This was one of those performances that I taped and watched over and over as a 12 or 13 year old. I was so over the top in love with Jordan. I was there when they were at their height and I showed up to concerts when J was struggling. And I'm still there. Cruising this October!!
Awesome, and I just love the little pat on the back from Donnie and Danny to Jordan, he has said he was a nervous wreck at that moment for all the pressure on them.
Joey did a great job here IMHO, Jordan was the one who was a bit nervous...even thru all that they are all singers and they did wonderful! It's because they are true entertainers they are still around today!
Jordan sufría ataques de ansiedad, además de haber una mayor presión sobre él al ser el cantante principal de la banda. Y en concreto en esta canción él cantaba la mayor parte de la letra, además de la parte más complicada: el falseto. Lógico que estuviese más nervioso. Como bien dices impresionante actuación de ambos. De todos ❤.
I have this on VHS and it was one of my most watched videos back then....it's still my favorite song!! Now when they do it in concert it brings tears to my eyes!
I know they never lip sang...the media were trying to bring them down, since they were big back then, and it wasnt fair for them because THEY ALWAYS SANG LIVE!
They def did in the beginning & they had no problem talking about it. They didn't have a band early on so they had to use playback & it was NO BIG DEAL. They used playback @times on Hangin tough & magic summer tour but the leads were live. Go listen to "cover girl" from the Long Island ppv special & you will see it's absurd to accuse them of lip-syncing entire concerts cause Donnie is BEYOND OFFFF KEY! They should've used it then lol! I'm not talkn shit either cause there's not a soul on this planet who loved them more than me & I'm just being truthful-no pun intended lol" but you are correct that they were trying to rip them down by any means possible cause ppl down to Michael Fuckn Jackson, RIP, lip-synced as well! They hate you when you are on top smfh......
@@MsBianca78 He can when he really tries and isn't doing the "hype guy" thing. He has a really good voice. I just saw foot footage of him in a video title "Jon Knight leaves the state, 2013" something like that and a Donnie kills it.
Frankly, I'm confused how anyone could have EVER tried to accuse them of lip-synching -- let's face it, they were NEVER known to be excellent singers, they were mostly just cute guys with good showmanship. To accuse them of lip syncing was kind of ridiculous. 😆
Bass player sounds killing! I wonder who they had in the rhythm section for this. Great tune too; love it all, harmony, lyrics, melody, modulation, arrangement, everything.
David Dyson. He's nasty on the bass. Then they had Derek Antunes on drums. I'm friends with Antunes and his entire family. I use to listen to them practice with the new kids back in the day
Jordan hands down! Phenomenal pitch control & range, great piano player as well. Joe sounds strong as hell here cause he had no reservations about going out there & fighting for the group!!!!! His voice was much stronger before his voice changed. He can’t really sing harmony that well though he’s gotten better. John is actually the 2nd strongest singer but we know he wasn’t gonna step up to sing lead but he is hitting the harmony here. The pressure was on Jordan & you can hear it was getting to him. So UNFAIR to do this to them. They did not deserve the ridicule. I was so blown away & beyond excited that they did a song that nobody had a clue about cause we had not heard anything new for a long tine by this point. It was even better cause the song was AWESOME!!!! Wished they did the ending a cappella on the recording like here.
Joe McIntyre I feel like I can relate to him a lot I will always love you and the new kids and the song If You Go Away will always hold such a special place in my heart ❤️.
They really, REALLY tried to make it sound good for this performance because at the time, they were being accused of lip synching (like Milli Vanilli). This performance was literally to prove to the world they could sing like they do on the album.
Been a proud Blockhead since 1988, and I know I will always be. If You Go Away has always been my absolute favorite NK song. The reunion of NK have been a dream come true. :-)
Brings back so many memories. This performance is classic. The moment that all the critics were silenced forever. Jordan Knight has one of the most underrated voices in pop music. He could out sing Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown and Usher any day of the week.
I think this was the last time all 5 of them were on Arsenio together. The very last time was after Jon "fell off his horse" (oy can't believe i fell for that excuse)
This was in 1991 or early 1992, they dashed to the show in between a tour, in Australia I think. Joey was 18 here and he definitely changed a lot since 1989. I only saw a glimpse of this on a news report at the time of the allegations, but Joey had changed so much even from the previous year.
@@YTAishok Lip-synching allegations made by some idiot (can't remember his name now) who had previously worked on one of their albums but they had fired. This was right after Milli Vanilli admitted to not singing at all on their songs. Suddenly all these pop acts were being accused of the same thing. So this guy that worked for NKOTB for a previous album came out and said that the NKOTB boys didn't sing on any of their albums and that it was actually their producers doing all of the singing, which was complete BS. So the boys flew out to Arsenio Hall's show and performed this song (their current single) live that night to prove it was them singing on their albums and at their concerts. It proved the accuser was lying, but NKOTB, along with several other pop acts of the time never recovered from the allegations. In swept grunge, hip hop, and a new wave of r&b the next year to dominate the radio waves.
Bashing the boys is not what I meant! I just said that sometimes their voices live are off (like every human being) but it's amazing that Joey's voice is never off. I LOVE new kids & always will & even when their off I still think it sounds BEAUTIFUL!!! I am a fan not hater promise lol.... GO new kids & thanks for this vid!
I remember the braces now that I saw this! Danny looks really good with his head shaved here! I did used to watch Arsenio back in the day but I don't remember if I ever saw this or not! Great video! Thanks for posting it!
This was at the time when there were so many rumors about them not really singing their own songs..so they went live to prove themselves and killed it...well except for that one little slip from Jordan in the beginning they were amazing.
I was honestly disappointed that the group didn't try to bring back the original band when they came back. It would have been awesome. I'm friends with the Antunes and use to listen to the band practice right up the street from me in Massachusetts.
He didn't sell his soul like Justin did to Hollywood, so no chance the saturation in the media and pushing him out there with some of the best writers and producers - wasn't going to happen for JK - he isn't a sellout.
i know you brother jason lawless would laugh out loud and take the piss,but hey we both know this song is the meaning to both our feelings about each other,,brother always and forever,,,,,,love you and the times you had to put up with my music xxxx love you eternily for that alone,and all the other fun stuff we listened,looked,and hated ,this song is for us xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx my bro xxx
I'm telling you right now: dreams come true. The fact that these guys reunited? Evidence! Evidence! I sound slightly loony, yes, but I'm such a New Kids fan (Jordan 4-eva), it's insane. Sigh.
this era was the saddest and darkest, because nkotb was ending. so glad they are living it up even more now. love them all.
😢 que triste hasta ganas de llorar me dan con solo verlo 😢
Proudest moment as a young fan. They showed up and killed all the rumors just like that! 🥰
They had interrupted their concert tour to fly back and defend allegations that they were lip syncing....this proved that they weren't. Always Live
The thing I love most about Jordan’s voice is that it always looks so effortless. He NEVER looks as if he struggled to hit those notes.
They always are amazing everytime they perform. Especially Joey, I've always been and will forever be a Joe girl. I LOVE the harmony part at the end!
they always have perfect harmony together.
RIght? He doesn't get enough credit, he actually has more power and sound better in his 40s than he ever has
So, were they lip syncing??? ......this performance, question answered. Awesome LIVE performance. NO lip syncing here!! They could always sing.
This was one of those performances that I taped and watched over and over as a 12 or 13 year old. I was so over the top in love with Jordan. I was there when they were at their height and I showed up to concerts when J was struggling. And I'm still there. Cruising this October!!
Awesome, and I just love the little pat on the back from Donnie and Danny to Jordan, he has said he was a nervous wreck at that moment for all the pressure on them.
Joey did a great job here IMHO, Jordan was the one who was a bit nervous...even thru all that they are all singers and they did wonderful! It's because they are true entertainers they are still around today!
Jordan sufría ataques de ansiedad, además de haber una mayor presión sobre él al ser el cantante principal de la banda. Y en concreto en esta canción él cantaba la mayor parte de la letra, además de la parte más complicada: el falseto. Lógico que estuviese más nervioso.
Como bien dices impresionante actuación de ambos. De todos ❤.
I have this on VHS and it was one of my most watched videos back then....it's still my favorite song!! Now when they do it in concert it brings tears to my eyes!
No one can look as handsome as good as these guys! I love NKOTB forever ❤️
I know they never lip sang...the media were trying to bring them down, since they were big back then, and it wasnt fair for them because THEY ALWAYS SANG LIVE!
They def did in the beginning & they had no problem talking about it. They didn't have a band early on so they had to use playback & it was NO BIG DEAL. They used playback @times on Hangin tough & magic summer tour but the leads were live. Go listen to "cover girl" from the Long Island ppv special & you will see it's absurd to accuse them of lip-syncing entire concerts cause Donnie is BEYOND OFFFF KEY! They should've used it then lol! I'm not talkn shit either cause there's not a soul on this planet who loved them more than me & I'm just being truthful-no pun intended lol" but you are correct that they were trying to rip them down by any means possible cause ppl down to Michael Fuckn Jackson, RIP, lip-synced as well! They hate you when you are on top smfh......
Donnie cannot sing
@@MsBianca78 He can when he really tries and isn't doing the "hype guy" thing. He has a really good voice. I just saw foot footage of him in a video title "Jon Knight leaves the state, 2013" something like that and a Donnie kills it.
Frankly, I'm confused how anyone could have EVER tried to accuse them of lip-synching -- let's face it, they were NEVER known to be excellent singers, they were mostly just cute guys with good showmanship. To accuse them of lip syncing was kind of ridiculous. 😆
Es tan triste ver que no podían verlos con éxito porque a los medios les encanta la controversia es así como ganan más audiencia 😢😢😢
I will do anything to bring back that 90s sound and real talented singers. What a beautiful song!!!
Bass player sounds killing! I wonder who they had in the rhythm section for this. Great tune too; love it all, harmony, lyrics, melody, modulation, arrangement, everything.
David Dyson. He's nasty on the bass. Then they had Derek Antunes on drums. I'm friends with Antunes and his entire family. I use to listen to them practice with the new kids back in the day
Wow, that’s really cool, thanks for letting me know, I’ll have to check them out!
Jordan, Joey & Donnie all had really great voices -Blended together so well :)
my favourite new kids live song!! i think this version is amazing!!
O M G I remember watching this with my mom and i started crying when Joey sang..ahh love these guys!
oh god, joey is just amazing, they all are, but joey is just.. wow.
Love this song. Let’s bring back the 90s!’!!!
they need to do more acapella music, their voices are amazing.
Joe was so cuteeee and always be my fav! Love Nkotb
I still think Joe has had the best voice ALWAYS. :D
Yes 💯💯💯‼️‼️
Jordan and Joey.... then Brian Luttrell from bsb.....
Jordan hands down! Phenomenal pitch control & range, great piano player as well. Joe sounds strong as hell here cause he had no reservations about going out there & fighting for the group!!!!! His voice was much stronger before his voice changed. He can’t really sing harmony that well though he’s gotten better. John is actually the 2nd strongest singer but we know he wasn’t gonna step up to sing lead but he is hitting the harmony here. The pressure was on Jordan & you can hear it was getting to him. So UNFAIR to do this to them. They did not deserve the ridicule. I was so blown away & beyond excited that they did a song that nobody had a clue about cause we had not heard anything new for a long tine by this point. It was even better cause the song was AWESOME!!!! Wished they did the ending a cappella on the recording like here.
Joe is much more talented than Jon. Jon doesn’t even sing during the concerts, he just walks around and smiles.
Jon tiene una voz preciosa. Lo que le ocurre es que tiene ataques de ansiedad y pánico desde hace años, nada que ver con que no sea un buen cantante.
Who’s still enjoying this in 2021! 🥰🙋🏽♀️🙋🏽♀️🙋🏽♀️🥰🥰🥰
omg joey is so amazing...such a good voice but jordan has da best falsetto ever
love nkotb
I love Joey. 😍😍😍😍 He drives me Crazy !!
I wish they harmonized like this all the time
So do I.
1992 the single came out. It was one of the best songs from the Face the music album
Loving them since day one n will till the end they never sound bad n there is no bad song
Joe McIntyre I feel like I can relate to him a lot I will always love you and the new kids and the song If You Go Away will always hold such a special place in my heart ❤️.
Oh Jordan you're the most handsome man in a vocal band ever! :D
Q bárbaro q aún siga llorando con esta canción grandes. Mi new Kids on the blok simplemente los adoro
This is the best they ever sounded live
They really, REALLY tried to make it sound good for this performance because at the time, they were being accused of lip synching (like Milli Vanilli). This performance was literally to prove to the world they could sing like they do on the album.
2:16 danny voice is so cool!!!!!!!!!
Yes. He has a great voice. Should have had more solos back then. „Let’s try it again“ is a gem, regardless.
New Kids On The Block band: David Dyson-Musical director/bass, Yasko Kubota (RIP)-keys, Derrick Antunes-drums, Rob sacks-guitar, Kevin Antunes-keys
Incredible fuckn band!!! Glad someone mentioned them!
Been a proud Blockhead since 1988, and I know I will always be. If You Go Away has always been my absolute favorite NK song. The reunion of NK have been a dream come true. :-)
Brings back so many memories. This performance is classic. The moment that all the critics were silenced forever. Jordan Knight has one of the most underrated voices in pop music. He could out sing Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown and Usher any day of the week.
lighteyes214 Jordan’s voice is sooooo good. His falsetto Is crazy
Porqué???
I think this was the last time all 5 of them were on Arsenio together. The very last time was after Jon "fell off his horse" (oy can't believe i fell for that excuse)
That Falsetto 1:47 😍
Thank you so much for posting this, I love this song so much especially the end, nice to hear Danny too!
A cada rato necesito ver este video...es q no dejo de sorprenderme con los tonos en la voz de Jordan ..waoooo...!!! Qué hermoso..!!
People thought that they lipsynced. They were on to prove that they weren't like Milli Vanilli and they didn't lipsync anything.
Looks like Joey is going through puberty here.
LOL! Not sure why but this comment made me laugh. He definitely looks like he's catching up with the rest of them age wise compared to before.
+salozmen29 its hitting him well
He is 20 yrs old here.
Because his voice kinda went out at 7:07
Danny's voice is love!!
This was in 1991 or early 1992, they dashed to the show in between a tour, in Australia I think. Joey was 18 here and he definitely changed a lot since 1989. I only saw a glimpse of this on a news report at the time of the allegations, but Joey had changed so much even from the previous year.
What allegations may I ask?
@@YTAishok Lip-synching allegations made by some idiot (can't remember his name now) who had previously worked on one of their albums but they had fired. This was right after Milli Vanilli admitted to not singing at all on their songs. Suddenly all these pop acts were being accused of the same thing. So this guy that worked for NKOTB for a previous album came out and said that the NKOTB boys didn't sing on any of their albums and that it was actually their producers doing all of the singing, which was complete BS. So the boys flew out to Arsenio Hall's show and performed this song (their current single) live that night to prove it was them singing on their albums and at their concerts. It proved the accuser was lying, but NKOTB, along with several other pop acts of the time never recovered from the allegations. In swept grunge, hip hop, and a new wave of r&b the next year to dominate the radio waves.
JOEY!!! I love Joey and I am 14!!! Sshh.. I have huge crush on him!
just heard this song for the first time. I've listened to all their albums except this one. this is a great song.
I played this song every day and still love it
Dude, I love this performance. They look really good! Love you guys!!
i love jordan's voice so much wow.
Bashing the boys is not what I meant! I just said that sometimes their voices live are off (like every human being) but it's amazing that Joey's voice is never off. I LOVE new kids & always will & even when their off I still think it sounds BEAUTIFUL!!! I am a fan not hater promise lol.... GO new kids & thanks for this vid!
blindness2sight Exactly, I loved them as well. Jordan is the worst sounding in this performance.
Thanks for loading! Love seeing Danny sing because he was my favorite back in the day!!!
Oh that harmony gives me the chills, just like it does in their new single, "Single" Oh I am so happy to have them back.
Chills.....I get chills!!!
only true live full version! thanks for posting! no lip syncing! arsenio was the shit!
Joey is so amazing!!!!!
OH-MY-GOD Jordan 😍🔥🥹. What a voice, what a face... Also Joey. Perfect performance all of them❤.
I loved this when I first saw it. my mom recored it but got taped over. so I'm glad its on youtube.
I promise I love you guys forever... and ever! *Cryin' a lot* :*(
Jordan & his braces is pure, innocent sexiness! :)))) *drool
I couldn't agree more...wow!
That last bit gave me chills all throughout my body. I missed this on TV cause I was too busy writing my first novel. lol
They are so talented and cute!
I remember the braces now that I saw this! Danny looks really good with his head shaved here! I did used to watch Arsenio back in the day but I don't remember if I ever saw this or not! Great video! Thanks for posting it!
I Love The End!!!!!!!!!
DAYYUMMMM joey !!
Jordan is the Best 🔥 🤩😍 guapo, talentoso y sexy💞 baby face JK 😘
Still listening in 2018! 👏👏👏
This was at the time when there were so many rumors about them not really singing their own songs..so they went live to prove themselves and killed it...well except for that one little slip from Jordan in the beginning they were amazing.
The Best Song Ever
Man ! I haven't seen this since we did the show back then! Not bad!
David Dyson
I was honestly disappointed that the group didn't try to bring back the original band when they came back. It would have been awesome. I'm friends with the Antunes and use to listen to the band practice right up the street from me in Massachusetts.
NKOTB forever..greetings from KK Sabah,Malaysia🇲🇾📼📼🇲🇾✌🎙🎙
I think they have audio problems cause they keep touching there ear piece, which means they can't hear there self
Arsenio is back on tv, they need to be on his show again! Bring back Color Me Badd on there too lol
Love this song!! ❤❤
@KatieNKOTB No, they are not Milli Vanilli...they can sing PERFECTLY
Me encanta esta canción, no se cuantas veces la he escuchado, I love you NKOTB
i loveeee this performance! you can really hear how well jordan and joe can sing...and jordan looks extra hot! lol
Omg 😲 Jordan i love u forever💙
Grande banda, música linda...
amo essa música depois de 24 anos
Just great pop music and back in the day performers did not have to be in less than underwear to be hot.
Exactly. I miss those days. Jordan's Stylistics soprano is still on point to this day.
New Kids On The Block Band: David Dyson-musical Director/bassist, Derrick Antunes-drums, Yasko Kubota (RIP)-keys, Kevin Antunes-keys, Rob Sachs-guitar
Commented on this somewhere else but that band was Fuckn unreal!!
Jordan's voice is so fierce. He should've been the Justin Timberlake of his generation.
He didn't sell his soul like Justin did to Hollywood, so no chance the saturation in the media and pushing him out there with some of the best writers and producers - wasn't going to happen for JK - he isn't a sellout.
@@dawsonsschittcreek5395 and also Jordan didn’t have a Britney :(
But the end is very harmonic & beautiful!!! They rock & always will
maybe if you go away was one of the first songs they recorded for face the music
@dixiegirl3179 Actually he was about 18 or 19 because they had the lip synching accusation around 91 and he would have been 20 in the end of 92.
Capela perfeita!
i know you brother jason lawless would laugh out loud and take the piss,but hey we both know this song is the meaning to both our feelings about each other,,brother always and forever,,,,,,love you and the times you had to put up with my music xxxx love you eternily for that alone,and all the other fun stuff we listened,looked,and hated ,this song is for us xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx my bro xxx
Perfect!
I love this!!!
I'm telling you right now: dreams come true. The fact that these guys reunited? Evidence! Evidence! I sound slightly loony, yes, but I'm such a New Kids fan (Jordan 4-eva), it's insane. Sigh.
Joey's voice sounded kinda shakey here. But still what can i say time changes, still one of my favorites!!!
I get the chills listening to them!! Hot Damn!! And now I passed them on to my 4 & 11yr olds!! They love them too! No more Jonai for them! It's NKOTB!
Jordan and his braces is soooo freakin hott in this performance!!!
This was such a big deal at the time, I remember recording it on VHS.
They great in this song.They like Boyz II Men.
I know they are like the best band EVER..!!
❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥🔥
Heartthobs!! :O
i love you nkotb , i love you joe
Sing, y'all! 🥰💯