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Little Richard: I Am Everything

Bumps' ears prick up,and he says "That sounds likeBut the lyrics were too lewd to ever...

[piano music continues] Vera: Bumps' ears prick up,
and he says "That sounds like
it could be a hit." ♪ Tutti frutti ♪ Vera:
But the lyrics were too lewd to ever get airplay
on the radio

Full Transcript

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Vera: Bumps' ears prick up, and he says
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"That sounds like it could be a hit."
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♪ Tutti frutti ♪
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Vera: But the lyrics were too lewd
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to ever get airplay on the radio.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:26
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Bungalow Media + Entertainment,CNN Films,Rolling Stone Films

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Movie Summary

The life and career of Little Richard, the one-of-a-kind rock 'n' roll icon who shaped the world of music.
Dorothy says, "You think you could clean up this lyric?" - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
Dorothy says, "You think you could clean up this lyric?...
They say I needed her, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
They say I needed her,
[music ends] - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:11
[music ends]
Palmer: Knew right off the bat it was different - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:13
Palmer: Knew right off the bat it was different
And Rupe said "Yeah, this is different, man." - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
And Rupe said "Yeah, this is different, man."
I said, "Man, they gonna laugh at me." - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:07
I said, "Man, they gonna laugh at me."
♪ Wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom ♪ - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:22
♪ Wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom ♪
He said, "We got a new record by a guy called Little Richard, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:13
He said, "We got a new record by a guy called Little Ri...
[laughs] - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:05
[laughs]
She said, "Shut your mouth, boy." - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:18
She said, "Shut your mouth, boy."
It was so full of a fervency and having fun. - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
It was so full of a fervency and having fun.
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[upbeat piano continues]
So explosive. It's so ferocious. - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:05
So explosive. It's so ferocious.
♪ Oh, rootie ♪ - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
♪ Oh, rootie ♪
♪ A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boo ♪ - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:13
♪ A wop bop a loo bop a lop bam boo ♪
King: All of this post-war aching, yearning - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:12
King: All of this post-war aching, yearning
Put it into a musical form that people could feel. - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:05
Put it into a musical form that people could feel.
When I came out with "Tutti Frutti," - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:07
When I came out with "Tutti Frutti,"
When Black people make music, it's pejoratively characterized - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:08
When Black people make music, it's pejoratively charact...
Black records wasn't getting played - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
Black records wasn't getting played