The Jackson 5

Michael talking to audience

I'd like to talk to y'all tonight
About the blues
Brothers:The blues?
Yea the blues
Dont nobody have the blues like i have
I may be young but i know what its all about

And this is how it went down
I met a girl at school one day
During in the sandbox
Older Brothers:sandbox?!
We toasted our love during milk break
Older Brothers:aw man
I gave her my COOKIES!
Marlon:Come on Mike!
We fell out during singin' plan
So one day, I stepped up to her and i said

Wheeeeeeen I had you (had you)
I treated you baaaaaaad and wrong my dear
And girl since, since you went away

(chorus)
Don't you know I sit around
With my head hanging down
And I wonder who's lovin' you

I,I,I,I should have never, ever
Ever made you cry
And and girl since yer since you been gone

(chorus)

(bridge)
Life with out love, huh...
It's oh so lonely
I don't think, I don't think! I'm gonna make it

All my life, all my life baby yeah I've been lost to you only
Come on & take it girl
Come on & take it, because....
All, all I can do, all I can do since you've been gone is cry
And don't you ever wonder or worry your head of what i do

(chorus )
(vocalizes)
Who's loving you
Older brother singing in backgrond:who's loving you
I,I,I gotta know yea
I,I,I,I,I wonder
Older brother singing in backgrond:who's loving you
Who loving you,come on baby ohhh oh yea baby
Who's loving you

Oh! oh! oh!
OH YEA

The Jackson 5 were originally formed in 1963 under the name, The Jackson Brothers. The founding members were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon. Michael would join the group as the lead singer a year later, a move which pushed Jermaine to sing the backing vocals and play the lead guitar.

After participating in a series of talent shows, they entered the professional music scene in 1967, signing with Steeltown Records and releasing ten singles. In 1969, they left Steeltown Records in order to sign with Motown.

In 1975, most of the Jacksons had opted out of recording any more music for Motown, expressing desires to have creative control over their songs, as well as royalties. Learning that they were earning only 2.8% of royalties from Motown, Joe Jackson, the father and manager of the group, began to negotiate a lucrative contract with Epic records, which offered a royalty rate of 20% per record. The deal was completed in June 1975. As Motown owned the name The Jackson 5, the group simply renamed themselves The Jacksons.

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