OMG, she did not mess up singing this song. This is one of Patti Labelle's signature songs and this is how she sings it. This comes from a gospel/baptist/old school form of singing that not many singers can do anymore. It's HER rendition, it's a tribute to Patti's rendition and she did it justice.

When you sing for Patti you can really feel her support that makes you wanna sing better because she cheers you while you sing..

Its beyond insane that she didn't win american idol, nd she became even more successful than most winners

i loved when she climbed up the ladder to the high note and her reaction after she did it *priceless* she already knew she had killed it JHud you did a phenomenal job

I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO STOP COMPARING HER AND FANTASIA BECAUSE THE BOTH OF THEM HAVE VERY VERY VERY AMAZING TALENTED... CHILL GIVING.... SPINE CRAWLING VOICES.... I JUST LOVE THEM BOTH!!!!

Jennifer Hudson is blessed!! This girl has my body covered with goosebumps over this rendition! God Bless you!! This is one of the best renditions of this song EVER!!!

No one can touch this! I wouldn't wanna sing after her. Lord have mercy

Damn! Every time when I hear her sing, I get goosebumps.

Wow, that was amazing. Just watching Patti out in the audience-totally moved obviously both by the song and the performance from one amazing singer to another newer singer-you can tell Jennifer is singing RIGHT at HER the whole time- and Patti is just loving it!

FOR ALL OF YOU CRAZY PEOPLE SAYING SHE IS SCREAMING.....GO STICK YOUR HEADS IN FIRE....THIS IS WHAT SINGING WITH SOUL IS!!!!!! I WANT MOST OF THESE SINGERS TO DARE SING THIS......LIVE!!!!!! JENNIFER HUDSON SUNG THE MESS OUT OF THIS SONG!!!!!!!

This is what you call VOCALS... This women has LUNGS!!!!!! I have NEVER heard anyone with so much power and control over there voice in a very long time. This is the women to beat when it comes to vocals... I personally believe you can put her on the stage with ANYONE and she would hold her own!!!

She did gymnastics on this song. Amazing!

her vocal range is connected very well...Awesome!!!!!!

What a powerfull and beautiful voice she has ... have not heard dat kind of sound frm Whitney H. days in the 80'sssss. I love it, pure talent I tell you. Keep up the good work Jennifer :-)

3:10 SLAYS ME!! How she goes up her entire register of notes/octives....phenomenal!!!

She sang the soul, sweat, and tears out of this song!

I never saw this performance but I LOVE IT and so did Ms. Patti. J.Hud always brings it!!!

OMG Jennifer made me wish I could go over the rainbow with her!!!! AMAZING

Well the song wasn't meant to be sung like the orignal. Patti made it a soul versoin. Just like there was "The wizard of Oz" and "The wiz". Black folks just have a way of doin stuff diff from white folks. some people like it, and some don't. It ain't for everybody. In this versoin it's expressing how she wants to fly and what's beyond the skies, so she simply expresss anxiety for it. The song builds up anyway if you psy attention closely.

She done took dis song to church!! lol! Well i guess Jesus is over the rainbow! lol! God bless you Jennifer!

THAT GIRL CAN SING!!!!!!!!!

YOU DID THAT JENN CANT NO ONE BUT PATTIE HANG WIT U PLS NO THAT GOD HAS REALLY BLESSED U!!!

3:10 - 3:14 she sounds like a synthesizer! LOL...I love it!

That Chromatic climb Jenn did at 3:11 was so freakin AMAZING!!!! That's y I love her!!!

OMG that was soooooooooo beautiful I almost cried........PATTI by far is one of the BIGGEST powerhouses around and Jen just hung right wit PATTI....wow AMAZING J HUD

She sang that song for Patti, she couldn't have done any better, Jennifer is amazing. More power to you Jennifer.

i love Jennifer's voice. She a true "church voice". I think why some people might not like it because it's SO STRONG! But I love a strong voice...there is so much emotion behind it.

truly madly deeply flawless since the very first seconds!!!

Wow, Jennifer is so fantastic I cried & she sang it HER way!

Every time i watch this i just get chills. Patti is so inspiring, and Jen is sensational.

i've never hear a riff like the one at 3:10-3:17...OMG!!!!!

This song always makes me want to cry.

Incredibly amazing. A perfect performance. Only the greats can reach this level of vocal ability. A fitting tribute to Patti.

Jennifer is impossible to falter. Even live she has such fullness and perfection. Standing ovations get harder and harder, and she made it look like a walk in the park. 9.9/10

they think she's over doing it.. might probably because all the singers that they've listened to aren't that creative as her. and don't have powerful voice....

you guys thank GOD for Jennifer each generation should have one!!!!

Beauuuuuuuuuuuuutiful!!!!!!!! Simply Marvelous. Thank you for posting.

Jennifer simply takes my takes my breath away, all I can ever say when I hear her sing is just sheer perfection, so many idol stars and other stars today could not compete in a classically trained way and Jennifer would blow anyone else a true hats off to you Jennifer Hudson!!!!!

Love the hair :) Looks good on her. Great voice she has .. wow..

Jennifer Hudson continues to amaze me with every song...every performance. She is truly one of a kind and I could listen to her forever and ever.If I was ever stranded on a dessert island and allowed to take only one cd for the rest of my living days it would be Jennifers...and i would die a happy man.

The climbing at that note WOW !

This is somewhere over the rainbow with Soul!!!!! AMazing gave me the chillz:)

I so do love Jennifer! She is also gifted and Blessed! let her music take her to the world and may the grace of God continue to Bless and keep her!

DEFINITIVAMENTE UNA DEL LAS MEJORES VOCES DEL PLANETA.... EN ESTA CANCION DEMUESTRA EL PODER DE SUS CUERDAS VOCALES

BEAUTIFUL!!! everytime i watch this i get goosebumps

Jennifer Hudson did the best cover on the song!!!!!!

Its called 'GOING 2 CHURCH' where im from!! And Patti is the best at that. So it is quiet obvious that she was doing it in the style of Patti. And very well indeed she did!!! U BETTAH SANG JENNIFER!!

WONDERFUL. PERFECT. GOD BLESS SHE!

WOW! I love how she stepped the mega note! Patti swings it like nobody's business, so Jen knew she had to "make it her own." I guess idol's good for a couple of things. LOL

Amazing tribute!!!!

GIRLFRIEND TOOK NO PRISONERS! Frickin' kill-all performance. Amen Amen Amen. Amazing performance. Hallelujah. Sing it, girl.

J Hud is becomin the new Patti I love her! She just needs one more hot cd to solidify her music career. She can act for now on and I would be just as happy but with a voice like that she gotta do another cd soon... We love you Jennifer

jennifer hudson is the best singer!! she is amazing! her a voice is amazing! she have a oscar, a grammy award, a Bafta, a Satellite Awards, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Awards. Singing at the super bolw. for her short age she is very famous, and still has more blessings for her life. in contrast to other singers in their fifties who are already ladies old and unable to earn what she earned hudson as a youth. so respect his talent and stop envying

Essa mulher é um talento...Q voz! Parabens!

i watch this almost everyday i get chills everytime...she is one of the greats... She will be one of the ones that stays around like patti and anita baker etc...WHAT AN AMAZING GIFT SHE HAS

SANG JENNY!! I am just loving this, she did Patti great justice. This is defintely her genre of music to sing. Go head Jen!

She is so powerful as a singer!! She is brilliant in everything she does.

Hey outofthisworldgurl, You are dead on-point and 100% right!!!. But you cant explain SOUL music to people who have no SOULS!!!! Its like trying to get oranges from an apple tree. It aint gonna happen. Just Let "them" think its screaming.What comes from the soul reaches those with soul, and JHUd is the best singer since Patti Labelle herself. No need to explain anything to anybody. And I dont even blame arxdeath. He cant control that. LOL!

Awesome. This is pure genius. Jennifer never sounded like this on American Idol. If she did she would have won. She just keeps getting better and better.

she isnt over doing it that is her style she has a strong voice i like that in her so what if they do not like they do not have too listen too i am her number 1 fan always.Sing your Heart out girl! some artists have issues of stage fright Jennifer Hudson do not. i know when she is on stage she is at home that is her way of entertaining us Thank You Ms Jennifer Hudson

I love how excited is Patti. In comparisson with Aretha. This last one needs to smile a little bit. Patti is the best! she is so lovable, and humble and talented, of course. And Jennifer Hudson is in the top list of singers of the decade. No doubt about it.

Jennifer your amazing...Baby you are the greatest keep it up .

This was a dedication..definition of dediction..when you sing a song that an artists has been famous for doing, and Patti blows this song away..so she's not going to sang it like Judy Garland, or Beyonce or Leona..like a lullaby..Patti puts it all into this song...youtube Patti doing this song and youll see that. Im sure if Jennifer did her own version it would be incredible though.

WOW! best female vocal of new century together with leona!

Awsome. Great to see a REAL singer. so many of the acts of today dont have great voices. this girl can SANG!

It was heart felt! Jennifer Hudson has a genuine heart and it's pure...Good or bad...This performance was good...

I think they're both great... Jennifer and Fantasia.. They're just different from eachother.. thank goodness. How boring would it be if everyone sang the same... Loved it Jennifer!

fantasia and jennifer these heffas betta sang.............beautiful voices of our time

This performance will go down in history

YOU SING JENNIFER SING!!!!!!! omg she can blow. wow this was so amazing. thats y she is one of the best artist of all time

OMG..I stood up with the people in the audience....lol This gurl tore it up....wOw...speechless. I can't wait to c what she does with the national anthem for the superbowl and the grammy performance...omg

Jennifer better sing! She is amazing!

the way she went up the scale is beyond amazing......THIS girl has it, natural true and raw talent

O.M.G. Jennifer Hudson what a voice!!!! gave me chills ....Atrue natural,God bless!

GO JENNIFER U ARE NUMBER 1 THE VOICE EVER

THIS IS AMAZING; especially the transition from low to high!!

OMG! Jennifer u betta saaaaaaaaaaaaang! just wonderful voice! There is no comparison to that! Pure talent!

wow haven't seen this be for and i can see a star is born damn

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! And that climb was perfect!

Patti's just having a great time here. I can't stop posting about this amazing song! Jennifer's voice sounds edited heavily in some parts (in a good way) and she can shift many notes at a time.

One of the very best voices of our generation, she's a gentle soul of the lion I love you Ms Hudson,

patti does stuff over the top which is brilliant and Jennifer just did that too adn it was amazing

That scale!!

Jennifer hudson has a powerful voice....beautiful and never gentle always bold...and i love Patti Labelle too!!!!!

Now that is an instrument in side a human body. WOW! WOW! WOW!

there's no need to compare, they both are pure talented young ladies that can actually sing! unlike most artists in the industry today! i mean there are a few out there that can but there aren't many so please people can we appreciate them for being some of the few real singers that we do have left in today's music!

It doesn't get better than that she killed it. I am Jenny's biggest fan and just wow.

I totally agree with you. I think Leonas' rendition is POWERFUL full of emotion and the best one Ive seen so far.

Love it. Belt and head voice right after the other on the same damn note, G5. You go J-Hud!

how in the hell could anybody dislike this? she straight killed it....i felt like i was in church! gone jennifer

Jeez..she is one talented, beautiful woman.

OMG her voice was too much soulful of power i want that one hehe

Awesome! She Flew past that rainbow! She left it in the distance!

OMG WOULD THIS MADNESS PLEASE COME TO AN END!!! WHY MUST PEOPLE ALWAYS COMPARE THEM!?!?! beyonce is beyonce and jennifer is jennifer, they are both gifted and blessed! why can't we just enjoy them for who they are and not compare them for once! anyways SANG JENNY!! she sang this song no matter what anybody says and that's a fact! press on jen!

amazing, what an incredible talent, we don't hear voices like jennifer's anymore. hopefully one day we will be listening to her version to over the rainbow, i would love 2 c that

Hands down! hands down! Thats gift u cant teach that!!

Its neva ova da top for Miss. Hudson. She BRINGS IT!!!!! EVERYTIME. Big ups to my number one.

somebody give that girl the rainbow yes i loved it

how can you not be amazed?

She has one of the best voices around... one seriously talented lady!