Why 4 Non Blondes Broke Up - The band behind 'What's Up?'

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  • @vintageretro83
    @vintageretro83 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    So, everyone was thrown to the wolves besides the lead. Then the record company tried to rebuild a band that really never was. Simple version.

  • @MusicOrLoseItTV
    @MusicOrLoseItTV ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I once interviewed Linda Perry and forgot to hit the record button as a 1-person crew 😅 She gave me a bit of a hard time yet let me redo. It was at SF Pride 2011 or 2012.

    • @amerocker
      @amerocker ปีที่แล้ว +5

      LP gave a lot of people a hard time. She is defensive and selfish.

    • @MusicOrLoseItTV
      @MusicOrLoseItTV ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@amerocker She was nicer next time I saw her when she started dating that lady from Roseanne.

  • @MrBobbit666
    @MrBobbit666 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wats up was huge on the charts here in Australia but that was it for them

  • @wilburwhateley4626
    @wilburwhateley4626 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Nice to have this video to tell us... What's Goin' On.

    • @bobthebear1246
      @bobthebear1246 ปีที่แล้ว

      No it's What's Up stoopid

    • @tleeg74
      @tleeg74 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I see what you did there.

    • @BangBang-hk4rg
      @BangBang-hk4rg ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤘🤣🤘

  • @genx7006
    @genx7006 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    But if they fired everybody...how was it a band? It was just the frontwoman with session musicians.

    • @JaMeshuggah
      @JaMeshuggah ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yep total see you next Tuesday

    • @debomb721
      @debomb721 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So many bands do that, they just don’t tell you

    • @ChefLynnGB
      @ChefLynnGB หลายเดือนก่อน

      Pretty much. It might as well have been called "Linda Perry and the Non-Blondes" given the revolving door.

  • @larrydavid6852
    @larrydavid6852 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks for making this video. I did wonder what had been going on with them.

  • @staceywalker8699
    @staceywalker8699 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love Lewis metoya met him twice. Lovely man. He said 4NB wasbt a good experience at all am grateful he was mentioned in this video. He became Terence Trent D'Arbys lead session guitarist and lead band player. The dude rocks

  • @BangBang-hk4rg
    @BangBang-hk4rg ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I was in high school when “What’s up” came out and every flannel wearing “alternative” chick in school had a copy of it.

    • @docsavage8640
      @docsavage8640 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Truly horrible music and fashion

    • @amberaustin3243
      @amberaustin3243 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you me too! The jewelry as well!. Plus I happen to be a brunette. I loved her bracelets.

  • @smarkalet9078
    @smarkalet9078 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Shoulda named this video 'What's up with Four Non-Blondes?'.

  • @Soldbid
    @Soldbid ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was wondering if anyone noticed the video for 4 Non Blondes is 4:44 long.

    • @humility1st
      @humility1st 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I want to upvote this but it has 4 likes LOL Posted at 8:44. I noticed!

  • @stvalue3
    @stvalue3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    GREAT BAND, they did what very few groups ever actually do, they broke 🆙 @ their absolute peak.

    • @docsavage8640
      @docsavage8640 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Their peak was pretty awful

  • @redghettosun
    @redghettosun ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The group got signed relatively quickly which probably played part in half the members getting the boot. They formed in 89 then got picked up by Interscope in 91. Up until then, they never toured or played shows out of california so they didn't have the longevity to be a tight musical unit.

    • @docsavage8640
      @docsavage8640 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Plus they sucked

  • @xp7575
    @xp7575 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Why is Steven Tyler the thumbnail pic??

  • @jesseharper9622
    @jesseharper9622 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So, Linda Perry didn't want to be poppy, but worked with pop artists? Hmmmm.

  • @tleeg74
    @tleeg74 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I actually really liked that song "Whats up?"
    Linda Perry has a great voice and her solo album was really good.

    • @PhantomFilmAustralia
      @PhantomFilmAustralia ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He-Man sang the song better. Watch the You Tube clip and see for yourself.

    • @tleeg74
      @tleeg74 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@PhantomFilmAustraliaI will

    • @trevorgordier3938
      @trevorgordier3938 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Agree … don’t know what all the “ Haters “ here problem is

  • @basildog007
    @basildog007 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Three obscure great bands from the 90's
    Headswim
    Mindset
    God Lives Underwater

    • @lee-daniels
      @lee-daniels ปีที่แล้ว +1

      GLU produced our album!

    • @moveamuscle
      @moveamuscle ปีที่แล้ว +1

      God Lives Underwater. I haven't heard that name in forever.

    • @claymccoy
      @claymccoy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have Headswim's Despite Yourself. Great album. I also got "From Your Mouth" from GLM on my Itunes.

    • @davedavid7061
      @davedavid7061 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ned's Atomic Dustbin
      Dada

    • @PhantomFilmAustralia
      @PhantomFilmAustralia ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Portishead" isn't on the list for number four??

  • @erikgriswold5273
    @erikgriswold5273 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Was this video really necessary?
    Basically, the reason the reason why they broke up: "perry decided she didn't like the band's music anymore. The end."

  • @flowerchild89
    @flowerchild89 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love the song, "Joey." ❤

    • @BradYaeger
      @BradYaeger ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That's Concrete Blonde, great song though

    • @BangBang-hk4rg
      @BangBang-hk4rg ปีที่แล้ว

      Wrong band but yeah, “Joey” is a really good song. “Tomorrow Wendy” is another good one from that same album.

  • @sgtpointeblank
    @sgtpointeblank ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I hate that stupid song. Karaoke killed it for me. Every weekend some drunk chick murders it.

  • @Cueya
    @Cueya ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh she writes for pink and Miley now makes sense

  • @eoghancallaghy2634
    @eoghancallaghy2634 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I swear you did a video on 4NB before. Am i tripping or am I right?

  • @GregDunne-zf2ep
    @GregDunne-zf2ep หลายเดือนก่อน

    It wasn't out of place around my place we loved them It was a shame they broke up nothing good lasts

  • @colevosburyofficial
    @colevosburyofficial 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Linda Perry's solo album In Flight may have been a "commercial bust" but it's an artistic achievement, check it out if you haven't heard it. The 4 Non Blondes album was so successful, I don't think it mattered much to her whether In Flight was a hit or not, That's not why she made it.

  • @paulthomasbranda7591
    @paulthomasbranda7591 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Linda is a multi millionaire. Pink and Aguilera’s greatest hits are written by this genius!!!❤

  • @Lobott123
    @Lobott123 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ... thanks for the info and the video, so sad they broke on their hipe, 😥

  • @JulezWinnfield
    @JulezWinnfield ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I could never tell if the bass player was a dude or a chick.

  • @Tigerdriver91Academy
    @Tigerdriver91Academy ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I can smell the BO and cigarettes through the screen.

    • @matt8264
      @matt8264 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Don’t forget fish. They are filthy bunch for sure.

  • @backstreetangels-k3z
    @backstreetangels-k3z ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Can you join them now, even if you're blond? Asking for a friend...

  • @Swpb666
    @Swpb666 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Lol, what’s up is the Og song from the he-man video. Time to revisit an old friend 🗡️🙋‍♂️

  • @byrongardner9299
    @byrongardner9299 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man, although we were only blessed with one album, it's ridiculously good

  • @genghis_connie
    @genghis_connie ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Linda Perry had the gall to compare herself to Janis Joplin. In talent, sound and charisma.
    She got some backlash for that nonsense.
    They were barely a band, they got lucky with that song. She clearly thought she was the next, new, big thing.
    Oh, that songwriter’s show she did. Oof.

    • @skorpiogrl
      @skorpiogrl 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She is the 90s version of Janis Joplin. I love Linda Perry ❤

    • @genghis_connie
      @genghis_connie 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@skorpiogrl She’s the 90’s version of herself. Comparisons didn’t help her career, and the only thing she had in common with Janis was volume.
      Janis Joplin was ahead of her time, and a one-of-a-kind household name for those reasons.
      I’m neither a fan of Janis nor Linda,but I appreciate their talent. I do wish more people knew how good Linda has been in writing and production.
      Have an excellent day!

    • @melodiesilva1642
      @melodiesilva1642 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It wasn't her that compared herself...Roger daltry, Steven Tyler they all compared her to their friend janis

  • @urszulagawowska1283
    @urszulagawowska1283 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And what do you think about Dolly Parton+Lynda Perry singing "What's up?"

  • @allanvanuga9196
    @allanvanuga9196 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video.

  • @poeboyjackson
    @poeboyjackson ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One hit wonders. They got very lucky with "What's up?" and never wrote another catchy enough song to grab anyones' attention. Good bye.

    •  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      But linda allegedly had success as a writer for other artists or is the bs

    • @melodiesilva1642
      @melodiesilva1642 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well linda has written and produced several hits for other artists....she wrote the song beautiful for her comeback album but the Christina Aguilera sang it in her studio when perry was producing her and said she knew then th3 song was meant for her and allowed her to record it.same with get the party started she wrote it goofing around on a sound machine then sometime later after meeting pink gave it to her...perry is no one hit wonder she's just choose to go behind the scenes...she also scores many movies

  • @vonslagle
    @vonslagle ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I played Nightbreak in ‘99

  • @bpark222
    @bpark222 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For not wanting to more pop songs, Linda perry sure had gone on to produce a heap of poppies. Also before 4 non blondes and concrete blonde were the a f blondes, two words i cant print here but you all can figure it out.

  • @carlos32809
    @carlos32809 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you ever done a video on Saga? They had a few good songs in the early 80's then they disappeared

  • @winstonrumfoord7927
    @winstonrumfoord7927 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Saw them open for aerosmith in Ottawa in the early 90s , they sounded great but only played 4 songs

    • @edgarvalle8062
      @edgarvalle8062 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do one with the rapper Ca$his

    • @n0tk0sher
      @n0tk0sher ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably because Aerosmith are notorious prima donnas on the road. It's doubtful they even got a sound check.

    • @1TruePatriot
      @1TruePatriot ปีที่แล้ว

      Did they actually HAVE more than four songs?

    • @melodiesilva1642
      @melodiesilva1642 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Weird I saw them with Aerosmith as well and they did their entire album plus 3 songs that weren't on it

  • @PhantomFilmAustralia
    @PhantomFilmAustralia ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "What's Up" was a great song for "4 Non Blondes" but He-Man sang it better.

  • @TheOnemanmoshpit
    @TheOnemanmoshpit ปีที่แล้ว

    I had no idea Linda Perry released 2 solo albums.

  • @rikjones5924
    @rikjones5924 ปีที่แล้ว

    And that pretty much sums up the music BUSINESS!

  • @michaellazor5667
    @michaellazor5667 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whatever happened to the band Babes in Toyland?

    • @Spooky_515
      @Spooky_515 ปีที่แล้ว

      Last I heard Kats isn’t doing good at all. A lot of so called artist bit her style

  • @fbomb7184
    @fbomb7184 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:40 I am very bizarre. I always sense my self bizarre. You all don’t find us glamorous?

    • @fbomb7184
      @fbomb7184 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      3:07 We are the most surprising group that essentially came out of San Francisco. One of many bands considered like a revelation. 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @tylove7992
    @tylove7992 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's the industry for ya.

  • @Acemechanicalservices
    @Acemechanicalservices ปีที่แล้ว

    Didn’t the one with the flannel join the lpga and shack up with Frau Farbissinna?

  • @teddnagurski5583
    @teddnagurski5583 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    They were a joke.

  • @karlimo4034
    @karlimo4034 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of them dyed her hair blond, the rest is history.

  • @TapTapBlipBlip
    @TapTapBlipBlip ปีที่แล้ว

    Now I can say I never liked them, but if I said that back then, I was a hater.

  • @milesdorst7120
    @milesdorst7120 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Small Town Titans does a killer cover of “What’s Up”, it’s better than the original

    • @crouchb15
      @crouchb15 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just like the Grinch

  • @buildercat2539
    @buildercat2539 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I had the album when it came out. The biggest issue they had was being a poorly disguised Led Zeppelin cover band.

  • @scottbubb2946
    @scottbubb2946 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I always feel bad when I see, or hear, people teaching their kids things like compassion is wrong and don't associate with "THEM" they're different from us, and different means "BAD!"

    • @JaMeshuggah
      @JaMeshuggah ปีที่แล้ว

      Always??

    • @amerocker
      @amerocker ปีที่แล้ว

      Get back to me when you have your family associate with junkies, rapists and murderers.

  • @ImaRockStarPR
    @ImaRockStarPR ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Once they made it big, Linda no longer believed in What’s Up’s meaning.

    • @1TruePatriot
      @1TruePatriot ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This song had a meaning?, pray, Enlighten us, as I never was able to discern any meaning in it whatsoever.

    • @ImaRockStarPR
      @ImaRockStarPR ปีที่แล้ว

      @@1TruePatriot it’s a liberal’s anthem to get everything they never worked for. The line “I pray for a revolution” reveals the meaning. We are pretty much saying the same thing.

    • @gymonstarfunkle136
      @gymonstarfunkle136 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@1TruePatriot it's like HEY!? WHAT'S GOING ON!?? ya know?

  • @gid4015
    @gid4015 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    At least they now have the time to shower and do a bit of laundry.

  • @bltvd
    @bltvd ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I thought you were just going to say “cuz they sucked” and the video ends.

  • @Melmac84
    @Melmac84 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Concrete Blonde > 4 Non Blondes

    • @FURTHER_ADO
      @FURTHER_ADO ปีที่แล้ว

      Cornball, what a dumbass comparison. " Well, they both had blonde in their names, durr" .

    • @TheHSIHP
      @TheHSIHP ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Blonde on Blonde > Concrete Blonde > 4 Non Blondes

    • @davemarnell8871
      @davemarnell8871 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Everybody knows

    • @fucker661
      @fucker661 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Blondie >>>>>>>

    • @bltvd
      @bltvd ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Literally anything > 4 non blondes

  • @HostileTakeover555
    @HostileTakeover555 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I truly hated that song

  • @joshuaemerson1980
    @joshuaemerson1980 ปีที่แล้ว

    The possessor possess the possessed. Think about it

  • @PoundTown595
    @PoundTown595 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I would rather gouge my eyes out with a rusty spoon than listen to that song.

  • @perks6292
    @perks6292 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Such a great album

  • @MKYeahBuddy
    @MKYeahBuddy ปีที่แล้ว

    Linda had that voice. No one else like her. Their album is a classic!! I still listen to it today. Great video.

  • @NITE_SHIFTING
    @NITE_SHIFTING ปีที่แล้ว +2

    0:43
    Whoa, John Lennon was in the band!
    😳

  • @GnomeMadeGames
    @GnomeMadeGames ปีที่แล้ว +3

    best song of the 90s, not even meming.

    • @1TruePatriot
      @1TruePatriot ปีที่แล้ว

      Beyond being an utterly ridiculous statement, What a Sad commentary that is, on your musical exposure / and or taste for 90 music.

  • @JazGalaxy
    @JazGalaxy ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s hilarious to be tyrannical and fire all your band mates for not being good enough and then release only marginally popular music. Congratulations. You were a jerk and what did it get you?
    I like her production though. Courtney Love’s Mono is one of my favorite songs.

  • @pablodelsegundo9502
    @pablodelsegundo9502 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dolly Parton's cover of What's Up is better than the original.

  • @ianredgate4031
    @ianredgate4031 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    a lot of tjmes a band breaks up when they realize that they suck

  • @davidyoung518
    @davidyoung518 ปีที่แล้ว

    MAANGER????

  • @lee-daniels
    @lee-daniels ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I loathed their one hit. No wonder they didn't last. (see what I did there?)

    • @TheREALJosephTurner
      @TheREALJosephTurner ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @aimeesmith9897 "Joey" was Concrete Blonde, not 4 Non Blondes.

  • @Spooky_515
    @Spooky_515 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Linda Perry wrote some really amazing lyrics. Judging a band by one single is ridiculous

    • @1TruePatriot
      @1TruePatriot ปีที่แล้ว

      The single sucked rancid ass and was so overplayed in Top 40's heavy rotation in my area, for years, that it was literally on three times an hour.

  • @Diesel0807
    @Diesel0807 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That song wasnt huge in the 90s at all..... summer of 93 they were a blip, they sucked when i saw then in SF in 91

  • @robinsymonds5353
    @robinsymonds5353 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Don't think anyone miss this band i don't

  • @67marlins
    @67marlins ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Because they couldn't sing.
    There you go.....

  • @bobthebear1246
    @bobthebear1246 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Linda Perry sold-out.

  • @heatnationwpb
    @heatnationwpb ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hated?! That song was great!

  • @nindraco3173
    @nindraco3173 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Most of all, they weren't the real deal.

  • @S.J.L
    @S.J.L ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Proof of the Kaliyuga.

  • @davedavid7061
    @davedavid7061 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Worst song ever

  • @werners5191
    @werners5191 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just clicked on this video to say I don’t care why they broke up. 😊

    • @debomb721
      @debomb721 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Which makes it even weirder that you came here to say that

  • @misleadingwolf4098
    @misleadingwolf4098 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please can you speak slower in your videos please,as you speak very fast. I have neurologica issues so cannot keep up.

  • @darrencampbell8817
    @darrencampbell8817 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Bro haven't we already gone over this? Linda Perry is the Harvey Weinstein of the music industry and that's a proven FACT. How are you this much of a fan boy? People and and bands like this DESTROYED rock and roll.

  • @jimdellavecchia4594
    @jimdellavecchia4594 ปีที่แล้ว

    1 hit wonder

  • @justingates9218
    @justingates9218 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not much Odds. That one hit wonder song they had is annoying as fk.

  • @wordzfailmebro
    @wordzfailmebro 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hate that song what's up. Just my opinion.

  • @garycollingwood4002
    @garycollingwood4002 ปีที่แล้ว

    " COME AWAY WITH ME ...MARRY ME " 🤎🤎🤎🤎

  • @Patrickhit87
    @Patrickhit87 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Being a one hit wonder ugly girl band will make u break up

  • @BrianFalarski-jv4xp
    @BrianFalarski-jv4xp ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nobody cares