Gitchie-gitchie is itself a load of this juicy drama.
Sex, Diva and Shadow, Honey! She was the making of music producer Missy Elliott’s excellent 2001 “Lady Marmalade” remix – which celebrates its 20th anniversary next month.
While the Grammy Award-winning track – with litty vocal contributions from pop powerhouse Christina Aguilera, rock ‘n’ roll fireball pinks, R&B dynamo Maia and hip-hop heroine Lil ‘Kim – begins with a sultry salute “all Soul sistas, “The vibe between the singers was nothing but sisterhood.
“I think it’s very public knowledge There was tension between Christina and Pink, “Tina Landon, who worked as the lead choreographer on the music video for the chart-topping jam, told Cosmopolitan.
Landon, Missy, Mya and Aguilera recently revisited the sweet beats and sour notes of working together on a colorful collaborative piece that featured almost every millennium song.Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?“With radio volume at full blast.
“It got a little hairy at one point,” the choreographer said of the untoward energy between Aguilera and Pink.
His bad blood boiled on March 17, 2001, during a two-day video shoot in Los Angeles.
“They were all looking at each other’s work. Paul Hunter, the director, was trying to give direction to Christina and she could not hear him, ”said Landon.
“He said, ‘What did you say?” And Pink repeated what Paul had said. Christina spoke: ‘I was talking to Paul.’ I just sat in my chair, ‘Oh my God, please don’t let this spoil me.’ And it was not!
Although the dance supporter remembers 41-year-old Pink on the set Beef ignited between him and XTina A single “Lady Marmalade” was sung well before the song.
“[Aguilera’s label executive] Ron walked into the fair and said hello to none of us, ”Pink said of one of the formal meetings with her, who would be allies. He narrated the incident during his feature on VH1’s “Behind the Music” in 2009.
“He said, ‘What’s the high part? What’s the most singing part? Christina is going to take that part,'” he remembered.
“And I said, ‘Hi. How are you? So good you introduce yourself. I’m Pink. She won’t attend. I guess what about the King meeting?”
From there, “I just became a – – – hole,” added Pink.
But after exchanging bars with a thin veil, unmistakable side-eye glasses, and nearly resorting to phyphphs during a heated exchange at a club, the “So What” superstar said that she had her “fighter” singing rival Is amended with.
“She is very talented, and deep, I have bad days. She is a really lovely person. We worked on ‘The Voice’, ‘ ” Pink told Andy Cohen “Look what happens live” In 2017.
The 40-year-old Aguilera echoed Pink’s portrayal of their new friendship for Cosmo.
“He is such a powerhouse and has certainly paved the way, setting the example of pushing back if something doesn’t go right,” she said.
‘She is so talented and deep, I have my bad days.’
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Decades-old decency, aside, 41-year-old Maia praised “Lady Marmalade” – the 1974 remake of Patty LaBelle – as the female empowerment anthem of the day.
“It was really about coming together, being women, a little over-the-top, expressing ourselves, and enhancing our bold approach to being sexual,” emphasized the singer.
Producer Elliott, 49, directed the original version of La Bezale’s song that featured director Baz Luhrmann’s blockbuster “Moulin Rouge!” Was used as a seductive hymn for. The ornate film earned Oscar and Golden Globe accolades in 2002.
However, La Belle, 76, worked happily alongside Pink, Maia, Aguilera and Lil Kim, all of whom fondly refer to them as their “little girls” – in the 2002 Grammys, The music legend still demands the honor of the world “Lady Marmalade” promoter.
“People loved it and still do today,” said the Cosmo, a Philadelphia native.
“When I do it on stage, I have to say to the audience, ‘I did this 100 years ago. These little heroes, they did it 20 years ago and it’s a hit.’ I have to remind them that I did this before. Isn’t that something?
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