She didn't take me to church, she took me straight up to heaven

@briabrookie5803

4 жыл бұрын

Vanessa D I heard that me too LARDT HAVE MERCY!!!

@mikeyminit5059

4 жыл бұрын

An Impeccable performance this was. And dare I say, she gave me Whitney vibes...

@ezraneal9732

2 жыл бұрын

straight skipped the middle man 😂

@user-hp6pq3zz2r

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant words!

@rosangelaaparecidacastro1121

Жыл бұрын

Me salvou tbm até hj amo .meu pai em brasil.20.21.22 heta pandemia.uffa

I’m so embarrassed to only just now, in 2019 be discovering this queen she is a gem

@nicksurfs1

4 жыл бұрын

Crime.She.Typed Congratulations! There is little I wouldn’t give to be able to relive discovering her for the first time! Her performances are incredible and have without exaggeration changed my life for the better.

@ninamercado4064

4 жыл бұрын

Right, I’m mad at myself for the deprivation of her damn vocals

@cdrreality02

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto 🙋🏾‍♀️

@ashleyc434

4 жыл бұрын

Crime.She.Typed I totally agree, like wth am I doing I usually look for the diamonds in all this hot garbage they have out now

@rmluspe1756

4 жыл бұрын

Just discovered this gem yesterday...and I cant stop listening...

Remember when she ran the NY Half Marathon and then went and did THIS twice the same day...

@MegaDiva1999

5 жыл бұрын

whaaaaaaaat?She's THAAAAAAAAT girl? Well I honour her even more

@marxsescondo1352

5 жыл бұрын

That's why she has iron lungs capable to sing this song. Lol

@oliviah.9580

4 жыл бұрын

She even had a whole headache

@dimitries

4 жыл бұрын

It’s hard to out sing Fantasia but she came close.

@fatjuicycoochlips1961

4 жыл бұрын

DC Riloo Cynthia mastered this song. No one can do it as good as Cynthia and that’s on period

She had NO BUSINESS snatching my wig like that

@shemicacollier7613

4 жыл бұрын

@@miad6680 She wasn't talking about her hair. She only meant that her singing was so good that her wig was snatched. It's a saying.

@pepsiriah1651

3 жыл бұрын

She could have just asked 👀👀👀

@OsheyBaddest

Жыл бұрын

Right 😭😭

@adrienbrown1852

10 ай бұрын

Snatching that hoe clean OFF

Someone help.... I literally just died....... But am still applauding from beyond the grave.....

@tonimngoma9175

6 жыл бұрын

this comment is hilarious - applauding from the grave .. lol

@MrBuckaroo2014

6 жыл бұрын

YES! ME, TOO!

@rayjrsheen

6 жыл бұрын

This comment should get its own award.

@duhnoni

6 жыл бұрын

She makes me UGLY cry no matter what she sings! I’m so in love with her!!! What a gift!

@swisschoklate736

6 жыл бұрын

Jarrett Self 😂😂😂😂😂😂

is nobody going to mention her arms like omfg

@Multiversetraveler93

5 жыл бұрын

YASSSS PUNCH ME IN THE FACE QUEEEENNNN!!!!!!!

@pythonjava6228

5 жыл бұрын

They're beautiful 😀

5 жыл бұрын

I've lifted weights for 42 years and that was my first thought. DAMN she be muscular. She's gorgeous.

@seasonshider

5 жыл бұрын

For real!!!

@ronaldlivingston8494

5 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY what i was thinking

I wonder if she has ever NOT gotten a standing ovation after this

@OsheyBaddest

Жыл бұрын

Every performance I’ve watched from her she gets a standing ovation 😭

@ameliabedelia7018

4 ай бұрын

IKR. Even Oprah, Paul McCartney, and The Obamas stood up for her. And Oprah got a REAL corn problem in her feet!

Can't wait for her to belt out Defying Gravity beautifully!

@fernandaperochena6471

2 жыл бұрын

yessssssss

@angerock49

Жыл бұрын

I know right!!! Cannot wait for that soundtrack

@dzeddy7089

Жыл бұрын

yeaaaaaa

she was running a fever on this performance and still killed it

@bird872mitc3

6 жыл бұрын

Wow!!!

@treasurem2491

4 жыл бұрын

I can hear her voice sounds a bit nasal or fluish. But this was phenominal!!!!

@chevarablackson7747

4 жыл бұрын

😳😳

@cheryllane7742

2 жыл бұрын

Wow!!! She’s amazing

@Elizabeth-so6zp

2 жыл бұрын

What?!

They so childish for them oprah clips. I screamed! LOL

@JakeReeves001

6 жыл бұрын

vincenttennell Oprah is so extra lmao

@MissAuhmazinFlows

6 жыл бұрын

vincenttennell OMG I just died

@mahoganycoy1517

6 жыл бұрын

vincenttennell 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@johnwilsonjr9295

5 жыл бұрын

lmaoooo okayyy I just dieddddd they took clips from jhud performance and put it on hers.

@only1kingz

5 жыл бұрын

lmfaoo yes! I lost my shit the second time it showed up cuz it was like, no they're forreal committing to this! I'm dead

One of the best singers of this generation! If not the best! Reminds me of Whitney!

@wahaywgr

7 жыл бұрын

Yes

@theindyiaworld6787

5 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

@nodeanever3869

4 жыл бұрын

She’s a better vocalist...

@Pistolwhipperz

4 жыл бұрын

@Stono River That's unfair and inaccurate. Black Americans are not the only people who know how to sing soul music. West African women have been singing with soul for centuries. Stop it already.

@Jjj-qe9ph

4 жыл бұрын

Stono River EXACTLY. Which is why I still prefer Fantasia over her version of this. She's singing a song but doesn't have the emotional experience to pull from. Fantasia gives you raw grittiness. You feel everything! This is exactly why you just can't get any ole black person to tell black American stories, and vice versa

i know this aint a gospel song but it make you wanna say HALLELUJAH!!!!

@nayramarinho3762

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 eu dei um grito

This woman is a flawless vocalist and I just don't understand the down votes. Been studying music for 12 years and just don't understand the hate

@Platinum400

7 жыл бұрын

Will Yandell I think it was mostly because of the weirdly added clips of Oprah that happened during a totally different performance and didn't make sense.

@swisschoklate736

6 жыл бұрын

Will Yandell ✔

@dalphonhamilton9980

5 жыл бұрын

Personally, I have noticed that those who can't do the vocals tend to downvote.

@GODSGIFT2DAD

5 жыл бұрын

CLASSLESS PEOPLE THEY CAN'T COMPREHEND GREATNESS.

@Platinum400

5 жыл бұрын

I Q I’m well aware of that, but she wasn’t actually watching Cynthia’s performance in the clips shown here. She was watch Jennifer Hudson sing the song. So it’s misleading.

i can't even. i have watched this 8,000 times.

@elizabeththomas6571

6 жыл бұрын

FunLoving450 ....me: 8002

@ukay6336

5 жыл бұрын

8003.... still crying...still watching...

@raquelfederowicz9401

3 күн бұрын

At least!

I saw her in the color purple... BEST live performance I've EVER heard and I've been to a lot of musicals. It was the only musical Ive ever been to where the audience gave someone a standing ovation in the MIDDLE of a play. We were literally all MOVED to our feet. SHE IS AMAZING!

@kevismason8912

4 жыл бұрын

Angela Bell you should’ve seen Alex Newell in once on this island

I'm here straight from Terrell song association.....❤️ Watching from 🇯🇲

@Love-Is-Kind

4 жыл бұрын

me too

@emmepartyka0731

4 жыл бұрын

Yes Terrell!!!

@shalaemcghie9046

4 жыл бұрын

Same!

@graceogundipe3035

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@whychance9180

4 жыл бұрын

How do I look it up ?

The Oprah clips make this performance funny

@kittybookitty

7 жыл бұрын

yes!!!! omg. too much

@AAwildeone

7 жыл бұрын

kind of disrespectful to this awesome singer to splice Jhuds performance for Oprah at the Kennedy Center Honors

@akostihanyi

7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! And completely disrespectful to JHud to boot!

@phillippotee1910

7 жыл бұрын

I read somewhere on here that they had to that to keep it from getting it removed as the original post was taken down. Not sure how true that is, but that's what i read.

@ashleeashelle

7 жыл бұрын

The Oprah faces are so troll XD

Let's talk about how all the other actresses who have played Celie (Except for maybe LaChanze) relied on doing these crazy riffs on every other note to make this song powerful, but Cynthia just sings it from the heart and it's even more powerful. That is what makes a great singer. Someone who doesn't have to do crazy riffs to make a song incredible. Sorry if this sounds weird

@gracie2367

7 жыл бұрын

This is so true.

@crazyguy98456978

7 жыл бұрын

I'm not the only one that sees this! Thank god

@jasonwells5067

7 жыл бұрын

+Pauly- Walnuts you're honestly so right riffs to me are usually done when something is to high or low because it waives through the pitch but a straight tone like Cynthia's .. Wow so impressive

@jddII

7 жыл бұрын

This is the best version to me but I think everybody brought something different. Great song!

@alexmullins2921

6 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right! Many performers use riffs to hide flaws in technique and inability to reach certain notes beyond their register. Cynthia as well as LaChanze are both trained and therefore have the ability to sing the song as written.

She is a star. Not a Hollywood star. An actual star from the sky above that floated down and decided to walk this earth and blind us with her power and vibrancy like hot damn.

This performance is simply AMAZING. I dunno why I stumbled on this gem just now. Who's listening with me now 2020?

@ShayleeSunflower

3 жыл бұрын

Albert Sison Meeeeeeee! This is breathtaking

@onewoman4274

3 жыл бұрын

I am listening with you and loving it!

@msponcianna

3 жыл бұрын

I'm stumbled across her videos this month and can't stop searching for new content

@Iamsoul00

2 жыл бұрын

2021. Just beautiful.

@karencanady7135

2 жыл бұрын

2022 I'm really late!

Straight murdered that shit. She flexing on this track...literally lol

@alexowen3728

7 жыл бұрын

dem arms and delts fam

I have no doubt in my mind that this is the best version ceily we'll ever get... We are truly blessed.

@raquispetree

6 жыл бұрын

Dat Boi fantasize was great and she is even doing an of here licks but coming thru her body it's just magical

@darionwilson3666

5 жыл бұрын

I like this version too... but my fav is the tony performance, Fantasia did yearsss ago. Check it out! 👌🏾

@Starisborne

5 жыл бұрын

Tbh Cynthia just feels the song an acts out it so fluidly it's like she made it an that's why I think it's better then how fantasia or Jennifer did it

@lookhowshegobbledthat

2 жыл бұрын

@@Starisborne As far as technique it's better, but Fantasia's is raw and more emotional and actually fits the role a lot better imo.

@hyperspace2752

2 жыл бұрын

@@lookhowshegobbledthat I thought so too. If I want to cry , I'll watch Fantasia's version but if I want to be amazed, I'll watch Cynthia's.

Cynthia is fantastic and is the reason I love this song. But I want to point how much the orchestra is enjoying themselves performing with her

She literally shakes the world when she sings!! #breathtaking

@garyrobertson6778

Жыл бұрын

she's tremendous, but doesn't literally shake the world. stop it.

@irun_mon

8 ай бұрын

​@@garyrobertson6778technically she does, you do, I do. Our voices are just vibration and when it hit the earth some small part of it shake the world, in a very small scale but still shake the world 😂

HOW ON EARTH does she sound so good on that high G in her head voice?!!!! An extraordinary talent.

@blu5018

4 жыл бұрын

That is a belt. That is not head voice and it's so gross. It's so frustrating to hear people who can belt that high so well.

@tillyegoodwin

4 жыл бұрын

Roxann McLane it’s not a belt its a mix

@blu5018

4 жыл бұрын

@@tillyegoodwin Mixing is a part of belting. Mixing just means that it's a mix of both registers. It's still a belt.

@hadleythomas4441

2 жыл бұрын

That's a chest belted G5# voice

@hoseasylvester2596

2 жыл бұрын

That's probably a mixed belt

That's it. Cynthia is queen of everything. We are not worthy.

“Got my eyes, though they don’t see as far now. They see more bout how things really are now.” This lyric is really resonating for me at this point in my life. ✨

@michellelaguerre8760

9 ай бұрын

I saw her on Broadway with Jenifer Hudson it was worth the money

Had the honour to see this beautiful lady sing this in The Color Purple twice - both times raised the roof of the theatre and I still get goosebumps just thinking about it

this is the BEST VERSION of this song. Erivo inhabits the character and breaths life into the song like no other. Thanks for posting Ryan Bloomquist! Yes, this is the voice Oprah was seeking....beautiful legato, clarity in tone and emotive. ;)

@sassyhere9393

7 жыл бұрын

Totally Disagree, you need to relisten to Fantasia version, so much more emotion

@rennes99

7 жыл бұрын

sassy here I respect your opinion but I still maintain that Erivo brings more to this song and uncovers a more dynamic range of colors and emotions because she has a better instrument. The raspy tone and nasal intonation of Fantasia's performance is distracting and not beautiful in this repertoire. However, no matter our aural preferences, we are lucky to be alive in time when we get the chance to hear two wildly different interpretations of this glorious music.

@TheBriaalex

7 жыл бұрын

+sassy here SAME! I literally cried while watching Fantasia. She pours out her whole soul.

@akostihanyi

7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Erivo is makin' sure she sings it well (which, of course, she DOES), but Fantasia's got all the pain and feels it to core. Amazing! Find the clip of her singing it live on Bway!

@candle23productions18

7 жыл бұрын

I agree with rennes this is the best version. I literally just saw this on Broadway and she had the whole theatre in tears and on their feet. I heard Fantasia version years ago and loved it but seeing this woman do this song just set the bar higher. And on top of all that she has the tony. well deserved.

Nobody sings like Cynthia she is Pure Perfection she does Not miss

If people don't get chills from that, they have no soul.

She's great

That has to be the greatest front row of all time

She sets a precedent on how to perform in general. I'm a trumpet player- when I think "how can I be the best???" I look at this video clip and am constantly amazed She is the best singer I've ever heard. Period.

@nancyhambric7080

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree with you!

No one can beat Cynthia Erivo on this song. :(

I am so excited to see her as Elphaba in the Wicked film!!! Her and Ari are gonna KILL IT!!!!

Her voice is just AMAZING. That perfect combination between sheer vulnerability and utter power.

I just cannot understand how that does not SHRED her voice. She’s too good 😯❤️

I'm literally weeping right now, I never cried so much because of a song before, her voice is just magnificent!

@iamJustJoyAnderson

5 жыл бұрын

100% amazing.

@garyrobertson6778

Жыл бұрын

stop saying literally

Cynthia Erivo's spirit, charisma, energy and voice is perfection. This was a perfect performance if ever there was one

SO GLAD THIS IS BACK ON KZread

@bfallon7076

7 жыл бұрын

Do u know why it was taken off?

@Tyler-pt3pc

7 жыл бұрын

It wasn't taken off, the person who posted it made the page private

@carolynshine7006

7 жыл бұрын

SO AM I

@leilanihanaike

7 жыл бұрын

It made no sense to me why Stephen Colbert or his people would take this off of his channel.

@highhighslowlows

7 жыл бұрын

Copyright

I've watched this video 1000000 times and I'm not stopping soon

Understood by black women everywhere who have been told, "you are not pretty." Thank you

how am i just found out about this human with voice like an angel?!?! it's 2024!

chills, all of the chills, omg I wish I could sing like that. I wanna see the color purple again. I love her, she's amazing.

The cuts to Oprah are sending me 😂

This is one of the most powerful performances I have ever seen.

Who’s still watching this right now?! Nov 2020. ❤️❤️❤️

@sheranshaw5629

Ай бұрын

April 2024 👏🏾👏🏾

OMG! I was in tears when I saw her live in The Color Purple. Her voice went through me. It’s so powerful!

I be feeling like Oprah when Cynthia sings 😣😍

@notasinglesparrow

7 жыл бұрын

And like Paul McCartney with the head-bopping

@josieharding2173

7 жыл бұрын

Except Oprah was edited into this vid...this was her reaction to Jennifer Hudson singing the same song at the Kennedy Center Honors.

@vitao.duarte

7 жыл бұрын

I think this Oprah in this video is fake because if you see Jennifer Hudson's version she is there too exacly the same way. This version may be fake.

@cyberqueeer

7 жыл бұрын

Vitor Duarte yeah, she was edited in, but only so youtube wouldn't recognize the copyright claim and take it down.

@vitao.duarte

7 жыл бұрын

There are other ways to edite the video so youtube doesn't take it down, you dont need to put Oprah on it and make the video a fake one.

I am embarrassed that I'm only discovering Cynthia Erivo now in 2024 😢

Her voice is INSANE!!! 😩

Father godddddddd... Phenomenal!

2:30 YESSSS GIRL SING!!!!!!

Never seen this performance before, but I am completely beside myself. Just immaculate.

@rachelwayne4885

4 жыл бұрын

And she had a cold with a fever when she performed this.

I come back to this everyday. Masterclass performance.

Perfect voice and equally perfect arms! Puts me to shame haha!

@akostihanyi

7 жыл бұрын

hahaha! Wouldn't wanna arm wrestle her!!

@beniedebieber

6 жыл бұрын

Asif Khan un

When I need a good cry I come watch this. WOW!

i listen to this when people say they don’t know why she’s elphaba… she’s so phenomenal 😭

i always get emotional with human beauty like this but everytime she sings i am here at the end of the song i actually cant catch my breath it really does take my breath away what an incredible feeling

This woman is beautiful. Nuff said ;)

I CANT BREATHE THAT WAS SO DAM POWERFUL

Truly think this is one of the best live performances of all time

The words of this song are so impactful. When she says I'm beautiful, though, chills. There are just so many layers to this.

@TheOriginalDivamaker

2 жыл бұрын

More layers than Shrek. More layers than an Onion

Make our ancestors proud sis! 💛💛💛

@jorgemelendex

Ай бұрын

This commentary made my tears drop, I am so proud of having black ancestors too, even though I am a Latin man. the best commentary ever.

Circled back around to causally sob at this on this Thursday afternoon 😭😍🙌🏻

there are 146 people who are OUT OF THEIR MINDS.... unless their "dislike" is re: the inserted Kennedy Center clips. The music and singing is FLAWLESS>

Cynthia has such a beautiful voice... I'm crying a little :')

her voice is perfect literally❤

@garyrobertson6778

Жыл бұрын

stop saying literally

Bad Times at the El Royale brought me here....I knew that my soul remembered her voice. I saw her in Oakland, Ca in 2015 in the lead role of The Color Purple.

Saw her on Broadway….hands down the best performance EVER

Cynthia Erivo: "My voice is my instrument"

YOU BETTA SING IT GURL!!!!

I think she's technically perfect

Beautiful!! This Sister can BLOW!!! WOW JUST WOW!!!

This is an amazingly beautiful rendition of this song. 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿

She's unbelievably talented

Why am I watching this again? Always moves me to tears.

I wouldn’t be able to make it though this performance. I would’ve been crying my eyes out!!

She made me cry 😔

Thanks to the phenomenal movie Harriet, I have been introduced to the spectacular Cynthia Erivo...What a remarkable woman, with masterpiece talent! Best of all wishes to her! ♥

literally have cried to this for a week. She's such an inspiration in so many different ways. And this song is so moving.

Cynthia really owns this song they made it for her

I’ve easily watched this 300 times and I just today noticed Pres Obama. If that doesn’t tell you how captivating Cynthias voice is, I don’t know what will!!

Experiencing things like this makes life worth living. Cynthia's singing touches the depth of my soul.

Only her did that "SING" part that way. That head tone is so powerful. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

I had not planned on weeping on my couch but here I am

Her voice is so pretty. Incredible!!

I get chills every time I listen to this

I wish the people who give a performance a thumbs down had to tell why they gave it.She is flawless everytime. she opens her mouth..I love her. Such an .incredible talent..

She killed it!! that is definitely her song such power such meaning and flow. She meant what she was singing; it seems the others more so wanted the applause.

I have heard several versions of different artists on this subject, and I have it very clear, with all my respect for the other singers, Cynthia is the best voice, best singer, better interpreter, better tuning, and transmits like nobody ... How much I would like to see it and to hear it live in Spain, and for when a disc with world tour? , Because this girl is at the level of the great world voices of all time, I imagine that the great musical producers will be watching the great talent of Cynthia, I and many more people are waiting for in Spain, a great kiss for this great star.

I CANNOT stop listening to this version of this song and Cynthia Erivo has truly blessed me with this wonderful gift she is sharing. I am blown away to tears!!

Crying, cheering, and exploding with every emotion every. single. time!!!

Back here after hearing her cast as elphaba, couldn't have picked better 💚💜

I CANNOT get over this!

Anybody taken aback by this vocalist in 2021

WOW OUR BLACK IS JUST BEAUTIFUL💪❤️

Back in 09 I was blessed to hear her sing this live. Working at the theatre allowed me to see the show 10+ times and each time brought tears to my eyes. She is amazing

This is beyond amazing!!!! I can't stop watching it. Cynthia Erivo I fucking love you.