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!!
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.
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)
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!
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".
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
@@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.
@@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.
@@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!!!
@@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!!!
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 !!!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I’ve always felt this was the perfect 80s song, the perfect embodiment of the decade. The energy, the keys, the synth bass, catchy hook…and then I found out it came out in 1990. It’s a 1980s hangover.
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 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.
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.
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!
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!!!!
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. 😂
LOve you for exposing this song as it is, and bringing it back to life again. Some of her other stuff is insane as well. Listen to "World lullabye" and try not to cry.
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.
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.
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!!
Every WORD!!
Holy geez! He knew every word of that song? And he's 21? Wow!
@@jimmymelendez1836 no, the OP Knows every word. The parent.
👍🤣😂👍
You sound like a cool parent.
Incidentally Jane wrote, produced, and played pretty much all instruments on her album
Sick ass keyboard solo too. I miss those.
@@tulleuchen the synthesizer days
No wonder she burnt herself out so fast
Everything but the guitar.
MTV loved this song!!
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.
... You said it !!
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)
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!
YES SHE DID......LOVE IT. THOSE 80'S.....❤❤❤ JANE CHILD KILLED IT.
I played that song so damn loud back in the day. She had a great funk synth sound going.
Me too those were awesome days
This was the 90's just before the 90's showed up.
Here's the kicker: this was made before auto-tune. This woman hit every note, every time. Another of my guilty-pleasure songs!
You're absolutely right, she was a great musician! I wouldn't call this a guilty pleasure, though. Great song!
Like every other song in the 90s and before.
An Eventide harmonize was our autotune in late 80s early 90s
@@gordonmacqueen8694 no guilty pleasure with this one, it’s a fantastic track & she’s super talented!!
@@MrObelisk2290
You're so right. We had tools and tricks for pitch correction for decades. Multitracking, varispeed, the Fairlight, and Eventide.
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".
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.
I think people used to call her the female Prince
She didn't want 2 sign a contract..so they didn't promote her..
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
Yes. Do c’est la vie.
I have that album..not bad
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 😁
Omg! I love this album! Bought it when it came out and still put it once every blue moon.
@@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.
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.
While you’re at it, Daaaaaamn, Wish I was your lover by Sophie B Hawkins was the slow jam go to in early 90s.
@windsorbear People have reacted to it.
Yes! And As I Lay Me Down too. Beautiful song.
Yes!! I’ve been requesting that for a while! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
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.
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)
You just did. Twice.
And along with all that "Don't mess with me" vibe, she was drop dead gorgeous!
1:12 Everyone is hooked. Love and appreciate this song even more with the passage of time. Enjoyed watching this reaction.
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.
Miss the 80’s. Music had such great energy back then. No auto tune fake ass artists. Real musicians playing and producing real music
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.
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.
Yes-but really, Teena Marie paved the way
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.
There's a black single chart? Ho LEE FuK. That racism needs to be canceled. Get BLM on this.
Don't forget about Sheena Easton & Tara Kemp!!! They were making them hit R&B hits around that time too
So proud she hails from Toronto. When the song came out she got the attention of Prince.
this song was the perfect closure in music of the 80ies💛💚💙💜🤎 - what a massive masterpiece... love it already in 2023
Love that tune . No autotune here , she really hits all those notes .
My freshman year in college. I couldn't get enough of this song...and it's still great.
Same here. That and They Might be Giants, Flood....
"Love cuts just like a knife ... you make the knife feel good"
Came to quote that line myself. 😄
Just love it!!!
My favorite line in the song
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...
@@jdmoncada8205 I'm SO glad I'm.not the only one who thought that!
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.
What I like about her the most is, she looks so heavy metal, but has the pop/soulful dance sound! Loved it!
Old school version of Pink
@@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.
More punk than metal
She’s Metal AF 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
@@moeschizlacright 🤘🏻😎
One of the BADDEST song of all time! HUGE KUDOS to Jane for her Extraordinary Talent and Skills.
I miss New Jack Swing so much. We need a revival, Teddy Riley!
TEDDY RILEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS!!!
JANE CHILD DID HER OWN MUSIC!!!
@@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.
@@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!!!
@@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!!!
@@iamangee NEXT TIME READ EVERY WORD,.. IN MY COMMENTS,.. BEFORE U SPEAK!!!
Omg I loved this song back in the day. It was instant dancing
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 !!!
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.
😳
Yo me too no lie and then I saw this reaction. Yayyyy
Love your reaction
Jane Child!!! So iconic, all top shelf bits and pieces of the 80’s look, 80’s sound, 80’s errything!!!
by gta 5 the iconic song
I’m an eighties chick! Forget about this song. Also makes me think of Scrittii Politti. Has that fun funk feeling to it.
I heard Wood Beez by Scritti Politti on 1st Wave earlier today. Forgot how good that one is.
@@AJ17_ check out Perfect Way.
Scritti Politti is so dope!!!
@@sammyslam1 right?
Another one where I couldn't hit the "Like" button fast enough. Thank you for reacting to this.
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.
“You make a knife feel good” Damn! I used to play this CD on repeat in the 80s.
I KNEW you'd like this song! Such a great vibe. Robbie Nevil, Scritti Politti both had similar vibes. Worth checking out.
Love to see you jammin' to a CLASSIC 80's hit. Loved her hair, attitude and sound. Thanks for bringing back a fab memory! 💓
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.
Nu shooz
@@TracyfromNC I can't wait!
@@MichaelTScott-wb4di that's the song! A banger
Yessss!!!!! All of these!
I wanna see how Jamal reacts to seeing Lisa Lisa for the 1st time! Hahahaha!! OMG!! "I wonder if I take you home . . .?" - - - YES!!
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.
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!
Making my memory work again with this one .
I forgot about this one. It was a jam.
This song stays in my rotation for car rides. So much fun to belt out.
Her debut album slams!! Check out don't let it get to you. This song is a lesson in production meets talent! Bravo Jane!
Now you have to react to Princess "Say I'm your number 1" & Pretty Poison " Catch me I'm Falling"
Oh Yes, “Catch me I’m Fallin”. So great.
I was just listening to Princess yesterday! Hey friend!
@@msmarva9584 How you doin'?😊
Yes, yes yes! To both songs!!!
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!
I STILL want that nose chain. Forever cool.
Haha me too! I so wanted to do that but chickened out
The guitar player from skid row copied her
Hi Jamel!! love when I see your shoulders moving 🤣🤣 love the 80s music keep it coming ❤❤
R.I.P DMX🙏🙏
@@elysehfm8797 hey love how's it going
@@elysehfm8797 can't complain just listening to all this good music 😉
Had this “cassingle!” Love it!
I forgot how good this song is. I remember hearing it on the radio ALL THE DAMN TIME.
indeed
Good one, One of my Faves back when.
Shes still out there, shes just in her early 50s.
God I loved (and love) this song! So much talent!
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.
I remember this song from 1990-the year I graduated HS-OMG....so great, yet so long ago!
I’ve always felt this was the perfect 80s song, the perfect embodiment of the decade. The energy, the keys, the synth bass, catchy hook…and then I found out it came out in 1990. It’s a 1980s hangover.
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.
He should definitely react to The System...
So many great tracks!!
@@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.
I'm glad someone requested this song. Loved it back in the day.
Not quite 80s, but close...it came out in early 1990. I was in college and I LOVED this song so much.
Dang, I had forgotten all about this song. .... Thanks for the react Jamel. 👍😉
Definitely a banger!
One of my favorites EVER!!!
When music was just fun....FUN !!! Just made you feel great. And EVERY 80s pop song had an awesome synthesizer.
I love all Jane Child's songs...They we're all great to listen too...way back 😊...
I remember playing this song a lot back then. Simpler times and fun music.
THIS was/is my ish🔥 80’s was an entire vibe across ALL of pop culture. ❤❤❤❤❤ Your reaction is thee best 😄
Always loved that song, bring back nostalgia every time I hear this, love it.
This song takes me back!! Ugh I loved this woman’s hair when I was little. Wonderful Jamel! 😘
The 80's were the Golden Age of Excess. It was fun while it lasted❤️
THIS IS A GREAT! SONG AND STILL GOING STRONG IN 2024, AND I LOVE THIS BACK IN THE DAY. SHE WAS UP THERE WITH TINA MARIE.
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.
This was the JAM!!! I was like 9 or 10 when it came out it was played on every radio station!
Yes, sir!! Whoa, forgot about this gem. And yet I’m singing every word. Thanks for my Friday afternoon jam break. 😊
Me too!!!
Man this one takes me back. She was an awesome singer and musician and probably still is. Thx Dude!!
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.
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!
Yessss ❤️❤️❤️
So 80's in my high school years. Thanks J 👍🏻👆🏻
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!!!!
This is LITERALLY one of the most PERFECT POP SONGS EVER MADE!!!!
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. 😂
LOVED this song!! Thanks for bringing this back to me! ❤️
Love some of these songs and artists you're playing. Lots of my favs.
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! ♥️
Such a great track. Summer of 90. Great time in my life. Thanks for the memory here.
This takes me back to high school! You should review Scritti Politti “A Perfect Way.”
He could check out the Miles Davis cover of A Perfect Way while he’s at it.
I BROKE that album on my Fisher-Price turntable
I've been waiting for one of Yall to get to her..LOVE THIS
This is the JAM!!!
Great 80's song very underrated. Glad you listened to this one
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.
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.
Thank you ! From time to time this chorus pops in my head and could not place it and now seeing this brought a tsunami of memories of my youth!
You need to make a shirt that reads "Is that the 80's yes indeed." 1:52
Yes!!!
That is a great idea!!
Or the 70s Dam Right
Actually this is a 90s song from 1990
@@anthonychase6623 actually no 1989
Thank you so much for reminding me of this song. I loved it when it first came out, and love it now.
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 🤣😂😅😃😂😂🤣
This was amazing song in 1990 and still is from the time when they made real music and this is slamming groove.
LOve you for exposing this song as it is, and bringing it back to life again. Some of her other stuff is insane as well. Listen to "World lullabye" and try not to cry.
I was 11 when this song came out. I remember every word. I even remember the video. Love Jane Child.
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.
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.
This is my jam!! Such a GREAT song! And the girl can sang! I miss the 80’s
A great iconic song of the 80's and still love it!!
This was my jam back in the day! I was obsessed with thus song. Still sounds good.
Love this song. And love your reactions bro!!!
Whoah! This is a big pleasant surprise. I love this song. Thanks for bringing this to your channel.
Old school music, old Times Square, the dancing, the old Staten Island ferry boats, takes me back to the early "80s
For music and pop culture: The 80's were EVERYTHING, and nothing like it since.