4 Non Blondes: Whatever Happened To The Band Behind 'What's Up?' & Linda Perry?
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- 4 Non Blondes: Whatever happeend to the band behind the 90's hit 'What's Up?'
0:00 - Early years
6:04 - Getting Signed/First Album
12:28 - Failed Second Album/Breakup
13:51 - Post 4 Non Blondes Years/Reunion
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I cite my sources and they may differ than other people's accounts, so I don't guarantee the actual accuracy of my videos.
4 non blondes seemed to come out of nowhere. On top of that they didn’t necessarily fit in with any of the popular music scenes at the time. The media fixated on the fact that they were an all-girl group early on in their career. Their sole 1992 record bigger, better, faster and more went platinum selling over a million copies in America and producing what was both one of the biggest hit songs and one of the most maligned songs of the 90’s ‘What’s Up.’ But years later it would come out that despite the band’s success. From the early days of their success it became apparent this group wasn’t going to last. Frontwomen Linda Perry would boast to the LA Times in 1993 “We thrive on being unpredictable. We get a kick out of breaking every rule we can.”Today let’s explore whatever happened to 4 non blondes.
Frontwomen and principal songwriter the half brazilian-half portuguese Linda Perry would be born in Springfield, Mass., Perry would spend her formative years on the west coast in San Diego. Within the first two years of her life she had failing kidneys and was told by doctors she may not make a full recovery, but she rebounded. Despite her health problems, she still had a rough childhood telling the LA Times. “I was a confused kid, going in 20 directions at once and going nowhere.” Describing her childhood as unhappy. Perry would soon find music thanks to brother John who was a well versed guitarist. She wanted to learn guitar like him. As a kid she used to lock herself in the bathroom with a guitar, a taper player and sing. Her teenage years proved to be turbulent as she questioned her sexuality and felt different from other girls and almost took her own life overdosing on her mother’s pills from the bathroom. It was after this close call she brushed aside any reservations she had about who she was a
That’s not to say the road ahead in her musical journey was easy. Her parents would soon divorce resulting in her living with her mother and being thrown into poverty. It was during this time Perry opted to live on the street where she got introduced to drugs. She would admit to doing everything but heroin, but it would be another close call that resulted in her getting sober, when she fell off a building and broke her collar bone.. Perry’s first few bands didn’t go well after she was fired from her first two bands because according to her bandmates they didn’t like her voice. She would take a short break from music and move to San Franscisco and the age of 21 in 1986. The move seemed to reignite her passion for music and give her more confidence telling
The LA Times. “Suddenly this big voice came out of me--as if by magic. I was saner then so I thought to myself, ‘Why not do something with this voice?’ At the time I felt like I had lived 40 years. It was time to grow up and get a career.”
Bassist Christa Hillhouse and guitarist Shaunna Hall would be roomates in San Francisco and met drummer Wanda Day when they joined a band she was playing in. The three members eventually broke off and started their own three person band. The three members came from different musical backgrounds and had already had some experience playing around san francisco. Day played in a reggae and ska punk band before landing a lucrative gig as a top 40 cover band who played at a Holiday Inn. Hillhouse meanwhile would play in at least 14 different bands by 1989. It wasn’t too long after this Hall and Hillhouse came across Linda Perry at the club Nightbreak.. Hillhouse would describe the fateful night that changed her career revealing on her website “One night Shaunna and I wandered into the Nightbre
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Love this im a huge 4 non blondes fan can you do a video on the band Concrete Blonde soon id love to see that one Merry Christmas brother.
The mother told the kid not to eat the pizza so that's how they got their name. WTF??? The mother looked at the bass player and that's how they got their name. WWHHHAAAAATTTTT!!!??? You made absolutely no sense.
Cool stuff !! You should also talk about a band from San Francisco called “ Simon stinger “ . There from the 90s too and a great unsigned band as well..
Loved the Donnas
Being from the uk 🇬🇧 I loved this song thanks bro great to really hear about the band’s history. Seems they worked really hard the music industry can be a sad reality
That song was one of those tracks that would play on the radio and it felt like it was never going to end.
Akin to being on a merry go round that you couldn't get off.
😂
I dropped acid one time and that song was playing on MTV and I literally thought the song was never ever going to end. I haven't been able to face it ever since!
I hitched a ride from a German guy in Brittany once and he liked it so much, he'd recorded it over and over again on a cassette so it really did seem endless. 'I love this song!' he eventually explained, kind of superfluously.
He had driven non-stop from Germany and was severely sleep deprived. I hadn't noticed, but the friend I was hitching with did. When we got out, she commented on it and, as she did, his car drifted forward on a slight slope and bumped another car.
@@JohnMoseley Hilarious!
There wasn't a "rise" and "fall". They were just one hit wonders.
And annoying ones at that....
Angry Lezzers yelling.
Yup , lucky to even get the chance
@@JDAfrica o my
Spot on! You can’t fall if there’s no rise. It is one helluva hit though. It’s still a frequent request in dueling piano bars. It has staying power akin to another one hit wonder, Sir Mix-a-Lot’s Baby Got Back.
So much radio rotation for that song in the 90s. Still stuck in my head to this day.
Weirdly enough, that’s why I didn’t like the song when it first came out. The radio station where I worked played it at least 4 times a day. All these years later, I really enjoy hearing the song! I’m glad it’s easy to find on TH-cam.
@@brianpaine1749 Four times a day is nuttin. I recall Help Me Ronda, Beach Boys
playing every 30 minutes. AM radio.
This woman wrote some awesome music way before, during and after her 4nb run. This lady rocks no doubt.
You left out a really cool fact: their drummer Dawn Richardson was formerly in the band Bad Radio, which Eddie Vedder was also in before he joined Pearl Jam. They weren't in Bad Radio at the same time but a nameless unknown band managed to help create two very commercially successful musicians, both after they left the group.
Wow. Thanks for the 411 man!
Now I'm imagining Eddie singing What's Up...
groovy factitude, dude.
I'm super KEEEN on that fact
Wow dude I had no idea thanks for the facts
Another CD on the infamous " We Will Not Buy List" at the used record store I worked at in the late 90s!
That's really funny. It reminds me of going to any given pawn shop and just seeing copy after copy of boy band albums. That stuff might as well just hit the trash bin.
@@sstaners1234 KD Lang has a killer voice but her style of music just wasn't my cup of tea.
I'm curious what other CDs graced that list.
@@JW-eq3vj queen. frampton.
@@sstaners1234 Alanis Morrisette was the soundtrack to every girls ‘95/‘96…😂
The original guitarist, Shauna went to the same high school I did even though she was gone by the the time I got there by a year or two. I wound up jamming with her in someone's garage and she was playing trumpet with me on drums. I met Wanda through a mutual friend and partied with her one night. Shauna and Wanda, the first drummer, were the two coolest members of the group and were into metal and hard rock. What resulted on their debut album was definitely altered almost beyond recognition from the demos I first heard.
Wanda was a class act. They bought her new kit and kicked her and another gal out: "Wrong Image"! This is why they're called "4 Non-Dykes" in the Bay Area.
Did you guys scissor ✂️ kick all night? 🤣🤣🤣
I remember seeing them on MTV at 13 thinking "this group is in trouble. All they ever sing is that one song."
😂
Dayum. You're observant. More than I was at 13. Makes me laugh.
Vast majority of all girl bands have a very short shelf life. Go-Gos, Bangles,& Spice girls are probably the most successful.
@@eduardolamboy4776 Short life spans? Yep you're right!
@Mucki But they had more hits than the 1 hit wonder 4 non Blondes, including a few #1s if I'm not mistaken.
6:41 LOL. Gay people can be every bit as judgemental as anyone else. Their gay fans turning their backs on the band because they toned down their sexuality? It reminds me of my brother in law, who is a hair dresser. When he got engaged to a woman he lost a large portion of his gay clientele, because literally, he came out as straight. It's ok for them to judge people, but god forbid they get judged.
🎯
I appreciate his "Coming Out" as straight , Now I have the courage to do the same .
@@j.richards2346 LOL!! Honestly. It sounds ludicrous, but it's true. I had a hard time as a teenager, when I told my parents I was straight. I hid it for the longest time, but it got to a point where I couldn't hide it any more.
Seriously. I hate all of the SJW stuff that we see nowadays. I guess that shit was around in the 90's too. BARF.
I've said it a million times . If someone's gay and that's all they're about , they are a very boring person .
I absolutely LOVE 4 non blondes. I have 3 sons and sons don't;t think of the best presents for a mom. BUT my son's got together and bought the 4 non blondes album because they knew how mow much I loved it
I was actually at The Plant Studios in Sausalito the day they re-recorded "What's Up" (at the time, I was part of a production team recording local artists on studio "downtime". I also happened to know the band very well and their manager at the time, Kat). I knew it would be a hit as soon as I heard it. Just happened to be at the right place at the right time!
Sure you did
U know a hit when u hear one merry Christmas
Jacks a prick didn’t u know
@@jackbarnes9728 Actually, yeah I do. 40 years in the music industry has given me a lot of experience. What is your problem?
@@aceannese people like Jack are the reason a lot of people don’t share their cool experiences online. I commented on a video of LaToya Jackson once saying how i met her and she was nice. But this one commenter kept saying “it’s not cool to lie on the internet” I’m like of all things why would i lie about meeting LaToya?! Lol
But very cool that you got to witness this track come to life! It’s such an iconic song
Man, the turmoil they went through BEFORE they ever even recorded! It's almost amazing we got that first record from them. Crazy, I didn't know a ton of this thanks man you do fantastic and informative work I really appreciate it
Linda Perry's album "In Flight" is nothing short of a masterpiece. A must hear.
So hold on....so a little blonde kid in a sailor outfit saw a piece of pizza, and the mom told him not to touch it and was looking at the one non blonde.....what?
Yeah, that made no sense at all.
Lol idk she was probably high
That story is ridiculous -- a pure made-up paranoia trip on the part of narcissistic bandmembers. "Normal" or "square" families really don't go around suggesting hipster potheads are unclean because they aren't "blonde" (although "if the shoe fits"... anyone dressing like a homeless mental case and hanging around public parks in San Francisco shouldn't be surprised if they are treated like that -- SF is the epicenter of homeless, public drug addiction, and rampant crime -- just ask Mayor London Breed!).
4 Non-blondes were drama queens about their "controversies." Probably doomed to self-destruction because of that. Like many rock bands, egos and narcissism usually undermine success. 4 Non-blondes were no different. Sounds like Linda Perry is doing fine as a songwriter on her own these days.
@@GhostRanger5060 the way he told the story in this video is ridiculous because it made absolutely no sense in the way he told it.
Man, I never knew Jack Sparrow could sing! .... and who is Ron?
I said Hey! What’s going Ron
Her collaboration with Pink was phenomenal.
I don't care for Pink and never had, but Perry is such a good songwriter that I might have to check it out anyway. Nothing but love for that woman and her talent.
@@RevShifty - Perry wrote I'm coming out so you better get this party started, which Pink performed. Perry knew when she wrote it that she was unable to sing it to its potential, however Pink was her protege and did a good job on it. Pink is not in my playlist but is an accomplished artist. Pink and 4NB are too crude and brash for me but only the stupid would not acknowledge their talent and contributions to the music scene.
Can you also imagine being so self-centered that when a parent tells their kid not to eat pizza from a public garbage can that you assume it has something to do with you?
I'm glad I'm not the only 0ne that was like wtf?
That's Woke in a nutshell.
Definitely self centered. Her telling the story on how hard it was to show up for practice says it all.
So you assume this is correct?
Her mother physically abused her and tortured her ...yet you assume that this correct....why?
Shows how easily undereducated people get so swept up in conspiracy theories and lies
I know Roger. He's a good dude. It still blows my mind that he was in a famous band 'cos he's such a modest and chill guy. His wife is really cool, too.
“Rise & Fall”?
Exactly what did they fall from besides being a 1-hit wonder?
It came on the radio the other day and I was like damn this hits harder today than when it came out.
Thanks for this! I remember how excited I was when I first heard "What's Up" on the radio as a teen, because it was so different from everything else out there.
I remember her voice standing out because it was load. Not solf. Kind of like Anna Wilson from heart.
Half Brazilian and half Portuguese born in Massachusetts. So then American and not Brazilian or Portuguese.
When this song came out I was 25 and I still love it
I walked into taste of Chicago in the early 90's and they were performing 'Hey hey hey hey' on a b-stage and everyone kept moving in and kept going on to get pad Thai and Turkey legs!
I have a minor connection with 4NBs. First, I remember seeing them playing at a bar before they were signed, and later I had several classes with one of the members after the band had broken up. I noticed they had a 4NB tattoo and I asked about it. Let's just say she didn't have many good things to say about the experience.
What type of class?
Oh no you don’t
This isn't story time Grandpa!
Do feminists have many good things to about anything though?
@@te9591 Art school.
All girl band with one hit song that got massive radio play and a lead singer wearing a top hat and goggles. They got their 15 minutes of fame, and 5 million albums sold. That's better than anyone could have predicted.
Was hoping for an "Encomium" mention... but I guess it was just one moment, though to be asked to cover Zeppelin and having Dave Navarro, guest was a serious highlight of their band's time. But the cover of Misty Mountain Hop w/Navarro was amazing... Perry was SO good and Navarro's nod to his "other" guitar god of his youth, Jimi Hendrix, was awesome.
Bigger, Better, Faster, More is a very underrated album.
lol..."She would say (insert quote here) she would say." That drove me nuts.
That's a pretty interesting story. It's a tough decision, I imagine, when you have to decide to 'sell your self' or 'play the game' as a means to an end, or stay 'underground' to write and perform exactly how you want.
That kinda really is/was the way it is. Back in the mid 80s I faced a similar dilemma. How much did performing mean to me. As a boy, certain "options" were never open to me...but I had to realize that I was not about to be giving in to the toadying or drugs or whatever degradations the pimps... um...agents were into. It would just chew me up.
@Rock N' Roll True Stories @12:35 you mention that James Mankey played and toured with
4 Non Blondes. It might be worth mentioning that James is a founding member and only guitar player for Concrete Blonde! I was a fan of 4NB's debut album, but still am a superfan of Concrete Blonde.
I cannot tell you the amount of times people confused the 2 bands. The fact that he played and toured with the similar sounding named band may have helped confuse the issue more so. At any rate, both bands had incredibly talented lead singers/songwriters, with 4 Non Blondes fronted by Linda Perry, and Concrete Blonde having the incomparable Johnette Napolitano on vocals (and bass). Both women left an indelible mark on the 90s music scene.
Johnette Napolitano is PURE MAGIC. Top 5 female voices in RnR of all time, imo.
I LOVE Concrete Blonde! Saw them many times back in the day, and I took many photos of them live, which I shared with the band. Good times, great memories.
Q: What do you get when you cross Four Non Blondes with Severed Heads?
A: Several Redheads
They were a band of posers, and their one-hit-wonder "What's Up" showed that. They reeked of just wanting to play what's popular.
Being a 'Rock Star' is such a precarious position - often the lesser talented artists are able to capture the attention and fandom of listeners.
Interestingly, many of the talented musicians/recording artists are able to have successful post-stardom careers as session musicians, songwriters and producers.
One of my favorite musical artists is Todd Rundgren - who's had more success as a Producer than as a Musician/Singer.
I had never heard this band before. Like many things, it was before my time. I went to listen to their hit song, and there was an almost visceral immediate reaction, like "Oh, so you're the ones behind this!". I think that's all that needs to be said about the song's staying power. As for how good it is, I think my reaction also tells that, but music is subjective, so who cares? Though I do love the outfits, and will still check out the rest of the album.
Merry Christmas! You do such a wonderful job in narration and story line. May 2022 be awesome and memorable!🎄🎄🎄🎁
She couldn't understand why people thought, "Dear Mr. President" was about the president.
You should probably listen to the song and you would understand
The mother told the kid not to eat the pizza then the mother looked at the bass player so they called themselves 4 non blondes. No sense to that story!!
I think it’s cause the woman probably looked at her in a rude way, and probably thought she was weird because of her style And her hair. They probably called it 4 non blondes to turn it into a positive gesture instead
I was in high school when “What’s Up” came out and it was everywhere all the time. Damn near every rocker chick I knew had a copy of the album. I thought the song was OK back then and now it always brings back a flood of teenage memories for me.
It sure does I forgot all about these ladies, just seen this in feed and like you said flood of memories, I hated high school at that time but to sit and think about it now them days where priceless , Truly don't understand how I hated something I had so much fun in, guess the whole adult thang wasn't fun as I thought it would be either , didnt have bills in high school maybe thats it ! I guess actually I did but car insurance wasnt much in them days , bagged few groceries after school to pay that and not having ride cheese wagon was priceless to !
This song reminds me of Concrete Blond's Joey, which came out at around the same time. 'Joey' is soooo much better in every way compared to this.
Yup
I can see or rather hear the comparison, although Concrete Blonde in my opinion is in every way ...just absolutely, completely and utterly better.
The album Blood Letting is by far a better album. Joey is the worst doing on that record. But, is still a good song.
concrete blonde being brought up by you and Jim mankey by this guy in the video made my night
She’s Pinks producer now. If your reading Linda Nova Scotia 1997 🎸
I always liked Linda Perry. She's very unconventional - and not in a bad way. The world needs a few oddballs to keep life interesting. She's a talented producer as well as a musician.
Look into Laura Pergolizzi
In the female odd-ball department, I'm more of a Suzanne Vega, Siouxsie Sue fan.
what happened is they got extremely lucky with a one hit wonder and then linda perry fell comfortably into a career in the music biz somewhat behind the scenes.
Yup produced for Pink & moved on to Christina.
One radio hit but plenty of good songs
@@Michael_Chandler_Keaton Yes, I’m not implying that they didn’t have a good songs. But they weren’t really a conventional hit band even for that time.
Don’t forget that “What’s Up” made it to meme status, which is a pretty great achievement. 😂
HE-MAN!!!
Lmao
And I say HEYYAYAYA HEYYAYA I SAID HEY! WHAT'SGOINON?!??
This was great! Have you done a video about Concrete Blonde? Johnette Napolitano is such an amazing performer..they should be in the Hall of Fame❤
Concrete Blonde’s great guitarist is Jim Mankey!
Coming this month
Linda Perry's voice and song writing talents are amazing! Some bands weren't meant to stay together - there were so many bands in the early 90's that just disappeared after a few hit songs. It was like a testing ground for music and what the A&R "guys" thought people wanted to hear. Honestly, it was a pretty cool time to listen to music. Some songs just transcend the artists who create them.
Her voice was amazing alright. Amazingly bad.
@@wattage2007 Say's the nob who sold how many records? Oh yeah...none.
@@tedwojtasik8781
Says (no apostrophe)
Knob (with a k)
You’re welcome, thicko.
Dawn Richardson still teaches drum lessons in San Francisco. Her studio was next to mine (I’m a visual artist). She was really nice and a great teacher.
Thats true.
thanka for sharing the story of this very different band!
Every time I’m lucky enough to hear her singing, she touches every fiber, every molecule of my soul, I forever be thankful to her, I always wish her all the happiness she desrves
Right like her voice touched my soul...always has always will
Linda Perry is still songwriting and producing for other artists, including P!nk ("Get the Party Started"), Christina Aguilera ("Beautiful", "Candyman") and Gwen Stefani ("What U Waiting For?"), but wow, she has sure been through a very turbulent life. I didn't know her backstory outside of her music career... it's like a "Behind the Music" episode.
Her songwriting and producing are mentioned at the end of this video
@@TimmyTickle but he didn't say what songs. This are some huge hits.
Yes I felt he missed a huge point not emphasizing that more . The royalties are huge with that many hits . Wasn't a fan back when the song was popular, but decade's later listened to the album as a whole and some of the other tunes on it are very unique and very well done
Linda also wrote Hurt for Christina, which was about her father
When I first heard Perry's voice I was hooked. I really loved 4 NonBlondes. Too bad they couldn't keep it together.
Tossing out half your band members and replacing them with studio musicians is how you become a one hit wonder. Yes, Perry made a living in music. That's about all you can say about this "band" that evaporated before they even entered the studio.
The story goes the A&R man didn't want them in their original all-female(lesbian) form..
Steely Dan did very well with studio musicians
@@kevind8752 That's what Steely Dan set out to do.
@@shawnstephens1251 steely Dan was far from a one hit wonder
@@shawnstephens1251 misread, sorry
That was good, informative and well presented.
Let's not forget about the time that He-Man successfully recorded a cover of What's Up.
1 hit wonders, not shocked that they faded away soon after.
The lyric "so I wake in the morning and I step outside. And I take a deep breath and I get real high" pretty much the extent of their contribution.
Well said.
Very true
But wait...... Whats goin on?
Today they would be 4 Non Binaries
And the song would just be. Sup...... Lol
Linda read my band's name at the BAM party when we were nominated for an BAMMIE! It was quite the fun evening and she was super cool.
Saw them perform at the Haight St fair in 1991 before they were famous. They also hung around my art school as they were friends with a talented sculptress there. They epitomized the early 90s culture in SF. I was very happy for them that they found some success. It was great to see the representation in popular culture.
Whats up was one of those songs at the time that I tried desperately to ignore. It seemed that radio stations and T.V. would never stop playing it. Now and then I hear it randomly playing somewhere and it still makes me feel ill.
At a glance I thought that was Steven Tyler on the thumbnail lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣
They had one good song. One hit wonder band. Many such cases.
Most bands are lucky to have one hit in them
Great singer. I see now why she wrote for pink. Similar voice. Christina Aguilera too.
The reason your channel is the best in your market is that you didn't spend half the video talking about Perry's marriage like everyone who covers her does. Yea its great she married someone famous but this woman is such a great songwriter,one of the best ever in my opinion.Also I don't even like most of the songs she wrote but props where props are due.
Linda Perry is far from a one hit wonder. She has written many songs for other artists, including the Christine Aguilera song, 'Beautiful'
That's mentioned at the end of this video
that doesnt make it her hit
She is an amazing producer/songwriter and has helped quite a few singers/artists find their voice.
Still a 1 hit wonder
@@michaelgallagher3640 as a performer yes, but not as writer.
I like when people have unique styles but I never understood the hats and glasses thing.
Did you not live through the 90's? Everyone wore stupid hats and glasses.
@@roderickcortez138 I did but I must have been too stoned to realize. Shit, was I wearing that too?
@@The-Skinn They must've had the same stylist as Guns N Roses!
@@The-Skinn You might have. For what it's worth I wore ugly ass flannels and ripped jeans back then. I looked like a bum!
Just listened to their first album again yesterday. All day lol. Always loved her voice but holy crap they were amazing musicians. Every note is perfect.
They put out a perfect album and broke up, I respect that so much.
That makes no sense.
@@Pinhead101 they didn’t sell out. They could have copy pasted the same music over and over again. Wasted their money and burn out like many bands do. Instead they made an amazing album. Then Perry got to do whatever she wanted to do musically. It’s very respectable.
I saw her perform this song in San Jose, CA at the Almost Acoustic Christmas. As I remember Linda fired her whole band a few days before the show. She came out and performed solo with an acoustic guitar, (maybe with a drummer...I can't quite remember now). I can tell you that performance was so good. I may be melding a few of the shows together, but I think the Black Crowes were there along with Bad Religion. The Crows were epic. What a show and bravo Linda.
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One look at them, one can surmise what happened
They always struck me as a one hit wonder, nothing wrong with that. I'd rather be a one hit wonder than a starving artist that never made it.
I've never even written a hit, so they're ahead of me...
That being said, Linda Perry seems like an overbearing personality, but that's just my perception.
@@houseofsolomon2440 yeah mos def...that's what I thought to.
@@sirdudeness1386 I was going to say I found it funny that they said the labels were looking for one hit wonders. Haha, first I've ever heard that. That said, I'm mostly a hard rock fan, but appreciate a lot of different good music, however What's Going On is their only song I know. I do like it though and Linda is a talented song writer. Hope this doesn't sound critical, that wasn't my intention.... Edit, typo. Who am I to criticize, I can't even write a proper comment without typos.....
They were not 1 hit wonders!!! Listen to the whole album, I guarantee you will find at least 4 other awesome songs 🎵, just saying!!! 👍
@@kevinchandler179 Haven't found the first one yet.
It shouldn't matter what a bands fans sexuality is. If it's good music it should transcend all boundaries . I'm a straight male, who is into Queen, and Judas Priest.
Their shows were notoriously hateful and toxic.
How the hell did they believe anyone would think any of them wasn't gay at that stage in life? Hell, I knew with the first look......but that is also why I loved em.
Be nice to hear Linda Perry tell her side of things , in her own words!
To Hear What's Really Up
I have tape op magazine and the issue with Linda in it. She is fascinating and I am happy for her awards and love her music.
Ok. So, according to Hillhouse, she was looked down upon by the matriarch of the blonde family for, obviously, not being a blonde.
That was 1989.. (deducted from the sequence of events)
Ladies and Gentlemen: You have witnessed the birth of Victimhood Mentality.
EXACTLY what I was thinking, LOL. There is no end to female self pity.
Is that what was going on? I couldn't make sense of that story or how it led to the name of the band.
@@roderickcortez138 I'm sorry she hurt you. Therapy might help you move on without continuing to be a misogynistic joke.
That's as old as time I mean come one you were being facetious right?
You nailed it. Jussie Smollet would be proud!
I’m guessing they never survived ripping off “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”…
Originally they played a few gigs as "Four big Uggs".
lol She looks like Keith Richards twin brother today, so it got no better!
Linda started doing a lot of behind the sound board work in studios as well.
Wow I really have been gone a long time I just seen this band last week for the first time in my life and they have come and gone a long time ago I we'll I love the song it's great reminds me of how I feel about what's going on to day 2023.
Loved What’s Up and all the songs on the record. The lyrics had meaning and soul to them..
too bad they couldn’t finish that 2nd album (morphine and chocolate!! What a treat)
It's called a "one hit wonder" and there's nothing wrong with that!
Sure it gets annoying if people ask if you know any other songs like they do Lisa Loeb - Stay ^_^
Or Vanessa Carlton with a thousand miles
yeah no shit one hit is more than i ever got from "the industry". all thangs considered they didn't do too bad they got alot farther than most ever will.
Love both. One hit wonders or not....
Lisa Loeb had a few hits.
@@brianpatrick6308 No
This was a very well done mini documentary. It really showcased the difficulty artists have in getting their art out. They need money, freedom and appreciation to reach their potential. All of these are hard to come by, but the artist's passion drives them through it all.
It feels like it was all read, without proper intonation and pauses. And pretty fast, so it was hard for me to understand, being a non-native English speaker.
It’s good to see a “Truth Declaimer!” opening up @ ‘Whatever Happened To?’ Video
Besutiful vocals..beautiful song by beautiful mucian...I still listen to this...4 no blondes whats up..boots caps gogs..and beautiful strumming guitars
They were all lesbians? I would've never figured that out!
Ayo, for true??
They were all so homely, no man would touch them...just a fact.
Hahaha
Lol.....
@Andi Cooper Nothing is wrong with it. Humour doesn't translate to text sometimes. Just like sarcasm.
Spaceman is a classic !!!!!!!!! and Linda's solo album is awesome !!
It's a bit weird not to mention some of the big hits she wrote and produced for other artists, like; "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera, "What You Waiting For?" by Gwen Stefani; and "Get the Party Started" by P!nk.
The picture at 12:38 is late great guitar hero Ronnie Montrose.
Gotta agree with the one hit wonder and that's all.
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The band was active in San Francisco but I never saw them before they moved to my studio (the Plant Studios) across the GG Bridge in Sausalito to record Whats up which Perry produced very well. I never heard the earlier versions but it was clearly a hit the way she did it. She is a very talented songwriter and producer.
this was awesome info thank RNRTS
Wow I watched most of this video and I came to the realization that I don't really care about this band.
Rock N' Roll True Stories Merry Christmas Sydd.
Same to you
Concrete Blonde >>>> 4 Non Blondes
Do more stories on bands from the 90s that were great but didn't have a cheesy hit.
What`s up was amazing, and was constantly on tv and radio back than. I loved it. But I remember buying the album at a flee market. Listening on the way home in the car. My mum obciously hated it but my surprise was that my brother and I both hated it. And he listened to KISS and Metallica and also really liked Whats Up.I was about 10 so no clue if I would like it better now
I’ve always hated when people get mad at bands for getting popular. The same thing happened to 311 at first.
Jeez, Ive forgot about this band :/
Lucky you!
When I first heard that song, I thought it was catchy. By the 5th time, I was already sick of it. By the 2000th time, I was ready to pull the trigger. I cannot think of a more annoying song, though "Single Ladies" by Beyonce is a very, very close second. Glad I got that off my chest. Carry on.
This song is so deep ...the ones who its was meant to reach...it did
Same here. I didn't know anything about this band, and haven't since except for this video now. However the song in question for me was not the best experience. After the 3rd., 4th. time I Tossed the Cassette into the trash. It was Annoying and looking into that Huge Yabo with the stupid leather top hat, just made me sick. I could tell they were L-bo's, but that didn't bother me. It's just the same as other people's opinion that if Ya don't like a song, a sound, it just will not work. It's an 'each to their own' kind of deal. That being said, I'm impressed that Pink's break out song was penned by Perry. I'm certain her talent will live on. And my opinion is not worthy of a negative response. It IS, what it IS. ( difference strokes for different folks, that's all)💚💛❤👊😎
@@mswhite1004 ya, that we get.
I would imagine that playing one’s all-time, most favorite song 2000 times would make one sick of it. Maybe it wasn’t the song, but the self-inflicted torture of repetition?
Thank you for restoring my faith in humanity. I thought I was the only single lady not in love with the Beyoncé song.
I see she has a tear on her eye, who did chee kyyll???