The snappy, upbeat 1969 hit ‘I Want You Back’ gets a jazzy makeover by Robyn Adele Anderson and her band. Though it’s very different from the Jackson 5, it is truly special in its own right. Check it out! You may find yourself dancing just like you did to the original!

Robyn Adele Anderson is a New York based singer, actress, and arranger. After graduating from college, she began working in the non-profit sector, providing legal and social services to immigrants. However, when the 36-year-old became one of the original singers with the music collective Postmodern Jukebox her career changed dramatically. After several years of performing with the group, Robyn began a solo career, and she now has nearly one million followers and more than 400 million views on YouTube!

In addition to the Jackson 5, Robyn has created incredible covers of music by The Cars, Cher, Phil Collins, Taylor Swift, Kid Rock, Ray Charles, Nirvana, and many others. That’s a lot of variety! Most of Robyn’s videos pay homage to the 20s, 30s, and 40s, but that is not always the case. All are unique and fun!

It may be a brave musical move to cover a song that has had so much acclaim. In addition to several other awards, “I Want You Back” ranks number 104 on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time,” and was ranked number 2 in 2020 on their list of “The 100 Greatest Debut Singles of All Time.”

Robyn, delivering this 1960’s super hit in a New Orleans Traditional Jazz arrangement, has every reason to be confident! Flanked by a group of talented musicians, the horns, percussion, and strings join her in this exciting performance. 

User@bruces1g wrote, “She could sing a phone book and make it sound great. What a voice!” That’s high praise! 

And, User@DorothyOzmaLover loved Robyn’s interpretation, saying, “Whoo! Luz this class jam and this cover took it to a level full of sweet intoxicating flare!”

Still another commenter expressed appreciation for the performance and for Robyn’s perfectly timed wink right at the conclusion of the song. 

There’s something truly impressive about an artist who can recycle or upcycle the brilliant work of another and make it equally as cool and uniquely their own! Well done, Ms Robyn! Listeners loved hearing the Jackson 5’s half-century-old song done in an incredible new way—and, yet, recreated in the tradition of music nearly 100 years old! That’s a feat! 

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