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[Macy Gray] When I was coming up
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Women Who Rock

When I was coming up, all the big stars, they wore, like,sequined dresses, and they were...

[Macy Gray]
When I was coming up, all the big stars, they wore, like,
sequined dresses, and they were all glamorous, and the voices were perfect, and Chaka Khan, she was, like, a little grimy

Full Transcript

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[Macy Gray] When I was coming up,
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all the big stars,
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they wore, like, sequined dresses,
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and they were all glamorous,
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and the voices were perfect,
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and Chaka Khan,
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she was, like, a little grimy.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:08
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, music

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Movie Summary

Features interviews with several female pioneers in music and pays homage to those who have stormed the stage and wielded their instruments.
S01 • E01 [Jones] "Ball and Chain" remains - Women Who Rock 00:07
[Jones] "Ball and Chain" remains
S01 • E04 Songs are about the lived experience, - Women Who Rock 00:09
Songs are about the lived experience,
S01 • E02 I don't know anyone who can sing like she does, - Women Who Rock 00:10
I don't know anyone who can sing like she does,
S01 • E03 My first pro job as a piano player - Women Who Rock 00:16
My first pro job as a piano player
S01 • E04 There is an aspect of that as to why we do this. - Women Who Rock 00:06
There is an aspect of that as to why we do this.
S01 • E01 The shame attached to dying - Women Who Rock 00:07
The shame attached to dying
S01 • E01 Why is she not remembered and talked about - Women Who Rock 00:10
Why is she not remembered and talked about
S01 • E02 Chaka Khan's voice is the voice you hear - Women Who Rock 00:08
Chaka Khan's voice is the voice you hear
S01 • E04 [Norah Jones] If you're loving what you're doing, - Women Who Rock 00:13
[Norah Jones] If you're loving what you're doing,
S01 • E03 How do you place a hand somewhere else, - Women Who Rock 00:21
How do you place a hand somewhere else,
S01 • E02 ♪ I'm every woman - Women Who Rock 00:10
♪ I'm every woman
S01 • E01 Let's tie her and go on, and move into the 1970s." - Women Who Rock 00:07
Let's tie her and go on, and move into the 1970s."
S01 • E04 I think you're just gonna have to drag me offstage. - Women Who Rock 00:05
I think you're just gonna have to drag me offstage.
S01 • E02 She gave people the belief - Women Who Rock 00:08
She gave people the belief
S01 • E01 We were just fresh-faced, - Women Who Rock 00:05
We were just fresh-faced,
S01 • E03 I had sent my songs out since I was 13 - Women Who Rock 00:09
I had sent my songs out since I was 13
S01 • E01 We just had it in our cap - Women Who Rock 00:16
We just had it in our cap
S01 • E04 [St. Vincent] It is slow and steady, - Women Who Rock 00:10
[St. Vincent] It is slow and steady,
S01 • E02 I was not ready at that time, - Women Who Rock 00:05
I was not ready at that time,
S01 • E02 I wasn't ready for a long time. - Women Who Rock 00:05
I wasn't ready for a long time.