WE'RE AMAZING LADIES!! HELEN REDDY - I AM WOMAN (1971)
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Something younger people don't understand is us 'boomers' grew up through the civil rights act, the women's movement and the Vietnam war . The music of that era influenced alot of us ' younger' people. We listen as music progressed through out the years and I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING! thank you again.
You are so right @Don R. With so much social change at the time we carry those times within us.
Yes the 70s and 80s we opened the door for everyone. Women were considered powerful because we said so and God says so.
NOW can we pass the ERA?
@@frankiebowie6174 Yes! Far overdue. We can thank Phyllis Schalafy for the failure to radify the bill.
Exactly. I graduated in 73. Loved growing up back then.
Helen Reddy was a hero to a generation of women fighting just to be treated like something more than a cook and housekeeper. So many hearts broke when we lost her last year. RIP GREAT LADY !!💔💖💔💖
More than the little wifey. Women today don't understand that in some occupations you had to resign if you got married and in others if you got pregnant you had to resign. No maternity leave then. The woman's place was in the kitchen or the bedroom. Watch any old episodes of Password on youtube. The host always asked the men what they did for a living and asked the women if they were married and how many children they had. Even in the 80's I was told by a boss that the problem with promoting women was that it was a waste of time training them because they got married and left their jobs to have babies. I'm 65. I never had a husband or children because I had a career.
Helen Reddy is always the strongest woman in the world. RIP.
This was the era of Women's Liberation, it was a rallying cry. This song was so timely. That was an exciting and very very frustrating period for women, I lived thru it
We still need this song and its meaning now more than ever. RIP, beautiful lady... you were an amazing woman and a human being..
I had the pleasure of meeting and chatting with this awesome woman while in the Army in South Korea. She was very nice to talk to her and express how much I loved her work. She was awesome! It was so sad when she passed. Loved her.
We fought hard for the right for equality, self worth, to be heard and the right to make decisions for ourselves, yet here we are 40 - 50 years later and still fighting for the same crap! I can remember when I was little my parents split up and my mom needed a loan so she could get an apartment and the first thing they asked her at the bank was where was her husband. Yeah back in the day women were not allowed to have their own bank accounts, credit cards or even be able to take out a loan. I’ll never forget the disappointment on her face as she was trying to get back on her feet and I made a promise that day that I would be part of the changes that we have now that the younger generation has no clue of what it took for us to get here.
This was the song that started off the Women's Liberation movement of the early-'70s. She had recorded a more sparse version on her first album that caught people's attention, and then re-recorded it as a pop anthem that went straight to #1 all around the world in 1972.
She had so many incredible songs and WHAT A VOICE!!
This song was embraced by the Women's Liberation movement. It didn't start it.
@@raenellefisher8514 True, it didn't literally start the movement for equal rights--I didn't mean that--but it gave Woman's' Liberation an anthem and that kicked things off once the media jumped on board.
Earlier in 1963, Lesley Gore recorded "You Don't Own Me". Way ahead of the women's movement.
I remember that time well. Womens rights were huge. This was The anthem! I think I was in that generation of women finally believing that we can do anything!
A great and important tune for the women of the early 1970’s.
I remember this as a little girl and made me think different about becoming a woman and being strong
This was our anthem. Where's my bra. I need to go burn it. RIP Helen.
Hahaha. I'm lucky to be retired and only wear a bra when I leave the house. This song came out when I first started to wear a bra, but women everywhere were burning theirs. Needless to say as a perky boobed teenager, I was with them. (My father, not so much.)
Biggest anthem for uniting women I can recall. Time for it to unite women again!! ♥️✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻✊
This was such an empowering song. Loved Helen Reddy. I was on the cusp of women’s lib. I chose a different path; got married, had 4 sons. I raised them to respect women but to realize they are equals. Still married, after 48 years.
The women's movement gave women, and men, the choice to be what they wanted to be! Raising four boys to respect women and treat them as equals is a great accomplishment that makes for a better world for all of us.
This was an anthem for women in the 70s! I loved this song and sang it all the time
If we, who were in the 60's & 70's had gone thru the all the pain. All the young women now couldn't be CEO's, astronauts, whatever they choose to be. Love to all.
born and raised in Melbourne Australia , RIP Helen you will be missed
RIP Helen.much love 💘
An Australian lady who sang this anthem for the world!!! RIP Helen!
I am 74 and I marched and picketed in the 70’s and this was our anthem!
Helen Reddy is an Australian and the younger sister of an entertainer famous in Australia, Toni Lomond. This song was an anthem for the women's movement of the 70's.
I joined the Navy in the summer of 1971. This song was part of my empowerment. Valuable song. Helen died recently. RIP. You are always with us.
You can't imagine how powerful this was when I was 18 back in 1971. We needed this!
Was 12 Aussie Bushie in Boarding school when this came out she helped me ROAR .Can say thanks to Helen, Mum and others I have never been on the floor.
I remember when she won the Grammy for this song. During her speech she said, "I would like to thank G-d, because she makes everything possible."
A Shero if there ever was one! In 1971 when she recorded this, women made 61 cents for every dollar a man made. This is history right here! Still gives me goose bumps. Still listen to it when I need a hit of courage. RIP, Helen Reddy. You done good!
Civil Rights, women's rights, war protests, you can hear it in our songs.
I was 17 when this came out, I was already protesting for women's rights, civil rights, against Vietnam....we played this song at rallies, Good Old Days. Shame women are losing their rights as I'm writing. Next generation needs to step up, and take back our rights.
One thing about music different generations you can get a pulse of our Country at that time,
In 1973 Bobbie Riggs, a former No. 1 ranked tennis player started talking smack about Billie Jean King, a top ranked tennis player at the time. Riggs was in his mid 50s and Billie Jean was late 20s. He claimed he could beat her because he was a man and no woman could beat a man at tennis. Billie Jean King beat him handily. My college campus went wild that night, with sterio speakers turned towards the quad from every dorm in the area blaring out "I am Woman" at top volume. It was so fun that night, and a vivid memory of my younger days.
What a great piece of your history. Thank you for sharing it. That must have been such a powerful moment in your life.
BJK declined his challenge but Margaret Court, the #1 woman in the world, accepted and Riggs crushed her in less than an hour [Court won three games].
Some have said that organized crime got Riggs to throw the march against King.
@@leonardshevlin7260 I'd never heard that story about the game being rigged. There certainly was a lot of media hype prior to the match, so anything is possible. I just remember the fun we had that night on the quad.
Wow a top ranked woman in her prime beat an old man. Some also believe he placed bets on her to win then threw the match.
@@matthewkleber7992 Wouldn't doubt his betting on her to win. Still doesn't dimenish my memory of a crazy fun night.
I was 7 when this song came out. They played it over and over and over and over - now it grates on my last nerve. lol
This song has inspired me for decades. Hard to believe it's 50 years old. I am strong, I am invincible, I Am Woman.
This song is very inspiring, whether you're a man or a woman.
Why? She's not talking about men.
True, well only for good men who aren’t threatened by women!
@@ohjustwork
I won't say it. I won't say it. Rrreeessissting temptation.
Perhaps a little too inspiring
@jackiegoodspeed 1849 we need woman like that.🙏
A MUST HEAR CLASSIC,,
HELEN REDDY "ANGIE BABY"
50 years ago! This was needed to claim our power. It's hard to realize looking back now but a lot of folks then didn't believe a word of this anthem. And we're still struggling on many fronts. Thank you Helen.
I was 12 when this song came out - it made me think differently about myself and overall made me a better and more confident person. Thanks, Helen!!
I was 13....Thanks Helen!
I was also 12 and my six sisters made sure I treated them as equals.
I was eleven and this totally shaped who I am today. I wish this was played more in public.
Me too! I am Woman ❤️🇨🇦
@@maryedwards8307 Preach Mary! Preach!!
Not too many people know she was an Australian. Went to USA, shown the world what women can do. Helped create the women's liberation movement. An amazing woman.
This song became a number 1 hit the year i graduated from high school. It was time of women’s liberation, flower power, the war, muscle cars, Roe v Wade and the concept of peace and love. It was a wonderful time to be young. What freedom we felt we had. The music of the era tells so many of our stories.
Great anthem. Helen Reddy was a powerful singer.
Classic 70's tune!! It was HUGELY popular as the anthem for the women's movement. Women ROCK!!! Great choice guys!!
Man THIS SONG was the ANTHEM for my generation of women !!!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
I was a Junior in high school, this song was huge! I graduated in 1972.
I sang this song on my walk to school in 5th grade. I was proudly wearing my "pantsuit" I was the first girl at that school to wear pants to school! Shocking!
My favorite line is “yes I am wise but it’s wisdom full of pain”. Young people really don’t get the struggle women have had. As always awesome reaction.
I went to all girls school when this song came out we used to sing it once a week after our national anthem.🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Rest In Peace, Helen Reddy ♥
....' You can bend but never break me..' ♫♪
This has gotten me through SO much in my life.
Very proud to be a woman and an Aussie like Helen Reddy was
This song was my mom's anthem on chore day. She was a single mother of 2 and I was a kid... it was grown up music... listening to the lyrics as an adult blows me away.
We Lost Helen Reddy Last Year 2020 RIP 🎶🌹🎶 I remember when this song first came out love her songs and her albums
I love your reaction to this song. I still get chills listening to it after all these years .
I absolutely love your reaction to this song! Helen Reddy is amazing!!
Wow, I was two in 71' but I knew the words to this song 🎵 THANK YOU MOM AND HELEN!!! Ladies play this song for your daughters. 💃 💃 💃 🕺 🕺 🕺
She said all that in the 70s....she knew what was going on!!!!! RIP Helen...what a legend!!! Thank you from all women!
Helen was a great pioneer in the women’s movement, when the song came out I was 13 and didn’t get the message she was sending but a few years later when I heard it again it was a real aha moment
This song was everywhere in the seventies. A huge hit.
One of Australia's greatest exports!
"You can bend but never break me" is one of my favorite lines.
Helen Reddy's song "You and Me Against the World" is one of the best songs ever for single parents.
Yes, Helen loved You and Me Against The World however it did not work as a woman/man love song. She recorded it as a mother/daughter song. From her fifth album, Love Song For Jeffrey.
I was born in 1945 and i remember Helen and her great songs. What a breath of fresh air.
It's really what's missing in the music world today. We are missing those songs that move you to a higher level. Thanks for doing this.
That lyric inspired generations of women. Thanks for the reminder!
One of Australia's first big international stars who was the world's biggest performing female in 1970-1 sadly passed last year.
LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEE the Ravens gear--- we lose a game (or 2) we don't play , yet WE STILL # 1 !!!!!!!!!!!!! YAAASSSSSSSSSSSSS
A big song for the that time in history 👍
This is the only song I can sing word for word without having to have the song playing along. And I'm a guy. And not embarrassed how much I love this song
This song makes me cry every time I hear it. 💪🏻
I feel like Helen Reddy is one of those over looked artists of the 70's and maybe all time.
I love this song
Rest in peace Helen❤️ Ty for Angie Baby.
And to think fifty years later we are still fighting the same fights.
I sent this song to all 3 of my granddaughters and told them to listen to it everyday.
Still love this song, all my life.
Epic song,, beautifully sung.
I sing this in choir and know every word by heart. It's our Women's anthem. Us boomers generation and our mother's! Australian Helen Reddy had huge success here as well as in the US in the 70s. Sadly she passed away a few years ago.
Check out, Delta Dawn, Angie Baby
Just last year she passed away.
Mel Gibson ?
She was a big star in the '70s - when i was a kiddo
Women were born to be successful God's gift to the world we can have a world don't play with us💯
I'm a child of the 70's and I also remember hearing this song but not really understanding it's importance. My grandpa was one of "those" men. I remember some comments he made. One was "women were put on earth to serve man." He'd say he was kidding, but I questioned it. He also said that women shouldn't be in the workplace making important decisions! When I told him I was going to law school, I thought he was going to have a stroke! I had to walk away from grandpa while uttering under my breath "ohh this old man is pushing the wrong button today!" Don't misinterpret this...my grandpa was a great man that provided extremely well for his family's future. My grandma was his Queen and he proved that everyday of their lives! But, that knuckle-dragging, chauvinistic thinking was strong in gramps! I also need to thank all the women from the generation before me for finally taking a stand - the stand that allows me to be in the profession of my choice, allows me to have my own money, bank accounts, credit cards, and my own opinion! From the bottom of my heart, I thank you all!
I think it's great that a women or person of color was able to rise above the prejudices and roadblocks that empowered men threw in their path. BRAVO !!
Rest In Peace, Helen. Thank you for giving us the courage to push ourselves.
I always loved this song !!!! Helen Reddy rocked it!!!
Both men and women are wonderful...love you guys.
Now wouldn't you just love to see her in concert back in the day like we have. Love your energy!
this song meant so much to us as women in 1971. Helen led the charge with this song and we embraced it with our whole beings. i wish young women now could have experienced it, but you have something we didn't. there's still a long way to go. some men today seem more afraid of us than ever. or afraid of us having any power over our own lives. it's lovely for young women like you, Mel, to see and hear how we were then.
This song started a great career for Helen Reddy. Great voice and she had a long streak of great songs. I think she even held a Government Arts position for the State of California. Even though she was from Australia. Sad that she died recently. She was wonderful. Thanks for the reaction.
Yes. Helen had some initial success with "I Don't Know How To Love Him" . A version of the song was included on the album. After it was featured in the film, "Stand Up and Be Counted", it received some interest. Capitol Records encouraged Helen to re-record it and release it as a single. The new version was featured on her third album, I AM WOMAN. Yvonne Ellman also had that single going up the charts at the time.
RIP Helen !!! You helped with your music change life for woman
Helen Reddy definitely had me feeling that way when I was a little girl in that era growing up in Spanish Harlem NYC. Our women were out there fighting for our rights! My mom included❤️❤️❤️!!! Ask me why now in the 21st century are they trying to take away those very same rights, little by little. Thank u guys❤️
I was actually lucky enough to March with her and many others during the era movement..
The fact that Mel loves this song is a testament to how far we have come!
What do you mean? I don't understand
And how empowering this was and still is.
Angie baby is another great song of Helens
This was released at the height of the Womens movement. I was a young woman at the time and remember what things were like for women both before and after the womens movement. Never go back!!
This song gave me chills as a nine year old in 1971. Still does.
R.I.P. Helen, she died last September within hours of Mac Davis, both R&R Greats. Both were 78. R.I.P. Mac.
RIP 🎶🌹🎶🌹🎶🌹🎶
Great great song and reaction. Helen Reddy wrote this song as a reaction to constantly not being payed the same as male singers and studios not wanting her songs because she was a woman writer. They even asked her husband if he was ok with her singing. She said she went to bed mad one night and that phrase kept going through her head "I am woman hear me roar, I am strong, I am invincible. I am wonan" she divorced her husband, took her toddler daughter to America (she was Australian). She recorded this and stations refused to play it saying it was a man hating song. But it took off like lightning and woman related to it and played it at era and woman's rights rallies all over the world tired of being held back. I fear women today have forgotten about the struggles their predicessors went through especially with how Texas is treating woman now. Young women better stand up now and say never again.
This is one of my anthems from when I was young! I am really happy you did a reaction to this! When I got married in 1976, I could not have a bank account, unless my husbands name was on it. But he could. We changed so many things. I still have hope, for a better future for us all! 🌎✌️
Always loved Helen Reddy she is so beautiful and her voice touches the soul and is just plain magic!!
A theme song for so many of us back in the day.
Well hello from Canada, that is a beautiful Australian lady singing and I was really really Young when she came out cuz I think they put her in a Disney thing with Puff the Magic Dragon or something like that anyways I remember that and I love the fact that you stopped to go hey hey this is great what a very awesome secure man, God bless you.
8th grade and this song was sweeping the air waves . Loved this song! She did delta dawn which was another big hit for her . I really liked Angie baby it’s really different worth a listen
....and You And Me Against The World
"The hand that rocks the cradle, is the hand that rules the world"...
True enough ... women have brought love to the world ...and you all deserve equal rights.
Anthem for all women in the 70's!
The 70's, every song is a classic.
This is an actual bona fide ANTHEM. Helen Reddy was recognized by multiple agencies and entities for this powerful song affirming women. Even though I never felt oppressed as a woman, this was still an emotional song for all of us women. RIP Helen.