When she hit that note on the Arsenio Hall show (live...no autotune @2:23), it really makes you understand what a CRIME it was to not give this woman her due $$$ and recognition!
I SPOKE TO HER...SHE GOT HER $$$$ THO!!...AND WON THE CASE! I MET HER IN SWITZERLAND IN 1990...SHE AND IZORA (2 TONS OF FUN- IT'S RAININ MEN FAME), WERE SOOOOO NICE, SOOOO BEAUTIFUL...REAL PEOPLE. WE LAUGHED AND KIKI'ED FOR A LONG TIME BRUNCHING, ENJOYING THAT WE WERE TOURING ( I WAS TOURING IN A GERSHWIN GALA PRODUCTION) SO WE COULDNT SEE ON ANOTHER'S SHOW. BUT WHAT A FELLOWSHIP!. I ADORE HER. HER VOICE IS STELLER!
@@Norma-Arte-y-Ventas Hi Hon. Because of the restraints in the music business regarding the "LOOK". The company felt that the song would be a hit with a slim woman.🤯. What foolishness!!! As STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL AS MARTHA IS!!!!! Well, we allllll knew that was Martha Wash singing! We had grown up with her phenomenal vocals as singer with Sylvester "You are my Friend" was one of the superhits. We fell out*metaphorically * when we heard her and IZora. She knew she'd win and she did!
@@sosexymagazinerobinwatkins8467 That women was part of the group C+C music factory just as Martha and she is singing and dancing *Do you wanna get funky* we can see Martha on that video, so i don't understand why we don't see Martha on *Everybody dance now*
Elite DarkAce Oh 🥰 lucky you. Your aunt is my favorite singer. I had the chance to meet her once and we talked a little. I was shy and intimidated but she was so so nice.
I’ve heard she always been down to earth. I remember in the Sylvester book, they said her and Izora would always come to rehearsal with two Burger King bags (each), eat their burgers and fries, and then get up and sing. I love it
Martha's work on "Everybody, Everybody" is one of my favorite female vocal tracks of all time. She wields her voice with the precision and subtlety of a scalpel and the power of a sledgehammer.
Martha should be rich & retired on an island somewhere… the woman is one the true 🐐’s, and her voice is one of the most recognizable in popular music history
I just love the way Whitney says, ...we KNEEWW it wasn't her!" She summed up the situation so perfectly, and she had such respect for Martha Wash. Whitney appreciated singers.
Martha sat down and with no prep belted out "EVERYBODY DANCE NOW!" on Arsenio like it was nothing!! C&C know they were wrong as hell for not wanting to give Martha the proper credit for giving them the biggest song of their career.
I met her once in a music video she filmed at a gay dance club in NYC in the early 2000s. I was a young kid dancing in the crowd. I remember after they finished filming the video she gave me the most fabulous sweetest hug ever! 🥰
Martha's voice is unmistakable like that of Whitney Houston - anyone that knows music knows the voice - and the cat was let out the bag on Arsenio for those who didn't catch on - but for those of us that knew the voice it was no denying it - I remember the night she performed on Arsenio and she sung "Everybody Everybody" before the interview - it was pure magic
*Everybody everybody* is Martha? So that's the video! we see another girl on that. *Everybody dance now* we don't see Martha but the other singer who was part of the group C + C music factory
@@Norma-Arte-y-Ventas exactly - Martha sung the demo's and they used them to create songs or her demo's were so good they were radio/album quality - the Black Box album were all her except for "Ride on Time" which they used vocals from an old Loleata Holloway song - and put the same french model in the video... of the 9 songs on the album Martha song 6 of them... her vocals were only used on Gonna Make you sweat {Everybody dance now) - which is the song that broke the C&C Music Factory Album in the stratosphere... now Zelma Davis can sing however she's no Martha so it was clear when they performed the song that the vocals were off a little - but back then there were alot of falsehoods in the music industry.. Martha fought the good fight for artists today
Martha Wash...is what the old folks used to call "a throwback". Which is to say, they dont even make 'divas' like her, anymore. She comes from an era when you REALLY had to know how to sing, in order to piece together some longevity. Sylvester would have never looked her way at the audition, where he bumped into her, out of nowhere, if she didnt know how to sing..and the mere fact that he then asked her if she knew of another heavy, black woman that could sing as well as her, meant that he knew in his gut, that Martha and Izora were going to be 'game changers'.
Ohhhhh, you went and posted that MOST EXCELLENT Arsenio interview clip. Have that on DVD, and I treasure it. There's a lot of good stuff to choose from, but that's my favorite MW moment. What an incredible talent she is.
yes i have that too i got it from a guy in the USA that sold 2 Martha wash dvds years ago featuring all her solo clips and TV performances with the weather girl Arsenio clip was on it she was on it a second time singing carry on and other stuff .
CRAZY 😳. Just saw the black girls rock special with Robin/Crystal/cEce... And ppl kept mentioning this woman's name in the comments. I go look her up & SHOCKED I've never heard of her! 😲 I've heard MANY of her songs since a child in the 00's.. But never actually saw her until now! Currently jamming to her '92 album. 💽 A crime indeed to exclude her!
You may not have heard of her, but you definitely HEARD her. ☺️ From the weather girls, to black box, to C+C music factory, you definitely heard her. ❤️☺️
Your voice sends chills down my body. You also bring me to tears! I have love Martha Wash! There’s no other singer in the world like her! Martha can bring the roof down around your head! She’s beyond phenomenal! I still play her music!❤🎉😮😊
They dogged her out and did her SO dirty. I cry when I think about it. She deserves ALL credit and money due her. It's a SHAME! I HATE IT!! I ABSOLUTELY HATE IT!!! I try to listen to Everybody Everybody and I just break. Because I know the true story behind it and I know, if I buy it, if I stream it, it doesn't go in credit to the proper source. Shameful 😡😢😞
Buy all 4 songs from blackbox!!! She sued and won and gets credit for those demos she sang lead on. Everybody, Strike it up, Fantasy & I Don't know anybody else.
Lol. That was some great truth when it first aired. Arsenio wasn't having any of the lie. You know Ms. Martha probably wanted to laugh hard when those two busted C + C Music Factory (and Black Box).
The way Martha Wash was treated in the industry was got dmn SHAME! She is a pioneer and really paved the way for artists who have immense talent and are overweight, being now able to be in the limelight. We still have a ways to go, but slow and steady progress is still progress! I adore her singing! Her and Lisa Fischer are your favorite artists and entertainers' favorite top-tier singers!!!❤❤❤
Can you please upload the full Unsung episode of Martha Wash? If not on this channel, can you make another channel to post it on briefly. I never got to see it
JLPerryTV I do yes. A friend gave it to me. But cos we are not allowed to put it on RUclips, I promised him I won’t. I know how frustrating that can be for a fan. Sorry again
Don't you think it has something to do with the name? My name means "meant to be alone" and I still am🙄 As for this amazing song, they literally washed Martha's name from the credits. If not for the net, we wouldn't know about this. So now, it's but right to recognize her as a quintessential Diva! ❤️
Martha showed up at court and hit that "Everybody dance now"!!!!! Note....case won and closed 😂😂
the same way she did on live on Arsenio Hall and made the audience go "oh shit" lol
Would you believe that the court case lasted for almost 4 years! The end of 1990 to 1994
Norma en busca de Zion Golan I know right !! Wish she was alive to do it !!😩 RIP Queen!!
@@idiosyncraticparadise1655 Did Arsenio invite Leoletta to his Tv show or he never did? Back in the 80's she was alive.
Norma en busca de Zion Golan not to my memory. I do t think so
When she hit that note on the Arsenio Hall show (live...no autotune @2:23), it really makes you understand what a CRIME it was to not give this woman her due $$$ and recognition!
No warm up, did it perfect
Why wasn't Martha on that video and the skinny one instead of her?
I SPOKE TO HER...SHE GOT HER $$$$ THO!!...AND WON THE CASE!
I MET HER IN SWITZERLAND IN 1990...SHE AND IZORA (2 TONS OF FUN- IT'S RAININ MEN FAME), WERE SOOOOO NICE, SOOOO BEAUTIFUL...REAL PEOPLE.
WE LAUGHED AND KIKI'ED FOR A LONG TIME BRUNCHING, ENJOYING THAT WE WERE TOURING ( I WAS TOURING IN A GERSHWIN GALA PRODUCTION) SO WE COULDNT SEE ON ANOTHER'S SHOW. BUT WHAT A FELLOWSHIP!. I ADORE HER. HER VOICE IS STELLER!
@@Norma-Arte-y-Ventas Hi Hon. Because of the restraints in the music business regarding the "LOOK". The company felt that the song would be a hit with a slim woman.🤯. What foolishness!!! As STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL AS MARTHA IS!!!!! Well, we allllll knew that was Martha Wash singing!
We had grown up with her phenomenal vocals as singer with Sylvester "You are my Friend" was one of the superhits. We fell out*metaphorically * when we heard her and IZora. She knew she'd win and she did!
@@sosexymagazinerobinwatkins8467 That women was part of the group C+C music factory just as Martha and she is singing and dancing *Do you wanna get funky* we can see Martha on that video, so i don't understand why we don't see Martha on *Everybody dance now*
Whitney ALWAYS kept it SO real 24/7. So much respect
NIPPY 💯
So pretty
Nope 👎
@@romerjusu3804Screw you waster.
Whitney Houstons reaction was the best wow
Shame it's like Whitney said She never got her due, never, and she should be one of the greatest of all time
When she hit that EVERYBODY DANCE NOW acapella! I got chills! It's like God is commanding when she sings! She's the real goat for real!
That’s my aunt in real life she’s so sweet always treated us the same even after fame
Elite DarkAce Oh 🥰 lucky you. Your aunt is my favorite singer. I had the chance to meet her once and we talked a little. I was shy and intimidated but she was so so nice.
I’ve heard she always been down to earth. I remember in the Sylvester book, they said her and Izora would always come to rehearsal with two Burger King bags (each), eat their burgers and fries, and then get up and sing. I love it
She is the queen of house Periodt! Love Her! ❤️❤️❤️
Your Aunt needs to be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 💯💯💯💯
Tell her i love her! Black box.cc music factory. Weather girls. Whitney told the truth!
Tell em Whitney!
RuPaul even had her on Season 1 of Drag Race. His love and respect for her was so apparent.
He should have her season 13 introduce her to younger audiences
Martha's work on "Everybody, Everybody" is one of my favorite female vocal tracks of all time. She wields her voice with the precision and subtlety of a scalpel and the power of a sledgehammer.
Martha should be rich & retired on an island somewhere… the woman is one the true 🐐’s, and her voice is one of the most recognizable in popular music history
@2:25 Martha is really one of the greatest voices of all time!!
Vance Mars I can’t help but agreeing with that ;)
Hell yeah !
The woman can sing anything she has the voice of an angel i am so glad iv been a fan since 1986 iv all her recording all her album all her tracks
BlytheWorld1972 i wish you could share with me the rare tracks that I haven’t found yet ^^
I just love the way Whitney says, ...we KNEEWW it wasn't her!" She summed up the situation so perfectly, and she had such respect for Martha Wash. Whitney appreciated singers.
Something was always off about that video.
I have been sooo looking for that Whitney Houston piece, thank you!
Andre Da Costa You’re welcome ;)
Me too!!!! “Cute little dark skinned child…” 😂😂😂😂
Martha sat down and with no prep belted out "EVERYBODY DANCE NOW!" on Arsenio like it was nothing!! C&C know they were wrong as hell for not wanting to give Martha the proper credit for giving them the biggest song of their career.
I remember hearing Everybody, Everybody and then seeing the video and I was like this $&!+ ain't adding up. That sounds like the Weather Girl lady.
I met her once in a music video she filmed at a gay dance club in NYC in the early 2000s. I was a young kid dancing in the crowd. I remember after they finished filming the video she gave me the most fabulous sweetest hug ever! 🥰
Sounds like you are in the Listen to the People video. Congrats!
Martha, Donna, and Whitney are my holy trinity of singers. Spellbinding voices.
Holy shit she nailed that Everybody Dance now note, god damn
Martha's voice is unmistakable like that of Whitney Houston - anyone that knows music knows the voice - and the cat was let out the bag on Arsenio for those who didn't catch on - but for those of us that knew the voice it was no denying it - I remember the night she performed on Arsenio and she sung "Everybody Everybody" before the interview - it was pure magic
timbalandj You’re very right ! You know Martha was also called « the voice » ?
@@soulfulvoices2341 and rightfully so she was the Voice before the Voice...and still slaying
*Everybody everybody* is Martha? So that's the video! we see another girl on that.
*Everybody dance now* we don't see Martha but the other singer who was part of the group C + C music factory
@@Norma-Arte-y-Ventas exactly - Martha sung the demo's and they used them to create songs or her demo's were so good they were radio/album quality - the Black Box album were all her except for "Ride on Time" which they used vocals from an old Loleata Holloway song - and put the same french model in the video... of the 9 songs on the album Martha song 6 of them... her vocals were only used on Gonna Make you sweat {Everybody dance now) - which is the song that broke the C&C Music Factory Album in the stratosphere... now Zelma Davis can sing however she's no Martha so it was clear when they performed the song that the vocals were off a little - but back then there were alot of falsehoods in the music industry.. Martha fought the good fight for artists today
@@timbalandj The girl on Everybody everybody is a French model instead of Martha? 😱 who decided that?
@2:23 She definitely won her battle in court! Good job Martha!
"Someone to Believe in You", "Hold On", "Just Us", and "Take Away Your Space".
Waaaaaay too underrated!!
Martha Wash...is what the old folks used to call "a throwback". Which is to say, they dont even make 'divas' like her, anymore. She comes from an era when you REALLY had to know how to sing, in order to piece together some longevity. Sylvester would have never looked her way at the audition, where he bumped into her, out of nowhere, if she didnt know how to sing..and the mere fact that he then asked her if she knew of another heavy, black woman that could sing as well as her, meant that he knew in his gut, that Martha and Izora were going to be 'game changers'.
Whitney giving praise to Martha 🥰🥰 The greatest recognises the greatest!
Carry on brought me here ! Thank you ❤
man she hit that note everybody dance now.
Ohhhhh, you went and posted that MOST EXCELLENT Arsenio interview clip. Have that on DVD, and I treasure it. There's a lot of good stuff to choose from, but that's my favorite MW moment. What an incredible talent she is.
yes i have that too i got it from a guy in the USA that sold 2 Martha wash dvds years ago featuring all her solo clips and TV performances with the weather girl Arsenio clip was on it she was on it a second time singing carry on and other stuff .
where exactly can this mysterious DVD be found? I need it
Can you post the full interview?
The true queen of dance music...
CRAZY 😳. Just saw the black girls rock special with Robin/Crystal/cEce... And ppl kept mentioning this woman's name in the comments. I go look her up & SHOCKED I've never heard of her! 😲 I've heard MANY of her songs since a child in the 00's.. But never actually saw her until now! Currently jamming to her '92 album. 💽 A crime indeed to exclude her!
You may not have heard of her, but you definitely HEARD her. ☺️
From the weather girls, to black box, to C+C music factory, you definitely heard her.
❤️☺️
Yeah she should have been up there. Martha is the Queen of House Music
Yes sir! I'm shocked too! Whitney hit the nail on the head though with her summation
To hear those big praises coming from the great Whitney Houston herself, wow. She gave Martha her flowers right there.
Martha is a fucking vocal legend
Martha Wash. I will never hear C&C's version again. I will only listen to the authentic Martha Wash. Mind blown.
She should be n the rock n roll Hall of Fame
Your voice sends chills down my body. You also bring me to tears! I have love Martha Wash! There’s no other singer in the world like her! Martha can bring the roof down around your head! She’s beyond phenomenal! I still play her music!❤🎉😮😊
2:20 Everybody Dance Now!
Martha Wash is a Goddess.
She seems like a real sweetheart and revered by everyone that knows her.
I still hate Freedom Williams to this day for lying on Marsha and doing her dirty.
Thanks for this video! Everyone should now how talented is Martha Wash and why she's one of the best female vocalist in the world.
Morgan MacNeil You’re right she is ;) hopefully people will know that
@2:25 Arsenio stomping 😭😭😭😭😭
People keeping saying KeKe Wyatt reminds them of Martha Walsh now I know why amazing power range support belts and soul and criminal underrated
A lie! Keke ain’t got $H!T on Martha Wash!
Martha Wash hitting that everybody dance now is so refreshing to hear🥰
Whitney Houston's Comment. That's My Part. Say It Whitney, "Speak The Truth" !
They dogged her out and did her SO dirty. I cry when I think about it. She deserves ALL credit and money due her. It's a SHAME! I HATE IT!! I ABSOLUTELY HATE IT!!! I try to listen to Everybody Everybody and I just break. Because I know the true story behind it and I know, if I buy it, if I stream it, it doesn't go in credit to the proper source. Shameful 😡😢😞
😢💔
Buy all 4 songs from blackbox!!!
She sued and won and gets credit for those demos she sang lead on.
Everybody, Strike it up, Fantasy & I Don't know anybody else.
Incredible voice! And ESPECIALLY because of the situation she found herself in I'm making sure my daughter knows Martha Wash's name💜
Vivian Smith Banks' iconic dance comes to mind.
Excellent.
Miss Martha Wash Is A Hidden Gem.
Whitney cut right through the bullshit. Talent recognizes talent.
Whitney Speaks. PREACH! And Ru is quite right to put her in the same group as the other greats.
I would act the same as Jermaine Taylor. I saw her concert in 1992 in Austin, TX, and I screamed my gay head off! Love you forever, Martha!
There will never be a female singer who has a strong vocal , beautiful voice like martha wash, she’s a legend
0:08 - 0:10 - 0:21 - 0:29
Her voice is so beautiful!
Ong i love her acapella!! Gurl!!
Martha wash we love you!!!
2:40 damnnnnnn that must make Zelma feel soooo horrible 😢 😫 😞
ICONIC 👑👑👑💖💖💖💖
From 2:17 with Arsenio, Whitney and Ru, it was DONE! ⭐️Martha Wash⭐️
Whitney, LOL.
Lol. That was some great truth when it first aired. Arsenio wasn't having any of the lie. You know Ms. Martha probably wanted to laugh hard when those two busted C + C Music Factory (and Black Box).
Martha! Martha! martha!
LOve her.
dana t.
The way Martha Wash was treated in the industry was got dmn SHAME! She is a pioneer and really paved the way for artists who have immense talent and are overweight, being now able to be in the limelight. We still have a ways to go, but slow and steady progress is still progress! I adore her singing! Her and Lisa Fischer are your favorite artists and entertainers' favorite top-tier singers!!!❤❤❤
I have always said (with my no-singing self), if I could have somebody else's voice, it would be Martha Wash.
Martha Wash!
Where's the second clip from? I'd love to see it in full
Pop Land It’s on RUclips. Royal Jones channel. At Joe’s pub ;)
Matt, do you have the full interview from the Arsenio Hall show?
smooth nubian Yes, but I’m not allowed to put it on RUclips. Sorry
awww damn
Can you please upload the full Unsung episode of Martha Wash? If not on this channel, can you make another channel to post it on briefly. I never got to see it
JLPerryTV Sorry unfortunately i can’t.
Matt Barth Let me ask you, do you have the full episode?
JLPerryTV I do yes. A friend gave it to me. But cos we are not allowed to put it on RUclips, I promised him I won’t. I know how frustrating that can be for a fan. Sorry again
Matt Barth can you just upload it to website like mediafire, and then send me the link?
2:25
Don't you think it has something to do with the name? My name means "meant to be alone" and I still am🙄 As for this amazing song, they literally washed Martha's name from the credits. If not for the net, we wouldn't know about this. So now, it's but right to recognize her as a quintessential Diva! ❤️
What song is Martha singing at the end of this clip?
Just us (two tons of fun)
One of the greatest duets of all time
What is the name of the song right at the end of the video?? So good ❤️
Last two songs are : Dance disco heat (Sylvester), Just us (Two tons of fun)
@@soulfulvoices2341 THANK YOU!!! I’ve listened to disco heat for years but I’d never heard the last one!!
What's the name of that documentary??? Anybody has it??? Thank you!!!!
UnSung on TvOne
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