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->"I've got a meeting in the ladies' room... I'll be back real soon."

Klymaxx is an all-female RAndB band from Los Angeles, UsefulNotes/{{California}}. They formed in 1979, founded by drummer Bernadette Cooper. Other members of this band are lead vocalist Lorena Porter, guitarist Cheryl Cooley, bassist Joyce Irby, and keyboardists Lynn Malsby and Robbin Grider.

The band's discography is:
* ''Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman'' (1981)
* ''Girls Will Be Girls'' (1982)
* ''Meeting in the Ladies' Room'' (1984)
* ''Klymaxx'' (1986)
* ''The Maxx Is Back'' (1990)
* ''One Day'' (1994)
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!!'''Excuse me, ladies. These tropes are here with me:'''
* AffectionateParody: In one sketch on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', Halle Berry plays Bernadette, [[spoiler:and there's a fake advertisement for "The Best of Klymaxx" compilation album, which includes two unreleased songs, "I'm Not Dutch" and a cover version of Music/DuranDuran's "Hungry Like The Wolf".]]
* AmazonBrigade
* BoyishShortHair: Bernadette
* CoverVersion: "Ain't Nobody" by Chaka Kahn.
** Several aversions: "Heartbreaker (I'm Such A Mess)"[[note]]Music/PatBenatar's song was simply titled "Heartbreaker".[[/note]], "Danger Zone", "Shame", and "The Night Moves"[[note]]Bob Seger's song was titled "Night Moves", without ''the''.[[/note]].
** Boyz II Men covered "I Miss You", so did Kyla. "I'd Still Say Yes" was also covered by The Braxtons.
* DemotedToExtra: Second guitarist Ann Williams and percussionist Judy Takeuchi in the first two albums.
* DistaffCounterpart: They are perhaps a female version of Music/TheTime.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Some of the members do this.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: "Meeting In The Ladies Room" has been spoofed in a Pepto Bismol ad.
* MyspeldRokband: With XtremeKoolLetterz to boot.
* NobodyLovesTheBassist: Joyce Irby, mostly due to her "Fenderella" nickname in her early years of playing bass guitars.
* RealSongThemeTune: "Man Size Love" in the film ''Film/RunningScared1986''.
* RockTrio: Lorena, Cheryl, and Robbin in ''The Maxx Is Back''.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Terri Lyne Carrington taking Bernadette's place in ''One Day''.
* TokenMinority: Lynn is the only white woman in the band.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Their unreleased 1983 album, ''Girls In A Band''.
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->"It's so easy to see. I miss you and me."