Klymaxx

Released: October 16, 1984

Songwriter: Joyce Irby Bernadette Cooper

Producer: Stephen Shockley

[Spoken Intro]
I know I was looking good
I had my Kenneth Cole shoes on
My Gianni Versace blue leather suit
My nails were done and my hair was fierce
And I was riding in a Cooper's limousine
Don't you want to ride?

[Verse 1]
I was at home, feeling sleazy
So I went down to the speakeasy
As soon as my feet hit the door
I had all attention from the dance floor

[Chorus]
Don't you know the men all pause?
When I walk into the room, the men all pause
The men all pause when I walk into the room
The men all pause, and the brides held their grooms
And they all sang the same old tune
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Check me out
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa

[Verse 2]
Staring faces starting to get tired
I wanted to get out and go for a ride
Maybe this boredom created my hunger
So I said, "Pull over at the local Fatburger"
I tried to walk in shy, very unnoticed
But the men turned away from their burgers and sodas
The focus was on me, I guess admiring good taste
I tried to play it off, but assurance was all over my face

[Chorus]
Don't you know the men all pause?
When I walk into the room, the men all pause
The men all pause when I walk into the room
The men all pause, and the brides held their grooms
And they all sang the same old tune
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Check me out
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa

[Bridge]
The men all pause when I hit the door
Attention came from the dance floor
When I went to the burger stand, I had my claim on any man
Slap me, no, somebody slap me
'Cause I know I'm looking good
I'm giving attitude all over the room, people are staring at me
And I just look too good for these people
Don't you know the men all pause?
Yeah, just look at them (Woof)
The dog is coming out of them, a natural dog radar (Woof)
Radar, kitty girl
I think I'm gonna leave right now because I have some things to do
Call my chauffeur, I love you
I love you all, but I got to go
Oh, turn me on
The men all pause, the men all pause
The men all pause, the men all pause

[Chorus]
Don't you know the men all pause?
When I walk into the room, the men all pause
The men all pause when I walk into the room
The men all pause, and the brides held their grooms
And they all sang the same old tune
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Check me out
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa

Klymaxx is one of the first and most-prominent all-girl funk bands. Getting started in the early 1980’s, the band hit their stride in the middle of the decade with hits like “The Men All Pause,” “Meeting In The Ladies Room,” “I Miss You,” and “I’d Still Say Yes.”

With multiple band members all playing their instruments live, the frontmost members were lead singers Lorena “Lungs” Porter, the feather-voiced Joyce “Fenderella” Irby, and attitudinal rapstress and group founder Bernadette Cooper.

Regarding the creation of the group’s name, Klymaxx, Cheryl Cooley said:

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Meeting in the Ladies Room

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Meeting in the Ladies Room (1984)
Greatest Hits (1996)

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