Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Lovin' You...

When I was a kid, the song by Minnie Riperton, Lovin' You, was on the radio all the time. I remember buying either the single, or the album- I don't remember which- and on the cover Minnie is pictured eating an ice cream and it's melting down her hand.

Me and Mom loved Minnie and that song. And we were all amazed at that high note she sang. She had a 5 1/2 vocal octave range. We always tried singing along with that part of the song, but no one could do it like Minnie.

I thought of Minnie because Maya Rudolph from SNL was on The View today. She made reference to her mom- saying that, yes, she sings but not anything like her mom. I had no idea Minnie was her mom. I do remember that when I was a kid, I found out Minnie had died of cancer. I remember it seemed especially tragic because she was so very young. Only 31. And Maya was only 6.

Here is the video below. If you listen until the end of the song, you'll her sing, "Maya, Maya, Maya, Maya...." It was written as a lullaby for Maya. It's really beautiful and has a whole new meaning for me now.

4 comments:

Valerie said...

Wow...that was beautiful. I love that song. I knew that Minnie Ripperton was Maya's mom, but I didn't know Minnie was only 31 when she died, nor that Lovin' You was a lullaby for Maya. So beautiful. Thanks for posting this.

Kris Hundt said...

That was beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Valerie said...

I forwarded this post to my mom--she loves your website! :o)

kerri said...

So glad ya'll liked it-
Minnie was pretty amazing, huh?