“They who play it safe are quick to assassinate what they do not understand” - Erykah Badu

@keith108871

4 жыл бұрын

I remember long ago when this video first came out that my father said he would've cussed her out for walking around nude in public. I guess she was talking about him.

@Kay-yy2nt

4 жыл бұрын

“They are us” - Erykah Badu

@acimanave5484

4 жыл бұрын

Me too From Mozambique

@enodd_felix12

3 жыл бұрын

@@keith108871 it's not normal or good for a person to walk around naked

@ceecee8655

3 жыл бұрын

@@enodd_felix12 She was creatively making a point about freedom of expression. She was fined for the nudity but applauded for her stance.

The video is not even about her body . Its about stripping away all the fake shit and being who you really are . This woman is brave . A Goddess !

@lateshiachilds3640

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@414Keese

3 жыл бұрын

Sike she a regular person just like you and I. she stripping away that celebrity too ain’t no goddess tho.

@ismailtroxler1

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta admit though....Her body on point!

@tamarasbeauty1016

3 жыл бұрын

@@414Keese You're either a hater or one of those people she's talking about that assassinates what they don't understand!!

@Chutney1luv

3 жыл бұрын

You hit the nail on the head, Strong! 💯⭐💯

For it to be unplanned, I never realized how poetic this is. In the beginning when she begins to strip, the guy in red picks up her jacket and shoes as if he’s about to return her things. But then stops running towards badu when he notices her walking away without looking back and continuing to strip..maybe symbolizng how the people around us try to bring back the old parts of us that we desperately desire to shed. Badu hesitates to jog and unzips her second layer/jacket before finally committing. She continues her journey as she removes more clothes, receiving more stares and confused looks. She ends in a more populated area but perhaps a healthier internal environment, free and liberated. For that, she is persecuted by those around her as she sheds her last layer. I was about 9 when this video came out and everyone talked about it. I didn’t understand the controversy and now I do. However, it’s art and was way ahead of it’s time

I remember when this first came out. A lot of criticism. But, here it is all these years later and it rings true more than ever. Classic.

@reneejohnson9256

Жыл бұрын

She is, and has always been amazingly talented, and beautiful. This one of my favorite songs from her catalog of many hits!❤️🙏

@bigagnixon

Жыл бұрын

Can you explain the video to me

@krd2331

11 ай бұрын

I will never understand why Americans are so distressed by nudity! This was actually really beautifully done, not cheap at all.

@louisianacookingwithkay

11 ай бұрын

Yep, just go back and listen to all her music OMG. Got chills thinking about the stuff I grew up listening to. My stepmom loved her. I just somehow understood that her lyrics were deep, and they touched my soul as a lil girl. Listening to these kinda ppl woke up the power in my blood.

@SaintMichelleM

10 ай бұрын

@@krd2331not evb needs to be naked and a lot of ppl would rather not see it

Her striping away the Status Quo's one piece at a time and evolving into her self- just to be murdered for being different!! I love her unique style!!!

@juana6223

7 жыл бұрын

Yes

@kylosolo8815

7 жыл бұрын

already!!! I love some badu

@melissah170

7 жыл бұрын

I was so scared that she was going to get naked in front of some kids or something. this is is my favorite, favorite badu song cause I'm hardly ever one to watch videos but I love music

@quitadiva4235

7 жыл бұрын

Mom The Ebayer I will be doing the same, but behind close doors.

@laddyvanity

7 жыл бұрын

beautifully stated.

It’s crazy that she actually did this without planning it. All the reactions and people surrounding are genuinely in shock lol

@pappyzee9647

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Bonner really???

@clintcbrantley5542

4 жыл бұрын

Did she get arrested for this video?

@wpbdog1625

4 жыл бұрын

@@clintcbrantley5542 YES!

@AvonDaniel

4 жыл бұрын

and how do you know that is fact sir?

@erintoney7137

4 жыл бұрын

SHD_ OptifY because she said so. She pulled up, started to walk, and stripped. It was all done in one take. She didn’t get arrested but when they were done they had to make a quick exit obviously before they were caught. This was filmed in the place where JFK was killed.

She always has extremely powerful messages in all her songs. Don't let em go over your head! 🧘🏾‍♀️💙

@neverhungryagain2187

Жыл бұрын

My gf

@ariesvibes1049

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! She's been on a higher vibration for years!

@ilovegot7754

Жыл бұрын

So funny if a man did this the comments would be so different because kids where there, yall are nasty finding excuses for this woman

@asdfzxcv3617

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, she is very great in that!!!!!!

@demetrisevans6847

11 ай бұрын

🎯💯👍🏿👍🏿

Who still watching / listening to this classic? ✋🏽

@Distantvoyager0011

2 ай бұрын

✋✋✋

@ceo_felcone

2 ай бұрын

@@Distantvoyager0011 👍🏽

@Kshinelawyer

Ай бұрын

All if us ...badu babad

@LaSonya-hz4xu

29 күн бұрын

Me.😊😅😂

@ambrosiasmith2009

28 күн бұрын

Me for sure

Erykah is an innovator

@houseofmatrix6174

3 жыл бұрын

Amén 🙏🏾

@motorcop505

3 жыл бұрын

You did read the acknowledgement at the beginning of the film stating that she got the idea from the true innovators, Matt & Kim!

@MsVitaD

2 жыл бұрын

@@motorcop505 you don’t know what innovator means clearly.

@jakemiles1427

2 жыл бұрын

She's a innovator for taking her clothes off but you guys shame young artists for doing the same thing. People are such hypocrites

@bridgelee12

2 жыл бұрын

A genius, a magician, a friend, ALL the things. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

She’s phenomenal! I was there! At 3:31-3:35 in this video! Blue shirt with white jacket!! Woohoo this is eternal!

@kennethjohnson9782

4 жыл бұрын

Where was the video filmed?

@chiapet417

4 жыл бұрын

Kenneth Johnson in Dallas! I was strolling down the “grassy knoll” where JFK was shot

@kennethjohnson9782

4 жыл бұрын

@@chiapet417 that's awesome

@michaelyette7513

4 жыл бұрын

Chia I saw you! Awesome. Did you have any idea who it was or what she was doing?

@taniamcphelim6900

4 жыл бұрын

Chia I seen you to be that close to her she is out of this world. I’m from Australia l never get that close to her. I love her voice

I remember when this came out when I was in college. Chile, the uproar from the media. I’ll never forget. Still love this song

13 years later... still so powerful! Gives me goosebumps...

@trinityslifevlogs_

11 ай бұрын

Same, such beauty and the amount of words to describe this song and how it changed peoples lives is indescribable 🙏🏽

I feel this song so much...living in such a group think society...You can't think for yourself...or be your own person without someone shooting you down. #Bethyself

@MrJacksonvill

7 жыл бұрын

you got it sharon.

@mrfeet1000

7 жыл бұрын

Sharron King

@robertgearhart8030

7 жыл бұрын

King's Queen hence Kanye being booed by people he tried to enlighten, or mlk and malcome little being killed for trying to uplift their people and others. Maybe we dont deserve these great leaders unless weir ready to take on their fate as well. Maybe if it's all or nothing we can sway the enemy along with our leaders for a better future. And then maybe they'll be an enemy no longer. Peace.

@MrFilmoreJr

7 жыл бұрын

Robert Gearhart Kanye is not worthy of including in a sentence with MLK or Malcolm.....peace!

@SaSouljah

7 жыл бұрын

Robert Gearhart Kanye was booed by people he was trying to enlighten? you put mlk a man who tried to up lift his people and Kanye a dude who is exploiting his people in the same sentence

Anyone else in 2019 still appreciate Erykah Badu?

@rocksteady8705

5 жыл бұрын

She is forever bro

@johneshaholley3972

5 жыл бұрын

I do she is absolutely pretty

@noegojimmy

5 жыл бұрын

Forever! Love from Bosnia.

@Kindredsouls84

5 жыл бұрын

Yes i do

@dinatesfay

5 жыл бұрын

Will always!! She da queen

I had to come back - 2024

@aangkorra56

20 күн бұрын

This song make me feel old

Truly great artist. She has no barriers between her soul and her art.

I wonder how many people from that day, have seen this video.

@Reesiesworld

3 жыл бұрын

Millions

@stacia6714

2 жыл бұрын

Someone commented on this 1 day and said they were there, and sure enough, I saw her. Pretty cool 😎

This video really had me in deep thought. It shows Badu walking at the site of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963. The purpose was to “to awaken interest in a 1950s term called ‘groupthink’ in which a person is afraid to express themselves for fear of being ostracized by the wider public.” The spoken word piece at the end of the vid confirms this argument. "They play it safe, are quick to assassinate what they do not understand. They move in packs, ingesting more and more fear with every act of hate on one another, They feel most comfortable in groups: less guilt to swallow. They are us this is what we have become, afraid to respect the individual. A single person or event or circumstance can move one to change: To love herself. To evolve." I admire how this vid represents artistic, social, and political expression.

@dommamomma123

10 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@Taxidermistification

10 жыл бұрын

For real, BUT THERE Was no need to put JFK on blarst.

@mm-md1fp

10 жыл бұрын

lol

@BeamingSplendor

10 жыл бұрын

Wow Patricia Keyes excellent job at explaining this =D

@nicolemccranie751

10 жыл бұрын

Truth

I went to her concert and almost passed out this Woman gives me chills lord she is air i promise I’ll always be a fan ALWAYS AND FOREVER 🖤🤞🏾

@stripmakah215610

Күн бұрын

It’s that voodoo that almost made you fainted

She is the Truth, walking like a tigress with inspirational music. True Black Woman Personified. Walk, Body, Beauty Revolutionary.... and reproduce Self..🖤❤️💚

Could you imagine chilling on the grass one day, look up to see a naked Erykah Badu walking past 😂❤️

@arthurhogan8849

4 жыл бұрын

J Hyphy : I'll tell you this much, I would have grabbed her up off of the pavement, taken her home and locked her up. Her performing days would be over because she'd never be able to get out of the bed. No, I didn't miss the point, just saying what a lot of brothas were thinking. WOW!!

@cluclap

4 жыл бұрын

@@arthurhogan8849 that whole paragraph was weird af

@BigTrisStreams

4 жыл бұрын

@@arthurhogan8849 no other "brothas" thought that shit yo. You on your own G

@EmperorOfSomething

4 жыл бұрын

@@BigTrisStreams LMAO! Right, don't include us in that craziness.

@joserivera1301

4 жыл бұрын

Arthur Hogan that’s like 3 different crimes in one paragraph.

One has to be pretty bold to make a video like that....

@caramelchocolate8153

5 жыл бұрын

The video was drastic But thats the sacrifice she made to get the underlying message out. Who has eyes to see will see who has ears to hear will hear.

@jayscribe7547

5 жыл бұрын

Or crazy

@caramelchocolate8153

5 жыл бұрын

@@jayscribe7547 Crazy is a word we use to describe at times when behaviour cannot be explained, yet does not mean it has no explanation!

@thisawesomechick19

5 жыл бұрын

She had 2 mins to get in and get through, that's hella bold

@dabullil323

5 жыл бұрын

Vicky Robinson facts with allllll that ass out

My mom loved this song, it brings back so many memories from when we we’re together when i was a kid

This song is so Powerful. There is a Major Statement and message behind this song. It is safe to be in your true essence. Who you truly are. When she says “ I need you to want me “ she declaring in the video she doesn’t. She has always been ahead spiritually and she has fulfilled her purpose here in so many ways despite anything that has been said outside of her. I love you and thank you for sending so many different messages of ENLIGHTENMENT SO SOULS THAT ARE READY TO RECEIVE IT

That moment you realized Erykah Badu was THICK thick lol But seriously, I appreciate this queen for always stepping outside the box while providing a message

@thedon8976

5 жыл бұрын

You thick thick

@mjohnson00333

5 жыл бұрын

Crazy thick

@TonyTLowkey

4 жыл бұрын

thank you

@dhoodie1

4 жыл бұрын

Thick as hell Yeah.

@jamesdavis4126

4 жыл бұрын

I kept her panties

Eyrkah Badu is probably one of the most important musicians of the last 20 years...This video to me was a spiritual experience.

@melaniep6964

5 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@kevinlenn9158

2 жыл бұрын

The lady is off the incredibly talented scale. An unparalleled artist who’s inspiration will be just as appreciated 100 years from now Ella Fitzgerald or Billy Holiday. Truth is timeless.

@senaheartsong8066

Жыл бұрын

Try 30 years...

@catchjoe1

Жыл бұрын

*Erykah

@jakebrouillette8268

10 ай бұрын

Never heard of her till I looked up “big black boobs” 🤡

That walk she got so much confidence it was epic

@herintuion88

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely

Who jamming this 2024 headed into 2025 with some beats

@TheBest-zi2fp

3 ай бұрын

me asf :P

@Claude-sq2fy

28 күн бұрын

❤❤ she is FINEEEE Annie don't wear no pannies ❤

GROUP THINK " They play it safe, are quick to assassinate what they do not understand. They move in packs, ingesting more and more fear with every act of hate on one another. They feel most comfortable in groups, less guilt to swallow. They are *us*. *This* is what we have become. Afraid to respect the individual. A single person, event or circumstance can move one to change, to love herself. *To evolve* " - Erykah Badu

@iantucker8638

7 жыл бұрын

neo somaliana o

@kadams1452

6 жыл бұрын

I love you!! I've been trying to find a written out quote of the ending for so long!!!! Thank you!!!

@cocot9414

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the transcript.

@shanniaskeete4982

6 жыл бұрын

neo somaliana 👏

Shoutout to the guy in the red in the back running confused trying to pick up her clothes

@carolparsons-pearle8696

4 жыл бұрын

Was either part of her staff a groupie or just a nice guy! I love it.

@waxegeez

4 жыл бұрын

Right🕵😳😭😂

@Shahmar

4 жыл бұрын

He would be known as The trick.

@Shahmar

4 жыл бұрын

And this is what sis really is AT BEST under all them weaves,paint and girdles.

@jaedii7287

4 жыл бұрын

@Nate Rousseau Pics or lying

We do not see artists of today making music like this. 💪🏾. Erykah is incredible 💪🏾

THIS WOMAN IS SO AWESOME,💯 ALL OF HER MUSIC IS MIND BLOWING 😎, HAVING A MESSAGE FOR ALL AGES, SHE BRINGS A MESSAGE EVERY TIME, HER VOICE TOUCHES YOUR SOUL🙏🏽, WHEN I AM FEELING DOWN, I PLAY THIS🔥🔥🔥, I THANK GOD FOR QUEEN E..

I feel so nervous for her every time I watch this haha

@camilletoe3668

8 жыл бұрын

i see you everywhere

@oFuckyes

8 жыл бұрын

Sasha Guirand i get that a lot lol

@reneegregory829

8 жыл бұрын

+Will C When one can stick to the issue here, all nervousness dissolves. For me, this video is a rise in consciousness, very well taken. May I say thank you, Miss Badu & God bless you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep on keepin' on, girl! We love you!!!!

@oFuckyes

8 жыл бұрын

Renee Gregory I'm not badu girl! God bless u. o.O & good for u

@sierrasteward3309

8 жыл бұрын

she doesn't give a fuck. that's what makes Ms. Badu so inspiring . she's defiantly going too get her opinion across ✊

Who's still listening in 2020?

@mimimabaso1056

4 жыл бұрын

Still Listening....

@kirkharris9055

4 жыл бұрын

One of her best joints...

@kymberleeiamarie7970

4 жыл бұрын

Me!

@Marvinwhite13

4 жыл бұрын

The real question would be, who doesn't?

@12345688526

4 жыл бұрын

Me)))

The Free- Spiritedness of those February Pisceans!!❤ Empress!❤

Damn I love her voice, soul, and style!!!

Yooo I'm not gonna lie Erykah Badu got a nice body😂😍😍

@MrMaier3000

5 жыл бұрын

traci jenkins that good natural body

@reginaldholmes6137

5 жыл бұрын

FACTS,,,

@toreytownsend611

5 жыл бұрын

Always did. I new she had a nice shape and beautiful facial features just cause I know a good looking woman from a mile away. Everyone else just now catching on only because she stippped down. If she never did this video most still would not be saying a word about how she looks.

@ksy4747

5 жыл бұрын

She is absolutely a goddess! ❤❤❤

@crunkaholic81

5 жыл бұрын

I've been crushing on Erykah badu since like 03 no lie fam 💯

Such confidence to walk down the street like this.... people can have whatever opinions they want but, all I see is a very evolved soul who is beyond comfortable in her own skin (even when scared) #deathtogroupthink

@mrgeorgeleach7498

3 жыл бұрын

Ariella deSouza you're an airhead

@strongsecurity7747

3 жыл бұрын

She is brave !!!!!

@sabb4502

3 жыл бұрын

At one point everybody was naked without shame.

@nickPOPmusic

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrgeorgeleach7498 No, you're just repressed.

@mrgeorgeleach7498

2 жыл бұрын

nickPOPmusic IM NOT DEPRESSED OR OPPRESSED....NOW IT WOULD BE BEST IF YOU GO BACK TO BED

This was so good when it dropped

Her body been tea 😢

Erykah is a true gift to this world and her music is incredible.

Erykah Badu will forever be a badass

@dezrajgaudi3793

10 жыл бұрын

Lol thats right. ALWAYS!

My all time favorite song. This was just how I was feeling when this song came out. I just wanted a window seat. 💙

This song and video is completely understood. Living in a world where if you step outside the box it may be over for you

👀 anybody else caught the guy in the background with the red hoodie picking up Erykah Badu's clothes 😂😂😂

@judewilliams3911

4 жыл бұрын

I would have done the same thing and I would have gave them back too as appreciation for getting too see her in her birthday suit

@daughterofgod5957

3 жыл бұрын

He probably knew who it was and was like oh shit I’m about be rich and and sell these on eBay

@notthefather3919

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. I think he fell back because he thought she was crazy and dangerous.🤣🤣

@PatinaEdochie

3 жыл бұрын

Righttt 😂😭 good lookin out bruh 💯

@shawncamp333

3 жыл бұрын

Mk ultra

Erykah Badu was woke. Before the word 'woke' became a thing on social media.

@johnnyd2682

2 жыл бұрын

Now we say awake when we mean woke and woke when we mean dumbass 😂

@TeamDynamiteTV

2 жыл бұрын

Before it sold out. Before it became a lucrative career.

@umisuzu92

2 жыл бұрын

And still is!, she ain't dead, you know?

@amadizulu3099

2 жыл бұрын

She has knowledge of self. She's a 5 percenter, she been dropping jewels

@tommygunn9811

Жыл бұрын

She was already in the awakening when the rest of us was just opening out eyes.

Who's listening 2024

@Bought_by_the_blood

16 күн бұрын

Meeeee

Her music envelopes you, she is amazing is beyond than the material, it's spiritual and soulful

I remember her touching on this video, saying how it was a very vulnerable moment for her (you can see that she hesitates a couple of times throughout). If you can do this then you can do anything, lol. #freeasfuck 🤍

@TherealDestinyJasmine

4 жыл бұрын

Yes and she had just had a baby previous to shooting this video! I remember when it first came out and how she was explaining her feelings on Twitter such a moment but much needed message

It’s the man grabbing her stuff in the back ground for me 💀💀💀

@drawntosweet

2 жыл бұрын

Woulda been me

@period8705

2 жыл бұрын

What does back ground mean?

@yanetgainza6328

2 жыл бұрын

@@period8705 background, like what’s behind her

@period8705

2 жыл бұрын

@@yanetgainza6328 right 'background' not 'back ground'.

@moonessence562

2 жыл бұрын

I saw that😊

Really love this song. 2024 still listening

2023 , We Still Bumpin ! ❤

is that all that we see,is a beautiful Ass . Did anyone actually recieve the message she was beaming besides her precious shell. I mean she went to a place in the spot where John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Her message was about not being afraid to evolve. Hopefully you all get around the ass factor. That was really courageous of her to exhibit such an act of carelessness on her part. It could have went left for her out there in Dallas. She did it for herself and for us. Evolve everybody,be courageous. Shed the old feathers,grow some new ones. Thank you Erykah.

@SilverSurfer0z

7 жыл бұрын

That's a STUPID question . What you can't multitask ?

@chivismimi

7 жыл бұрын

Garfield Harrison beautiful words😍

@tothineownselfbetrue9746

7 жыл бұрын

Garfield Harrison . very well said!!!,👍👍👍👏👏👏😇😇😇💚💚💚

@iamhorcruxer

7 жыл бұрын

Yea I jus saw the ass, didn't care about anything else

@Julyzah01

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you... sincerely... thank you.

2019 still a hit

@nellnell9472

5 жыл бұрын

Already

@kevingreen7266

5 жыл бұрын

True*********

@melaniep6964

5 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@nacarreira777

4 жыл бұрын

Always will be.....

This is and will always be one of my favorite songs ever made. I would have killed to be there the day this masterpiece of a video was filmed. ❤❤❤

Yup, we still here watching and listening to this🔥🔥🔥

I just realized that she dressed like the Babushka Lady (the unknown woman who was in the Zapruder Film of the Kennedy Assassination) at the beginning of this video. Brilliant that Erykah acknowledged that

@Sagewings

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing that out

@d.carmouche4679

8 жыл бұрын

+trae05boi she was.

@domexclusivelee

8 жыл бұрын

👍

@OmarScruggs

8 жыл бұрын

+trae05boi ah yea buddy. that was the whole point of the video. smh

@jrrcorcloudsaremine

5 жыл бұрын

It’s also pointing out the 4 seater and color of the car he was murdered inside of... , since history has changed it as of late.

She ripped a Hole in history after this!

I been looking for this song, for the longest finally I found it when I found it I can’t stop listening to it it’s just sooo peaceful she is a veryyy brave woman.

Quando ouço suas músicas, meus dias ficam tão mais leves. Parece que dá um sentido à eles. Obrigado, você tem algo em especial, de verdade.

Shout out to the guy with the red jacket. Picking up her clothes during the entire video 😂 1:44 2:01

@calistyle8965

5 жыл бұрын

Special Uninvited Guest HAHAHAH

@TherealDestinyJasmine

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂 he’s apart of her team lmao in a interview she said she told him “make sure you behind me to grab my shit!” Lol

@specialuninvitedguest1498

5 жыл бұрын

@@TherealDestinyJasmine hahahahahaha lmfao 😂😂😂 I can totally imagine her saying that, I love her😂❤

@LadyAngela678

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe he represents a stalker?? Lmao

@jackngari8842

5 жыл бұрын

The guy is a metaphor ! Part of the cover up😂😂😂

I remember when this video came out! I was like whattttt! 😲 And then settled down and was like I wish I had me an Erykah Badu Booty! 😂 frfr 💯

@foxxymoonpremires19

5 жыл бұрын

Yeeesss I wish I had one too🤦🏽‍♀️...she conseals it so well...with all them baggy clothes

@jerrysavage8607

4 жыл бұрын

She does have a nice one. Is there a way to see the video without the blures?

@tthecreat0r735

4 жыл бұрын

jerry savage 🤣💀

@jackbass9712

4 жыл бұрын

ThatGirlK AllDay understand 🍊🍉🍇⚙️

@akbarralston9714

4 жыл бұрын

Lol ...

Who here after Erykah showed them yams in Ghana ?

Couldnt get enough of this album when it came out. Still listening to infinity ❤❤❤

@ms.j1591

10 ай бұрын

Same here still listening ✨️🔥

@diamondjack-cooper5322

7 ай бұрын

AMEN!

SO WE NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT CAKE ERYKA HAD MAYE!

@CoCoValentino5

3 жыл бұрын

Had??? U mean HAS💯‼️😂😂

@rha37

3 жыл бұрын

Word my brother! Word

@lx9480

3 жыл бұрын

I found my comment section... that’s what I’m sayin bruh 🍑

@Taby0424

3 жыл бұрын

Baby......the natural junk in that treasure chest....

@crest4sensation938

3 жыл бұрын

lmao

Still brings tears...the courage it takes to be completely exposed and vulnerable...Thank you Erykah

A moving video 📹 with a powerful message. P.S. On the flip side, Nobody knew she was really packing like THAT until this video aired!

This song has so many good memories for me. Loved Erykah since I was 14. Listened to this song riding in the school bus on choir trips. Listened to it driving my car 80 mph late at night on empty pacific highways in my hometown when I was 18. Then now, at 21, listening to it as I drive home in the big city from my job. I’m sure this will be on repeat in all my life phases..

@gracens5548

Жыл бұрын

I always find myself making my way back around to the door of her music again and again...1st as a teen and now 40 this year...always always singing it out Loud!

She has a mean walk. Mannn

@shawnieday3420

3 жыл бұрын

Boss shit

@ohreally404

3 жыл бұрын

Queen status.

@sherrycooper3808

3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir

At 1:59 some guy starts to pick up her clothes, anybody else notice this?

@ardaisamyrie8540

8 жыл бұрын

yeah i wonder why

@ardaisamyrie8540

8 жыл бұрын

OG Cheeba lmao😂

@awadoll222

8 жыл бұрын

probably part of the production team 💀

@nuknuknuk111

8 жыл бұрын

It's erykah badu that's why he picked it up lol here clothes alone are worth more than a autograph

@e.m.clarke2076

7 жыл бұрын

Oh yes! They can't be accused of littering.

I was a kid listening to this song and now I’m 28 Years Old and this song is on NBA 2K23. 2022 is Wild 🔥

I still cry when I listen to this song ... Such a powerful song and message ...like all her songs ...I've related to her soul and her human experience ...I love how she expresses it ...

This song is so relevant in the times we're in now

So from my perception of when she walks to the camera with a smile at the end is that she walks with a mind that's finally free from society's mental prison to only think a certain way or to live or act a certain way What's y'alls perception of her walking towards the camera with a smile on her face at the end? Please tell

@dbajanredhead

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@derrickmatthews5098

7 жыл бұрын

Damn you fine!!!

@TOMcatSUD

7 жыл бұрын

Can't add anything to that. You are awesome.

@amandabazil1753

7 жыл бұрын

What I got from this was an idea that I think she managed to clarify in the end, and that was that as a society, we tend to suffocate and even kill those that dare to be different.. the ones who actually have the guts to strip themselves of the layers of all the bullshit that we forcibly put on ourselves... these layers that cover up who we truly are, who we are suppose to be (hence the stripping off all that clothing she was wearing). The moment someone comes out of the light and dares to be different, they're shot down by societal oppressors, by them, which inevitably is everyone around us who succumbs to the pressures of society.

@mirahsmirror3912

7 жыл бұрын

^^ these comments are deep 💯👌

Love this song. Such special energy that I find myself returning to

The message from this song is so outspoken and went over a lot of people heads for a very long time

Many will miss the message. But everyone will talk.

@maikeldelgado5094

5 жыл бұрын

Hola preciosa.

@jeremiahsymonette4781

5 жыл бұрын

You caught the message then..cool, how did it help your life?

@sacarimonae2382

5 жыл бұрын

@@jeremiahsymonette4781 if you caught the message you wouldn't be asking that question

@jeremiahsymonette4781

5 жыл бұрын

Sacari Monae i didn't so enlighten me

@beautyiswithinme662

5 жыл бұрын

Very true that's what's wrong with the world always judging

She is a very gorgeous soul and misunderstood by many.I like her

@annbesthangingout2010

5 жыл бұрын

Sandile Shange YESSSSSS, BECAUSE SHE IS DOPE AS HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!

This song will always have a special place in my heart. I was away from home, without my wife. Moved to a new country and needed to wait 6 months for her VISA. Missed her terribly and just came here when I needed a reminder of why I married her… she always gets the window seat when we fly ❤️

The combination of this filmclip with her lyrism its truly powerful.. the ending sums it all up. Fact.

@missblitzkrieg

Жыл бұрын

The freest of all spirits💖

She is a very unique artist with a uncanny way of telling a story

Powerful, so many messages in this video that meets more to eye than most people realize.

@KylaWoodards

8 жыл бұрын

+Tris A. I swear. I wish everybody thought like that.

@Dennis_Reynolds_Golden_God

8 жыл бұрын

bro what the fuck? I see you everywhere lol

@ItsAnEndlessWorld

8 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Gordon 😂

@ItsAnEndlessWorld

8 жыл бұрын

+Brit Bowers Indeed.

@sweetdream8520

8 жыл бұрын

factx

Lmaooo buddy in the red shirt stronger than me man. He really acted like nobody was there (4:48) 😭😭 salute

I adore this and ' you better call tyrone' so impressive she ad libs, makes up impulsive catchy verses, adore this lady, her style, her music x

SHE WAS BEFORE HER TIME

@richardlewis5053

6 жыл бұрын

she is before her time

@sanchez73day36

5 жыл бұрын

no she was born in the time she was conceived just she studied and learned her truth and was awakened. unlike most black people we are lost. she found her truth and purpose. doesn't matter when you were born. you have to seek the truth because it was withheld from us. and you will be awaken eyes wide open.

@antoinette8446

5 жыл бұрын

#DontSayThatToLoud.

@AlaysiasWorld

5 жыл бұрын

Kim Pettus still is

Erykah Badu understood that President Kennedy was a Blue Blood who went against his own for the better treatment of mankind and was executed for it. Some of our artist are more conscious than we give them credit for.

@risscaybaby13

8 жыл бұрын

+lamborghini_ Mercy wow

@yudahel8521

8 жыл бұрын

oh baby Erykah been konscious and positive since forever, nothing new

@Ocyris151

8 жыл бұрын

+Ernest crowder I agree with the small exception that she has performed for despots who commit horrendous acts of genocide and oppression.

@Ecrowder51

8 жыл бұрын

***** She is aware of these people and what they can do if she does not perform. They are the same people who issue contracts in the music and film industry,

@rushipatel8785

8 жыл бұрын

+Ernest crowder agree

My first time seeing this 😮 Love it!

I think of this video every time i drive that curve

a real woman's body, no surgery!!! love Erykah!!

@dantetaylor701

6 жыл бұрын

Katrice Johnson .. thank you sexy body top to bottom all natural

@jsmooth7217

6 жыл бұрын

Nas eazye Caucasian bodies

@sifisoivorkoza1742

6 жыл бұрын

That's what I'm talking about!!

@d.joseph98

6 жыл бұрын

j smooth where??

@blair5475

6 жыл бұрын

That body won't do you any good if you don't have a proper functioning brain in it.

The amount of courage it takes to lyrically speak your mind at that time was ground breaking; to literally bear your soul is astonishing. She is such a beautiful person and her energy is transformative.

The way the visuals compliment the message in the music is so satisfying… at first listen you wouldn’t think to put the two together but the message is so beautifully subtle in the song that a bold visual statement like this makes so much sense.. ❤ Peace to Ms Badu.

Song too damn hard.. im all tha way from 2k23.

That must be jelly , cause jam don't shake like that!

@nuknuknuk111

5 жыл бұрын

clarkkent51 💯💯💯💯🔥🔥

@quataeenyc4868

5 жыл бұрын

clarkkent51 finna blow her back

@shaniyajohnson8105

5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 Jerome

@jaleesastaten5580

5 жыл бұрын

FACTS! 😩

@tionnahenderson2339

5 жыл бұрын

Wow 👎🏽🤨

This is what I feel like doing when I have an anxiety attack.

@csanja37

3 жыл бұрын

Finally someone understand

@shawnieday3420

3 жыл бұрын

Feel u cuzn

@jaypee1101

3 жыл бұрын

This me now with three small kids and a terrible boyfriend

@tsakanishihlomulo3741

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaypee1101 I’m so sorry 💔 I hope you get the help you need and I hope you heal.

@jaypee1101

3 жыл бұрын

@@tsakanishihlomulo3741 thank you

I remember when this went viral. Before viral was a thing.. had all the people talking ❤ still one of my favorite songs. 😍

I never got humor from this video but watching the random peoples reactions had me rolling 🤣 😂 ❤

this made me cry because this is what's happening now 2016

@AA-lt8dq

7 жыл бұрын

Yes

@iChocolateberry

7 жыл бұрын

right

@bkeen7013

7 жыл бұрын

Godiva Love you mean people are slowly taking their clothes off while in video shoots??

@MEssED89

7 жыл бұрын

no she means that people are finally shedding their layers and seeing the value in themselves and freeing themselves of societal boundaries and are being scrutinized for it and also literally being killed for it

@vmwareannaiseannaise1195

6 жыл бұрын

MEssED89 the Good and also the mean ppl both.... Hoods are off since 45th

I think the meaning is, when you expose yourself you become a target

@agonleed3841

6 жыл бұрын

BE Fernandez it's all these messages. Not one in particular. Never be afraid to be yourself. When we show ourselves, we become a target by those who hate. We should all love, not hate form it is useless to hate. Sometimes it takes a while to see how the world is holding us back. Hopefully we can realize the truth and enjoy being just us before it's too late. Be who YOU are not what everyone else wants you to be...however funding someone who keeps you in check to not go too far...but also checks you with respect and not disregard who you are or trying to be that is truthful..,,that is the happiest time of life. The main message at the end Let's all stop being fearful of change. Or difference. Of each other

@alexbecker3237

5 жыл бұрын

???

@Mamixina

5 жыл бұрын

i like your words.

@Mamixina

5 жыл бұрын

thanks for this comment

@bigmaneastside

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly what did Kennedy do? He spoke up about the New World Government... what happened next.... 💀.. you get the idea.

This song is so real. The last part was freeing to me. They move in packs. 💯

I love this