Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You live on Midnight Special 1975

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  • @KathyAndKiwi
    @KathyAndKiwi 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +63

    It’s December of 2024 and I’m still listening to Minnie.

    • @RigoLecler
      @RigoLecler 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yo también desde República Dominicana que belleza de canción

    • @curtismitchell538
      @curtismitchell538 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Same here! I watched this when it aired and got the LP... what a beautiful soul!

    • @richardnieves8491
      @richardnieves8491 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Same

    • @12345682900
      @12345682900 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Aren't we all?

  • @59BUTTERFLY1
    @59BUTTERFLY1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +826

    2024 who else is still loving this song?❤

    • @mjones4458
      @mjones4458 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      🙌🏽 here!!!

    • @rasheedasiner2329
      @rasheedasiner2329 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Me and I practice singing it at kareoke I haven't quite mastered the highest notes but I am going to do it one day .

    • @patitascallejeraslarsenyde2542
      @patitascallejeraslarsenyde2542 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Me super gusta esta joya ...cierro mis ojos y retrocedo a una época maravillosa ... De ensueño

    • @Maica_kelvin
      @Maica_kelvin 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I am here in 2024

    • @TheBodeYouKnow
      @TheBodeYouKnow 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Forever and ever

  • @kevinjones1254
    @kevinjones1254 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +451

    No “Autotune”. All natural. Straight up talent, no “chaser”.

    • @louiseellis8728
      @louiseellis8728 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      For real

    • @RaceCarFriends
      @RaceCarFriends 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      💯💯💯

    • @Truthbetold630
      @Truthbetold630 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Facts!!! 💯💯💯

    • @JosephHartman-q8t
      @JosephHartman-q8t 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      💯

    • @MerkinMuffly
      @MerkinMuffly 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      An auto tuner would explode before hitting her natural whistle register.

  • @kidsadventure3209
    @kidsadventure3209 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +204

    The real singing bird

  • @Pertamax7-HD
    @Pertamax7-HD ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Super Vintage

  • @ChantalS-m8w
    @ChantalS-m8w 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    My parents said that the '70s had the best music, TV shows, and movies and they were right!! Minnie was a once in a generation talent!

    • @edsontheodoro2512
      @edsontheodoro2512 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Corretíssimo 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @rey_savage
    @rey_savage 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    Screw it, if i ever find a woman who is cabaple of singing like Minnie, even if its just 50% short of the real thing, imma turn to that old school type of love, where men werent afraid of loving a woman

    • @LekiaCarter
      @LekiaCarter 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Y'all shouldn't be afraid now we won't hurt y'all it's all we want is to feel like this

    • @SlightlyTarded
      @SlightlyTarded 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      My guy, you looking hella sus in your pic tho...

    • @chrismoore8618
      @chrismoore8618 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Why do you think a woman like that's gonna want YOU? And not some other dude? Music is a llberation from ego.

    • @ot8479
      @ot8479 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ❤❤❤

  • @kimberlytawat8493
    @kimberlytawat8493 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    She's one of god's most beautiful creation

  • @Sophie-nz9fz
    @Sophie-nz9fz ปีที่แล้ว +927

    she was so ethereal. the baby's breath in her hair, the way she hits those high notes so effortlessly, the long necklaces she wears, the way she sings her daughter's name at the end. gone way too soon, she was such an immense talent.

    • @TASIAawful1
      @TASIAawful1 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Absolutely

    • @xlrider1565
      @xlrider1565 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Yes, one of three rare singers, able to carry four octaves!

    • @IronheartvsMiles
      @IronheartvsMiles ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Rhats what having African dna does

    • @flyingfin5303
      @flyingfin5303 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Mariah Carey copied her style

    • @Corazo114
      @Corazo114 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@flyingfin5303 cierto

  • @ron4501
    @ron4501 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I lived in Gainesville, Florida in the early 70s. Minnie Riperton lived near my house. I would hear her singing some times and thought it was an angel singing.

    • @maddannafizz
      @maddannafizz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Wow❤❤❤❤

    • @yeli6910
      @yeli6910 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Wow, I didn’t know she used to live in Gainesville! One more thing to be proud of as a Gator🎉

    • @ron4501
      @ron4501 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@yeli6910 She is Maya Rudolph's mother.

    • @JohnLeeSmith-ch8dk
      @JohnLeeSmith-ch8dk 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Johnnie G says absolutely Minnie Riperton was Superb I cried when she passed away I felt like I lost my aunt or a sister of mine she was my idol and inspiration to today to become a great teacher and artist

  • @Wkma10
    @Wkma10 5 ปีที่แล้ว +498

    She looks like an angel

    • @treytaylor1511
      @treytaylor1511 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Perfect angel 😂

    • @noonea3838
      @noonea3838 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      she is one🥺❤️

    • @jewelk2021
      @jewelk2021 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Ilovepotatos and?

    • @phi-losiphy2038
      @phi-losiphy2038 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Ilovepotatos Actually it's because there was no need for you to state her skin colour. Angels are angels, they come in all skin colours. You seem very uneducated

    • @marchal98
      @marchal98 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lo es 🌸

  • @baebyteeth
    @baebyteeth 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +134

    “please stay with me while we grow old and we will live each day in springtime” always tugs at my heartstrings knowing she passed away way too young at only 31

    • @silviafigueroa8813
      @silviafigueroa8813 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Her voice and the words will live forever for us

    • @hilairemouaffo6852
      @hilairemouaffo6852 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      She left some everlasting memories.

    • @curtismitchell538
      @curtismitchell538 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I feel that... I cried when she passed! Gone too soon

  • @trayonnabarnes7007
    @trayonnabarnes7007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1582

    The fact that she ended this song singing to her daughter just touches my heart! I just lost my Mom a few months ago so I wouldn't be surprised if Maya comes here often for comfort... It's so beautiful! 💞

    • @Automat1cJack
      @Automat1cJack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Sorry to hear you lost your mom. I love my mom, I don't know what I'll do when she's gone...
      I hope you're doing well.

    • @jonathanpayawal7994
      @jonathanpayawal7994 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Love it

    • @sierria64
      @sierria64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      me tooo

    • @jonathanpayawal7994
      @jonathanpayawal7994 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Just love a relationship between mother n child.

    • @MISSMADISONMEDIA
      @MISSMADISONMEDIA ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Always makes me cry

  • @nadinecolbath5584
    @nadinecolbath5584 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    So sad that she died so young. The range in her voice is phenomenal. She had such a great range. May she be resting in peace. She is one of the best singers of the 1970's.

  • @epicmeade
    @epicmeade 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1066

    by the way, when she starts singing "Maya, Maya, Maya" at 3:25, that's her daughter Maya Rudolph she's singing to. I think that's pretty cool. what could be cooler then Minnie singing to her daughter this way. we should all be so lucky.

    • @glendadavis4781
      @glendadavis4781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      💋💖💕💞🤸‍♂️🏂⚛🎵🎼🎶 My Sentiments exactly 💎💞🤸‍♂️⚛🏇👀🙏😇

    • @Makaveli7Soldier
      @Makaveli7Soldier 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@glendadavis4781 I'm a desensitized grown ass jaded man but that almost made me shed a tear.

    • @glendadavis4781
      @glendadavis4781 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Makaveli7Soldier
      👍🏽🥀✨🥂

    • @torslilbro1
      @torslilbro1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Never noticed! Thank you 😊

    • @VictorMendez-l6u
      @VictorMendez-l6u ปีที่แล้ว +12

      its a sexual song why would she sing that to her daughter?

  • @dredaylarue
    @dredaylarue 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I can confidently say no new artist could do a live performance like that. Sound that perfectly good

  • @mari_stella
    @mari_stella 6 ปีที่แล้ว +925

    This is her lullaby to Maya and that's so wonderful.

    • @Slayreviews2025
      @Slayreviews2025 5 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      No it's not. Why would she sing "every time that we ooooh" to her daughter lol

    • @lamorenascott8472
      @lamorenascott8472 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@Slayreviews2025 rite lmao

    • @kodie.k9583
      @kodie.k9583 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Aries Magnolia Dumb dumb Maya was a result of loving the person she was talking about.

    • @sydcharlotte
      @sydcharlotte 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Aries Magnolia it absolutely is a lullaby to Maya. Maya has said so in interviews and so did Minnie

    • @emm9611
      @emm9611 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      According to the liner notes from Riperton's compilation album Petals, the melody for "Lovin' You" was created to be a distraction for her baby daughter (Maya Rudolph) so that Minnie and her husband Richard could hang out. Maya was in the studio with Riperton on the day it was recorded and Riperton can be heard singing her daughter's name at the end, but only in the unedited or album version. The song fades out early in the radio edit because the disc jockeys felt that the repeated "Maya" was being overdone and that it would be misunderstood as a religious chant.[12]

  • @daddygrace253
    @daddygrace253 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I truly miss Minnie Riperton. I was in my sophomore year in 1974 at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland when this song first came out. It's been almost 50 years and I am still listening to this song, July 14, 2023. 🥺 😢 😭

  • @markmh835
    @markmh835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +565

    "...Please stay with me while we grow old...." Sadly, Minnie Riperton didn't get to grow old, dying of cancer at age 31. Tragic and poignant. I weep a bit every time I hear Minnie sing that line. 😰

    • @Automat1cJack
      @Automat1cJack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Goddamnit... 31 is too young. If there is ANYTHING that makes me believe in an afterlife or life after death it's knowing Minnie was so sweet they needed her back. Truly she was too good for this world.

    • @MichaelTownz
      @MichaelTownz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@Automat1cJack
      So True. I also feel this way about Aaliyah. She was waaaaayyyy too sweet for this World!

    • @deontraymartin964
      @deontraymartin964 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Rest In Heavenly Peace Ms. Minnie Riperton 😢😢🙏🙏🕊️🕊️🕊️

    • @amesavis
      @amesavis ปีที่แล้ว +15

      angels aren't meant to stay long on the earth

    • @thisis4real85
      @thisis4real85 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@MichaelTownz omg story of my life. I lived thru the 90s and saw alot of deaths in hip hop but Aaliyahs death affected my entire life. I still cant believe 20 years later that she just went just like that. Hands down the most beautiful woman to walk planet earth and probably the most beautiful angelic tone ever.

  • @YvonneSmith-r3v
    @YvonneSmith-r3v ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Mamma loved this one

  • @Bondisaurus
    @Bondisaurus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +468

    Those baby breath flowers in her hair are beautiful!😻

  • @silvioantonio5798
    @silvioantonio5798 ปีที่แล้ว +456

    Alguém ouvindo essa música linda em 2023??que marcou época, que saudade …❤❤❤

  • @MegaBpop
    @MegaBpop 4 ปีที่แล้ว +349

    A mother’s love to her Maya is FOREVER ENDLESS.

    • @HeidisHereAndThere
      @HeidisHereAndThere ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Not only Maya, but her son, Mark, as well. She sings both of their names; Maya and "Ringo". ❤

    • @MegaBpop
      @MegaBpop ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@HeidisHereAndThere that is great to hear that. Thank You for the clarification..

    • @jadengregg4832
      @jadengregg4832 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      3 REPLIES

    • @HeidisHereAndThere
      @HeidisHereAndThere ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MegaBpop
      Youre welcome. 😊 In this version she only says Maya, but there's others she says Maya and Ringo. Not many know she had two children. So sweet💖

  • @franzitaduz
    @franzitaduz ปีที่แล้ว +14

    A lady in our church had that gift. A blind woman who lifted us to heaven every time. Gladys Watts, thank you.

  • @markmh835
    @markmh835 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Minnie Riperton -- the Queen of the whistle notes. No one else was like her. No one else will ever be. A unique artist on earth, and a beautiful soul. R.I.P. 😢

    • @redimidos3892
      @redimidos3892 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yma Sumac

    • @bostonteaparty3926
      @bostonteaparty3926 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@redimidos3892 She has an incredible voice and can move effortlessly through ranges up to very incredible whistles!

    • @umbertoongaban2892
      @umbertoongaban2892 ปีที่แล้ว

      What year did she died of cancer.

    • @jamesduckery
      @jamesduckery ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@umbertoongaban28921979.

    • @anaangel5434
      @anaangel5434 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@umbertoongaban2892 1979

  • @lucianobezerra4380
    @lucianobezerra4380 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I was 18 years old then...and i miss that magical time in my life. 😢😢😢

  • @wvClifton
    @wvClifton 11 ปีที่แล้ว +337

    That's called "whistle register." Wow is right. Cancer took her from us. Makes me sad.

  • @MsMollah
    @MsMollah ปีที่แล้ว +105

    It seems like more people were naturally beautiful and classy back then.

    • @Native5
      @Native5 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yes, they were.

    • @UPBEATFOREVER
      @UPBEATFOREVER 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      No tattooes,no body piercings😡😡😡no attitude.
      Everybody so innocent and sincere to each other
      Natural,very natural.
      Everybody understood people's lingo.

    • @ussinussinongawd516
      @ussinussinongawd516 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@UPBEATFOREVER yeah you can lie to yourself lol. violence was much more common back then, and people certainly did have tattoos and body piercings. enjoy your life in the present.

  • @TDPROMO
    @TDPROMO 8 ปีที่แล้ว +330

    I have NEVER heard such a gifted female singer and I've heard many. Back in this era of music....there was no auto-tunes & computer/synthesizer enhancements were just beginning to be created and not widely used. If you were going to be a star singer/ musician...you had to be gifted! You had to be able to 'SANG" as we say! And it's an understatement to say Minnie Riperton was gifted....she was anointed by GOD! Not only did she have an unlimited range but....the clarity of the notes she sang was simply amazing. She played with the notes vocally and she never struggled to reach a key. YUP...she was stolen from us much..much to soon. Thank GOD for TH-cam and shows like "The Midnight Special" that recorded these amazing artist. If not for these recordings..... I believe this younger generation that never saw Minnie wouldn't believe an artist of her gifting ever existed! Thank You MinnieRipertonCHANNEL for posting this beautiful "sample" of her

    • @JazzFlop212
      @JazzFlop212 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why not just "singer" ?

    • @dvdmtz79
      @dvdmtz79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don’t forget Patsy Cline

    • @unassumingaccount395
      @unassumingaccount395 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There were synthesizers in the 70s lol

    • @unassumingaccount395
      @unassumingaccount395 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JazzFlop212 Sorry @'ed wrong dude

    • @charlesdee63
      @charlesdee63 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I couldn't agree with you more. What wonderful performer she was. What a talent. And sweet as pie. I still miss her

  • @Mokoena_T
    @Mokoena_T 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    It is 2024 and we still feel those whistles.😊🔥

    • @donalddavis6689
      @donalddavis6689 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @thbonvg7507 - I Remember Hearing My Oldest Sister!! Sing This Exact Song Called Loving You By The Iconic Minnie!! And Oh My Gosh!! She Sounded Almost Like Minnie Ripperton!! Back In 1975!! And I Was Only 10 Years Of Age At That Time.

  • @chanj1950
    @chanj1950 10 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    I saw Minnie back in the day at the Allen Theater in Cleveland where she opened for Norman Connors and George Duke. After she sang the crowd wandered out of the theater like they were walking on air. Her voice was so much stronger than on record and her high notes were incredible. Stunning!

    • @gracebrb
      @gracebrb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Soleil63wildnfree i wish i couldn’t been there to hear her angelic voice

    • @shamrockshore6308
      @shamrockshore6308 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Soleil63wildnfree
      So, they walked out before the main act? Wow, I sure would've been pissed off, if I were Connors or Duke. I certainly wouldn't let her open for me again.

    • @notmebutyou8350
      @notmebutyou8350 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can't even imagine hearing her in person!! Wow.

    • @chanj1950
      @chanj1950 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@shamrockshore6308 Your comment is funny but accurate! I felt like the crowd forgot there were other performers but may have just been there to see Minnie. She was just magical!
      But Norman Connors and George Duke did stellar sets AND the incredible Josie James was on vocals. I regret to this day not slipping my tape recorder into my purse and illegally recording that concert. Back in those days also we could see top acts and concerts for tickets at less than $50.00.

    • @jadengregg4832
      @jadengregg4832 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      5 REPLIES

  • @joeldailo
    @joeldailo ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That deserves an standing ovation people.

  • @Amau792
    @Amau792 5 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    I never knew she was saying”maya” . I always thought she was saying”my oh my”

    • @tiathompson7660
      @tiathompson7660 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      aubry Wilson me too

    • @cathymcdonald1285
      @cathymcdonald1285 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Me too, I just loved her music❤ was really tickled to find out Maya was her daughter.

    • @popland1977
      @popland1977 ปีที่แล้ว

      The song cites making love with you 💀

  • @kellydwightfields2281
    @kellydwightfields2281 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The music of the 70’s is the best.

  • @jeanise10
    @jeanise10 11 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    WOW!!! I know maya has to feel so close to her mother when she hears this. WOW Maya Maya maya sucha legacy.

    • @blackmore4
      @blackmore4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But... after she's just sung...
      _"Every time that we... ooh, I'm more in love with you"_ ?
      I mean that line is obviously aimed at a lover and not a daughter. Which made it weird for me when she began to sing her daughter's name. I s'pose you could speculate that Maya was the result of that particular "ooh" ;)

    • @LegionIvory
      @LegionIvory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@blackmore4 Minnie originally wrote 'Lovin' You' as a lullaby for Maya, and her daughter's name were the only lyrics. Minnie singing Maya's name is just her traveling back to where the song began.

    • @blackmore4
      @blackmore4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LegionIvory It's all good. Minnie Riperton could sing _anything_ and I'd be happy. But especially 'Les Fleurs' (swoon).

    • @LegionIvory
      @LegionIvory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@blackmore4 I am literally listening to Les Fleurs right now! lol

  • @miguelmolina.
    @miguelmolina. ปีที่แล้ว +6

    🎺🎺🎷🎷🎹🎹🎻🎻🎼🎼🎶🎶🎵🎵🎤🎤🎧🎧📼📼🎸🎸great time growing up my childhood 70's best ever great time to be alive simple beautiful good old days I miss those days 🎺🎺🎷🎷🎹🎹🎻🎻🎼🎼🎶🎶🎵🎵🎤🎤🎧🎧📼📼🎸🎸

  • @patton303
    @patton303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +297

    Not many people can sing in the “whistle register”. Mariah Carey used to be able to do it.
    The last one at the end? She’s not even moving her mouth and this incredible sound is coming out. She was just an astonishing vocalist.

    • @valexcx
      @valexcx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ariana grande

    • @alazjaw.8968
      @alazjaw.8968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      she still can do it. don’t be funny.

    • @VIKINGOCATIRE
      @VIKINGOCATIRE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      She was one of those goddesses with unique voices that are born once every few decades but she left the world so soon. She died at age 31 of breast cancer. How terrible sfter acchieving success.

    • @Trini190
      @Trini190 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Chante Moore

    • @PurpleRain500
      @PurpleRain500 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Mariah can still do it. She will use it from time to time on her later records. Listen to “When Christmas Comes.”

  • @Hylas67
    @Hylas67 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    She passed away from cancer. So unfair. 31yo, 2 kids... RIP Minnie

    • @angelamignano1410
      @angelamignano1410 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      So sad. RIP Minnie

    • @yvesbodson7230
      @yvesbodson7230 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Pas ordinaire, mais qu'est-ce que c'était beau...

    • @atherisGAY
      @atherisGAY 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      She was so young. :(

  • @Dandre181
    @Dandre181 4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Never heard a voice like hers

    • @markmh835
      @markmh835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      She was one of the greats. Legendary.

  • @curtismitchell538
    @curtismitchell538 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I saw this on TV and got the album in '75... absolutely brilliant! Her husband Dick playing the song they wrote and her singing Maya... classic! Love and miss you Minnie ❤️

  • @TFCooking
    @TFCooking 11 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Maya Maya! Minnie taking it to the next level with this performance

    • @Femalosity
      @Femalosity 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      calling out her daughter's name, beautiful

    • @VictorMendez-l6u
      @VictorMendez-l6u ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Femalosity during a sexual song okay

    • @nakedgi
      @nakedgi 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@VictorMendez-l6usexual?

  • @gildias1649
    @gildias1649 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Nossa....parecia um passarinho a cantar...sem dúvida, uma das melhores vozes de todos os tempos!!

  • @caninekathy7740
    @caninekathy7740 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I remember this song from 1975 I was in junior high school. No other female artist ever touched the vocal or sweetness of Miss Minnie Riperton.
    God rest her soul.🌈
    The sound different from the radio when I first used to hear it this is live. This is no record player playing behind her like so many musicians do & did
    Unique and her sound no one could ever come close to her

  • @teemoney116
    @teemoney116 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    As a kid in the mid 70's, I was in love with this woman. When she died, it broke my young heart.

  • @stateofdreams1
    @stateofdreams1 11 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    The performance is utterly stunning. What a huge talent she was.

  • @garycotoco4666
    @garycotoco4666 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    One of the best performances in history ever

  • @Nanotraveler
    @Nanotraveler ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I remembered she was great. I forgot she was brilliant.

    • @paulreynolds1532
      @paulreynolds1532 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You just summed it up perfectly. I'm sitting here, a big gruff Yorkshireman, tears streaming down my face. This is beautiful beyond words. And no autotune.

    • @nikzane
      @nikzane 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@paulreynolds1532 I'm with ya brother, on the other side of the planet, tears streaming. I can't believe the *_Lovin' You_* singer is *_Maya Rudolf's_* mom!

    • @paulreynolds1532
      @paulreynolds1532 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@nikzane I'd never heard of Maya until I saw Idiocracy. I was blown away by her performance so I looked her up, and found out she was Minnie's daughter. Then I remembered how great Minnie was, watched this on here, and got blown away all over again. Gotta love TH-cam! Peace and love from Sheffield x

  • @Firebird.1991
    @Firebird.1991 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    She's hitting those whistle notes so effortlessly

  • @SandfieldBunny84
    @SandfieldBunny84 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    This song reminds me of my mommy. I lost her in 2007 and it still hurts til this day. Then I lost my only sister October 16th 2020 that looked just like my mom. But they both loved this song, and it makes me feel close to them both when I get the blues. Sang it Minnie...

    • @Davidmatthet_
      @Davidmatthet_ ปีที่แล้ว

      Greetings from Mexico, I love what I am seeing on your profile. I apologize for jumping into your comment in such a way. I'm really looking forward to get to know you better. If you're comfortable with it, I'd love to talk somewhere outside the TH-cam comment section. and get to know each other a bit more intimately. What do you think?

  • @mattdeans9873
    @mattdeans9873 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The thing about real bonafide angels is that they stay on earth only until what they were put here for is done. Im very greatfull indeed she came and blessed us all.

  • @amesavis
    @amesavis ปีที่แล้ว +14

    she was an angel and just epitomizes the joy of that era

  • @Jeelli73
    @Jeelli73 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm a year younger than Maya Rudolph; I remember this song from when I was a bitty little thing. I have always loved it. I may have driven my mother crazy trying to hit those notes. RIP to the mothers we have lost.

  • @Heartfeatherequal
    @Heartfeatherequal 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Really wish music can come back so pure I am hearing her ancestors through her soul pure Africanism

  • @sandraleiviska6611
    @sandraleiviska6611 8 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    R.I.P. Minnie....such an amazing talent lost way to soon! I have always loved this song....

    • @maralouna8536
      @maralouna8536 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ho elle est décédée je savais pas je la découvre que maintenant quel dommage 😞

  • @markbass9402
    @markbass9402 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember her song and dont remember her face. Dam, what a beautiful woman.

  • @charlesdee63
    @charlesdee63 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    She was a hugely gifted artist . The range and high notes she could reach were unreal. Most of all, she was absolutely adorable woman. I was brokenhearted when she left us so young. I guess God needed her angelic voice to sing in his choir. Cuz that's what she had. A singing voice from heaven

    • @rainbowranddy
      @rainbowranddy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      More people could have benefited from her being here somewhat longer.

  • @kenmtb
    @kenmtb 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Amazing how she can hit every note crisp and on point and make it look effortless.

  • @kendawyatt3219
    @kendawyatt3219 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I think it’s beautiful how she Expressed her love in a song and ended it with what that love produced, Maya. ✨🥹

    • @1Uni7
      @1Uni7 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Oh that’s so true

  • @paulclifton5532
    @paulclifton5532 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    To have lived as a teenager in the 70s we had the pleasure to enjoy some of the most gifted singers and singers writers. But when we loose even one it's sad 😢 , it seems we're losing more everyday , I've got two of my grandkids listening to and collecting old record albums of these artists.

  • @pupolozano
    @pupolozano ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Her skin is so radiant! she was like a star in the sky, a singing star

  • @arcadiosaberon1286
    @arcadiosaberon1286 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I'm going back to the 70's and 80's.....Anyone else coming?

    • @BuildwithShaheed
      @BuildwithShaheed 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      lets go

    • @richardplume3212
      @richardplume3212 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      1 way all day

    • @ron4501
      @ron4501 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I saw her live in concert and lived down the street from her in Gainesville in the early 70s.

    • @sylvialawrence4431
      @sylvialawrence4431 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sure wish I could...preferred being 20's in the 70s, rather than 70's in the 20s.

    • @ron4501
      @ron4501 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sylvialawrence4431 I loved the 70s. They really were the best of times. I am now in my 70s in the mid 20s.

  • @agustintellez4788
    @agustintellez4788 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    En 1975 tenía 14 años cuando escuché esa bella canción, ahora a mis 62 años acá la estoy escuchando como si fuera la primera vez, es una joya de la música del alma.
    Saludos desde Costa Rica.

    • @jorgeumana1323
      @jorgeumana1323 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Linda tica yo aquí con 57 años y en new york bella cancion

  • @JohnLeeSmith-ch8dk
    @JohnLeeSmith-ch8dk 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Johnnie G says Minnie Riperton was Super Duper talented i love her vocals then and i listen to her music still missing her in 2024 to my lifetime

  • @omartorrio1512
    @omartorrio1512 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Minnie was one of the greatest and most unique vocalists of all time. Her ability to hit the high notes with such extreme precision was uncanny. She was taken from us way too soon. Minnie is now teaching angels how to hit high notes and how to sing in such a beautiful free-flowing voice. RIP Minnie, we love you and we miss you - always.

  • @shaunicenicolee
    @shaunicenicolee 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    She's so etheral **sighs** I get lost in her voice everytime and watching this I'm lost her beauty too!!

    • @J83838
      @J83838 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Real

  • @sharoneastwood.1025
    @sharoneastwood.1025 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    ISN'T THAT ABSERLOUTLY STUNNING, GORGEOUS AND BEAUTIFUL 🥰. LIKE A SWEET LITTLE BLACK BIRD SINGING TO EVERYONE 😍.

  • @robynlambert9839
    @robynlambert9839 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    God gave Minnie an amazing gift

  • @gregorybufkin890
    @gregorybufkin890 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just found out why she sings "maya, maya, maya" at the end. Wow! Two such very talented people in one family. I miss Ms Riperton though, and that voice, that voice from heaven.

  • @riderzinc
    @riderzinc 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’ve never heard another singer hit notes like that before

  • @WadoRyu93
    @WadoRyu93 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    What a voice, what a song.
    Minnie, you are immortal.

  • @frstygrl3518
    @frstygrl3518 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I Loved her Voice! She was Beautiful! Who can do that with their Voice!

  • @francisclause4668
    @francisclause4668 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Minnie voice is so beautiful!! For those of You who don't believe in GOD!!! ONLY HE HIMSELF COULD MAKE THIS MASTERPIECE OF A PERSON!!!

  • @stevendimmock4791
    @stevendimmock4791 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Minnie was so unique. Not just people, but dolphins loved Her too. No, I don't want to be disrespectful, because She deserves better than that. This song is a classic, so sadly tinged with the tragedy of Minnie's life. Always watch this video and celebrate what She gave us. Lot's of love to a real singer!

  • @sparkle3000
    @sparkle3000 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I miss the music from the 70's.
    I use to love the Midnight Special with Wolfman Jack.
    When music had no labels.
    ❤😊

  • @josecuadra-q4h
    @josecuadra-q4h 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    this is the only song in the worldwide unique, her voice touch high sky whith the high sound, unforgettable tune now and then, timeless, good memories from the 70"s the best era. miami usa

  • @someone9137
    @someone9137 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    She doesn’t need auto tune at all

    • @kevinjones1254
      @kevinjones1254 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      No Autotune in 1975, my friend. She def didn’t need it…💯😊

  • @Zxcvbm1188
    @Zxcvbm1188 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    그냥 천사강림이네....ㅠㅠ 딸 마야한테 부르는 노래라서 더 뭉클하다

  • @paulneedham2762
    @paulneedham2762 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    No one can sing like her.

  • @lolobruun8315
    @lolobruun8315 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    She is so underrated. Such a beautiful songbird. Her album Come to my Garden is also beautiful. If you haven't heard it in its entirety, you should.

  • @RobertBrown6218-mf6ob
    @RobertBrown6218-mf6ob 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Such a Beautiful Voice and a great singer that we lost to soon,RIP MINNIE........................

  • @mikeyoungblood1642
    @mikeyoungblood1642 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Had no idea this was Maya Rudolph’s mom nor Minnie’s tragic death from evil cancer at just 31, but have heard this song my whole life

  • @lindaprior9335
    @lindaprior9335 10 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I am a huge life long fan of Minnie.. from the 1st time I heard her sing...

    • @Davidmatthet_
      @Davidmatthet_ ปีที่แล้ว

      Greetings from Mexico, I love what I am seeing on your profile. I apologize for jumping into your comment in such a way. I'm really looking forward to get to know you better. If you're comfortable with it, I'd love to talk somewhere outside the TH-cam comment section. and get to know each other a bit more intimately. What do you think?

  • @billbernhard3582
    @billbernhard3582 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for her 1975 single "Lovin' You", her five-octave vocal range, and her use of the whistle register. Born in 1947, Riperton grew up in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side.

  • @tinajeppesen5948
    @tinajeppesen5948 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Don’t forget midnight special was always LIVE too amazing she sounds like beautiful songbird

  • @neofunkyman1
    @neofunkyman1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Minnie is primarily remembered for this song which is a great shame as she had so many other great songs which to this day seem timeless. I think she was ahead of her time.

  • @Destinyatk
    @Destinyatk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    OMG..Her VOICE is INCREDIBLE..NO ONE COMES CLOSE... Not even Mariah..She sings EFFORTLESSLY here..no putting fingers in her ears. Just so much natural control. So playful, professional and sweet. I LOVE it...

  • @Jockinoz
    @Jockinoz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This a reminder of my life with Sue, no longer with me. It always makes me weep for the past.

  • @EddValdez
    @EddValdez 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    that whistle was so flawless. What a performance

  • @Verdeverdev
    @Verdeverdev 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Gorgeous music 🎼 gorgeous voice

  • @victoremmanuell_ptbr1902
    @victoremmanuell_ptbr1902 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    People say: "Poor Minnie, she died at such a young age", etc. But, she lived more emotions in 31 years of living than most people in their 60s of 70s.........

    • @dennismclaurin1487
      @dennismclaurin1487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So true.
      Her spirit left this world on a high note

  • @geoffredrup9616
    @geoffredrup9616 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Wow. Not seen this live version before. A true songbird. God blessed talent. Incredible that almost 50 years on, my eyes still fill with tears when I listen to this. RIP Minnie.

  • @missintom
    @missintom ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Beautiful, pure singing and no creepy claw-like nails like today or anything else over the top. Miss those days!

  • @allansmith6715
    @allansmith6715 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm so blown away today knowing that I've been singing this song all my life and that much of the inspiration and who she is singing to is Maya Rudolph and it was a song to sing to her baby Maya to comfort her and love on her. How beautiful.

  • @ihihihihi.heheh.
    @ihihihihi.heheh. ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Her voice are full of love that cannot be found than a love from mother to her children. An unconditional love that everyone can feels.

  • @JaHai-b2t
    @JaHai-b2t หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    NOBODY I Mean no one can hit that NOTE LIKE YOU MAMA💙🙏🏾💙 2024🎵🎶

  • @l.c.devereaux2706
    @l.c.devereaux2706 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How I miss this time in 1975 everything was just a wee bit sweeter to me. Beautiful songstress lalalala...lalalalallalalalalalala xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

  • @joaosampaio-lz5su
    @joaosampaio-lz5su ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Cadê os brasileiros que estão ouvindo essa..maravilhoso voz inesquecível...simplesmente...incrível ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂

  • @mariacabral8921
    @mariacabral8921 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Alguém do nosso lindo Brasil ? Deixa seu joinha aqui. Bjoss.

  • @AdoBaikie
    @AdoBaikie 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    They don't come like this anymore

  • @vrobinson5100
    @vrobinson5100 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I still love Minnie Riperton! I am a life long fan! I still listen to her music! She had one of the most amazing, beautiful voices of anyone I have ever heard! We lost her way too soon! I have never forgotten about this beautiful, talented angel! 🤗🙏💜