I'm sorry but I LOVE that song. I don't understand why people claimed she couldn't sing. Her voice was pristine and smooth.

@haship3404

3 жыл бұрын

I fully agree with you from Japan..

@rellenoz

3 жыл бұрын

It's such a great song. The audio is bad though. pity

@andrephillips8948

3 жыл бұрын

I love this song! I used to blast this every damn day!

@JloveLamar

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrephillips8948 I loooooooove this song so much!!!!!

@1966jtgf

2 жыл бұрын

And has gotten better with time!

Diana Ross was singing LIVE and looking damn good while she was doing it.

i’m obsessed with this performance, the hair, the dress design, the metalic nails on the second wardrobe, just ROSS. and the names of the icons?? the whole lineup was legendary. wow.

@tunde818

Жыл бұрын

Gosh MJ, Whitney, Prince, George Michael, Elizabeth Taylor. They were all in the front row. Amazing Line-up. I've seen this taping a million times haha Miss Ross was on Fire throughout the show. At one point she changed to a mini-skirt and some of the audience were blowing whistles. so sexy. Plus Michael wrote the song, I always wondered if he was mouthing along to the words haha

@bryanoquinnvevo

8 ай бұрын

Haha ,@@tunde818 you nailed it! That miniskirt was totally from a different show. And you're absolutely right, MJ joins and sings on the killer studio track! 😉🎤

This is a very hard song to sing live! The rapid fire vocals in the chorus and verse would make most singers breathless. She did good! Very impressed, Diana!! 💜

@erossinema8797

11 ай бұрын

Why would anyone ever doubt her professionalism? She was an amazing singer

@MaleOrderBride

11 ай бұрын

@@erossinema8797 yes. The young singers of today can hardly perform anything live and need to lip-sync!

What an all star lineup!! This was one of the best American Music Awards. When all the big names attended. It's no where near the same today.

@sierraxx9979

Жыл бұрын

Literally this was straight star power next level of importance

Diana Ross did her thang

Diana Ross is one of the classiest woman ever to be on television

@punkanellylovejoy702

4 жыл бұрын

On television only. Cause offstage is a different story. A real live monster. I wonder how many people she's eaten alive.

@migrain45

4 жыл бұрын

@@punkanellylovejoy702 Really!! u are still trolling and spreading hate, remember 2 spread Love like Ms. Ross does, Only love can Conquer All..:-)

@punkanellylovejoy702

4 жыл бұрын

@@migrain45 if she was a person who genuinely spread love, there'd be no Dream girl biography. Am I right? Yes I am. You need to stop spreading b.s. to defend the witch.

@jacquelineferguson6598

3 жыл бұрын

@@punkanellylovejoy702 The author got u hook bro. so much so that u r sounding as jealous and bad mind as she. poor tings u r. cant recognise a star dat has burned so brite for so long. only a pity u n di author cud only write n read about the DREAM, rather than turning it into a reality as the DIVA of all times did.

@rauldesa3272

3 жыл бұрын

@@punkanellylovejoy702 get that fuck life...your asshoole. Period!

Ross never needed backup singers A true star

@cobbcountyga.housecleaning8004

2 жыл бұрын

Yes she did and they were called the supremes.

When she performed this song that evening, it was slightly unknown. Only her devoted fans knew this song. At the beginning of the song, the AMA audience was sitting their like zombies. But by the time she finished the first verse, she had them like a fish on a line. That's Miss. Ross for ya!!! She had them swept away. And the fans in the stand added to the pandemonium. They came for a show and they got one. Long live the Queen of Motown!!!!

@dementednun1175

3 жыл бұрын

The alubm was failing badly so she tried a last attempt at prompting it

@Johnnyiswhere

3 жыл бұрын

@@dementednun1175 unfairly. The album was excellent.

@I-AM-BELIEVER

2 жыл бұрын

@@Johnnyiswhere The album being “excellent” is your opinion. It being a commercial disappointment, is a fact. Do you need receipts?

@Johnnyiswhere

2 жыл бұрын

@@I-AM-BELIEVER not sure what the hell you're talking about. My post clearly stated that the album was not a commercial success...and I added "unfairly", which is clearly my opinion. So your response was unnecessary.

@I-AM-BELIEVER

2 жыл бұрын

@@Johnnyiswhere Unfairly? How though. No one bought it. Not like they didn’t promote it or allow her to do a campaign tour for the album. People weren’t checking for her like that anymore.

Now THAT'S what I call a real superstar lineup. All those singers and I like at least one song by each of them.

I remember watching this when it aired. She looked and sounded amazing. Eaten Alive was one of the first albums I ever bought.

I love it! She was in her prime! Look amazing!

Diana Ross,,,she speaks for herself, her work speaks for itself ...Hands down their is no one else like her, Bravo!!!!

@punkanellylovejoy702

3 жыл бұрын

Her treacherous backstabbing and boss flucking also speaks for itself; with fluency in many different languages sweetie

Man, when they introduced who would still show up in this edition of the AMA's and we look at the cast of recent AMA's I almost cried. Today it should be called American "no music" Awards.

The queen of the AMA's!! Diana is absolutely fantastic, she rocks! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@punkanellylovejoy702

3 жыл бұрын

She wants to be a queen and we all THOUGHT that she was a queen but after so much of her nasty evil behavior has been confirmed over the years, she'll forever be known as the Wicked Witch of Motown.

@cristinagrimaldi7711

3 жыл бұрын

@@punkanellylovejoy702 She'll forever be known as Queen Of Motown, THE BOSS, no matter how hard the haters trie to dismiss her.

What an insane lineup

@JamesBrown-qm2vw

4 жыл бұрын

🌻❤️

EATEN ALIVE Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Michael Jackson (1985) undated 1985 stereo 3:50, lead vocal Diana Ross A side, September 1985; Eaten Alive, 1985 stereo 3:48, lead vocal Diana Ross B side, September 1985 What happened here is that Diana Ross’s friend Michael Jackson listened to the demos, and decided that ‘Eaten Alive’ needed something else in it. Barry offered to share credit with Michael if he wanted to supply what was missing. Michael took away a cassette of the demo and sent a tape back a few days later. Maurice later described this new demo as Michael singing and playing keyboard with a drum machine. The second copyright registration, June 1, bears the note ‘words and music in the choruses have been completely rewritten’. producer: Barry Gibb, Karl Richardson, Albhy Galuten; Michael Jackson (‘Eaten Alive’) around July 1985, Bill Schnee’s Studio, Los Angeles

@violaanderson4848

4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to know what the original chorus's were like. Hope they were better than this one!!

@gamingwithcallum6087

2 ай бұрын

@@violaanderson4848 kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZ6ctKOTg9e5abA.htmlsi=CrBex8XPKlc9hBnM

The Ultimate Diva! I love her!

Diana Ross ruled the 60's, dominated the 70's, owned the 80s, slayed the 90's and is enjoying her hits and awards in the 00's and she continues to sell out show after show. This Lady is unstoppable! *DIANA ROSS FOREVER*!!

This song and performance was lit!

killer vocals!!!

Forever Love and full inspiration for me Miss Diana Ross... I love you💖

I'm a big fan of Diana Ross

This album was the bomb !!!!!!

Just can't get enough of this video Miss Ross is just fabulous!!

@abdurobinson8392

6 жыл бұрын

James Pickett this should have been albui version. not taking away from Michael Jackson but ms. Ross sounds good on her own.

👑🎤👏 Diana Ross !!!! AMA opening👀 🙀🔥💯🙌😘🎼 LEGENDARY 👊 DIVA 💃

"'Eaten Alive" hit #44 on the Eurochart Hot 100 in 1985!

Wow those were the days when the Award Shows were everything and all of the Stars came out and shared the stage..🙂 oh and Ms. Diana Ross looked Great...

That was epic!!!

wow l was just 3years then diana ross you are simply amazing

Diana Ross and the Supremes ruled the sixties!!

@punkanellylovejoy702

3 жыл бұрын

No. The Supremes ruled the sixties.

@cravendubose3024

3 жыл бұрын

@@punkanellylovejoy702 no they're right it was Diana Ross & the supremes. Diana comes first you know that Lovejoy.

THE ULTIMATE!! Thank you, Diana!! We loooove you!!

This was phenomenal!!!

I wish the backing track was played a little louder, maybe her vocals mixed in a little better. For a live performance she sounds great, just very "live". I can't believe the guest list for that show. If you loved 80's music, all your favorites were going to appear!

When she descended those stairs it was a goddess in motion. 💖💖💖

@punkanellylovejoy702

2 жыл бұрын

A WHAT in motion?

True star beauty. There's no other artist , know matter how well their vocals are, that could out shine The Boss! This woman has influenced men and woman. Check her out 2021 still beautiful and stunning at the same time. A total full package. Congratulation's Miss Ross on 60 years of grand entertainment. A class act that just cannot be duplicated! I still want to be her. But, i am glad that she's who she's is! Much ❤ . B.T. W. I only had one issue with you and that was M.J. it took me a long time and understand why you couldn't return M.J. love. See i know.that you wouldv'e taken care and guided him well, to the point that he would still be with us today. Thank you, for putting that forever, sparkle in his eyes. Much ❤ and continued success!1

Obsessed with the three albums ROSS / SWEPT AWAY / EATEAN ALIVE ❤❤❤⚡️⚡️⚡️

Great song & performance! Thanks for posting.

This how it is done. Got it. Good

DAMMM Diana you nail that song eaten alive

The line up for that night my goodness...

@JamesBrown-qm2vw

4 жыл бұрын

❤️

YOU BETTER DO IT MISS ROSS!!!!

I love Miss Ross performance of that song. And watching this is way better than that crispy video that was released.

I love this song

yes Diana!!!!

Simply ❤️🤠. Love 💞 you.

the audience was so dead that night, they didn't understand the heavenly sounds they were hearing, ik they didn't know the song back then like one comment mentioned but i fell in love the first few seconds i heard

I wish she would perform this song again. It may not have been a hit, but it was good.

@TheBrownlj

Жыл бұрын

It did ok in other countries

Miss Ross. What a performer.

That list of names tho. Amazing.

Diana gives a great performance of a wretched song. Even when the material is bad, she always pulls it off with style, grace, and class.

@erossinema8797

11 ай бұрын

No singer brought class, style and grace to rock and roll like she did

@jeanluchames6768

11 ай бұрын

Serioussoone8030 n'importe quoi !!!

its not even about the song...its about the artist & music during this time...she is singing live and she is on the stage all by herself....none of this bullshit lip syncing and the artist is surrounded by 50 backup dancers all tripping overthemselves to distract the viewer from the fact that they are lip syncing....

@chasenip2

8 жыл бұрын

+Chase Jackson You ain't said nothin but a whole lotta truth!!!!

@hardren101

8 жыл бұрын

+chasenip2 in the motown day...u had to actually have the ability to hold a note not the auto-tune bullshit of today...

@abdurobinson8392

6 жыл бұрын

thankuu for speaking the truth she looks and sounds good the focus is on her

@MargauxHemingway

4 жыл бұрын

Totally live vocals.

@migrain45

4 жыл бұрын

Well Alright Chase, well said and i couldn't agree more. :-)

I wish she'd do a medley of the RCA Year's "Swept Away" "Eaten Alive" "Experience"

I had an "aha" moment watching this. A revival of this song would have been great for the shows "The Walking Dead" and "American Horror Story" where characters really were being eaten alive.

I can see how much Beyoncé was inspired by Diana Ross. And my god she was 42 here and looked amazinf

@JamesBrown-qm2vw

4 жыл бұрын

❤️🌻

@violaanderson4848

4 жыл бұрын

Who care 42 is still young-ish. Jennifer Lopez is 50 and look at how incredible she looks.

@Maatization

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly I don't see any Diana Ross in Beyonce or any Beyonce in Diana Ross

I can never make up for all music I see and hear because of the kindness of the YOU TUBE Team

Ross as usual looks amazing, sung live and turn the stage out. As far as the song lyrics a lot of songs back in the 80s were being produced for movie sound tracks. As this one was. So, she got paid big time and it didn't need to be a commercial hit. lol Think people!

@chasenip2

7 жыл бұрын

This song wasn't produced for any movie. At least not that I'm aware of.

@heiswise2012

6 жыл бұрын

I agree. However, the idea of the video comes from the films "Island of Lost Souls", 1932 and "The Island of Dr. Moreau", 1977. Both films are based on the book "The Island of Dr Moreau" by H. G. Wells, 1896. I still like the song btw and even bought the single when it came out back in 1986.

@TheBrownlj

Жыл бұрын

It was a commercial hit in other countries. The USA isnt the only country in the world.

Why is Michael Jackson voice left out??? But DAMN they had an exciting list! Michael, Janet, New Edition, Sheila E, Wham, Debarge, Apollonia, Aerosmith, the list goes on! I know there was a lot of talk about this the next day in 4th grade!

@djj44

8 жыл бұрын

+MissTia777 because she sang live?

@MissTia777

8 жыл бұрын

djj44 Yeah but Mj's part could have bern played in the background

@81StrangeFruit

8 жыл бұрын

MJ voice was a part of the background voices for the recorded version of the song. There was also the voice of Barry Bibb who wrote the song. In live performances we listen the voice of the lead singing voice, in this case Diana Ross. This is a song recorded by Diana Ross, not a duet with MJ.

@lovepeace5217

7 жыл бұрын

MonsteR35 Michael wrote the song too.

@brianwoods9741

6 жыл бұрын

MissTia777 you wanna know why Michael Jackson's voice is left out , Diana Ross is a live performer it's because she is not lip syncing she's singing live that's why micheal's is not there. It's called live singing

my jam

I REMEMBER THIS PERFORMANCE. MY TELEVISION BLEW OUT. AND I RUSHED OUT TO FRED P. GATTAS. HERE IN MEMPHIS TN. AND THEY HOOKED ME UP. WITH A NICE. LITTLE COLOR TELEVISION..I GOT HOME JUST AS THE SHOW WAS COMING ON. I WAS ELATED TO SEE THE BOSS. MY FAVORITE. MAN......... WOW !!!!

This was PURELY ‘80s pop and I loved it. Anyone else notice that most of the artists featured to appear on this show are either dead or phased out of today’s music biz? How crazy is that? I think Madonna’s the only one that survived the ‘80s❗️

@jimtetreault5553

Жыл бұрын

Except Diana Ross she's still performing and recording!

Very good song -version live Diana ROSS .Fan.😂😂😂😂😂😂

80's ART.....true craftsmanship, blows all shit away we see nowadays....after the 80s it was over, no more art, no more avantgarde, we lived it 1000%, new times are total pisstimes.

@SmoothCinnamonX

7 жыл бұрын

MultiMrMiles Yes! Notice the stage dancers were more amazing back then too. You can tell they were classically trained.

@Gin-kz5ss

6 жыл бұрын

Twas a rare time where the transition outshined the origin and the end result. I’m a baby comparatively and when I heard Diana Ross’s mid to late 80’s albums for the first time I was confused how in the world this style didn’t survive the 2000’s

@shaynaboyd8203

6 жыл бұрын

MultiMrMiles blackbird

@jakubmurcek1413

4 жыл бұрын

Ehm ure forgettin the 90s

PURE ELEGANCE! Ms. Ross is Wearing that Slinky Sexy Gown! The Face is Makeup Perfection and Flawless!

Michael jackson had to have written this

@RenePeraza

6 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Michael wrote and produced.

@marcprimo1471

5 жыл бұрын

The bee gees wrote it with michael jackson and sang backing vocals with him on the single. I know this as i own it😎

@taylorsara1237

5 жыл бұрын

@@marcprimo1471 Michael rewrote a few lines and made them much more sexual.... The one about ripping his shirt and dragging him in the dirt....

@ranilperera6484

4 жыл бұрын

It's a shame they didn't sing it together hear given that he was appearing on the show

@violaanderson4848

4 жыл бұрын

@@ranilperera6484 Why? The song is nothing to do with him. Barry Gibb did most of the work.

Love her

I loved this song

That black shoulder drape dress was Theirry Mugler who she later walked in his couture show that same year !!!!!!

Love the sexy strut....!!!

Back when awards shows meant something, unlike now.

@punkanellylovejoy702

3 жыл бұрын

That's right Ms Donna Summer. Real artists with real music. And just a curious question before I go: did yo mama not like it, when she found out? That her girl was out on the streets at night (walking)? Picking up all kinds of strangers ( if the price it right)?

@atrocchia

3 жыл бұрын

@@punkanellylovejoy702 She was quite upset [LOL]!!!!

@punkanellylovejoy702

3 жыл бұрын

@@atrocchia 😁😁😁

This is live singing with strange lyrics -- she looks incredible.

I echo the sentiments of the comment section ... Song really went unnoticed, btw I always loved the wardrobe changes during the performances... and that Lineup !!!! I can say I literally know every artist named, however today’s “artists” not so much, well none at all.

Diana Ross is fantastic as always, pure vocals, superb stage persona. Does anybody know the name of the dancer in the blue? He outdances the rest.

Michael and Diana Ross 💎🎶👑

@TheBrownlj

Жыл бұрын

And Barry Gibb

There's only one grand diva of all time

THANK YOU

I still have this show recorded on VHS. This is a great song, written by The Bee Gees and the greatest entertainer that ever lived Michael Jackson. Does anybody know the name of the dancer in the blue?

Live & Cool.... Ms Ross rocks......

one look at the dancers and you know that it's the 80's. and every jackson was on the show that night. lol

@jakubmurcek1413

4 жыл бұрын

Millie Jackson missing tho

BANGIN BODY..AND GORGEOUS😍 BORN TALENTED

its a great song but something in the studio version didn't transfer properly to the live performance; you know some of you are right, MJJ part was totally taken out. Who knows why. I think if she put more stage movement & gestures in her performance to respond to the energy of the song it may would've helped. The audience didn't respond much because at the time it was a new song and it just made the top 10 on the R&B charts but hadn't been promoted on pop radio just yet

@marcprimo1471

5 жыл бұрын

Record labels probably

@deronreed2945

5 жыл бұрын

u are so right

@88feji

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe its because MJ's vocals were recorded together with Diana's on the same track ... I think quite common if the singer is perceived as important collaborator to record the vocals together with the lead singer .. you see, MJ is no mere backing vocal ..

@abdurobinson6827

4 жыл бұрын

I actually prefer this over the studio version what do u expect this is clear Diana with all the hand gestures and big hair. I thought she did fine. I always thought Micheal overshadowed Diana on her own song that's why I'm glad she did it solo for this performance

@williamcox9552

4 жыл бұрын

Abdu Robinson I agree on some parts of the studio version her voice is dwarfed compared to Michael’s and it is her song

I read an interview with a member of the rock group "Journey" he said all the guys had a crush on Diana. He said she didn't sing she "coo" like Marilyn Monroe.

I LOVED this album and begged for it as a kid, but I had to buy it when I was grown 😂😝😂

Phew that was close. That dancer almost wiped her out as she came back in.

Eu consigo entender porque Michael era completamente louco por ela😍🙌🏽Diana Ross!!

Clearly Michael had co-written this song bc it sounds like something he would write.

@bibowb6851

3 жыл бұрын

he did

@TheBrownlj

Жыл бұрын

And Barry Gibb

@TheBrownlj

Жыл бұрын

MJ only wrote the chorus

Even performers that couldn't dance capitalized off of Thriller and Beat It.

I always wished she would have did this live somewhere..and MJ walk out and at least to the end with her! Would have been magic

@TheBrownlj

Жыл бұрын

What about Barry Gibb. He sings in this song too

Amazing

Everyone wonders why people use lipsyncing... because they don't want to be judged like y'all are doing.

@caliirie3642

7 жыл бұрын

someone finally said it

Me performing this at 1:22 am over and over

at 5:26 when Diana Ross comes back on stage it looks like the female dancer in pink spooked Miss Ross

The number of artists that made an attempt to follow Michael Jacksons style of dancers in the background shaped like a triangle. Music videos had 2 eras before Thriller and after.

You can not come for Ross N E V E R. Ok 💕💕💕💕 HER.

The song has MJ produced vibes all over it

@violaanderson4848

4 жыл бұрын

No it doesn't. He only wrote the chorus!!

@bibowb6851

3 жыл бұрын

@@violaanderson4848 he also wrote about ripping the shirt and draging in the dirt thing, and sum other lines

@TheBrownlj

Жыл бұрын

Produced by Barry Gibb

How many times did she open the AMAS like this? I saw her do the same thing with Touch by Touch on another video.

slay

Wish I could find the official video to this song. The live take is great but the interruption of the introductions .....

3:42 🥰

First chorus, that's a moment when you think "is this microphone on??"