Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)

What this video is

Released April 3, 1991, 'Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)' arrived at the precise moment house music was crossing from underground club culture into mainstream pop radio. Produced by the Basement Boys, the track fused Crystal Waters' jazz-influenced vocal delivery with minimalist deep house production, becoming one of the defining singles of the year. Waters famously demanded the subtitle '(She's Homeless)' be added to…

Why it matters

A landmark document of early-90s house music's mainstream breakthrough. The track is widely regarded as a house music classic, later ranked in Slant Magazine's '100 Greatest Dance Songs,' Pitchfork's '30 Best House Tracks of the 90s,' and Rolling Stone's '200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time.' The…

The director

Mark Pellington (born March 17, 1962, Baltimore, MD) is an American film director, writer, and producer. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1984 with a degree in rhetoric and began his career as a promo producer at MTV. He transitioned to…