One of the best girl groups ever. This song was a big deal not only because it forced us to look at race, but because strong women were speaking their mind in an in your face way. Love love love En Vogue!
Oh my god RIGHT?? the 90s was such an empowering time for women! I swear all this sunk in for me as a kid and helped form my feminism. They paved the way!
@@kikijayquinn yeah when you look back at the 80's and 90's with En Vogue, Whitney, Mariah, Celine it's almost like the notion of today's third wave feminist is completely destroyed. Women ruled the 90's in Art and Entertainment. Did the patriarchy take a decade off🤣🤷♂️
Cindy, Terry, Maxine, and Dawn, one of the best girl groups vocally of all time. Y'all gotta listen to Don't Let Go (Love), My Lovin' (Never Gonna Get It), Hold On, Don't Go, etc. Such a shame that we don't have the original 4 anymore though. 😔
"Before You can read me you've got to learn how to see me." This came out when I was in high school. It was my motto for years. And this song, my theme. Especially as I was the only black girl in an all white suburban school in Canada.
Yikes! I was the only white girl in my school. Not the same, not saying that at all. But I can relate what it is like to feel different which particularly sucks as a kid when all you want to do is be like everyone else.
You guys have opened a treasure trove. You MUST hear " Hold On", " Don't Let Go", " Never Gonna Get It".. the EARLY En Vogue. Cindy,Terry, Dawn, and Maxine..
"Wrote a song about it. Like to hear it? Here it goes" is from a skit from a show called In Living Color. David Alan Grier played this blues singer in the skit and he would always say that particular line while he ad-libbed songs.
I still love watching reruns of In living color on youtube when I can find them. They are a bit grainy cause of the quality of the older video, but you can still make it out for the most part, and some of them come in clear as day. And still funny.
Fun fact, that’s Terry saying that. The ladies always said she was the funny one in the group and she would always imitate voices so they recorded her doing it.
No sitting still with this one, loved the 1990’s. Such a great message, and still so much “shallow” all these years later slow folks still not getting it.
These women will break your f’ing heart!!! They are without a doubt THEE baddest female group vocally, and we have been BEGGING for an original member reunion but it looks like that will NEVER happen. Pick a song with En Vogue, you can’t go wrong.
Omg i love En Vogue after hearing their first single “Hold On” I was an instant fan still am actually Those girls could sing and they were so beautiful My friends and I jammed their music all through jr high and high school Great recreation ♥️♥️
Damn. I was in my teens living to this music. Listening to it now kinda makes my ass sad. Why ain’t shit changed?!?!? Bigger message than I knew back then….
Same here! I have been asking for a year now! Okay Tim and Fred you two have some catching up to do with En Vogue. Next reaction 'Hold on' their break out song and 'Don't let go'
I'm in my 60s now, but I still can't sit still when I hear this! En Vogue and Boyz II Men defined what we listened to in the 90s. These groups were SO talented. Glad you two listened to this one!
I love, love EnVogue! They were and are incredible! Beautiful women and amazing voices. Please react to some of their other bangers- Don’t Let Go and Hold On.
Great choice guys! EnVogue was one of the coldest, legendary groups to come out of the 80's/90's era! "Hold On" "My Lovin (You're Never Gonna Get It") and "Don't Let Go Love" are amazing songs from them too! 🎶🎵
@@sharians-bluesky how ya doing my fellow stick shift sister? I'm on vacation, but still took time out to check out the reaction. 😁This actually went on their Patreon site last week, but I guess RU-vid unblocked it!
You've definitely got to feature their first single "Hold On" on your new segment featuring artists first songs, it really showcases their beautiful strong voices. They ALL can sing!
I love how this song still register today. All of the ladies song lead which is something you don't see today or when they came out. En Vogue is definitely hands down the best female group ever. Can't go wrong with anyone of their songs.
You've gotta listen to "Runaway Love" by Envogue..and "Don't Let Go"! These ladies were on fire 🔥..I can't forget, "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" also. One of the best female groups of all time! They were sexy and had style and class! Their vocals will give you chills!🥰❤
Omg, Love, love, LOVE!!! Just listened to Free Your Mind yesterday! So much of Funky Divas is on my heavy rotation playlist-- Free Your Mind, Giving Him Something He Can Feel, Give It Up Turn It Loose, Love Don't Love You, My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It.) Soooo good!!!
These ladies are iconic. The were gorgeous, the fashions, vocals & harmonizing were on a different level. They are definitely one of the best female groups ever! They embodied the term “ fashionista”🔥
"Prejudice. Wrote a song about it, like to hear it?" I was hooked right there. Yes, m'am, I would like to hear it. I remember that SO clearly, even though it's been decades.
I tell this all the time to people when listening to music from this time in my life. I lived in a tiny town in NC where RnB or HipHop music didn't get air time on the radio. We had a record store where an elderly man would order music for me and I would go pick up cassettes every other Friday when I got paid. Every time I would order something, he would look at me and and say "Sugar, are you sure this is the one you want to order? It says it's 'explicit' and has a 'parental advisory' on it". I think I was the only little white blonde buying hip hop music in town. Lol! Music has brought me so much more than just joy. It was an education for me and it brought me an understanding of things I had never witnessed for myself...truth, diversity and culture. It brought me life. To this day, it is my favorite genre. I love watching you experience new music for the first time. It brings me back to those days. Enjoy the ride fellas!
These women still blow my mind. I want to embody that kind of bad assery to this day. Everything is revolutionary about this song then and now. Fucking dope.
EN VOGUE still is One of the Best Women's R&B Groups Ever. Rock N Roll at it's very Best. Badass In Your Face . Still Touring in 2022. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Great Live.
I love me some En Vogue. I was a teenager when this song came out, and I would spend a good amount of time waiting for the local radio stations to play it so I could record it on cassette.
LOVE this song! The ladies of En Vogue hammered this one home! This is how my mom raised me to be so, when this came out, I was like: HELL YES!! FINALLY!!
Honestly, as a white woman back in the 90's my husband and I just loved fantastic music. Never gave it a thought who was singing it! This is my absolute favorite En Vogue song! Very 1st cd I ever bought my hubby for his car was Jody Whatley. Loved her too!!
I love the power of this song and how the musical sections are all slightly off beat or just slightly off from where you think the next note will be. It keeps you on your toes. This era of music had some really top notch powerful female artists. Please consider TLC Waterfalls. Such a beautiful melodic song. Total contrast to this but another group of excellent, powerful female artists.
En Vogue was one of the best bands in the late 80s and 90s. Those ladies were awesome. You need to see the video they did with Salt n Pepper. Fantastic
Ok En Vogue! This had to be a treat to listen to these divas! Classy and sexy and could harmonize and sing like nobody’s business. Good job twins! Hope you listen to more En Vogue❤️
One of my favourite groups from my teenage years. I still listen to them and have them on my spotify list to this day. Epic women with inspiring, relevant words. Ahead of their time.
I have always loved this song! This is how I’ve lived my life and how I raised my children! You can’t know a person without actually getting to know them! I give everyone a chance.
You guys should listen to/watch En Vogue’s “Don’t Let Go (Love)”. That song has the best bass guitar lick I’ve ever heard on top of the sheer power of each girl’s voice. One of my top favorite songs EVER
En Vogue was really popular. This song is special to me because people have no idea who I am until they can understand that I come from a different place than you can tell from my color or face.
