# Lady Marmalade's Whores on Parade **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 6, 2001, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759 "2001-06-06T03:02:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2001, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/21 "2001-06-06T14:41:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zette \* > \*\*I gotta get out more. I have never: > > Heard of the movie Moulon Rouge > Heard the song Lady Marmalade (I don’t think?? Is it a remake?) > Seen the video > > I also have never heard of Lil Kim, Mya, or Pink. (I have heard some of Aguilera’s stuff. > > Am I old, out of touch, or very fortunate? > \*\* :eek: Sorry. Um…Lady Marmalade is a 70’s song that was re-made for this movie. Lil Kim is somewhat infamous for projecting what is probably the sluttiest persona in the music industry (not that I have an actual problem with that). Pink is kind of up-and-coming, but I wouldn’t have called her immensely popular…at least until this video came out. And I have to admit that I’m in the boat with you on Mya. I’d never heard of her until this song was released. jayjay ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2001, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/22 "2001-06-06T14:58:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pepperlandgirl \* > Of course it’s in the movie. Why else would it be on the sound track? just a little nitpick here, peppercheeks 😃 it’s a disgusting practice developed in the last decade or so to put songs on soundtracks that DON’T appear in the movie…but are INSPIRED by the movie. That’s why a lot of soundtracks now say “Music from or inspired by the movie Howard The Duck” or whatever. A prime example is the Matrix soundtrack. Du Hast is on there, but it’s not in the movie. jarbaby ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2001, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/23 "2001-06-06T15:36:57Z")
jar, > [@](#): > > Sorry. Um…Lady Marmalade is a 70’s song that was re-made for this movie Could ya hum a few bars? 😉 Just kidding- I found it on [CDNOW.com](http://CDNOW.com) Weird- they actually **remade** that old disco tune? Yak- it was bad enough the first time around. I recognize it now, but I’ve never heard it called “Lady Marmalede”. What, does she like jam on her toast? Weird. Well, I still feel un-hip to this whole thing. Thanks for the tip, though!🙂 Zette ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2001, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/24 "2001-06-06T15:40:43Z")
Oh, incidently- reading the words “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?” gave me a **wicked** flashback: high school sexy exchange student from France hot monkey sex Yow. His travel alarm played La Marseillaise He murmered and shouted in French throughout Oh. My. God. I need a cold shower now. Sorry for the hijack 😉 Zette ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2001, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/25 "2001-06-06T15:58:40Z")
Damn. I’m gonna have to start watching MTV more. ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2001, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/26 "2001-06-06T16:26:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jayjay \* > Lil Kim is somewhat infamous for projecting what is probably the sluttiest persona in the music industry. Probably? _PROBABLY?_ The woman makes me ill. She is in serious need of a stylist or lobotomy or something. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2001, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/27 "2001-06-06T16:42:13Z")
Ten years ago when Madonna was doing the same thing, it was called a blow for female empowerment and women in control of their sexuality; now Christina and company are sluts? What’s changed between 1991 and 2001? Is there anything wrong with being a hoochie mama (the technical term for the women in question, I believe)? Li’l Kim hardly invented the skanky female pop persona; black women have been singing sexually frank lyrics since Bessie Smith wanted someone to fill her sugarbowl. If you really want to hear some truly filthy tunes, get hold of a Millie Jackson CD. Next to her, Lil Kim looks like a nun (OK, a skanky nun.) Heck, I went out and bought the Moulin Rouge soundtrack on the strength of that video (although it makes me feel a little old that I remember the first version of “Lady Marmalade” sung by Patti Labelle and Nona Hendryx in 1975 or so). ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2001, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/28 "2001-06-06T16:49:21Z")
And from what I hear, she can’t SING, either. This isn’t the first time I’ve heard Christina referred to as Dee Snider. EVERYONE is saying that. It’s not that they’re sluts-it’s that they are tacky, annoying and obnoxious sluts who wouldn’t know the meaning of subtly if it bit them in the ass. Less is more? You know, leave a little to the imagination and some mystery. For god’s sakes, being compared to DEE SNIDER IS NOT A COMPLIMENT! The video is just too fucking scary. It’s tooo much. It’s too gaudy to be believed. I think it’s just that Lil Kim goes around acting like a stupid bimbo and dressing like a moron. I mean, come on! Sexy and skimpy is one thing-tacky and gaudy and stupid is another. ---
**Author:** ![Kamandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Kamandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamandi)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2001, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/29 "2001-06-06T16:57:32Z")
Last October my wife and I drove a U-Haul from Kansas to Seattle. For three days, across five states, every radio station we tuned in to, there was Christina Aguilera. We heard her eight or ten times a day. There was no avoiding her. She was obviously stalking us. I’ve no problem with looking skanky. But in this video these women just look ugly. ---
**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2001, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/30 "2001-06-06T17:06:10Z")
I hate to admit this, but I actually kind of like the video, if simply for its very full graphical styling (do I sound snooty?) What I’m trying to say is “There’s lots of pretty colors and it keeps my eyeballs glued to the set”. Anyhoo, Maya I think is talented (and seems the least sleazy of the bunch), Pink…eh, who knows (did you see the Janet Jackson “Icon” thing on MTV - she got introduced as “one of the most talented dancers in the industry today” along with Usher and someone else. Uh, yeah, right.), Lil’Kim: skankasorus. Too bad 'cause she’s a cute gal but her persona is all about the coochie. Christina…I think she just finally revealed what we all knew her to be anyway. I like Missy Elliott. Can you imagine the cat fights that must’ve happened with the various reps? “My gal must have the most number of minutes on screen…” etc _ad nauseum_. That last scene where they hold up their arms, I swear Christina is trying to block Lil’Kim’s face. ---
**Author:** ![More\_Cowbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@More\_Cowbell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/More_Cowbell)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2001, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/31 "2001-06-06T18:35:32Z")
Is it me, or is Christina Agueilera the female version of Michael Bolton? Overly dramatic singing, bad hair, oddly shaped nose. Come to think of it, I’ve never seen the two of them together in the same room, hmmm . . . ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2001, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/32 "2001-06-07T05:31:33Z")
I’ve seen that vid a couple of times, and I just want to say that Sir Mix-a-lot would be very disappointed with Cristina. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2001, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/33 "2001-06-07T05:38:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\* > For god’s sakes, being compared to DEE SNIDER IS NOT A COMPLIMENT! \*\* I disagree. Dee Snider was brilliant in refuting Tipper Gore during the PMRC hearings in the 1980’s. So, referring to his sartorial choices that Christina emulated, I agree. But… Snider is a worthwhile person. And I did and do like Twisted Sister. ---
**Author:** ![PinkBikini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@PinkBikini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PinkBikini)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2001, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/34 "2001-06-07T07:16:40Z")
The link to the review is too funny. I just about peed. I think I’m going to spend a lot of time at that site. Christina however-you-spell-her-last-name looks like a used q-tip. She has NO BOOTY. What is this thing with yodelling that all these chicks have locked onto? As a bud of mine says, “I don’t wanna hear all that hollerin’.” At least britney spears doesn’t do that… she doesn’t have the vocal range. And she does appear to eat. Are they showing that vid on vh-1? Hmph. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2001, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/35 "2001-06-07T11:58:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FireUnderpantsBoobs \* > \*\*Also, people come up to me saying, “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir? That means ‘Will you sleep with me tonight!’” \*\* As long as we’re doing translations, what the hell does: Gitchy-Gitchy-Yaya-Da-Da Gitchy-Gitchy-Yaya-Heeeaya Mocha-Chokea-Latte-Yaya Is it the disco equivilatant of “rama-lama-ding-dong”? I keep wanting to find meaning in it. And the third line sounds like my reaction to Starbuck’s coffee. And why do they keep pronouncing it: mar-ma-LAD? I’ve always heard the word pronounced: mar-ma-LAID. Is this a regional pronuciation? Is my varient? Fenris ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2001, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/36 "2001-06-07T12:53:04Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Fenris \* \*\* > [@](#): > > And why do they keep pronouncing it: mar-ma-LAD? I’ve always heard the word pronounced: mar-ma-LAID. Is this a regional pronuciation? Is my varient?\*\* Oh, that’s easy. You see, the songwriters took great pains to steer clear of sexual innuendo and misunderstood lyrics in this song. They preferred that it be pronounced **Mar-Mah-Lahdd** , rather than the more traditional **Mar-Mah-Laid** to avoid the subtle idea that getting “laid” had **ANY** place in that song. Always glad to clear up the confusion. 😃 😃 😃 Cartooniverse ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2001, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/37 "2001-06-07T13:00:04Z")
The first time I saw the video my first thought was “Russ Myers is directing music video’s now?” No one in the room knew who he was. Damn I am old ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2001, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/38 "2001-06-07T13:00:31Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Fenris \* \*\* > [@](#): > > As long as we’re doing translations, what the hell does: > Gitchy-Gitchy-Yaya-Da-Da > Gitchy-Gitchy-Yaya-Heeeaya > Mocha-Chokea-Latte-Yaya \*\* Sorry to double post. **Fenris**. you’re usually at the top of your game. This whole **Sixers-Lakers** thing must have really thrown you 😃 To wit, the above lyric is translated by [Cartooniverse’s Lyrics Service and Pleated Pants Emporium](http://www.FictionalLyrics.com) as: I’m fine, I’m fine, I found " Ya-Ya Sisterhood" to be derivative and Da-Daistic. I’m fine, I’m fine, I found “Ya-Ya Sisterhood” to be amusing yet derivative. I can’t have that Mocha Latte, I’ll go into anaphylactic shock if I eat cocoa, but thank you so much. I still like “Ya-Ya Sisterhood”. Like…what was so hard about that? 😛 And, you’ve got an adorable varient \ ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2001, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/39 "2001-06-07T13:17:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > \*\*As long as we’re doing translations, what the hell does: > > Gitchy-Gitchy-Yaya-Da-Da > Gitchy-Gitchy-Yaya-Heeeaya > Mocha-Chokea-Latte-Yaya > (snip)And why do they keep pronouncing it: mar-ma-LAD? I’ve always heard the word pronounced: mar-ma-LAID. Is this a regional pronuciation? Is my varient? > > Fenris \*\* Last first, I believe (sorry **Cartoon** ) the pronunciation is an attempt to make it sound ‘francais’. Gitchy-Gitchy-Yaya-da-da acutally means ’ yes, yours **is** the largest I’ve ever seen.’ Gitchy-Gitchy-Yaya-heeeeaya means ‘while yours may be large, I’ve seen larger’ and Mocha Chokea-Latte-yaya means “no, that’s extra” Happy to have helped. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rosebud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rosebud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosebud)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2001, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759/40 "2001-06-07T13:42:35Z")
I’m with **BunnyGirl** , I kinda like the video. It’s shiny and I’m easily distracted by shiny things. Or, to be more serious for a sec (as if!), it’s so over the top that I get a kick out of it. That said, Christina A. looks absolutely ridiculous. What is with the HAIR?! I tried to find a link for the following item, but all I could get was the [main page](http://www.wb11.com/) for the WB affiliate here in NYC that aired it. Anyway, Christina’s own grandmother has apparently been quoted as saying that Aguilera dresses like a hooker. Hee hee! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-marmalades-whores-on-parade/67759.md?page=3)