watch the Unsung marathon this weekend.

Had to pay tribute to the Perfect Angel

The girl had some pipes. And she was beautiful as well. Her late 60's look was fierce! There are pics of her when she was with an early band called the Rotary Connection.

Le Fleurs is my favorite.

^ I just heard a snippet of this from the Unsung show.

I will have to check this out. (going to youtube... Prince really cuts his own nose (concerning youtube)... ya know?)

KemiVA said:

Le Fleurs is my favorite.

Oh that's right. Her husband wrote that song for her. It is written in first person from a flower's perspective.

Pretty clever. That is when songwriters really knew how to write. I am really beginning to get into 70's music for the lyrical content, the rhythm, the musicality...

Okay, I will stop there.. I am starting to sound like In Living Color Booked on Phonics...

That "Petals" collection is great, its what started me as a fan.

Minnie was the "Perfect Angel".

I Minnie Riperton. I would love to hear someone cover Edge of a Dream but if not, there's always her original masterpiece.

UptownCitizen said:

I Minnie Riperton. I would love to hear someone cover Edge of a Dream but if not, there's always her original masterpiece.

I agree i love Edge of a Dream and i would love to hear either Chante Moore or Mariah Carey do this song....I believe Chante Moore would do a GREAT job like she has with other Minnie Riperton classics paying homage to a TRUE legend as only Chante Moore can, i applaude her!!

props for this topic. love minnie

I still need to get some of her albums.I have 'Perfect Angel' and it is a true masterpiece

SoulAlive said:

I still need to get some of her albums. have 'Perfect Angel' and it is a true masterpiece

Well damn the video, mp3, dvd, vhs man owne ONE Ms. Ripperton's Cd/album. I insist that your get your very cool mom to take you to the record sto' ASAP!

TD3 said:

SoulAlive said:

I still need to get some of her albums. have 'Perfect Angel' and it is a true masterpiece

Well damn the video, mp3, dvd, vhs man owne ONE Ms. Ripperton's Cd/album. I insist that your get your very cool mom to take you to the record sto' ASAP!

I just remembered...I own another album by her.The 1980 'Love Lives Forever' album,a collection of songs she was recording before her death.

SoulAlive said:

TD3 said:

Well damn the video, mp3, dvd, vhs man owns ONE Ms. Ripperton's Cd/album. I insist that you get your very cool mom to take you to the record sto' ASAP!

I just remembered...I own another album by her.The 1980 'Love Lives Forever' album,a collection of songs she was recording before her death.

I'm sorry, this does not get you out of .

Have mother take you to the record store and then treat her to lunch. I'm sure she'll be as shocked as I was, that you only own 2 Ripperton albums. I can hear her now, David, David, David, boy, haven't I schooled you?

Am I confusing her with someone else or is she SNLs Maya Rudolph's mom?

StonedImmaculate said:

Am I confusing her with someone else or is she SNLs Maya Rudolph's mom?

She is...

Minnie's the best.

SoulAlive said:

TD3 said:

Well damn the video, mp3, dvd, vhs man owne ONE Ms. Ripperton's Cd/album. I insist that your get your very cool mom to take you to the record sto' ASAP!

I just remembered...I own another album by her.The 1980 'Love Lives Forever' album,a collection of songs she was recording before her death.

So you never heard "Come to My Garden"? "Perfect Angel"? "Adventures in Paradise"? "Minnie"?

Shame. J/K but seriously she has some great material. I know you buy a lot of stuff, hopefully there's a lot of Minnie at your store.