Human Nature [Archive] - The Michael Jackson Community

Campari

13-12-2009, 07:37 AM

I keep seing Human Nature on a lot of people's favorite song lists, and it is far from mine, so I wanna know: What makes you like it? Is it the lyrics or the melody or the way Michael sings it etc? I'm not bashing the song, I'm just curious.

Gonetoosoon

13-12-2009, 08:18 AM

I can't exactly pinpoint what makes me favour one song over another..

But Human Nature is just... wow. Its enchanting. Listening to Michael sing that falsetto 'whyyyyy ohhh whyyy' - it just tears at you! Especially in TII. Sends shivers down my spine every time. The song was very different at the time to anything he had done before. The instrumentals just suit my personality (I know that sounds cheesy) but its so chilled out at times.. It brings me inner peace. The message is so beautiful too. I could listen to Human Nature forever. I remember the first time I heard it - I was obsessed with it for months afterwards.

You're the first person I know who doesn't :heart: Human Nature! The song appealed to me on first listen, for others repeated listen will heighten the appreciation :) Put it on repeat for an hour or two and just listen to every nuance and the simple beauty of this song.

Em_Mj

13-12-2009, 08:32 AM

It is a beautiful song! one of my favourites :)

Campari

13-12-2009, 08:49 AM

I can't exactly pinpoint what makes me favour one song over another..

But Human Nature is just... wow. Its enchanting. Listening to Michael sing that falsetto 'whyyyyy ohhh whyyy' - it just tears at you! Especially in TII. Sends shivers down my spine every time. The song was very different at the time to anything he had done before. The instrumentals just suit my personality (I know that sounds cheesy) but its so chilled out at times.. It brings me inner peace. The message is so beautiful too. I could listen to Human Nature forever. I remember the first time I heard it - I was obsessed with it for months afterwards.

You're the first person I know who doesn't :heart: Human Nature! The song appealed to me on first listen, for others repeated listen will heighten the appreciation :) Put it on repeat for an hour or two and just listen to every nuance and the simple beauty of this song.

I tend to like it live, but the song in itself is quite boring to me. I was actually surprised to find out how loved it was by other people :lol:

MJJ Lover xOX

13-12-2009, 08:53 AM

It's so...it's just pure magic to me. I can't even begin to explain it. :heart:

laramay

13-12-2009, 08:58 AM

To me it's magical and soothing. Beautiful in a simple way. Great chords in the song too.

Tin Angel

13-12-2009, 01:32 PM

I love it live. There's something in that song which is magical. The melody and Michael's voice fit perfectly together. :heart: I think it's a beautiful song and yet live is very sexy and soothing.

jayjackson

13-12-2009, 01:36 PM

It makes me relax.. its so nice and soothing, and michaels voice is just magic!

MJultimatemusiclegen

13-12-2009, 02:21 PM

i dont think they got it quiet right on the recording, the sounds isnt magical and otherworldly enough, it has those moments live, that they could have got on the album version but they didnt. i dont like the synth lead sound so much on the album version. Also the magical ending which is so awesome live fades out stupidly fast on the album, but sadly that cause of the limited space on the disk

dangerous_88

13-12-2009, 02:23 PM

It's beyond this world. Sends you to outer space. Only way I can explain it.

TheOriginalPYT

13-12-2009, 02:29 PM

This song is Michael's "Signature Thriller Ballad." People had never heard Michael sing like that before when it first came out in the early 80s. It's just a very, very soothing, dreamy, magical, mystical, emotional, whispery, baby-makin' :P, HELLUVA tune--I can't even begin to explain how it makes me feel every single time I listen to it. It just takes me back to a whole other world... just... wow... hypnotizes you... like slow drugs or something. It will FOREVER be my favorite MJ Love Ballad. :heart:

*sigh* :cloud9:

CaptainEoLove85

13-12-2009, 06:37 PM

I love the music/instrumentation. It just really touches my soul. It sounds magical. And I love the way Michael sings the lyrics. It is my number 1 favorite song. :)

Arklove

13-12-2009, 08:14 PM

This song is Michael's "Signature Thriller Ballad." People had never heard Michael sing like that before when it first came out in the early 80s. It's just a very, very soothing, dreamy, magical, mystical, emotional, whispery, baby-makin' :P, HELLUVA tune--I can't even begin to explain how it makes me feel every single time I listen to it. It just takes me back to a whole other world... just... wow... hypnotizes you... like slow drugs or something. It will FOREVER be my favorite MJ Love Ballad. :heart:

*sigh* :cloud9:

I love the music/instrumentation. It just really touches my soul. It sounds magical. And I love the way Michael sings the lyrics. It is my number 1 favorite song. :)

Bingo...These are the exact reasons why I love it as well!

ani_geleia

14-12-2009, 10:04 AM

It brings me inner peace. The message is so beautiful too. I could listen to Human Nature forever. I remember the first time I heard it - I was obsessed with it for months afterwards.

I wasn't born when it was released. So it shouldn't sound new to me when I first listened to it. Actually, I can only tell about the first time I remember listening to it. And, yeah, I also got obsessed with until I found out the name of the song!
The melody brings peace but it will fit perfectly with the moment you're at. I never cared much about the lyrics, because I never understood them (being a non-native English speaker) until I looked for them. But unlike some other songs I listened to, the magic of Human Nature didn't end when I found out what it was about. It just gave the song another nuance.

Human Nature is also my mother's all time favorite song and (again) she doesn't have a clue about the lyrics. I guess the magic is in the melody. We both listen to it on repeat. LOL
It is timeless!

MJsPYT1

14-12-2009, 05:19 PM

*sigh* I am literally in Looooove with this song *sigh*

Cinnamon234

14-12-2009, 05:40 PM

Basically it comes down to the melody and Michael's vocals. The melody is so very lovely. One of the nicest i've ever heard. And Michael's voice in it is superb. Really beautiful. I still get goosebumps everytime I hear that song. Michael just sang it so well, no one could have done it better. I really love "Human Nature".

TheOriginalPYT

17-12-2009, 08:11 PM

Might I also add the lyrics to this heavenly song? :D Piece everything that has been said in this thread by everyone, and you've just got... *sigh* ... one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded... :cloud9:

1st verse

Looking out
Across the night-time
The city winks a sleepless eye
Hear her voice
Shake my window
Sweet seducing sighs

2nd verse

Get me out
Into the night-time
Four walls wont hold me tonight
If this town
Is just an apple
Then let me take a bite

Chorus
If they say -
Why, why, tell em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
If they say -
Why, why, tell em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way

3rd verse

Reaching out
To touch a stranger
Electric eyes are everywhere
See that girl
She knows Im watching
She likes the way I stare

Chorus

If they say -
Why, why, tell em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
If they say -
Why, why, tell em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
I like livin this way
I like lovin this way

(instrumental section)

4th verse

Looking out
Across the morning
The citys heart begins to beat
Reaching out
I touch her shoulder
Im dreaming of the street

Chorus
If they say -
Why, why, tell em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
If they say -
Why, why, tell em that is human nature
Why, why, does he do me that way
I like livin this way

God help me. :dropdead:

Marilyn Monroe

18-12-2009, 03:18 AM

Its the way he says why.:P

arXter

18-12-2009, 03:37 AM

I can never listen to this luscious track now without singing in SWV's Right Here melody which Teddy Riley audaciously mixed in with Human Nature.

MJJ_luv1991

18-12-2009, 07:03 AM

This is what I think when I listen to this song:
:wub: :)

mlg2804

18-12-2009, 09:20 AM

I LOVE this song. It's definitely one of my all time favourite MJ tracks. The melody is superb, just perfection -- though it would be nothing without Michael's stunning and beautiful vocals. I listen to it all the time, it's one of my most listened to Michael songs, after Billie Jean.

simon89

18-12-2009, 10:05 PM

It's what got me into Michael! I heard it on the radio and wrote as many lyrics as I could down to search on the Internet. Luckily the host said the title!! Found it, and the rest is history!!

mjbaybee

18-12-2009, 10:16 PM

TheOriginalPYT

19-12-2009, 08:45 AM

Found this on Youtube and loved it. :wub: I'm bugging the dude to release part 2 NNOOOOOWWW!! Hehehehe. :P I couldn't find it, and don't know if he's made it yet or not. HURRY UP YO!! I NEEDZ MOAR MICHAEL 'HUMAN NATURE' SEXXXINESS!!! :evil:

Michael Jackson The History of Human Nature pt.1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WbNtFy7WSE&feature=related)

CaptainEoLove85

19-12-2009, 06:50 PM

Also love the Yokohoma version. I never get tired of watching it. What he does with his hands geez! :swoon:

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OnOurWay

20-12-2009, 07:33 PM

It's the melody....very catchy and it's a simple song. It's like a breath of fresh air, not to sound cliche.....kinda hard to pinpoint what it is exactly, but it gives a quiet storm feel and it's one of those songs you can listen to any time of the day.

afgtnk

25-12-2009, 02:15 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nceJPvlC06I

There is something so magical about Human Nature..... I can't really describe it. It takes you into space

TheOriginalPYT

25-12-2009, 11:35 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nceJPvlC06I

There is something so magical about Human Nature..... I can't really describe it. It takes you into space

LORD ALMIGHTY!! :heat:

ThunderPower

26-12-2009, 02:02 AM

I love the way it was done in This Is It. The instrumentation with MJ's great live voice was just so powerful and emotional. It sounded magical, in a way.

emmah24

26-12-2009, 07:32 PM

I used to like this song, then when I saw it performed live I ADORED it, and have done ever since. Its up there as one of my all time favs. I think the way he sings the "whys" is so perfect, how he hits those high notes. Vocally, its just beautiful to listen to.

I love to watch the version from I think Brisbane on the BAD tour, cause he moves and sings outstanding on that.

Rockin.

26-12-2009, 07:35 PM

I love how MJ described this song in Moonwalk.. I can't remember exactly what he said so I won't attempt to remember because I probably won't do justice to what he said.

Em_Mj

26-12-2009, 07:41 PM

I love the different way he sung it in This Is It
near the end, instead of "DA DA DA DA DAA DA DAAA"
he was like "TELL. EM. THAT. IT'S. HUMAN. NATURE." love that bit..
and "DOES SHE DO ME THAT WAY?"

OMG. I love this is it :wub:

TheOriginalPYT

26-12-2009, 09:01 PM

I used to like this song, then when I saw it performed live I ADORED it, and have done ever since. Its up there as one of my all time favs. I think the way he sings the "whys" is so perfect, how he hits those high notes. Vocally, its just beautiful to listen to.

I love to watch the version from I think Brisbane on the BAD tour, cause he moves and sings outstanding on that.

That's my favorite, too. :naughty: It was posted in here. :) Posts #27 and #28. :P

Superstition

27-12-2009, 08:31 AM

This Is It is amazing. The instruments and the way he sung it... I've been rocking it for a bit now.

emmah24

27-12-2009, 09:22 AM

That's my favorite, too. :naughty: It was posted in here. :) Posts #27 and #28. :P

Thanks...I love this. And forgot to mention how absolutely stunningly gorgeous he is here aswell.

Courtney

27-12-2009, 02:40 PM

Oh my gosh, I am completely in LOVE with Human Nature. It's so peaceful and so beautiful. Michael's vocals, the music, everything. Only Michael could make this song as beautiful as it is. When I hear this song, I always think of me in the backseat of my mom's car when I was very very young. I don't know why, but I feel that may be the first time I heard the song. Very faded memory but this is one of my all time favorite songs.

I have a few versions of this song on my ipod. I have the acoustic one and a few live versions. I absolutely love how he sings it live. Just perfect.

"Why, why." Those parts, for some reason, give me a tingle in my stomach. lol. He puts so much emotion into the song. And I love the way he sings the verses. :wub: I just love this song.

Definitely my favorite song after We Are The World.

Grand Master S

27-12-2009, 02:55 PM

The TII version was so amazing...

Human Nature is easily in my top five favorite MJ songs. There are times when I can't STOP listening to it. It's freakin' hypnotic is why.

Ashtanga

27-12-2009, 04:25 PM

Another song that I love very much. Michael sings perfectly in Bad Tour. Wonderful and perfect!

Jazzebel

27-12-2009, 07:17 PM

I love how MJ described this song in Moonwalk.. I can't remember exactly what he said so I won't attempt to remember because I probably won't do justice to what he said.
Here it is:

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Love how he mentioned 'it's music with wings'....it really is, it sounds so heavenly.

MaryJackson

31-12-2009, 12:26 PM

When I first listened to this song I didn't like it cause it's a ballad..... But as I kept listening to it I realised that it is such a sweet song!!! The melody, the lyrics, Michael's voice (ESPECIALLY Michael's voice) are just amazing.... :yes:

BunnyHead

31-12-2009, 04:59 PM

Oh man this song is outrageous!!

Absolutly beautiful, especially the "Why" parts
when I first heard the song I thought it was an instrument, come to find out it was Michael's voice.

This song gives me major chills, even more now :(

NinaB

31-12-2009, 06:26 PM

Oh man this song is outrageous!!

Absolutly beautiful, especially the "Why" parts
when I first heard the song I thought it was an instrument, come to find out it was Michael's voice.

This song gives me major chills, even more now :(
I don't think I've heard anyone that could sing those "Why" parts like he did :)

BunnyHead

31-12-2009, 06:42 PM

I don't think I've heard anyone that could sing those "Why" parts like he did :)

Hell to the no

No one could sing Human Nature like him period.

I heard two japanese singers who love Michael cover it
.......no one can sing it like him, you have to really show the emotion in this song when u sing it.

MysteriousPhoenix

31-12-2009, 06:48 PM

Miles Davis - Human Nature

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGBPSx1Zxlo

TheOriginalPYT

01-01-2010, 03:46 PM

Miles Davis - Human Nature

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGBPSx1Zxlo

Nice. :D

I am also in love with John Mayer's performance of "Human Nature" from The Memorial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MEQil5wWNY). I love John Mayer, and I think he did such a beautiful job. I can still feel Michael's magic as he plays it, too. I listen to it aaalllll the time. :cloud9:

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meena76

01-01-2010, 03:53 PM

I not going to say it's my fav, don't really have one. I love them all.

Human Nature is just a beautiful song. The lyrics are part of it, but since they are not exactly Michael's words... But his voice, is amazing. The way he changes it up, it's unreal. I love the jazz tone to his voice. He has the most amazing voice. I don't know much about singing, but his singing voice in this song blows me away, it's amazing. What he can do with his vocals, I don't think is something a lot of people can do. I don't know though. I simply adore this song. If I made a list it would be very near the top.

Sending Major L.O.V.E.
-meena76