Daniel Wilson,
Natalie Cole was born in Los Angeles, California, the
daughter of crooner Nat King Cole and former Duke Ellington Orchestra singer
Maria Cole. Raised in the affluent Hancock Park district of Los Angeles;[1]
regarding her childhood, Cole has referred to her family as "the black
Kennedys" and was exposed to many great singers of jazz, soul, and blues.
At the age of six Natalie sang on her father's Christmas album and later began
performing at age 11.
In 1976, Natalie was again awarded Best Female R&B Vocal
Performance for "Sophisticated Lady" and a 1977 Best Female Vocalist
American Music Award for gold certified "I've Got Love on My Mind".
Natalie gathered two platinum albums (Unpredictable, Thankful) and another gold
single "Our Love" in 1977.
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Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Cole for more information about Natalie Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015).
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams series showcases Natalie Cole's 1976 hit song "Sophisticated Lady".
A sound file of that song is included in this post along with the song's lyrics.
Selected comments about Natalie Cole and her song "Sophisticated Lady" are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyright remains with their owners.
Thanks to Chuck
Jackson, Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole, the composers of this song and thanks to Natalie Cole for her musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of this song file and other featured sound files on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/03/examples-of-1980s-foot-stomping-cheer.html for the pancocojams post entitled "Examples Of 1980s Foot Stomping Cheer "Sophisticated Lady" (based on Natalie Cole's 1976 R&B Song With That Title)."
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LYRICS: SOPHISTICATED LADY
(Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole)
Sophisticated lady
Sophisticated lady
She's a different lady with a different style
She stands tall and steady like the Eiffel Tower
She is hip to politics but loves her jazz
She's got lots of rhythm, she's got lots of class
Everybody knows
How she got her name, yeah
Oh, ha, she wears knee length dresses with her high heel
steppers
She's not no back stabber but she's sure a pleaser
She talks quiet and gentle, she acts very cool
She sticks close to her lover, she obey God's rules, woh
Sophisticated lady
Sophisticated lady, yeah
Sophisticated lady
Oh
Sophisticated lady
That's her name, that's her name
Sophisticated lady
Woh, woh
Everybody knows
How she got her name, yeah yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, woh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
She's the kind of person that you'd like to meet
'Cause she's always smiling and she's always neat
She can start a fire in the coldest man
She's a hip slick sister known throughout the land, oh
Sophisticated lady
That's her name
Sophisticated lady, yeah
Oh, well, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, hoo
That's her name
Sophisticated lady, lady, lady
Sophisticated lady, oh
Sophisticated lady, ah
Sophisticated lady
Ooh, ooh
Sophisticated lady
Sophisticated lady
Just sit on down
Sophisticated lady
https://genius.com/Natalie-cole-sophisticated-lady-lyrics
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM VARIOUS DISCUSSION THREADS
The sources of these comments are presented in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
Discussion thread #1
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ate5bgkw4bg&ab_channel=DanielWilson
[This is the discussion thread for the sound file that is embedded in this post.]
1. agapereign, 2011
"Natalie has always been a woman of class and style. LOVE her!!!"
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2. laarbe, 2012
"Natalie has always been Sophisticated, Beautiful, Talented,
Elegant and Classy. This was and is
still the jam."
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3. yendor808, 2012
"Out of all this brilliant woman's songs, this has got to be
one of my all time faves. Grooved my butt off in the clubs in the late '70s to
this tune. This second album also had Mr. Melody, Party Lights and my all time
sadest song ever recorded, No Plans For The Future."
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4. PookieHemanes, 2012
"I was 19 when this came out, it was my theme song, it made
me the LADY that I am today"
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5. King James, 2015
"RIP sophisticated lady and soul sista Natalie Cole"
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6. i1100ra, 2015
"She brought the FUNK with this one...YES"
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7. Rick S, 2015
"Memories of 1976. An overlooked number by Ms. Natalie Cole.
RIP."
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Reply
8. The Pop Bubble, 2018
"Rick S Not overlooked at all! It won her a Grammy!
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9. Granita Richardson, 2016
"Classic power song for women"
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10. Shante Barze, 2017
"This woman's music is what my mom played , all of the time I
was growing up. She is all I play now I'm grown.
This will forever be my favorite music, nothing like oldies."
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11. Kurt Adams, 2018
"Classic FUNK"
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12. Theodore Cruz, 2019
"🎵 NATALIE COLE
Sophisticated Lady 🔼🔼🔼🔼🎼
◼◾
r&b classic rollin in ♨ and ❤ ♠"
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13. Hebrew Sistah, 2021
"So this is where we got the cheer from!!!!! WOW!!!!"
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This comment refers to the foot stomping cheer called "Sophisticated Lady" and similar titles. The link to a pancocojams post about that cheer is given near the beginning of this post.
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Discussion thread #2
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v15sV7PLPFo&ab_channel=MoondogMayne
Natalie Cole - Sophisticated Lady
MoondogMayne, Mar 29, 2008
1. ElAye, 2008
"Thanks MoondogMayne!
Sang!Nat'lay!Sang!"
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2. carterboy66, 2008
"Natalie Cole was butiful then and is
still one of the finest women in the business. BLack really don't crack. The
older she gets the more beautiful she becomes. I wish someone would post the
Posner Commercials that she did back in the 70's. They used to run during Soul
Train. "Ponser, positivly beautiful." Go Miss Natalie Cole."
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3. laarbe, 2011
"Natalie Cole has always been a
sophisitcated lady. She is Elegant, Classy, Sophisticated, Beautiful and
Talented. She can sing jazz, pop, rnb,
gospel and country. What can't she
sing? She won her third Grammy for this
song. Best RNB Performance by a Female
Artist. The Jackson Five Presented her with the Grammy. Natalie is still relevant today."
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Discussion thread #3
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBy2w2mBtyQ&ab_channel=funkgetier
NATALIE COLE Sophisticated Lady
funkgetier, Jan 6, 2013
1 . Benita Brown, 2015
"This is another one of my favorite Natalie Cole songs. "Sophisticated Lady" is filled with Pizzaz and Sass! Natalie Cole nailed the vocals, and painted the picture, giving us all the attributes of a "Sophisticated Lady." #RIPNatalieCole"
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2. Angela fisher, 2021
"I used to play dress up in my mother's
clothes whenever I would play this song. Pretending to walk the runway in my
bedroom. Supermodels, look out now!!😆😆👡❤"
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3. Ks She, 2021
"For you. VICE PRESIDENT ELECT KAMALA
HARRIS. 👍
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Discussion #4
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W2_1FDjozU&ab_channel=djwonderfulwin
SOPHISTICATED LADY [video]
djwonderfulwin, Jan 16, 2016
I GOT THIS VIDEO FROM YOUTUBE IT IS A LIVE PERFORMANCE. I
PUT MP3 QUALITY SOUND TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE & TO GIVE A PROPER TRIBUE
TO THE LATE GREAT NATALE COLE.
1. Kurt Adams, 2018
"FUNKY"
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2. Aretha White, 2020
"One of my favorite songs by Natalie Cole 😢💔👼 RIP. Miss you so much. Be blessed and safe ok 🙏 during this coronovirus pandemic 😷 ok. Peace out from Bunn NC. 👋✌💖😀."
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3. SoulSista Know Houston, 2020
"We Know Who are:
Adorning Sophisticate Behavior 24/7 Down 2 the
Marrow-of-Bone.
This Video Exquisitely Done🔥Respect and Salute💃"
4. Ks She, 2020
"
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Discussion #5
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPM0pmgpuSk&ab_channel=reneca%C3%B1ez
Natalie Cole Sophisticated Lady She's A Different Lady
rene cañez, Aug 22, 2011
"This track is MY theme song!!"
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2. MichelleObama OK, 2015
"Played this in homage to First Lady Michelle Obama when her
husband, President Barack Obama won his first term. This is what proud, educated, and brave
black ladies should be all about. Rest
in peace, princess! You are the best!"
3.
"That "southern fried rock" intro is everything!!"
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4. the promise man, 2018
"Sing it Natalie Maria Cole"
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5. Terri Cherry, 2019
"Yessssss thats me...."
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6.Therobplayzroblox, 2019
"Natalie was rapping on this song, RIP my beautiful sister"
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7. Tammy Bunch, 2019
"I dedicate this song to all the sophisticated ladies"
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