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@Analoguelibrary5 жыл бұрын
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@nazaardilla53475 жыл бұрын
disini maaa....a di satunya lagi miii.....i...
@melaniemonk91514 жыл бұрын
How can they improve on perfection:?
@pamelamoore27824 жыл бұрын
Still gives me chills
@thelmaspears96554 жыл бұрын
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@phyllispittman46644 жыл бұрын
She is great,boy does he have lungs I loved her.
@femininebeauty593429 күн бұрын
Who is here in 2024. No one can sing this song like her!!! Imitated but never duplicated! ❤🥰👍🏼
@footrugist765723 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
@tracimorris311111 күн бұрын
Im here But JHud came really close.
@diegopires35603 күн бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j52WnqqByL6ngZ8.html
@gabriellaletessier8613 жыл бұрын
She was 22 and a Broadway legend, I'm 22 and I'm crying, eating popcorn and watching this masterpiece ...
@peterpatton28673 жыл бұрын
🤣
@abeck79293 жыл бұрын
😂😂 best comment ♥️
@andeleon68383 жыл бұрын
Was she 22 here? Damn that voice
@gracegrace83873 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@gabriellaletessier8613 жыл бұрын
@@andeleon6838 Yup ... makes you reconsider choosing music as a career path 😂😂
@mariodonizetti993 жыл бұрын
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
@robinr56692 жыл бұрын
This was no cover, she was the real deal.
@mariodonizetti992 жыл бұрын
@@robinr5669 exactly ;)
@barbaraannhenderson90492 жыл бұрын
Never and deserves every award there is and over billion views.
@Jai-hb9hu2 жыл бұрын
There’s no way anyone can come close
@metemano882 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 🔥🔥🔥
@thisis.michelletorres4447 ай бұрын
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!
@captainpawpawchannel6 ай бұрын
Whitney Houston version is incredible
@jennynanny28875 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 ❤❤
@loot65 ай бұрын
That's not really true, I saw Will Smith sing this almost exactly as good.
@thisis.michelletorres4444 ай бұрын
😂Leave that man alone before he smacks you then start crying about it!
@traceew50923 ай бұрын
NOBODY can touch the original!!!!
@ProxyMinePro10 жыл бұрын
If a woman yells this to you....you got no choice but to stay with her.
@miraeta14015 жыл бұрын
Ozymandias 😂😂😂😂😂
@eduardafavali37425 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha exactly
@eduardafavali37425 жыл бұрын
@@djekharreda9955 💙 love from Brazil!
@djekharreda99555 жыл бұрын
@@eduardafavali3742 ouça a versão glee
@TheBoomstickBros5 жыл бұрын
I just got the best idea for a serial killer horror movie...
@MelMelMel5 жыл бұрын
NO AUTOTUNE RAW PURE POWER
@kpoprelated34554 жыл бұрын
The power of broadway singers
@charleshylton12314 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.
@jake246854 жыл бұрын
There were no autotune at this area Of time
@Whoswho344 жыл бұрын
@@charleshylton1231 lip syncing and autotune are two different things mate
@charleshylton12314 жыл бұрын
COOLGAMINGSHOW I wasn’t proposing that they were the same thing? I was just giving my opinion on how it looks?
@lorrainehutter66772 жыл бұрын
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
@billlasselle13593 ай бұрын
I did also see it. I have never seen such a powerful incredible performance.
@FSUgrad15 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.
@freema92462 жыл бұрын
I’m not certain there’s a man alive that can handle that level of commitment
@slickviccomedy8 ай бұрын
Johnny Manuel did it some justice. He did a damn good job.. check it out.. you'd be happy you did.
@nevetsnonnac33304 ай бұрын
LMAOOOO
@terrenceragin55554 жыл бұрын
This song is a vocal nervous breakdown. The Pain and the Hurt. That is why it is so Amazing and an all time Classic.
@lisaaddison31864 жыл бұрын
Lollllll.
@rochellecrump-mcnulty96753 жыл бұрын
This is an accurate observation of this song
@corrinaamato88053 жыл бұрын
Best comment
@GETOSUPASTAR3 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...
@DJF1773 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is
@islandslimting89596 жыл бұрын
Jennifer Hudson is good, but this performance is untouchable.
@marylewis31135 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-side5 жыл бұрын
No one can sing this better, it is her song.
@myriemontaque144 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Will Smith
@terrywalter56204 жыл бұрын
wow wow wow she is the only 1 who can nail it OMG OMG
@afygeorgewill97754 жыл бұрын
Whitney held her own
@monicadrew79678 ай бұрын
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.
@gwen88595 ай бұрын
FEEL THE CHILLS!😢
@DanFreeman72311 ай бұрын
In 40 years I have not heard anyone even come close to this. This is the best version. Period.
@meeksluv7 ай бұрын
She Sangs not Sing. I have that stink face head shaking reaction everytime I watch this.
@benjaminbawa52735 ай бұрын
@@meeksluvSame! ! !
@jessym55834 ай бұрын
Amber Riley
@TPxxx34 ай бұрын
Whitney
@jemgurl3 ай бұрын
Have you listened to Amber Riley's
@TheEndIsTheStart5 жыл бұрын
she performed this EVERY night for 2 years. Except for Sundays where she performed it TWICE
@yassingbreel78544 жыл бұрын
Wow
@tamarar35074 жыл бұрын
why is that
@maurobtx23144 жыл бұрын
@@tamarar3507 becuase is the song of a broadway musical. Dreamgirls.
@bjornironside2614 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
@MichelleBernardfitness4 жыл бұрын
Such responsibility. Only a pro like her could do it.
@johnanderson50313 жыл бұрын
Before there was Jennifer Hudson, there was Jennifer Holliday.
@xseedboy3 жыл бұрын
After Jennifer Hudson, there will still be Jennifer Holiday.
@thebestcicinmage44853 жыл бұрын
@@xseedboy after Jennifer holiday there will still be Jennifer Hudson. Oh wait how about them co existing
@lucianebreuer91563 жыл бұрын
And Sara Ikumun !!!!🤣🤣🤣
@ianmaxwell2823 жыл бұрын
@@lucianebreuer9156 now your talking.
@amandaredd30573 жыл бұрын
I just rewatched Hudson's cover a minute ago and teared up!
@CelestialGatez2 жыл бұрын
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.
@DISCOVEGASGUY2 жыл бұрын
Probably the most amazing vocal performance of all time.
@janineschwager4337 жыл бұрын
my throat hurts even thinking about singing this song.. pure amazing
@carmenhershey35236 жыл бұрын
Mt. Theodore Alan I, a 15 year old white girl, tried and blew out my voice. 👍
@seanobomanu59446 жыл бұрын
Carmen Hershey I know right?! But then a 15 year old girl sang this song on BGT like she owns the song
@History9096 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
@myqueenimagivemydumassopin68415 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂
@allandeleon65695 жыл бұрын
Janine Schwager how bout jessica sanchez of american idol 👍💯
@michaelgombkoto69413 жыл бұрын
This woman is amazing. Nobody will ever be able to sing this song like her.
@jot4ppe3 жыл бұрын
Mercedes Jones sing like Her The same music
@michaelgombkoto69413 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.
@jot4ppe3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelgombkoto6941 i agree lol
@yureino3 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,
@paukoe13 жыл бұрын
No somebody did it better :) watch whitneys performance, than youll see someone who can really sing =D
@tremaine8612 жыл бұрын
This is her sweet spot. No one can sing this song like how she sings it. Yes I loved JHuds version too
@bombastic812 жыл бұрын
Whitney could...
@tremaine8612 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.
@timbredan347611 ай бұрын
@@bombastic81 I'm sure she could sing it wonderfully, but not like Ms. Holiday. This is HER song
@hidesertroamer Жыл бұрын
Her voice is a national treasure.
@candiwilson68624 жыл бұрын
SHE MURDER THIS SONG! SHE POURED HEART AND SOUL INTO THIS ONE!!
@davesoe48444 жыл бұрын
Candi Wilson NO!! She rape this song!!!
@geiloesarda21764 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahahaha
@yourlocalterrorist3 жыл бұрын
@Dave Soe Rape shouldn't be considered a joke
@fishy94653 жыл бұрын
@@davesoe4844 Rape is not something to joke about.
@yenkayt3 жыл бұрын
@@fishy9465 Oh because murdering is fine...
@daveolep76574 жыл бұрын
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.
@pamelaprudhomme1403 жыл бұрын
Facts
@terrencedube97023 жыл бұрын
This is not just a performance
@lilipetrovic603 жыл бұрын
Well now... have you heard little Sarah Ikumu at XFACTOR singing this song? She nailed it, absolutely amazing ❤️
@KuttyJoe3 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!
@wernerswoboda6497 Жыл бұрын
Voice given only by God absolutely amazing 🥰🥰
@leopold7562 Жыл бұрын
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_TheMerrier10 ай бұрын
amber rileys is equal in my book
@stuartwaters15723 жыл бұрын
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.
@wmperkins252 жыл бұрын
I always wondered how the audience reacted when they first heard this masterpiece!
@TeKeyaKrystal2 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
@maryannfernandez58952 жыл бұрын
This comment just made me cry!! How blessed were you to see this LIVE!!
@sofumba2 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...
@roundtwo33215 ай бұрын
So true. I'd never seen anything like that before.
@sherristar578 жыл бұрын
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.
@3912James8 жыл бұрын
You're right. She was either 21 or 22 years old in 1982.
@francisqcleland47506 жыл бұрын
Sherri Star f
@naydaocasio94236 жыл бұрын
Preach sister! 😗😗😗😗
@yolandaortiz-fernandez60766 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...!
@amel28416 жыл бұрын
Sherri Star yes she is greats singer ever 😍 wow wow
@Flo-mh3pz2 жыл бұрын
THIS is a MASTERCLASS on how to sing with real emotion/feeling...DAMN...!!!
@DrabbyBrickey9 ай бұрын
A Voice like this comes along every 35 years or more.
@marliemarlie19224 жыл бұрын
The way she controls the notes,her tongue,her lips it's amazing
@yochananbendavid572 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..
@azlanabubakar30547 жыл бұрын
one of the hardest song to sing
@abdufattohrajabzoda44476 жыл бұрын
azlan abu bakar
@vick13305 жыл бұрын
Big facts
@Liagreat975 жыл бұрын
So fu**ing true 👍🏼👍🏼
@Happyharris10675 жыл бұрын
YES! Most should not even attempt to do so! Classic! Phenomenal range and voice Ms. Jennifer Holiday, well done!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️
@joannrobinson38704 жыл бұрын
BP BP
@LoraCoggins2 ай бұрын
This is the first time I've ever heard her voice. And wow, is she a powerhouse!
@mavlac2 күн бұрын
And this is "only" a singing performance, not movie. Perfect.
@ingodsgoodness21603 жыл бұрын
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!
@TeKeyaKrystal2 жыл бұрын
oh , she's still alive ?
@jayarajjohnson24762 жыл бұрын
YOU'RE RIGHT
@urmom6428 Жыл бұрын
@@TeKeyaKrystal Yes she is😀
@brendansiddall15714 жыл бұрын
the camera edits at 2:48 TOOK ME OUT 😂
@leeli16743 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@leeli16743 жыл бұрын
3:11 camera edits took me out
@sheedisrising97783 жыл бұрын
😂
@leochinchilla26963 жыл бұрын
lmaoaoa bruhhhh stop.... i was feeling the song 💀💀💀
@wakiomwakio1433 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@gwen88595 ай бұрын
Sends chills down my arms😢
@MisterJaymz6 ай бұрын
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.
@gustavoledezma96283 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Chi Chi Devayne she will always be in our hearts
@MaleOrderBride2 жыл бұрын
Was this her favorite song?
@gustavoledezma96282 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
@erikakrausse32365 жыл бұрын
Wow...she is amazingly good She never got proper credit for her talent.
@cherylpayne29774 жыл бұрын
Soooooo damn true!!!
@baritonebynight3 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.
@lavenderflowers1075 Жыл бұрын
I love her facial expressions. Shows how she's feeling this song.
@meeksluv7 ай бұрын
Me too. The difference between singing and SANGING!!!
@thom-mark64433 жыл бұрын
That voice sends shivers up and down your spine.
@ginavillani892810 жыл бұрын
No one can ever take this song away from Jennifer Holliday ever...........!
@lavery03655 жыл бұрын
You're right, her dress is hanging up in the rafters off this song & performance.
@lgempet28695 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!
@geryhenry5824 жыл бұрын
You can't learn to sing like this. It's pure. It's real. It's raw.
@rrw19815 ай бұрын
You can tell she put everything into this song. That's what makes it legendary.
@MohamadFirdausCheIsmail4 жыл бұрын
This is literally the most memorable performance ever in the history of singing.
@foxyweezy9 жыл бұрын
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.
@kingcrowley61539 жыл бұрын
THANK YOUUU
@hunkhk6 жыл бұрын
amen!
@Yk_Keezy6 жыл бұрын
That because this song was super personal for her
@clashsn2216 жыл бұрын
Eloise JOHNSON - JACKSON Listen Sarah ikumu.
@princessg36735 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
@barbararomanowski290410 ай бұрын
What a gifted singer!
@gwynenglishnielsen85962 жыл бұрын
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.
@slimsxyblkwoman7 жыл бұрын
Legend has it that she recorded this masterpiece and iconic song in one take! That's how you become an instant legend!!!!
@shaltdavid19836 жыл бұрын
There is NO living female singing artist that can touch this song and give it justices and strength life Jennifer Holiday
@hydiagindraw16942 ай бұрын
Will never be sung like this again.. Ms Holliday killed it!
@dannalondon9032 жыл бұрын
NO ONE SANG THIS SONG LIKE MS. HOLLIDAY! FABULOUS!
@leviathansb70904 жыл бұрын
Anyone here watching in 2020 during quarantine 👍
@jypsy84994 жыл бұрын
Better believe it
@jypsy84994 жыл бұрын
To whoever put the dislikes on this video; you need to get your god damn ears checked.
@leviathansb70904 жыл бұрын
@@jypsy8499 true
@shakeralmajdub69814 жыл бұрын
Oh boy this song is timeless even in 2030 I'll still be listening to it ♥️
@leviathansb70904 жыл бұрын
@@shakeralmajdub6981 till the end of time
@bluueboi515 жыл бұрын
There's a difference between singing and screaming this right here is SINGING!!!
@joelheram4 жыл бұрын
Christina Aguilera left the chat lol
@vintilityАй бұрын
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❤
@layhliajoneson17863 ай бұрын
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.
@fluffyfelix5395 жыл бұрын
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.
@kpoprelated34554 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.
@melissapayne83174 жыл бұрын
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@ahfuck4 жыл бұрын
Ok boomer
@geraldstrategier32159 жыл бұрын
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!
@gailjestus5734 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful, I'm 61 now and this song still just sends fire through my body!
@christophercummings45028 ай бұрын
Often imitated, never duplicated 😮
@sonyman12320026 жыл бұрын
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.
@valpurves455 жыл бұрын
Incredible
@Jevezy4 жыл бұрын
Often imitated but never duplicated, this is strictly Jennifer Holliday's song, she owns it. This is 2019.
@Zebras_20054 жыл бұрын
Jevezy Lol,and copyrighted😂!!!!
@lilqueen22384 жыл бұрын
2020
@knitter4years4 жыл бұрын
it's 2020 now and she still owns this song.
@fatimasow68874 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.
@eclectica14 жыл бұрын
@@fatimasow6887 stfu with that bullshit. Nobody is going to care about a future has been. Fucking millennials.
@islandyyt Жыл бұрын
Talk about a set of pipes, and passion!!
@linwei-lee1102 жыл бұрын
40 years later and I still cry every time I hear this song
@johnhaggard8 жыл бұрын
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.
@theresadavis18655 жыл бұрын
John Haggard
@marcchesley37315 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.
@anniewilson67374 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@xXGREYG00SEXx4 жыл бұрын
The 14 year old from bgt did an awesome job
@gertrudebuck5904 жыл бұрын
JENNIFER HOLIDAY SINGS THIS SONG JUST LIKE IT WAS MEANT TO BE SUNG! FOR HER! YOU BETTER SING GURRLL!
@jordanh67603 ай бұрын
This is her song. Some amazing vocalists have taken it on but it is Holliday’a song and will never be topped.
@jordancastillo9989 Жыл бұрын
This Song Will Never Get Old! 🥲♥️🎶 2023 🔥
@marvinsangster4 жыл бұрын
2020 and still getting chills
@larrycalloway17244 жыл бұрын
Marvin Sangster exactly
@davinastanton38654 жыл бұрын
@@larrycalloway1724 Gets me every time. 💗⚘🕊
@marvinsangster3 жыл бұрын
@@kenchambers7137 I know right 😆
@marvinsangster3 жыл бұрын
Man I just love her
@marvinsangster3 жыл бұрын
@@kenchambers7137 I tell you its excellent and well done
@rickrollrizal23645 жыл бұрын
Wow... She sings without screaming. Instead she manipulates her mouth. Those are insane oral motor skills
@stornsja4 жыл бұрын
So true , you hit it on the head.
@mereropata-box89974 жыл бұрын
Lol, lots of Love honey....thats called SOUL!!
@judybrown82584 жыл бұрын
What ever happen to her
@95KIPPIE4 жыл бұрын
Yes, Whitney was so good at this as well. That's what makes these losses so tragic
@kevindouthit75764 жыл бұрын
Hollywood! Beautiful, soulful and talented. No auto tune
@anitacole3221 Жыл бұрын
I get chills every time I listen to her sing this song. Pure excellence
@slickviccomedy2 жыл бұрын
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.
@kevincadden18143 жыл бұрын
Nobody can touch that voice of hers. What a gift.
@tatoolifestyle85082 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.
@abdelwahabsadek96075 жыл бұрын
I have never seen such a strong vulnerability demonstration before, mesmerising.
@vivianstokes41118 ай бұрын
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
@JudiRadin3 ай бұрын
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 .
@irenegold39693 жыл бұрын
Still listening to this...it never gets old.She scorched the Earth with her voice.
@kpkp42933 жыл бұрын
Never never
@sheedisrising97783 жыл бұрын
👏🏾👏🏾😂
@terrenceragin55554 жыл бұрын
The Originator of this song from 1982. No one has ever come close to her vocal abilities on this song. No one.
@medali99043 жыл бұрын
Sarah Ikumu
@wherethehoochiesat42103 жыл бұрын
@@medali9904 no. She overdid it , this is her voice Sarah was just screaming
@jeanmichellandart3 жыл бұрын
@@wherethehoochiesat4210 Sarah was just 16 when she sang it... and honestly she was exceptional...
@fuzzypanda49032 жыл бұрын
Amber Riley
@thaara42452 жыл бұрын
Woooooooooo
@NEENOB3 ай бұрын
The original raw emotions on display can't be duplicated. Simply masterful and magnificent 👌
@crysiishiro Жыл бұрын
Chi Chi Dewayne RIP I'll always remember you by this only. Thanks to Jennifer Holliday.
@samedz39668 жыл бұрын
Fresh Prince brought me here but Jennifer made me stay
@gs89448 жыл бұрын
damn... well said. :)
@rainbowens47127 жыл бұрын
jimmy bluebos 😂😂😂😅😅😅😅
@alinegimenez16 жыл бұрын
OH, So there's where I've heard it before !!!! Thanks !! !lol
@gukrl6 жыл бұрын
really? i love fresh prince, but think i've never seen that
@brrrrrrrrino6 жыл бұрын
lmaoooo! I cant listen to this song without being reminded of that scene from fresh prince
@rogerhenson18594 жыл бұрын
Many have tried, but no one has come close to that performance of this great song. It will be a legacy to her.
@ogjosh56745 ай бұрын
3:09 gives me chills mane 😩
@tgd94779 ай бұрын
Like Whitney's national anthem...this version has not been touched. She did the dang thang. 🎵 🎵
@sanenilicious3710 жыл бұрын
shes a very good singer..when she sings feels like i cant breath
@pamelaprudhomme1403 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable control ....she remains unmatched!
@demiduval989413 күн бұрын
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.
@demiduval989413 күн бұрын
She is the Queen.
@anarizmoore2 жыл бұрын
Real, raw, strength, power, control, stage presence, range, effortless... nowadays.... SMH! Jennifer Holiday is the truth!!!!
@gertrudebuck5904 жыл бұрын
No One Can EVAH Sing This Song Like this Woman Here!
@akhilmv71724 жыл бұрын
Gertrude Buck search for bgt sarah ikumu
@danikamcleod7074 жыл бұрын
Idk Jennifer Hudson’s pretty ducking amazing.
@jimmycmartinez4 жыл бұрын
Danika McLeod ... Nah. J Holliday is a strong 10 and Hudson is like a weak 7.
@danielstan60554 жыл бұрын
Lmao...many singers have destroyed it in talent shows. I like Hudson's vocal quality than Holliday's
@salyet90764 жыл бұрын
Whitney Houston did it better
@freeyalloya844 жыл бұрын
😍😳🤩😍 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... 👑💃🏿🙌🏾
@AsukaDoinHerThang4 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.
@kaedre12113 жыл бұрын
And she was only 17 years old in this video.
@nubianncahill35703 жыл бұрын
Whitney before Hudson
@christhomas57612 жыл бұрын
@@kaedre1211 , She`s older than 17 years old here.
@CLance-mo7bo2 ай бұрын
WOW!!! 2024 ,AND I STILL GET CHILLS WHEN I HEAR HER SING!! WHAT A VOICE!!
@user-xg6gp7qq2v2 ай бұрын
What a powerful voice this gets me all the time ❤😊 2024
@florincemasapit76958 ай бұрын
😱I'm shivering all over my body. Wow
@naiarafernanda58344 жыл бұрын
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.
@niaZomba8 жыл бұрын
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.
@cassiuswatt8 жыл бұрын
You're telling me Jennifer Hudson didn't kill this shit
@niaZomba8 жыл бұрын
cassiuswatt She did but she ain't no Jennifer Holiday!
@angelacartereshephoenix8 жыл бұрын
exactly
@taylorkennedy13748 жыл бұрын
i thought will smith slayed this song
@ekcj18 жыл бұрын
+niaZomba Jennifer Hudson killed it. But Whitney..damn.
@GalaxyStar-nn4vz7 ай бұрын
0:03 And I am telling you IM NOT GOING gets me every time
@danielsoetopo78163 жыл бұрын
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.
@sherrysmith60084 жыл бұрын
I feel the hurt and pain in this song, boy she really loved that man.
@scorp343410 жыл бұрын
The REAL dreamgirl!! true entertainer!!
@shakkamusa2366 Жыл бұрын
Many have done it, but Jennifer Holliday's version will never be duplicated.
@bubblegum034 ай бұрын
I felt that last note in my very BONES. Incredible power. Literally flawless performance.