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'I Know Where I've Been' Jennifer Hudson | HAIRSPRAY Live!
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Jennifer Hudson brings the house down with this powerful and moving rendition of 'I Know Where I've Been' from Hairspray Live.
From Hairspray Live (2016): Hairspray Live! tells the inspiring story of Tracy Turnblad (newcomer Maddie Baillio), a plump teen in 1962 Baltimore who wins a spot on a local TV dance program and ignites a campaign to integrate the show. The three-hour live event is directed by Tony Award®-winner Kenny Leon and features choreography from Tony Award®-winner Jerry Mitchell. The all-star cast includes Kristin Chenoweth, Harvey Fierstein, Ariana Grande, Derek Hough, Jennifer Hudson and Martin Short. (Original Title - Hairspray Live!) - 2016 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
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@TheShowsMustGoOn 3 жыл бұрын
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@riccotherealesssttt9725 3 жыл бұрын
FIRST LIKE
@talichavalentin788 5 ай бұрын
Mooi
@RioMuc 4 жыл бұрын
Jennifer can even read the operating manual of a wash machine and still it will sound like music to my ears!
@Wiley_Coyote 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe, but instead she got an incredible song to perform. A relevant one when it was written, when she performed it for this, for the time the show was set, and sadly, for this very week in history.
@maxinezook3835 4 жыл бұрын
She's fantastic! Been a fan of her since she 1st appeared on American Idol.
@jeremiahtray5621 4 жыл бұрын
@@maxinezook3835 Her voice changed.
@andreasanchez3557 3 жыл бұрын
Her voice is so pretty
@tradingguy1004 2 жыл бұрын
Same to me, AMEN!!!!!!
@stormphoenix8682 3 жыл бұрын
Jennifer should’ve won a Emmy for this
@pu_biel7283 2 жыл бұрын
Ye but the song is not hers sadly :/
@len.4228 Жыл бұрын
@@pu_biel7283 for best performance or something but she need more than one award for this 😭
@wolfwang8464 4 ай бұрын
@@pu_biel7283doesn’t have to be her song to win an Emmy,
@DrewHoag-kg8sy 3 ай бұрын
@@pu_biel7283Emmy for the role
@carlosangel9404 4 жыл бұрын
You can physically see how much of her own feelings she pours into this. The pain in her voice sends shocks through your entire nervous system. Truly beautiful.
@ArtComMusic 3 жыл бұрын
Ikr? Especially considering the loss that she had experienced in her family.
@time4love216 3 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥
@the_madhadder 4 жыл бұрын
So appropriate for what is happening right now.
@Wiley_Coyote 4 жыл бұрын
Pretty much dead on for these past 2 weeks of history.
@lukebrown9315 4 жыл бұрын
Yes completely appropriate
@PraisingWithFriends 4 жыл бұрын
Came here to listen for that very reason.
@evilwaffless9283 4 жыл бұрын
jesus get a grip
@Gmez759 4 жыл бұрын
QUINON Jonah the fact you said ‘these Africans Americans’ means you’re not African American so you seriously cannot speak for us. This song is entirely relevant for us today. You say *they* grew up getting hanged- well 5 black men have been found hanged in different states this same week by cops and all have been labelled suicide. You said back in the day *they* were getting shot. Well George Floyd and Breonna Taylor were shot and killed by the cops with ZERO media coverage. Was it worse then? Absolutely, no one said it wasn’t. But black people are still being targeted and suffering simply for being black and that’s not okay. Period.
@darkfaerie882 4 жыл бұрын
All renditions of this song are powerful but this one just hits different.
@robinsonshe06 4 жыл бұрын
ashiana Especially right now... ❤️
@StoryMing 4 жыл бұрын
Yes. It really does. Just a different experience than the other previous renditions I’ve heard.
@ztramsey93 3 жыл бұрын
For me, its because I know she's endured horrors that no one should be subjected to. Her life was hit with something so devastating, and she came back to us, her fans, powerful. She is truly a gift. Having this woman sing this song, and being in the room... I can't even imagine. I am suprised they were able to hold their tears, because I CEARTAINLY was not able to. I love her so much. Her essecene coming up behind Cindy(?) after she hit that note with the power only Black women have, wrapped her arm around her. Sobbing. When she went back to the dynamites, I BAWLED. I still cry. so good
@haroldtia4608 3 жыл бұрын
I think that the one performed in Glee was better
@stinky6521 3 жыл бұрын
@@haroldtia4608 read the room lmfao
@ClipsByLaura 4 жыл бұрын
At 4:00 you can see little Shahadi wiping a tear off of Garrett's cheek. Get's me every time 😢
@ryebread9299 4 жыл бұрын
I love that. Garret is so damn cute
@Lizwindsor 4 жыл бұрын
PenguinorPanda truth
@musicmasher3425 4 жыл бұрын
Jennifer can make anyone cry. So emotional
@mycuzzinvinni 4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if that was staged. but i don't think so.
@yamada6739 4 жыл бұрын
Awww that made my heart melt
@mocha-frapppé 4 жыл бұрын
this musical takes place in the 60's but how can the problem still happening today, in the year 2020? HOW??
@Hamlet2369 4 жыл бұрын
Racism is taught...the chains have not been broken yet...who knows if they ever will. I have faith in the human spirit tho...
@michaelgaynor6866 4 жыл бұрын
@@Hamlet2369 so true, so true! I hope so too!
@nesq4104 4 жыл бұрын
The problem was never solved just repackaged
@garrettwood4866 4 жыл бұрын
Because there are racist assholes out there that don’t give a shit about others. Black lives matter to!!!
@faith4disney 4 жыл бұрын
The problem has been happening for hundreds of years. We'll get there.
@elycem6795 4 жыл бұрын
The fact that she brought her castmates to tears (look at 4:00 link is crying, and Tracy as well ) is just another testament to her talent and the power of music.
@nifty2bthrifty366 Жыл бұрын
even had Seaweed crying at 3:00
@StoryMing Жыл бұрын
And Li’l Inez looks up at Link, casually brushes away the tear, and smiles. Wow.
@SaintRanson 4 жыл бұрын
The part when she goes, “cause just to sit still would be a sin..” ... my my my!!! Chills!!
@mee5780 4 жыл бұрын
Respect to Maddie (Tracy) for not bawling her eyes out. I was gone by the 3rd line 😭😂. JHud incredible as per usual.
@theshmoo560 4 жыл бұрын
She does have a tear track at the very end of the song
@emiliemilne5449 4 жыл бұрын
You can see her towards the end with tears on her face. And at 4:00 you can see “Inez” wiping “Link”s face cause he was crying
@brandimcbride610 4 жыл бұрын
I can't do it...in my feelings everytime
@dopaminefiend6182 3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure she was already crying at 3:12 ... so was I. I've heard this song over 100 times, it gets me every single time. Amazing, both Jennifer and Queen Latifah sing it beautifully, with so much soul and raw emotion.
@ChocoBerry_12 7 ай бұрын
Yall are so immature like grow up. Build a bridge and get over it. I’m 11 and I didn’t even shed a tear at that. AND I’m black.
@kaitlynjazmine1436 4 жыл бұрын
JENNIFER BLEW THE HELL OUT OF THIS
@Dahjonruby 3 жыл бұрын
She really did
@donnasharpe3451 4 ай бұрын
You need to hear Darlene Love. Chills.
@lersimoneau8438 3 жыл бұрын
The AUDIBLE sniffle by the white actor in the background as she hits that last note. And the little girl wiping it away and smiling because it wasn't planned - AMAZING.
@catalinadillonosorio2133 4 жыл бұрын
The people who disliked are just jealous of her incredible talent
@genderenigma8276 4 жыл бұрын
no, their eyes were too filled with tears and missed the "Like" Button
@winneton9323 4 жыл бұрын
Positivity at its best.
@bleezuss1436 4 жыл бұрын
most definitely.
@200300646 4 жыл бұрын
Well, her acting isn’t up to par, but these vocals are my favorite to this song just not the performance....
@StoryMing 4 жыл бұрын
@the gay nomad Queen Latifah is great, but to me this just has MUCH more emotional power. Queen Latifah’s rendition is uplifting, inspirational; a message of comfort, encouragement and hope (à la Hallmark). This one, by Jennifer Hudson, Is a _soul-cry_. -I hear in it all the pain, anguish, and grief of the journey, as well as as an utterly unshakable resolve not only to make it to the destination, but to arrive victorious.
@philmbrookesmusic 4 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest vocalists of our time and so underrated at the same time. She deserves the success and recognition that she's already had tenfold.
@brianmccoy100 3 жыл бұрын
Do not forget y’all.. this was LIVE 💯
@musicmasher3425 4 жыл бұрын
There’s something special in the way JHud connects to the lyrics of song she sings. She doesn’t just sing or perform, she tells a story and lets you feel what she’s feeling at every moment. Such an underrated artist.
@chocothun1 4 жыл бұрын
She SNAPPED on these vocals!! I Stan.
@naturalbby1722 3 жыл бұрын
WHEN DOES SHE NOT!!! SHE THE PRINCESS OF SOUL
@LynseyDeVill 4 жыл бұрын
✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 So much soul, so much pain! We need to accept our wrong doings and help our POC communities rise up!
@Lizwindsor 4 жыл бұрын
Lynsey Bennett Amen 🙏
@dv4975 4 жыл бұрын
Only they can do that
@miablanks9310 3 жыл бұрын
Daniel Vestholm no al of us can all races
@hdog24 Жыл бұрын
the level of soul in her voice is almost unmatched
@iago07 4 жыл бұрын
Ok Jennifer just made that song impossible for ANYONE else to sing. My goodness... SO MUCH SOUL, SO MUCH STANK 😩
@TheAngelofthesea 4 жыл бұрын
Listen to Alex Newell she has some competition there. Lol
@gxl5892 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheAngelofthesea Yes agree Alex is really good singing this song, but Jennifer's transition's from chest voice to head voice to falsetto is just ridiculous.
@danielmitchell5184 3 жыл бұрын
Did we forget about Queen Latifah's powerful performance? She killed it just like Jennifer Hudson and Alex Newell
@mommak10 4 жыл бұрын
“Children you are not the first to try and you won’t be the last....” gives me chills ✊🏿 RIP George Floyd
@sodivine714 4 жыл бұрын
mommak10 those words you wrote, will be passed from generation to generation. Just like our ancestors before us.😢❤️
@shelbygwiza9861 4 жыл бұрын
Sarah-Jade White i mean it’s not just americans racism is everywhere but i agree
@shelbygwiza9861 4 жыл бұрын
TRUMP2020 WhiteisKING ppppffffttttt chile anyways 🤮
@jordon7079 3 жыл бұрын
George Floyd? The man who held a gun to a pregnant womans stomach and robbed her. What a joke.
@crispri3919 3 жыл бұрын
@@jordon7079 He did that while being kneeled on the ground? Oh I thought so. Those cops nor you are judge jury and executioner.
@darreylhenderson702 4 жыл бұрын
"Use that pride in our hearts to lift us up till tomorrow, cause Just to sit still would be a sin" - this song right here is our anthem for right now!
@jheuzthemusical 4 жыл бұрын
There's a light in the darkness Though the night is black as my skin There's a light burning bright Showing me the way But I know where I've been There's a cry in the distance It's a voice that comes from deep within There's a cry asking why I pray the answer's up ahead 'Cause I know where I've been There's a road we've been travelin' Lost so many on the way But the riches will be plenty Worth the price The price we had to pay There's a dream in the future There's a struggle we have yet to win And there's pride in my heart 'Cause I know where I'm going, yeah And I know where I've been, yeah (There's a road) There's a road (We must travel) We must travel y'all (There's a promise) There is a promise (We must make) That we must make (But the riches) Oh but the riches will be plenty, riches will... (Worth the risks) Worth the risks and the chances that we take There's a dream, in the future There's a struggle we have yet to win Use pride in our hearts To lift us up to tomorrow 'Cause just to sit still would be a sin (I know it, I know it, I know where I'm going) Lord said I know.... where I've been (I'll give thanks to my God 'Cause I know where I've been)
@brittanyzecha4923 4 жыл бұрын
I was on the verge of tears and then I saw that Garret was crying and I started crying. Jennifer sang it beautifully !
@lilyhagen1926 3 жыл бұрын
ME TOO!!!! Then when I saw the girl who plays Inez wipe away one of his tears at 4:00 I started crying even more!
@pulido2160 4 жыл бұрын
“Children you are not the first to try, and you will not be the last”
@SamTemple 4 жыл бұрын
There's no way i could've been part of that cast without open-mouth ugly crying in the back during this scene
@getertk 4 жыл бұрын
Baby she blew the roof out with that performance. Powerhouse
@BBFenty 4 жыл бұрын
Ladies and gentlemen. The incredible Jennifer Hudson!
@robinsonshe06 4 жыл бұрын
Jhud coming through with an ANTHEM for today’s times... 🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️❤️
@wendigowithwifi8494 2 жыл бұрын
she literally had the entire cast crying and the even the camera man.
4 жыл бұрын
She couldn't wait to sing 😂 "the front door THERE'S A LIGHT"
@keeganthorpe 3 жыл бұрын
I love that I am not alone in thinking this!
@King-el7tv 2 жыл бұрын
LMAOOOOO
@burnerbaby26 Жыл бұрын
😭😭😭
@charcymarie5804 11 ай бұрын
She sang the HELL out of that
@wendywhaliams3299 4 жыл бұрын
The first time I heard this, it was pertaining to trans-awareness and it was sung amazingly by Alex Newell on Glee. When I learnt It was actually about BLM I listened to Queen Latifah’s rendition and loved the song even more. Years later I heard that Jhud would be singing it in Hairspray live and was so excited. Definitely my favorite musical number.
@giisides2870 3 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this live and seeing how people were crying actual tears on stage, still gets me
@bradleyrichard 4 жыл бұрын
This came out about a month after the 2016 election. It was pretty painful time for a lot of people then, and this performance hit just the right nerve. It gave us hope in a time where we thought we were headed in the wrong direction. And now, in 2020, the same is happening. Police brutality seems to be getting worse and worse. This performance is exactly what we need right now. Even the emotion in Maddie Baillio (Tracy) and Garrett Clayton (Link) when they were watching everyone else sing. You could see how moved they were. The same goes for anyone watching this. Tears down my cheek.
@marivillalobosgonzalez3071 4 жыл бұрын
"Just to sit still would be a sin". My favorite sentence of the song and very accurate for what's happening lately.
@dianaw219 4 жыл бұрын
It's heartbreaking how current this song still is 60 years after this musical was set.
@joanne4758 4 жыл бұрын
I'm embarrassed to say this is the first time I have really listened to the words - took on a whole new meaning.
@StoryMing 4 жыл бұрын
Me too. Part of it’s the current context, I think; but I still find listening to this rendition is a different experience than listening to, say, Queen Latifah’s.
@exox7534 3 жыл бұрын
😑
@beckyvenus9513 3 жыл бұрын
jennifer hudson’s presence is always THEE best part of whatever she’s a part of. she is everythiiiiiing
@-ejamezfictionalstudioz-4951 4 жыл бұрын
If Whitney Houston was alive she could make a duet with Jenifer Hudson, Rip Whitney Houston
@lexxussmith7467 2 жыл бұрын
Jennifer Hudson vocals are so amazing she needs to win a Emmy for this
@donnasharpe3451 Жыл бұрын
She was good, but listen to Darlene Love singing it on stage. She hits that last note like a hammer.
@FricelGabriel Жыл бұрын
she's just EGOT now!!!
@lparrish89 4 жыл бұрын
She absolutely sung the house down with this song, highlight of the entire show
@jesuspectre9883 3 жыл бұрын
The truth in this performance just shakes you.
@livia5214 3 жыл бұрын
i think it’s so impactful how tracy, penny, and link don’t sing til the very end. it shows how although they haven’t faced this discrimination themselves, they see that it’s a problem and they wanna do everything they can to help fight it.
@meganhash7840 3 жыл бұрын
People complained about Hairspray live but I didn't see a SINGLE complaint here, and rightfully so, because this is GOD TIER
@joshuanesbit 3 жыл бұрын
this is astonishingly, the woman is a beast of an artist.
@marcus6873 3 жыл бұрын
Jennifer is from another world
@benonirivera5112 3 жыл бұрын
Jesus, j-hud has the voice of an angel, she just nails everything and makes you wanna cry
@Ryan-om5yi 3 жыл бұрын
There is literally nothing Jennifer Hudson cannot do.
@mayt2191 3 жыл бұрын
JENNIFER HUDSON YOU AMAZING DAAAAAMN WHY YOU DO THIS TO MY SOÛL 😢🔥❤️
@cbjones82 7 ай бұрын
Just remembered this performance 3 years on, came back to watch it. Sublime.
@iamxtwofhatman4261 4 жыл бұрын
Her voice is just captivating as soon as she starts singing...
@joeinmish 10 ай бұрын
Every time I hear Jennifer Hudson sing the song, it still brings a tears to my eyes with her amazing voice, and I noticed even the cast behind her was crying. There is no way anyone could not be move with this song. I fell in love with this song from the movie hairspray when queen Latifah sang it, and it only strengthened my love for this song, when I heard the live version from Jennifer Hudson. All I can say is bravo.!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@suesensenig548 3 жыл бұрын
I hadn’t seen this til now but watched it after watching the Glee version and Queen Latifah version. Love all three but my God, this one brought me to tears for the rawness of emotion.
@SyahmiRosli Жыл бұрын
When a song makes you feel... that's a good song. When the singer makes you swell up, you know she's great.
@michaelgaynor6866 4 жыл бұрын
Tears in this man's eye's here in Philadelphia, Pa. Stay Strong and Stay Well Everybody!
@louieporcarelli2959 4 жыл бұрын
South philly strong 👍
@inmyOWN_world 6 ай бұрын
The voice… she had some of the cast mates crying! Beautiful ❤
@irvinjyi 2 жыл бұрын
I thought Queen Latifah gave this song justice but Jhud's version is just on another level!
@mominseattle1 5 ай бұрын
This was live. Wow. One of the best and most moving performances I have seen in my life. I keep coming back to watch this, and I still get goosebumps every time.
@kylejnicholson 3 жыл бұрын
Just imagine being that close to her while she's singing. I think I would be overwhelmed.
@Beafteck89 3 жыл бұрын
Man. Just that feeling you get. You know what I mean? When someone hits the higher level over song and it becomes “god”. Just can’t describe it but I’ll bask in it as much as I can..
@apoliticallevi 3 жыл бұрын
I’m ready for jhud to play sister Mary Clarence if sister act ever had a revival!!!!!! Anyone else??? Let’s start this!!!
@apoliticallevi 3 жыл бұрын
Omg sister act 3 is coming out!!!! Yay!!!!
@coffeecrumbs2036 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a gospel. And I love it. Amazing job.
@ohhuang5569 3 жыл бұрын
Jennifer's singin like she's tellin a story
@leabourgade7099 3 жыл бұрын
Not me having watched this countless times and still bawling my eyes out 😭😭😭
@Clayysmitth 9 ай бұрын
SING IT JHUD!!!! What an icon!!! You can’t see it but I’m throwin my shoe!!!!
@honeyOTU_ 9 ай бұрын
no matter what Jennifer sings she sings with so much passion you can’t help but be mesmerized
@michaelvega6646 4 жыл бұрын
Ok kids what you are seeing right now is real singing. Leave it to Jennifer for making this so song so powerful
@n25bast 3 жыл бұрын
The emotion the cast was feeling in that scene was very real. This was right after the 2016 election, and it feels even more powerful now.
@kylerutherford 4 жыл бұрын
This is the honestly the best version I’ve ever heard of this song..
@tradingguy1004 2 жыл бұрын
JHud is soooooo unbelievably good, I could listen to her and Whitney all day and night long, I hardly need anyone else ;) :)
@junevillalon 3 жыл бұрын
I love Jhud so much!
@shanecolwell5456 2 жыл бұрын
She was captivating in this role. I think it shows with the actor playing Link getting emotional during the performance
@evergreene186 3 жыл бұрын
brother in the front couldn't hold back chills when she started singing. amen ✊🏼
@PatrickKCompton 4 жыл бұрын
You think Jennifer Hudson did a mic drop at the end of this? Nope. She didn't even need one! Sing it Jennifer!!!
@tigrefofo3853 4 жыл бұрын
I think i got some water in my eyes. JHud such an awesome soprano and soul
@treasure2behold282 3 жыл бұрын
Jennifer can sing through the entire songbook of most stars.
@jasonjohnson3589 4 ай бұрын
Truly a once in a generation voice on this woman.
@amaliaioan2697 3 жыл бұрын
I wish to be a duet between Jennifer Hudson and Queen Latifah singing this song. Will be amazing.
@user-wn8ut3xb2c 4 жыл бұрын
This song has a very important message.We must never forget about this.
@katapruiz 2 жыл бұрын
If I were part of the cast, I'd forget my stage cues and just sit in awe of her performance. Especially being so close to feel the air vibrate with the power of her voice and emotions
@creedscorner Жыл бұрын
And this is a testimony as to why she is an EGOT. PERIOD.
@MorganLSayer 3 жыл бұрын
Ugh. Jennifer is the gift to our generation. She kills it no matter what she sings! And you know she feels all those words deep down.. Perfection. I love her so much. 😭💕
@luminitsalemesianou1245 4 жыл бұрын
When Jennifer is singing she is real and makes you understand the story of every song. Great great big singer in the world
@armanimitchell6227 4 жыл бұрын
Jennifer Hudson Takes it to another level
@nathanouellet8166 3 жыл бұрын
CHILLS AFTER CHILLS AFTER CHILLS
@joshiimiirecords916 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine standing beside Jennifer while she's singing this song 😱😱😱
@xyprophis3067 Жыл бұрын
Jennifer Hudson just killed it, Mailed to Guam and Killed it when it got home. I love3 how she brought the cast to tears!!
@gustavoborges1779 Жыл бұрын
I say this to very few people but Jennifer is a LEGEND
@danielledevine24 3 жыл бұрын
THIS MADE ME SO EMOTIONAL. she is insane
@vidatalab8301 4 жыл бұрын
That last sustain gets me everytime
@kyleburgess2834 3 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who perfers this key rather than the original? This was epic!
@davidcattin7006 3 жыл бұрын
I saw this in a community theater production and it brought me to tears. One of the actors saw me crying and lost it too. It was an amazing moment.
@adamautumn2329 4 ай бұрын
Should be titled Emmy winning performance
@cataciudad 4 жыл бұрын
Little Inez wiping Link's tear is such a small detail but so cute, if I was standing right there singing with Jennifer Hudson I would be crying too.
@lonelysoldier369 4 жыл бұрын
This is magical, and very poignant right now
@Hummingbird-yu3kt 3 жыл бұрын
Jennifer Hudson is one of the best vocalists I have heard in a long time. She's like this generation's Gladys Knight and Whitney. Amazing!
@karoljosifmorcillos8433 4 жыл бұрын
Tears..and more tears! Black lives matter! 😭👏❤️
@pallisterproductions3491 2 жыл бұрын
I love every version of Hairspray I've seen but Jennifer Hudson has sang this best in my opinion
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