August 24, 1976, that she had undergone a mastectomy due to breast cancer. In April 1979, During the recording of the album, her cancer progressed to the point that she was in a great deal of pain.[2] "Memory Lane" was a hit from the album, and was arguably Riperton's greatest work. "I don't want to go," "save me," "now I'm slippin' fast," "thought it was over; here I go again," and "travelin' down, faster than the speed of sound."was her farewell to her family and to the world.
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You can see the pain and fear in her eyes. She didn't want to die and leave her family. This song is a beautiful song but it's also sad also. The way she died was just crazy at her age. Only 31 years old ....
@Steve Smith Yes, she passed shortly after making this video sadly, you can honestly hear in her voice.Minnie Riperton left an legacy unmatched and unparalleled.
This is sad. Minnie looks like she is about to cry. When she says, " I don't want to go" and " save me", I felt so bad. *TEAR FLOWING* RIP Minnie! We Miss You
Minnie on this video, she does look like she wanted to cry. I don't know how her prayer life was, and I'm not judging her. We as people have to pray and ask for healing. She left us too soon, at a very young age. She had a beautiful family, very handsome husband and two beautiful kids she didn't live to see them grow up.😢 Rip Minnie😂😭
This is one the best songs ever written so real she sings like a Angel in Heaven left so early this song will always be on my mind, because it have me thinking about my Mom that passed away in November of 2023 my mom wasn't ready to leave either but God had something else for my mom she left 5boys an 1girl and a hold lot of grandchildrens nieces and nephews an she was one of the 13 children's in her family i thank mom for blessing us with her love she was the one that held family down she gave so much of her time so that we knew what the meaning of love meant family should always be the number one thing to live for (RIP)
Please don't make me start crying on July 14, 2023. 🥺 😢 😭Death is fearful for many of us but will all will go on to glory. I miss Minnie Riperton, RIP. I had just graduated from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland May 20, 1979 when this song was released a few days later.
Extreme lymphedema immobilized her right arm in early 1979. In her final singing appearances on television (most notably on the Mike Douglas Show), her right arm would remain in a fixed position during her performances. By mid-June, she was confined to bed. She entered Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on July 10. On Thursday, July 12 at 10 am, while lying in her husband's arms, Riperton died while listening to a recording Stevie Wonder had made for her. Minnie R.I.P.erton. angel.
She looked so healthy and vibrant, you'd never know her flame was to be extinguished just 6 short weeks later. :-( I have never, ever forgotten this woman and her music. Love it every bit as much 32 years later as I did that day.
😢....so much meaning...much more th than reminiscing over a love..."I don't want to go" & "Save me"...I'm in tears knowing she lost her fight with cancer shortly after this. ..Sleep well angel!
@@wilsonlove830 yes. you're right. In her biography it was revealed that this song was written as her goodbye to her family as she was terminal at that point. The cancer had come back and metastasised hence the lyrics "now I'm slipping fast back down memory lane" (her journey with cancer was coming to a swift end) She died not long after this but thank God her last breaths were taken in her husband's arms (though tragic and traumatic for him)
This song played at my BFF’s mother’s funeral back in 93’ as we all walked around to view her body. She was such a Minni Riperton fan and always played this song every Sunday morning while cleaning the house. Unfortunately she suffered the same illness Minni had, breast cancer. I’ve been a advocate for the disease and walk in the nYC marathon since 2010. God Bless these great women and may God test their souls 🙏🏾
Bc it was as Lalah Hathaway sung preparing to be a "TRAGIC INEVITABILITY"SMH..That line I Don't wanna Go&Save Me..low key I believe she was singing/CRYING out to God for help,She was not ready!!😢😢😢
Almost too much to watch. The deepness, and the meaning of this song. Then knowing that her flame was about to end, and her young family, having to live without her. They had to discover her greatness, later in their lives, when they could comprehend who their young mother really was.
Sitting in my room listening to my sisters play & sing along with Minne, summer breeze,scent of dads freshly cut grass through the screens,moms cooking breakfast & waking my younger brother watching him rub his eyes still half sleep.Even being 52, it's those alone personal times of past memories that'll bring tears of joy to adults of all ages.Lifes overall spiritual energy was totally different than what it is today.Blessings to all🙏❤️
And what makes this so sad is that she was so serious when she sang this.....every word....every whistle tone was emotionally charged. Someone I cared for deeply just died from cancer....so this song has a special place for me....always has none more than ever.
Absolutely, the same. I find myself watching Minnie Julia Riperton a lot. Come to find out she was one of my Mom's favorite Singers and when she was pregnant with me (born January 1979), she listened to Minnie's amazing music until she passed in July 1979. Although my Mom has now passed on 22 yearsago to same bresst cancer that Minnie passed from, I still fondly remember as a child the sadness she felt when Minnie had passed away..... Love You Mom & Minnie. Know your both singing up there together now..... 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Minnie Riperton passed away shortly after this video was made,My God you could hear the longing and pain she didn't want to go.The love of my life passed last year.
I can recall that also😢😢 I am a grown man but when I listen to this song remind me of my mother my two older sisters my first cousin my auntie another first cousin my Aunt Betty me and my family lost them all 5 or 6 years ago the past 5 years have been a living hell for me in my family members nothing but memories and it hurts 😭😭😭 so when I hear this song it brings back memories my heart ❤️ is broken 💔
When l was In high school l did a painting in class call it memory lane...later In years l moved on a street call Memory Lane. My brother in law would come down with my sister and their children he would always sang this song...she was love by many... God bless her family. RIP.Minnie Riperton
This song makes me cry. Thinking about all she was going through at the time. I hope she's resting peacefully now. You can feel her pain.What an amazing voice.
Omg. This song has never made me cry before until I read some comments on facebook. So I had to come and watch the video and this is just too sad. She was so young.
Oh wow... this was extremely hard to watch....song is way deeper than we could've ever imagined...I had to cry during her pleas to GOD to be spared and saved... so hurting to watch
I love this song, but it breaks my heart listening to it, and knowing that she had received the news that she didn't have much longer to live. She's really crying out.
This video is deep. The song, on the surface, is about looking back at past memories from ones life, but its much more than that. She is looking back at memories of her life, knowing she wouldn't be here for much longer. At the same time, it's almost like she's seeing into the future, looking through our eyes. She knew that one day, her loved ones/descendents and the world (us) would look back at her life, her works and her legacy with fondness, sadness, happiness, and gratitude. Her pleading for more life at the end is heartbreaking and reminds us that our lives here are fleeting. Thank you Minnie, for sharing your voice and your light with us. Wherever you are, I hope you are at peace.
I remember the day she died, I was a teenager 17, and my niece Diane 15. We played this song the over and over again crying. I just kept thinking about the two kids she was leaving behind. I had watched an interview prior to her death. She talked about her son playing baseball, she was so proud. I wish she had lived along enough to see how famous Maya has become. Gone but not forgotten Minnie.
I was 17 years old when this song was released and It still brings me to tears. She knew her days were numbered you can hear it in her voice. She says very clearly "I don't want to go". We did not want you to go but God had different plans for you! You beautiful voice lives on forever inside of my heart.
Thank God she's no longer suffering. She was an amazing 5 octive coloratura with have lots soul. She could do it all. Mark, Maya and Richard should be very proud of Minnie. Her legacy will go on for others to experience and enjoy. I remember my mother asking me why I was crying. I told her Minnie Riperton passed away. She sat down next to me and put her arms around me and we both cried together. My mother is gone now so I know the feeling they all must have felt. She was the best in my book. God bless them all.
When you don't hear certain songs, or certain singer's for quite awhile you forget how great they were. GOD!!! Minnie was a fantastic singer. I miss her voice bellowing out these fantastic songs. One thing is for sure, we'll always have her music to go back and listen too. RIP you beautiful woman.
I was 12, the song came out. I LOVED it, kept playing it , singing it the entire summer and then...out of the blue, before the summer ended....Minnie passed away. I cried SO hard...I had NO idea she was sick or ailing....just flashed and faded.....eerie to hear "save me" without God's Name in the song....Praise ON~!
This video has so much meaning to me because I loved Minnie Riperton & her music. I also love this song & video because it spoke volumes of this wonderful, beautiful woman who in spite of her terminal illness faced it with so much courage & dignity. I want to dedicated this song & video to my "Cousin-Sister" Gail R. Ellis who passed away on 16 June 2016 from breast cancer @ the age of 57. Their lives paralleled in so many ways. They both were mothers of two children(a son & a daughter), they were both entertainers(recording artist), wonderful & beautiful human beings, These two strong courageous women fought the good fight to the end. God Blessed us with their presence & gifts,but for a short time & it was time well spent. "Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, Love leaves a memory no one can steal". Rest eternal my angels.
I was in my early teens when the news came on the radio that Minnie passed away. It was a hot summer day, I was just saddened by the surprise passing. No more pain Minnie. I am now 51 and have been battling breast issues for 4 years now and just cleared again until my follow up in 6 months. I have 3 children and I don't want to go either. You LIVED sweet angel. I can see in this video your right arm of pain you had as well from your tumor. You were so beautiful regardless and so classy. Flawless voice and so angelic! Thank you for real music that still lives on in my house. Miss you Minnie!
I play this song all day crying thinking of My mother because she reminded me of my mom.. she played this song when I was a kid and ever since I've played this song everyday.. Thanks MRS.MINNIE RIPERTON You were such a Beautiful Goddess of a Soul...Thank you so much...😢😢
An angel, who faced her own mortality with the courage of the world. R.I.P. QUEEN, we have a precious reminder of your presence amongst us in your beautiful daughter.
this is PRICELESS. I am in tears as I write this. I know that she felt every word of this song, it is in her voice in her eyes and her gestures. I always said that she song this one from the utmost part of her heart cause she knew she was dying. thanks for shapring this. She was truly a remamrkable woman and sitting there singing her heart out proves that. If the woman artist of today had an inkling of her style and class, many of our young girls would be better off. I am forever a fan.
Looking at the date on this video...I realized our oldest was 25 days old and I was home holding her the day the news came ....Minnie had died....you talking bout memory lane .....you are still to be the best that EVER did it lovely one🤗
This is a wonderful clip. She looks as beautiful as ever. It's hard to believe that she would pass away less that two months later. What a tragic loss to us all.
I graduated from Morgan State University, May 20, 1979. I remember this song very well when if first came out and I purchased the Album. I am still listening to this song, August 19, 2021. I miss those days back in the 70's in high school and college. Hearing this song always bring tears to my eyes thinking of Memory Lane in the past.
This song is a timeless gem, gave me the chills. The orchestra knew what they were doing. Minnie's voice has so much emotion in it. RIP Queen Minnie!❤ 2:28 to 2:36 makes me imagine how it sounded when Minnie entered Heaven!
Damn. This is my first time seeing the video for the song. I was only 2 years old, when she made this.....but, I can almost cry....knowing the true message behind her song. She was wearing a wig....physically in pain....would die about a month later.....and using her real photos with her real husband to send him a message: she doesn't wanna go. DAMN. This hits different. Even when Richard Rudolph was interviewed on "UNSUNG", he was tearing up, discussing her last days.
She knew her days were numbered and this performance showed the pain. Not sure if she was just acting or if she was sincerely missing her life already. Cancer is a terrible disease. It goes away and then comes back with a vengeance. I love her music and her voice was something sent from heaven.
My Heart is Breaking when I Watch this Beautiful Music Video. I was 12 when I saw this video on tv in 1979. Minnie is in such Pain. Only 1mo and a half. May 25, 1979 to July 12, 1979.😭🥇
Memory Lane still has the same powerful beautiful yet sad effect today as it did when the song first aired. One of the last loving image that she had probably visualize from her photo album along with her family before she had closed her eyes for eternal sleep. Still sad story.
This sing is hard to listen to. I think of the day my mom and I sat in the car listening to this and my mother just became so overwhelmed with grief that she cried like a baby. I had never seen her so vulnerable. Beautiful voice, touching song. No one can/could/will ever do what she could do. 32 years later we still miss her.
by now, we all know who Minnie's daughter is; Maya Rudolph. but, many don't know that Minnie Ripperton's husband is famed r&b music producer, Richard 'Dick' Rudolph. he produced 'so' many r&b artists' platinum albums too. my fave production of his, is Teena Marie's "lady t" album; w. "behind the groove" on it! just, a major, major talent!!
This song maes so much sense it's not even funny. "I'm in the sunshine, I'm in the rain"....meaning she has her days where she's fine but then she has those bad days she realizes its over. Damn that's deep!
This song literally tears me to pieces. I would want to cry while listening to it when I was way too young to understand it... OMG... Just digs into my heart. R.I.P. Queen Minnie!
Wow!! True singing!! They don't make em like that anymore. Real singers could take a simple song with simple lyrics and make them classics. Miss this kind of music....
It is so heartbreaking this song, it’s been apart of my life for a long time. My grandmother passed when I was six, and this was the song we used for her in the home movie style dvd
It is impossible to watch this video and not been moved by her voice and by the strength of her emotions. She had to have a very powerful motivation in order to record this video when she was so sick. The Angel died less than two months later. At a risk of upsetting someone, my opinion is that no other singer, dead or alive, comes close to her. She had a blessed voice and the ability to transmit feelings and emotions with her voice. You'll ALWAYS be missed Angel...
