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RIP Helen Reddy

SeaMaiden — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:27:51 GMT

Superstar Australian singer and trailblazing feminist icon Helen Reddy dies aged 78 in Los Angeles after battling dementia... just months after her I Am Woman biopic is released

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SeaMaiden — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:29:13 GMT

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Peaches McPhee — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:32:09 GMT

She is woman, hear her roar.

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golding76 — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:34:35 GMT

There seems to be a gathering in heaven of those who believed in valuing and honoring a woman's contributions to the world.

May she rest in peace.

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spiderw — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:36:48 GMT

I am so sorry to hear this sad news. While I wasn't a follower of Helen Reddy, I do remember the impact her song I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar had at the time. I supported the ERA and I roared for equality.

Be with God, Helen and at peace.

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twinsister — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:39:44 GMT

So sorry to read of her passing. I loved her song You and Me Against the World, it always made me teary-eyed. May she rest in peace.

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J Town Girl — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:43:53 GMT

A few months ago I remember watching an episode of Diagnosis Murder that starred Helen Reddy. In that episode she was a singer that started to display odd behavior. In the end Dr. Sloan realized that she was showing signs of early dementia.

How sad that in later years her portrayal of that character became a reality for her.

She was always one of my favorites. She may be gone but her legacy will live on forever.

May she rest in peace!

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shoesnbags — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:44:26 GMT

Oh my gosh. I was a big Helen Reddy fan back in the day. May she rest in peace!

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Chimi — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 02:31:11 GMT

Am so sorry to hear this. RIP Helen.

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MarkeieMark — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 02:46:34 GMT

I remember trimming the Christmas tree to Angie Baby back in the day.

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Drythe — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 03:16:25 GMT

May she Rest In Peace -

this disease has taken too many.

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World Traveler — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 03:37:34 GMT

Goodness! I was a huge fan of her songs.

I Am Woman
I Don't Know How to Love Him
Leave Me Alone - Ruby Red Dress
Delta Dawn
You and Me Against the World - my very favorite
Angie Baby
Emotion
Keep on Singing
Peaceful
Aint' No Way to Treat a Lady
Somehwere in the Night
I Can't Hear You No More
Lovin' You
Don't You Mess With a Woman
The West Wind Circus - another favorite
If We Could Still Be Friends
Long Hard Climb
Until It's Time for You to Go

And many, many more. Think I have all her albums.

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DiAnne — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 03:41:13 GMT

I was lucky enough to see her in person a couple of times in Los Angeles.

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feline groovy — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:46:21 GMT

Rest In Power, Queen

"I Am Woman"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j_QTcox4LI

I am woman, hear me roar

In numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much to go back an' pretend

'Cause I've heard it all before
And I've been down there on the floor
No one's ever gonna keep me down again

Oh yes, I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained

If I have to, I can do anything

I am strong
(Strong)
I am invincible
(Invincible)
I am woman

You can bend but never break me
'Cause it only serves to make me
More determined to achieve my final goal

And I come back even stronger
Not a novice any longer
'Cause you've deepened the conviction in my soul

Oh yes, I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained

If I have to, I can do anything

I am strong
(Strong)
I am invincible
(Invincible)
I am woman

I am woman watch me grow
See me standing toe to toe
As I spread my lovin' arms across the land

But I'm still an embryo
With a long, long way to go
Until I make my brother understand

Oh yes, I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained

If I have to, I can face anything

I am strong
(Strong)
I am invincible
(Invincible)
I am woman

I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong
I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong
I am woman

Songwriters: Helen Reddy / Ray Burton

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rms1954 — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:01:13 GMT

@twinsister wrote:
So sorry to read of her passing. I loved her song You and Me Against the World, it always made me teary-eyed. May she rest in peace.

Yup. Remember that one well. Always felt that was how I felt about my son and I cuz it was just him and I alone together.

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shoesnbags — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:10:13 GMT

Thanks so much @feline groovy! I was just coming back to post these lyrics myself.

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shoesnbags — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:17:52 GMT

@rms1954 wrote:
@twinsister wrote:
So sorry to read of her passing. I loved her song You and Me Against the World, it always made me teary-eyed. May she rest in peace.
Yup. Remember that one well. Always felt that was how I felt about my son and I cuz it was just him and I alone together.

@rms1954

That was exactly the way Helen intended it - a mother singing to her child. Her little daughter was actually the child's voice saying "mommy" at the beginning and end of the song.

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Catty2 — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:36:52 GMT

Rest in peace, Helen. Thank you for your music.

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FancyPhillyshopper — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:13:29 GMT

This song "I Am Woman" was one of my very first 45 records!

Helen Reddy inspired generations of young women like me to be the best they could be.

Thank you, Ms. Reddy, for being such a wonderful musical artist.

Your music will never be forgotten.

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BeccaLou — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:20:53 GMT

@World Traveler She was one of my very favorites. I am just not into music anymore. My life went sour when I was very nieve and was trusting and very happy in a life that was a big mirage. My 1st husband and my youngest were very big liars to me. I am still trying to pull myself up and be happy.