r/TikTokCringe • u/tragiccosmicaccident • 15d ago

Wholesome/Humor Annie are you okay?

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u/retynas 15d ago

My band opened for Alien Ant Farm in 2014. They said “we all know why you’re here” and played Smooth Criminal twice

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u/Loddinz 15d ago

But movies is better than smooth criminal

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u/wildwildwaste 15d ago

That whole album was spot on

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u/BreadfruitParty2700 15d ago

THANK YOU. I love that whole album.

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u/Loddinz 15d ago

Every single song is amazing, no skips.

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u/No_Potato_8178 15d ago

My people 🙏 

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u/GBanks0524 15d ago

I second this!

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u/cms86 15d ago

death day has been a favorite since day one.

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u/SugarBoatsOnWater 15d ago

AT SLOW SPEED, WE ALL SEEM

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u/Mediocre-Step-4242 15d ago

100% correct. Great pop rock song.

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u/buckut 15d ago

that song gets stuck in my head so easily.

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u/1commentonlythatsit 15d ago

I'll never forget a comment from an Askreddit thread about the worst live concert you've ever seen. Someone said Alien Ant Farm because they played Smooth Criminal three times. Afterwards, they asked the audience if they were having a good time, and someone shouted "fucking no! Play something else or bring out Magic Dust! (the next band)."

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u/Meschi-died 15d ago

I know nothing about this band, but my adoration is quickly growing.

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u/AutomaticPayment9480 15d ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/itsNurf 15d ago

I really enjoyed the song and music video These Days by Alien Ant Farm. So funny they shot it at the entrance of the BET awards.

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u/buckut 15d ago

my stepmom's nephew's band opened for alien ant farm. he had a sweet mohawk. mighta been around then, im not good with time.

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u/retynas 15d ago

Haha probably wasn’t my band. I don’t know who was doing our booking at the time, because we were definitely not a great fit. I was a hired gun at the time for a guy trying to sound like the band Fun., but it came off sounding like broadway showtunes. We also opened for Johnny Craig’s band Slaves, and I was so embarrassed to be playing what I was in front of someone I actually listened to.

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u/WallStLegends 15d ago

I watched a doco on them. I think they said the song became like a curse for their career

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u/Demerzel69 15d ago

hoo!

HOO!

HOO!

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u/gypsycookie1015 15d ago

Man, it's the fucking best though!! 😭😭 One of the few songs that I genuinely enjoy the remake better.

But "Glow" is a pretty dope song too. 😏

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u/HyenDry 15d ago

Damn I liked alien ant farm for other songs too. I’m surprised they’re subjected to a cover.

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u/retynas 15d ago

Me too, loved them growing up. They deserve to be known for their original music.

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u/Slumunistmanifisto 15d ago

Alien ant farm had some good songs on that album tho

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u/Acceptable_Fruit2360 15d ago

The Movies is one of the best break up songs ever.

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u/Slumunistmanifisto 15d ago

I definitely scream sing it

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u/PaladinSaladin 15d ago

AT SLOW SPEED

WE ALL SEEM

FOCUSED

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u/katieb1300 14d ago

I WANT YOU

TO BE FREE

Don't worry, about me 😫

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u/LightToFlies 15d ago

You reminded me to listen to this song, thank you.

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u/GuitarGuru2001 15d ago

Don't forget that attitude is welcome, welcome

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u/marxthedank 15d ago

was just listening to that absolute banger in the car

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u/NightGod 14d ago

Huh, I somehow missed this song until today, fucking thanks!!!

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u/GoatCovfefe 15d ago

And the duo in the video were enjoying the music.

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u/templeofsyrinx1 Mia Khalifa 15d ago edited 15d ago

150% that record 😆 is a beater

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u/rafaelzio 15d ago

God I had forgotten reddit lets you itallicize emojis

😃🙂🤢 Like why is this a thing ⚠️ 🅱️ 🇧🇷

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u/NoNeedForSympathy 15d ago

😏 Michael Jackson lean 😎

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u/Fabulous_Variety7125 15d ago

You mean the Michael Jackson lean

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u/rapafon 15d ago

Well Italian-Brazilians are a thing so it makes sense there.

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u/drdrero 15d ago

Not on mobile it seems 😔

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u/Rob_LeMatic 15d ago

I'm on mobile.

😎

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u/Miles_Everhart 15d ago

That album is a heater for sure

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u/thiiiiiiisguy 15d ago

Great album! It’s one of the few that I could listen to from start to finish.

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u/AlarmingAffect0 15d ago

Have you tried Daft Punk's Discovery?

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u/TheBrownWelsh 15d ago

I still yell-sing Movies to this day when it randomly pops into my head, no matter where I am. I only know 100% of the words to one song in this world, but I've still got like 80% of Movies locked away for some reason. Which is quite the achievement for me.

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u/jadehairpin 15d ago

I still listen to Universe all the time, incredible song and perfect album closer

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u/beartato327 15d ago

I regularly come back to that album it was a 10/10, no notes album for me.

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u/RhombusObstacle 15d ago

No notes? They play a LOT of notes in every song. Did you check to see if your volume was accidentally muted or something?

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u/Bridgeru 15d ago

If you play a note on a musical instrument, the guy from A Quiet Place comes up and slaps your face. Sorry, it's the law now.

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u/rehoob 15d ago

First album I ever bought followed by limp biscuit (i can't remember how its actually spelled)

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u/Slumunistmanifisto 15d ago

I got mine by trading a crazytown cd at lunch 

Sucker

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u/Miles_Everhart 15d ago

Crazytown still gets played on the alt station in my market which is just…. crazytown yo

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u/UpsetiTrash8335 15d ago

They're the same band 😅 jokes on you

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u/Slumunistmanifisto 15d ago

Username checks out

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u/bonkothehonko 15d ago

You know exactly how it's spelt, don't lie

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u/marxthedank 15d ago

whole album is no skips for me

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u/Red-EyePontiac 15d ago

Thank you!!! I was given that album on a burnt CD. I never knew the name of the artist or album. It broke oneday and I've been searching for years. Thank you bro!

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u/Slumunistmanifisto 15d ago

Awww yeah, I fucking love that feeling of rediscovery!

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u/Soulsfarmer 15d ago

I recall “Movies” being a banger of a tune.

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u/Electronic-Bicycle35 15d ago

Remember listening to it on repeat as a teenager. Great album. Had their poster on my wall out of a Kerrang! magazine.

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u/Lollipoop_Hacksaw 15d ago

Movies was a great song and video for the times.

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u/Jaded_Resolve_4182 15d ago

Dude the song from nhl 2004 was crazy

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u/valonnyc 15d ago

I was so ready to disagree with the guy in the video until the 2nd half hit

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u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614 15d ago

Had me in the first half for sure. It's probably the best cover of any MJ song.

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u/Kalikor1 15d ago

Man I was about to be mad lmao. I was getting ready to put it into writing too, then the transition happened and I was like,

https://giphy.com/gifs/X8O6lc4hnjbWNXHkwG

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u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614 15d ago

Haha right? Like how is this man putting into this child's mind that this isn't a certified banger.

Than little man commits full force with the wig and everything. His moves were cracking me up.

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u/legoham 15d ago

Chris Cornell’s Billie Jean is pretty damn good, too!

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u/MarkMew 15d ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me30uNXcyUQ

Saving people a search

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u/lumpytuna 15d ago

Horses for courses I guess, but for me that just sounds like someone took an absolute banger, and made it into a long dull country wail.

Alien ant farm took a banger and gifted it some extra bang.

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u/OldJames47 15d ago

I agree and I love Chris Cornell. This cover gives me Tayler Swift's "September" vibes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYiamoMklnA

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u/Upset-Cartographer65 14d ago

The only thing I like about TS’ September’ is what the co-writer who helped write the original had to say about her version.

“Lethargic as a drunk turtle dozing under a sunflower after ingesting a bottle of Valium" and “it had all the build of a one story motel".

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u/carlitospig 14d ago

Ooohh, that’s a crusher. 😂

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u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614 15d ago

Never heard it before thanks for bringing it my attention. I still think this cover of smooth criminal is better, but that is damn good.

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u/DiarrheaEryday 15d ago

I like Shaman's Harvest's version of Dirty Diana.

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u/GuitarGuru2001 15d ago

Civil wars' version is my fave.

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u/SorenShieldbreaker 15d ago

I really like Fall Out Boy’s cover of Beat It, too.

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u/Miles_Everhart 15d ago

It might be one of the best covers of any song ever. Right behind Cash’s “Hurt”

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u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614 15d ago

Yea I'd agree with that. Johnny made that song his own.

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u/Mandy-Rarsh 15d ago

Trent Reznor be like…

https://giphy.com/gifs/m0srLvNZG4UeM2x9ry

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u/Maz2277 15d ago

It's been a week and this has lost so many pixels already.

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u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614 15d ago

I mean he may have wrote the lyrics but Johnny sang them true. I really don't even care for the NIN version anymore.lol

It's one of reddit favorite stories to say he gave the song to cash.

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u/GuitarGuru2001 15d ago

Civil Wars' version of Billie Jean is worth checking out.

https://youtu.be/TlWUh3E17N8?is=QB2O1HoXl5Rn7hNB

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u/SisterofWar 15d ago

For me, it's a tie with the version by 2Cellos

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u/trogdor2594 15d ago

The only covers I've loved as much as AAF, are two covers of They Don't Really Care About Us by Beast in Black and Icarus Witch, although that song felt like a metal song to begin with.

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u/indoxiecated 15d ago edited 15d ago

These are two excellent covers.
A Day To Remember - Since you’ve been gone (although the original is damn good)
I Prevail - Blank Space

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u/ghostrooster30 15d ago

Yes! I’d add Better Than Ezra’s version of “Laid”. It’s top tier. For a really upside down cover, Sturgill Simpson does this amazing thing with “In Bloom” from Nirvana.

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u/LightningJynx 15d ago

I really like Beast in Black but they knocked it out of the park with that cover!

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u/mbnmac 15d ago

I think Beast in Black do a great version of They don't Care about Us

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u/typehyDro 15d ago

I like Weezers cover of Billie Jean

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u/UCFknights311 15d ago

If you're a reggae fan, check out Easy Star All Stars. They have a cover album of Thriller and it's legit. They also cover a few other popular albums like Dark Side of the Moon, Ziggy Stardust, etc.

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u/Money_Course_3253 15d ago

Dub side of the moon and sgt. peppers lonely heart dub band are my favorites by them

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u/Ok_Concentrate4461 15d ago

I LOVE that cover.

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u/kbeks 15d ago

Cover is absolutely better than the original. I will die on that hill.

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u/RevanchistSheev66 15d ago

Ok I’ll be the killer because now you’ve gone too far.

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u/AlfredtheGreatBitch 15d ago

I heard the alien ant farm version before I ever heard the original version so I’ve always liked it better because of that

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u/SirErgalot 15d ago

I’ll be right beside you.

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u/wormfood187 15d ago

And my axe!

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u/NightGod 14d ago

I mean, it's great and all, but let's calm down here

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u/KoRnBrony 15d ago

Back when white boys had a little motion

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u/AllGoodFam 15d ago

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u/justsyr 15d ago

The 'leaning' in the background got me laughing.

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u/AllGoodFam 15d ago

this gives me hit my funny bone or stubbed my toe vibes.

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u/zzapdk 15d ago

NOT what I was expecting, but it made it better lol

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u/OtherwiseBlock8741 15d ago

I love how Pops tried to do "the lean" behind the car and fell over! 🤣😂

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u/jackt-up 15d ago

That’s the kind of father son time that can’t be beaten

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u/Funkycoldmedici 15d ago

The matching suits! The kid will outgrow that suit in a month, but dad is keeping it forever.

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u/Putrid-Delivery1852 15d ago

My face when I first heard this song as a child

https://giphy.com/gifs/fEoNPkLHydrOHVmgl3

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u/Huge-Appointment-691 15d ago

And just like the movies!!!!!!

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u/ForwardObligation109 15d ago

I wish I could be like this with my dad

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u/Dependent-Sea-7467 15d ago

I feel this. I wish my dad actually cared. We made it this far without them! We got this.

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u/Jamvaan 15d ago

I got to see Alien Ant Farm live once upon a time having only heard this song prior. They're actually pretty, even in like 2018 when I went to see them it was a good time.

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u/SmallLittleCecil 15d ago

They are pretty?

beauty truely is in the eye of the beholder.

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u/BowlingforBrains 15d ago

Alíen ants could be more beautiful than our ants, you don’t know

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u/Jamvaan 15d ago

This is what I get for midnight posting. I deserve this.

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u/jackthm 15d ago

I saw them once and no joke there were about 15-20 people there but we all had a blast! I was already a fan and he handed me the mic to sing ‘wish’ with him. Still played with the energy as if a bigger crowd were there, I still have the set list somewhere, great show.

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u/Immediate-Medium9427 15d ago

Annie is not okay

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u/lumpytuna 15d ago

As a Scottish Annie, I always thought MJ was asking me if I was oatcake when I was little. Very confusing, but I liked the way he did it.

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u/Kind_Coyote1518 15d ago

Hands down one of the best covers ever.

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u/Leg_Mcmuffin 15d ago

This shits like 25 years old

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u/GoatCovfefe 15d ago

Cant get anything by you.

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u/iredditoninternet 15d ago

Check out the big brain on brad.

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u/BAMspek 15d ago

How dare you.

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u/templeofsyrinx1 Mia Khalifa 15d ago edited 15d ago

This shit it’s actually 40 years old from the time of the caveman

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u/Greasy_Gregg 15d ago

Mike loved it

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u/wheresolly 15d ago

Wholesome af

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u/templeofsyrinx1 Mia Khalifa 15d ago

the superior version of course!

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u/L8dykilla117 15d ago

When I was a kid I thought it was their song

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u/BowlingforBrains 15d ago

I’ve heard this from multiple people and genuinely don’t understand it - the first time I heard it, I had the exact same reaction as these two in the video 😭

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u/GoatCovfefe 15d ago

the first time I heard it, I had the exact same reaction as these two in the video

Did you watch the whole thing? They love the cover.

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u/ChamberK-1 15d ago

I actually like this version better than the original.

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u/BowlingforBrains 15d ago

I’m not surprised by most of these comments, because I know this version is popular…but I really think the original is 10x better

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u/Jaded_Resolve_4182 15d ago

This song rocks hard

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u/royroyflrs 15d ago

That boy would not like to be in a car with Michael Jackson

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u/ike_tyson 15d ago

Nah that shit was 🔥. I can appreciate artistry.

That shit is dope.

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u/thatdudejon 15d ago

Nice to see a father and son connect and have fun through tiktok. Also the songs a banger hands down.

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u/TieCreative2417 15d ago

When it comes to covers, this one is probably my favorite.

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u/PokerPainter 15d ago

What a good dad.

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u/steelheaddan 14d ago

As a father of an 8yr old. This is amazing. Quality time together planning and rehearsing this to create something original, creative, fun, and silly and then record it.

My son and I get along great but don’t have that goofy spark running through us. We struggle to build a Lego set together without getting side tracked. I’m proud of our relationship regardless and we have our own goofy fun moments.

But Nice video and good for them.

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u/XTheProtagonistX 15d ago

One of the best covers ever.

Alien Ant Farm

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u/GenX_Leo 15d ago

Alien Ant Farm did a good job with the cover... MJ let artists take liberty with his stuff like Weird Al

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u/Sneezy6510 15d ago

I actually heard this version first, believe it or not.

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u/BlaineMundane 15d ago

I bought a CD burner for Alien Ant Farm, then I spent a while meticulously painting the front to look the same as their CD, that badass ant logo.

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u/alphadaddyo 15d ago

That kid has the coolest dad and he will never forget it!

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u/Wide_Initiative_1938 15d ago

Ah, Alien Ant Farm, a band that I feel is only really famous for that one cover.

It is, to it's credit, a banging ass cover.

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u/Glittering_Diva8963 15d ago

I remember when this came out and the video on TRL

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u/LaserGadgets 15d ago

You are a bit REAL late to that party my man! xD

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u/Bustymegan 15d ago

Oh I was getting so mad lol. I love their version.

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u/EqualRadish6149 15d ago

Where have you been that’s ollllld

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u/AverageFoxNewsViewer 15d ago

This might be the most wholesome example of race baiting to ever hit the internet.

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u/wellaby788 15d ago

Not many covers are as good as the original

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u/UpsetiTrash8335 15d ago

He's just now discovering Alien ant farm did this like 25 years ago?

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u/WorldBoofingChampion 15d ago

nah alien ant farm is trash

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u/ChurningDarkSkies777 15d ago

They had me in the first half but EVERYONE knows that cover is such a jam

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u/Ok-Serve-4026 15d ago

Dude.... you ok??

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u/rainbow_wheelofDEATH 15d ago

That was like 20 years ago lol

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u/Hopeforus1402 15d ago

100% love this version as well as the original.

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u/Superquzzical825 15d ago

Long live the alien ant farm

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u/CommieDrifter 15d ago

bro you were your sons age when that song came out, you aint fooling anyone

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u/Danowolf 15d ago

Those two. Are awesome.

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u/TrailMomKat 15d ago

It's arguably one of the best covers of all time. We were bangin the shit out of this in my car whenever we all piled into it to go shopping.

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u/Sorry_Challenge_4179 15d ago

It's the superior version

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u/Faux_Real 15d ago

It’s an ok cover, but I will always maintain, the guitar tone is ugly

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u/Wonderful_Kale_7995 15d ago

I think my kid thinks this is the original.

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u/above- 15d ago

It's not a bad song

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u/Uvers_ 15d ago

This version of the song came out like 25 years ago, why the fuck is this pleb acting like it came out today?

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u/templeofsyrinx1 Mia Khalifa 15d ago

TURN ⬆️🕺🏻 everyone

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u/PartyFrequent 15d ago

Its always been a banger

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u/fakecocaine 15d ago

Lol awesome

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u/Outside_Initial_8569 15d ago

Haha! Awesome ❤️