’m wearing the same MJ shirt Blenda was wearing in the video 😊. This was a great heartfelt reaction. I remember some of the events in the video from when they originally happened, especially, the Rodney King riots. Unfortunately, not much has changed since then. I really think our government in the US is trying its hardest to divide our country. They’re definitely not doing much to unite us 🫤🫤🫤 Looking forward to the next reaction and “meeting” baby boy!
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
10 ай бұрын
Yes! Thank you! We're so eager to come back! Stay tuned... we're coming back very shortly!! Thank you so much for your comment!
Thank you so much for picking the prison version. For me, it fits the lyrics much better than the Brazil version.
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
Жыл бұрын
That's why I chose to do the Prison version first! It gives the song a more tragic narrative
@user-il5ul4ex8r
11 ай бұрын
Кто снимался с Майклом Джексоном в тюремной версии этой песни? Неужели в тюрьме с заключёнными? 😮 Это удивительно!!! Майкл Джексон сделал невозможное возможным. Он видел много проблем в обществе и не боялся говорить и петь об этом. ✨🌹🌹✨💜🌐🧡🗺️💓🌎💚🌍💛❤️🌺🌺🌏😪💙✨
I'm so happy, I missed your reactions. I hope you will do more soon !!!
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
Жыл бұрын
We have one more this week! We're going to grind hard to be more consistent. Thank you so much ❤️ ☺️
Love you guys!
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
11 ай бұрын
Love you, too!
You guys should react to Jackson’s reunion in 2001
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
10 ай бұрын
Definitely adding it!
BROOOoOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO H&B REACTION VIDEO AT THE END OF A SET. NOW WE START THE WEEKEND HYPPPPPEEEEEEEEE
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
Жыл бұрын
💯 🔥 📛
Welcome back also ! ❤
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
10 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😁
Love your channel. Thanks for your comments Love MJ he is my hero .
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
11 ай бұрын
Hey! Thank you so much!!! Much love from the both of us
One of his best and I prefer the Brazil version even more waiting for more ❤
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
Жыл бұрын
Brazil version coming soon!
amazing song and video reaction thank you. ❤️🌎✨🕊️✨🌎❤️
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
10 ай бұрын
Much love from the both of us!
I love the Brazil version the most. it's more uplifting and of course colourful. Thanks.
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
10 ай бұрын
I totally agree! We'll be doing the Brazil version very soon! Stay tuned... Thank you for your comment.
I was crying right along with your wife.
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
11 ай бұрын
A beautiful yet tragic song from such a tortured and magical person.
Thank you love this song how are yous keeping ❤❤
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
Жыл бұрын
Hello! We're doing great. We're so happy to be back with all of you amazing people!!!
That’s so crazy. I didn’t know you were pregnant and I was looking at you as couple and thought awww they will have a very beautiful baby. Then you say you are. Very nice blessing. If you like kids 😹
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
10 ай бұрын
Awww! Thank you! Our little guy was born about 7 weeks ago. That's why we haven't had time to record. But, we're coming back very shortly!
Helloooooo 😁😁
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
Жыл бұрын
Hello!!! 🔥 💯
I love your reactions, but please PLEASE stop looking at the lyrics while the videos are playing. It's so frustrating to see you always miss half of the video.. Read them after rather🙏🏼
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
Жыл бұрын
Hey! We did watch the full video without the lyrics. And then we watched it again with the lyrics afterward 😃 😊 Thank you for the feedback! We'll start to implement the lyrics!
@thor8029
Жыл бұрын
@@honey.brown.nerdrealm i agree with him :P u can try to put lyrics in the video so she can watch the vid with lyrics because while we are watching she is barely looking at the video thats all :D
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
Жыл бұрын
@@thor8029Sounds good 👍 😊 We'll add the lyrics to the video so she can watch it next time! Thank you for the feedback 😊 💯
@thor8029
Жыл бұрын
@@honey.brown.nerdrealm thx thx :D
@4evermichael88
Жыл бұрын
@@honey.brown.nerdrealm Ahaa, Then sorry my bad! Regardless, your videos are great🤩 Keep up the good work🙏🏼
yes, I m enjoy it so much but honey please next time you should watch the video with us properly because we would be happier if you give your full attention to the music video of MJ...pls listen and read the lyrics before reacting...
Love your reactions! ❤ It would be great to see your reaction of Michael recording Childhood in the Studio. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pXWZq9ullcmXgso.html I'm sure you'll love it! 😍
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
10 ай бұрын
We'll check it out. Thank you so much for sharing!
Guys how are you? And where are you?
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
10 ай бұрын
We're coming back very shortly!!! We just had our baby boy 7 weeks ago. It's been tiring haha! But, we're ready now to come back to you wonderful people
@user-vg2xu7xe1e
10 ай бұрын
@@honey.brown.nerdrealm aw congratulations for your baby. God bless you all. Right i m waiting.
HI GUYS, PLEASE REACT TO MICHAEL JACKSON GET YOUR WEIGHT OFF OF ME ❤❤❤🙏🏻🙏🏻
@honey.brown.nerdrealm
10 ай бұрын
Adding it!