Rapper REACTS to 4 Non Blondes - What's Up! What is she upset about?

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Rapper REACTS to 4 Non Blondes - What's Up! What is she upset about?

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[tiacalhoun]

What’s Up?” is a song about the frustration and hopelessness of living in a messed-up world. The song is often seen as a feminist anthem concerning women navigating in a male-dominated world, but “What’s Up?” was also inspired by the political landscape of the 1990s

[shirleygarcia]

The song is about women trying to make it in the music business. If you weren't blonde and good looking, forget it. Who cares how talented you are. Linda Perry is brilliant and few people know who she is. It's sad.

[markr]

The lead singer, Linda Perry has gone on to do so much more as a songwriter and record producer for the likes of Pink, Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys and Adele to name a few.

[RobinT-treehugger]

Linda Perry is one of the biggest songwriters for artists you probably love. She has the grammys to prove it.

[srspart]

Personally, I don't think they are singing about "man" and "woman" but human kind in general aka man

[itsjezzer]

Typically in writing if you are talking about the male gender you will say "men, " but using the word "man" to refer to a group means humanity in general.

[bazamere]

Ok... this might shock some guys here so maybe sit down (jk.. but also not) but the music industry in the 90s and earlier was really really sexist. The name 4 non blondes, the clothes that were not "sexy" the fact all the wonen played instruments (especially having a woman drummer.... that was almost unheard of back then) were all bucking the trend for women in the music industry who normally had to over sexualize themselves and usually just be the singer and look pretty. The singer Linda Perry has gone on to be a big songwriter/producer for a lot of big name artists. She is really good at writing songs for women which is not normally what you hear. Most songs are written from a mans perspective.

[isabeljimenez]

Brotherhood of man = mankind. Not men.

[joshuacoldwater]

Linda Perry was an amazing vocal performer, and she wrote her bands music. She then disappeared from the scene. P!nk not only noticed this, but ACTIVELY sought her out. She not only wanted to perform this song with her, but she wanted to convince her to enter a writing room with P!nk. There is a video of this performance posted, it was beautiful.

This is when she joined P!nk’s team. She was listed as a co-writer on many tracks from 3 of her albums. They also co-wrote around 150-160 tracks together. These songs will now never be released.

P!nk has always kept the members of her team close. In order to do this, she needs to be able to trust them, truly trust them- with anything. Linda Perry presented a song to P!nk that she then recorded expecting to release on her next album. It was her first “solo” writing. The song was “Beautiful”. Now, the reason it ended up with Christina Aguilera has nothing to do with the vocals, the track, or the message. Her record label made an offer Linda couldn’t refuse. The larger issue is that P!nk was never told by Linda, she found out listening to the radio.

This ended their relationship, and while P!nk has forgiven she will NEVER work with her again.

The reason I point all of this out is important. A lot of people view famous people as untouchable stars. They’re not. They’re people just like you and me. Even though Linda has co-written some AMAZING tracks in her time, I always have a bad taste in my mouth when I hear them.

The way you succeed matters.

[NativeNYerChicHK]

The lead singer is Linda Perry and she’s written some of the biggest hits you know from artists you love, like Rihanna and Pink. She’s singing about the difficulties women in the music industry face. She’s talented beyond recognition but she, like all women, was met with getting patted on the head like a child but not being taken seriously. Locked out of the god ol boys club that run all industries, men too afraid that women will show them up which is why they won’t let us into the big leagues.

[blueyc]

They were mad because back when that song came out…radio stations would play a maximum of ONE female artist per hour. Take a gander at the history of the Lilith Fair!!

[BrookePS]

I listened to this song on repeat as a teenager! 😂 I loved it!!! Linda Perry is a phenomenal song writer! She’s written a bunch of stuff w/ Pink! ❤

[maryannturton]

I don't think she is a man hater at all, just crying out against injustice! Another listener pointed out that she is crying out against how hard it was to make it as a woman in the music industry! Regardless, they have pure talent, and her voice is off the chain! Alannis Morrisette, Natalie Merchant, and some Pink kickass rolled up in one !🎙🎶👍👏👊🏿

[lunchboxradio]

This was an absolute banger. I remember blasting this and squawking along, as i could never hit those high notes. Lol.

[scott]

I see a lot of video reactions today where the person is trying to figure out the lyrics all the time, and that's fine, but a lot of music (I don't know about rap) is not literal, it's *art*, so it's open to interpretation.

Many songs are intentionally vague, so that the listener can fill in their own meaning to the lyrics, which makes the song much more personal (and therefore meaningful) than if it is a straight up literal song about the singer or writer, etc.

Joni Mitchell, in her song titled Blue (from her 1971 album of the same name), explained it this way:

*Blue*, *songs are like tattoos*
You know I've been to sea before
Crown and anchor me
Or let me sail away

*Hey Blue*, *there is a song for you*
*Ink on a pin*
*Underneath the skin*
*An empty space to fill in*

We fill in the meaning of the songs ourselves, what they mean to us, the listeners.

It is often better to just go with the flow, let the music wash over you, and let it mean whatever comes to your mind as you listen.

If you like the song, then after you have heard it a few times and you're somewhat familiar with it, *then* look up the lyrics or check "Songfacts" or "Song meanings" and see whether the artist or the fans know what the song is actually about, if it is a song that has a specific meaning, as opposed to many songs which are wide open to personal interpretation 👍

[JohnHazelwood]

Linda Perry is a LEGEND in music!
She is a songwriter for Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, P!nk, Gwen Stefani, Kelly Osbourne, Courtney Love, James Blunt, Aliicia Keys and many others! She has her own record label "LCR" ...

[MPhoto]

The reason that you are giving them a chance is called maturity, you are no longer just a kid who has such a closed mind. Glad to see so many who are finally opening their minds to the great music of our day (80s and 90s or earlier) when music had a purpose

[profanitybasedfun]

I'm so glad I was never expected to only like a certain kind of music growing up cuz i like a bit of everything. I love the journey you're on with new genres. Seeing your response is almost as good as hearing the songs for the first time again myself. ❤

[LKTraz]

You missed out on Linda Perry's incredible voice.

[mickypescatore]

I think she means it in general terms. Things were a little different in the 1990s than they are now. And she sang about the experiences in the past up to the current point in time. It's about how a woman was supposed to be, and it was about careers that were hardly possible for women. Such things....
One thing about her voice: You should hear her song "Morphine & Chocolate"! That`s wild!