Penyanyi 90an: Destiny's Child dan Perjuangan Independent Women

Fimela.com, Jakarta Para pecinta musik 1990an tentunya tidak asing dengan nama Destiny's Child. Grup yang dibentuk pada tahun 1990, grup musik wanita ini menjadi awal kesuksesan anggotanya, yaitu Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, dan Michelle Williams.

Grup ini pun sempat mengalami beberapa kali bongkar pasang personil. Awal dibentuk, Destiny's Child beranggotakan Beyonce, LaTavia Roberson, dan Kelly Rowland. Saat itu, ayah Beyonce, Matthew Knowles bertindak sebagai manajer.

Tahun 1993, muncul nama LeTota Luckett yang masuk sebagai anggota keempat. Dengan formasi ini, mereka merilis album perdana pada tahun 1998 yang diberi judul sesuai nama grup mereka, Destiny's Child, yang berisi 13 lagu dan 5 bonus lagu. 

Tahun berikutnya, Destiny's Child kembali merilis album, yang bertajuk The Writing's on the Wall. Kesuksesan pun semakin tampak di depan mata. Ditambah lagi, tahun 2000 grup ini kembali menyambut kehadiran anggota baru. Farrah Franklin.

Sayangnya, kebersamaan kelima personilnya ternyata tak bertahan lama. Tahun yang sama, LaTavia Roberson, LeToya Luckett dan Farrah Franklin memutuskan untuk mengundurkan diri dan membentuk grup trio sendiri. Destiny's Child hanya tersisa dua personil, hingga akhirnya Michelle Williams hadir melengkapi formasi mereka.

Ketiga wanita ini pun kembali merilis album pada tahun 2001, dan diberi nama Survivor. Single Independent Woman dan Survivor pun menjadi andalan mereka saat itu. Sayangnya, setelah beberapa kali merilis album, akhirnya mereka memutuskan bubar pada tahun 2005. Hingga kini, para personil Destiny's Child meniti karir solo masing-masing.

Destiny's Child - Independent Woman

Lucy Liu... with my girl, Drew... Cameron D. and Destiny
Charlie's Angels, Come on
Uh uh uh

Question: Tell me what you think about me
I buy my own diamonds and I buy my own rings
Only ring your cell-y when I'm feelin lonely
When it's all over please get up and leave
Question: Tell me how you feel about this
Try to control me boy you get dismissed
Pay my own fun, oh and I pay my own bills
Always 50/50 in relationships

The shoes on my feet
I've bought it
The clothes I'm wearing
I've bought it
The rock I'm rockin'
'Cause I depend on me
If I wanted the watch you're wearin'
I'll buy it
The house I live in
I've bought it
The car I'm driving
I've bought it
I depend on me
(I depend on me)

All the women who are independent
Throw your hands up at me
All the honeys who makin' money
Throw your hands up at me
All the mommas who profit dollas
Throw your hands up at me
All the ladies who truly feel me
Throw your hands up at me

Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that

Tell me how you feel about this
Who would I want if I would wanna live
I worked hard and sacrificed to get what I get
Ladies, it ain't easy bein' independent
Question: How'd you like this knowledge that I brought
Braggin' on that cash that he gave you is to front
If you're gonna brag make sure it's your money you flaunt
Depend on noone else to give you what you want

The shoes on my feet
I've bought it
The clothes I'm wearing
I've bought it
The rock I'm rockin'
'Cause I depend on me
If I wanted the watch you're wearin'
I'll buy it
The house I live in
I've bought it
The car I'm driving
I've bought it
I depend on me
(I depend on me)

All the women who are independent
Throw your hands up at me
All the honeys who makin' money
Throw your hands up at me
All the mommas who profit dollas
Throw your hands up at me
All the ladies who truly feel me
Throw your hands up at me

Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that

Destiny's Child
Wassup?
You in the house?
Sure 'nuff
We'll break these people off Angel style

Child of Destiny
Independent beauty
Noone else can scare me
Charlie's Angels

Woah
All the women who are independent
Throw your hands up at me
All the honeys who makin' money
Throw your hands up at me
All the mommas who profit dollas
Throw your hands up at me
All the ladies who truly feel me
Throw your hands up at me

Girl I didn't know you could get down like that
Charlie, how your Angels get down like that
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