RuPaul - Supermodel (You Better Work) [Official Music Video]

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  • Опубліковано 19 вер 2018
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    Lyrics:
    [Spoken intro - LaWanda Page, RuPaul]
    Once upon a time, there was a little black girl, in the Brewster Projects of Detroit, Michigan. At fifteen, she was spotted by an Ebony Fashion Fair talent scout and her modeling career took off
    You better work.
    [Chorus - RuPaul]
    You better work
    (Cover girl)
    Work it, girl
    (Give a twirl)
    Do your thing on the runway
    Work
    (Supermodel)
    You better work it, girl
    (Of the world)
    Wet your lips and make love to the camera
    [Hook - RuPaul]
    Work
    Turn to the left
    Work
    Now turn to the right
    Work
    Sashay, shante
    [Verse 1 - RuPaul]
    It don't matter what you wear
    They're checking out your savior faire
    And it don't matter what you do
    Cause everything looks good on you
    Supermodel
    [Chorus - RuPaul]
    You better work
    (Cover girl)
    Work it, girl
    (Give a twirl)
    Do your thing on the runway
    Work
    (Supermodel)
    You better work it, girl
    (Of the world)
    Wet your lips and make love to the camera
    [Hook - RuPaul]
    Work
    Turn to the left
    Work
    Now turn to the right
    Work
    Sashay, shante
    [Verse 2 - RuPaul]
    I see your picture everywhere
    A million dollar derriere
    And when you walked in to the room
    You had everybody's eyes on you, supermodel
    [Hook - RuPaul]
    Work
    Turn to the left
    Work
    Now turn to the right
    Work
    Sashay, shante
    Work
    Turn to the left
    Work
    Now turn to the right
    Work
    Sashay, shante
    [Outro - RuPaul]
    You better work
    Work
    Work
    (Supermodel)
    You better work
    Work
    Work
    Work
    I have one thing to say:
    You better work
    #TommyBoyRecords #RuPaul #HipHop50

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  • @brett8460
    @brett8460 4 роки тому +12429

    Kurt Cobain said this was one of his favorite songs to ever come out of 1993.

    • @h0rsetalks466
      @h0rsetalks466 4 роки тому +308

      Seriously

    • @jeffgibson4834
      @jeffgibson4834 4 роки тому +992

      Nirvana was on Rupauls Christmas special wayyy back. I think early 90's.

    • @LOLO2429A
      @LOLO2429A 4 роки тому +647

      That's true, Theres is a picture with his daughter his wife And Rupaul together

    • @ericbubbles8642
      @ericbubbles8642 4 роки тому +183

      Brett F. Kudos to Kurt Cobain!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @BiologicalClock
      @BiologicalClock 4 роки тому +342

      @@brett8460 That photo of RuPaul holding a crying Frances Bean is amazing.

  • @tphoenix24
    @tphoenix24 4 роки тому +8842

    I think it should be pointed out that this was released like 26 years ago and RuPaul still looks exactly the same. Fierce.

    • @stephaniepapaleo521
      @stephaniepapaleo521 4 роки тому +153

      Tanya Phillips bc he works it

    • @andreabursey1103
      @andreabursey1103 4 роки тому +336

      Im my opinion, even better. He's like a fine wine.

    • @stephaniepapaleo521
      @stephaniepapaleo521 4 роки тому +35

      Andrea Bursey he is! All the good ones are gay, not that I’m attracting any celebrities but if they were to appear at my 🚪 that’d be awesome 😂

    • @stephaniepapaleo521
      @stephaniepapaleo521 4 роки тому +15

      Andrea Bursey he is! All the good ones are gay, not that I’m attracting any celebrities but if they were to appear at my 🚪 that’d be awesome 😂

    • @SandraMontano-si3uf
      @SandraMontano-si3uf 4 роки тому +26

      Such a beautiful woman

  • @kitsunefire1
    @kitsunefire1 11 місяців тому +1923

    The fact that Trixie played this to walk to, and completely forgot how it starts will never stop being funny to me

    • @brandonatkins2258
      @brandonatkins2258 10 місяців тому +44

      Well, she did imitate her on All Stars 3 and well, we as fans of Trixie Mattel have told her it was funny on the internet. So, we are to blame! We are the drama! 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @daveatnite
      @daveatnite 10 місяців тому +20

      So you came from that video too 😂

    • @fernydyke
      @fernydyke 9 місяців тому +14

      AND I FOUND THE VIDEO LMFAOOO

    • @SheIsReallyThatGirl
      @SheIsReallyThatGirl 9 місяців тому +66

      Jujubee mouthing: BLACK GIRL?

    • @emilyhubbard137
      @emilyhubbard137 7 місяців тому +11

      My daughter made up a dance to this song and I forgot about the beginning and immediately thought of Trixie. I was in tears

  • @m00nrac00n
    @m00nrac00n Рік тому +914

    The kids dont know what Prime RuPaul was capable of...
    She is THE Drag Supermodel that broke the mainstream glass ceiling. The Lingo, the Attitude, the Height...just out there in full daylight talking to people - black, 7 ft tall, no care in the world.
    All the challenges on Drag Race represent parts of her career. Design: Making her own stuff in her Punk-Beginnings. Rumix: Releasing Music. Improv: Having a talkshow. Acting: Being in movies and tv shows. Advertising: Building her brand and selling merch. Girl Groups: Her Punk Band in the 80s. Comedy: Creating memorable catchphrases and hosting. Even if she is not that involved anymore, the challenges gives the contestants the tools to do it all.

    • @brandonatkins2258
      @brandonatkins2258 10 місяців тому +19

      EXACTLY 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @nuyorican70brooklyn30
      @nuyorican70brooklyn30 8 місяців тому +20

      I used to see Ru all around LA back in the day always smiling always friendly ❤

    • @shutterbug_713
      @shutterbug_713 7 місяців тому

      RuPaul is a HE!

    • @denischabriddell986
      @denischabriddell986 Місяць тому +1

      I've loved RuPaul for at least 25 years ❤ ❣️🥰

    • @BigTimeBeliber
      @BigTimeBeliber 15 днів тому

      I have never really thought about it and you are so fucking right!!

  • @SuperRaedizzle
    @SuperRaedizzle 3 роки тому +5772

    This song could get me through anything

  • @hinhwood1629
    @hinhwood1629 5 років тому +6970

    How brave to be doing this way before drag became so mainstream. RuPaul was truly a trailblazer.

    • @user-ps7un2yy4f
      @user-ps7un2yy4f 5 років тому +176

      He looks like young Tyra Banks. With such boby it is not strange that he became drag.

    • @user-ps7un2yy4f
      @user-ps7un2yy4f 5 років тому +16

      Body I mean

    • @GermanShepherdDaphne
      @GermanShepherdDaphne 5 років тому +42

      HinHwood shit as a kid in the 80's this was normal and fun!!!

    • @ezequielmca4385
      @ezequielmca4385 5 років тому +9

      Oh, it's so brave to be a clown LOL

    • @smoothcriminal4038
      @smoothcriminal4038 5 років тому +24

      @@user-ps7un2yy4f You should get your eyes checked.

  • @PhoezraeLX
    @PhoezraeLX Рік тому +369

    "Little black girl"
    Then enters Trixie...

    • @tobitaktlos3241
      @tobitaktlos3241 9 місяців тому +12

      I will never not laugh at that! Fierce of her to follow through and actually do the show after that hahaha.

    • @PhoezraeLX
      @PhoezraeLX 9 місяців тому +4

      @@tobitaktlos3241 i would have pushed jujubee haha

  • @thisiswhatilike54
    @thisiswhatilike54 Рік тому +1015

    It doesn’t matter your gender or preference. This song will make you feel *FABULOUS*.

  • @BarrocoTarot
    @BarrocoTarot 4 роки тому +2209

    RuPaul is always ahead of her time!

    • @nekochan6440
      @nekochan6440 3 роки тому +21

      @Nehemiah Pouncey RuPaul identifies either way :) (she/he)

    • @gglovesgorillazmj7784
      @gglovesgorillazmj7784 3 роки тому +3

      yasss

    • @__yt9081
      @__yt9081 3 роки тому +1

      Rupual is a drag queen or transgendered ?

    • @timmylong833
      @timmylong833 3 роки тому +9

      Kurt Cobain got the joke, RuPaul was originally just a parody of the subculture. People latched on so seriously that it exploded. Not knowing, it was originally just a joke.... sorry

    • @user-ww3ty5ge3z
      @user-ww3ty5ge3z 3 роки тому +24

      @@__yt9081
      _They are a drag queen. The queen of drag actually. They have a show called "Rupaul's Drag Race" I recommend it. Is super fun to watch!_

  • @haroldoduarte1393
    @haroldoduarte1393 5 років тому +2125

    93 I didn't even knew what "gay" meant and Ru was already rocking drag on new york streets at daylight. Ru is amazing.

    • @tillyboos
      @tillyboos 4 роки тому +67

      1993, I was 19, out, and had my first real boyfriend. I REALLY miss the 90’s. Ru was SO MUCH a part of that early 90’s visibility movement, and brought unprecedented glamour everywhere. FIERCE.

    • @sweetmacy2203
      @sweetmacy2203 4 роки тому +26

      I wasn’t even born yet, and Ru was already taking the world.

    • @frogger551
      @frogger551 3 роки тому +7

      @@sweetmacy2203 i cant even believe how scary it wouldve been to be a drag queen in 1993. especially named "Monster" haha

    • @romanxx8429
      @romanxx8429 3 роки тому +3

      @@silentservant_ he started in 1984 actually

    • @erictaylor479
      @erictaylor479 3 роки тому

      You can tell Ru was in the midst of a global takeover.

  • @jasonchristopher5316
    @jasonchristopher5316 Рік тому +238

    This was so ahead of its time. Thirty years on and it still slaps.

  • @linguillot6200
    @linguillot6200 2 роки тому +794

    I'm a photographer. I always play this song when working with the kids for magazines. Gets them in the mood quick especially when I do the "sachey chantey" part they laugh and have so much fun we all forget it's a photoshoot lol. Love RuPaul!!

    • @davidbatterson4634
      @davidbatterson4634 Рік тому +24

      It''s actually sashay, shante!

    • @ayomarlene
      @ayomarlene Рік тому +27

      I would say it's "Sachez chanter" which is French for "know how to sing". Although written "Sashay.." A very clever use of names 😅

    • @MOHAMMEDYOUSUFOFFICIAL
      @MOHAMMEDYOUSUFOFFICIAL Рік тому +1

      @@davidbatterson4634 yes sir

    • @MOHAMMEDYOUSUFOFFICIAL
      @MOHAMMEDYOUSUFOFFICIAL Рік тому +1

      where r u from?

    • @MsVitaD
      @MsVitaD Рік тому +6

      @@davidbatterson4634 sashay Shantay*

  • @danidisu
    @danidisu 5 років тому +3526

    Producer: how many outfits do you want?
    RuPaul: Yes

    • @jblackinc
      @jblackinc 5 років тому +41

      lol asking a drag QUEEN how many outfits is like asking a guy who has a underwear fetish how many jockstraps do you own 😂🤘

    • @shanesellers9068
      @shanesellers9068 5 років тому +6

      Lol 😂

    • @charms5687
      @charms5687 4 роки тому +3

      Daniel Diego 😂 dop3 song though

    • @gilrodriguez1102
      @gilrodriguez1102 4 роки тому +2

      Hahahahaha

    • @MemoryLane77852
      @MemoryLane77852 4 роки тому +2

      Daniel Diego,that didn’t exist in 1993.

  • @KenyonClemonsNY
    @KenyonClemonsNY 3 роки тому +2062

    I need the children to know that when this came out it changed EVERYTHING! Grandma's were asking questions and loving it, Uncles loves it, Mother's were looking like...well duh it all makes sense with my son now. It was really a moment. Rupaul changed POP CULTURE forever!

    • @carissacarisma9668
      @carissacarisma9668 2 роки тому +45

      "the children"!!! LOVE IT!!!!!

    • @ayshaalcocer2728
      @ayshaalcocer2728 2 роки тому +20

      Ru Paul strong and wonderfull

    • @patconroy1874
      @patconroy1874 2 роки тому +37

      RuPaul is like literally a war hero. Like, omg

    • @ea6102
      @ea6102 2 роки тому

      @@patconroy1874 ah yes because the only way people can have significant impact is if they are involved in war. /s

    • @a-bd1216
      @a-bd1216 2 роки тому +57

      it's pretty awesome that one of the greatest drag queenz of our time is a African-American male who has been able to transcend race in his look and his appeal !

  • @yamidelacroix6729
    @yamidelacroix6729 Рік тому +303

    This song gives me so much confidence. Like seriously, love it.

  • @Nvaillancourt
    @Nvaillancourt 4 місяці тому +215

    I'm a lifelong rocker and metalhead, but this song is a FUCKING banger

    • @rune2O2O
      @rune2O2O 4 місяці тому +10

      respectfully thats hot

    • @MiguelGonzalez-sd9rz
      @MiguelGonzalez-sd9rz 4 місяці тому +7

      100 percent on board with this.

    • @Strings-jg2to
      @Strings-jg2to 3 місяці тому

      You can't be serious

    • @Deemememe
      @Deemememe 3 місяці тому +5

      People have no idea how much respect he gets from the rock scene. Especially with the punk scene.

    • @sergpie
      @sergpie 3 місяці тому +7

      @@Deemememe
      RuPaul was a feature in the club kid scene in the early to mid eighties, and would frequent punk scenes. There are numerous home videos of him in the dilapidated buildings of NYC at the time, hanging out with scene and punk kids coming down from their buzzes.

  • @erictaylor479
    @erictaylor479 3 роки тому +3549

    I'm a straight married man but I lose my shit when I hear this.This is a straight banger.Rupaul killed this.

    • @tydyman2003
      @tydyman2003 3 роки тому +116

      Dude same, except for the married part

    • @erictaylor479
      @erictaylor479 3 роки тому +101

      @@tydyman2003 Right,right.Rupaul was fierce before fierce became a thing.

    • @Phyerbyrd13AZ
      @Phyerbyrd13AZ 3 роки тому +33

      Same. Great music is just THAT

    • @Jjc504
      @Jjc504 3 роки тому +78

      Kurt Cobain was straight and he loved this track

    • @KenyonClemonsNY
      @KenyonClemonsNY 3 роки тому +8

      @@tydyman2003 Amazing bro!

  • @Honeycomblife
    @Honeycomblife 5 років тому +4183

    Rupaul put this out in 1993 just think about that for a sec

    • @andresramirez6358
      @andresramirez6358 4 роки тому +92

      pmwedoable and to top it off on a hiphop label!

    • @EmpressLilith222
      @EmpressLilith222 4 роки тому +204

      In 1995 I worked in a LensCrafters and this gay guy I worked with would blast this song and dance around the lab making glasses. Lol he was great

    • @jonbettson7435
      @jonbettson7435 4 роки тому +33

      OMG... just had this reality check....faaaakkk.

    • @french.25princess
      @french.25princess 4 роки тому +38

      pmwedoable I believe it was this single of Ru’s that was Curt Cobain’s favorite song of the year.

    • @aaronjones6439
      @aaronjones6439 4 роки тому +1

      i know, huh???

  • @gayjayguy
    @gayjayguy 10 місяців тому +83

    This is why she is Mama Ru!!! A total icon the fact that she did this in the 90's is everything!!! I remember being 4 or 5 in the 90's watching this!!! Thank you Mama Ru for not being afraid to be you!!!

    • @BozeDoesGodsWork
      @BozeDoesGodsWork 4 місяці тому

      Before there was Rupaul there was also Sylvester.

  • @raybenedictcabanes1173
    @raybenedictcabanes1173 16 днів тому +8

    This feels very nostalgic and I'm 18, I don't why but this music keeps me alive😅😅

  • @charlottewhatley9739
    @charlottewhatley9739 3 роки тому +309

    I love how Kurt Cobain said this was his favorite song of 1993

  • @mungungan1686
    @mungungan1686 5 років тому +470

    somehow i’m empowered by this

    • @ccsilva6110
      @ccsilva6110 4 роки тому +12

      My stepmother hated and still hates this when others are happy and I say I just be be a supermodel or in other words a role model for others work that negative attitude towards life and be happy if you really want to be happy.

    • @lilygreen221
      @lilygreen221 4 роки тому +2

      You should xD

    • @adriantorres5036
      @adriantorres5036 3 роки тому +1

      As you should queen

  • @AC-ss2sv
    @AC-ss2sv Рік тому +100

    At the time - I was 19 and living in Pittsburgh in an apartment, and when this would come on MTV my neighbor Danetta would run down the hall and get me to come watch (they had cable). So many good memories, and this song was in the clubs for a good 2 years after. RuPaul can do anything and make it good. He's a born entertainer, and by all reports a really decent human being. Thank God for RuPaul Charles. :)

    • @darielmacduev1856
      @darielmacduev1856 Рік тому +2

      A C It´s me too! Generally I lived near the border to the netherlands - 20 minutes away! Me and friends took themself and friends netherlands to a gay disco! Soe we got to this very happy song! We danced every night to this song.

  • @Juicycouturebubblegumwhore
    @Juicycouturebubblegumwhore Рік тому +105

    Every time Rupaul says “you beta work” ughhhh my soul just ascends!

  • @roseadamant
    @roseadamant 3 роки тому +385

    RuPaul introduced so many to femme drag... people of all ages were shook! This song still gets me pumped. It’s ageless just like Ru herself.

  • @FEFELIFE
    @FEFELIFE 3 роки тому +616

    Somehow my eight month old baby will only fall asleep to this song, and always gives a big smile at the "You better werk" part at the end. Even after hours of bouncing her around to this song maybe 500 times I am still not tired of it. Such a song for her to grow up with !

    • @KenyonClemonsNY
      @KenyonClemonsNY 3 роки тому +25

      g this is golden. My son loves Beyonce when she dropped solo. He couldn't go to sleep without "Crazy in Love"playing. Now. Headed back to NYC for his High School Graduation tomorrow. Time flies. Kids are amazing they know what they like
      He literally date girls that look like Beyonce now lol. Too funny

    • @FEFELIFE
      @FEFELIFE 3 роки тому +13

      @@KenyonClemonsNY Haha that really is too funny, I love that they like these super energetic songs to go to sleep :D Crazy how fast they grow up, that is why I try to enjoy all the million times I am listening to this song for her :)

    • @maaikezuidema8952
      @maaikezuidema8952 2 роки тому +7

      Lol you have a very cool baby

    • @parakeet8157
      @parakeet8157 2 роки тому +6

      Precious Diva just starting out. Congratulations 🎊

    • @SoulKingBK
      @SoulKingBK Рік тому +6

      That’s a gayby rift there

  • @gregorycomunale1550
    @gregorycomunale1550 Рік тому +111

    This song sealed her fame, she was on top of her game and on her way to fame. Saw her perform this in Wash. D.C at Tracks.💥

    • @justaguy6898
      @justaguy6898 Рік тому +3

      *Him

    • @ec6244
      @ec6244 Рік тому +8

      Rupaul is a gay man. He is not a she nor does he identify as trans. Infact he doesn't do drag unless he is paid and doesn't really care about doing it for fun. He's amazing

    • @gregorycomunale1550
      @gregorycomunale1550 Рік тому +12

      Going to drag shows in the 80s and 90s gay men used to refer to the female impersonators, drag queens, female illusionist, ect, when they were in drag as her, girl, she, or wasn't her performance great, we even called each other Mary, like oh mary get real, so lighten up you snow flakes, Rupaul is an icon, and he earned it, and he would take it as a compliment. 😜

    • @mohammadal-drees3106
      @mohammadal-drees3106 Рік тому +7

      @@ec6244’She’ and ‘her’ when in drag playing a character. ‘He’ and ‘him’ when out of drag. In fact, he/she doesn’t mind either whether in or out of drag.

    • @shutterbug_713
      @shutterbug_713 7 місяців тому

      ​@@ec6244and he is an abomination to God. Deuteronomy 22:5

  • @marisolcasco8647
    @marisolcasco8647 Місяць тому +13

    Man ! 2024 and I realized RuPaul really had to work where he is now, respect 😎!

    • @DonnaFlavia
      @DonnaFlavia Місяць тому

      Same here! Checking this video out while reading the book!

  • @booksfortea
    @booksfortea 4 роки тому +775

    2:47 is that... is that RuPaul... walking children in nature??

  • @insanetacocat7077
    @insanetacocat7077 4 роки тому +433

    Rupaul’s confidence amazes me.

    • @neynay8730
      @neynay8730 3 роки тому +5

      I love watching old videos from the 80s they are raw unedited. 5th ninth avenue youtu e channel has all of Nelson's tapes. Nelson was a best friend to ru and the only one vlogging back then in that style. One of the first selfie vloggers. Anyway there's a lot of videos of Ru back stage before a lot of first performances as well gay prides to anything. Before the digital Era started to take effect.

    • @joebarcelona
      @joebarcelona 3 роки тому +2

      A classic, AND The Texas Democratic Anthem 2021!!! Can't the Democrats DO THEIR JOB??? CARE PACKAGE? Bish, you get a TWO HUNDRED DOLLAR STIPEND A DAMN DAY!!! Isn't that enough DONOR/TAXPAYER MONEY FOR YOU? I've got one thing to say: YOU'D BETTER WORK!!!

    • @ennuiblue4295
      @ennuiblue4295 2 роки тому

      They had a scene in My So-Called Life where they say RuPaul is always confident 😂

  • @fionawebster9902
    @fionawebster9902 Рік тому +26

    HAPPY 30th ANNIVERSARY, RUPAUL!!!

  • @lailaplaysdbd4004
    @lailaplaysdbd4004 8 місяців тому +22

    This song makes me feel hype again whenever I'm not confident at school.

    • @jlouis4407
      @jlouis4407 2 місяці тому

      I’m a straight dude and I would have this running through my head when I needed some confidence in the halls in HS lol

  • @mattelifieddoll475
    @mattelifieddoll475 4 роки тому +743

    This gives me more motivation to be a queen than any ted talk i ever saw.

    • @smallypuppy22
      @smallypuppy22 3 роки тому +5

      Omg yes¡¡¡ 😅🤣

    • @Paolobot
      @Paolobot 3 роки тому +2

      Hope you did!

    • @joebarcelona
      @joebarcelona 3 роки тому +1

      A classic, AND The Texas Democratic Anthem 2021!!! Can't the Democrats DO THEIR JOB??? CARE PACKAGE? Bish, you get a TWO HUNDRED DOLLAR STIPEND A DAMN DAY!!! Isn't that enough DONOR/TAXPAYER MONEY FOR YOU? I've got one thing to say: YOU'D BETTER WORK!!!

  • @iheartdilfs9923
    @iheartdilfs9923 4 роки тому +427

    I'm just trying to wrap my mind on the fact that this is 26 years old. I remember when this came out...DAMN!

    • @18photonerd
      @18photonerd 4 роки тому +6

      And I’m 27 jamming to it lol

    • @tyla140
      @tyla140 4 роки тому +4

      @@18photonerd I was born like a day or so after this was released

    • @aaronxalapa
      @aaronxalapa 4 роки тому +5

      I remember it too... I was only 8 but loved it, early on I realized this is my kinda stuff

    • @AlexA-bn2wb
      @AlexA-bn2wb 4 роки тому +5

      Its actually 28...it was release in 1992

    • @dracoford755
      @dracoford755 4 роки тому +2

      Gay epic house 🏠

  • @3rdand105
    @3rdand105 9 місяців тому +24

    The best part of all this for me is that RuPaul is recording with Aunt Esther, a legend in her own right. It's an incredible song to begin with, but this just makes it that much better. And they say you can't improve upon perfection...

    • @davidgerard4369
      @davidgerard4369 8 місяців тому +4

      Yes...LaWanda Page is the icing on this fierce piece of cake! 😎

  • @recordking64
    @recordking64 Рік тому +43

    Does anyone remember when Ru had a talk show on VH1? Classic!!

    • @jimmyboyzable
      @jimmyboyzable Рік тому +1

      I do.
      I used to watch it all the time

    • @clairemagenta5720
      @clairemagenta5720 Рік тому +1

      😂yesssssss, memories ❤

    • @PumpkinPails
      @PumpkinPails 5 місяців тому

      I had to secretly watch it because my mom was afraid it would turn me gay. 90s homophobia at its finest. 😒

  • @denisesatx
    @denisesatx 4 роки тому +418

    I think the majority of us are here because this song makes us feel so fabulous♥️

    • @veggigoddess
      @veggigoddess 2 роки тому +1

      Nope, just because it's nostalgic

    • @_kmmk_
      @_kmmk_ 2 роки тому +1

      Get out of my head!

  • @doneinnj
    @doneinnj 4 роки тому +1347

    Who else here from 2020 quarantine Coronavirus listening to the classics??? Coronavirus needs to sashay away!

  • @romanreynajr.9382
    @romanreynajr.9382 8 місяців тому +15

    Dam....I really hate to admit this, myself,...but,.... this song is...
    FABULOUS!!!

  • @Amanda94R
    @Amanda94R Рік тому +4

    I had no idea this is rupals song ... ICONIC 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @Dermacrosis
      @Dermacrosis Рік тому

      I call male bovine fecal matter,

  • @rowan2086
    @rowan2086 4 роки тому +856

    Lol my very masculine straight cis dad started singing this the other day and dancing in the kitchen. It was awesome

    • @ML-xh6rd
      @ML-xh6rd 3 роки тому +102

      He was workin it in the kitchen. Sashay, flambe...

    • @Samantha-wo3wf
      @Samantha-wo3wf 3 роки тому +10

      Omg I know this comment is kind of old but I found it funny because my dad is the exact same!!

    • @HerrXabu
      @HerrXabu 3 роки тому +5

      Freakn lovely ♡♡♡

    • @tnate6004
      @tnate6004 3 роки тому +17

      "Sashay, you slay, Dad!"

    • @joebarcelona
      @joebarcelona 3 роки тому

      A classic, AND The Texas Democratic Anthem 2021!!! Can't the Democrats DO THEIR JOB??? CARE PACKAGE? Bish, you get a TWO HUNDRED DOLLAR STIPEND A DAMN DAY!!! Isn't that enough DONOR/TAXPAYER MONEY FOR YOU? I've got one thing to say: YOU'D BETTER WORK!!!

  • @mikalathompson8746
    @mikalathompson8746 4 роки тому +148

    0:54 I don’t think RuPaul has ever worked a look better than that. The makeup and style was on point. That striped dress is on point.

    • @Anthony-uh9qi
      @Anthony-uh9qi Рік тому +1

      Well David Bowie was the one who brought drag to main stream when he appeared in the Midnight Special. But Ru did so much better!

  • @raymondking381
    @raymondking381 Рік тому +22

    I've never heard this song before. But, fast forward to 2023, I just randomly heard it & it's been so catchy, fun, motivative & beautiful. Honestly, this is a solid classic. RuPaul is so diversely talented. Thank you RuPaul ❤.

  • @hectorrodriguez1052
    @hectorrodriguez1052 Рік тому +23

    I forgot about this song, im a mid 80s baby. Haven't heard it in forever and just decided to UA-cam it... Omg I forgot how much this song slaps. Ru is amazing

    • @Secondhandlegs
      @Secondhandlegs Рік тому +2

      Same! 86' so I would have been 7 when this came out. My parents let me stay up late to watch RuPaul on Arsenal Hall Show

    • @jamierodriguez8218
      @jamierodriguez8218 Рік тому

      @@Secondhandlegs yes I was born in 86' too! But I had sisters that were 6 & 10 years older than me so I got meshed into late 80s early 90s teen life. So since putting this song on the other night I've put it on every time I do my make up now, kinda helped pull me out of a frumpy mom slump. Also should be mentioned that I made the original comment above under my husband Hectors account, didn't realize until after I commented that his UA-cam was logged in on my phone 🤣was too lazy to delete, search for the song and rewrite under my account. But yeah. I've been in such a slump in the last year and finally realized that I hadn't done anything for myself in over a decade. Been messy bun mom in sweatpants, no make up, no nothing ... Just mom. So I started watching drag race, bought some make up, some clothes to show off my curves and have been playing this song as my contour routine almost every day since! I always had my hair, nails and makeup done... Then I had 3 kids and lost myself for a solid 15 years. My oldest is 16 and youngest is 3. I needed the old me back..Ru helped me get there

  • @yeseniagonzalez8416
    @yeseniagonzalez8416 5 років тому +2048

    There will never be another classy, sassy, and beautiful drag queen like RuPaul.

  • @TheRemixstress
    @TheRemixstress 5 років тому +1164

    Ru was rocking lace front wigs before we even knew what they were!!

    • @stellabellafontay9366
      @stellabellafontay9366 5 років тому +96

      Honestly, Ru started the trend of women wearing heavy makeup and runway looks in music videos. Before Ru it was baggy jeans, fitted caps, sneakers or athletic gear.

    • @koffeebrwn
      @koffeebrwn 5 років тому +2

      Haha righr

    • @kurstina9349
      @kurstina9349 4 роки тому

      I thought that very same thing!

    • @Wassim-fb9sc
      @Wassim-fb9sc 4 роки тому +19

      @@stellabellafontay9366 No hun you're wrong, Ru did not start the trend of women wearing heavy makeup and runway looks in music videos!! It was all the before. Like George Micheal's - Too Funky video came out 1990, 3 years before this video, Madonna's Vogue too and many more. Ru was inspired by them all.

    • @gingerp6631
      @gingerp6631 4 роки тому +9

      Wass : RuPaul inspired by Madonna?! Girl, get out of here. RuPaul has been wearing makeup for decades. That has been her career. Madonna was a pop star; started many trends and extremely successful. However, RuPaul made up his own rules.

  • @salpemagarian1982
    @salpemagarian1982 5 місяців тому +9

    I LOVE this song!!!!

    • @topherinhawaii
      @topherinhawaii 4 місяці тому

      You gotta listen to La Toya Jackson - Сould This Be Love We're Making ;)

  • @JohnSmith-qj6bj
    @JohnSmith-qj6bj 5 місяців тому +11

    I worked in a department store salon ,when this song came out,I remember one of the guys from visuals came into the salon with a flyer, when I looked at it,it was a picture of Ru,from the Supermodel cd,I remember being in awe of the hair,height and skin tone,this was the 1st time I had ever seen or heard about Rupaul. My coworker looked at the flyer ,and I could tell she was conflicted. Anyway later that night,I went to the club to see who this Rupaul was,tiny club in Philly on the floor .Was still outside about to enter,when all of a sudden I see this tall tall human being in a to the sky blonde wig and a short Black patent leather trench coat walking towards the club,it was Ru,and I was mesmerized. Had a great time that night watching him perform, I have been a fan ever since❤

  • @terrenceragin5555
    @terrenceragin5555 5 років тому +512

    Still Fantabulous in 2019.

  • @dianabeurman364
    @dianabeurman364 5 років тому +708

    IF SEEING THIS DOESN'T MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD,YOURE NOT HUMAN! SHE'S AWSOME!

  • @Poca_xx
    @Poca_xx 2 роки тому +64

    I'm a 27 year old woman and after all these years I've finally decided to sit down and binge watch RuPaul's Drag Race. I knew he was a big deal but I had NO idea it was this serious!!! I've heard this song so many times and didn't know it was RuPaul lol Giving pioneer realness! YOU BETTA WORK! 💖

  • @ojaftertoothpaste7174
    @ojaftertoothpaste7174 2 роки тому +78

    RuPaul made me believe as a little girl that I could wear heels AND play basketball ❤️

    • @JamesPaddick
      @JamesPaddick 4 дні тому

      RuPaul made me believe as a little BOY that I could wear heels AND play basketball 😂🥰

  • @charlesreid1117
    @charlesreid1117 4 роки тому +278

    Who is listening in 2020 🙌🏽

  • @raydn23
    @raydn23 5 років тому +350

    Damn dude was ahead of his time

  • @asturiasceltic3183
    @asturiasceltic3183 5 місяців тому +10

    The 90s was such a magical time in both music and fashion

    • @topherinhawaii
      @topherinhawaii 4 місяці тому

      You gotta listen to La Toya Jackson - Сould This Be Love We're Making ;)

  • @YesYouAreAbsolutelyCorrect
    @YesYouAreAbsolutelyCorrect 4 місяці тому +7

    This song is bloody genius.

  • @francescomarangoni
    @francescomarangoni 3 роки тому +47

    Ru in the 90s was everything

  • @add19455
    @add19455 4 роки тому +53

    This video has the whole vibes of 90´s NYC

    • @unomeyed4406
      @unomeyed4406 4 роки тому

      Bcause it was made in the 90s

    • @add19455
      @add19455 4 роки тому

      @@unomeyed4406 of course

    • @KenyonClemonsNY
      @KenyonClemonsNY 3 роки тому

      Yesss 90's NYC! It was a time!!!

    • @KenyonClemonsNY
      @KenyonClemonsNY 3 роки тому

      💯 💪🏿 90's New York all the way thru. What a time!!!!

  • @azraelsAbortion
    @azraelsAbortion 9 місяців тому +214

    Can’t believe trixie wrote, produced and performed this all herself

    • @lovegood1376
      @lovegood1376 9 місяців тому +7

      I was looking for a comment like this 💀💀

  • @vcentlee-theunexpectedone
    @vcentlee-theunexpectedone 11 місяців тому +21

    Trixie talking about her walking out with this song

  • @kayknouse2855
    @kayknouse2855 2 роки тому +55

    God Bless Rupaul. I wish I had a quarter of that confidence.

  • @Indiegirl007
    @Indiegirl007 5 років тому +1823

    I just realized Ru isn't wearing that much makeup in this.

    • @durrellwilliams506
      @durrellwilliams506 5 років тому +230

      She is wearing a heavy base. This was before contouring was mastered. She looks flawless though. I love her ao much.

    • @labelle9921
      @labelle9921 5 років тому +123

      I was looking at the makeup and thinking that Ru actually looks younger now, due to improved makeup application techniques. I think most celebs look better nowadays for that reason.

    • @french.25princess
      @french.25princess 4 роки тому +110

      It takes a lot of makeup to look like you’re not wearing makeup.

    • @craigcallaghan571
      @craigcallaghan571 4 роки тому

      @@durrellwilliams506 pmsl child behave.

    • @gaviriak
      @gaviriak 4 роки тому +8

      It was 1993

  • @Mauricio0973
    @Mauricio0973 Рік тому +4

    Tammie Brown: I don't see you out there walking children in nature!
    RuPaul: 2:47

  • @Darth_Mom_2
    @Darth_Mom_2 19 днів тому +2

    “Drag queen???? Drag queen??? I am THE QUEEN OF DRAG!!”👏👏👏😂🙌🙌🙌

  • @emilynorris4263
    @emilynorris4263 3 роки тому +2035

    "It doesn't matter what you wear"
    Unless it's from H&M.

    • @hayleylevey6728
      @hayleylevey6728 3 роки тому +46

      Haha Ru was pissed at that!!

    • @rloehor9978
      @rloehor9978 3 роки тому +40

      no fucking H&M!!!

    • @emilynorris4263
      @emilynorris4263 3 роки тому +38

      @@rloehor9978 do you think no fucking H&M is going to be the new no wire hangers?

    • @rloehor9978
      @rloehor9978 3 роки тому +11

      @@emilynorris4263 that's the UK remix XD

    • @bobbbxxx
      @bobbbxxx 3 роки тому +3

      LOL! Brilliant

  • @artron14
    @artron14 4 роки тому +170

    When watching this, all I can think about is the backlash Ru Paul probably went through to make this video/song happen during this time. It had to be EXTREMELY difficult.
    So much homage goes out to Ru Paul for this movement!

    • @jlouis4407
      @jlouis4407 2 місяці тому +2

      Not really, there was no backlash everybody loved it. There may have been difficulties getting it made, though.

  • @occasionalcanary
    @occasionalcanary 3 місяці тому +4

    It doesn't seem to matter how many times I watch this, it's still brilliant.

  • @andythesav3220
    @andythesav3220 3 місяці тому +7

    As a straight male, I Approve 100million percent 🕺🏽❤️ momma Ru🕺🏽

  • @meganxo3472
    @meganxo3472 5 років тому +53

    Ru Paul is honestly a full on ledgend he really changed the game

    • @KenyonClemonsNY
      @KenyonClemonsNY 3 роки тому +1

      💯💪🏿 So crazy what he accomplished

  • @steveespinola7652
    @steveespinola7652 5 років тому +135

    It's still a catchy tune even to this day. 😀🎵🎶

  • @mikekane1523
    @mikekane1523 Рік тому +10

    Was being lazy on my run...this came on 100% energy increase! Amazing song

  • @mrtecostudio
    @mrtecostudio 2 роки тому +17

    Such a classic song. So many good memories when the world was a nicer placer

  • @carlosbright9615
    @carlosbright9615 5 років тому +146

    I remember when this song first came out in the early 90's. All the pop stations were playing it. I still listen to this in 2019. I was on holiday in San Juan, Puerto Rico back in the early 90's and this song was being played down there.

  • @maddie7069
    @maddie7069 4 роки тому +215

    2020 and Ru is still slaying !
    what a queen

    • @NMAAVA
      @NMAAVA 3 роки тому +1

      Truth!!! 👌 🙌 💄

    • @KenyonClemonsNY
      @KenyonClemonsNY 3 роки тому +1

      She DID THAT! Ain't going nowhere! Wow

  • @RedPyramid-lf4sb
    @RedPyramid-lf4sb Рік тому +6

    I have one thing to say.
    YOU BETTAH WORK!

  • @jailcatjones3250
    @jailcatjones3250 Рік тому +6

    Makes this straight fella feel fabulous

  • @yo-gw9yq
    @yo-gw9yq 4 роки тому +184

    For those of you wondering, RuPaul was featured wearing 17 outfits in this video.

  • @brettcannon74
    @brettcannon74 5 років тому +80

    Groundbreaking. I remember this playing on the airwaves

    • @kmallory100
      @kmallory100 5 років тому +3

      Brett you are very handsome. Are you single?

    • @ahhwe-any7434
      @ahhwe-any7434 2 роки тому

      I remember Taylor swift

  • @dreamgirlceo
    @dreamgirlceo 8 місяців тому +4

    You betta work!!!! I love RuPaul! This song never gets old!

  • @cesara.jimenez2092
    @cesara.jimenez2092 2 роки тому +7

    RuPaul always stunning.

  • @terrenceragin5555
    @terrenceragin5555 5 років тому +53

    She is still the Supermodel of the World

  • @drmdrmy
    @drmdrmy 3 роки тому +35

    Almost 30 years later I still love it. Timeless music hit.

  • @madmaryberry
    @madmaryberry 2 роки тому +38

    I loved this song as a child and still love it today. It will always be on every feel good or party playlist I have.

  • @tashkenty
    @tashkenty 4 місяці тому +4

    Probably one of the catchiest songs of all time. Needs to be inducted in Grammy Hall of Fame

  • @sylvias4899
    @sylvias4899 4 роки тому +36

    Those last shots of Ru remind me of Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond in the closing scene of Sunset Boulevard.
    Classic.

  • @tiffshae1
    @tiffshae1 4 роки тому +67

    RuPaul was the first Queen I had ever seen. I was watching Vh1 at age 17 in small town Georgia when I saw this video . I didn’t even know what a drag queen was back then Because of her I love Queens♥️

    • @Preservestlandry
      @Preservestlandry 4 роки тому +3

      I was 12 or 13 and I remember my bff telling me "RuPaul is a man," and I was like No way!! Lol.

  • @orangeoliver
    @orangeoliver Місяць тому +3

    Trixie's horror story about this song is fantastic. XD

  • @berniecasey7592
    @berniecasey7592 9 місяців тому +4

    I remember in the 90s when this came out, the Album was huge - they played this single for weeks but it was a joyful song, still love it.

  • @stk1975
    @stk1975 4 роки тому +851

    I am not gay and I don't understand gay but this guy has so much guts it is amazing. Also, gay people have the right to live however they may choose.

    • @80sForever29
      @80sForever29 4 роки тому +154

      @Jor Dan Pratically no one? Say that to religious people

    • @ghoultooth
      @ghoultooth 4 роки тому +98

      Jor Dan Oh please, religious people LOVE to crash Pride and such. I’ve seen that, in person. Sit down.

    • @80sForever29
      @80sForever29 4 роки тому +28

      @Jor Dan My whole family is christian, you're the one who doesn't know what says

    • @soggybrn7644
      @soggybrn7644 4 роки тому +31

      Depending on where you live the public opinion drastically changes. And there is people who have to deal with their own family discriminating them. And yes it is blatantly obvious that the majority of religious people dont purposely offend or discriminate against LGBTQ people, but that does not change that fact that it still happens on the daily.

    • @IfUSeekAndy
      @IfUSeekAndy 4 роки тому +49

      Michael Faraday I’m gay and understand gay very much and thank you for this FABULOUS statement!

  • @wiscovirgo
    @wiscovirgo 3 роки тому +73

    this song and video were my first bit of exposure to the lgbtq community and gay music in 2009 when i was 11 and i’ve truly never been the same since. ✨💅🏽

  • @djdigital3806
    @djdigital3806 2 роки тому +16

    You better work!
    This is one my favorite all time house/dance tracks. This applies to me as DJ! 🎧🔈🔊

  • @MusicDontMatter
    @MusicDontMatter 3 місяці тому +4

    This is still the best song ever!

  • @orlandooracle7008
    @orlandooracle7008 4 роки тому +29

    The song that started it all! I remember being 11 when this was on MTV and in my ignorant youth I believed that Rupaul was a real Supermodel! You better work! Such a visionary and wayyyyyyy ahead of her time!!! Love you forever Ru! 💜

  • @dms2447
    @dms2447 5 років тому +513

    Linda, (Work Mama!)
    Naomi, (She is FIERCE!)
    Christy, (Foxy Lady, out of sight!)
    Cindy, (I can feel it!)
    Claudia, (Sell the garment!)
    Niki, (Work the runway, sweetie!)

    • @itsSimonLemongaming
      @itsSimonLemongaming 5 років тому +9

      Who's Niki?

    • @nishan4870
      @nishan4870 5 років тому +49

      @@itsSimonLemongaming minaj.

    • @phoenixmorrigan2935
      @phoenixmorrigan2935 5 років тому +78

      I believe she was talking about Niki Taylor who was a Cover Girl model in the 90's

    • @Rosalyn4267
      @Rosalyn4267 5 років тому +10

      I have one thing to say...

    • @johnhaggard
      @johnhaggard 5 років тому +22

      SiM0N LeMoN Nikki Taylor, At the time she was on the same level as the others. Her career tapered off but she is still one of the most prolific models of the era. Nikki has graced the cover of 400 magazines, most famously Allures Cover a record 11 times. She was at the time the youngest cover girl contract model ever. In 1996 three years after this video she appeared on the cover of six American fashion magazines in one year including: Vogue, Allure and ELLE. Nikki Also moved beyond fashion and was featured in 97 & 98 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

  • @myfriendisaac
    @myfriendisaac Рік тому +2

    3:39 Ru is INSANE & I love it 😂🤣

  • @ClassicEdge
    @ClassicEdge Рік тому +2

    RuPaul definitely has that IT factor, fabulous.

  • @westhollywood77
    @westhollywood77 2 роки тому +165

    As a straight male this is a song we secretly loved. But as a 50 year old and mature im out with my love for this song and think Rupaul is awesome.

    • @alecloz
      @alecloz 2 роки тому +1

      i have heard it so many times when i was 5, and didnt know what was.

  • @datzteelishisllc9660
    @datzteelishisllc9660 5 років тому +40

    The Real originator of the saying "You betta werk" yaaaassss I love Rupaul

  • @StLProgressive
    @StLProgressive 2 роки тому +8

    I remember watching this in heavy rotation on MTV. Ru is still gorgeous, absolutely, but she was incandescent in the 90’s. ❤️