Mary J. Blige - Take Me As I Am (Official Music Video)

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  • čas přidán 15. 06. 2009
  • REMASTERED IN HD!
    Music video by Mary J. Blige performing Take Me As I Am. (C) 2006 Geffen Records
    #MaryJBlige #TakeMeAsIAm #Remastered
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  • @gzasmith22
    @gzasmith22 Před 4 lety +2902

    my mom picked this song for her memorial dvd in her last days as she battled ovarian cancer...she couldn't of picked anything BETTER!!! this song is her all day. i Love n Miss u soo much mommy💜💜

    • @MacshaddyMarie
      @MacshaddyMarie Před 3 lety +76

      Omg Idk if I could hear this song after that without bawling my eyes out 😳

    • @djlivvy46
      @djlivvy46 Před 3 lety +64

      Sorry for your loss. Your mother had great taste in music. ❤️

    • @KC-ig4hy
      @KC-ig4hy Před 3 lety +34

      So sorry for your loss🙏

    • @adolfmoncure4016
      @adolfmoncure4016 Před 3 lety +30

      Sorry about your loss. She will always be with you. Rest in power. Mary j . Always speak the truth

    • @DenayeeB
      @DenayeeB Před 3 lety +38

      My mom too passed of ovarian cancer when I was 11, I remember she used to play this album nonstop so I feel you ❤️❤️

  • @sunbaby1190
    @sunbaby1190 Před 4 lety +629

    When she starts singing “This is meee” at 2:51😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @MissPri707
    @MissPri707 Před 3 lety +430

    You know this song is IT when you work in a level 2 hospital and your patient has suffered a traumatic brain injury and cant even hold a conversation with you but when he heard this song he was able to actually speak a few words to this song and sway his body to the rhythm of the beat.
    Mary is a deep sister and her music is truly therapeutic on so many levels!

    • @pamelatoombs4150
      @pamelatoombs4150 Před 2 lety +13

      May God bless you with His Strength & peace as you care for you & your patients, I feel you...💗🕊 This IS an amazing song. Such amazing ladies y'all are.

    • @honeys.9579
      @honeys.9579 Před rokem +6

      Thanks to all the helpful health heroes.

    • @dawndiscusses5685
      @dawndiscusses5685 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Thank you for sharing, it really is so powerful ❤

    • @yggdrasil8705
      @yggdrasil8705 Před 3 měsíci

      Oh wow
      I felt that
      On a mental lvl too❤❤❤😢

  • @kylelashaydraper
    @kylelashaydraper Před 3 lety +497

    I cry every time I hear this. There are so many outside influences that will make you question the beauty of who you are but you can only be YOU & YOU are good enough!!! Thank you MaryJ for making this song !!! It resonates so deeply with my soul .

    • @dreameryoung38
      @dreameryoung38 Před 2 lety +6

      Have you heard 'Good Morning Gorgeous'

    • @ssonkogarvey
      @ssonkogarvey Před 2 lety +7

      @Kylelashay Draper-Your comment is beautifully said. Thank you so much for it. 💜

    • @tonicw3652
      @tonicw3652 Před rokem +3

      @@dreameryoung38 Love it much

    • @kimsanders8262
      @kimsanders8262 Před rokem +1

      I like your comment. That was me at one time.

    • @reginagardner615
      @reginagardner615 Před rokem +1

      You are 100 on this statement you made

  • @mikieraharris9383
    @mikieraharris9383 Před 2 lety +786

    THIS HITS DIFFERENTLY WHEN YOUR GOING THROUGH ALL THAT'S SHE'S SINGING 😭

  • @astenbryant7922
    @astenbryant7922 Před 4 lety +515

    I love how she plays every character in the video while she sings the song herself

  • @noahjawaandavis6144
    @noahjawaandavis6144 Před 3 lety +123

    One thing about auntie Mary , she has a song for everything you’re going thru‼️

  • @johnhendrickson5953
    @johnhendrickson5953 Před 2 lety +426

    This song is ahead of its time and STILL relevant in 2022. #TakeMeAsIam

  • @ItsSimplySe
    @ItsSimplySe Před 6 lety +883

    So sad that lots of people won't hear beautiful music like this anymore😩😩

    • @moetarawally-maldonado1768
      @moetarawally-maldonado1768 Před 4 lety +12

      ItsSimplySe I like them those music like this from early 2000s and 1990s

    • @jakemiles1427
      @jakemiles1427 Před 4 lety +16

      That's a lie thanks to independent media there is lots of good music on the internet. Just because you don't hear it on the radio doesn't men it doesn't exist or people aren't hearing it. A lot of these internet artists have significant fan bases. How old are you 40?

    • @Bigd69tn
      @Bigd69tn Před 4 lety +4

      That’s true

    • @dj-hw7vt
      @dj-hw7vt Před 3 lety +4

      Righttt! I will always know real music when I hear It.

    • @sunshinerobinson1123
      @sunshinerobinson1123 Před 2 lety +6

      Hurt people Hurt people. They not loving themselves and they just don't care.

  • @kymmirox
    @kymmirox Před 4 lety +237

    A little known fact .... that’s a live band playing, y’all. I watched the making of the video. Mary wanted the live feel of the song instead of the studio/radio version for this video.. Huge Mary fan over here lol 12/13/19)

    • @3times930
      @3times930 Před 3 lety +4

      Huge Mary fan over here and there's nothing lol about it,... Mary J Blige is my favorite artist of all time

    • @keneshiaallah795
      @keneshiaallah795 Před 3 lety +3

      Wow Really I Would Love To Have A Sit Down With Her And Find Out Why She Wanted A "LIVE BAND ON THIS SONG" Making This Video??? She Do Everything For A Specific Reason😉😉😉

    • @sandilekhumalo6152
      @sandilekhumalo6152 Před 3 lety +3

      I'm also a Mary fan and was wandering why it sounded differently from the radio version

    • @nicolejoyette8689
      @nicolejoyette8689 Před 2 lety

      Also a HUGE Mary fan.
      Watching and listening to this song is extremely difficult and very emotional for me.
      Mary music helps to get I through the tougher times.

  • @dbaileyharleaux9922
    @dbaileyharleaux9922 Před 3 lety +123

    That is THE best Mary J. Blige song I’ve ever heard her sing. SHE REALLY SANG that from her soul!

  • @linnihendrix184
    @linnihendrix184 Před 3 lety +201

    Even as a man this song has such power and relevance. Thank you Mary for this blessing

  • @fungyu6287
    @fungyu6287 Před 7 lety +522

    People that actually Lose themselves trying to be/do what other people want them to be/do and end up being Totally miserable trying to please everyone else, except oneself.
    Just be yourself, whoever doesn't like it,
    Doesnt Need to be in your life.

    • @johnnyhartley4330
      @johnnyhartley4330 Před 6 lety +4

      Fantastic point, so true, it would be great to know more of your wise thinking but this is your only online comment, please post more such insightful comments.

    • @SweetLadiiM
      @SweetLadiiM Před 5 lety +2

      Amen to that.

    • @PrettyAss_Karmaa
      @PrettyAss_Karmaa Před 5 lety

      I agree!

    • @mikeacklin9170
      @mikeacklin9170 Před 5 lety

      Fung

    • @mikeacklin9170
      @mikeacklin9170 Před 5 lety +2

      FB Bro.Mike A Shares Long Time Sister Beautiful Mary J. Deep Wise LADY.Amen
      God Is Love Ky U.S.A International Too.Amen

  • @tykishasomerville3757
    @tykishasomerville3757 Před 4 lety +1250

    Mary always get u through the worst times. She will always be the queen of R&B

  • @oceanlover2426
    @oceanlover2426 Před 3 lety +152

    When that woman, from her very gut, and with everything in her sang, “You can’t take that from me” , know that this meant no one on this very earth! Respect to Mary! Beautiful Warrior Woman and Alchemist!

  • @ryandebraux1565
    @ryandebraux1565 Před 2 lety +11

    Make sure yall give Keri Hilson her props for writing this song 🎵 👏🏼

  • @caseypuriefoy5355
    @caseypuriefoy5355 Před 7 lety +1443

    I'm a man and relate to this song as much as any female here. This is the kind of music that elevates anybody who hears it. Talk about therapy...

  • @-benjismoove3765
    @-benjismoove3765 Před 8 lety +362

    You guys do not understand the power behind this song... from the initial piano keys... to the very end. Man, oh man... just the piano brings me to tears... but the message? and the power that Ms Blige delivered? .... man.

    • @praises2
      @praises2 Před 7 lety +16

      She did the dang thang on this track...I t was deeply heartfelt💜💜

    • @woodyfrasier7820
      @woodyfrasier7820 Před 7 lety +1

      - BenIsTooGreat peace brother I'm an diverse songwriter I would like to collaborate with you

    • @miaminorthwesternbull3056
      @miaminorthwesternbull3056 Před 6 lety +1

      - BenIsTooGreat does the same for me

    • @solitary2
      @solitary2 Před 3 lety +1

      Thank Lonnie Linston Smith for the sample

  • @LocalJanitor6
    @LocalJanitor6 Před rokem +13

    Had no idea that Keri wrote this. Amazing talent from both

  • @alexismartinez1981
    @alexismartinez1981 Před 2 lety +33

    This helped me realize I'm worth something when I was cheated on and left pregnant alone in a state bu myself. Thank you Mary real life

    • @nomeldaeh
      @nomeldaeh Před rokem +1

      Praying for you and your situation,As a single dad of a daughter for a few years until i met my wife trust and believe it will get better

    • @kembaI.
      @kembaI. Před rokem

      I’m so sorry this happened to you😢. I pray you seek healing from that unfortunate trauma.

    • @flipflops-ed5xq
      @flipflops-ed5xq Před 4 měsíci

      😢

  • @dreamerbig6065
    @dreamerbig6065 Před 5 lety +381

    She's been down and out
    She's been wrote about
    She's been talked about constantly
    She's been up and down
    She's been pushed around
    But they held her down, NYC
    She has no regrets
    She accepts the past
    All these things they
    Helped make to make she
    She's been lost and found
    And she's still around
    There's a reason for everything
    You know I've been holdin' on
    Try to make me weak
    But I still stay strong
    Put my life all up in these songs
    Just so you can feel me
    So you can get the real me
    So take me as I am
    Or have nothing at all (nothing at all)
    Just take me as I am
    Or have nothing at all (at all)
    Now she's older now
    Yes, she's wiser now
    Can't disguise her now
    She don't need
    No one tellin' her
    What to do and say
    No one tellin' her
    Who to be
    She's on solid ground
    She's been lost and found
    Now she answers to G-O-D
    And she's confident
    This is not the end
    Ask me how I know
    'Cause she is me
    You know I've been holdin' on
    Try to make me weak
    But I still stay strong
    Put my life all up in these songs
    Just so you can feel me
    So you can get the real me
    So take me as I am
    Or have nothing at all (nothing at all)
    Just take me as I am
    Or have nothing at all (at all)
    So it's all or nothing at all
    All or nothing at all
    Don't you know I can only be me
    (I can only be me, yeah)
    So it's all or nothing at all
    All or nothing at all
    Don't you know I can only be me
    (I can only be me, yeah)
    So take me as I am
    Or have nothing at all (nothing at all)
    Just take me as I am
    Or have nothing at all (at all)
    This is me!

  • @HeyPamelaJade
    @HeyPamelaJade Před 4 lety +746

    Listening to this in 2020 ❤️

  • @MissJ11111
    @MissJ11111 Před rokem +42

    All these years later I still tear up every time I hear this track.

  • @millennialmuze
    @millennialmuze Před 3 lety +78

    this GEM deserves so much more play. Mary always delivers emotions raw but it's something about this one!

    • @xxinnamariana7507
      @xxinnamariana7507 Před 2 lety +3

      This one and No More Drama are the most realest songs ive heard by her. She blows it out the water💜 I miss her music

    • @swhite9186
      @swhite9186 Před 2 lety +3

      FACTS

    • @febripakpahan1426
      @febripakpahan1426 Před rokem

      Try to listen the living proof and each tear

  • @yonathanangelsalazartamez5479

    Man!! This song make's me cry especially the end.
    Btw fun fact: kery hilson wrote this song.

    • @REALandRAWW
      @REALandRAWW Před 5 lety +22

      She co-wrote this song.

    • @aaronwright1003
      @aaronwright1003 Před 5 lety

      Cabbage patch kidz joined and connected at the head since they well connected?

    • @withoutatrace2208
      @withoutatrace2208 Před 4 lety

      Give me a break now but........ what does Btw mean I'm a 60's baby

    • @RW-yt7ro
      @RW-yt7ro Před 4 lety +4

      @@withoutatrace2208 it means "by the way" lol

    • @missshannon9790
      @missshannon9790 Před 4 lety

      Huh???
      Msry didn't write this song?

  • @kishlinfrancois
    @kishlinfrancois Před 5 lety +444

    i can relate to this song on so many levels .....i can't wait for the day when someone would take me as I am and love me endlessly

    • @lakeisharobinson2132
      @lakeisharobinson2132 Před 4 lety +6

      I feel the same way!

    • @emilyroach2273
      @emilyroach2273 Před 4 lety +5

      I can vision myself to the pain and strength each and every bit of this amazing song I feel so deeply and emotional every time I listen is like the first and is so true for many of us real , life .

    • @percyastronautstatus.8780
      @percyastronautstatus.8780 Před 4 lety +1

      @@lakeisharobinson2132 here am I. ..the answer to Your prayer..

    • @ibstayfly
      @ibstayfly Před 4 lety +2

      Exactly

    • @geraldinemclaughlin486
      @geraldinemclaughlin486 Před 4 lety +3

      I feel the same I hope yous all find the person I have given up on love I just meet men that use you and tell you lies I pray to God that I can find a soulmate good luck 🙏 god bless 🍀

  • @sarah_d.o.z.
    @sarah_d.o.z. Před rokem +6

    Even if my momma is jealous of me envious of me, even hates me...I still will love her from a distance. I AM WORTHY OF EVERYTHING. IM BECOMING MY PEACE. I no longer need for you to accept me, you have your own journey. I'm no longer accepting inheritance wounds I'm moving them out of my way. One love.

  • @justinlong5589
    @justinlong5589 Před 7 měsíci +8

    Mary sang the hell out this one but Keri Hilson song writing is next level she wrote another masterpiece!!

  • @tiffanywhaley21
    @tiffanywhaley21 Před 7 lety +209

    she has had such a hard life I pray one day she finds love ....we love you Mary God bless you

  • @OhYeahItsJake
    @OhYeahItsJake Před 8 lety +321

    *God 11 years later and beautiful masterpiece still makes me cry, this was pure beauty and emotion into this song.* So heartfelt gosh. This is one of my most inspirational songs I ever heard in my life that it stuck with me. I'm glad her and mariah Carey are friends because I found Mary through Mariah with We Belong Together. #TimelessMusic #Classic

    • @zyzy_the1diva164
      @zyzy_the1diva164 Před 8 lety +12

      Ur so right abt this statement bc I could just cry now, the song brought bk so many memories and moments in my life. Love mjb!! She's the queen of R&B, music is very real and honest!!!!!!!! Wish she would come back n never leave again.

    • @aquariusatp
      @aquariusatp Před 7 lety +5

      fr i cry everytime on highnotes

    • @tapiwambangiwa8582
      @tapiwambangiwa8582 Před 7 lety +4

      I'm going through the same

    • @IrenaDeacon
      @IrenaDeacon Před 7 lety +8

      same here her music is eternal :)

    • @qued4341
      @qued4341 Před 7 lety +10

      & to this day, I here this song, relate, 😢,& wonder what is it that makes people dislike me? My conclusion, because I am me,& if that is the problem, Sorry, but not sorry.

  • @kelseiwilley
    @kelseiwilley Před 11 měsíci +26

    Her voice is so amazing I am getting goosebumps! 😍

  • @marywindham794
    @marywindham794 Před 2 lety +20

    I scream this song word for word from the bottom of my soul
    When you have gone through everything that she says ..you identify you become she

  • @Dodge2015
    @Dodge2015 Před 6 lety +247

    My husband has took me for who I am and I am blessed for that .

    • @murielwright4103
      @murielwright4103 Před 4 lety +9

      Awh.....That's What's Up! May God Bless Y'all !

    • @MrBubu300
      @MrBubu300 Před 4 lety

      Lucky you. Maybe you is the reason.

    • @showard1038
      @showard1038 Před 4 lety

      ojays

    • @amiradiamond312
      @amiradiamond312 Před 4 lety +1

      Same here, I could not imagine my life without him now, especially during this virus. Hold your honey and let them know how much you appreciate them.

  • @sergeantwilliams8185
    @sergeantwilliams8185 Před 6 lety +433

    This song is so deep. Gets me every time I hear it.

    • @withoutatrace2208
      @withoutatrace2208 Před 4 lety +11

      I don't think most people understand the depth of this brilliant song, this gets me every time as well.......

    • @lakeisharobinson2132
      @lakeisharobinson2132 Před 4 lety +2

      2020!!!💓

    • @gregpilimai4559
      @gregpilimai4559 Před 3 lety +2

      I totally agree!!!!

    • @Jay-eq2xx
      @Jay-eq2xx Před 3 lety +1

      Every time..

    • @muhamadazimmuhdnor2126
      @muhamadazimmuhdnor2126 Před 3 lety +2

      Been search for this song for a years.. i heard this song when i was kid about 10 years old in 8tv nite live. Finally, here i am. From malaysia.. love mary j blige.

  • @blc28x
    @blc28x Před 2 lety +61

    “Putting my life up in these songs” always reminds us that Mary knows how we struggle and she genuinely shares herself. Just love you

    • @kembaI.
      @kembaI. Před rokem +2

      💯 So true. Her and Keyshia Cole.

    • @blc28x
      @blc28x Před rokem +1

      @@kembaI. michelle K too! A real lady with some shattering talent

    • @lb1798
      @lb1798 Před rokem +1

      ALL UP....in these songs😊

    • @gichukiirandu997
      @gichukiirandu997 Před rokem +1

      Mary is a g.o.a.t when it comes to being real in her music

  • @kembell7817
    @kembell7817 Před 3 lety +32

    Seen her in concert dozens of times. Love her realness and style.

  • @lindaroth8101
    @lindaroth8101 Před 4 lety +123

    mary is crying out for love - you need us all, you got such emotion and power in your voice. you are fabulus mary.

    • @3times930
      @3times930 Před 3 lety

      I'm in

    • @wakeandbakewithmaryjane1767
      @wakeandbakewithmaryjane1767 Před 3 lety +3

      She sings these songs because shes lived it all. Thats why I love her so much. Shes real and she doesnt hide anything !

  • @thedreamerkid4660
    @thedreamerkid4660 Před 7 lety +446

    Mary J - Queen of R&B
    Lauryn Hill - Queen of Hip Hop
    Aretha Franklin - Queen of Soul

  • @destaneehoward
    @destaneehoward Před 2 lety +12

    As a young woman growing up being a teenager . I have to say this song plays a part in who I am today .

  • @kay5615
    @kay5615 Před rokem +5

    My mom use to play this song all day ! Damn it hits different when your grown !

  • @blackreign6240
    @blackreign6240 Před 7 lety +161

    This is meeeeeeeeeeeeeee! This is meeeeeeeeee. This is meeeeeeee!!!

    • @theannepkins5308
      @theannepkins5308 Před 6 lety

      Black Reign mkxoxo i🙈vz👨‍👩‍👧be the

    • @TrevGhost99
      @TrevGhost99 Před 5 lety +5

      That's my part 😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @hermosaindi313
    @hermosaindi313 Před 5 lety +209

    Realest song ever Mary tore this song up 2019 and ima rock til the end🤪

    • @rubylauraleeharmon7177
      @rubylauraleeharmon7177 Před 4 lety +1

      No one never truly takes us for who we are and what our self-worth is put God first and sugar you never last amen yes cuz he's going to put you where you need to be God bless you all my sisters

    • @selinawhite9323
      @selinawhite9323 Před 4 lety

      Real Talk

  • @herstoryjourneytofreedom1061

    This single helped me to remain true to who I am, through dark nights of the soul, her voice and these lyrics connected me back to highest self. God Bless this Deva.

  • @aislamcosta
    @aislamcosta Před 7 měsíci +8

    This is MUSIC

  • @chichyna4251
    @chichyna4251 Před 5 lety +62

    This gave me strength like a gospel song, I’m so emotional going thru a lot now, thank you for making this music

    • @3times930
      @3times930 Před 3 lety

      hope everything works out good for you

  • @tooltunni1536
    @tooltunni1536 Před 4 lety +133

    Listening and understanding this song makes me embrace and appreciate women more

    • @3times930
      @3times930 Před 4 lety +9

      real talk, MEN stand up

  • @silk6516
    @silk6516 Před 3 lety +16

    I love aunty Mary she has been a blessing to so many people through her voice and music 🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @justicefreedom2722
    @justicefreedom2722 Před 2 lety +22

    The track is amazing, along with her vocals equals a masterpiece... Period 🌹

  • @robertturner2770
    @robertturner2770 Před 4 lety +123

    Whoa, Mary actually gave me chills with this one!

    • @camishehill1712
      @camishehill1712 Před 3 lety +3

      This is a very touching song, it hits a women at all angles, no one is perfect on this earth and never will be, we all have flaws visible and invisible.

  • @starlettasockrider450
    @starlettasockrider450 Před 6 lety +146

    this is dedicated to all the people who cant accept me for who iam

  • @Rebekah_emeth
    @Rebekah_emeth Před 3 lety +21

    Still Powerful .... Classic

  • @millavashaun4205
    @millavashaun4205 Před 3 lety +23

    This song still gets me in my feelings. 😩

  • @mshill2406
    @mshill2406 Před 7 lety +146

    mary sung the mess out of this song

  • @makaylabaines3088
    @makaylabaines3088 Před 4 lety +149

    I was 15 singing this like I been through something 💀

    • @blc28x
      @blc28x Před 2 lety +10

      Hey…don’t be like that. Everyone has their struggles, and not 100% of hurt comes from experience. 15 years is plenty of time to have suffered, and even if not, some brains are just wired to be depressed. Its real. Its not a race or a comparison, thats what Mary illustrates here. ALL women, of all ages, races, creeds, backgrounds, economies, have these same struggles, and more often than not our stories interweave. NEVER lessen or compare your strains in life, your job is only to recognize, repair, and repossess your OWN LIFE and the rest will come. Take YOURSELF as you are. Wishing you the best! Love Syracuse NY. NYStrong.

    • @ssonkogarvey
      @ssonkogarvey Před 2 lety +3

      @@blc28x Thank you for your powerful comment. It's so true when you said that you shouldn't lessen or compare your strains in life. This is especially true when you feel like you shouldn't talk about your problems because everyone faces there struggles and some even worse than yours. So people expect you to suck it up and move on.

    • @sharanieganga7656
      @sharanieganga7656 Před 2 lety +2

      Me to girl, and now im 31 looping back ive lived it all ❤️ still need mj Blige in my life 💪

    • @desireelewter9991
      @desireelewter9991 Před 2 lety +1

      I was 10 singing MJB Not gonna cry. Her music is just so relatable

  • @hesmlurh2467
    @hesmlurh2467 Před rokem +5

    16 years back, I was 12 years, singing this song without knowing what the message behind it. But now as I weathered my teenage and early adulthood days, I finally got what it meant: take me as I am or just erase yourself off my life.
    All my life, I've been dealing with rejection, denial of my sexuality from my close friends and family, dealing with repressed and unadressed trauma while going through with life.
    Now I'm 27 going 28, this song is now my life, shit this is the reason why I love Mary more.

  • @3times930
    @3times930 Před 3 lety +3

    could not forget my girl's birthday today, happy birthday Mary, 1-11-2021, happy 50th...., Mary, you are my favorite singer of all time

  • @Beautywithbribri
    @Beautywithbribri Před 4 lety +458

    Who's never going to stop playing this?

  • @sabrinaestrada3590
    @sabrinaestrada3590 Před 6 lety +39

    Whenever a person gets to this point, especially a woman, I think it's a beautiful thing.

  • @rebellove790
    @rebellove790 Před 2 lety +2

    Her Breakthrough album is the most beautiful realistic album ever I live for MJB

  • @ghostadventureasmr6107
    @ghostadventureasmr6107 Před 2 lety +17

    I just love her ballads! The pain is so raw!

  • @queenofeverything1313
    @queenofeverything1313 Před 9 lety +166

    She's been lost and found ... amen mary j blige

  • @kindallalvarez
    @kindallalvarez Před 9 lety +114

    The pressure of being a woman is strong.
    Having to stay on top of appearance before another woman steals the spot light. It's hard... Especially if your man doesn't make you feel good enough. But at the end of it all, as woman we must except our individual greatness. We have the gift to bare children. The gift to make a place into a home. Ingredients into food. Money into greater things. Remember men.... Just as you see there's better looking woman then the one you have at home... There are better looking men out there waiting to treat your woman right!

  • @Mamamangolina
    @Mamamangolina Před 2 lety +9

    I still cry on the last part🤧 it’s like I can relate, and she’s pleading out “take me as I am” so deep❤️‍🔥

  • @collandriaginn3444
    @collandriaginn3444 Před 2 lety +2

    My little sister picked no more drama 🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️ for me here and now actually when it first hit the air waves and I still play and and remember her saying ,sister this song is you when I talk to her it makes me smile 😁 she has always treated me like I'm her little sister and she still dose wow ,, thank you Mary you have managed to make every song for every situation A woman has been going through or going through I want to thank you Ms Blige you truly deserves your name that they have given you in the industry 🔥🔥🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @ProfessionalGreifer
    @ProfessionalGreifer Před 6 lety +43

    I remember my mom listening to this when I was little. Starting to see why she liked it, and what she was probably feeling at the time.

  • @lovelylasean
    @lovelylasean Před 8 lety +1000

    The last minute and a half of this song is everything! #chillbumps

    • @CemCapone67
      @CemCapone67 Před 8 lety +23

      the Last minute give me goosebumps each time İ listen to that shit

    • @michealarmstrong9338
      @michealarmstrong9338 Před 8 lety

      no j

    • @DeeDee597
      @DeeDee597 Před 7 lety +12

      I only watch the video for that last minute and a half.

    • @freshfade28
      @freshfade28 Před 7 lety +16

      I see what y'all mean now. I've never seen nor heard this version

    • @TheeDannidior
      @TheeDannidior Před 7 lety +8

      Lovely Lasean stg realist song ever

  • @multiversalsoldier33
    @multiversalsoldier33 Před 3 lety +27

    The undisputed Queen of R&B.

    • @chilldaonly1841
      @chilldaonly1841 Před 2 lety +1

      Undisputed point blank

    • @gregcampbell1263
      @gregcampbell1263 Před rokem

      Aretha Franklin was my favorite female singer until Mary j Blige came out maybe because I was in high school grew up on her music never heard a song from her that I didn't love 💕😘

  • @moebetta6194
    @moebetta6194 Před 3 lety +2

    I love this song a true LEGEND. A CAPRICORN WHO HAS ALWAYS KEPT IT REAL THRU ALL HER UPS AND DOWNS. CONGRATULATIONS MARY ON ALL UR SUCCESS. IM SO HAPPY GOD HAS REMOVED THAT DEVIL OUT UR LIFE MAY NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS AND BLESSING COME TO U AS U CONTINUE ON UR JOURNEY. KEEP THIS GOOD REAL MUSIC COMING.

  • @Cromartie717
    @Cromartie717 Před 7 lety +951

    mjb is like a mother to us all

  • @brandonconner6694
    @brandonconner6694 Před 7 lety +25

    Honestly when I hear this song I cry every time just hard when you feel like you're constantly being attacked for just being yourself and you just want to be loved😪

  • @aprellavelle8719
    @aprellavelle8719 Před rokem +10

    "This is me" literally❤️My emotions overtake me when I hear this song.

    • @3times930
      @3times930 Před rokem

      This song just gives you self-confidence and inspiration. Can't control my emotions what I listen to this.

  • @jordanjohnson4433
    @jordanjohnson4433 Před 2 lety +3

    Im a man and this song is me on so many levels. I never been so emtoionally overwhelmed listening to a song ever. This is a first. Thank you Mary J Blige!

  • @DJBlizm904
    @DJBlizm904 Před 4 lety +62

    Mary J is still the realest!!!!! Period.

  • @bonitafrye5801
    @bonitafrye5801 Před 7 lety +95

    GOD FIRST, mary j blige I love all your music especially this one take me as I'm

  • @JamilahRenae
    @JamilahRenae Před 2 lety +1

    This song and one other by Shanice gave me the courage to leave my broken marriage. He tried to make me weak but I stayed strong and got myself and our kids away from the situation. All or nothing, I can only be me. THIS IS MEEEEEEE! ❤U MJB!!!

  • @thizkim
    @thizkim Před 2 lety +7

    This song is so beautiful! We don't call you Queen for nothing! ❤👌🏽👸🏿

  • @natashamabiletsa2197
    @natashamabiletsa2197 Před 6 lety +23

    I've Been Bullied By My Schoolmates. I 've Been Abused By My Stepsiblings. I Come Here Everyday To Appreciate Myself.

    • @sukma5277
      @sukma5277 Před 6 lety +2

      Natasha Mabiletsa may God bless you sweetie !

    • @jessicah6597
      @jessicah6597 Před 6 lety +3

      ❤️

    • @LuisGarzaHo
      @LuisGarzaHo Před 5 lety +2

      😘💗💗💗💗💗💗

    • @kenyamoja961
      @kenyamoja961 Před 3 lety +2

      You are beautiful

    • @SolarRogi
      @SolarRogi Před měsícem

      Jesus loves you hun. God made u perfectly❤❤😊

  • @natural1863
    @natural1863 Před 6 lety +46

    The athem of my life!!!!👌 Still standing strong✌️ She on solid ground,, she's been lost & found!!🙏🙏🎼🎶🎶💯💯💯!!! THIS IS ME!!

  • @SharonsCreationsandAuthor

    You have inspired me to tell my story. Lying Here Naked. Everytime I share my biography I have this song playing in the background. Take me as I am. This is me. I can only ME. Love you Queen Mary J Blige

  • @rxtv1016
    @rxtv1016 Před 3 lety +9

    I love me sum Mary J. Bilge she definitely is a QUEEN

  • @misst3116
    @misst3116 Před 9 lety +61

    I love Mary J blige, she has nothing but hits...her music speaks about truth, struggles and hard times. I know she's a strong woman, I could see it. This song fits the occasion and I feel like it's speaking about me. I love this song.
    Take me as I am or nothing at all.

  • @kieantya
    @kieantya Před 5 lety +938

    Omg who is still playing this in 2019?

    • @toniplove33
      @toniplove33 Před 5 lety +8

      Meeeeeeee! I just love Mary! 💗

    • @toniplove33
      @toniplove33 Před 5 lety +3

      My my my the BET awards off the chain!!!!!

    • @kadeshiawells8903
      @kadeshiawells8903 Před 5 lety +2

      Nikki Jackson i do

    • @khalijahbaskerville1997
      @khalijahbaskerville1997 Před 5 lety +3

      My auntie gon say what you gonna wear on your date I said " ima dress like a whole bum" then I started singing this haha fr tho u gotta see me when I'm lookin rough ND da bomb lol

    • @valeriepelucchini
      @valeriepelucchini Před 5 lety +2

      Always the same question? You are not tired?

  • @ngozivivian9761
    @ngozivivian9761 Před 2 lety +2

    Now I know why they call her legend this song gat me ...still rocking

  • @Swanky97
    @Swanky97 Před 3 lety +9

    This song taught me so Much SELF Love

  • @dianar7055
    @dianar7055 Před 3 lety +36

    This song and Ain't Really Love from the same album got me through a rough time in my 20s. Ladies, there's a secret. Our minds have been played with all our lives, a man can never be enough, they are as flawed as we are. Only our Creator can fill that emptiness inside of us.

    • @MrsOctober-kc5de
      @MrsOctober-kc5de Před 2 lety

      💯✔

    • @swhite9186
      @swhite9186 Před 2 lety

      ❤️

    • @malkum77ify
      @malkum77ify Před 2 lety

      You ladies must thank God doesn't have standards!! You must think God doesn't have rules and requirements. You want him to be your healer and you're a deliverer but you don't want him to be your Lord. God is love, but God is also holy. Jesus said if you love me, keep my commandments. He's not the author of confusion but of peace. So if your life is chaotic, if you're out of order, then God is not in that.

  • @shanaestephenson1114
    @shanaestephenson1114 Před 7 lety +65

    this lady is my strong role model I enjoy MARY J.B .

  • @christinedupuis4681
    @christinedupuis4681 Před rokem +8

    I just have to say one thing…I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!

  • @wendywendy6270
    @wendywendy6270 Před 2 lety +4

    I can't ever get tier of listen to Mary

  • @shaunjackson6293
    @shaunjackson6293 Před 7 lety +166

    She speaks the truth with her music.

  • @quint2.040
    @quint2.040 Před 5 lety +79

    Mary really a whole legend out hea🔥🔥🙏🏾

  • @peachyducky97
    @peachyducky97 Před 11 měsíci +7

    I swear I can’t listen to this song without tearing up each time💜💜 Mary is such a wonderful songwriter 😭💜

  • @kimberlyferguson7165
    @kimberlyferguson7165 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Another classic and when you get this you are not going to ever have to worry because you will be the light and help others know he better treat her right and not come over every night. Wisdom is the power of a woman who chose to stand and withstand even when they don't understand!

  • @femme4048
    @femme4048 Před 9 lety +286

    You can get lost in Mary's catalog....what a body of work.

  • @newnimprovesT3
    @newnimprovesT3 Před 8 lety +133

    I ALWAYS GET CHILLS! SO MUCH EMOTION MY GOSH!

  • @californiagirl8547
    @californiagirl8547 Před 2 lety +8

    This song🔥🔥🔥 we love Mary forever she always spoke truth

  • @nishamack586
    @nishamack586 Před 3 lety +7

    Her songs signified my young adulthood! I grew up with mary!

  • @mrtruthhurts2307
    @mrtruthhurts2307 Před 7 lety +41

    This is why I love Mary J Blige she always make positive songs love me or leave me alone

  • @TrevGhost99
    @TrevGhost99 Před 5 lety +117

    2:50-3:38 gives me chills every time

  • @akxsha
    @akxsha Před 7 měsíci +3

    I remember watching this as a kid. I didn't understand it but I innerstood it.

  • @BlaqHalcyon
    @BlaqHalcyon Před rokem +1

    Nah, because this was my mom’s FAVORITE SONG when I was in my head start days as a little person…. I understand why she would listen to this song, I resonate with it so well, I can’t listen to this without crying and I’m 23 years old in today’s time period.. I don’t cry for me, I definitely cry for my mom when I hear this song. And I’m a man.