Minnie Riperton - Les Fleurs

From The Album 'Come to my Garden' 1970.

[@kimjameson7979]

I sat next to Minnie on a flight to Chicago, back in the early 70s and she confided she was uncomfortable flying. We talked easily throughout the flight and she didn't realize the flight was over until we touched down. As we were disembarking, she thanked me for making her feel at ease and surprised me with a kiss on the cheek. Truly, I was Kissed By An Angel and her gesture stands as a memorable highlight in my 77 years on this planet. RIP Minnie, you are missed by many, including myself.

[@elysehfm8797]

Wow. Good memory.

[@elysehfm8797]

I wonder if Maya or Marc Rudolph would appreciate your story. It might be one they've never heard.

[@ColemanJRimer]

That's awesome. I'm pretty peanut butter and jealous of ya :)

[@joshlockie9285]

Nice

[@drehayes5590]

Her daughter and husband is a edomite but she was an isrealite

[@luisg.407]

Don't hate people that got here cause of a movie. Be happy they were enlightened to hear great music.

[@robertfrost8264]

I've forgot I had this on an old playlist. Glad the movie reminded me. I was immediately grooving when it came on!

[@zuridiem7170]

I agree, Luis... It took a movie to introduce them to "real" music. That's perfectly okay.

[@LivingGoldenTravel]

I concur. I'm so glad that this beautiful song is being discovered by a new generation. RIP Minnie Riperton. Gone WAAAY too soon.

[@zparkplug2788]

definitely! not everyone was alive in the 70s, or even if they were maybe this wasnt the type of music they listened to at the time. what matters is that incredible music gets heard by as many people as possible

[@kakadu89]

I only hate that they need to point it out to everyone.

[@knowledgeisking5079]

Kaos on Netflix brought me here. Minnie's voice will keep me coming back. September 7 2024

[@Blahman899]

Me too

[@alco869]

Glad to know I wasn't the only one. I've heard this song a "gizzilion times" and NEVER thought to look it up before🤯🤯🤯

[@openroadstar6769]

Same here

[@davidthomas7626]

Same

[@laddeveritt8933]

This woman is one of the most underrated treasures in American popular music.

[@DonGivani]

I was born in the 70', but if you do a search. She was not underated and I think she didn't need main stream folks to confirm her stance. She got lots of accolades from musicians and people at that time, including president Carter

[@penelopegreene]

Agreed.

[@carbino1055]

She was never underrated. She just didn't live long enough. Many people are familiar with Minnie. I grew up listening to music. All rhymes. We weren't allowed to watch tv so all we had was music to listen to. All types of music. She got heavy rotation in my house.

[@Ok_Thanks]

True Queen

[@MizzMistakenOne]

That's right!

[@raysmith3347]

That chorus is a religious experience.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

Hell yes it is...I haven't heard something in a long time that literally made the hair on the back of my head to strand up!

[@jornkirkengard8238]

I always thought that!

[@diagrama3899]

Hell yeah!

[@GQfabulosity]

@@jornkirkengard8238 yasd

[@RedStallion2000]

@@AnthonyMonaghan "Strand up." Hah !! Love it!

[@PennylovesRomeo]

The movie "Us" brought me here in 2024. The movie creeps me out, but this song is soooo beautiful. 😢 I also was around when Minnie Ripperton first was hitting the charts. 🎉

[@Hanna-jx1lr]

30 years without knowing this song. My life just changed.

[@electriccreeper9735]

I haven't heard it in over 30

[@randleqgod]

Hanna S you need some J. Dilla in your life

[@jjdubs13]

You should check out the entire album, "Come to My Garden" - in particular, "Only When I'm Dreaming."

[@kenjiroM]

I know that feeling its like a horrible itch you can't scratch

[@cedriclashar8905]

More like 40....I had her albums..GREAT VOCALIST SHE WAS WAY AHEAD OF HER TIME..

[@Lasthour123]

Here because im 80 and remember this from when i was young I love minnie riperton

[@JayLewis-e7j]

I love that you commented and love that this moved you. 💖

[@rih1875]

Reminded of this song after watching Kaos on Netflix.

[@alco869]

This makes me smile🎉❤

[@christoguichard4311]

This song is a masterpiece.

[@bigfish74f]

Yes it is

[@ericpbee2147]

It sure is.

[@kimfrank2417]

I heard it in a movie called us loved it

[@NoName-ee3vf]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@Dimenise]

Yes

[@AskSydneyLipton]

Literally sounds like a whole ass Spring day. So beautiful and angelic.

[@makeit7579]

not a half ass comment

[@volo455]

whole ass Spring day haha

[@unknownx7252]

Yes, it reminds me of spring!!!

[@willhas9352]

😂

[@AddSeymourJr]

Thats Minnie Ripperton for you. Her voice was something very special

[@SquizzMe]

This is what spring sounds like

[@BiG-JuPO1O1]

Yep after everyone survives the Winter plague.

[@islezeus]

Spring in 1969

[@pangeleta1967]

perfect🌺

[@richardsoffice9176]

Yes!

[@michaelwilliams853]

To the morning sing the lovely flowers...

[@angelracing]

What a Wonder treasure i just found !... 💝🥰

[@cluth13]

Perfect song for the ending of Us. The beauty of it adds to the eeriness of the film.

[@drewfleming5584]

100%

Right..so right..LoL

[@nicocontreras5366]

It was amazing, I ha nothing to do today but went to the mocies and got satisfied with both mocie and this song.

[@bestbean9836]

One of the shittest films I've seen in a while

[@TrashSurv]

@@bestbean9836 Thats quite an incorrect opinion you've got there

[@erikadavis4696]

I imagine this is what I'll be hearing when I cross over into eternity. Hauntingly beautiful.

[@powderedtoastfacekillah734]

You’re lucky. I’ll probably hear “hey hey we’re the monkees” 😔

[@tiriri64]

Cross The eternity as late as possible.

[@michaelvega5651]

Damn lady this comment is intense as fuck, I love it

[@erikadavis4696]

@@michaelvega5651 😉😉

[@MizzMistakenOne]

Yes it is gurl, very hauntingly beautiful.

[@patrickbrowne9308]

This is one giant of a song ... beautiful .

[@guaromiami]

Music from the 1960s and 1970s was truly some of the best ever.

[@michael198427]

I thought I was the only one thought this they were evolving and trying things that seem super futuristic plus the psychedelics people were trying the music is just top tier and every one would remix each others songs doing their own versions never heard so many of the same songs sung so many ways its astounding actually

[@offbeat65]

Music from the 19th Century was some of the best ever. Also, some music from the present is some of the best ever.

[@SR77736]

I strongly disagree, and that's super broad. Music from the 60s and 70s was much better and timeless.

[@SR77736]

@@michael198427 Exact;y. Super creative. People nowadays sample lots of music from that time. Very little originality.

[@TheCookfamily01]

Yes yes yes

[@thetina8889]

Will somebody wear me to the fair? (To the morning, sing a lovely flower) Will a lady pin me in her hair? Will a child find me by a stream? Kiss my petals and weave me through a dream For all of these simple things and much more a flower was born It blooms to spread love and joy faith and hope to people forlorn Inside every man lives the seed of a flower If he looks within he finds beauty and power Ring all the bells sing and tell the people that be everywhere that the flower has come Light up the sky with your prayers of gladness and rejoice for the darkness is gone Throw off your fears let your heart beat freely at the sign that a new time is born

[@tinascott1306]

Some of the most creative lyrics ever,, especially the beginning

[@yardleyj9391]

Wooooow. The song pebetratmm

[@marcosmoraes3881]

Maravilhoso. Pura poesia. Voz magistral.🇧🇷🙏✨

[@malcolmbenjamin28]

This brought tears to my eyes actually knowing what it said....

[@waakkeuppp]

This song is still so relevant - listening to it makes a mundane world look so beautiful and I feel love for everyone - music like this can be so eye opening

[@TheShotenZenjin]

"Kaos" brought this great song back to me from the distant past!

[@SuperFeetBoi]

Apparently this was in the movie “Us.” A Microsoft Surface commercial is what brought me here 😂

[@NATVUnderGround]

Micah Preyer Same here. I recognized the Rotary Connection style right away when I saw the commercial.

[@amandavasquez6119]

Me too 😂

[@MauriceCharles]

Inherent Vice; I was only familiar with "Loving You" and "Inside my love". Lead to inside my love was ATCQ "Lyrics to Go".

[@cdboyd2899]

Me too, thought it was Minnie singing so I had to find out. Hubby looked it up!!

[@thebrickmaster2991]

Same

[@TymeTraveling777]

Whoever wrote this reached a whole new level of existence... its so harmonic and blows you away....Minnie is and always will be a legend also...just go read the lyrics as you listen

[@LegionIvory]

Musician Charles Stepney composed the song and wrote the lyrics with Richard Rudolph, Minnie's husband. It is among the few songs in Minnie's career that she herself did not write.

[@TymeTraveling777]

@@LegionIvory thanks brother

[@ryan4640]

Amazing artist taken to soon

[@benaviberkowitz2115]

I recently discovered Funkadelic's I'll Stay borrows heavily from this tune, now I love this one as well. Maybe you'll enjoy their version.

[@damienwilliams9010]

@@LegionIvory This song would be nowhere without Minnies vocals. Lets be clear on that. She brung it to life.

[@stephanievelazquez6326]

This is such a beautiful song

[@anniedrews4849]

Where my October 2019 Surface commercial peeps??

[@scottAM13439]

I googled "Song on Microsoft Surface commercial" .. Ha .. It was stuck in my head .. I was like "where do I know that song from ?" .. I figured it out from the comments .. From the end of the movie "Us"

[@Server2008R2]

right here boiiiii

[@onewordsasha]

Yes I love this song!!

[@kimberlykinkysweet1091]

Ye Yeah, we here babe

[@cindicraig2412]

Beautiful flower loving🌺🌹🌸🌻🌼peeps still out here...Minnie Riperton....1975 Loving You...is beautiful...

[@TheSolitary1]

I wanna be high, laying in a lavender field listening to this on a sunny sunday morning🔥👽🌹💋🔥👽🌹💋

[@SGCampusUnfilterd]

Yeah

[@Ok_Thanks]

Dreamy and peaceful 😌😌

[@cristenaaa]

a vibe

[@cecedemo.]

Ya boy, lets do that togheter 😟👽👽👽

[@Grungypunkrockhalloween]

Sounds like a plan ☺️

[@virgobrotha]

I know it may be a little cliche but this is the song playing in my head when I’m gardening. I love gardening and this song just brings me absolute joy, so it’s a perfect combination.

[@himbourbanist]

This song is so flowery, it's perfect. genius even

[@karacameo2811]

Joy ! Joy!

[@glo1761]

I'm right with you...off to my garden with Minnie ❤❤❤RIP Ms. Ripperton

[@erickacabil2146]

Here in 2024, late to the party but just heard this on an Anne Hathaway movie, "the idea of you" ....can't explain how this song makes in feel!! Beautiful.

[@massagemodality366]

Welcome to the party Marty. Better late than never

[@katherinekerwin7095]

Same!

[@kimberlyowens5496]

Also was played in the closing credit of the movie Us.

[@emelinedikigou4162]

Yeeep

[@fiorellabazzo5956]

Same here first time I heard it watching the movie and I just love this song !!❤️❤️

[@KEANUWHITE]

Why does this give me chills, that nostalgic feeling, wow.

[@carolhindley1473]

I agree Romain. I was a young girl when Minnie was in the commercial charts; the first time I heard her voice, it mellowed my heart. She was beautiful inside and out. A very rare thing then and now.

[@steevez1273]

Right on, beautiful music

[@jb8280]

This song. This woman. This artist transcends audio and goes straight into the soul’s core.

[@suzetteglover9162]

Yes and Yes again !!! 🌌🧘🏾🧘‍♀️

[@winstonmiller9649]

Yes! She's one of those rare songbirds: Kate Bush, Bjork, Prince, Amy... Transcendent!! 🤸🏼‍♀️🤸🏿‍♂️ 🖤❤💛💚🎶🎶

[@tamtee5236]

Listening to this song after a bad day and a long cry is such a relief. RIP Ms. Riperton. 💖

[@radudeATL]

I cry every time I hear this song, and I’m not sure why.

[@Bettif1y]

music that soothes your soul

[@greenearth9945]

Nostalgia...

[@Dnice9737]

It was so awesome to hear Minnie Riperton’s soothing voice in Us.

[@drpatricef]

The best part of the entire movie.

[@imoses]

Yes it was

[@imoses]

@PurelyAfrican Indeed!

[@Foodie.Mommie]

It wasn’t her voice, it was Carina Andersson’s. The version at the end of Us was a cover.

[@willymojica4211]

@@Foodie.Mommie100% wrong. It was Minnie’s voice clear as day and it says her name in the end credits track listing. I listened to the cover version and thats a completely different voice.

[@CrimsonNClova]

Now I understand the Minnie Riperton -> Kate Bush connection, and why Kate had a special feeling for her. The influence is clear. Rest In Eternal Peace, Minnie. ❤️

[@iheartskyy769]

If you like mini Ripperton and Kate Bush, you’ll love Ima sumac, Cleo Layne, and Desiree Coleman. Check them out and you’ll see how it really flows

[@myraechizen3580]

Back to black brought me here.

[@ComicPower]

A new generation is discovering Minnie from commercials and movies like US. And that's a great day. Shes a talent worthy of remembering

[@tylergroves6934]

Except Us is F*CKED UP!

[@namomme5008]

1.4 million monthly listeners on Spotify 💚🌻

[@Frederick0220]

Just saw that the singer, Minnie Riperton, of this beautiful song died of cancer at 31. Damn, life just isn’t fair. So sad. RIP.

[@AndrewKerr2406]

Would never have guessed this was Minnie Riperton, thank you Netflix!

[@jvelez1998]

Still incredibly fresh in 2023. Masterpiece 🙌🙌🙌

[@billybobobacious]

Ok, now I know what angels sound like when they sing.

[@jonassduartt5506]

😇😇🎶We're here.

[@suzy850]

All angels are males

[@danperryuk2003]

Check out some of her vocals with The Rotary Connection, totally out of this world!

[@Andux]

Oh I get it, because she’s dead!

[@aliciagbalmer]

Here because The Idea of you…❤

[@donnaarrendell947]

Welcome!😊 So glad you discovered Minnie! She really was an angel.🙏🏽

[@AP-yd1nt]

Me too. I've heard it in movies or sampled in other songs over the years but never looked it up to really listen until The Idea of You. Love that movie and book so much ❤

[@beverlycashin4320]

I'd forgotten about this song. When it came into the movie, that's when I got seriously into the movie.

[@victorialdavis9221]

Me Too ❤

[@jh76103]

The incredibly talented and beautiful Maya Rudolph`s mother. Can you imagine that voice singing lullabies to you? RIP Minnie Riperton.

[@ladicius5741]

Really?!?

[@elysehfm8797]

@@ladicius5741, Google image them.

[@Caligulant]

I just know this

[@ladicius5741]

@@elysehfm8797 woooooow 😲

[@PJChgo1]

Which is why at the end of the album cut of "Lovin' You" you can hear her sing "Maya....Maya..." In fact, that song was originally Maya's lullaby.

[@johnchristopherjimenez136]

Us (2019) by Jordan Peele brought me here.

[@stv8976]

US brought me here. Totally worth it! Goosebumps.

[@DaS718]

It’s crazy how many people don’t know about Minnie Riperton and her amazing music

[@juliusdelapaz128]

im a millennial. so....

[@lootleo4022]

Right? I’m so glad I was able to hear her music while the lovely lady was still alive and making beautiful music.

[@michelmurphy1979]

I remember when she was on the Mike Douglas Show, saying she was feeling better. I believed it was all behind her. She was beating the odds for a while. It's criminal that she is not better known.

[@marcellusbutlersr7479]

I agree what a talent love her for ever twinn

[@meghan8582]

@@juliusdelapaz128 I’m a millennial and I know her music. Your parents had to play her for your to know!

[@romeherrera210]

R.I.P Minnie. Your five octave coloratura soprano range was legendary

[@ashleyflores4273]

Who's here in 2024 teaching their kids real music ❤

[@bubblesbee1547]

no one taught me, i found my own way here mostly through luck but i'm so thankful to listen to music that fills me with so much joy!

[@Lightonahill25]

here in 2024 and my son's a musician

[@janalaine]

I teach elementary art and every single class, they are listening to the classics like this while working on projects

[@erinjohnson4273]

Me

[@0patience4flz]

Trying

[@erinjohnson2896]

Whoever thinks Minnie riperton is a one hit wonder is out they're damn minds

[@iceman10129]

Well, I mean technically she is. If anything a two hit wonder and this isnt one of them. Sadly for artists, long after release dont count. Its just like how Otis Redding never lived to see his song hit #1.

[@Yardman74]

It almost sounds like The Fifth Dimension is singing backup to her; I know it isn’t but this is a song that they would surely do as well.

[@HonkIfYouLoveHonking]

Yeah this is good. That top 40 hit of hers was terrible.

[@MimMim-hs2rs]

Their....

[@MimMim-hs2rs]

@@Yardman74 I had to look it up because the chorus absolutely does, I knew this wasn't Marilyn's voice and had never heard it before and I'm so glad I did, love, love this song.

[@GormanGolf]

I love how movies, TV shows, and commercials introduce me to songs that I never knew existed

[@nagasamuraigoichi4860]

Absolutely

[@sunnyzengaravito4930]

Love this song always and the Beautiful Lady singing it

[@oui2973]

This song gives me the same vibes as the song from The Fith Demension- Age of Aquarius

[@victoroladuja2416]

I actually thought it was the Fifth Dimension! What a beautiful song!

[@JungleYT]

Same Era - Late 60s...

[@MrSebastian1961]

I LOVE THIS SONG; heard it on the soundtrack of US and instantly thought it was Minnie!! What a GREAT SONG- LYRICIALLY AND VOCALLY!! AWESOME!!

[@Faith4vincera]

My father just sent this to me, and told me he thinks of me every time he hears it. 🥺☺️ I don’t know if anything nicer could ever be said to me... apart from hearing God say he’s pleased. What a good day it’s been. 🙏🏾

[@dougieafleming]

❤🙏x

[@speedypete07gnarly]

Her voice is a masterpiece

[@gaylegreene]

Yes. Her song Loving You blew my mind 😲❤️🎶

[@AngryChair94]

This song sounds like something my doppelgänger would love to hear

[@ryanpate4591]

Perfect comment 😭😂😭

[@tjrrjt6387]

@Bella Modlin Referring to the movie "Us". A very good movie. Pretty much everyone here will recommend a viewing! You might want to watch "Get Out" first though. Let's all hold hands across America.

[@ruprechtthemunkyboy]

@Bella Modlin it's played at the end of Jordan Peel's 'Us'. Highly recommended

[@donnapetagrew2014]

Just saw Us and was transported back to my childhood. As soon as I heard it at the end of the movie, I recognized it. Haven't heard this song in 30-35 or more years. I played the groove off this song at one time in my life. Great flashback.

[@LegionIvory]

I'm a young man myself, only 28, and this is a beautiful song. No surprise, of course, as it is Minnie Riperton. Nonetheless, I thank Jordan Peele for including this powerful song. I can only imagine what it meant in the year it was released.

[@johnsonzz-jw3oz]

@Donna Petagrew I just posted the same thing! My late grandmother owned a dancing school and used this song in one of her recitals. I was too young to know the title of the song, but remembered the melody, so as soon as it played near the end of the movie, I yelled" that's the Minnie Riperton song" I've been trying to find! lol

[@donnapetagrew2014]

@@johnsonzz-jw3oz yup. Visceral memory. I shall now go download ALL three of her albums. What a voice. Also, this one reminds me of Denise Williams' Black Butterfly. Check it out.

[@v4riab1lity77]

Dont forget it again! Keep it with you!

[@johnsonzz-jw3oz]

@Donna Petagrew, yes I love "Black Butterfly" and they do have a similarity, both ladies have a high octave range that few singers are able to vocally sing on.

[@julesjma]

Love this song so dearly.

[@rhaesmom]

My new jam. Thanks Jordan Peele!💜💜💜

[@jamesblack1194]

Im glad someone shared it in the movie. But now it's the masses it's not a treasure anymore

[@dazpar88]

It's amazing

[@marvinscottjr.4310]

@@jamesblack1194 .still a treasure..multiple listeners cant tarnish the quality

[@jamesblack1194]

@@marvinscottjr.4310 you are very wise.

[@22AMOPRO]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZquafpR8epKoiLM try this one if you like this one

[@chandlerstewartofficial]

I love how modern media brings great songs like these back to relevance

[@lordgoro]

Soundtrack of "US"... What an ending!!

[@IrelandCalling2012]

This song was perfect for the ending of Us. “Light up the sky with your prayers of gladness and rejoice for the darkness is gone!”

[@mikejohn29mj]

The Tethered holding hands across America was beautiful. They're not evil, they just wanted to be free from the people they were tethered with like the rabbits free from the cage.

[@wesleywayne303]

The lyrics of the poetry are a mind blower. Then the arrangements, strings & brass, multitracked/layered background singers sounding like a choir of angels w/ lead angel Minnie Riperton sending it straight to the heavens... (+ theres banging drums under there). This is masterpiece theater. Complete Masterclass.

[@jimegan6848]

Wall of Sound jumped right to mind. Simply a tidal wave. A 3 minute symphony.

[@davidnicholas6257]

A psychedelic symphony of flower 🌸 power soul ! God Spell, Jesus Christ Superstar vibes ! Love this song so much. A beautiful metaphor for the Christ-Mind within us all !

[@jmj4life663]

I heard this song on the Mircosoft commerical today and I said to myself WOW! I have to see who sings it. What a voice! RIP Minnie.

[@sallytoner8162]

JMJ4life me too!!

[@keithharris362]

Me too

[@richardsoffice9176]

Minnie had been a member of the Rotary Connection group, also on Chess Records, as was Ramsey Lewis. She made one album, released on GRT, because GRT bought Chess when Phil Chess passed away. Re released on Janis, a few years later, when she had her first big hit, "Lovin' You."

[@gaylegreene]

He song Loving You is amazing ✨

[@webbgems67]

I'm not here because of a movie I'm here because I love Minnie 😍🥰😍🥰

[@frogginet5353]

why are you horny

[@vintage7919]

@@frogginet5353 lol 🤣

[@vanessagreen180]

Same here! She is a favorite from childhood. Gone way too soon.

[@michaeljones7638]

Thanks to the miracle of Google song search, this caught my ear on the new show Kaos, and here it is. Fantastic

[@TheTurkaderr]

Jordan Peele’s movie US brought me here and I’m so glad it did cause I love this song the chorus gives me the chills picturing the last landscape shot of the movie !! So haunting !!

[@tracyjohnson3394]

Perfect song choice. Creepy as hell. The lyrics even took on the films metaphors!

[@debbieturner6194]

Feel the same - I will never be able to hear this again without imagining all those hand holding people across the landscape.

[@luismalta4318]

Just seeing the tetherd doing hands across america was interesting

[@Scallycowell]

I mean, it really didn’t make any sense, but Us is honestly more of just a ‘well that just happened’ kind of movie. Logic is its enemy, so just watch it like a dream.

[@gadfly1235]

I first heard the song in high school and loved it. Hearing it at the end of "Us" really brought back great memories. Maya Rudolph (SNL) grew up in an enriched environment - amazing parents!

[@helena1011]

one of the most beautiful songs to ever exist

[@Lovedasyouare1]

She lives within us all as an inner angel of love and thats why we feel her frequencies so strong. Tears of love

[@JoannaT2]

She is like fertilizer for that seed that exists in the hearts of every man and woman

[@gdoliner]

freaking brilliant, how have I never heard this.

[@sebasmasbien]

+Gabriel Doliner Sorry, friend...tell me the lyrics of this beautiful song,but complete,please...in any internet page I found full translation...if you is not too much trouble,thanks

[@jdilly1000]

Me too, I was thinking how could I have missed it, but I am thankful that I heard it now rather than never.

I heard it years ago or while on my Sergio Mendes and Astrud Gilberto music moments but never heard it again after that.

[@dreftymac9916]

Because, unfortunately, talent is not a guarantee of fame or recognition.

[@dreftymac9916]

@Imani Alexander That too ^_^

[@Obliteradon]

I usually hate people who comment "movie so and so brought me here" but damn did Us bring me here.

[@nicocontreras5366]

Me too !

[@eldudereno204]

yep, never heard of this song or singer before

[@pedroivobatiston2408]

Me too.

[@ChrisJohnson-rz2nr]

Yep. Incredible song. Heard it on old cassette tapes back in day. Still a classic. I’m old school tho. It was funny when we found out Maya Rudolph was her Ms Ripperton’s daughter.

[@germyw]

Right? And I'm a full adult. I had never even heard of this song until Us.

[@davidnicholas6257]

Just beautiful 🌹🌼🌷🌺🥀

[@SuperWillywonka101]

My grandmother(mother to me) passed and i made beats and i downloaded this song before she passed but could not figure out a way to flip the song and sample it and she would come in my room and watch me make beats even though she did not understand what i was doing she was just st enjoying the music. She passed 3wks ago RIP rosie ann hudson i got an idea nowhere

[@jazabelle8048]

I'm so sorry 😢

[@deuceswild6350]

Sorry to hear that,I would like to hear that beat tho.

[@marcella28able]

May your grandmother rip xx

[@SuperWillywonka101]

If anyone would wanna hear it i would post it

[@MrIrrationalSmith]

Another reason to watch Atlanta. Season 3 Episode 4.

[@ashasaizuae5305]

Going to go see the first sunrise of Chicago for 2022, at the lakefront, this morning... To this song🌺

[@swt32567]

The late Great Minnie Julia Riperton(8 November 1947 - 12 July 1979) @ her vocal best! We miss you so much Minnie you wer our most beautiful flower.Thank You for sharing you gift with us. Rest eternal.

[@sabrinaphillips916]

The mastermind behind this sound and arrangement is Charles Stepney...an absolute musical genius who was classically trained. Stepney was also was the real sound behind Earth Wind and Fire...but Maurice White and the record companies stole the credit after Stepney’s death in 1976. Eventually White had to settle with the family years later.

[@darrellmfume4505]

Sabrina, THANK YOU!!!

[@Ok_Thanks]

I'm so glad "Us" introduced the world to this song.

[@lootleo4022]

It was already introduced to many of us long before the movie. I grew up on Minnie.

[@veritasinvicta8128]

Or "Them" a Prime show in 2021. That's where I heard it. A damn shame at 52 that I never heard this song until a week ago.

[@kevincampbell5785]

@@veritasinvicta8128 I'm 53 and until a few years ago I had never heard it until it played during the credits for the movie "Us". I was familiar with "Loving You (Is Easy Because You're Beautiful)", though.

[@jacobp4675]

Quite frankly one of the best songs ever written. We will probably never be blessed with music this good again

[@tastyboogeryummmymmmm]

[Verse 1] Will somebody wear me to the fair? (To the morning, sing a lovely flower) Will a lady pin me in her hair? (Mmm mmm mmm) Will a child find me by a stream? ([?]) Kiss my petals and weave me through a dream [Chorus] For all of these simple things and much more, a flower was born It blooms to spread love and joy, faith and hope to people forlorn Inside every man lives the seed of a flower If he looks within he finds beauty and power [Bridge] Ring all the bells, sing and tell the people everywhere that the flower has come Light up the sky with your prayers of gladness and rejoice for the darkness is gone Throw off your fears, let your heart beat freely at the sign that a new time is born [Verse 2] May mosaydee kaylie lowya roses (May mosaydee kaylie lowya roses) Say money ain't na na no oh na (Mmm mmhmm mmm mmm) Looking for vayda tay breeze (Looking for vayda tay breeze) May mosaydee kaylie lowya roses (Mmm mmhmm mmm mmm) [Chorus] For all of these simple things and much more, a flower was born It blooms to spread love and joy, faith and hope to people forlorn Inside every man lives the seed of a flower If he looks within he finds beauty and power [Outro] (Na na na na, na na na na na na) (Na na na, na na na na na na na) (Na na na na, na na na na na na) (Na na na, na na na na na na na) (Na na na na, na na na na na na) (Na na na, na na na na na na na) (Na na na na, na na na na na na) (Na na na, na na na na na na na)

[@ursulazanussi6139]

Thank you. Gracias.❤

[@justvisiting958]

Gratitude

[@mrmaxxx94]

Minnie Riperton was an incredible talent. One of the greatest artists ever. She is missed and remembered. Classic song lawd have mercy

[@FBIRD70]

Maya Rudolph’s momma had a voice that was one of a kind

[@pepsoflexo]

So this song is used at the end of the film “Us” by Jordan Peele. Maya Rudolph is Minnie Riperton’s daughter. Maya Rudolph is the voice of the Hormone Monstress in Big Mouth. Jordan Peele voices Duke Ellington in Big Mouth. So Jordan Peele is friends with this artist’s daughter. (Bonus fact Jordan Peel is married to Gina from Brooklyn 99)

[@Nebulation]

Solid research.

[@t3imelburn]

Nice.

[@Wired4Life2]

Also, Maya Rudolph has had four children with Paul Thomas Anderson. (Yes, *that* Paul Thomas Anderson.)

[@NateShuIsAwesome]

@@Wired4Life2 Plus PTA used the same song in Inherent Vice

[@dianeridley9804]

Yeah, his wife has a name. She is a comedienne in her own right, Chelsea Peretti

[@danieltaylor1038]

For the last 15 years or so when ever the chorus has been on a TV advert program I've tried to find this bloody song with no joy. Today hower, the ball ache has ended 😂

[@oj136]

Hypnotic. Ethereal. Enchanting. Uplifting. And plain bloody awesome!

[@aquilachefba-ados]

This song is soooo Aquarian!💐🌷🌹🌸🌼🌺🌻🦋🧚🏾‍♂️

[@anndavis2920]

My Aquarius Moon loves this tune & sings harmony with her. Its so inspiring 7-1-20

[@aquilachefba-ados]

ann davis - as does my Aquarian Sun...🌞

[@andre-bt1bm]

I was in a bar in Bangkok, heartbroken, listened to this song. The memory still lingers. It was a bittersweet moment.

[@Ytdeletesallmycomments]

❤ You will find the one if this strucks your heart

[@maidacameron4093]

Voice of the angels. Why have I never heard this song before, thank you Jordan Peele.

[@debb4809]

I'm old enough to remember it, but never knew it's name😊😊😊😊

[@debb4809]

And now a new generation will enjoy this music 🎶🎉😊😁

[@rollsroyce7385]

Maida Cameron true...👍👍

[@GQfabulosity]

@@rollsroyce7385 yes indeed

[@purplezinnia1139]

The mess on radio today is why we don't hear songs like this today. Not to forget that music education funds have been slashed.

[@illnamethispagelater]

Her voice is so mellow but the chorus is so dramatic. It's almost creepy. Love it

[@1980lizbethcamacho]

This song gives chills to my body God bless her soul😢

[@tonygohagan2766]

Will somebody wear me to the fair? Will a lady pin me in her hair? Will a child find me by a stream? Kiss my petals and weave me through a dream? For all of these simple things and much more a flower was born It blooms to spread love and joy, faith and hope, to people forlorn Inside every man lives the seed of a flower If he looks within he finds beauty and power Ring all the bells, sing and tell the people that be everywhere that the flower has come Light up the sky with your prayers of gladness and rejoice for the darkness is gone Throw off your fears let your heart beat freely at the sign that a new time is born

[@deeday763]

Verse 2?

[@tonygohagan2766]

@@deeday763 It's one of those unsolved mysteries; that even the wonders of modern tech cannot answer, apparently! I found threads that go back as far as 2005 and i only scratched the surface. I always thought it was Hawaiian. She sang Opera, so could be Latin. Creole has been suggested. If it were French, we'd know, right? Then there's this: "The initial Stepney/Rudolph collaborations yielded five songs for Minnie's Come To My Garden. The most famous of them is "Les Fleur," a lovely meditation written from the perspective of a flower. Stepney's music for "Les Fleur" was first recorded a year before by classically-trained jazz piano virtuoso Ramsey Lewis on his Cadet album, Maiden Voyage. Stepney used Minnie on Ramsey's version, singing a lovely refrain that, in reality, was just so much melodic jibberish. To this writer, it sounded like a little girl trying to say something to her mother about a rose she'd just picked. Or maybe "Mable, Katy, Sadie, Loya" were the names of women Minnie or Charles considered to be like roses in their lives. Richard (Rudolph, her Husband) wrote lovely words for these melodies which became the first verse of Minnie's version, but (Charles) Stepney (Arranger, Unsung Musical Genius who would go on to work with Earth, Wind and Fire) retained the mysterious phrases for the second verse. To fans who've tried to decipher what language Minnie is singing in or what it all means, you are hereby free to use your imagination." Source has Minnie Riperton's full Biog aln3.albumlinernotes.com/Petals_-_The_Collection.html

[@phillismitchell8919]

I concur🌷🦋

[@Mike.325]

Thank you❤️

[@jsmn5059]

this shit is fucking poetic. damn.

[@nyassaisleaving990]

anyone else here because of heartbreak high? love quinni!

[@blackwojak]

OMG YES

[@emilyjeffrey6667]

"Back to Black" (film) brought me here. Amazing track! ❤

[@FezCaliph]

Wow! They made a great choice. I may have to watch the movie after all 😅

[@BahamaWynters]

I came for Minnie. Happy to read it was closing credit music for US. This is why you don't walk out of a movie while there is still something happening on the screen, people! Okay?

[@anna-lenajonsson3311]

"Come To My Garden" is a masterpiece.

[@TheFresh654]

anna-lena Jonsson yep

[@markmurphy3634]

Born in 1993 love this song was long before my time though ❤

[@jeffkoons001]

Just found out this is Maya Rudolph's mother. What a talent... gorgeous voice

[@sameoldsatellite]

Having known the song before Us, it was such a surprise and delight hearing it at the end.

[@shanta824]

Terrible..but awesome🎧🎶🐇😃😰

[@clurmp]

Same for me! I felt it fitted the ending of the film so perfectly, and I'm glad it reminded me this wonderful song exists.

[@ahronrichards9611]

I felt the same way...a huge smile was on my face when this was playing...

[@kevincampbell5785]

I first heard it in a commercial that's being played now, I just saw Us the other night.

[@ilovekpop-lr4nv]

beautiful song i love it

[@keepthingsreal]

Being Charles Stepney’s (writer, producer and arranger of this song) granddaughter brought me here lmao

[@Thewritingelf]

Oh wow ! That's so lit !

[@philipberger1287]

she was truly amazing. This song is one of the best songs ever heard about the female body.

[@Batticia]

philip berger yes she was died so young

[@Andacosttarte]

La gente no sabe lo que una canción puede provocar en las personas, esos temas que te aprietan el alma

[@aliciamompoint1317]

Jordan Peele's "Us" brought me here.

[@JoeChillton]

That was a stroke of brilliance seeing the scale of the movement

[@DaydreamAllday]

Same 🙌

[@Ray__E]

Same. I watched US tonight and loved it.

[@levimelton4492]

SAME

[@drewfleming5584]

Incredible song to end a great, wild movie.

[@carminedesanctis3961]

No matter which is the reason that brought you here...what matters is that you came here to listen and enjoy this beautiful song. God bless Minnie Riperton for having given us her gift. ❤

[@bamberwales]

I listen to this again and again,.