People need to understand this was not a "performance" for accolades. This was a tribute from a grieving mother to her deceased daughter. She did a beautiful job especially considering the circumstances. I personally would have fallen apart. I think anyone looking to criticize need to just back away from the keyboard...

well considering she's 80 and she's singing this in a soprano range, it's actually quite impressive. The emotion is really in there too.

She put everything she had into that song. I loved it and would challenge any of you to sing at your child's funeral or tribute to their life and hit every note pitch perfect.

something about a older voice really puts the meaning of a gospel song on shine. . .im sure everyone felt her pain in that room. even if they honestly didnt give a damn about whitney or the tribute. this would have stopped everyone from playing with their phones.

Do you understand the strength that it takes for a mother to have to perform a tribute for her daughter in front of hundreds of people, with a slideshow of their memories playing behind her & only a couple months after her child’s death? Bless you then and bless you now to the illustrious Cissy. Whitney? I love you forever 💜 hope to see you in Heaven some day baby girl💜

Every single time I watch this I cry. I Cannot imagine the pain a mother feels when she has to say goodby to one of her childs.

Man, I couldn't even talk at my dad's funeral let alone sing. Imagine a mother singing this thinking about her dead daughter? Props to her for this performance. She has me bawling!

First your daughter, then your granddaughter. So tragic.

I think Cissy did great on this tribute to Whitney. For all the people saying she sounds horrible and needs to sit down. She is in her 70s and still sounds great. For once would people stop being haters. Who post heartless comments about a performance that she put her heart into. That was here daughter and I personally think she went out there and killed it in a great way.

people need to understand that this isn't supposed to be a great performance this is a grieving mother expressing what's in her heart stop posting hateful comments

Soulja boy broke my heart. God was speaking directly to him😭😭

I can see where whitney got her pipes from. what cissy has endured these last 3 years, first with her daughter and now her granddaughter, my heart breaks for her :(

At 78 or 79 years of age, and having over 55 years of recording experience under her belt, Mother Cissy sang with all her heart and soul for her daughter and the crowd. God bless her forever, in Jesus name, amen.

I cried watching this :(

Simple minded people don't understand that in Gospel music it's not about what note you hit, or if you are sharp or flat, it's about how an audience is affected and moved, Cissy did just fine for her age and if this was in church people would be shouting in the aisles

You can hear her trying to keep her composure. So sad but i commend her for having the strength to get up there and do that

Some of you should hang your head in pure shame for all the negative comments about Mother Cissy Houston. Please believe and never get it twisted...this woman is a Gospel/Soul legend in her own right!! Yall better check her resume straight up. First of all she is a woman in her 80's and her voice and vigor is not as strong as it once was but trust her spirit in Faith has NEVER lost its power...please believe. And second of all she is a woman grieving the death of her daughter still. Some of yall bone heads will never experience what she has gone through. Again I say shame on you all who make such negative comments.

She did the impossible. In her 70s singing one of the hardest songs ever and at her daughters funeral who was also a singer. She is truly the definition of a strong woman. Love you Cissy.

to think she was 79 yrs old here still killing it ! Mrs Cissy Houston is 89 yrs old now❤

voice control is so difficult when you are singing for someone you've lost, blessing to Cissy for showing her love and strength for her beautiful talented daughter x

Damn she tore that song up at 79 years old, i guess she did it for Whitney

This made me cry, it was so beautiful ❤

She trained Whitney Houston to be the best!

So beautiful. I bet Kanye was thinking about his mom.

This was one of the most heart felt performances Ive ever watched...tears flowed down my face from the moment the music started playing..her heart was already on that stage before the performance began....so special ♥

God is holding her hand , this is for real , what A strong woman , Cissy i love god and your voice , r. i.p. W.H.

As a church child , we don’t care about hearing you we just want to hear god through you and your heart and soul . 🥰

who could possibly dislike this?

I read her book. Miss Houston has the type of strength that anyone should hope to have... She taught and loved her daughter all the way, all the time and with everything she had. There's nothing she could have done more. Whitney was her own person in the end, like we all are.. What a beautiful tribute this is...

Wow! Not all singers of her age could sing that well.

Damn who cutting onions!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

I am in tears. Imagine loosing your child then having to sing at a memorial for them. This must be so hard. This is so beautiful!

I have always loved this song but this rendition takes me straight to heaven. I guess it is all about the occasion and emotions of losing your only daughter. Thanks Ms. Houston.

How is she in her 70's and sounds better than...hmmm... 95% of "singers" today. Oh..and without auto tune.

I believed 80%-90% persons in the room were in tears

i cry every time i hear this. Cissy can bring you to tears with that voice

It would be hard for me to sing like that if I had a child but strong mama Cissy RIP Whitney you was awesome singer

My eye got watery not going to front and am a grown ass man RIP Whitney Houston

From the heart of a mother. God heard her cry.

I marvel at the strength Cissy demonstrate especially in this song, "Like a bridge over trouble waters." God Bless Her, she is my hero!!

Very strong lady. Song is great.

Damn! I never knew Cissy sounded like that! Her voice alone, the power of it, is what finally lifted her daughter up into the sky and into Heaven. Whitney is NOW in a much better place, y'all. Ms. Houston now. Ms. Houston forever.

2021 and this still gives me goosebumps. I watched my grandma bury my mom, my uncles literally had to carry her up to the casket. I hope I never have to experience the pain of burying a child.

Happy birthday Whitney 😇 Rest Peacefully

Fitting she sang this...As she did with Elvis. Never knew her power and range. That God-Given talent trickled down and we all were blessed with it. Glorious.

cissy sounded beautiful

Tears flow so hard x I miss Whitney I respect her mother so much x god bless her always x

There is not a single dry eye in that place. SO much emotion.

One of the greatest live vocals of all time.

Cissy nailed it!!! She still sounds good at this age?!!!

Miss Cissy comes from that era you opened your mouth and sang! GOD bless her. Miss you Whitney ❤️

She is a strong women,Those that say bad things about her child Whitney have no souls and even if they hate her they will never have her voice and God bless Cissy Houston

Shes singling a tribute for her DAUGHTER who has passed away. Do you actually expect her to hit every note. seriously?

Oh my God, this is so REAL! Music isn't about sounds, hitting the right notes, or any such thing as some sort of one persons idea of perfection. Music is feeling! That is why people can be touched by music without even understanding the language, the words ... because it is the emotion we understand. Cissy Houston sang beautifully! I felt it, and it's about an EVERLASTING LOVE! RIP Whitney Houston .. the music lives on!

This is one of the deepest and moving experiences of my entire life. This lady has indeed lain on troubled waters

At her age, she can belt like that! It's so impressive..I can feel the emotion of a grieving mother... I can see and hear where Whitney got her talent

i've always loved cissy Houston's voice

I have watched this so many times and I cry everytime! I never want to experience a loss like this. RIP Whitney !

Wow such a powerful voice and beautiful tribute to Whitney

The vibrato is wide, but hell, she is still phenomenal even before you take into account the nature of the occasion. Cissy is so underrated. She is one of the greatest singers in the history of recorded music.

Wow what a performance. Like mother like daughter. Who’s better? Love them both. Whitney learned from the best.

WOW Ms Cissy's voice is powerful & joyful and Heavenly ... wow i got goose bumps all over me 🌹🕊️❤️💜 Only the Holy Spirit gives a powerful voice like hers - age never matters with the power of God inside ✨

bless her heart. absolutely beautiful voice. I know that had to be difficult. love you Whitney always.

This woman at 80 sings better than many, there are so many out there who can't hold a candle to Cissy Houston. Very touching, she can Sang. Those who are negative, I challenge you to get up on a stage in your eighties and sang for your child who has just died. I cried, because I felt the hurt, the lost, the emptiness. Thank you, Cissy! We love you.

So emotional, make me sad, don't cry Mama. Whitney and you still give inspiration to many people. 😊😊

OMG was that not just heart wrenching when she said "This is for you Nip!" I am right there with you, she had me in tears right at that moment. So happy there are people like you out there still, that have a heart.

I can go hear Dionne Warwick in her voice.

Good Lord; what a beautiful performance!

This song makes me cry 😢 all the time. Because the words are so true 🙏🏾😢😢R.I.P. Whitney I hope you’re at peace now queen

This is a mother's 100 percent PURE and UNCONDITIONAL love poured into a song! So moving and powerful!

Hearing this still do something to me, she sang her heart out God bless you Ms. CISSY HOUSTON

How could anyone give this a thumbs down? This woman is grieving for her daughter and to get up and sing and give it her all body and soul that's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!!!

Wowww this song put me to tears!! Cissy Houston is a great singer!!

Oh my! She just sang all her grief out for us all to see.😭😭😭 God bless you Ma'am.

Watching this can definitely bring you to tears Tragic Ending to the Greatest Voice put on Records

For the critics here ; Cissy sung with Elvis Presley, she has soul, she is singing with all her love, I am so crying my eyes out now.

It’s 2020 and listening to her sing this still affects me as if it’s my first time hearing it. If this doesn’t move you, something is seriously wrong with your brain’s limbic system!😥

that was the most honest pure performance i have ever seen from anybody in the music world! a mother paying tribute too her child is real x

"Sail on silver girl ...your time has come to shine , Now all of your dreams are Gone Away" i cried like i was the father ❗

She's so operatic . My goodness . She has great technique

Cissy did a wonderful job for her daughter I know Whitney is looking down from heaven

Yes God, Praise Him anyhow! It gives me great joy to see her in this time pay tribute to her child Whitney (Nippy) Houston. May God continue to bless Cissy, Bobbi Kristina, Donnie and evryone whom embraced Whitney for who she was a True Iconic Voice.

She sang this with so much longing and tenderness. A mother's love is unquestionable and here, it is beautiful!

Such a strong woman. I just cried.

THOSE VOCALS THOUGH, WOW, IM SHOOK!

When I see this one, my tears drop down because I can feel the pain in her mothers voice!!! Love you forever Whitney!!!

BEAUTIFUL VOICE!❤🕊❤so powerful!

Cissy you were AMAZING!!! Whitney inherited the gift of music from her mom. God bless!!

How she did that I will never understand. .. The emotional turmoil in the sincerity of her voice had every one convicted! tears begin to flow

That was beautiful!

Mama still got it! I wonder if Whitney's death has changed the road to many of those following that drug addicted road. Such a total waste if not. A great loss to us all, so sad to see the last few years of her trying to cope end in tragedy. Please if you even think about taking a drug, watch all of the Whitney downloads on here, and rethink your decision, because after the first time, come others and your life will change and never be your own again.For anyone who thinks Cissy can't sing, listen to her background high notes on Aretha Franklins "Ain't no way" (it's a early B&W cover)... She will knock your sox's off. I don't know how after loosing her daughter like that, that she was even able to get one note out. My hats off to her and her strength at that terrible time in her life.

Beautiful!👏🏾👏🏿👏🏽👏🏼😥

This still gets me emotional 😭

One of the most memorable and courageous tv performances ever!

OMG CISSY WAS ON POINT, SHE WANTED TO BREAK DOWN AND CRY BUT SHE HELD ON.WHAT YOU GUYS MIGHT THINK IS CRACK IS CISSY TRYING NOT TO BREAK DOWN

what strength, what power in her voice, I love listening to the over and over, god has given her a gift i love it

Oh my god this live is so emotional I cry every time she is so perfect and divine.

I still can't believe that Whitney is gone and then her daughter to almost the same way moma cissy was strong

Sissy is an icon singing to her only baby girl that has left this world and her baby's daughter too. The pain is felt in her voice, she is without merit or position just running notes so her girls hear her. God bless you Whitney and Bobbie Christina. Thank you for the music and for all it's glory, we did not live without it because of Whitney Houston.

I had no idea how good this lady was, her soprano backup for so many, is absolutely gorgeous, her range, control, inflection, true perfection.. As a soprano, I have always been frustrated, that the only way to make a living outside of Opera, for those who's best voice is in the upper range, were and still are forced to sing in alto range, which often, to me sounds more like shouting. As a young women I was regularly relegated to ohs and ahs rather than words, When I found a small group where I got to sing WORDS, I was thrilled. Still singing today at 82, and described as the lady who sings in the stratosphere. Now I just smile, the joy of making music is enough.