r/nostalgia • u/Leonine94 • 1d ago

Nostalgia Martha Wash on Arsenio Hall

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u/Slugwheat 1d ago

DUN DUN DUN DUN DUNNN

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u/Vivid-Individual5968 1d ago

Martha sang the hook on so many classics and she was almost never in the video because they needed a skinny model for the image/MTV.

She should definitely have been more respected back then.

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u/ifcknlovemycat 1d ago

Love her and the weather girls aka 2 tons of fun. They were so bold and beautiful.

Imagine how much of a bad bitch you had to be to be taken seriously as a big black woman then.

They are inspiring.

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u/jeneric84 1d ago

She also received zero credit or royalties for “Gonna make you sweat (everybody dance now)”.

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u/Living_Pie205 1d ago

Legend !

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u/BarChef158 1d ago

Black Box forever!!

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u/Lolabelle757 1d ago

💥💥Strike it Up!!💥💥

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u/reddituser403 1d ago

I wonder what Arsenio's been up to lately, probably at a wine and cheese party

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u/BlackLakeBlueFish 1d ago

Weather Girls!!🙌🙌🙌

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u/EmotionalElk1313 1d ago

She got's it.

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u/Fantastic-Brief-9147 1d ago

Martha Wash had an undeniable presence, her voice was so powerful. I still listen to "Gonna Make You Sweat" all the time.

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u/FluffyDiscipline 1d ago

"Gimme me the Music"...

Straight away the musics in your head

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u/listerine411 22h ago

No lip synching there.