THIS is the video you play when you want to end the whole, "whose the greatest singer that ever lived, " argument. You will win EVERY time....

many underestimated her technical abilities without any knowledge regarding singing pedagogues but what they didn't know is that whitney was actually technically refined. in this vocals alone, she showed multiple dynamic skills, an immense breath support and stamina, vigorous head voice, connected range, a resonant mid and upper mix, extreme agility and a good musicality. general public sucks

She was just 23 when she delivered this performance -unreal!

Whitney + microphone = eargasm

"THE VOICE" no honest person can deny it. She was a beast on the mic. This woman had the voice of voices.

God kissed this woman's throat. Whitney was an absolute Vocal Titan, incomparable. She will go down in history as the greatest singer of all-time. Michael The King, Whitney The Queen & Prince The Prince. The G.O.A.T.

This proves that there is a difference between TALENT AND A GIFT.

This woman in her prime was a vocal ASSASSIN! who on earth can sing that powerfully LIVE, with such precision and control?? absolutely NOBODY! she was a vocal warrior, a superhero. WHITNEY, MICHAEL JACKSON, MICHAEL JORDAN, AND PRINCE ARE THE BLACK VERSION OF THE AVENGERS! they all had otherworldly super human talents. they can never be replaced, EVER.

The 8th wonder of the world = Whitney Houston's vocals 😮

Whitney at her peak is the greatest mainstream vocalist of all time. Yeah I said it and I stand by that.

In the first 20 seconds I was convinced that she is infact the GREATEST vocalist of all time.

I'm going to put this out there right now. Whitney Houston tore this song up to a way that can only be described as transcendent.... I love Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion. But neither one of these two ladies can come close to what Whitney did on this one song... When I first heard Jennifer Hudson sing the song I thought it was absolutely incredible, and then I listen to Jennifer Holliday singing the song and I thought that no one can match that. Then the tsunami that was Whitney Houston slayed this song beyond all comprehension and let me tell you this, if the three of them were competing for the part of Effie, Whitney Houston would have won this hands down. This is the best version of the song that I have ever heard and I will likely never hear another female Touch This. The complexity and range of emotion that she portrayed in this song it's something that I've never heard Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, and even the great Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle touch. To me she is the best female vocalist of all time.

To be honest, this might be the BEST live performance of her whole career. It is definitely in the top 5

this is why we call her The Voice

NO ONE! Male or female can surpass the G.O.A.T Miss Whitney Houston. The Greatest voice that has ever lived. R.I.P The voice.

This woman's voice is the platinum standard...The rich velvety tone, her fantastic diction, heart-wrenching emotion and raw power make her an icon

Whitney came to Sydney Australia in 1986. She sang this song and said she had a cold. My mum and I thought if you sing like this with a cold how do you sing otherwise. She nearly lifted the roof off the entertainment centre.

Damn, she turned a Broadway song into a soul standard! Jesus. RIP Whitney!

I know most people associate Whitney with IWDWS and IWALY, but I feel this particular performance (along with the NYC and London versions) is the DEFINITIVE Whitney Houston live performance. It is quite possibly the most incredible live vocal performance ever to take place, on Planet Earth. This is her battle cry. She weilded the power and incandescent beauty of her voice, as if she were some sort of Demi goddess superhero from another universe. She is the missing Avenger--or the vocal equivalent to Storm, from the X-MEN. It's like she wasn't human. Whitney severed the heads of every singer (past present future, male/female) to ever hold a mic. She snatched both Jennifer Holiday and Hudsons wigs with this one. It's nearly impossible for me to listen to other singers renditions of this song, without giggling myself into a coma. She may be gone, but her voice will live on...even long after the world comes to an end. Her voice will echo through eternity and beyond. I truly beileve this. Simply put. Whitney Houston is the greatest singer of ALL TIME!

She just murdered that shit !!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing tone, and amazing everything : vibrato, control, phrasing, diction.................Nothing is wrong.

THE FIRST time that I heard this, I was laying in my bed, alone in the dark, except for the laptop playing this video and after that run around the 4 minute mark, I sat straight up in my bed and looked around a dark empty room to see if anyone else had heard it. No lie. I still don't know why I did that but I just had to know if anyone else had heard the absolute shocking, magnificence that I had just heard even though I knew I was alone. I just couldn't believe it and I still can't. Although Mariah Carey is my favorite singer, even I can admit that Whitney was, is, and will ALWAYS BE the very best singer that ever lived. Period. Miss her every day. Love you too life Ms. Houston and I always will...

Whitney was such a versatile singer. She gave Barbra (the pleasant-sounding and resonant sustained belts at 5:35 and 10:00), Patti/Aretha (with her powerful sustained G5 at 5:20), Jennifer Holiday (with the grunts/growls at 4:00, 4:14, 5:33, etc.), and even her own mother Cissy Houston with her developed head voice (4:12, 6:09, 7:05).

Her tone is so beautiful, her headvoice is probably the best in mainstream music

Best live performance by any human being in the history of recorded music

i am the biggest mariah carey stan, more than i stan whitney (because i prefer her songs/albums and contribution to music more) but there is no denying that this performance is the best vocal performance that ever graced this earth and that whitney is THE ONE AND TRUE VOICE!!!

This is what you got from her live! NO ONE can compare! I don't need dance moves at a show just sing and that's what Whitney did every show! I miss going to her concerts.

And they used to say that she didn't have enough soul in the beginning of her career!!! What is it? She was at the beginning here, she was only 23 and she turn a Broadway song into a church song! GOAT!

One can hear the difference in Whitney's vocals from 1984 until now in 1986. Her voice had matured and developed with such intensity. Her majestical and God given talent had risen to a totally higher level. She had raised the bar in music. No one has mastered this measurement of skills ever. She had "everything" going for her. Her beauty, charisma, stage presence, the voice, personality, character and spirit was tied into one package and wrapped with the most beautiful ribboned bow! What an amazing gift! Classy high quality. Non like it ever!

The way she is able to transfer from her chest to head voice is just so breathtaking

Her high range is so strong

no sane person can deny this voice !!!!!!!!!!!!

The interaction between her voice and the piano is just incredible. It’s like they are fighting with each other while complementing themselves beautifully at the same time.

Whitney Houston was a vocal tsunami in her heydays. You didn't really know what just hit you. You just knew you wanted more!

Her hair is so beautiful in this picture.

Not sure if any human has ever sung better than this. The 2 notes soon after 4:00 and 5:15 are from another planet

Whitney's Voice alone makes me believe that there's a God...cause two rocks colliding together didn't produce these Vocals. Her voice is "The Big Bang".....and that ain't no theory!

I had to pull over and shout!!! She sung the the stink off this song. Nobody has ever sung That song like that. Wow! God gave Whitney a gift. She added alot of gospel to this song too

This is why I saw her every year from 1985.....................

Whitney is the greatest singer ever, and its not even fucking close

She really showcased her entire vocal range in this performance☕️ That SUSTAINED G5 is EVERYTHING

5:34 NOBODY holds a note like Whitney 🎤 🎶

My goodness!!! What a gifted voice and charismatic singer!!!! She was really a Phenomenon!!!! 7:00 …. ❤❤❤.. she is like an opera singer, here. 🎉

That G5 at 5:20 to 5:21 is one of the best notes ever.

This sounds embarrassing but I literally have tears in my eyes. She was just a youg girl and the technical mastery, power, confidence and precision dispayed here is just beyond imagining. Whitney was born a star.

I love the audience participation of Whitney's fans, honey. Half the fun of her live performances was listening to the things fans would scream out.

This might be her best live recording! The voice was at its best here! A gift from Jesus himself!

I WISH THEY HAD VIDEO ON THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is why she called "The voice"

36 people have no ears or absolutely don't feel the soul in her voice. this is so raw and real.

The layers to her voice are unbelievable.

The note along @ 5:34 - 5:46 is OMg there are no words. I just feel so blessed to have witnessed such greatness, truly a once in a lifetime voice.

Just blows my mind to hear how she was able to use her voice in so many different ways in a single song.

No one can express this song as well as her, the performance was just insanely chilling and phenomenal

THAT WICKED UPPER REGISTER CAME FROM HER MAMA CISSY. Y'ALL CHECK OUT CISSY FROM THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES - I DID IT AND IT BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES. RIP NIPPY! LOVE U MAMI!

I WASN'T READY YET!!!! I WAS NOT READY!!!

Possibly the best live vocal I have ever heard. Unmatched tone - it's to die for. Incredible runs. Perfect diction and phrasing. Head voice!!! Did I mention POWER? She has control over all of it!! No contest, she's the best vocalist to ever draw breath. Miss her tone so much.

No one compares or comes close to Whitney. No one. No human that has ever lived or lives or will ever live. Point blank period. Thnx god bless

I teared up when she started chanting " I'm Changin'...I'm Changin'...I'm CHANGED!!!!"....at 6:24!!! God KNOWS that some of us had to invoke change in our lives with words before we could EVER dare to do it in deeds. Thank God, I'm CHANGED!!!!! Whitney sang the truth!!!

Whitney was in a league of her own, the bodyguard era in particular where she slayed like no other. It was and still is Iconic as MJ's thriller which both accomplished huge success.

This is why she is THE VOICE.her voice was as powerful as a tornado.

I don't get into that nonsense about who's better or more talented, because it's all subjective. I will say this Whitney was absolutely at the height of her best form....you just shake your head and say my God!!

During an interview (I think in the late 90s) Oprah Winfrey, the queen of the talk shows said that when Whitney hit those high notes, it makes you want to cry. It was an interview just before Whitney launched her studio album " my love is your love" with a series of live shows within the United States. Well this is what Oprah was referring to - vocal prowess that is simply untouchable, cannot be equalled( much less surpassed) and incomparable!! As I have repeatedly said in the past, and will continue to say until the end of time, this sister's talent knew no boundaries. and whose popularity transcends musical styles - testimony to her jaw- dropping, awe-inspiring versatility!! If you are a true music lover with keen listening skills, you will hear in this song among other amazing qualities, the repeated but effortless movement from what Michael Narada Walden( one of the world's top 10 music producers) refers to as chest voice to head voice. This constant movement between the 2 "voices" as well as her mastery of melisma( the packing of different tones/ notes in a single syllable) were effectively demonstrated in this song. Whitney, we know for sure no one did it like you did it, and equally sure, there will never be another You!! R.I.P. I will always love and eternally cherish both you as a decent, selfless, graceful and sincere human being, and your unparalled musical legacy. You gave of yourself so unselfishly and sincerely, only to be housed, disrespected, unfairly attacked and ridiculed by the sensational media! But fret not thyself, as ultimately, God and not man will be the judge of all of us! Baulbeer Persaud

Like some mystical vocal gymnast. Whitney is flipping and leaving her magic on every single note. What is she? Alto, soprano, show off, gifted...I just don't know but sure do love it.

The good lord touched her on the shoulder, and said you WILL be special. Ugh, so perfect

I'm 15 years old. And I'm addicted on Whitney lol. My friends are looking weird on me, when they look at my playlist 😀 But they just don't realize that this is what is called "singing a song". Not rapping, where every 3rd word is dirty. (At least in my country lol)

This is the best performance of any song, ever sung. I Am Changing, 1986 was the pinnacle of what singing is. Nobody can, nothing will and never could this be replicated.

7:27 to 7:41 - One of the sweetest and most soulful sounds I've ever heard...."my life!"

Someone pinch me!! No one should be able to sing like this - just isn't fair to all others who aspire to become a singer!!

Tears.... words simply can not express the effect this womans voice has on me.. and the world. Yes I have been changed.

SHE was given THE voice..not anyone before or after her❗💯👑💜 People be mad cause she is the best lol but she ain't got nothin else to prove. She came, she sang like no other but THE voice(and no other near her) and left an amazing earth shattering legacy💜💜💜💜

SHE TURNED A 4 MINUTE SONG INTO A 10 MIN PERFORMANCE, FUCKIN LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whitney Motherfucking Houston

This version is untouchable. She is indeed THE VOICE.

I can't explain it, but as a man, hearing Whitney sing like this makes me want to go BACK to the gym and lift weights and do pull-ups the way she sings. Be a beast about it!

The growls at the end are so impressive but so funny at the same time 😭😭😭🤣😂

Before she unleashed that OPERATIC C6 this note shee hits at 4:12 is otherworldly So beautiful and came with supersonic speed 😂🙌🏿👑❤️

Bruh she was the greatest

No ma’am, not today you won’t...I’m going back to bed to get my life together because she wrecked it from beginning to end. #RIPWHITNEY

6:41 love this run

Amazing theatrics, drama and vocal suspense - unpredictability ... You go Whitney. Theres non like you! Thats Whitney. The Voice!

It’s moment like this is the reason i never went crazy like the rest of the world for “i will always love you, and the national anthem” ...she had surpassed all vocal tricks and techniques way before they were ever released...❤️❤️

Chiiiild, this is a spritual journey...

This alone is all the proof I need that GOD IS REAL!!!

The greatest singer to have ever lived. A sound/voice like this can not be created without God's divine intervention.... and I have yet to hear anyone create something so extraordinarily beautiful and pleasantly devastating. The anointing was real regardless of whether or not you hear it... God set her voice apart from the rest to remind us that music is a gift and a gift that he still cherishes. Music brightens and uplifts the spirit while facilitating unity with God and with each other. I know there are plenty of vocalists that are brilliant... and I'm sure some of them might even rival Whitney's technical abilities(even though overall Whitney was a technical marvel)... but God chose her to showcase here on earth, through her voice, the wonder and purpose of music.

I have no words. I just have no words!!!! She is beyond incredible!!!!!!!!

Look at me [x2] [Chorus] I am changing, trying every way I can. I am changing, I'll be better than I am. I'm trying to find a way to understand. But I need you, I need you, I need a hand. I am changing, seeing everything so clear. I am changing, I'm gonna start right now, right here. I'm hoping to work it out and I know that I can. But I need you, I need a hand. All of my life, I've been a fool. Who said I can do it all alone? How many good friends have I already lost? And how many dark nights have I known? Walking down that wrong road, there was nothing I could find. All those years of darkness can make a person blind. But now I can see... [Chorus] I am changing, trying every way I can. I am changing, I'll be better than I am. But I need a friend, to help me start all over again. Oh, That would be just fine. I know it's gonna work out this time. Cuz this time I am, this time...I...am I am changing, I'll get my life together now. I am changing, yes, I know how. I'm gonna start again. I'm gonna leave my past behind. I'll change my life. I'll make a vow. Nothings gonna stop me now.....

This was nothing short of .....idk Amazing isn't even strong enough to describe this performance! She IS incredible, This performance is a testament of her unique talent & dynamic vocal abilities; her emotional & passionate delivery of a song are still unmatched today! Whitney was quite a rare find; I believe even w/o Clive Davis' help, that voice would have lifted her to the world's stage somehow, someway! I feel so blessed to have been alive when the greatest songstress ever graced the stages of the world. I do hope she is finally having the peace denied her while she lived. miss you diva!

I think this is one of the greatest contemporary vocal performances ever

I don’t know anything about singing, I just LOVE what I hear!!!♥️😂

I AM AT A LOST FOR WORDS.....simply WOW.. from 5:00 to end ... all i can say is regardless of any other artist of high notes or range they can sing, she in her own right shined and owned any other vocalist in this performance with chills i can't describe.

It completely melts you and leaves you breathless. It’s almost scarey.

The greatest singer past, present, and future... point, blank, period. Rest easy baby girl.

Phenomenal vocalist. Superb performance. Iconic woman. Why people just can't accept the fact that Whitney and Mariah BOTH are vocal geniuses is beyond me. One isn't better than the other. They BOTH are unmatched in their own rights. Because they are both vocally astonishing , people will always compare the two. I love and respect them both equally. No other artist will compare to the two. #EnoughSaid

4:12 4:19 6:09 and 7:06 show how perfect and OPERATIC Whitney's HEADVOICE was🙌👑✨

I love the ending when she's playing with her band. . . ME!

The greatest singer on this planet

51/2 years later and I'm still so sad she's gone.

She is and will forever be the greatest of all time

A great rendition, but my favorite is her 89 version of "One song" 💕🎼

When she came out, wasn't nobody sanging like she was. She had that allllll locked up. 💘 💘