First up is the infuriating Grammy-forced medley of the nominated songs by Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole and Shawn Colvin (https://youtu.be/phduQg-wCWI?si=UNT5HVZDFz6V77su)
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Shawn Colvin would go on to win both Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Sunny Came Home”. BUT Paula Cole and Sarah McLachlan would also go home having won multiple Grammys that night
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Next is the “Austin City Limits” concert from 2010 Lilith Fair artist Janelle Monáe (https://youtu.be/ClAKmfx3peg?si=Gl6bVLpzd_PbP9wM) so sit back, relax and let Mx. Monáe rock your world
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Janelle Monáe is a non-binary, pansexual multiple Grammy Award winning musician, artist and actress whose works spans multiple genres and mediums. We’ve previously seen their work in both the films “Hidden Figures” and “Dirty Computer” and on the yearly #RetroView “Pride Party Playlists”
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The distinctive pink vagina trousers worn for Janelle Monáe’s video (https://youtu.be/PaYvlVR_BEc?si=z-AQZhKxF8lM2-V5) and performances of “Pynk” (https://youtu.be/f9j1SXiAMKs?si=0f-0RNjhFY6xpfgL) were designed by Dutch artist Duran Lantink
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It’s no surprise that Janelle Monáe was both friends with & mentored by Prince. Their final collaboration was on 2018’s “Dirty Computer”(https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kqbZeag2Ai_9wn4GEH_Pfg0KfNTmqv2I0&si=RPjB3bfF3w1iPp9e) in particular the song “Make Me Feel” ( https://youtu.be/tGRzz0oqgUE?si=CKvZ-rlLAvKklicP)
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Next up are the legendary Indigo Girls AKA Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, who like Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan, performed on all incarnations of the festival. This is their NPR Tiny Desk concert from 2023 (https://youtu.be/vw-DLcZBfq0?si=i0DT4wKg5Xawv3Yc)
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The Indigo Girls most recent album is 2020’s “Look Long” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mq838vtilQ4Ijlswa8XCliowat1Jn-Tos&si=VcVjwM3rFAydND-z) . They’ve also continued to work independently of each other with Amy Ray releasing 2022’s “If It All Goes South” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kPXtG6tfLz_1tpOcNb2xtWUqZLuZSTERI&si=QiioiDbLjCRQPOvD) & Emily Saliers with 2017’s “Murmuration Nation” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kgevV6Ry-vQBQ27Zcf3ehlrNg2Xtr6bhI&si=JJaKnsNVhWPgMEKa)
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And finally, here’s 1998 Lilith Fair artist Missy Elliott’s performance from her 2023 induction into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (https://youtu.be/_vMJcF3OprY?si=rpjg6lRjvHep69St), where she continued to make history as the female hip-hop artist to be inducted
#RetroView #MissyElliott #rap #hiphop
@analgesicsleep The Indigo Girls were even in my high school, the clue as to who certain fans in school were. #Retroview
@analgesicsleep Also recently featured her on #ImpromptuTheater as the twin sisters in THE GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY. #RetroView