@@Ijustinsultedyou lol hey I guess she could still make a comeback. In fact, on a serious note, I wish they had older women in mainstream music. I like a womanly voice. Now every pop song has that weird high pitched nasally indie girly voice. It is so annoying.
And what annoys me more is the fact that some of these girls can blow but choose to do the indie thing with their voice. Camila Cabello is one of them. Girl can SANG but she chooses to do the Indy thing with her voice
THAT VOICE , Tara is such a beauty! Thank you for the two brilliant Pop Heaven singles you gave us. When Pop was classy and sexy without being vulgar. CLASS!!!
Tara Kemp's brief career, which produced only two hits before fading after just one year, is hardly deserving of being called "underrated" when compared to the more successful and enduring career of Taylor Dayne. Kemp's quick rise and fall does not reflect an artist whose talents were overlooked, but rather someone whose music simply failed to generate enough momentum to extend beyond an initial introduction.
thanks for posting this gem - summer 1991 Oprah had all the hit bangers of that year on the same show - Tara Kemp - C &C Music Factory - Color Me Badd and Gerrardo
Love it!!, I wish I can jump inside the video, go back in time, I'd be rocking a Starter jersey, Starter snapback hat, 501's and a pair of black Nike Flights. 90's G apparel baby, grindin wit those girls!!
First heard “Hold You Tight” on R&B radio, assumed Tara Kemp was black. Then...catch her on BET with Donnie Simpson and it’s Lisa Stansfield, Taylor Dayne and even Jane Child all over again. 😂 I love it. Tara could sing (she killed it live on Oprah) but just got lost in the record label shuffle, which is too bad bc she had the talent (and the looks).
This Performance is presented on The New OPRAH WINFREY Show on WCYB-TV 5 NBC in Bristol-Kingsport-Johnson City, TN-VA & WJLA-TV ABC 7 in Washington, DC & WSMV NBC 4 Nashville, TN & WBKO 13 ABC Bowling Green, KY.
Dude @3:35 had my dying 😂😭😭😂😂😭😭 he was like yeah feel my chest, damn I miss the 90s, I was in first grade, no bills, no responsibilities ugh, life just seemed so easier and less drama lol
That was the jam, hook-heaven! The synth bass, the 808 drums, when it breaks down to just the bass, the syndrums and her singing " I want you to hold me, love me, squeeze me",...if you were on the fence before, that part wins you over!😉
Before everything became political. Nowadays, the SJWs would accuse her of cultural appropriation and trying to sound/be black. Back then you could just jam and enjoy the music.
Yeah, a two-hit wonder fad who lasted one year puts a woman whose career has spanned over 40 and who Guinness cites as 'the most successful female recording artist in history' to shame. Stop huffing glue, Corky...
It is apparent the girl can sang!! I can see why she would lip sync though. She belts a lot in the song and adds a weird affectation (assuming for stylistic purposes) to her voice towards the end. Girl doesn't want to ware out her voice!!!!
You know that was a MONSTER hit for Tara. You go girl
She is Amazing....Wow. I always liked this song.
She can actually sing 🎤 & sounds good 👌🏻
Girl . . . I didn't know she was on OPRAH!! Shut my mouth. I thought she was at a club until Oprah came out at the end LMAO.
Right??!? lol I remember this episode because Oprah called C&C Music Factory, "CeCe & The Music Factory"!
@@SmoothCinnamonX LMAO. Leave it to Oprah's out-of-touch ass 😩😂!!
I had no idea! I thought this was somebody's nightclub TF 😂
She was so underrated. Everyone slept on her talent.
I know, too bad she was a one hit wonder. She had potential.
@@starofgideon She was also very fine to look at too
She had two Piece of My Heart hit #7 in July 1991
She was hella dope she was from the BayArea. She didn’t want sell her self and change who she was that’s why she fell off
What gives you the right to say EVERYONE? Do you know EVERYONE? Nope, so speak for yourself..
Go Tara! no lip syncing there!
That sista killed it with the vocals! Dont sleep on her!
smurr1617 don’t sleep ? That was 27 years ago ! Where have you been ? Not exactly a warning you gave us
@@Ijustinsultedyou lol hey I guess she could still make a comeback. In fact, on a serious note, I wish they had older women in mainstream music. I like a womanly voice. Now every pop song has that weird high pitched nasally indie girly voice. It is so annoying.
And what annoys me more is the fact that some of these girls can blow but choose to do the indie thing with their voice. Camila Cabello is one of them. Girl can SANG but she chooses to do the Indy thing with her voice
Ahhh....She killed the vocals on that song. Tara could blow..dang.
You know there good artists when they make singing look so effortlesss. Go Tara! She was utterly beautiful !
Tara Kemp was DOPE!
Tara Kemp was my first concert when i was 15 along with Gerardo..i will never forget it 😊❤
tell us the story!
Ricooooo Suavveeeee
THAT VOICE , Tara is such a beauty! Thank you for the two brilliant Pop Heaven singles you gave us. When Pop was classy and sexy without being vulgar. CLASS!!!
I also 💗 her other hit, Piece of my Heart.💯✌️👍😉
Yes! Exatly.
AMEN !! music and performers were great then now it all just plain sucks
She was/is absolutely gorgeous and has pipes to match!
That crowd is Geeked and Hype lol🔥
They don’t make music like this no more 1991 was a hell of a year for hits
Aaron Duhart 1992 too.
Facts
I've always rated 1991, 1979, and 1964 as the greatest years for hits of all time!
FACTS
Damn she was hot.
She’s dope. I was 12 when this dropped. In my mid 40’s and I still listen to this.
She was An Amazing Singer.
I married a girl thst looks Just like her & her name is Tara, On Purpose!! Love me some Tara Kemp.
her and Taylor dayne so underrated
Taylor Dayne had six top 10 hits. Two Grammy nominations and won an AMA. I don’t think she was underrated
Tara Kemp's brief career, which produced only two hits before fading after just one year, is hardly deserving of being called "underrated" when compared to the more successful and enduring career of Taylor Dayne. Kemp's quick rise and fall does not reflect an artist whose talents were overlooked, but rather someone whose music simply failed to generate enough momentum to extend beyond an initial introduction.
Yasss, Bitch!! You better sang live & dance & slay at both!! Shut them haters up!!!
thanks for posting this gem - summer 1991 Oprah had all the hit bangers of that year on the same show - Tara Kemp - C &C Music Factory - Color Me Badd and Gerrardo
One of my favorite artists from the 90’s, amazing vocals and energy!! ❤️❤️
In the vocal caliber of Sheena Easton back in the days.
She reminds me of Elisa Fiorello gurlssssss with Soul
Love it!!, I wish I can jump inside the video, go back in time, I'd be rocking a Starter jersey, Starter snapback hat, 501's and a pair of black Nike Flights. 90's G apparel baby, grindin wit those girls!!
She has a great voice
First heard “Hold You Tight” on R&B radio, assumed Tara Kemp was black. Then...catch her on BET with Donnie Simpson and it’s Lisa Stansfield, Taylor Dayne and even Jane Child all over again. 😂 I love it. Tara could sing (she killed it live on Oprah) but just got lost in the record label shuffle, which is too bad bc she had the talent (and the looks).
Classic Always Reminded Me Of Teena Marie
Nunca me canso de escutar essa mulher maravilhosa!!
Back in the day I was a freshman in high school when Kemp came out lol ha ha
same!
This Performance is presented on The New OPRAH WINFREY Show on WCYB-TV 5 NBC in Bristol-Kingsport-Johnson City, TN-VA & WJLA-TV ABC 7 in Washington, DC & WSMV NBC 4 Nashville, TN & WBKO 13 ABC Bowling Green, KY.
She was a great singer with a great voice and such sexy looks and classy too!
The 1 Station backed off is KTRK-TV Houston, TX ABC-DISNEY 13 by KHOU "K-HOUSTON" 11 CBS in 1991.
Oprah aired on KHOU then.
Beautiful woman, beautiful voice!
#LucyWoodward
this is the artist back in the 90's
#TaraKemp singing "Hold You Tight"
They must have recorded this on VHS🤣
She Can Sing🌝🦋🥀🍀
Tara sure could sing.
Dude @3:35 had my dying 😂😭😭😂😂😭😭 he was like yeah feel my chest, damn I miss the 90s, I was in first grade, no bills, no responsibilities ugh, life just seemed so easier and less drama lol
😂😂😂😂
She reminds me of a mix of Teena Marie & Sheena Easton. Great voice
Good ol' VHS recording 😁
Damn this beautiful lady can sing at live. Tara Kemp >>> Paula Abdul
I love this song. ❤
she is the whole package.
That baseline slaps harder than my wife when she finds out I'm dropping dollars at the strip clubs...
That was the jam, hook-heaven! The synth bass, the 808 drums, when it breaks down to just the bass, the syndrums and her singing " I want you to hold me, love me, squeeze me",...if you were on the fence before, that part wins you over!😉
The sound quality of this video doesn't do her justice..
Beautiful song Beautiful Tara
Does anyone knows what happened to her???
She is currently working on new material.
I l❤ve singing this song, it's so fun! 😂
Live vocals even better than recorded...
She had to perform on the Oprah Winfrey show because I remember seeing Color Me Badd, C + C Music factory performed there
❤️
It was all good until oprah's big head stepped onto the scene. Tara Kemp was 🔥🔥🔥
Before everything became political. Nowadays, the SJWs would accuse her of cultural appropriation and trying to sound/be black. Back then you could just jam and enjoy the music.
1991 this was HUGE...
#LucyWoodward, #DiReed, #BridgetCady, & #JannaJacoby! Listen to the old joint.
Where is she
puts Madonna to shame…
Too bad she was a one hit wonder. Madonna, however, stood the test of time and kept trending in the music industry for over 30 yrs.
@@starofgideon that was in part to the fact that Madonna sold her sold 2 the industry
@@dominiquedevereux7205Facts 🎯
Yeah, a two-hit wonder fad who lasted one year puts a woman whose career has spanned over 40 and who Guinness cites as 'the most successful female recording artist in history' to shame. Stop huffing glue, Corky...
My girl
When hookin was hookin...great Voice better than video version
Wow, this isn't lip-synched, is it?
Nope
She's singing live to the track. They call it a "Track Date".
Wonder if it as lip synced or live?
The mic was live. You could hear her adlib and breathing.
My man in blue jean shorts with black shirt lol he don t care lol he doing what he do lol
That Asian chic in the beginning was amazingly off beat 😂
😂😂😂😂
Yeah l saw that...she was brilliantly off beat, but was still jamming😂🤣😅😘
That was one hot little redhead
She was a great singer & so hot. Should've had a bigger career. Someone put out a better copy of the entire performance, that'd be cool.
The guy in the shorts at 3:23 and the guy in the hat at 3:34 cracked me up.
whats up with that audio
Ger voice changed recording is muffled
I'm sure Oprah was backstage and told Tara not to lipsync for your life. Tara was known to lipsync a lot. But she's good here,
It is apparent the girl can sang!! I can see why she would lip sync though. She belts a lot in the song and adds a weird affectation (assuming for stylistic purposes) to her voice towards the end. Girl doesn't want to ware out her voice!!!!
😍😍😍
In the vocal caliber of Sheena Easton back in the days.
Modem I don’t think Sheena packed as much power vocally in my opinion.
Sheena Easton? Seriously? You're name dropping Sheena Easton?! Okay...