Janet Jackson - Got 'Til It's Gone (Official Music Video)

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    Official Music Video for Got Till It's Gone performed by Janet Jackson.
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  • @munganduchivubwe
    @munganduchivubwe Před 5 měsíci +1361

    Who's here in 2024??

    • @frozenwarning
      @frozenwarning Před 5 měsíci +25

      I’d forgotten how much I love this

    • @LaMorenitaDivina
      @LaMorenitaDivina Před 5 měsíci +12

      Tonight after a good night with the girls, just for an extra shot of serotonin.
      Everyone is so BEAUTIFUL here.

    • @zaidholliday6033
      @zaidholliday6033 Před 5 měsíci +6

      This Guy right here.

    • @jaynoir6618
      @jaynoir6618 Před 5 měsíci +7

      I woke up this morning singing this chorus, couldn’t remember who made the song tbh and I typed the lyrics in Google and remembered it was Janet Jackson and it was so nostalgic to watch and hear this song today 🥹

    • @therealhim808
      @therealhim808 Před 5 měsíci +5

      im about to sample this lol willing to bet it becomes a signed artists single lol right now...

  • @mogomotsi6595
    @mogomotsi6595 Před 10 měsíci +393

    In the music video Janet Jackson portrays a lounge singer during the time of apartheid in South Africa. The video is inspired by a blend of 1960s and 1970s South African culture, as evidenced by the Drum magazine, Lion beer, and "slegs Blacks" signs that were all over the country. These signs indicate that Black people were not allowed to use or enter certain areas. The dressing style of the people in the video was inspired by the work of Malick Sidibé and Seydou Keita, two photographers from Mali. The video is a powerful statement against racism and discrimination. It shows that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope and beauty. It also celebrates the rich culture and heritage of Black people.

    • @JTowers85
      @JTowers85 Před 3 měsíci +19

      Thank you for all these information. I actually want to pin this comment to remember all of it, whenever I come back to watch this great video.

    • @stevekeys4956
      @stevekeys4956 Před 2 měsíci +2

      ❤❤

    • @lordybelance3410
      @lordybelance3410 Před 2 měsíci +7

      Thanks for the info! That's awesome!

    • @aishanusoul
      @aishanusoul Před 2 měsíci +2

    • @heatherkilat8763
      @heatherkilat8763 Před měsícem +6

      Yes, thank you! Just one more reason to love it. Still here 2024

  • @charlescrowell6893
    @charlescrowell6893 Před 4 měsíci +50

    Something about this song that just puts you in another place. It has it's own gravity.

  • @Thewilliams2023
    @Thewilliams2023 Před 5 měsíci +197

    Masterpiece even in 2024..I still come here regularly

  • @DavidRichardson95
    @DavidRichardson95 Před rokem +2205

    25 years later and the video is _still_ so ahead of its time.

    • @tsamodol5443
      @tsamodol5443 Před rokem +56

      Some timeless stuff was made back in the good ol' nineties...

    • @iorip
      @iorip Před rokem +10

      X1

    • @piotrkucharski1060
      @piotrkucharski1060 Před rokem +49

      I was just a kid when this came out. It has stayed with me ever since then. This video is a masterpiece.

    • @DavidRichardson95
      @DavidRichardson95 Před rokem +11

      @@piotrkucharski1060 This was (in her own way) her response to _Remember the Time_ with the Afrocentric vibes.

    • @piotrkucharski1060
      @piotrkucharski1060 Před rokem +12

      @@DavidRichardson95 On many levels, at least for me, her response was much more powerful

  • @dhqbrandi
    @dhqbrandi Před rokem +612

    Why can't music be this good again?

  • @khailltaylor6969
    @khailltaylor6969 Před 3 měsíci +76

    This is the era where black love was sexy, dark skin was powerful and desirable, the words made you want to fall in love ....the culture was lit🔥🔥🔥🔥🖤✊🏾

    • @ThumbsUpFirst
      @ThumbsUpFirst Před 2 měsíci +8

      As a white middle school girl when this came out, I found this video so beautiful. Watching it now still holds true.

    • @everydayesteban
      @everydayesteban Před měsícem

      Zionist’s haven’t completely taken over the black music industry at that time.

    • @TwoPrettyRedDimes
      @TwoPrettyRedDimes Před 26 dny

      To bad the the bmales and bm don’t feel the same and never did so I won’t ever pursue it ever again but the bw will always prevail & be prosperous and now alotta of us don’t want the false and fake blk love it was never a two way street it’s struggle luv unreal (we always love the music and some of the culture but no to blq luv it never ever appreciates the bw and children) it’s best for bw to move away from blk luv

  • @charlesmak534
    @charlesmak534 Před rokem +48

    Shout out to Q-Tip and A Tribe Called Quest

  • @erikmkiv
    @erikmkiv Před 3 lety +1036

    Now i realize that Janet was always ahead of her time. She did a great work about human rights, racism and more.

    • @lavertu5711
      @lavertu5711 Před 2 lety +4

      There is no sense. You just realize with one song how they fight for causes . Lol

    • @danielward67
      @danielward67 Před 2 lety +8

      Or she sampled an old classic when everyone else was doing the same and sold a ton of records. You decide 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @henriquedjosci
      @henriquedjosci Před 2 lety +6

      @@danielward67 everyone such as...?

    • @danielward67
      @danielward67 Před 2 lety +12

      @@henriquedjosci Practically all the hip hop and R&B artists of the 90s sampled old classics.

    • @henriquedjosci
      @henriquedjosci Před 2 lety +2

      @@danielward67 such as...

  • @prayerdotyou
    @prayerdotyou Před 4 lety +1259

    Who’s here 2020 let’s rock it

    • @nishaking9648
      @nishaking9648 Před 4 lety +3

      Am rockin🥰

    • @tomashorvath6323
      @tomashorvath6323 Před 4 lety +3

      here here. no homo but qtip looks gorgeous here. Janet? uf. she is beautiful.

    • @tomashorvath6323
      @tomashorvath6323 Před 4 lety +2

      never seen q tip live... my mistake. de la soul, the roots i have been to, fantastic performers, shame i never got a chance to see Qtip and Janet. Lovely pair:)

    • @carenlook7902
      @carenlook7902 Před 4 lety +1

      Covid got me like damn. I had outside for a min

    • @nostalgia9338
      @nostalgia9338 Před 4 lety +1

      Coronavirus 2020

  • @ZethuMayisela
    @ZethuMayisela Před 2 měsíci +35

    "Dont it always seem to go,that you dont know what you've got till it's gone". So much truth!!

    • @lb1798
      @lb1798 Před 15 dny

      Joni Motchell never lies❤😂

    • @user-oc6ys2de7y
      @user-oc6ys2de7y Před 15 dny

      Nothing gained Is nothing lost. Your drunk ass uncle told me so

  • @rafelbertponce2631
    @rafelbertponce2631 Před rokem +40

    whoever created this video is pure genius

  • @dkg_gdk
    @dkg_gdk Před 3 lety +604

    People praising new artists for things the Jacksons did decades ago...

    • @Selkie7
      @Selkie7 Před 3 lety +46

      She was so ahead of her time, so creative and dynamic I miss her style

    • @nderron8853
      @nderron8853 Před 3 lety +8

      💯

    • @bl6508
      @bl6508 Před 3 lety +16

      Dilla was ahead of his time too. Great combination

    • @brmbkl
      @brmbkl Před 3 lety +5

      always been like this, since the 60s. it's a youth culture, mate. and the youth loves to be bamboozled. and the companies love to rehash. you can try, but noone listens to the man shouting in the desert.

    • @shaunramkelawon
      @shaunramkelawon Před 3 lety +2

      @@bl6508 yeah not praising the jacksons - DILLA joint!!!

  • @MyWordsReignSupreme
    @MyWordsReignSupreme Před 6 lety +461

    Probably one of the most beautiful music videos ever shot.

    • @carmven9230
      @carmven9230 Před 2 lety +19

      hands down! masterpiece

    • @tsamodol5443
      @tsamodol5443 Před rokem +12

      and Janet is really beautiful in this one. She looks like she's having a really good time in this video

    • @tshidi129
      @tshidi129 Před 11 měsíci +9

      It's based on the Sophiatown era, in South Africa

    • @Burt472
      @Burt472 Před 5 měsíci +4

      It is

    • @LaMorenitaDivina
      @LaMorenitaDivina Před 4 měsíci +7

      There’s no moment that isn’t aesthetically perfect.

  • @questionnaires8924
    @questionnaires8924 Před rokem +495

    My mom used to blast this all the time when I was younger and drove me nuts... here I am as a grown woman blasting it lol

  • @deejaystunner703
    @deejaystunner703 Před měsícem +96

    I can’t believe this masterpiece only has 9 million views…If u here in 2024 and beyond,,please like this comment i keep coming back here to refresh my exciting childhood memories…God bless You🙏🙏🙏

  • @Descendantofchiri
    @Descendantofchiri Před 3 lety +213

    Joni Mitchell's sample was everything

  • @piotrkucharski1060
    @piotrkucharski1060 Před 2 lety +1291

    On Spotify it's one of the most streamed Janet's songs, yet on youtube its numbers are miserable. How can it be? Especially since the video is a masterpiece

    • @bravenewworld5824
      @bravenewworld5824 Před 2 lety +51

      You do know being blind is will stop people seeing. But not hearing...
      You do know people can listen to music at work but not be seen on their phones.
      I could keep going.

    • @malou1563
      @malou1563 Před 2 lety +121

      Two things: 2004 incident + her videos are blocked worldwide.

    • @cakes3958
      @cakes3958 Před 2 lety +41

      It’s not available in the US

    • @nathc540
      @nathc540 Před 2 lety +55

      Probably blocked. Lots of her vids were blocked for ages

    • @fuzy2449
      @fuzy2449 Před 2 lety +30

      because they edit her actual views, trying to avoid the reward she really deserves.
      CEOs.

  • @MrThemexacutioner
    @MrThemexacutioner Před 6 měsíci +92

    J Dilla changed my life. R.I.P to the most underappreciated musical genius Hip-Hop has seen.

    • @MrThemexacutioner
      @MrThemexacutioner Před 4 měsíci +3

      Good to hear. I'm currently reading it as well. I take flowers to Dilla's grave every year.

    • @UmbrellaSound
      @UmbrellaSound Před 2 měsíci +1

      This song wasn't produced by Jay though.

    • @MrThemexacutioner
      @MrThemexacutioner Před 2 měsíci

      By whom then?

    • @TerranceRobertson1985
      @TerranceRobertson1985 Před měsícem

      ​@@MrThemexacutionersounds like Q Tip

    • @andMilano
      @andMilano Před měsícem

      @@TerranceRobertson1985 Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were inspired by Dilla's/The Ummah's work on The Brand New Heavies' "Sometimes" Remix. It's not a Dilla production. czcams.com/video/44d4fGGFAsY/video.html

  • @obibatuhumphrey
    @obibatuhumphrey Před 2 měsíci +25

    Happy Birthday 🥳🎂 to you Janet Jackson 💐🎉 we are so proud of you as you turn 58th today

  • @asemahlemakwedini2462
    @asemahlemakwedini2462 Před 5 lety +716

    Wow Janet did a great job in curating Sophiatown Era South African culture here. Big ups! Love from South Africa.

    • @legodimashiane7451
      @legodimashiane7451 Před 3 lety +20

      Masterpiece.

    • @waldo_s
      @waldo_s Před 3 lety +5

      was wondering if she shot it over here

    • @bellareid3488
      @bellareid3488 Před 3 lety +5

      @@waldo_s I believe it was.

    • @antonpillay5628
      @antonpillay5628 Před 3 lety +20

      @@waldo_s i think it was shot in LA. but they did a good job. even included a black label quart

    • @pixiebomb28
      @pixiebomb28 Před 3 lety +18

      And the drum magazine

  • @kristyjohnson2820
    @kristyjohnson2820 Před 4 lety +1051

    EVERY frame in this video is like a painting. This is a fricken masterpiece of video editing, and like all great work it continues to stand the test of time. And the track is DOPE!

    • @Betaleikz
      @Betaleikz Před 4 lety +22

      Damn, you're actually right

    • @bonganimazibuko1901
      @bonganimazibuko1901 Před 4 lety +10

      Well said.

    • @Anonymous-kt6fs
      @Anonymous-kt6fs Před 4 lety +45

      That’s because the video directly references “real” photos from DRUM magazine (a South African publication noted chiefly for its early 1950s and 1960s reportage of township life under apartheid). It was stylised and directed as such. Therefore taking on a very “photogenic” or “painting esque” look (as you say).
      Madonna used to do the same in some of her videos (she used the same director Mark Romanek).
      What makes this a masterpiece, in my opinion, is it’s blatant celebration of black culture (be it South African or otherwise), it’s lack of whitewashing or watering down of black pride , and it’s display of “real” love for beauty within black community (not conventual at all in American terms). That might not sound like much in 2020 post Beyoncé, Lauren Hill, (and Rihanna to an extent). But at the time it had never been done on mainstream US media, let alone on MTV (so white).
      If you like how this video looks, try and get your hands on some old copies of DRUM magazine.

    • @benk9817
      @benk9817 Před 4 lety +5

      If you like this, watch Janet's music video for "Someone To Call My Lover"

    • @burlhorse61
      @burlhorse61 Před 3 lety +4

      @@Anonymous-kt6fs didn't realise the video was based on the pictures on the DRUM magazine-brilliant video

  • @luciengranger2762
    @luciengranger2762 Před rokem +102

    Black Culture... All United, under a celebration of our Beauty and Power... Jacksons are just music royalty... QTip was exquisite 👌🏽 ✨️ 😍

    • @mouila
      @mouila Před rokem +5

      Hello from Gabon 🇬🇦 (Central Africa)
      Nice comment. 🙏👍🏿💪❤️

    • @luciengranger2762
      @luciengranger2762 Před rokem

      @@mouila 👋👋👌🏽

    • @feonor26
      @feonor26 Před rokem +1

      Hello from Norway, loved this song growing up

    • @everydayesteban
      @everydayesteban Před měsícem

      black American culture only

  • @AngelHoll-pr8fz
    @AngelHoll-pr8fz Před 2 měsíci +18

    Happier times in the 1990s!!! And happy birthday to queen janet!! And many more

  • @fpshooterful
    @fpshooterful Před 8 lety +864

    This was my favorite era of Janet Jackson.

  • @yourmotherheaux
    @yourmotherheaux Před rokem +422

    I don't think any music video has made me cry continuously throughout the video. So much Blackness 😍🥰, so much unity, so much love and passion

    • @frankwhite4484
      @frankwhite4484 Před rokem +10

      Straight tears wow

    • @reallife0728
      @reallife0728 Před rokem +9

      THE TRUTH THE WHOLE TRUTH & NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH!!!!!!🤎🤎🤎

    • @UncTomASmith
      @UncTomASmith Před rokem +5

      Stop lying you wasn't crying

    • @yourmotherheaux
      @yourmotherheaux Před rokem +2

      @@UncTomASmith STFU. Don't try to speak for me

    • @sandrabernard3488
      @sandrabernard3488 Před rokem +8

      ​@@UncTomASmithI'm tearing up for real. We'll never get this vibe in music again, music was dope and real back then 😕

  • @ladylefteye
    @ladylefteye Před 2 měsíci +27

    🎉this is real black culture

    • @everydayesteban
      @everydayesteban Před měsícem +1

      No it’s just black American culture. Big world out there.

  • @timray4988
    @timray4988 Před 23 dny +6

    I’d like to visit that era for a day

  • @mizzymaurirap
    @mizzymaurirap Před 8 lety +1068

    J Dilla on the Beat
    Janet on the Hit
    and Q-Tip on the Feat... ahhhhh too much.. LOVEEE THISS

    • @Juiceish1
      @Juiceish1 Před 8 lety +22

      J dilla produced the remix not this one sir.

    • @mrmomokar
      @mrmomokar Před 8 lety +77

      He produced this one too. Simply never got the credit for it.

    • @FunkSamurai
      @FunkSamurai Před 7 lety +14

      Jimmy Jam made the beats on MPC and he told the story about it on Red Bull Music Academy - He admires Dilla and this was his version of his the feel :)

    • @GZ_____
      @GZ_____ Před 7 lety +19

      Dilla's remix is called Ummah Jay Dee's Revenge Mix for a reason

    • @Nico93106
      @Nico93106 Před 6 lety +7

      No man it's jimmy jam... influenced by J dilla's remix of Sometimes by Brand New Heavies.

  • @mandisaguliwe
    @mandisaguliwe Před 3 lety +441

    This song has so much resonance, especially when you're South African🇿🇦 ...I find myself coming back year after year. Timeless masterpiece.

  • @happysingleton
    @happysingleton Před měsícem +8

    Love Janet Jackson 💞
    Who's going to see her in Concert this year 2024 🎉🥳🥰💕💕⭐😍

  • @romancd1
    @romancd1 Před rokem +151

    One of my favorite music videos of all time. A true masterpiece.

    • @Burt472
      @Burt472 Před 5 měsíci

      Agreed

    • @rashawnda-professor2999
      @rashawnda-professor2999 Před 2 měsíci

      The song, video and album is a masterpiece and my # 1 all time favorite album by Janet.

  • @PierLu_77
    @PierLu_77 Před 3 lety +395

    This was back in 1997.
    Now, 2020, this video/song still gives me goosebumps. This is a masterpiece. It's all about dignity.

  • @BigManBehaviour
    @BigManBehaviour Před 6 dny +2

    This track is one of Janet Jackson’s iconic R&B classic jams . So underrated back then but Now appreciated as an R&B classic The song has such a groove and vibe, with mellow down beat box jam to it. Thank you J Dilla, Q-Tip, Janet & the famous Joni Mitchell for giving us a classic to be remembered for ever

  • @GrapplingHour
    @GrapplingHour Před měsícem +5

    There are very few perfect music videos, this is one of them. Absolute perfection. Romanek and Janet were untouchable.

  • @maltedmilk2380
    @maltedmilk2380 Před 3 lety +180

    This woman’s catalogue unrivalled.

  • @yaniva.7626
    @yaniva.7626 Před 5 lety +445

    I don't think people understand how culturally significant this video is. This is black pride. How wonderful.
    The only other singer having that sort of pride was Nina Simone, and she paid the price for that. The rest of the African American singers are too worried about their careers to produce such a video. That includes Beyonce of course.
    Janet was and is the real deal.

    • @thesecondYouTube
      @thesecondYouTube Před 4 lety +28

      Doo wop ( that thing) released the following year is very similar to this.

    • @zucchinigreen
      @zucchinigreen Před 4 lety +35

      @@thesecondCZcams Not at all. Lauryn was capturing a moment in Harlem in which African-Americans were predominantly featured.
      Janet was referencing apartheid in South Africa and images of Africans in Drum magazine.
      Two completely different things.

    • @bradwilljacobs4829
      @bradwilljacobs4829 Před 4 lety

      @@zucchinigreen latest one in S.A.
      czcams.com/video/CtEHrcA8dKc/video.html

    • @fourutubez7294
      @fourutubez7294 Před 4 lety +3

      What version of earth are you from ?

    • @mnssolicitors
      @mnssolicitors Před 4 lety +11

      Black pride? Really ? Janet Jackson with her sliced up thin nose. She wanted a cool black video and got Q Tip to help her out. Anything the Jacksons do with alot of black people around almost feels like cultural appropriation. Love the song and video but she is no Nina Simone. Her family have serious issues

  • @victorwanjala7543
    @victorwanjala7543 Před 8 měsíci +6

    Who still feels the beauty of this song in 2023?

  • @SurprisedFireDragon-po9er
    @SurprisedFireDragon-po9er Před 3 měsíci +8

    Forever the Jackson ❤

  • @trelljj
    @trelljj Před rokem +119

    Took 11 years to finally be viewable world wide.. One of Janet biggest hits... Happy 25 Velvet rope

    • @user-xt7ey6tm9i
      @user-xt7ey6tm9i Před 11 hodinami

      that she stole from desere. feel do high- check it out

  • @Kolegate
    @Kolegate Před rokem +382

    When this came out it wasn't one of Janet's most popular songs but I still love it. It's so smooth and the Joni Mitchell sample is a nice touch.

    • @TC022782
      @TC022782 Před rokem +25

      Which is crazy, cause this song (and video) is gorgeous.

    • @MOKTARYAYO
      @MOKTARYAYO Před rokem +7

      Specialy when she took everything from Des'ree

    • @catherineenglish9542
      @catherineenglish9542 Před rokem +4

      My fave r and b artist and the tribe are my fave hip hop collective . This song is everything and the video is sublime . Pure art .

    • @nemi-mout1874
      @nemi-mout1874 Před rokem +9

      It was popular in West Africa (for like half a decade since it's release) so I'm shocked but ok...

    • @froufou100
      @froufou100 Před rokem +1

      Yes so smooth, surprised to hear it wasn’t a hit at the time - people with good taste are here at least 😁

  • @bharris4820
    @bharris4820 Před rokem +62

    The beat the bass the vibe the black melanin the art the unity the energy the excellence the happiness the joy the renaissance the laughter the smiles the scars the different skin tones of black & brown this is the best video I ever seen in my life 😊

  • @user-bd2iv8kn5b
    @user-bd2iv8kn5b Před 10 měsíci +22

    I've always loved this video as a kid, I just realised that this video was shot in South Africa.. Castle beers, Drum magazine, Apartheid segregation signs, ID documents written in Afrikaans. Top-Tier Janet.👌🔥

    • @stevensonjc21
      @stevensonjc21 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Girl or boy this was shot in Los Angeles at the palladium lol. It’s supposed to be apartheid era South Africa tho so - win!

    • @user-bd2iv8kn5b
      @user-bd2iv8kn5b Před 9 měsíci

      @@stevensonjc21 a win is a win..

  • @mazvitamusendo
    @mazvitamusendo Před 10 lety +582

    The lack of views makes me want to cry

    • @ToeMichaelBurns
      @ToeMichaelBurns Před 7 lety +38

      Doesn't matter -- we know this is the shit

    • @claudiasfavs311
      @claudiasfavs311 Před 5 lety +11

      People that respect true talent and original music are here.. this song gives me goosebumps.! *love*

    • @douglasvalentino
      @douglasvalentino Před 5 lety +2

      I like to think of it as my Little secret

    • @lounajushpe4906
      @lounajushpe4906 Před 5 lety

      It's stolen so I don't see why it should have more recognition

    • @debodebo3927
      @debodebo3927 Před 5 lety

      mazvita musendo coz no one is tweaking, and it shows true black beauty.

  • @mariammaycock2057
    @mariammaycock2057 Před 4 lety +19

    I love the blackness in this video❤❤❤

  • @evanfichtinger2536
    @evanfichtinger2536 Před 9 měsíci +15

    Perhaps one of the most amazing pieces of media ever.

  • @piotrkucharski1060
    @piotrkucharski1060 Před 4 měsíci +5

    The video is a pure work of art. Along with a song it is a complete masterpiece

  • @BGRAC1984
    @BGRAC1984 Před 2 lety +392

    It’s 2022 and I just watched the Janet Jackson documentary and I came straight here to listen to this masterpiece because you don’t know what you got till it’s gone
    MJ & JJ ALL THE WAY !!!

  • @manuellajoy8541
    @manuellajoy8541 Před rokem +24

    im so proud to be black. were so beautiful 🤩

    • @alexisarrizon6799
      @alexisarrizon6799 Před rokem +1

      Indeed one of my best friends is from South Sudan and he's a professor in Italy. He's a beautiful mahogany man with an incredible mind. He speaks nine languages. I always call him my beautiful black panther. Love him to pieces.

    • @juangallego3391
      @juangallego3391 Před 3 měsíci

      You are indeed, as the rest of other ethnicities in the World 🌎

  • @mikereid7125
    @mikereid7125 Před 25 dny +3

    What a timeless piece 🔥

  • @khartoumlavage4253
    @khartoumlavage4253 Před 11 měsíci +9

    Velvet Rope Era seriously untouchable. And Janet was a completely different spiritual embodiment on every single's video. Can't even tell this is the same person who had just dropped I Get So Lonely with Blackstreet a few months prior. Not to mention, she looks flawless here. Smile of an angel. Skin is immaculate. Barely looks like she's wearing any makeup. I know there's some there. But hardly.

  • @marshellharcourt5349
    @marshellharcourt5349 Před 8 lety +445

    Janet's laugh is just everything.

    • @pastcineo
      @pastcineo Před 8 lety +16

      yup, u saw that article where they ranked her best laughs?

    • @malesecretary
      @malesecretary Před 7 lety +7

      Marshell Johnson Janet used her 'laugh' too often through our the years in my opinion or her producers did

    • @Samandal21
      @Samandal21 Před 5 lety +1

      Agree, I' ve always loved Ms Jackson smile and laugh

    • @enochampofo6595
      @enochampofo6595 Před 2 lety

      Her smile that is.
      Impeccable. Reminiscent of her brother MJ's

  • @Londoniify
    @Londoniify Před 8 lety +198

    Velvet Rope was just an incredible album.

  • @timray4988
    @timray4988 Před 23 dny +2

    I still got this on my mellow playlist. I never stopped playing this.

  • @gemma1874
    @gemma1874 Před 5 měsíci +9

    Velvet Rope is one of the best albums . A masterpiece

  • @_unclecharles_
    @_unclecharles_ Před rokem +111

    i dont think she gets enough credit for her music video catalog. her shit might not be as theatric as her brother or as flashy and groundbreaking as Busta and Missy but as far as quality and iconic Janet videos are top tier

    • @voodeux_badeux
      @voodeux_badeux Před rokem +4

      She has several Grammys for her videos to prove your point. Back when Grammys were not brought. Hello! She is the First MTV Icon for a reason. I’ll hush

    • @slystonedtuna4741
      @slystonedtuna4741 Před rokem +1

      uh Ever seen rhythm nation. IF? What's It GOnna Be? Escapade Runaway?

    • @slystonedtuna4741
      @slystonedtuna4741 Před rokem

      dude you have no idea what you're talking about

    • @_unclecharles_
      @_unclecharles_ Před rokem +7

      @@slystonedtuna4741 I AM FULLY AWARE of her catalog. im talking about the ppl that tend to leave her out when they talk about artists with great videos. u always hear missy busta michael i even hear ppl say ludacris. what im saying is she should be one of the first names mentioned without even really having to think about it

    • @freebandz4332
      @freebandz4332 Před 5 měsíci +2

      She was way better than Busta and Missy lmao.

  • @kenmingjun
    @kenmingjun Před 8 lety +256

    Masterpiece cause Joni Mitchell never lies...

    • @funkydrops
      @funkydrops Před 6 lety +2

      Set it in stone and make those letters golden

    • @David-sc7hx
      @David-sc7hx Před 5 lety +14

      @Sundiata Keita The sample is big yellow tax by joni mitchell

    • @richardheathcock2346
      @richardheathcock2346 Před 4 lety +5

      Sundiata Keita check her out, check this woman’s work

    • @yeahiagree1070
      @yeahiagree1070 Před 4 lety +6

      @Sundiata Keita An artist that writes her own music, produces her own music and doesn't need autotune.

  • @obitejames1670
    @obitejames1670 Před 4 měsíci +4

    4, April, 2024 and this song remains a masterpiece still! Like WTF!! Song, Lyrics and Video seems unrivaled. Just can't seem to get enough. Goddamnit!!!

  • @Derbios
    @Derbios Před 10 měsíci +22

    The video comes across as totally current. Timeless material ... both the music and visuals!

  • @mbali9317
    @mbali9317 Před 7 lety +538

    As a South African; Janet did BEST.

  • @michaelmcpoet1
    @michaelmcpoet1 Před 7 lety +231

    This song is still as smooth as ever.

    • @ranknonsense
      @ranknonsense Před 7 lety +3

      i also wait for janets decision now really to sing and make her music,
      good to be official cartman fan ,....

  • @AHMAD-2324
    @AHMAD-2324 Před rokem +25

    Janet Jackson had a 16 year run '87-'03 that'll never be matched again in music history. Living LEGEND and continues to get better now in her fifties...

    • @LeeDfined
      @LeeDfined Před 7 měsíci +2

      Technically 1986 since that's when Control kicked off.

  • @shahidsadi425
    @shahidsadi425 Před 6 měsíci +6

    The colour grading of this video is timeless and unique to the song and video. It’s Art.

  • @loreennyambo7887
    @loreennyambo7887 Před 4 lety +155

    I hope Janet Jackson forgives me for not realizing the beauty of this song decades ago... you don't know what you got til it's gone! Classic

    • @clansome
      @clansome Před rokem

      Video is great but the music is just a total sample of Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi.

    • @cocoafemme47
      @cocoafemme47 Před rokem +3

      @@clansome: Is that a negative issue? Some of the most unforgettable songs are SAMPLES!! What have YOU done, to better the world? Answer: "Absolutely NOTHING!!"

    • @clansome
      @clansome Před rokem

      @@cocoafemme47 Yup nothing. However I just don't care for music which has such deep sampling. Also did a bit of digging on the song as it didn't cross my radar in 1997, but Janet Jackson was sued by Des'ree who thought the song was very similar to her own song "Feel So High" from her 1992 album Mind Adventures. In July 1998, she was awarded an out-of-court settlement granting her 25 per cent of the publishing royalties from the song; around £2 million. Des'ree later said she wanted Jackson to recognize that she had "borrowed" from her work and not given her credit. So a borrowed tune cut with readily distinguished sample gets a thumbs down from me. Sorry but that's my opinion. Video is great mind.

    • @bezizwedlamini1575
      @bezizwedlamini1575 Před rokem

      @@clansome you were also sampled from your dads sack...that means you're also whack

    • @charliehustle9779
      @charliehustle9779 Před rokem

      @@clansomeHush. This song is incredible because of Janet, Jimmy, Terry and Q-Tip. Period. Janet settled to be nice. She was not attempting to sound like Des’ree. Janet clearly created a melody that was complementary to the beat/music. That lawsuit was a damn reach.

  • @karabomakwetla4626
    @karabomakwetla4626 Před 7 lety +56

    I wish more South Africans new about this video.

    • @lebogangsemele3753
      @lebogangsemele3753 Před 3 lety +1

      We do...I i grew up with this masterpiece...thank God

    • @Mzwambedu
      @Mzwambedu Před měsícem

      what do you mean even? did you just discover it when you commented? This song is a classic in SA

  • @bellenoire26
    @bellenoire26 Před rokem +48

    I heard this song back when I was still living in Africa, in my teenage years. Still giving me goosebumps

  • @obakengmpuang5580
    @obakengmpuang5580 Před rokem +3

    i saw DRUM magazine, this has got to be shot in South Africa, Soweto vibes..

  • @fashb2k
    @fashb2k Před 7 lety +309

    listen to this with headphones and close your eyes!...You're welcome.

  • @CopaBleyenhoek
    @CopaBleyenhoek Před 9 lety +439

    Black excellence.

    • @joshuawigan1
      @joshuawigan1 Před 5 lety

      Excellence regardless.

    • @trevorsanders5303
      @trevorsanders5303 Před 5 lety +3

      Music is colourless

    • @elrickpenn
      @elrickpenn Před 5 lety +1

      ... In full effect !!! ...

    • @elrickpenn
      @elrickpenn Před 5 lety +7

      ... Yes !!! .. Black Excellence !!! ... People always talkin' phuck about music being colorless ... Bull phuckin' shit !!! ... Black Excellence represented dam well !!! ...

    • @iBOXRIVER
      @iBOXRIVER Před 4 lety

      Yes in my humble opinion 🙌🏾✨

  • @9.NayDaGreat
    @9.NayDaGreat Před 2 měsíci +1

    A whole video representing and pushing nothing but the beauty of blackness ✊🏾✊🏾💕
    🔥🔥CLASSIC 🔥🔥

  • @piotrkucharski1060
    @piotrkucharski1060 Před 16 dny +1

    Can we admit that this is a masterpiece? For me there's no question about it.

  • @kitsontuli2713
    @kitsontuli2713 Před 5 lety +114

    This song and video ( as a South African) is everything💙💜💙

  • @antoniomarruecos9429
    @antoniomarruecos9429 Před 3 lety +60

    One of the greatest songs by Janet. By the way, she is the best selling female in Africa.

  • @Directorkey718
    @Directorkey718 Před 6 měsíci +6

    Mark Romanek and Janet were really in their bag here. Timeless.

  • @mbalenhlebuthelezi3198
    @mbalenhlebuthelezi3198 Před rokem +2

    Its the melanin popping for me, just rich blackness everywhere, a love-letter to our people.. just brilliant Janet😍😍

  • @jasmine_soo8839
    @jasmine_soo8839 Před 3 lety +15

    I got here after read that Red Velvet Automatic was made after RV practice their dance with this song...
    so the song made after parcticing the dance

  • @Pinklaeti75
    @Pinklaeti75 Před 7 lety +246

    The Velvet Rope era was so cool. I remember, before going to school, I either heard this song or "I Get Lonely" or "Together Again" on the radio.

  • @etherealwavefan94
    @etherealwavefan94 Před měsícem +1

    this video is a masterpiece - just pause it at any moment and the frame could be a painting or an award-winning photograph.

  • @juventinovero2405
    @juventinovero2405 Před rokem +6

    1997 goosebumps.. Take me back to that time

  • @MarcusAndre85
    @MarcusAndre85 Před rokem +9

    I think the aspect ration is wrong, and this is not a real HD, it's an upscale! Janet iconic music videos deserve a better treatment!

    • @itsallforyou52
      @itsallforyou52 Před rokem +1

      The aspect ration is truly wrong. Hope they fix it soon.

  • @liloupirate
    @liloupirate Před 9 lety +108

    Janet looks so beautiful and pure in this video

  • @lovethyself744
    @lovethyself744 Před rokem +8

    You don't know the impact this video had upon me as a child when it came out

  • @HpSKikRocks
    @HpSKikRocks Před 6 měsíci +8

    Rip J Dilla the real person who made this beat 🙏

  • @Edg5mx
    @Edg5mx Před rokem +25

    the cinematography of this video is flawless

  • @lytee3720
    @lytee3720 Před 7 lety +151

    I love the pride of being black in this video... Never really realize it before i was too Young :)

    • @ozkwati
      @ozkwati Před 5 lety +9

      crazy that it was a white boy that directed this. still hits the feels

    • @elrickpenn
      @elrickpenn Před 5 lety +4

      @@ozkwati ... Didn't know that ...

  • @user-lx1kr7yr8r
    @user-lx1kr7yr8r Před 4 lety +83

    I, honestly, never saw a better music video. This masterpiece is timeless. True art.

    • @guizo92
      @guizo92 Před 3 lety +1

      no lie

    • @ddesign63
      @ddesign63 Před rokem

      This and NIN. Polar opposites but the two are brilliant🔥🔥🔥

  • @gia4822
    @gia4822 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Beautiful People!😍😍🙌🏾❤️

  • @ricoswavay273
    @ricoswavay273 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Throwback certified

  • @empresssolomon1957
    @empresssolomon1957 Před 2 lety +120

    Can we take a minute to appreciate how under rated this video is. This should have won an award !! such a masterpiece like “Made for now” Janet never fails ❤️🍾

    • @francodanao8463
      @francodanao8463 Před 2 lety +12

      It won a grammy

    • @cattmann
      @cattmann Před rokem +2

      It did win a Grammy but the MTV video music awards totally ignored it like they usually do with Janet. This should've been one of several MTV Video of the year awards under Janet's belt.

    • @ISVVVc628
      @ISVVVc628 Před rokem

      She won most stylish music video at the VH1 Fashion Awards '98.

  • @nobodyhome-jy2bd
    @nobodyhome-jy2bd Před 8 lety +136

    Is it wrong to say that this is the song that cemented my love for African American culture when I was 10 years old, living in the whitebread suburbs?

    • @stxlla_j10
      @stxlla_j10 Před 8 lety +22

      Not at all 👏🏾

    • @mahlanguism
      @mahlanguism Před 7 lety +13

      nobodyhome10108 actually she is depicting South Africa here.

    • @SmartRobot-wc2fb
      @SmartRobot-wc2fb Před 7 lety +22

      Actually, although she may be depicting South Africa (and its Apartheid history) in this video, it isn't much different from what was it like in America before the civil rights movement in the 60's...and had she depicted the american racism reality that still persists up until now (police black lives' killings/"black lives matter" is just an example), she would have been banned immediately from all major media channels in the US and her career then (in 1997) seriously dammaged...and I want to give her all the props for depicting "BLACKNESS" as a beautiful and natural thing (she's not even wearing any make up in here)...I personally hate the "african american" label, as it is less correct/accurate than simply "black american"...because many black americans aren't simply descendants solely from "african blood"...and this was me (an european white dude) saying it, for that matter...

    • @johannesmatlaisane7908
      @johannesmatlaisane7908 Před 7 lety +9

      I noted the brand of alcoho, Drum Magazine, dompass, etc.. That is South Africa

    • @brightstar8859
      @brightstar8859 Před 5 lety +5

      @@SmartRobot-wc2fb ARE YOU REALLY A "EUROPEAN WHITE DUDE"??? If you are why on earth would you worry yourself about black people if they are called Black Americans or African-Americans???
      To me you sound like a black person who doesn't like to be associated with Africans. There are black people who claim to be proud of their blackness but don't wanna be associated with Africans or Africanness. They HATE everything about Africans.
      Maybe it's because of all the negative news they watch on tv about Africa and it's people.
      You should feel ashamed of yourself for having so much hatred. Educate yourself and DON'T believe everything you read or see on tv on news channels.

  • @schauhan2764
    @schauhan2764 Před 7 dny +1

    Powerhouse of a song! Hats off to all the folks that made it happen ❤❤❤

  • @samuelorji5100
    @samuelorji5100 Před rokem +4

    Love this vedio so much is all blacks promoting black heritage and black culture ,i remenbered when i was jamming this joint...

  • @inderschokolade7876
    @inderschokolade7876 Před 3 lety +29

    All y'all : dont forget who is the true genius behind this beautiful piece of music. J Dilla. Rest in power.

    • @maryseo.
      @maryseo. Před 3 lety +5

      @@hazyviews no Dilla also did the original, he just wasn't credited. Industry politics. This joint is 100% Dilla/SV...

    • @paracleteconsult8677
      @paracleteconsult8677 Před 3 lety +2

      Does have that J Dilla feel about it tbh.

    • @musokamukonda9358
      @musokamukonda9358 Před 3 lety +2

      Des'ree should get the credit

    • @peaceisnature
      @peaceisnature Před 3 lety +1

      This song as the person above me rightly says, should be credited to DESEREE. Listen to the Deseree song Feel so high. This is where the credit belongs. The $3million settlement Deseree got agreed... Not even sure who the person who you are crediting is. But the Janet song was plagiarised.

  • @brunomazzoni7519
    @brunomazzoni7519 Před 5 lety +46

    This video is art. Full of mystery, beauty and total confusion, but which comes together to make perfect sense

  • @lawd9658
    @lawd9658 Před 5 měsíci +15

    2024 and still listening to this song...

  • @eleidal
    @eleidal Před měsícem +1

    Can't believe I'm seeing this for the very first time in 2024. Her audacity rings true. What a gift!

  • @joshuahampton3244
    @joshuahampton3244 Před 2 lety +8

    Who’s ready for 25th anniversary of the velvet rope album?

  • @arvstephenson1107
    @arvstephenson1107 Před 7 lety +198

    Masterpiece.

  • @user-wh5uj1zx4w
    @user-wh5uj1zx4w Před 2 měsíci +2

    A breathtakingly beautiful woman

  • @reneegibson2911
    @reneegibson2911 Před 11 měsíci +2

    This video is so visually stimulating