***REBBIE JACKSON TRIVIA TIME!!!*** ...let's crawl thru the bathroom window..... - ...this was from Rebbie's Album from 1984...YES, Michael wrote it...and, on the 45(!) picture sleeve, he dedicated the Song to his , 'Mannequin Friends".....(cont.) - ...LaToya & Janet had Albums in 1984 ("Heart Don't Lie & "Dream Street"), but they were kept more in a 'euro Bubble Gum Pop' vibe...Rebbie's Album was for the 'grown Folk', and "Centipede" showed it, with it's naaaaasty implications, to Lovers feeling like lusty insects, STINGIN' each other.... - ..."Centipede" DID have ad-libs by Martha Wash...but, she wasn't credited on the ORIGINAL LP; and, Rebbie actually covered Prince's "I Feel For You" and it was slated as the (3rd) single...but Chaka Khan released her version FIRST, Sept. 1984...it was never released (as a single).... -... Kids, even THEN, Sept. 1984, we thought the Video was CHEEEEZE-EEE!! ....tacky, tacky!! ...It was a bad 'one two punch' of this Video, & Donna Summer's "Supernatural Love"...PHEW! - ...The tune peaked at #23 Pop, #4 R&B Nov. 1984,, s,o let's go back- WAY back- back into time... 10. Off And On Love - Champaign 9. Jungle Love - The Time 8. Swept Away - Diana Ross 7. Better Be Good To Me - Tina Turner 6. Solid - Ashford & Simpson 5. Purple Rain - Prince & The Revolution 4.***Centipede*** - Reebie Jackson 3. I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder 2. Cool It Now - New Edition 1. I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
Rebbie was fire, she was talented, beautiful, and she had other songs too that i loved...💟 I'm so glad Michael produced, wrote and backed his big sis.! I still find myself trying to dance and emulate her grace, she's absolutely beautiful and so is her voice.
Whew that jam never gets old, Rebbie put it down on this track, especially with those background vocals by Michael himself and the legendary Martha Wash of The Weather Girls. You should definitely check out more of Martha’s amazing vocals with the sing “Just Us” with Izora Rhodes who was the other half of Two Tons O’Fun who later changed their name to The Weather Girls, famous for “It’s Raining Men”. They also were the backup ladies for the first real singer who performed in drag, Sylvester . You should check out Rebbie’s other video”Yours Faithfully “.
MJ wrote it and it sounds just like him. Like something he would have written for Miss Ross. 🔥🔥 What's up with the lighting/electricity 🔌 coming from her hands🤣. Martha Wash is a whole nother story.
Everything from the song to the video look to Rebbie's dress is so iconic. She always said her music career was more for her to have fun and she wasn't as into it as her family, but she had true star quality, being a star was in her blood. I wish she had had a bigger career than she did, it was in her.
I believe this song is lustful desire thinly veiled by metaphors. Let me give an example of what I'm talking about...in the chorus she sings "...in the quiet of the night is when the snake is in the crawlin'..." & "snake" in this instance seems to be a coded word for a penis. In other parts of the song the phrase "when the centipede is hot" very much seems like the usage of "centipede" here is a coded reference to the penis as well. There's been many videos that had no actual relation to the meaning of the song & I totally believe this is one of them. To sum it up, this song is about sexual desire, but just NOT as blatant as "Muscles" by Diana Ross(another song written & produced by Michael). Btw you should react to that song as well.
Empress your reaction was so fun! I had a feeling you had heard this one before considering your love of Michael. You can definitely hear his vocals come through clearly in the chorus. I had no idea Martha Wash was doing those runs at the end! Crazy how many songs she provided vocals for over the years.
Love this song too. Yes, totally Michael-written, but so interesting how when he writes for women, the lyrics are so much more sexually-charged (think Diana Ross's Muscles and Eaten Alive, along with this one). His own songs never had that sexual intensity to them, even though they were mostly great. Just an observation. But I always loved Rebbie's voice, never knew Martha was on there too!
OMG!!! My mother hated this song! LOL. I loved it and it’s certainly nostalgic now. But like you asked in the beginning of the video, “what is this song about?!?”😂 It is a catchy tune though. I’m not mad at it!❤️🙌🏼
It’s not bad frfr i agree it’s okay for Rebbie but MJ killed this production and it got pretty high on the charts regardless the charts don’t define the songs legacy I think it’s aged gracefully.
This MJ fully on production and tbh he deserves all the credit MJ did his thang frfr Long Live The King Of Music Forever!✍🏽👑🔥✨💯(Please React to Michael Jackson Ft. Paul McCartney “The Man” idk if you’ve ever heard that track at all it’s amazing MJ’s vocals are unmatched!)
I never heard of this Jackson sister until saw this for the first time last year randomly on RUclips. HATED IT. Stunningly awful song and video. My mouth was to the floor. lol
MARTHA WASH IS DOING ALL THE REAL SINGING ON THIS TRACK!!!
Definitely give Michael some love for not only produced the song but adding his background voice along with Martha Wash on the tune.
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I remember this playing on power 99fm wdas 105 fm Philadelphia and Q100 Allentown Pennsylvania in 1984 back then.
The Jackson Empire was unstoppable at this point
MARTHA WASH SOLD THIS SONG, AND REBBIE CASHED THE CHECK!!
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I LIKE WHEN REBBIE IS DOING THE GROWL/ ROAR LIP SYNC TO MARTHA WASH, LOL...
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That’s the best part of the song😂😂😂
At the 327 mark when you thought was Rebbie was MARTHA WASH .
Whoa!
When the centipede is hot 🔥 🥵
***REBBIE JACKSON TRIVIA TIME!!!*** ...let's crawl thru the bathroom window.....
- ...this was from Rebbie's Album from 1984...YES, Michael wrote it...and, on the 45(!) picture sleeve, he dedicated the Song to his , 'Mannequin Friends".....(cont.)
- ...LaToya & Janet had Albums in 1984 ("Heart Don't Lie & "Dream Street"), but they were kept more in a 'euro Bubble Gum Pop' vibe...Rebbie's Album was for the 'grown Folk', and "Centipede" showed it, with it's naaaaasty implications, to Lovers feeling like lusty insects, STINGIN' each other....
- ..."Centipede" DID have ad-libs by Martha Wash...but, she wasn't credited on the ORIGINAL LP; and, Rebbie actually covered Prince's "I Feel For You" and it was slated as the (3rd) single...but Chaka Khan released her version FIRST, Sept. 1984...it was never released (as a single)....
-... Kids, even THEN, Sept. 1984, we thought the Video was CHEEEEZE-EEE!! ....tacky, tacky!! ...It was a bad 'one two punch' of this Video, & Donna Summer's "Supernatural Love"...PHEW!
- ...The tune peaked at #23 Pop, #4 R&B Nov. 1984,, s,o let's go back- WAY back- back into time...
10. Off And On Love - Champaign
9. Jungle Love - The Time
8. Swept Away - Diana Ross
7. Better Be Good To Me - Tina Turner
6. Solid - Ashford & Simpson
5. Purple Rain - Prince & The Revolution
4.***Centipede*** - Reebie Jackson
3. I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
2. Cool It Now - New Edition
1. I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
😂i need to understand the 80s cheese meter
@@EmpressReactsIt was good cheese though…it was just low budget
This song hit #4 on billboards soul #24 pop and #29 disco charts in 1984
Empress...u already knew this song...I see you know the words
yeah i said i did, i even show a video i reference the song😂
Rebbie was fire, she was talented, beautiful, and she had other songs too that i loved...💟
I'm so glad Michael produced, wrote and backed his big sis.!
I still find myself trying to dance and emulate her grace, she's absolutely beautiful and so is her voice.
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Now we talking
According to google it was the Weather Girls who sang backing vocals.
Whew that jam never gets old, Rebbie put it down on this track, especially with those background vocals by Michael himself and the legendary Martha Wash of The Weather Girls. You should definitely check out more of Martha’s amazing vocals with the sing “Just Us” with Izora Rhodes who was the other half of Two Tons O’Fun who later changed their name to The Weather Girls, famous for “It’s Raining Men”. They also were the backup ladies for the first real singer who performed in drag, Sylvester . You should check out Rebbie’s other video”Yours Faithfully “.
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That was a synthesizer not a harmonica solo.
I had no idea Rebbie existed until this song came out.
interesting
MJ wrote it and it sounds just like him. Like something he would have written for Miss Ross. 🔥🔥 What's up with the lighting/electricity 🔌 coming from her hands🤣. Martha Wash is a whole nother story.
Agree‼️Does sound like something for Miss Ross
Wow what memories.This came out in1984 or83 I was in Junior High..it brings back good memories thanks..
Girl this tune is my Shyeet!!!🐛
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Everything from the song to the video look to Rebbie's dress is so iconic. She always said her music career was more for her to have fun and she wasn't as into it as her family, but she had true star quality, being a star was in her blood. I wish she had had a bigger career than she did, it was in her.
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Rebbie had some great songs - "You Don't Know What You're Missing" and "Ticket To Love" are some other good ones.
There’s not much on Wikipedia about this song. My guess is it was inspired by the video game Centipede that came out a couple years before.
I believe this song is lustful desire thinly veiled by metaphors. Let me give an example of what I'm talking about...in the chorus she sings "...in the quiet of the night is when the snake is in the crawlin'..." & "snake" in this instance seems to be a coded word for a penis. In other parts of the song the phrase "when the centipede is hot" very much seems like the usage of "centipede" here is a coded reference to the penis as well. There's been many videos that had no actual relation to the meaning of the song & I totally believe this is one of them. To sum it up, this song is about sexual desire, but just NOT as blatant as "Muscles" by Diana Ross(another song written & produced by Michael). Btw you should react to that song as well.
omg! incredible break down!
@@EmpressReacts Thank you!
Empress your reaction was so fun! I had a feeling you had heard this one before considering your love of Michael. You can definitely hear his vocals come through clearly in the chorus. I had no idea Martha Wash was doing those runs at the end! Crazy how many songs she provided vocals for over the years.
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Love this song too. Yes, totally Michael-written, but so interesting how when he writes for women, the lyrics are so much more sexually-charged (think Diana Ross's Muscles and Eaten Alive, along with this one). His own songs never had that sexual intensity to them, even though they were mostly great. Just an observation. But I always loved Rebbie's voice, never knew Martha was on there too!
Dan we gotta talk about MJ catalog!!! I agree, but disagree - MJ has some songs I'm like "oh Michael 👀"😂
@@EmpressReacts you have a point!
OMG!!! My mother hated this song! LOL. I loved it and it’s certainly nostalgic now. But like you asked in the beginning of the video, “what is this song about?!?”😂 It is a catchy tune though. I’m not mad at it!❤️🙌🏼
The song is ok....I don't know how u can say u love it. I think it got to like #20 on the hot 100.
It's so bad! I feel her pain lol
It’s not bad frfr i agree it’s okay for Rebbie but MJ killed this production and it got pretty high on the charts regardless the charts don’t define the songs legacy I think it’s aged gracefully.
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🔥 I have the vinyl single, would buy the album if I found it...its lusty and yes deffo related to muscles by diana
Cool!
Oh yeah!! This is the ish!!
This MJ fully on production and tbh he deserves all the credit MJ did his thang frfr Long Live The King Of Music Forever!✍🏽👑🔥✨💯(Please React to Michael Jackson Ft. Paul McCartney “The Man” idk if you’ve ever heard that track at all it’s amazing MJ’s vocals are unmatched!)
I love this song and video! Rebbie has some vocals and some moves! Go big sis!❤️❤️
haha right1
LOVED it back in the day! The song and the video! Campy, but so fun! And I love that Empress loves it, too!🔥🙌
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LOVE this song !!! LOL. Nice dance track,also good workout song,gets the blood pumping. LOL. The video is kinda weird tho.
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I have to admit I never listened to this song all the way through but it’s much better than I thought!
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I never heard of this Jackson sister until saw this for the first time last year randomly on RUclips. HATED IT. Stunningly awful song and video. My mouth was to the floor. lol
I cant believe I watched this all again.....I still hate it. EVERYTHING about it. omigod omigod!!!
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Too funny! 😂
I'm shocked you didn't go as far and say it's the worst song you ever heard !! Since it was so ' stunningly awful '
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