@Kale-gn2ixyou know there's literally thousands of different takes on 'fairies', right? All across the world? Theres no one correct 'depiction?' Honestly i always thought disneys design of tinkerbell was too simplistic and her personality was ugly. Minnie looked absolutely divine. Go read a book other than Peter Pan, although I think you never read it and you just watched the movies. your obvious racist undertones already tell me your brain is atrophied beyond reading anything worth reading.
At 31 years old back in the 70s no doctor ever would have thought that she had a breast cancer. That was for older women. And probably the number one reason it was not caught in time to save this poor woman's life. So sad.
This reminds me of Stevie ray Vaughan, the famous Texas blues super star who passed away from a tragic helicopter crash. He once wrote a song for one of his close friends who unexpectedly passed away, in that song there is a like that says “thank you for the love you passed our way” that same quote is on his grave. Stevie was a very humble very kind man may he and Minnie Rest In Peace
She had a rare, wonderful voice. I can't help but wonder what we missed out on due to her untimely death from cancer. It brings tears to my eyes every time I hear this song, which, imo, is one of the most beautifully written and performed songs of all time.
It was her husband, a songwriter, who insisted that this song be released as a single. I had the album, but I moved on-I mean I REALLY moved on to traveling to places that you wouldn’t hear any American or ‘Western’ music. So I was heartbroken to hear that she died so insanely young, 31, from breast cancer.What a loss.💔
She didn't just make it look easy, 4 her it was, notice she didn't strain, or make faces, she did this LIVE, & several more times, she alwayz hit those notes, live, & I will not waste my time on a lot of the stuff 2day. She was beautiful, artistic, talented, classy, a songwriter, and a legend. People need 2 give respect. I luv Mariah 2, talented, beautiful, she's makin her bones 2 become a legend.
+Kimberly Griffin I think whistle register (like what riperton and mariah carey does) is supposed to be effortless. Other techniques to reach high notes like belting (which produces more powerful voice, like celine dion does) requires more effort.
She didn't pause, gather her breath, she twisted those notes & played with, never would sing a song twice, the same way 2 me. She looked elegant doin it 2, just a classy lady.
+estidi It's not susposed 2 b that easy, this lady was sick, she went n2 her whistle with ease, all singers can't do that, by the way I luv Mariah 2, she's the only 1 on the same level as Minnie. I'm not goin 2 put either 1 of them down, n order 2 build the up, I enjoy both of their musik.
On this day in history (April 5, 1975), Minnie Riperton’s single “Lovin’ You” became a number 1 hit on Billboard’s pop singles chart and went on to achieved the same status in over 20 countries around the world. She was married to songwriter and music producer Richard Rudolph and they had two children: music engineer Marc Rudolph and actress/comedienne Maya Rudolph. Minnie Riperton was born Minnie Julia Riperton on November 8th 1947, in Chicago, Illinois. She was the youngest of eight children, born to Daniel and Thelma Riperton. She studied classical music as a child and developed a five-octave vocal range and originally planned to become an opera singer. She studied music, drama, and dance at Chicago’s Lincoln Center received operatic vocal training from Marion Jeffery. Riperton began singing as a session singer at the Chess Records studio when she was just a teenager. She provided backing vocals on records by legendary artist Bo Diddley, Etta James, Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry. At age 16, Riperton signed her first professional contract and began singing with an all-girl group named “The Gems” on the Chess label. After “The Gems”, she joined the psychedelic rock group “The Rotary Connection”. During this time Riperton met songwriter and producer Richard Rudolph. They married in 1969 and had a son, Marc Rudolph. Together they worked on Riperton’s first solo album, 1969’s “Come to My Garden”. In 1972 she Riperton she gave birth to her daughter Maya Rudolph. Eventually, Riperton and her family moved to Los Angeles where she to become a member of Stevie Wonder‘s backing group, “Wonderlove”. After touring with Wonder, she returned to the studio to work on her second solo album, “Perfect Angel” which contained the international pop hit “Lovin’ You”. As the story is told, “Lovin’ You” was originally written as a lullaby for her then two-year-old daughter, Maya. In January 1976, Riperton was diagnosed with breast cancer and, in April, she underwent a radical mastectomy. At the time of diagnosis, cancer had metastasized and she was given about six months to live. She was one of the first celebrities to go public with her breast cancer diagnosis but did not disclose she was terminally ill. Despite her prognosis she continued recording and touring. Riperton became a spokesperson for the American Cancer Society in 1977. In 1978, she received the American Cancer Society’s Courage Award, which was presented to her at the White House by President Jimmy Carter. July 12, 1979, at age 31, Minnie Riperton succumbed to cancer in her husband’s arms while listening to a song written especially for her by her friend Steve Wonder.
Wow, thank you so much for writing this. I was just listening to her song wondering about her. I went to the comments and found out everything. Thank you so much 💜
❤. My Dad was a Chess Records artist and songwriter (Maurice McAlister of The Radiants; he wrote their most popular song "Voice Your Choice", he wrote Etta James song "Only Time Will Tell" & Sugar Pie DeSanto "Soulful Dress" ). Minnie would sometimes do receptionist work in the office & watch after my Dad's oldest son. She autographed him a personal photo under her first recording name of Andrea Davis.) She's also in family photos of one of my Dad group members. Very cool to know that she would go on to be one of the best known voices of all time.
Her range is absolutely breathtaking. I have never heard anyone hit the high notes like she could. If you ever wondered what an angel sounds like, now you know.
Back in the day, I remember playing this song over and over. I knew all the words and would close my eyes and be lost in the beauty of this song. She sure is sorely missed.
@@starbeauty672 I disagree. I am a HUGE fan of Minnie but just because someone is one of the first to do something and is widely known for it doesn't mean they were the absolute best. Minnie has never sang a whole verse and chorus of a song just using her register with the range, clearness, uniqueness, and emotion that Chante did. She probably could have but we'll never know.
Minnie Riperton: Born on 11/8/1947 in Chicago, Illinois. Died of cancer on 7/12/1979 (age 31); R&B singer. Her daughter Maya Rudolph is a cast member of TV's Saturday Night Live. Lovin' You - No.01 on 2/15/1975. 13 weeks Top 40. "Gold Hit."
Beautiful gift for her daughter Maya. This gift keeps on giving for her baby girl. I'm starting to see you more and more people are finally realizing what this song is about.
When they did Unsung on her and her husband was talking about her, you could tell her death really got to him even after all this time. That's what true love is!!
I had the honor & pleasure of seeing Ms. Riperton with George Benson in concert back in 1974(?) at the Mississippi River Festival on the campus of Southern Illinois University (SIU). 5th row! Me and a friend snuck backstage and got to meet GB. What a kind guy to stop and shake hands with two young kids--both of us guitarists who admired his beautiful playing, singing and performing. Honestly ... at the time I didn't know too much about MR ... but I sure did post-concert! At the end of the show they joined each other on stage for several songs. It was the stuff goosebumps are made of. Great memories.
I didn't like this song at first, but have grown to adore it. The "Maya" at the end is heartwarming and heart wrenching at the same time. It always brings tears to my eyes. Such an unfair, untimely death.
you know what makes me sad. this is such a horrible horrible world, ful of coruption, nasty people, violence, jelousy, greed etc - and these beautiful amazing souls who bring joy and light always seem to die early. Its as if God is saying `you are too pure for this world ` :(
Nostalgic Chassidic Music - As Don McLean once said: "...but I could have told you Vincent, this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you." Sleep in peace, dear Minnie. And thank you so much for the colours that you bring.
Tive o privilégio de ouvir essa jóia rara aos 11 anos de idade, em Julho de 1975. Hoje, com 57 anos, trago dentro de mim, um misto de tristeza e alegria, tristeza por não poder mais desfrutar de tanta qualidade musical, nos dias de hoje, e alegria por saber que Deus me concedeu a oportunidade de poder viver tantos momentos emocionantes durante minha infância, pré- adolescencia e adolescência.
Eu entendo vc também fiquei com este mixto, vc lembra da hora da música lenta no baile á luz de neon rs as conversas na esquina a noite ouvindo good times no radinho e vários momentos com pessoas inesqueciveis💖👑
I would go back and Cure Cancer so Minnie Ruperton doesn't die from Breast Cancer which spread through her lymphatic System where she died at 31 on July 12, 1979.
This song is really timeless. It feels like it was just released yesterday. Her crystal clear voice, and her whistle tone (which is perfect), are all making it so beautiful!
crystal clear voice and very clean transition from normal voice to whistle, Minnie Riperton was one of the most incredible singers in history. this is the kind of voice I would want to listen to everyday.
I just found out she is Maya Rudolph's mom. I love this song and listening to it almost caused me to transcend to another time. I have heard this song a million times but it sounds so beautiful today. I think because I read the bio of Minnie Riperton and it made the song that much more special. RIP Minnie. What a beautiful voice and wonderful talent. Thank you for giving us Maya Rudolph. She is one of my favorites comedians.
@@markuscraig7945 The 70s were way cooler, we weren't a bunch of pretentious jerks. This world is now such a sad place tbh. Laminate was OK in the kitchen, and it was OK if it was Lime Green, LOL. Now everyone has to try and be the Jones next door. We had our own styles. Nowadays, everyone's a follower.
it makes me feel even sadder that Minnie died in her husband's arms, how pure is the love? Also, just found out her daughter is Maya Rudoplh, I'm shook.
My 7 year old daughter loooooves this song! She keeps trying to make the high notes 😂🤭 (too cute) She laughed in amazement at how Minnie put her own spin on it in this version... she had listened to and replayed the original audio like 5 times before she came to this live version. She especially loved the "Maya Maya Maya..." ...then we started talking about Minnie and who Maya was to her
This song reminds me of a long ago time. I took a trip with one of the most beautiful women I had ever met. We ended up married and divorced four years later. To this day it seems more like a dream than a reality. Strange how a song can bring back such strong emotion from such a vast distance across the years.
Other singers can sing that note but none does it like her it's just beautiful and perfect like an angel when Minnie sang. You can tell she studied the art of hitting high notes she is the absolute best under Yuma sumac
because she can sing..not like nowadays , when hair is more important than the voice, soul, spirit. Really..i didnt look at her hair, didnt see it..was fully dedicated on her mimic, eyes, voice
These old classics have so much soul and feeling in them, the live musicians, great singers and recording to tape, it's impossible to capture these feelings with digital nowadays.
@@matewsbraun Sereia nem existe, cara kkkkk Mas de acordo com o mito, elas iam até a superfície e cantavam com vozes celestiais para atrair os marinheiros pro fundo do mar.
not mariah. not chante. not rachelle. not betty wright-all of which are PHENOMENAL can touch this lady. her voice is so crystal clear!!!!!!! She along with Yma Sumac are the gold standards for whistle notes!!!!!! RIP Minnie!!! Omg what a voice!!!!
Dream on....She didn't need to take off her clothes and show her fake boobs. It's simple: Just her and the microphone. Mariah Carey herself has stated that Minnie was THE reason to which she uses whistle. That being said: Mariah can't really do whistle anymore and in recent memory, the one that can do it well and continues to do it is Chante Moore. However, this is not up for debate because we are talking about actual VOICE
You must be young to say some dumb shit like that. This lady had a short career due to an early death due to breast cancer. Mariah could NEVER touch her.
It is incredibly heartbreaking that Minnie passed away at just 31 years old, she could’ve made much more beautiful music and see her kids grow up. My cousin just passed away from cancer at just 24 years old and this song was played at her funeral because it was one of her all time favourite songs. Cancer is the worst. RIP ❤️❤️🕊️
Minnie Riperton begins singing a love song to her husband. Singing "Maya" at the end is the perfect culmination of her song. Her baby (babies) the perfect expression of Minnie's and her husband's love for each other. She crowns that love with the baby's breath beautifully arranged in her hair.
This is May 2020 I'm 68 years old and this is the music l grew up on. L feel so privaledged to have been apart of this error. There's none like this lady and there will never be another alleast not in my lifetime!
I was 15 when this song was released back in 1975, so I'm very familiar with it for the past nearly 50 years. I recently bought the Midnight Special Soul 10 DVD set and this exact performance is included. I watched it on my big screen TV last night and had to hold back tears. I look at her pretty face, hear her stunningly beautiful voice and think of young Maya Rudolph, who lost her beautiful mom just weeks before she turned 7. Minnie was a brave beautiful soul who was taken away way too soon. She was only 31. She kept on going nearly to the end, touring and sharing her wonderful voice with audiences until she couldn't any longer. R.I.P. Minnie. Lovin' YOU ❤❤❤❤❤
I have heard this song my entire life, loved it all my life and always appreciate the music and her voice, I have NEVER heard it live like this until tonight! This particular performance brought tears to my eyes
Para mim a musica e a voz mais linda de todos os tempos, sem dizer a letra que é de puro amor em que uma pessoa diz ao seu amado e ainda homenageia a FILHA Maia sem mais é a minha musica preferida sem mais palavras Minnie Ripperton 👏👏👏
a primeira vez que ouvi essa música foi num show da banda montagem de natal...procurei a cantora por muitos anos sem saber nome nem nada mas graças a Deus encontrei sensacional
@@Vencedor-u3ua filha dela Maya Rudolph é uma atriz americana bem conhecida. Ela fez alguns filmes de comédia como "Missão madrinha de casamento" e "Gente grande" com Adam Sandler.
Oh my, how insanely beautiful and how it's so 70s...!! So many singers after Minnie Riperton came trying to sing in the whistle tone but her one is uncontestable. In this live version especially, her voice is out of this world. Never heard the whistle range that is so beautifully sustained with vibrato, and with such subtle details and character. Sublime! Gone too soon.....
Lovin' you is easy cause you're beautiful Makin' love with you is all i wanna do Lovin' you is more than just a dream come true And everything that i do is out of lovin' you La la la la la la la... do do do do do No one else can make me feel The colors that you bring Stay with me while we grow old And we will live each day in springtime Cause lovin' you has made my life so beautiful And every day my life is filled with lovin' you Lovin you i see your soul come shinin' through And every time that we 00000h I'm more in love with you La la la la la la la... do do do do do
Quem está aqui em pleno 2022 para apreciar essa voz magnífica e imortal? O tempo pode passar, mas seu legado nunca será esquecido Minnie! ❤️👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
I love her hair also. She's pretty. When I first heard this song, I wasn't aware of why she would sing in such a high pitch.. but after experiencing love for myself, I completely understand those passionate squeals. She was head over hills.. she had a wonderful way to express how her lover made her feel, her voice, movements and facial expressions were giving pure, ecstatic, bliss.
N JESUS MIGHTY NAME, I remember 2 cuz my mom use 2 make me sing her songs, n I remember her waking me up telling me. I didn't understand but I remember.
I don't think the song was for her daughter as some have said. I think it was for her husband and she added "Maya" at the end as the beautiful manifestation of the lovemaking and love that she and her husband shared together.
@@derrickhobbs6463 you need to watch the documentary on the song Maya said her mom wrote the song for both her and her brother In another documentary The husband said, he was just playing his guitar and minnie was breastfeeding maya and minnie sang that song and it made maya fall alseep so they added it into the song
No, at least originally, it was a love song to a partner. Because, “making love with you is all I want to do,“ and “every time that we - oooh! - I‘m more in love with you.” I recognized that much when I used to listen to this song on the radio during its original airplay.
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is called the "whistle register". Ironically, the song for which Minnie is best known for doesn't adequately demonstrate it (she could also sing actual words and sustain in these ultra-high pitches). The woman was a treasure; her voice was one of those rarities that even the best popular artists today can't truly duplicate.
This woman was from another planet! I never seen a whistle note so clear and done without effort like this! Perfect.
You're perfect too, babe.
Yeah she’s one of the greatest ever.
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@@MarcoAntonio-cn3of plz stop
Shes not from earth she is from heaven i never heard a song that beautiful
“Maya Maya Maya” at the end is for her daughter, Maya Rudolph. I’ve got tears.
@mika lane why?
Hey daughter is funny, pretty and has a great personality
@@iemladr6283 Go back to sleep idiot...
My Lord, so beautiful ❤️
Omg after so many years I just found out Minnie Riperton was maya Rudolph’s mom.
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Damn straight.
love it
I know this song because of Disturbia , i had to go out of my way and find it haha
Absolutely 💕🌹
My daughters are listening still on this song, 18 and 28. Such a classic simple song.
Whoever styled Minnie here was on point. She made Minnie look like a fairy with that added mini flowers in her head. ❤
@Kale-gn2ixyou know there's literally thousands of different takes on 'fairies', right? All across the world? Theres no one correct 'depiction?' Honestly i always thought disneys design of tinkerbell was too simplistic and her personality was ugly. Minnie looked absolutely divine. Go read a book other than Peter Pan, although I think you never read it and you just watched the movies. your obvious racist undertones already tell me your brain is atrophied beyond reading anything worth reading.
Time to read up on fairies.
Lol you triggered the fairy experts.
@Kale-gn2ix when Disney so convinced you fairies looked a certain way that any other fairy that looked different wasn't a 'fairy'...smh
Yes you got it. She had the most ethereal, unreal voice and the styling was on point.
She died in 1979 at only 31. Her epitaph reads: "Lovin' you is easy 'cause you're beautiful." Holy moly, that broke my heart.
At 31 years old back in the 70s no doctor ever would have thought that she had a breast cancer. That was for older women. And probably the number one reason it was not caught in time to save this poor woman's life. So sad.
She’s actually singing her daughters name. Maya...
This reminds me of Stevie ray Vaughan, the famous Texas blues super star who passed away from a tragic helicopter crash. He once wrote a song for one of his close friends who unexpectedly passed away, in that song there is a like that says “thank you for the love you passed our way” that same quote is on his grave. Stevie was a very humble very kind man may he and Minnie Rest In Peace
One of the most beautiful Songs ever performed....Blows me away Every time I hear it !
Go somewhere else why do you think you needed to post that?
She had a rare, wonderful voice. I can't help but wonder what we missed out on due to her untimely death from cancer. It brings tears to my eyes every time I hear this song, which, imo, is one of the most beautifully written and performed songs of all time.
You are right in ali you said
You said it completely. It is so heart wrenchingly painful , and beautiful to hear at the same time!
I wonder what maya thinks too.
Concordo, voz abençoada por Jeová 🙏🏼🙏🏼💞
Sobre quem dá dislaiqui
Her control in the highest register seems almost impossible. What an artist she was.
La la la la la la la la la laaa Doo iiiii
She’s an angel, a fairy, a songbird. Exceptional.
THIS WOMAN DESERVES A BILLION VIEWS
Suriandas lá flácias
It was her husband, a songwriter, who insisted that this song be released as a single. I had the album, but I moved on-I mean I REALLY moved on to traveling to places that you wouldn’t hear any American or ‘Western’ music. So I was heartbroken to hear that she died so insanely young, 31, from breast cancer.What a loss.💔
How she is able to phonate in the whistle register is something I’ve never seen anyone else do! Her whistles are so clear! She sings so effortlessly!
Yes, you can tell she was opera trained!
What about Mariah?
@@apoorvsalar9452 what about Mariah? Yes she can sing in the whistle register. This is about Minnie. Mariah has said Minnie inspired her.
@@poizonivy01 Everyone was inspired by everyone. Duh.
@@poizonivy01 Mariah can easily phonate in the whistle register... Listen to Bliss.
She made that look so easy! Wow!! R.I.P.!!
She didn't just make it look easy, 4 her it was, notice she didn't strain, or make faces, she did this LIVE, & several more times, she alwayz hit those notes, live, & I will not waste my time on a lot of the stuff 2day. She was beautiful, artistic, talented, classy, a songwriter, and a legend. People need 2 give respect. I luv Mariah 2, talented, beautiful, she's makin her bones 2 become a legend.
+Kimberly Griffin I think whistle register (like what riperton and mariah carey does) is supposed to be effortless. Other techniques to reach high notes like belting (which produces more powerful voice, like celine dion does) requires more effort.
Kimberly Griffin of course.
She didn't pause, gather her breath, she twisted those notes & played with, never would sing a song twice, the same way 2 me. She looked elegant doin it 2, just a classy lady.
+estidi It's not susposed 2 b that easy, this lady was sick, she went n2 her whistle with ease, all singers can't do that, by the way I luv Mariah 2, she's the only 1 on the same level as Minnie. I'm not goin 2 put either 1 of them down, n order 2 build the up, I enjoy both of their musik.
On this day in history (April 5, 1975), Minnie Riperton’s single “Lovin’ You” became a number 1 hit on Billboard’s pop singles chart and went on to achieved the same status in over 20 countries around the world. She was married to songwriter and music producer Richard Rudolph and they had two children: music engineer Marc Rudolph and actress/comedienne Maya Rudolph.
Minnie Riperton was born Minnie Julia Riperton on November 8th 1947, in Chicago, Illinois. She was the youngest of eight children, born to Daniel and Thelma Riperton. She studied classical music as a child and developed a five-octave vocal range and originally planned to become an opera singer.
She studied music, drama, and dance at Chicago’s Lincoln Center received operatic vocal training from Marion Jeffery. Riperton began singing as a session singer at the Chess Records studio when she was just a teenager. She provided backing vocals on records by legendary artist Bo Diddley, Etta James, Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry.
At age 16, Riperton signed her first professional contract and began singing with an all-girl group named “The Gems” on the Chess label. After “The Gems”, she joined the psychedelic rock group “The Rotary Connection”. During this time Riperton met songwriter and producer Richard Rudolph. They married in 1969 and had a son, Marc Rudolph. Together they worked on Riperton’s first solo album, 1969’s “Come to My Garden”. In 1972 she Riperton she gave birth to her daughter Maya Rudolph.
Eventually, Riperton and her family moved to Los Angeles where she to become a member of Stevie Wonder‘s backing group, “Wonderlove”. After touring with Wonder, she returned to the studio to work on her second solo album, “Perfect Angel” which contained the international pop hit “Lovin’ You”. As the story is told, “Lovin’ You” was originally written as a lullaby for her then two-year-old daughter, Maya.
In January 1976, Riperton was diagnosed with breast cancer and, in April, she underwent a radical mastectomy. At the time of diagnosis, cancer had metastasized and she was given about six months to live. She was one of the first celebrities to go public with her breast cancer diagnosis but did not disclose she was terminally ill. Despite her prognosis she continued recording and touring.
Riperton became a spokesperson for the American Cancer Society in 1977. In 1978, she received the American Cancer Society’s Courage Award, which was presented to her at the White House by President Jimmy Carter. July 12, 1979, at age 31, Minnie Riperton succumbed to cancer in her husband’s arms while listening to a song written especially for her by her friend Steve Wonder.
Thank you for sharing! ❤
Wow, thank you so much for writing this. I was just listening to her song wondering about her. I went to the comments and found out everything. Thank you so much 💜
Muchas gracias por compartir esta información, me conmueve.
❤. My Dad was a Chess Records artist and songwriter (Maurice McAlister of The Radiants; he wrote their most popular song "Voice Your Choice", he wrote Etta James song "Only Time Will Tell" & Sugar Pie DeSanto "Soulful Dress" ). Minnie would sometimes do receptionist work in the office & watch after my Dad's oldest son. She autographed him a personal photo under her first recording name of Andrea Davis.) She's also in family photos of one of my Dad group members. Very cool to know that she would go on to be one of the best known voices of all time.
those high notes....heaven!!
my ears !!
blue mGic
Longleggedstar Speaking of heaven, I’d like to think that is where she is today.
eargasm
That angelical voice.
Queen of whistle..
Mary Rose Pelaez yup
She isn't Mariah's biggest influence, just one of them. Her biggest influences were Aretha and Stevie Wonder
Love to see Mariah do this.
Her range is absolutely breathtaking. I have never heard anyone hit the high notes like she could. If you ever wondered what an angel sounds like, now you know.
Back in the day, I remember playing this song over and over. I knew all the words and would close my eyes and be lost in the beauty of this song. She sure is sorely missed.
Mariah Carey in her prime is close but no minnie.
Look for Chante Moore singing in whistle register.
@@nesharenee7771still no match for Minnie
@@starbeauty672 I disagree. I am a HUGE fan of Minnie but just because someone is one of the first to do something and is widely known for it doesn't mean they were the absolute best. Minnie has never sang a whole verse and chorus of a song just using her register with the range, clearness, uniqueness, and emotion that Chante did. She probably could have but we'll never know.
세상에서 가장 아름다운 사랑노래 중 하나입니다.
her hair😍 this is the most beautiful hairstyle I’ve ever seen
I agree😊💛🖤
IKR?? I wish I could see someone rockin that look today!
My hair texture is exactly like hers...goals right there
tyla140 you must be so pretty ❤️ my hair is not curly enough to do this but my bf has an afro so maybe i can do it on him😄
Gorgeous hair for a gorgeous woman with the most gorgeous voice ever.
Minnie Riperton: Born on 11/8/1947 in Chicago, Illinois. Died of cancer on 7/12/1979 (age 31); R&B singer. Her daughter Maya Rudolph is a cast member of TV's Saturday Night Live.
Lovin' You - No.01 on 2/15/1975. 13 weeks Top 40. "Gold Hit."
Mike Kadas Today would have been Minnie's 70th birthday.
R.I.P.
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Thanks you for information
Minnie sings Maya's name towards the end of the song
@@jaybeadnell .
Sí.
Dice «Maya,maya»
Pero...¿por qué?
Why?
Minnie Riperton voice was graceful phenomenal and incredible
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TMelle 🔥🔥🔥
Ugly music. Everything about it is BAD.
Nick Zedd
Your ugly AF! So hateful and disgusting words!
Music like this isn’t even in the radar of today’s singers or artists. This is about pure soul. It’s about the music not your ego, fame or fortune.
passed away july 12 1979. 40 years ago. who is here in 2019? another young voice that cant be duplicated by ANY auto-tune! RIP Minnie!
Still listening from Thailand
how did she hit those notes????/
@@lethabo713 She didn't use auto-tune my friend, not one bit! When singing was done with your voice ONLY!
Still here
Still listening her from BRAZIL!!!
No one, no one today can sing this song the way Minnie sang it. Mind boggling high notes! but she sang it so easily and naturally!
Beautiful gift for her daughter Maya. This gift keeps on giving for her baby girl. I'm starting to see you more and more people are finally realizing what this song is about.
Yeah, everyone who covers it just tries to hit the notes and doesn't sing it with emotion. Which makes it 2x the accomplishment.
Mariah Carey comes very close though. 😊
Chechi from the voice just came pretty close!!!! Very rare.
The girl on the voice killed this song by Minnie
A pessoa dar deslike numa apresentação dessa é algo inexplicável! Única no Universo!
vdd
maravilhosa! Hoje não temos ninguém a altura.
É preciso rever nosso conceito cultural.
A plateia inteira hipnotizada kkkk
Toda vez que quero ver um exemplo de controle vocal com perfeição venho aqui. Não há outra referência.
her whistle tone at the very end was so effortless. Heaven really gained an angel to sing above. miss you Minnie 💜
she sounds like an angel
Because she is🥺
Minnie and her husband, Richard Rudolph, wrote this song.
They were perfect for each other. Richard loved her dearly, and they were very happy together.
When they did Unsung on her and her husband was talking about her, you could tell her death really got to him even after all this time. That's what true love is!!
lindsey lefrois I was going to say the same thing. You would have thought she recently passed seeing how affected he still is by it
niam km
Beautiful
I had the honor & pleasure of seeing Ms. Riperton with George Benson in concert back in 1974(?) at the Mississippi River Festival on the campus of Southern Illinois University (SIU). 5th row! Me and a friend snuck backstage and got to meet GB. What a kind guy to stop and shake hands with two young kids--both of us guitarists who admired his beautiful playing, singing and performing. Honestly ... at the time I didn't know too much about MR ... but I sure did post-concert! At the end of the show they joined each other on stage for several songs. It was the stuff goosebumps are made of. Great memories.
3:22 My mouth literally dropped open, and her perfect smile at the end cause she knew what she just did! Amazing
I love the fact that her daughter's name is in the song ❤️😍
I once heard that it started as a lullaby for Maya and they changed the lyrics to make it sound like a song about a romantic relationship for a single
Digby Dooright So did I.
@@blakefair4340 Lullaby for her daughter? "Making Love with you..... "... ickky!
@@pesto12601 Can you read?!?! The lyrics were obviously changed. Reading is fundamental....
Digby Dooright
Which skit?
I didn't like this song at first, but have grown to adore it. The "Maya" at the end is heartwarming and heart wrenching at the same time. It always brings tears to my eyes. Such an unfair, untimely death.
Hearing her sing "Stay with me while we grow old" rips my heart out... Absolutely the most heavenly voice I've ever heard in my life. What a gift.
Those high notes just gives me chills almost as if the sounds of the universe is speaking through her ❤
Arguably one of the prettiest voices EVER!
The only prettyvoice of all time.. There is noone else
Wtf??? Why I never knew about her before now? Omg that voice...those notes... Never knew Maya's mom was black let alone legendary...
She actually was Black. A TRUE American doesnt see color they see PEACE unity / a country .She was American fr. 💯
Dede Young nahhh not in 1975 she def was and is black!
Did you NOT read my comment well?
My comment wasnt if she was BLACK or NOT go play with your kids. It's ALWAYS ba debater somewhere. Go debate with them Republicans about TRUMP 🤞😝
@@tromondscott4937 EXACTLY
you know what makes me sad. this is such a horrible horrible world, ful of coruption, nasty people, violence, jelousy, greed etc - and these beautiful amazing souls who bring joy and light always seem to die early. Its as if God is saying `you are too pure for this world ` :(
Nostalgic Chassidic Music - As Don McLean once said: "...but I could have told you Vincent, this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you."
Sleep in peace, dear Minnie. And thank you so much for the colours that you bring.
True, but she left us one of the GREATEST LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIME!!! The power of one song! She came, she did her job.....and left
Nostalgic Productions
It's the nature of the beast, my friend! It's seen even in the animal kingdom.
Well Said thanks
It's also full of people who can't spell.
It's so easy to fall in love with her beautiful song❤
5 octave range is not for every singer. Minnie made it sound natural.
Owen Sinvula only Mariah after her
@@LT-uv8dc correction Mariah was not the only after Minnie..also was shanice and also Chante Moore!
@@tressiaconley2026 Also "The Emotions" had high octave ranges
@Analytical Vocal coach Mariah the best singer of all time? Lol no
Deniece Williams
no autotune and real instruments music. how nice of this🌻
No autotune, but there were synthesizers in the actual recording of this song I’m pretty sure. Just FYI
@@Ethan-en2ij Feel free to point out exactly where ..........
@@Ethan-en2ij are you saying she didn't have a beautiful voice?
@@Ethan-en2ij she is still a superior singer than todays singer
Very sad she died at 31 from breast cancer she was too young to die
she'll make a grown man cry with that voice
Derrick Jackson I'm saying. 💯🔥🎤
So TRUE ☹️😭😭😭
You ain't lying.
No cap
mike lawry fuck... it’s true
And no auto tune on the mic. Modern singers take note - this was real talent.
Tive o privilégio de ouvir essa jóia rara aos 11 anos de idade, em Julho de 1975. Hoje, com 57 anos, trago dentro de mim, um misto de tristeza e alegria, tristeza por não poder mais desfrutar de tanta qualidade musical, nos dias de hoje, e alegria por saber que Deus me concedeu a oportunidade de poder viver tantos momentos emocionantes durante minha infância, pré- adolescencia e adolescência.
Ho vey sério eu fiquei com inveja de vc tenho 24 anos mais esses tempos de hj sinto que nasci na época errada kkkk
E MC Melody se considera rainha do falcete kkkkkk isso sim e música boa de vdd
Eu entendo vc também fiquei com este mixto, vc lembra da hora da música lenta no baile á luz de neon rs as conversas na esquina a noite ouvindo good times no radinho e vários momentos com pessoas inesqueciveis💖👑
HOW CAN SHE SAID THE WORDS “MORE THAN JUST” IN WHISTLE REGISTER! 😍😍 0:36
One of the few persons who was able to achieve this.
Coloratura!
she's a goddess
Thats a GIFT 😊
“Queen of the whistle register"
Wish I could go back to Minnie Riperton's time, to see her performing live her voice was so angelic beautiful.
I would go back and Cure Cancer so Minnie Ruperton doesn't die from Breast Cancer which spread through her lymphatic System where she died at 31 on July 12, 1979.
perpetual61 how would going back in time cure cancer? O.o
I wish l could go back, too.
This song is really timeless. It feels like it was just released yesterday. Her crystal clear voice, and her whistle tone (which is perfect), are all making it so beautiful!
crystal clear voice and very clean transition from normal voice to whistle, Minnie Riperton was one of the most incredible singers in history. this is the kind of voice I would want to listen to everyday.
I just found out she is Maya Rudolph's mom. I love this song and listening to it almost caused me to transcend to another time. I have heard this song a million times but it sounds so beautiful today. I think because I read the bio of Minnie Riperton and it made the song that much more special. RIP Minnie. What a beautiful voice and wonderful talent. Thank you for giving us Maya Rudolph. She is one of my favorites comedians.
Wow I just found out today July 24 2019 that her daughter is Mya Rudolph. Beautiful, amazing, talented women
I just found out today. 9/4/2019 Wednesday @ 11:30. Lol!
Same
Same 😊
Same 11/2/19
Same 11/4/19
Her range and clarity is unchallenged!!!
Such a melodic controlled and unique voice. She was so gifted!
I cannot believe she past away 31.
Her beautiful voice still heard to this day!
Oh hell yea, the 70's can't be touched, we had it all going on. Minnie was such a beautiful soul, damn cancer. RIP beautiful.
Literally just the music was good, everything else sucked.
When we have someone precious to this world... **BOOM** there goes stage 4 cancer on the loose...
@@markuscraig7945 The 70s were way cooler, we weren't a bunch of pretentious jerks. This world is now such a sad place tbh. Laminate was OK in the kitchen, and it was OK if it was Lime Green, LOL. Now everyone has to try and be the Jones next door. We had our own styles. Nowadays, everyone's a follower.
it makes me feel even sadder that Minnie died in her husband's arms, how pure is the love? Also, just found out her daughter is Maya Rudoplh, I'm shook.
I thought the same thing today! Shooketh to the core!
She has the clearest highest whistle I ever heard… beautiful! 🕊❤️
Gorgeous, just gorgeous. Wow! No words to describe her.
My 7 year old daughter loooooves this song!
She keeps trying to make the high notes 😂🤭 (too cute)
She laughed in amazement at how Minnie put her own spin on it in this version... she had listened to and replayed the original audio like 5 times before she came to this live version.
She especially loved the "Maya Maya Maya..." ...then we started talking about Minnie and who Maya was to her
awwww she has some good taste !!
@@cat1312. yes she does...she even loves reggae of yester years. Go figure!
Who was Maya to her?
@@warriorinthekingdom I was telling my daughter that Maya was Minnie's daughter and how Minnie passed away when Maya was pretty young
@@Kam876. Thank you....now I gotta look her up. 😊
She was so young when she died, only 31. Thank you for sharing your talents with the world! Love the "Maya, Maya, Maya" at the end!
I saw her in concert in the 70s and to this day I still cannot believe her voice
Woah lucky I was born 39 years later lol
probably the best vocal performance ever made.
she looks/sounds like a heavenly goddess.
This song reminds me of a long ago time. I took a trip with one of the most beautiful women I had ever met. We ended up married and divorced four years later. To this day it seems more like a dream than a reality. Strange how a song can bring back such strong emotion from such a vast distance across the years.
Other singers can sing that note but none does it like her it's just beautiful and perfect like an angel when Minnie sang. You can tell she studied the art of hitting high notes she is the absolute best under Yuma sumac
Mariah carey is bether
@@marciolopesdesouza2700 you must be smoking crack!!!
No way ,different style,study
This beautiful woman was amazing and had a Beautiful one of a kind voice that cannot be copied! I love her music!
Why nobody's talking about her beautiful creative hair idea 👼👼
She was a beautiful black woman.
@@donstarfinkel6456 Yeahh 😍
Babys breathe 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
because she can sing..not like nowadays , when hair is more important than the voice, soul, spirit. Really..i didnt look at her hair, didnt see it..was fully dedicated on her mimic, eyes, voice
Her hair is so beautiful!
These old classics have so much soul and feeling in them, the live musicians, great singers and recording to tape, it's impossible to capture these feelings with digital nowadays.
YES! Those musicians are extremly good in this song :)
A mulher simplesmente tem a voz de uma sereia. Não só uma voz incrível mas uma interpretação incrível. Tá em outro nível.
E sereia canta em baixo d'agua ? Com todo o respeito . 🤣🤣
@@matewsbraun Sereia nem existe, cara kkkkk Mas de acordo com o mito, elas iam até a superfície e cantavam com vozes celestiais para atrair os marinheiros pro fundo do mar.
@@matewsbraun Eram extremamente lindas e cantavam com uma voz igualmente linda, uma verdadeira tentação.
not mariah. not chante. not rachelle. not betty wright-all of which are PHENOMENAL can touch this lady. her voice is so crystal clear!!!!!!! She along with Yma Sumac are the gold standards for whistle notes!!!!!! RIP Minnie!!! Omg what a voice!!!!
No mariah carey is the queen of whistle and pop..this lady is only good for whistle ...btw i lov this song
Dream on....She didn't need to take off her clothes and show her fake boobs. It's simple: Just her and the microphone. Mariah Carey herself has stated that Minnie was THE reason to which she uses whistle. That being said: Mariah can't really do whistle anymore and in recent memory, the one that can do it well and continues to do it is Chante Moore. However, this is not up for debate because we are talking about actual VOICE
Mariah is not as smooth as Minnie. Minnie is beyond words and I am a fan of both of them
You must be young to say some dumb shit like that. This lady had a short career due to an early death due to breast cancer. Mariah could NEVER touch her.
yes becoz mariah is the queen..
I love her. Her voice is so beautiful, passionate, and innocent. She left way too soon.
Man.
It is incredibly heartbreaking that Minnie passed away at just 31 years old, she could’ve made much more beautiful music and see her kids grow up. My cousin just passed away from cancer at just 24 years old and this song was played at her funeral because it was one of her all time favourite songs. Cancer is the worst. RIP ❤️❤️🕊️
She did it so easily. Blessed voice.
Absolutely! She always leaves one with beautiful emotions👼🦋🤗💕
Is this your favorite song?
Her performance today, 40 years later, still gives me the chills, that's how good she was.
Minnie Riperton begins singing a love song to her husband. Singing "Maya" at the end is the perfect culmination of her song. Her baby (babies) the perfect expression of Minnie's and her husband's love for each other. She crowns that love with the baby's breath beautifully arranged in her hair.
This is May 2020 I'm 68 years old and this is the music l grew up on. L feel so privaledged to have been apart of this error. There's none like this lady and there will never be another alleast not in my lifetime!
Try listening to dimash
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You've point it rightly. We won't find somente Wirth suco a beautiful vouce.
One of the most beautiful voices ever! 🥰🙌
NOTICED SHE SINGS MAYA MAYAMAYA
IN REFERENCE TO HER DAUGHTER
SNL MYA RUDOLPH
VERY MOVING SAD DEATH
RIP
that part made me cry 😢
ME 2
What happened to her daughter?
NOTHING? MINNIE HAD CANCER?
Nothing happened to her daughter....the 'sad death RIP' reference refers to Ms. Riperton.
It doesn't matter if you skipped bed for this, this is good for your brain.
Her whistle up to now was and is the purest, flawless, angelic I've ever heard. Amazing!
I was 15 when this song was released back in 1975, so I'm very familiar with it for the past nearly 50 years. I recently bought the Midnight Special Soul 10 DVD set and this exact performance is included. I watched it on my big screen TV last night and had to hold back tears.
I look at her pretty face, hear her stunningly beautiful voice and think of young Maya Rudolph, who lost her beautiful mom just weeks before she turned 7. Minnie was a brave beautiful soul who was taken away way too soon. She was only 31. She kept on going nearly to the end, touring and sharing her wonderful voice with audiences until she couldn't any longer.
R.I.P. Minnie. Lovin' YOU ❤❤❤❤❤
I have heard this song my entire life, loved it all my life and always appreciate the music and her voice, I have NEVER heard it live like this until tonight! This particular performance brought tears to my eyes
당신의 목소리는 최고예요~~!!! 오래도록 기억하고 싶습니다~~♡🥰😍🤩😘
Para mim a musica e a voz mais linda de todos os tempos, sem dizer a letra que é de puro amor em que uma pessoa diz ao seu amado e ainda homenageia a FILHA Maia sem mais é a minha musica preferida sem mais palavras Minnie Ripperton 👏👏👏
a primeira vez que ouvi essa música foi num show da banda montagem de natal...procurei a cantora por muitos anos sem saber nome nem nada mas graças a Deus encontrei
sensacional
@@MrLuizinhoramos escuto ela quase todos os dias minha esposa já não aguenta mais😂😂
Canta demais, Linda Lewis top também.
Gostaria de ter notícias dos filhos dela .
@@Vencedor-u3ua filha dela Maya Rudolph é uma atriz americana bem conhecida. Ela fez alguns filmes de comédia como "Missão madrinha de casamento" e "Gente grande" com Adam Sandler.
I've heard Minnie sing this song many times over the decades, but she made me do a jaw dropping double take & rewind at 0:34 WOW!!
Everyone....cant even talk right now. I can cry though.
same here man
Testify, brother.
Oh my, how insanely beautiful and how it's so 70s...!! So many singers after Minnie Riperton came trying to sing in the whistle tone but her one is uncontestable. In this live version especially, her voice is out of this world. Never heard the whistle range that is so beautifully sustained with vibrato, and with such subtle details and character. Sublime! Gone too soon.....
Lovin' you is easy cause you're beautiful
Makin' love with you is all i wanna do
Lovin' you is more than just a dream come true
And everything that i do is out of lovin' you
La la la la la la la... do do do do do
No one else can make me
feel
The colors that you bring
Stay with me while we grow
old
And we will live each day in
springtime
Cause lovin' you has made my life so beautiful
And every day my life is filled with lovin' you
Lovin you i see your soul come shinin' through
And every time that we
00000h
I'm more in love with you
La la la la la la la... do do do do do
Quem está aqui em pleno 2022 para apreciar essa voz magnífica e imortal? O tempo pode passar, mas seu legado nunca será esquecido Minnie! ❤️👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Eu 2022
Sempreeeeeeee
eu ela já faleceu amo essa música acho a voz dela linda
@@bladesantanna ela já faleceu ???
Aquii 2022
Who is still listening to it ? 2024
Me!! I remember watching this in 1975 aged 17 ffs! Loved her voice as was so original.
Me.
Me😍
me
Nobody. It's unlistenable.
omg the "maya maya.." bit at the end was so sweet!! i love her
I've been around for 60 years and that's still the most incredible female range I've heard.
Não consigo nem encontrar palavras para tanta perfeição.
I love her hair also. She's pretty.
When I first heard this song, I wasn't aware of why she would sing in such a high pitch.. but after experiencing love for myself, I completely understand those passionate squeals. She was head over hills.. she had a wonderful way to express how her lover made her feel, her voice, movements and facial expressions were giving pure, ecstatic, bliss.
Yeah such passion in her voice.
some other people can hit those high notes, BUT NOBODY did it as beautifully as Minni!! She was awesome!!
I remeber the day she passed I was working in a record shop as a young teenager everone was in tears she had a voice like an angel
N JESUS MIGHTY NAME, I remember 2 cuz my mom use 2 make me sing her songs, n I remember her waking me up telling me. I didn't understand but I remember.
She was truly a goddess, that voice was so mythological, very soft like a siren's song...😢
The last note......effortless!!!!!
You got a IG cause your effortlessly fye
The bird lady.....taking you back. ^-^ What high notes! ♡♡♡♡
Where are the high notes? mention please!
Sem medo de dizer:
A voz mais linda do mundo da música Mundial.
Ela morreu 😭
Concordo
Cara voce foi certinho. E de mais né?
E uma pena que ela já se foi. Que Voz linda!
Carambas e carambolas!! Acho que ouvi um anjo cantar!! Imagino esse show ao vivo. Esse sim é um espetáculo.
She is so perfect, even better with no makeup, such a natural beauty. I love her voice and her passion while singing. Listening in 2019.
Stunning womam
saying someone's better looking without makeup isn't a compliment
What an idiotic thing to say firstly. And second, she has makeup on. It’s just natural. And done well.
I don't think the song was for her daughter as some have said. I think it was for her husband and she added "Maya" at the end as the beautiful manifestation of the lovemaking and love that she and her husband shared together.
Shanta Webb I agree
No it was for her daughter
@@janellnelli6465 well, that's VERY weird given part of the lyrics to the song says "making love with you is all I want to do."
@@derrickhobbs6463 you need to watch the documentary on the song
Maya said her mom wrote the song for both her and her brother
In another documentary
The husband said, he was just playing his guitar and minnie was breastfeeding maya and minnie sang that song and it made maya fall alseep so they added it into the song
No, at least originally, it was a love song to a partner. Because, “making love with you is all I want to do,“ and “every time that we - oooh! - I‘m more in love with you.” I recognized that much when I used to listen to this song on the radio during its original airplay.
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is called the "whistle register". Ironically, the song for which Minnie is best known for doesn't adequately demonstrate it (she could also sing actual words and sustain in these ultra-high pitches). The woman was a treasure; her voice was one of those rarities that even the best popular artists today can't truly duplicate.
Gente que cantora perfeita. Não desafinou nenhuma nota! Isso se chama talento. ❤🥰
Não, Guh! Isso é mais-que-talento! Amigo! Isso é virtuosismo!!!
Desafinou ela desafinou sim mas não vem ao caso, ela foi incrível!
@@AnckOficialdesafinou ondee??
@@AnckOficialAh cara, nos poupe.