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@nazaardilla5347

5 жыл бұрын

disini maaa....a di satunya lagi miii.....i...

@melaniemonk9151

4 жыл бұрын

How can they improve on perfection:?

@pamelamoore2782

4 жыл бұрын

Still gives me chills

@thelmaspears9655

4 жыл бұрын

.

@phyllispittman4664

4 жыл бұрын

She is great,boy does he have lungs I loved her.

Who is here in 2024. No one can sing this song like her!!! Imitated but never duplicated! ❤🥰👍🏼

@footrugist7657

19 күн бұрын

i saw a performance by a 15 year old girl in britains got talent i forgot the name maybe IKUMU is her surename is was breathtaking

@tracimorris3111

7 күн бұрын

Im here But JHud came really close.

If a woman yells this to you....you got no choice but to stay with her.

@miraeta1401

5 жыл бұрын

Ozymandias 😂😂😂😂😂

@eduardafavali3742

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha exactly

@eduardafavali3742

5 жыл бұрын

@@djekharreda9955 💙 love from Brazil!

@djekharreda9955

5 жыл бұрын

@@eduardafavali3742 ouça a versão glee

@TheBoomstickBros

5 жыл бұрын

I just got the best idea for a serial killer horror movie...

People might do some really amazing covers of this... But the way this woman sings right here it's just something that can NEVER be replaced

@robinr5669

2 жыл бұрын

This was no cover, she was the real deal.

@mariodonizetti99

2 жыл бұрын

@@robinr5669 exactly ;)

@barbaraannhenderson9049

2 жыл бұрын

Never and deserves every award there is and over billion views.

@Jai-hb9hu

2 жыл бұрын

There’s no way anyone can come close

@metemano88

2 жыл бұрын

They have there’s this girl on X factor that killed it and she’s like 14 like wow you should watch it 🔥🔥🔥

As so many have said, NO ONE can sing this like she did. It was raw, powerful and truly her own! If you had to name an iconic, masterful, MEMORABLE Broadway performance... this is one!

@captainpawpawchannel

6 ай бұрын

Whitney Houston version is incredible

@jennynanny2887

5 ай бұрын

❤❤ I was 22 also the very first time I heard this woman sing: oh my giddy aunt..... Absolutely Outstanding and souly dedicated: A Massive Standing Ovation without a doubt ❤❤

@loot6

5 ай бұрын

That's not really true, I saw Will Smith sing this almost exactly as good.

@thisis.michelletorres444

4 ай бұрын

😂Leave that man alone before he smacks you then start crying about it!

@traceew5092

3 ай бұрын

NOBODY can touch the original!!!!

She was 22 and a Broadway legend, I'm 22 and I'm crying, eating popcorn and watching this masterpiece ...

@peterpatton2867

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@abeck7929

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂 best comment ♥️

@andeleon6838

3 жыл бұрын

Was she 22 here? Damn that voice

@gracegrace8387

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@gabriellaletessier861

2 жыл бұрын

@@andeleon6838 Yup ... makes you reconsider choosing music as a career path 😂😂

NO AUTOTUNE RAW PURE POWER

@kpoprelated3455

4 жыл бұрын

The power of broadway singers

@charleshylton1231

4 жыл бұрын

She is really Singing the song.. but this seems to be her lip syncing? Like she isn’t just moving her mouth.. she is really singing while another recording of her is playing.

@jake24685

4 жыл бұрын

There were no autotune at this area Of time

@Whoswho34

4 жыл бұрын

@@charleshylton1231 lip syncing and autotune are two different things mate

@charleshylton1231

4 жыл бұрын

COOLGAMINGSHOW I wasn’t proposing that they were the same thing? I was just giving my opinion on how it looks?

I saw this show on Broadway. She got two standing ovations, the first one in the middle of the song and a second longer one at the end. It was the memory of a lifetime.

@toddwright4255

Жыл бұрын

My uncle who died of Aids in 1993 introduced to this soundtrack to the Broadway play and this song in 1982 my Senior year in HS.

@KCLove-mh7nt

Жыл бұрын

Me too. I was really young and my mom took us kids. It was the first time I saw a Broadway show. I remember being really young but, understanding that she was one of a kind. For years I wanted to be her❤❤

@elujan6001

Жыл бұрын

I was also there in Broadway seeing this woman belt this song!!! Nothing like hearing her in the theatre 🙏🖐️✋🖐️✋🖐️🖐️✋Yes

@billlasselle1359

3 ай бұрын

I did also see it. I have never seen such a powerful incredible performance.

@FSUgrad

11 күн бұрын

Wow. How lucky are you to have seen this original performance on Broadway. No one, NO ONE can EVER match Ms. Holliday's vocal range and overall performance. This is just legendary.

I've heard so many people sing this song, but none come close to Jennifer Holiday. Not only is her voice amazing, but you feel evey note! You can't improve on perfection.

@gwen8859

5 ай бұрын

FEEL THE CHILLS!😢

This song is a vocal nervous breakdown. The Pain and the Hurt. That is why it is so Amazing and an all time Classic.

@lisaaddison3186

4 жыл бұрын

Lollllll.

@rochellecrump-mcnulty9675

3 жыл бұрын

This is an accurate observation of this song

@corrinaamato8805

3 жыл бұрын

Best comment

@GETOSUPASTAR

3 жыл бұрын

@Terrance Absolutely right. Much like "Rose's Turn" in Gypsy... one of the all time best show stopping curtain numbers in Broadway history...

@DJF177

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is

Jennifer Hudson is good, but this performance is untouchable.

@marylewis3113

5 жыл бұрын

She's in her unique catagory. No duplication necessary. She sang 5 min at Arethas funeral. Anybody growl & get ugly for a cause & remain beautiful holds my attention everytime. Mold is broken

@benji.B-side

5 жыл бұрын

No one can sing this better, it is her song.

@myriemontaque14

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Will Smith

@terrywalter5620

4 жыл бұрын

wow wow wow she is the only 1 who can nail it OMG OMG

@afygeorgewill9775

4 жыл бұрын

Whitney held her own

In 40 years I have not heard anyone even come close to this. This is the best version. Period.

@meeksluv

7 ай бұрын

She Sangs not Sing. I have that stink face head shaking reaction everytime I watch this.

@benjaminbawa5273

5 ай бұрын

@@meeksluvSame! ! !

@jessym5583

4 ай бұрын

Amber Riley

@TPxxx3

4 ай бұрын

Whitney

@jemgurl

3 ай бұрын

Have you listened to Amber Riley's

I’m not certain there’s a man alive that can handle that level of commitment

@slickviccomedy

7 ай бұрын

Johnny Manuel did it some justice. He did a damn good job.. check it out.. you'd be happy you did.

@nevetsnonnac3330

4 ай бұрын

LMAOOOO

she performed this EVERY night for 2 years. Except for Sundays where she performed it TWICE

@yassingbreel7854

4 жыл бұрын

Wow

@tamarar3507

4 жыл бұрын

why is that

@maurobtx2314

4 жыл бұрын

@@tamarar3507 becuase is the song of a broadway musical. Dreamgirls.

@bjornironside261

4 жыл бұрын

Not every night. Monday is rest day. Thats why she was deprived of social life because she got to completely rest when not working in order to keep up and not damage her voice

@MichelleBernardfitness

4 жыл бұрын

Such responsibility. Only a pro like her could do it.

Before there was Jennifer Hudson, there was Jennifer Holliday.

@xseedboy

3 жыл бұрын

After Jennifer Hudson, there will still be Jennifer Holiday.

@thebestcicinmage4485

3 жыл бұрын

@@xseedboy after Jennifer holiday there will still be Jennifer Hudson. Oh wait how about them co existing

@lucianebreuer9156

3 жыл бұрын

And Sara Ikumun !!!!🤣🤣🤣

@ianmaxwell282

3 жыл бұрын

@@lucianebreuer9156 now your talking.

@amandaredd3057

3 жыл бұрын

I just rewatched Hudson's cover a minute ago and teared up!

Jennifer Holiday was the talk of the town and the entertainment industry. Everyone had to see this powerhouse vocalist for themselves. The theater was packed every night and Jennifer always delivered. The "Dreamgirls" musical was insanely successful and had a long run. WITHOUT Jennifer it would not have lasted.

@heroxzq1263

Жыл бұрын

Imagine Aretha, someone very reserved about other female singers. Declared Jennifer Holliday is one of her favorite singers.

@CelestialGatez

Жыл бұрын

@@heroxzq1263 Aretha didn't see Jennifer as much of a threat since she didn't have international fame and a huge radio presence. Whitney Houston did, and Aretha was NOT having her at all. Lol. IJS.

@heroxzq1263

Жыл бұрын

@@CelestialGatez lol yeah, theater is kinda different world. But she did state in a 90s interview that she loves listening to Jennifers albums. I can't find that interview again here on Yt, Aretha was more open than usual.

@heroxzq1263

Жыл бұрын

@@CelestialGatez to be fair for Aretha, every time a new promising black chick is on the scene, many magazines calls them the new Aretha Franklin. Im surprised she became close friends with Chaka. Lol

@CelestialGatez

Жыл бұрын

@@heroxzq1263 I love Aretha. But she could be a hater on other female singers who threatened to dethrone her or take away her title. And even if she did give Jennifer some props she knew Jennifer could not match her success or fame. So she felt comfortable letting those accolades for Jennifer fly freely. Lol. Aretha was something else.

Probably the most amazing vocal performance of all time.

my throat hurts even thinking about singing this song.. pure amazing

@carmenhershey3523

6 жыл бұрын

Mt. Theodore Alan I, a 15 year old white girl, tried and blew out my voice. 👍

@seanobomanu5944

6 жыл бұрын

Carmen Hershey I know right?! But then a 15 year old girl sang this song on BGT like she owns the song

@History909

6 жыл бұрын

Janine Schwager it took me 8 months to learn half the song. It's the most amazing song I have ever listened so far

@myqueenimagivemydumassopin6841

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂

@allandeleon6569

5 жыл бұрын

Janine Schwager how bout jessica sanchez of american idol 👍💯

SHE MURDER THIS SONG! SHE POURED HEART AND SOUL INTO THIS ONE!!

@davesoe4844

4 жыл бұрын

Candi Wilson NO!! She rape this song!!!

@geiloesarda2176

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahaha

@yourlocalterrorist

3 жыл бұрын

@Dave Soe Rape shouldn't be considered a joke

@fishy9465

3 жыл бұрын

@@davesoe4844 Rape is not something to joke about.

@yenkayt

3 жыл бұрын

@@fishy9465 Oh because murdering is fine...

Her voice is a national treasure.

I’ve heard this done really well by a couple of singers (most notably Jennifer Hudson) who haul in every ounce of power they can muster, but none of them come close to Jennifer Holliday. Yes, there’s bags of power in that voice, but it’s the little things that make it peerless. There’s light and shade, control in the power, the subtle nuances in her vocal that make it. Not to mention the way she doesn’t just hit the notes, she builds into them. This version just gives me the goosebumps every time

@ricardomadureirarodrigues8411

Жыл бұрын

Whitney is a close second!

@niletoo

Жыл бұрын

She wasn't afraid to feel the song and go for broke

@sharonmontano4924

Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@anadufus1531

Жыл бұрын

Sí a mí también me eriza la piel❤😊

@TheGilmore_TheMerrier

9 ай бұрын

amber rileys is equal in my book

This woman is amazing. Nobody will ever be able to sing this song like her.

@jot4ppe

3 жыл бұрын

Mercedes Jones sing like Her The same music

@michaelgombkoto6941

3 жыл бұрын

@@jot4ppe She's good, better than Hudson - but in no way like Jennifer Holliday. And of course they all sound the same as they all imitate Jennifer Holliday.

@jot4ppe

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelgombkoto6941 i agree lol

@yureino

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelgombkoto6941 you can deny it all you want but there are people out there who can sing this song like her (or even better, personal opinion). You’re simply biased coz you’re stanning her. Anyways, personal preference,

@paukoe1

3 жыл бұрын

No somebody did it better :) watch whitneys performance, than youll see someone who can really sing =D

I was 20 yrs old in the fall of1984. I surprised my 18 yr old date and flew from Wash. D.C. on the shuttle to N.Y. City. One of the things we did was to go see Dreamgirls on Broadway. We had great seats at the orchestra level. Her performance of this song actually made the hair on the back of my neck rise. The audience needed about ten seconds of silence to gather our emotions before the standing ovation.

@wmperkins25

2 жыл бұрын

I always wondered how the audience reacted when they first heard this masterpiece!

@TeKeyaKrystal

2 жыл бұрын

wow . i wasn't even born yet , but i might've had to marry the man that took me on a date like that ! lol

@maryannfernandez5895

2 жыл бұрын

This comment just made me cry!! How blessed were you to see this LIVE!!

@sofumba

2 жыл бұрын

I've always heard that after Jennifer sang this song, the Standing Ovation was always 5 minutes or more! This, much to the dismay of the other cast members...

@roundtwo3321

5 ай бұрын

So true. I'd never seen anything like that before.

I am telling you. Past, present or future. Nobody will EVER come close to the performance of this song. The feeling, passion and soul that Jennifer put into this will remain unmatched forever.

This is her sweet spot. No one can sing this song like how she sings it. Yes I loved JHuds version too

@bombastic81

2 жыл бұрын

Whitney could...

@tremaine861

2 жыл бұрын

@@bombastic81 nope. No one could sing I'll always love you and The Greatest love of all like Whitney though. Every real singer has their moment

@aphillyate1

Жыл бұрын

JHud sang it well but never approached this.

@timbredan3476

11 ай бұрын

@@bombastic81 I'm sure she could sing it wonderfully, but not like Ms. Holiday. This is HER song

Jennifer holiday made sure that any one who tries to inhibit the song would come short of the delivery. She went nuclear. Go girl you still reign.

@pamelaprudhomme140

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@terrencedube9702

3 жыл бұрын

This is not just a performance

@lilipetrovic60

3 жыл бұрын

Well now... have you heard little Sarah Ikumu at XFACTOR singing this song? She nailed it, absolutely amazing ❤️

@KuttyJoe

3 жыл бұрын

LOL She damn sure did. Not very many women can touch this. But, I think Fantasia would do it justice.

@Romy__

3 жыл бұрын

Forgot Jennifer Hudson?? She's incredible!

I don't care what anyone says....this woman is amazing. She is the original. It takes a lot of courage to put yourself out there for everyone to see. I don't care what she looks like....I hear her singing with her heart and soul, which has made this a very loved and imitated (NEVER duplicated) song. When she first sang this, she was probably in her early 20's-but sings it with the emotion of an experienced woman...Love you Jennifer HOLLIDAY.

@3912James

8 жыл бұрын

You're right. She was either 21 or 22 years old in 1982.

@francisqcleland4750

6 жыл бұрын

Sherri Star f

@naydaocasio9423

6 жыл бұрын

Preach sister! 😗😗😗😗

@yolandaortiz-fernandez6076

6 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree with you any more Sherri, she is singing with her entire heart, FLAWLESS AND WITH PERFECTION JENNIFER PERFORMS IN THIS VIDEO, SHE IS JUST BEAUTIFUL !!! WELL DONE JENNIFER !! WELL DONE...!

@amel2841

6 жыл бұрын

Sherri Star yes she is greats singer ever 😍 wow wow

Beautiful, I'm 61 now and this song still just sends fire through my body!

Voice given only by God absolutely amazing 🥰🥰

the camera edits at 2:48 TOOK ME OUT 😂

@leeli1674

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@leeli1674

3 жыл бұрын

3:11 camera edits took me out

@sheedisrising9778

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@leochinchilla2696

3 жыл бұрын

lmaoaoa bruhhhh stop.... i was feeling the song 💀💀💀

@wakiomwakio143

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Anyone here watching in 2020 during quarantine 👍

@jypsy8499

4 жыл бұрын

Better believe it

@jypsy8499

4 жыл бұрын

To whoever put the dislikes on this video; you need to get your god damn ears checked.

@leviathansb7090

4 жыл бұрын

@@jypsy8499 true

@shakeralmajdub6981

4 жыл бұрын

Oh boy this song is timeless even in 2030 I'll still be listening to it ♥️

@leviathansb7090

4 жыл бұрын

@@shakeralmajdub6981 till the end of time

This is an incredible R&B song,mind blowing to think that she's only 16 years old singing here !!!!! With unbelievable vocal control & maturity of delivery.Exceptional indeed !!!!

THIS is a MASTERCLASS on how to sing with real emotion/feeling...DAMN...!!!

No one can ever take this song away from Jennifer Holliday ever...........!

@lavery0365

5 жыл бұрын

You're right, her dress is hanging up in the rafters off this song & performance.

@lgempet2869

5 жыл бұрын

Many have tried w/o success....there were other versions by artists who had great voices & were quite w/heart-felt but none could compare to Jennifer Holliday’s. Hers is “the last word,” THE BEST PERIOD!

Legend has it that she recorded this masterpiece and iconic song in one take! That's how you become an instant legend!!!!

Jennifer Holiday has a strong, powerful voice! And her pipes are amazing. She’s sings with that explosion, expressing her feelings for that song.. I can listen to her over and over and never get tired of it.

NO ONE SANG THIS SONG LIKE MS. HOLLIDAY! FABULOUS!

This is a real singer. I wanted to go back to the days where you can hear singers who sing with their real talent. There are also lots of good singer these days, but before... the singers are pretty extraordinary. But most of the songs this time are autotuned and singers that are not that talented getd overrated. Those who have beautiful voices are underrated.

@kpoprelated3455

4 жыл бұрын

I have to remind you that JH is a broadway singers and these types of singers are far more different from common singers.

@melissapayne8317

4 жыл бұрын

@@kpoprelated3455 ]

@ahfuck

4 жыл бұрын

Ok boomer

Jennifer Holiday is still one of the the greatest singers in the world! I love her voice and spirit. She has always sang from her soul. Back then and now...still the best!

@TeKeyaKrystal

2 жыл бұрын

oh , she's still alive ?

@jayarajjohnson2476

2 жыл бұрын

YOU'RE RIGHT

@urmom6428

Жыл бұрын

@@TeKeyaKrystal Yes she is😀

Sends chills down my arms😢

the legendary Jenifer holliday her powerful voice and the original style of how she delivered every note of the song no one hits that way shes the one i admired❤

Often imitated but never duplicated, this is strictly Jennifer Holliday's song, she owns it. This is 2019.

@Zebras_2005

4 жыл бұрын

Jevezy Lol,and copyrighted😂!!!!

@lilqueen2238

4 жыл бұрын

2020

@knitter4years

4 жыл бұрын

it's 2020 now and she still owns this song.

@fatimasow6887

4 жыл бұрын

You are actually lost because Sarah Ikumu on Britain's Got Tallent OWNED it and got a golden buzzer. Watch her version, then come and comment.

@eclectica1

4 жыл бұрын

@@fatimasow6887 stfu with that bullshit. Nobody is going to care about a future has been. Fucking millennials.

Wow...she is amazingly good She never got proper credit for her talent.

@cherylpayne2977

4 жыл бұрын

Soooooo damn true!!!

@baritonebynight

3 жыл бұрын

True....but at Ms. Franklin's funeral who did they choose to sing Aretha out of the church? The one and only Jennifer Holliday.

I saw Jennifer on stage in "Dream Girls" in the early 80s. She blew me away. The show is still my favorite after 40 years.

The way she controls the notes,her tongue,her lips it's amazing

@yochananbendavid57

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't stop looking in her mouth. I'm still teary eyed!

@rockyfisher5125

Жыл бұрын

Raquel, I Absolutely Love the Way That Sings, listen to it Over and Over..

one of the hardest song to sing

@abdufattohrajabzoda4447

6 жыл бұрын

azlan abu bakar

@vick1330

5 жыл бұрын

Big facts

@Liagreat97

5 жыл бұрын

So fu**ing true 👍🏼👍🏼

@Happyharris1067

5 жыл бұрын

YES! Most should not even attempt to do so! Classic! Phenomenal range and voice Ms. Jennifer Holiday, well done!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️

@joannrobinson3870

4 жыл бұрын

BP BP

You can tell she put everything into this song. That's what makes it legendary.

A Voice like this comes along every 35 years or more.

There's a difference between singing and screaming this right here is SINGING!!!

@joelheram

4 жыл бұрын

Christina Aguilera left the chat lol

no one can sing this song and make you feel it the way she can. She owns this song no matter how old she gets nobody will unseat her.

@kingcrowley6153

9 жыл бұрын

THANK YOUUU

@hunkhk

6 жыл бұрын

amen!

@Yk_Keezy

6 жыл бұрын

That because this song was super personal for her

@clashsn221

6 жыл бұрын

Eloise JOHNSON - JACKSON Listen Sarah ikumu.

@princessg3673

5 жыл бұрын

IF only my Whitney would've tried to get her life back I would be at a concert and I'm young but gotta love my Whitney Houston. :( :( MISSIN WHITNEY

That voice sends shivers up and down your spine.

This is the first time I've ever heard her voice. And wow, is she a powerhouse!

Beyond perfection, this is perfection. That performance by Jennifer Holliday was like a nuclear bomb, it laid waste to anyone else ever trying to inhabit that song. She decimated any other pretenders who tried it after her.

@theresadavis1865

5 жыл бұрын

John Haggard

@marcchesley3731

5 жыл бұрын

She is not vocally adept to lay waste to Whitney Houston cigarettes and drugs did that. But Whitney Houston is the reason she doesnt have a career anymore. Not Whitney personally but the record labels let her go because she doesnt appeal to white audience in 1983.

@anniewilson6737

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@xXGREYG00SEXx

4 жыл бұрын

The 14 year old from bgt did an awesome job

You can't learn to sing like this. It's pure. It's real. It's raw.

I get chills every time I listen to her sing this song. Pure excellence

This song will never get old..listening to it is like the first time. Must hear it till the end. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤.

The Originator of this song from 1982. No one has ever come close to her vocal abilities on this song. No one.

@medali9904

3 жыл бұрын

Sarah Ikumu

@wherethehoochiesat4210

3 жыл бұрын

@@medali9904 no. She overdid it , this is her voice Sarah was just screaming

@jeanmichellandart

3 жыл бұрын

@@wherethehoochiesat4210 Sarah was just 16 when she sang it... and honestly she was exceptional...

@fuzzypanda4903

2 жыл бұрын

Amber Riley

@thaara4245

2 жыл бұрын

Woooooooooo

Nobody can touch that voice of hers. What a gift.

@tatoolifestyle8508

2 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Hudson did well with it but damn this woman can sing

@95KIPPIE

Жыл бұрын

That’s what you think, and her name is Whitney Elizabeth Houston!!

@Uptownv

Жыл бұрын

She is great. But let’s be clear, Whitney blew this song out of the water!

@isaacortiz4617

Жыл бұрын

@@Uptownv Not at all.Not even close.

Im here in 2021.. Its amazing how amazing her control is. Going from low to high and back and forth throughout the whole song. Im blown away.

Often imitated, never duplicated 😮

2020 and still getting chills

@larrycalloway1724

4 жыл бұрын

Marvin Sangster exactly

@davinastanton3865

4 жыл бұрын

@@larrycalloway1724 Gets me every time. 💗⚘🕊

@marvinsangster

3 жыл бұрын

@@kenchambers7137 I know right 😆

@marvinsangster

3 жыл бұрын

Man I just love her

@marvinsangster

3 жыл бұрын

@@kenchambers7137 I tell you its excellent and well done

Wow... She sings without screaming. Instead she manipulates her mouth. Those are insane oral motor skills

@stornsja

4 жыл бұрын

So true , you hit it on the head.

@mereropata-box8997

4 жыл бұрын

Lol, lots of Love honey....thats called SOUL!!

@judybrown8258

4 жыл бұрын

What ever happen to her

@95KIPPIE

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, Whitney was so good at this as well. That's what makes these losses so tragic

@kevindouthit7576

4 жыл бұрын

Hollywood! Beautiful, soulful and talented. No auto tune

40 years later and I still cry every time I hear this song

I watched a recording of the original show and despite the terrible quality of the video her performance moved me to not only tears, but all out sobs. The raw emotion and pain was palpable. Anyone who has ever had their heart ripped out can relate to this song. Such talent and grace !

Still listening to this...it never gets old.She scorched the Earth with her voice.

@kpkp4293

3 жыл бұрын

Never never

@sheedisrising9778

3 жыл бұрын

👏🏾👏🏾😂

There is NO living female singing artist that can touch this song and give it justices and strength life Jennifer Holiday

I love her facial expressions. Shows how she's feeling this song.

@meeksluv

7 ай бұрын

Me too. The difference between singing and SANGING!!!

Will never be sung like this again.. Ms Holliday killed it!

This is literally the most memorable performance ever in the history of singing.

The original and the best, Everyone else followed her after this and now matter how good you are you will never top this, This is her song always will be and NO ONE can match this performance. Jennifer Holliday the one and only.

@valpurves45

5 жыл бұрын

Incredible

What a gifted singer!

0:03 And I am telling you IM NOT GOING gets me every time

Rest in peace Chi Chi Devayne she will always be in our hearts

@MaleOrderBride

2 жыл бұрын

Was this her favorite song?

@gustavoledezma9628

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaleOrderBride this is the song she lip synched to in S8 with Thorgy Thor on RPDR, and it's one her best moments in the show

JENNIFER HOLIDAY SINGS THIS SONG JUST LIKE IT WAS MEANT TO BE SUNG! FOR HER! YOU BETTER SING GURRLL!

Real, raw, strength, power, control, stage presence, range, effortless... nowadays.... SMH! Jennifer Holiday is the truth!!!!

And i always listen this song when im child, my mom always play this nice song. Now my mom already passed away. I really miss u mom, but for me u still stay here with us.

I am so sorry for you young people, and your choice of music. But Jennifer Holiday and many others have given this type of music for entertainers today to sample. This is real singing, no voice overs, techno sound bits and track over here. Just real gust singing....

@doudou474

9 жыл бұрын

I'm young but you're right

@Stallion67

9 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but Jennifer Hudson absolutely cannot sing this song like this beautiful woman:)

@Lewcario

9 жыл бұрын

Nikki Smith I don't get the hate for whatever the current trend for music is at the time. No-one seems to realise that 80's music would've been disliked by many people growing up in the 40's, 40's early 'pop' music being disliked by people born at the turn of the century etc. etc. I like the majority of music from pretty much all eras but I just don't get why people hate the change in music over time. There's so much music out there at the moment that it's so easy to just see what's at number 1 and gloss over the huge catalog of music that's out there.

@paulncrystal09

6 жыл бұрын

We don't hate the genre, we hate the terrible caliber of the singers that everyone just seems to accept.

@jisaac-brooks3905

6 жыл бұрын

Nikki Smith it's fine my mom thoroughly teaches me with the old school stuff

Still till this day singers of a genres and races always attempt to sing this beautiful song but only the incomparable Jennifer Holliday can give it the justice it deserves.

@cassiuswatt

8 жыл бұрын

You're telling me Jennifer Hudson didn't kill this shit

@niaZomba

8 жыл бұрын

cassiuswatt She did but she ain't no Jennifer Holiday!

@angelacartereshephoenix

8 жыл бұрын

exactly

@taylorkennedy1374

8 жыл бұрын

i thought will smith slayed this song

@ekcj1

8 жыл бұрын

+niaZomba Jennifer Hudson killed it. But Whitney..damn.

7 times i saw her sing this song in dreamgirls. 7 times she got a standing ovation at the end of the first act. 7 times i saw her get a standing ovation and the most applause at the end of the show . i have tremendous respect for all the 3:03divas that covered the song. truthfully not one of them can touch her .

The original raw emotions on display can't be duplicated. Simply masterful and magnificent 👌

😍😳🤩😍 1982 I was 2 years old 2020 at age 40 It was today, at this age that I found out this song was not originally sang by Jenifer Hudson 🤯 🤦🏾‍♀️ I love this song and so happy to meet a Beautiful Black Queen killing it! I feel like this moment is not only new to me but was frozen so I could go back and feel the feelings of the art of music when I was just a toddler... 👑💃🏿🙌🏾

@AsukaDoinHerThang

4 жыл бұрын

Omg I am 22. And I was born in 1997. And now just finding out today on Mar. 15, 2020 that this song was originally made by Jen. Holliday not Jennifer Hudson.

@kaedre1211

3 жыл бұрын

And she was only 17 years old in this video.

@nubianncahill3570

3 жыл бұрын

Whitney before Hudson

@christhomas5761

2 жыл бұрын

@@kaedre1211 , She`s older than 17 years old here.

I've never heard anyone sing with this much feeling and power. Others have done great with this song but nothing even close to this. Bravo!

Like Whitney's national anthem...this version has not been touched. She did the dang thang. 🎵 🎵

3:09 gives me chills mane 😩

Geeze. If a woman sang that song like that for me, I'd stay and probably marry her out of guilt 😅

@arlitastrose2198

3 жыл бұрын

@Toni Sumblin 🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

@mariasinaga740

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😅

@hflora5927

3 жыл бұрын

IKR? LOL

@louisejones5773

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahaha!!!!!!

@chrisaraujo694

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣hahahahahaha. Hi from Brazil🇧🇷

Many have tried, but no one has come close to that performance of this great song. It will be a legacy to her.

Talk about a set of pipes, and passion!!

YOU SEE WHAT MAN CAN DO COME RIGHT ▶️👍 OUT FROM YOUR HEART ❣️NO MATTER how YOUNG YOU ARE FABULOUS SINGER AN STYLE AND STILL Have It YOU GO MS HOLLIDAY AS I SAY DO YOU MY DEAR SISTER MUCH 💖 LOVE

I saw DREAMGIRLS on Broadway in 1982 and heard Jennifer Holliday sing this song in person. She really was awesome. And she got a rousing standing ovation after singing the last note of the song -- even though the play wasn't nearly over!

Jennifer Holiday has one great powerful voice of all times. Very well sung. Thanks for a great song.

No one sang this song better than Jennifer Holiday. Gives me chills. Saw her in Dream Girls on Broadway in the 80s. I'll never forget it.

@demiduval9894

9 күн бұрын

She is the Queen.

This Song Will Never Get Old! 🥲♥️🎶 2023 🔥

No One Can EVAH Sing This Song Like this Woman Here!

@akhilmv7172

4 жыл бұрын

Gertrude Buck search for bgt sarah ikumu

@danikamcleod707

4 жыл бұрын

Idk Jennifer Hudson’s pretty ducking amazing.

@jimmycmartinez

4 жыл бұрын

Danika McLeod ... Nah. J Holliday is a strong 10 and Hudson is like a weak 7.

@danielstan6055

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao...many singers have destroyed it in talent shows. I like Hudson's vocal quality than Holliday's

@salyet9076

4 жыл бұрын

Whitney Houston did it better

she was only 23 when she made this song.

@ponnef

7 жыл бұрын

sorry, she was only 21 years old back in july-1982 when she was #1 on Billboard soul chart

@michaelbreeding8895

6 жыл бұрын

lainey wright 22

@kpoprelated3455

4 жыл бұрын

when she sang*

@akuapiatas

4 жыл бұрын

what, did you expect her to be 93 or something?

WHOA! This is the best of the three covers: Jennifer Hudson, and the incredible original Shirley Murdock, but this one 😯... I got chills. I'm giving it up to Jennifer Holliday!

Jennifer Holiday took this song all the way to #1 on the charts.. she was early twenties at the time and now she is 62 and she is still singing this one song to audiences around the world selling out her shows it's amazing how a person's singing voices can have everlasting affects on you Jennifer Holiday is known all over the world for singing that one song and literally sell out and entire arena cause everybody wanna here...and I am telling you I ain't going... ❤️❤️💋💋 It would seem like the ends of times if Jennifer Holiday ever stopped performing and I am telling you... 🔥

my bases are shaking, she makes the song looks so easily, but I tried to sing and well, I sounded like a dying cat. I can't believe there's such power, meaning, soul, strength and attitude with someone with 22 years old genius singer like Jennifer Holliday. This version of this song is like ALL TO ME. The expressions, the clothes, the hair, the makeup, she is a DIVA.

Jennifer Holliday OWNS this song. The soul and power and drama. Hudson you did try but i always go back to Holliday to end the tale.

Came back here again in 2021 and guess what... It's still mind blowing 🔥🔥🔥

Saw Dreamgirls in Los Angeles with Jennifer Holliday - one of the best memories of my youth. Absolutely spine-tingling!