--- title: Everything I Need to Know I Learned From En Vogue description: If you’ve ever listened to an intro or an interlude on an En Vogue album, you have some idea how I spoke when I was in 3rd grade. image: https://peanutblue.com/hubfs/En_Vogue-Funky_Divas-Frontal.jpeg --- [Skip to content](https://peanutblue.com/the-90s-were-hotter/everything-i-need-to-know-i-learned-from-en-vogue#main-content) ![](https://peanutblue.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-28%20at%2012.10.19%20PM%20-%20Edited.png?width=209&height=50&name=Screen%20Shot%202022-10-28%20at%2012.10.19%20PM%20-%20Edited.png) - [Home](https://peanutblue.com/) - [About](https://peanutblue.com/about) - [Contact](https://peanutblue.com/contact) - [Blog](https://peanutblue.com/the-90s-were-hotter) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://peanutblue.com/) - [About](https://peanutblue.com/about) - [Contact](https://peanutblue.com/contact) - [Blog](https://peanutblue.com/the-90s-were-hotter) Oct 26, 2016, 3:00:00 PM # Everything I Need to Know I Learned From En Vogue [Lindsey Bowshier](https://peanutblue.com/the-90s-were-hotter/author/lindsey-bowshier) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://peanutblue.com/the-90s-were-hotter/everything-i-need-to-know-i-learned-from-en-vogue) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://peanutblue.com/the-90s-were-hotter/everything-i-need-to-know-i-learned-from-en-vogue) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://peanutblue.com/the-90s-were-hotter/everything-i-need-to-know-i-learned-from-en-vogue) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://peanutblue.com/the-90s-were-hotter/everything-i-need-to-know-i-learned-from-en-vogue) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://peanutblue.com/the-90s-were-hotter/everything-i-need-to-know-i-learned-from-en-vogue) ![En_Vogue-Funky_Divas-Frontal](https://peanutblue.com/hs-fs/hubfs/En_Vogue-Funky_Divas-Frontal.jpeg?width=389&height=389&name=En_Vogue-Funky_Divas-Frontal.jpeg)If you’ve ever listened to an intro or an interlude on an En Vogue (or really, any ‘90s R&B girl group) album, you have some idea how I spoke when I was in 3rd grade. “MmmmmChiiiild!” “I wouldn’t take that if I were you!” “Well I never!”… “mmm hmmm, and you never will!” Here are a few other things I picked up from the song lyrics of my all-time favorite girl group. 1. “My first mistake was I wanted too much time.” Moderation is the key to relationships, and boys have short attention spans so “hold on to your love.” 2. “He’s a mighty good man. You gotta say it again now!”   Because, while he may be a mighty, mighty good man, he’s still a man, which means he probably wasn’t listening. 3.  “When you’re lacking, you’re losing! And I’m out the door!” Ditch losers. 4. “I can’t change your mind/you can’t change my color.” Sadly, I would always be a white girl. 5. “Denny, drop that beat!” This refers to En Vogue’s producer Denzil Foster. Basically, I learned that if you are a funky diva, you can boss around whomever you please. 6. “Hip Hop lover, you’re too young for me.” I guess this was prior to cougar culture. But I’ll go ahead and credit this as the reason I always dated older dudes. 7. “It takes a fool to learn that love don’t love nobody, and it sure don’t love you.” Love blows. Thank you for the lifetime of knowledge, En Vogue. 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