In Honor of World Cancer Day...
... I give you Minnie Riperton...
I hadn't heard this song in ages, and then suddenly, last night, I was listening to a friend's ipod shuffle, and there it was. "Lovin' You" was released when I was 6 years old, and I love it. As I am discovering today, however, it annoys a lot of people who were not 6 years old when it was released.
But why "in honor of World Cancer Day"? Well, because Minnie was kind of a pioneer. A year after she had a hit with "Lovin' You" she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a radical mastectomy. She was one of the first celebrities to go public with a breast cancer diagnosis and became the spokesperson for the American Cancer Society. She died in '79 at the tender age of 31.
Perfect Angel, indeed.
Hmm....and who's the sexy backup-guy? Ah, the 70s: not all bad (as another 6 y.o. back then...kinda forms one's tastes, no?).
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The high C is a classic. All of a sudden, I'm a sophomore in high school again.
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If I recall, those who weren't six years old find the "la-la-la-la-la", the "ooh", and other vocalizations of Ms. Riperton annoying. Not to mention her voice itself which sounds like Georgette, Ted Baxter's girlfriend, on the Mary Tyler Moore show.
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