Whoever chose these women for this performance understood the assignment! Kelly, being very soulful and tamed. Then Marsha gave me Arabian nights with those runs and note slips. Jilly from PHILLY gave footpath cafe jazz LEGEND, and Ledisi closed it DOWN giving powerhouse straight outta the French Quarters of Louisiana #IconicPerformance
Kelly set the tone and knocked it out the park, Marsha took it to second base and killed it, Jill had me hooked, and put her soul in it and took me to third. And Ledisi soulfully took it home and shut it down‼️💯 these the avengers 💯
This should have been uploaded ages ago. It was Game-Changing. I know people go in for for Ledisi’s performance and that’s understandable….but watch Jill Scott, the storytelling of her facial expressions and the subtle sultry nature of her voice…u can’t tell me she aint Sweet Thang. Incredible
Yes, she was the only one that sung and brought her part to life as a character! Great job to all of them ! For me it was Jill , Kelly, Ledisi then Marsha .
I have all these women story in my lineage from both paternal and maternal parents. Sarah and Saphronia are my great grandmothers. Actually got to be with my Saphronia for twelve years of my life.
Saw Nina Simone perform this ...LIVE... when I was a little girl!!! It was life changing... My dad was her drummer that evening..PEACE and LOVE This was amazing
@@American_Boy It puts the image in my mind of a warrior who won a battle against a master slave owner. An image of her standing with a strong wooden slave cane in her hand held to the sky in triumph and victory
Each voice was perfect for the character they were portraying and gave the right amount of drama for the lines they had and the story they were telling. Marsha's voice is unique and it absolutely fit IMO - Everyone singing in the same style would be boring and defeat the purpose.
My skin is black My arms are long My hair is woolly My back is strong Strong enough to take the pain Inflicted again and again What do they call me? My name is Aunt Sarah My name is Aunt Sarah, Aunt Sarah My skin is yellow My hair is long Between two worlds I do belong My father was rich and white He forced my mother late one night What do they call me? My name is Saffronia My name is Saffronia My skin is tan My hair is fine My hips invite you My mouth like wine Whose little girl am I? Anyone who has money to buy What do they call me? My name is Sweet Thing My name is Sweet Thing My skin is brown My manner is tough I'll kill the first mother I see My life has been rough I'm awfully bitter these days 'Cause my parents were slaves What do they call me? My name is Peaches
Ledisi in a word: EFFORTLESS!! Her talent, gosh! She sung that last note as if she was speaking regularly. Chillz! Jill Scout, like no other!! Shouts out to all these beautiful Sisters!
The textures of this song are amazing. Kelly with the soul, Marsha with the yodeling and runs, Jill with the silky smooth notes and Ledisi with the grit and power!! Beautiful absolutely perfect!
Anyone that understand vocal techniques…. And the abilities and amazing skill set of Ms. Marsha would know that the shaking you hear was intentional, pretty, and controlled.
@@blessedandfavored9242 There's a difference between yodeling and getting off key. I can copy and paste as many sentences as I damn want to. Want me to create a new to copy and paste? The ball in your park servant of Satan. I mean God. My bad, typo.
This is no doubt the best BGR performance ever! The combination of voices, the storytelling. No one outshining one another. Everyone having their own style. You were both entertained as well as educated on the lineage of black women who’s backs we stand on. Shout out to Black Girls Rock, Kelly, Marsha, Jill, Ledisi And NINA SIMONE!!!!
I haven’t gotten this performance out of my head since the first time it premiered. Everyone did absolutely amazing with narrating their stories, but Ledisi blew me away. Her closing line (“my name is Peaches”) had such a chilling and triumphant tone to it. It’s almost as if, through Peaches’ anger, she redeemed each of the women and their stories. It’s like she was determined to not be consumed by the labels/stereotypes they put on her. Ledisi brought Peaches to life.
Everyone did a great job, but Ledisi's physical performance was SO GOOD. I felt that look and delivery when she said "Because my parents were slaves" and that expression on her final note!
True story I’m 33 and my mother has been gone almost 13 years next month, and I’ve never heard someone else have her name, SIRFONYA! RIP LOVE YU MOMMA!!
I recently saw Ledisi on the Black Girls Rock 15th anniversary show and she said that this performance was the game changer for her. .. this is the performance that MADE her. She shined! But so did all of the unmatched singers on that piece.
I would have LOST it if I were in the audience live watching this for the first time! I have waited years for this to be properly uploaded. Thank you for finally uploading properly and making this performance so accessible to the masses❤️
Have this in my playlist! As every woman represented is relatable to some sort of degree. We’ve come from lineage of humble Aunt Sara’s who did what she had to survive and raise her children and the Masters too. We have the Saffronia’s who were caught between 2 worlds..loved, privileged and adored and hated at the same time. Sweet Things learned or taught to hustle and use their bodies because the black woman has always been hyper sexualized since slavery, molested by men in the family or men of the cloth, raped by the Master, and forced to be breeders. Peaches is the rebel who at some point takes a stand and no longer want to be victimized. Peaches is dangerous and can help lead a revolution! We are all these women to some degree! Nina did the hell out of this song!!
That vibrato from Marsha Ambrosius on the third "What do they call me? (4:04) gives me chills every time (as did this entire performance). It's so fitting to refer to a singer's voice as an instrument...IMO, Marsha's was a violin, Kelly's a piano, Jill's a saxophone, and Ledisi's a trumpet.
This is simply a perfect performance. The camera work, lighting, creative concept, music arrangement and of course the talent. I’ve never forgotten it since I watched it the first time when it aired.
I remember watching this performance live! When I tell you they all did their thang, however Ledisi’s performance brought forth a feeling and emotion unlike no other! It truly was her night to shine and she did just that!
This is an excellent performance. I'd also recommend any with Dianne Reeves, and, of course, any recording of Nina Simone performing it. It's arguably her masterpiece - elegantly simple construction and powerful feeling.
I’ll LEAVE THIS..”I.M AWFULLY BITTER THESE DAYS, BE-CAUSE MY PARENTS WERE SLAVES”… that hits on a SPIRITUAL LEVEL….FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND ALL. THANK YOU
These are four phenomenal black women with voices from the heavens, they came to slay that night and let’s not forget to honor the late and great Mrs Nina Simone who birthed the greatness that is the lyrical genius behind this performance. ♥️never forget your history, it’s HERstory.
I love this song - my mother’s name was Sophronia (and her sis n law is my Aunt Sara) so this performance makes her memory extra special. 💙 Thank you Nina, and thank you Kelly, Marsha, Jilly from Philly, and THE Ledisi!
I just appreciate the fact that these four sisters stood and delivered this powerful story with grace and poise and didn’t battle with one another vocally. I know each one of those strong women but I called them mom, grandma, auntie, neighbor, sister, and friend! Still powerful after all these years!!!
Ledisi overstood the assignment.💜 Watching this performance had me in my feels the same as reading Black Girl Lost by Donald Goines. All the women were amazing, sincerely. Hits different to feel emotionally stuck in-between and socially pressured viewed as Sweet Thing and Peaches. #NinaSimone 👑
Who here in 2024 lawd have mercy I LOVE IT🥰😍🥰
Amen. Likewise, and thank 💙
❤❤❤
Ledisi..so underrated. They’re all magnificent singers.
Me
Kelly = Sultry yet reserved
Marsha = Nuanced instrumentality
Jill = Poetic jazz
Ledisi = Attacked power and sassiness
Also on the What Do They Call Me Parts.
Ledisi Soprano
Marsha is the Mezzo
Jill is the Alto
Kelly in on Tenor. Idk why but she is.
The choice of women, the difference of voices, the message…this is the epitome of beautiful
Whoever chose these women for this performance understood the assignment! Kelly, being very soulful and tamed. Then Marsha gave me Arabian nights with those runs and note slips. Jilly from PHILLY gave footpath cafe jazz LEGEND, and Ledisi closed it DOWN giving powerhouse straight outta the French Quarters of Louisiana #IconicPerformance
Exactly what you said!
love this
@@SK89631 💚💚✨
@@whyneed1215 💚💚✨
The ACCURACY of this!!!
Kelly set the tone and knocked it out the park, Marsha took it to second base and killed it, Jill had me hooked, and put her soul in it and took me to third. And Ledisi soulfully took it home and shut it down‼️💯 these the avengers 💯
Marsha was too shakey, Jill was trying to do to much and it aint sound right at first. Kelly and Les left it at the altar though
FRFR 👍🏾💯💯💯
Well said
Post a video of u doing better
This the comment!
That second “Saffronia” takes me out. Marsha is a genius.
Pure gold
Still love this in 2024.
It's a WHOLE 12 years later and I still love this performance. Every woman ate! Characterizations on point.
We all do lol. 🤎
Yes indeed
YES MA'AM ❤❤❤
ME TOO SIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THAT WAS A GRAMMY AWARD WINNING PERFORMANCE
This needs to run every Black history month!
A man once said,” If you wanna know real American history, listen to a black woman”.
Please don't ever take this offline! I need to watch it at least once a year
This should have been uploaded ages ago. It was Game-Changing. I know people go in for for Ledisi’s performance and that’s understandable….but watch Jill Scott, the storytelling of her facial expressions and the subtle sultry nature of her voice…u can’t tell me she aint Sweet Thang. Incredible
Yes, she was the only one that sung and brought her part to life as a character! Great job to all of them ! For me it was Jill , Kelly, Ledisi then Marsha .
They all brought a visual representation of the characters
@@davidrector4346 sure of course . Jill obviously had the best representation to me
Omg u get it she told a amazing story something that people don’t pay attention to
That part ‼️
Ledisi ATE and left no crumbs!
She’s such a powerhouse and so underrated.
This performance will go down in history as one of the greatest vocal performances ever! 👏🏾
Everyone did their thang!
Amen.
Absolutely yes 👍🏼
Facts
DEFINITELY!!!!!
I'm so grateful for those who walked through the back doors, so I could proudly walk through the front 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
The fact they selected artist that physically match the lyrics..this is legendary
Who's here replenishing their soul in 2023?
From this performance you can tell Ledisi and Jill Scott are actresses.
Absolutely.
This is one of the best castings for a tribute EVER!!! There is another one on TH-cam that pair with this it’s sooooo good!
Riveting. As a African American woman. This is our story in a song
Indeed it is!
I have all these women story in my lineage from both paternal and maternal parents. Sarah and Saphronia are my great grandmothers. Actually got to be with my Saphronia for twelve years of my life.
🙏🏿
Yes they deserved that standing ovation! Makes me proud to be amongst such beautiful women. Our history is rich and are amazing
Saw Nina Simone perform this ...LIVE... when I was a little girl!!! It was life changing... My dad was her drummer that evening..PEACE and LOVE This was amazing
Oh WOW!!✨✨✨
Omg, I'm so jealous. Nina is my favorite singer ❤️
Amazing ❤️
God gave you favor allowing you to experience so many people he blessed with gifts from a young age.
Ledsi sealed the deal . I healed my tears the whole time and they immediately came down once she open her mouth .
LEDESI!!!!!! Sheesh they all killed but that dang Ledesi!!
Marsha Fvcking Ambrosius 😍🔥🔥
I would buy this version of this song! The ladies SANG this song 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Me, too.
I would buy it too!!
I dont know why folks dont put this stuff out
These four woman should tour. Powerful voices.
12 years later.... One of the best live performances in a long time. Producers were in their deepest bag in selecting these four.
Jill Scott wrote and produced it .🎉
Ledisi's part gives me chills! ❤ SHE SAAANG
How did I miss this performance?? The person who arranged this performance should get an award. It's 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Ledisi and that "oooooooh" @3:49 slay me EVERYTIME!
She added some stank to it lol
It expressed so much that words just couldn’t within the context of the song.
@@American_Boy It puts the image in my mind of a warrior who won a battle against a master slave owner. An image of her standing with a strong wooden slave cane in her hand held to the sky in triumph and victory
Marsha voice is beyond beautiful.
Each voice was perfect for the character they were portraying and gave the right amount of drama for the lines they had and the story they were telling. Marsha's voice is unique and it absolutely fit IMO - Everyone singing in the same style would be boring and defeat the purpose.
Yes, I just listened to one where they all had the same voice and looked the same. I came to the "real" version to rescue my ears! Lol
@@angelawilliams0428 🤣🤣🤣😅
My skin is black
My arms are long
My hair is woolly
My back is strong
Strong enough to take the pain
Inflicted again and again
What do they call me?
My name is Aunt Sarah
My name is Aunt Sarah, Aunt Sarah
My skin is yellow
My hair is long
Between two worlds
I do belong
My father was rich and white
He forced my mother late one night
What do they call me?
My name is Saffronia
My name is Saffronia
My skin is tan
My hair is fine
My hips invite you
My mouth like wine
Whose little girl am I?
Anyone who has money to buy
What do they call me?
My name is Sweet Thing
My name is Sweet Thing
My skin is brown
My manner is tough
I'll kill the first mother I see
My life has been rough
I'm awfully bitter these days
'Cause my parents were slaves
What do they call me?
My name is Peaches
Whoever chose these women, know music and was ON POINT.
Ledisi in a word: EFFORTLESS!! Her talent, gosh! She sung that last note as if she was speaking regularly. Chillz! Jill Scout, like no other!! Shouts out to all these beautiful Sisters!
You cant watch this performance without watching it at least twice in a row. Powerful. Impactful. Pure. Raw. Emotion. Talent. PERFECTION! ❣️❣️❣️❣️
right im here for the 2nd time
I read this comment at the tail end of watching this for the 2nd time in a row. Lol
I honestly just took it back to Ledisi 6 times at full volume! It's 1:36 am here! 🤷🏾♂️🙆🏾♂️
@@khatimmclean852 I feel you
This is my 4th time 🥰
the run Marsha did at 1:51 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yep!
Yesssss!!!
The textures of this song are amazing. Kelly with the soul, Marsha with the yodeling and runs, Jill with the silky smooth notes and Ledisi with the grit and power!! Beautiful absolutely perfect!
Marsha was too shakey, Jill was trying to do to much and it aint sound right at first. Kelly and Les left it at the altar though
Anyone that understand vocal techniques…. And the abilities and amazing skill set of Ms. Marsha would know that the shaking you hear was intentional, pretty, and controlled.
@@NotoriousB.I.G.cuz you just keep copying and pasting this sentence.
@@blessedandfavored9242 There's a difference between yodeling and getting off key. I can copy and paste as many sentences as I damn want to. Want me to create a new to copy and paste? The ball in your park servant of Satan. I mean God. My bad, typo.
I need a STANK FACE emoji because that’s all my face said as soon as I heard Ledisi EAT THAT PART UP!!!! Man of man!!!
These heffas can SANG!!!!
This is no doubt the best BGR performance ever! The combination of voices, the storytelling. No one outshining one another. Everyone having their own style. You were both entertained as well as educated on the lineage of black women who’s backs we stand on. Shout out to Black Girls Rock, Kelly, Marsha, Jill, Ledisi And NINA SIMONE!!!!
Still here for this in 2024
I haven’t gotten this performance out of my head since the first time it premiered. Everyone did absolutely amazing with narrating their stories, but Ledisi blew me away. Her closing line (“my name is Peaches”) had such a chilling and triumphant tone to it. It’s almost as if, through Peaches’ anger, she redeemed each of the women and their stories. It’s like she was determined to not be consumed by the labels/stereotypes they put on her. Ledisi brought Peaches to life.
Like a warrior who fought battles to rise on top of the master of slave owner
Yessssss‼️‼️‼️ 🙌🏾
Everyone did a great job, but Ledisi's physical performance was SO GOOD. I felt that look and delivery when she said "Because my parents were slaves" and that expression on her final note!
Ledisi TORN THAT DOWN!!!!!!
True story I’m 33 and my mother has been gone almost 13 years next month, and I’ve never heard someone else have her name, SIRFONYA! RIP LOVE YU MOMMA!!
This was beautiful, My God Ledisi brought tears to my eyes 🤲🏾
The Miss Patti LaBelle said that Ledisi is one of the best singers she’s ever heard and would definitely like if she portrayed her in a biopic💙
I recently saw Ledisi on the Black Girls Rock 15th anniversary show and she said that this performance was the game changer for her. .. this is the performance that MADE her. She shined! But so did all of the unmatched singers on that piece.
This made me cry
Me too. Just sobbing in the car..
Wow!! All of em killed it but Marsha's voice is Angelic..
Like a black angel
All 4 women ate and left no crumbs! Beautiful raw talent! Vocals superb! 🤌🏾
I seriously CANNOT believe they waited 12 whole years to upload this like are you kidding me!!!
PERFECT ARRANGEMENT by the MOST TALENTED WOMEN in the industry. This RIGHT here is EVERYTHING!!!!🔥🔥🔥
I would have LOST it if I were in the audience live watching this for the first time! I have waited years for this to be properly uploaded. Thank you for finally uploading properly and making this performance so accessible to the masses❤️
Years later and I still tear up
they had to re-record bc everyone went crazy at ledisi’s part lol
This still gives me chills. The different backgrounds and story telling was put together so well
Have this in my playlist! As every woman represented is relatable to some sort of degree. We’ve come from lineage of humble Aunt Sara’s who did what she had to survive and raise her children and the Masters too. We have the Saffronia’s who were caught between 2 worlds..loved, privileged and adored and hated at the same time. Sweet Things learned or taught to hustle and use their bodies because the black woman has always been hyper sexualized since slavery, molested by men in the family or men of the cloth, raped by the Master, and forced to be breeders. Peaches is the rebel who at some point takes a stand and no longer want to be victimized. Peaches is dangerous and can help lead a revolution! We are all these women to some degree! Nina did the hell out of this song!!
Every bit of what you said 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
You hit the nail on the head Four times over 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
🙌🏾 1000%
THIS!!!!!!!!!!!! 🖤
Come on wit it!! YEESSSS!!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
... LISTEN!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 when heavy hitters sing a heavy hit written by a heavy hitter THIS is what you get! 🔥🔥🔥
I know that I’m being a little bias but my girls Ledesi & Jill Scott got that attitude that I needed! ❤
Ledisi gave me chills! whew! that woman can sang!
That vibrato from Marsha Ambrosius on the third "What do they call me? (4:04) gives me chills every time (as did this entire performance). It's so fitting to refer to a singer's voice as an instrument...IMO, Marsha's was a violin, Kelly's a piano, Jill's a saxophone, and Ledisi's a trumpet.
Well said. 🎉
@@pearltimes12 Thank you ☺
Love this! So Kelly Price is singing bass, Jill Scott holding down that tenor, Marsha got alto, and of course, Ledisi uplifting that soprano 🙌🏾
Yes however its
Kelly - Tenor
Jill - Alto
Marsha - 2nd Soprano
Ledisi - 1st Soprano
Most epic performance, I can never forget this. They rocked that shit!!!! Nina would be proud!
GOD DAMN!!!!!! No song is supposed to give me the chills so strong!
👏🏽💜⭐️
Jill Scott go ahead and slay baby you are the emotion of this record
I come 5-6x a year to hear Ledisi say
"Peaches"
Sht brings me to tears when I sing Ledisi's verse.
This is simply a perfect performance. The camera work, lighting, creative concept, music arrangement and of course the talent. I’ve never forgotten it since I watched it the first time when it aired.
I also love the voice of the one who did the introduction.
pure genius 👏🏿👏🏿
I remember watching this performance live! When I tell you they all did their thang, however Ledisi’s performance brought forth a feeling and emotion unlike no other! It truly was her night to shine and she did just that!
I mean. Let’s just put aside for a sec these 4 jewels, lightman, production, and give it up for the piano man, sweet Lord they can playyyyyyy🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼
Saw the rings on the piano players hands... A woman!
I remember this amazing performance from these fabulous ladies… Ledisi was Phenomenal ❤
The piano player is fucking it UP!!!
3:37 when she says rough - that little ripple he does - Yh he fucking it up 🔥🔥🔥
Wow thanks for pointing that out. It just adds another dimension to!
Pretty sure the person playing piano was a woman...
This is my first time EVER hearing this song....it's just phenomenal, emotional, a celebration of Black women!!
The original is by Nina Simone 🙂
This is an excellent performance. I'd also recommend any with Dianne Reeves, and, of course, any recording of Nina Simone performing it. It's arguably her masterpiece - elegantly simple construction and powerful feeling.
everytime I see this, goosebumps! some of the best singers of this lifetime! LESIDI though? no words! Just amazing!
And that is how its fckin done. QUEENS here, and to you reading this
This wil be forever one of my favorite performances.
Yaasssssssssss...
Ditto
There are very few performances in human history that can be comparable to this masterpiece. Ugh. Wow…
This should’ve been recorded as a single…these powerhouse voices and the storytelling….they did this!!!!
Couldn't have picked better choices for each section, my God. Flowers galore and more.
I’m so jealous of this audience for witnessing this LIVE. AMAZING. They told THE STORY🔥🔥🔥
I wonder if the people watching that night, realize what they were seeing, in that moment.
An ICONIC performance!!!
So is it just me or does ledisi send chills down your spine when she sings
It's 2022 and I still cry every time I watch this performance 😢 😭 💙
Same
My spirit just brought me here at 8:45AM. 🙏🏾
I came back a decade later to say there aren’t any singers today who can sang like this.
Oh… What a gift to us all… when our Ancestors are channeled!!
Ledisi’s delivery still gives me goosebumps.
I’ll LEAVE THIS..”I.M AWFULLY BITTER THESE DAYS, BE-CAUSE MY PARENTS WERE SLAVES”… that hits on a SPIRITUAL LEVEL….FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND ALL. THANK YOU
Back in 2024 to reiterate this performance was emaculate. Just perfection, they all understood the assignment.. hated it was so short..
TEARS OF JOY SO PROUD TO BE BLACK✊🏿🖤
In 2024 this is still iconically inimitable!
These are four phenomenal black women with voices from the heavens, they came to slay that night and let’s not forget to honor the late and great Mrs Nina Simone who birthed the greatness that is the lyrical genius behind this performance. ♥️never forget your history, it’s HERstory.
They all had amazing albums the following year in 2011, this just now dawned on me
I love this song - my mother’s name was Sophronia (and her sis n law is my Aunt Sara) so this performance makes her memory extra special. 💙 Thank you Nina, and thank you Kelly, Marsha, Jilly from Philly, and THE Ledisi!
My mom is called Peaches & Peachy
This performance still gives me chills. Oioohhhhhhhh
One of the best performances in the history of performances PERIOD!!! I cry every single time I see this. POWERFUL!!!
No one can sing better than black woman
One of the dopest performances ever!🔥🔥🔥🔥
One of my all time favorite performances on any awards show. This was AMAZING and has never been duplicated. Ledisi’s range is out of this world
I’m a Jilly from Philly fan. But Ledisi ate this!!
I just appreciate the fact that these four sisters stood and delivered this powerful story with grace and poise and didn’t battle with one another vocally. I know each one of those strong women but I called them mom, grandma, auntie, neighbor, sister, and friend! Still powerful after all these years!!!
Love all the ladies but I watch for Ledisi.
Ledisi overstood the assignment.💜
Watching this performance had me in my feels the same as reading Black Girl Lost by Donald Goines.
All the women were amazing, sincerely.
Hits different to feel emotionally stuck in-between and socially pressured viewed as Sweet Thing and Peaches.
#NinaSimone 👑
I'm in between Sweet Thing and Peaches as well 😌
This performance still gives me the chills. 🥶🥶🥶