Crime.She.Typed Congratulations! There is little I wouldn’t give to be able to relive discovering her for the first time! Her performances are incredible and have without exaggeration changed my life for the better.
I watched the live-action Pinnochio last year or the year before that with my mom, and I didn't know who she was. But NOW I do, and I am very happy that I do!!!
Me too.. u know they showed a clip of her work in past she appeared as failry in that pinocio movie I hated it just cuz I thought she didn't look anything like fairy . it's my bad I miss took her for a trans . I feel bad now knowing how talented she is
I was looking for someone mentioning this cause she's not even there. Whoever uploaded this edited in Oprah from the Paul McCartney Kennedy Center Honors....she ain't there😂
That’s exactly what I was thinking because idk the movie the color purple so I was actually wondering if it is about Oprah because she was feeling the performance so hard lmao
@Stono River That's unfair and inaccurate. Black Americans are not the only people who know how to sing soul music. West African women have been singing with soul for centuries. Stop it already.
Stono River EXACTLY. Which is why I still prefer Fantasia over her version of this. She's singing a song but doesn't have the emotional experience to pull from. Fantasia gives you raw grittiness. You feel everything! This is exactly why you just can't get any ole black person to tell black American stories, and vice versa
Will Yandell I think it was mostly because of the weirdly added clips of Oprah that happened during a totally different performance and didn't make sense.
I Q I’m well aware of that, but she wasn’t actually watching Cynthia’s performance in the clips shown here. She was watch Jennifer Hudson sing the song. So it’s misleading.
I saw her in the color purple... BEST live performance I've EVER heard and I've been to a lot of musicals. It was the only musical Ive ever been to where the audience gave someone a standing ovation in the MIDDLE of a play. We were literally all MOVED to our feet. SHE IS AMAZING!
Let's talk about how all the other actresses who have played Celie (Except for maybe LaChanze) relied on doing these crazy riffs on every other note to make this song powerful, but Cynthia just sings it from the heart and it's even more powerful. That is what makes a great singer. Someone who doesn't have to do crazy riffs to make a song incredible. Sorry if this sounds weird
+Pauly- Walnuts you're honestly so right riffs to me are usually done when something is to high or low because it waives through the pitch but a straight tone like Cynthia's .. Wow so impressive
You're absolutely right! Many performers use riffs to hide flaws in technique and inability to reach certain notes beyond their register. Cynthia as well as LaChanze are both trained and therefore have the ability to sing the song as written.
She is a star. Not a Hollywood star. An actual star from the sky above that floated down and decided to walk this earth and blind us with her power and vibrancy like hot damn.
I read somewhere on here that they had to that to keep it from getting it removed as the original post was taken down. Not sure how true that is, but that's what i read.
“Got my eyes, though they don’t see as far now. They see more bout how things really are now.” This lyric is really resonating for me at this point in my life. ✨
@@maxfishslap7304this is edited. It’s a mix of Stephen Colbert show and the Kennedy Center Honors. The singing part was all Stephen Colbert. Don’t know why the poster included Oprah at the Kennedy Center Honors except that she was by ring honored and was a producer of The Color Purple (at least the original production with LaChanze).
@@garyrobertson6778technically she does, you do, I do. Our voices are just vibration and when it hit the earth some small part of it shake the world, in a very small scale but still shake the world 😂
As an actor in training, I have the utmost respect for folks like Cynthia. You can feel the gravitas and emotion in her voice as she even performs in a concert, she knows how to show and embrace the love and hardships of her profession. She understands the weight of characters like Celie and Elphaba, the hardships that they deal with and the triumphs they endure. It's nothing short of amazing.
this is the BEST VERSION of this song. Erivo inhabits the character and breaths life into the song like no other. Thanks for posting Ryan Bloomquist! Yes, this is the voice Oprah was seeking....beautiful legato, clarity in tone and emotive. ;)
sassy here I respect your opinion but I still maintain that Erivo brings more to this song and uncovers a more dynamic range of colors and emotions because she has a better instrument. The raspy tone and nasal intonation of Fantasia's performance is distracting and not beautiful in this repertoire. However, no matter our aural preferences, we are lucky to be alive in time when we get the chance to hear two wildly different interpretations of this glorious music.
Absolutely! Erivo is makin' sure she sings it well (which, of course, she DOES), but Fantasia's got all the pain and feels it to core. Amazing! Find the clip of her singing it live on Bway!
I agree with rennes this is the best version. I literally just saw this on Broadway and she had the whole theatre in tears and on their feet. I heard Fantasia version years ago and loved it but seeing this woman do this song just set the bar higher. And on top of all that she has the tony. well deserved.
She sets a precedent on how to perform in general. I'm a trumpet player- when I think "how can I be the best???" I look at this video clip and am constantly amazed She is the best singer I've ever heard. Period.
Had the honour to see this beautiful lady sing this in The Color Purple twice - both times raised the roof of the theatre and I still get goosebumps just thinking about it
This song fits her voice so beautifully... That is pure soul and many shades of colour beyond purple. Nobody sings this like her. Cynthia, you are indeed beautiful
Celie: I don't need you to love me I don't need you to love I've got- I've got- I've got my sister, I can feel her now She may not be here, but she's still mine I know- I know she still love me Got my children, I can't hold them now They may not be here, but they still mine I hope They know I still love them Got my house, it still keep the cold out Got my chair when my body can't hold out Got my hands doing good like they s'posed to Showing my heart to the folks that I'm close to Got my eyes though they don't see as far now They see more 'bout how things really are now I'm gonna take a breath Gonna hold my head up Gonna put my shoulders back And look you straight in the eye I'm gonna flirt with somebody When they walk by I'm gonna sing out Sing out I believe I have inside of me Everything that I need to live a bountiful life And all the love alive in me I'll stand as tall as the tallest tree And I'm thankful for every day that I'm given Both the easy and hard ones I'm livin' But most of all, I'm thankful for Lovin' who I really am I'm beautiful Yes, I'm beautiful And I'm here
What I love about watching Cynthia and seeing her get praise is that it validates Black female vocalists throughout the community, celebrities and small down home church soloists alike. See her get her flowers feels like seeing many others get it too.
yes i am definitely here after she said this is the hardest song ever for her to sing... also - i am SO SO SO HAPPY she found her true self, true fashion, and true sense of style that FIT HER and HER only after 8 years later. she looked great here, but she NOW looks AUTHENTIC, REAL, and TO HERSELF!!! - LITERALLY what this song is really all about - I AM HERE.
i always get emotional with human beauty like this but everytime she sings i am here at the end of the song i actually cant catch my breath it really does take my breath away what an incredible feeling
every time I watch this I just be talking to myself like "yaaassssssss Cynthia Gurl " "you better sing this damn song Cynthia girl !" she's so beautiful and talented good lord I'm captivated by her
Great Performance. She gave me goosebumps…. She is so gifted and passionate about her delivery of song. She feels it and she has a way of bringing the lyrics to life, like no one else.
Back in 09 I was blessed to hear her sing this live. Working at the theatre allowed me to see the show 10+ times and each time brought tears to my eyes. She is amazing
I wish the people who give a performance a thumbs down had to tell why they gave it.She is flawless everytime. she opens her mouth..I love her. Such an .incredible talent..
She killed it!! that is definitely her song such power such meaning and flow. She meant what she was singing; it seems the others more so wanted the applause.
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Who else is here after her saying that this was her hardest song to sing on vanity fairs lie detector test
Im here after I saw a tiktok of an interview of someone asking her about saying that in the vanity fair lie detector
Yup
Meee😂😂😂😂
I am. And I knew why before I heard it again. Spectacular!!
@@angelestrella6758 same 😂😂😂
She didn't take me to church, she took me straight up to heaven
Vanessa D I heard that me too LARDT HAVE MERCY!!!
An Impeccable performance this was. And dare I say, she gave me Whitney vibes...
straight skipped the middle man 😂
Brilliant words!
Me salvou tbm até hj amo .meu pai em brasil.20.21.22 heta pandemia.uffa
I’m so embarrassed to only just now, in 2019 be discovering this queen she is a gem
Crime.She.Typed Congratulations! There is little I wouldn’t give to be able to relive discovering her for the first time! Her performances are incredible and have without exaggeration changed my life for the better.
Right, I’m mad at myself for the deprivation of her damn vocals
Ditto 🙋🏾♀️
Crime.She.Typed I totally agree, like wth am I doing I usually look for the diamonds in all this hot garbage they have out now
Just discovered this gem yesterday...and I cant stop listening...
Cynthia Erivo: "My voice is my instrument"
FR ThO
Not only her, literallynevery singer says that and the voice is an actual instrument lol
I am embarrassed that I'm only discovering Cynthia Erivo now in 2024 😢
I watched the live-action Pinnochio last year or the year before that with my mom, and I didn't know who she was. But NOW I do, and I am very happy that I do!!!
Same! Wondering where I’ve been! 🤦🏻♀️
Welcome!!!
Me too.. u know they showed a clip of her work in past she appeared as failry in that pinocio movie I hated it just cuz I thought she didn't look anything like fairy . it's my bad I miss took her for a trans . I feel bad now knowing how talented she is
@@laylahbarnes3997don’t be embarrassed, just come on in the room! 🤗
Someone help.... I literally just died....... But am still applauding from beyond the grave.....
this comment is hilarious - applauding from the grave .. lol
YES! ME, TOO!
This comment should get its own award.
She makes me UGLY cry no matter what she sings! I’m so in love with her!!! What a gift!
Jarrett Self 😂😂😂😂😂😂
she was running a fever on this performance and still killed it
Wow!!!
I can hear her voice sounds a bit nasal or fluish. But this was phenominal!!!!
😳😳
Wow!!! She’s amazing
What?!
The clips of Oprah as if Cynthia is performing for her royal highness 😂🤣🤣
I was looking for someone mentioning this cause she's not even there. Whoever uploaded this edited in Oprah from the Paul McCartney Kennedy Center Honors....she ain't there😂
@@scoobbwaa lol that is so crazy that they edited the video to look otherwise.
That’s exactly what I was thinking because idk the movie the color purple so I was actually wondering if it is about Oprah because she was feeling the performance so hard lmao
@@dhenderson319she was in the 1985 movie lol that's why it is important for her. But those clips are when JHud sang the song hahah
she was actually watching jennifer hudson haha
The cuts to Oprah are sending me 😂
SAMEEEE HAHAHHA
It’s crazy cause they’re just edited in from the Jhud performance of this song😮
@@adrian321pradoI was wondering if anyone else noticed that 😂🤣
Nobody sings like Cynthia she is Pure Perfection she does Not miss
One of the best singers of this generation! If not the best! Reminds me of Whitney!
Yes
❤️❤️❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
She’s a better vocalist...
@Stono River That's unfair and inaccurate. Black Americans are not the only people who know how to sing soul music. West African women have been singing with soul for centuries. Stop it already.
Stono River EXACTLY. Which is why I still prefer Fantasia over her version of this. She's singing a song but doesn't have the emotional experience to pull from. Fantasia gives you raw grittiness. You feel everything! This is exactly why you just can't get any ole black person to tell black American stories, and vice versa
This woman is a flawless vocalist and I just don't understand the down votes. Been studying music for 12 years and just don't understand the hate
Will Yandell I think it was mostly because of the weirdly added clips of Oprah that happened during a totally different performance and didn't make sense.
Will Yandell ✔
Personally, I have noticed that those who can't do the vocals tend to downvote.
CLASSLESS PEOPLE THEY CAN'T COMPREHEND GREATNESS.
I Q I’m well aware of that, but she wasn’t actually watching Cynthia’s performance in the clips shown here. She was watch Jennifer Hudson sing the song. So it’s misleading.
Here after watching Wicked twice. I LOVE HER VOICE!!! It’s spiritual
She had NO BUSINESS snatching my wig like that
@@miad6680 She wasn't talking about her hair. She only meant that her singing was so good that her wig was snatched. It's a saying.
She could have just asked 👀👀👀
Right 😭😭
Snatching that hoe clean OFF
😂😂😂 YES!!! She can SANG!!!
I saw her in the color purple... BEST live performance I've EVER heard and I've been to a lot of musicals. It was the only musical Ive ever been to where the audience gave someone a standing ovation in the MIDDLE of a play. We were literally all MOVED to our feet. SHE IS AMAZING!
Angela Bell you should’ve seen Alex Newell in once on this island
Jennifer Holliday brought the full audience to their feet in Dreamgirls.
Let's talk about how all the other actresses who have played Celie (Except for maybe LaChanze) relied on doing these crazy riffs on every other note to make this song powerful, but Cynthia just sings it from the heart and it's even more powerful. That is what makes a great singer. Someone who doesn't have to do crazy riffs to make a song incredible. Sorry if this sounds weird
This is so true.
I'm not the only one that sees this! Thank god
+Pauly- Walnuts you're honestly so right riffs to me are usually done when something is to high or low because it waives through the pitch but a straight tone like Cynthia's .. Wow so impressive
This is the best version to me but I think everybody brought something different. Great song!
You're absolutely right! Many performers use riffs to hide flaws in technique and inability to reach certain notes beyond their register. Cynthia as well as LaChanze are both trained and therefore have the ability to sing the song as written.
I wonder if she has ever NOT gotten a standing ovation after this
Every performance I’ve watched from her she gets a standing ovation 😭
IKR. Even Oprah, Paul McCartney, and The Obamas stood up for her. And Oprah got a REAL corn problem in her feet!
Remember when she ran the NY Half Marathon and then went and did THIS twice the same day...
whaaaaaaaat?She's THAAAAAAAAT girl? Well I honour her even more
That's why she has iron lungs capable to sing this song. Lol
She even had a whole headache
It’s hard to out sing Fantasia but she came close.
DC Riloo Cynthia mastered this song. No one can do it as good as Cynthia and that’s on period
Can't wait for her to belt out Defying Gravity beautifully!
yessssssss
I know right!!! Cannot wait for that soundtrack
yeaaaaaa
gonna be blown away
We're here! Seeing it Sunday 😁
This woman is really incredible, it's chocking. Cynthia Erivo is one of the best singer i know. Just wow.
HOW ON EARTH does she sound so good on that high G in her head voice?!!!! An extraordinary talent.
That is a belt. That is not head voice and it's so gross. It's so frustrating to hear people who can belt that high so well.
Roxann McLane it’s not a belt its a mix
@@tillyegoodwin Mixing is a part of belting. Mixing just means that it's a mix of both registers. It's still a belt.
That's a chest belted G5# voice
That's probably a mixed belt
i know this aint a gospel song but it make you wanna say HALLELUJAH!!!!
😂😂😂😂😂 eu dei um grito
And that's exactly what I said after hearing this! 🙌🏾
She is a star. Not a Hollywood star. An actual star from the sky above that floated down and decided to walk this earth and blind us with her power and vibrancy like hot damn.
how am i just found out about this human with voice like an angel?!?! it's 2024!
Same! I’ve been under a rock 😅
If people don't get chills from that, they have no soul.
The Oprah clips make this performance funny
yes!!!! omg. too much
kind of disrespectful to this awesome singer to splice Jhuds performance for Oprah at the Kennedy Center Honors
Absolutely! And completely disrespectful to JHud to boot!
I read somewhere on here that they had to that to keep it from getting it removed as the original post was taken down. Not sure how true that is, but that's what i read.
The Oprah faces are so troll XD
That's it. Cynthia is queen of everything. We are not worthy.
is nobody going to mention her arms like omfg
YASSSS PUNCH ME IN THE FACE QUEEEENNNN!!!!!!!
They're beautiful 😀
I've lifted weights for 42 years and that was my first thought. DAMN she be muscular. She's gorgeous.
For real!!!
EXACTLY what i was thinking
Dionne Warwick’s proud face is sending me over the edge in addition to this already incredible performance from Cynthia Erivo.
that’s not Dionne, that’s Oprah
“Got my eyes, though they don’t see as far now. They see more bout how things really are now.” This lyric is really resonating for me at this point in my life. ✨
I saw her on Broadway with Jenifer Hudson it was worth the money
They so childish for them oprah clips. I screamed! LOL
vincenttennell Oprah is so extra lmao
vincenttennell OMG I just died
vincenttennell 😂😂😂😂😂😂
lmaoooo okayyy I just dieddddd they took clips from jhud performance and put it on hers.
lmfaoo yes! I lost my shit the second time it showed up cuz it was like, no they're forreal committing to this! I'm dead
i can't even. i have watched this 8,000 times.
FunLoving450 ....me: 8002
8003.... still crying...still watching...
At least!
I have no doubt in my mind that this is the best version ceily we'll ever get... We are truly blessed.
Dat Boi fantasize was great and she is even doing an of here licks but coming thru her body it's just magical
I like this version too... but my fav is the tony performance, Fantasia did yearsss ago. Check it out! 👌🏾
Tbh Cynthia just feels the song an acts out it so fluidly it's like she made it an that's why I think it's better then how fantasia or Jennifer did it
@@Starisborne As far as technique it's better, but Fantasia's is raw and more emotional and actually fits the role a lot better imo.
@@lookhowshegobbledthat I thought so too. If I want to cry , I'll watch Fantasia's version but if I want to be amazed, I'll watch Cynthia's.
This performance is simply AMAZING. I dunno why I stumbled on this gem just now. Who's listening with me now 2020?
Albert Sison Meeeeeeee! This is breathtaking
I am listening with you and loving it!
I'm stumbled across her videos this month and can't stop searching for new content
2021. Just beautiful.
2022 I'm really late!
So much Oprah, we came for Cynthia!
Literally why did the camera stay on her so long. It's not like she was performing
@@maxfishslap7304, Oprah was the producer of the musical and was the original character that Cynthia plays in the original movie.
@@maxfishslap7304this is edited. It’s a mix of Stephen Colbert show and the Kennedy Center Honors. The singing part was all Stephen Colbert. Don’t know why the poster included Oprah at the Kennedy Center Honors except that she was by ring honored and was a producer of The Color Purple (at least the original production with LaChanze).
@@josefhudsonOprah did not play Celie, that was Whoopi.
And it was Jennifer Hudson, who sang it, with Oprah watching at the Kennedy center
Straight murdered that shit. She flexing on this track...literally lol
dem arms and delts fam
@@alexowen3728That diaphragm too!
@@nicksurfs1 ugh - thank you for reminding me this exists ......good GAWD
Cynthia is fantastic and is the reason I love this song. But I want to point how much the orchestra is enjoying themselves performing with her
She literally shakes the world when she sings!! #breathtaking
she's tremendous, but doesn't literally shake the world. stop it.
@@garyrobertson6778technically she does, you do, I do. Our voices are just vibration and when it hit the earth some small part of it shake the world, in a very small scale but still shake the world 😂
I'm here straight from Terrell song association.....❤️ Watching from 🇯🇲
me too
Yes Terrell!!!
Same!
Same
How do I look it up ?
As an actor in training, I have the utmost respect for folks like Cynthia. You can feel the gravitas and emotion in her voice as she even performs in a concert, she knows how to show and embrace the love and hardships of her profession. She understands the weight of characters like Celie and Elphaba, the hardships that they deal with and the triumphs they endure. It's nothing short of amazing.
this is the BEST VERSION of this song. Erivo inhabits the character and breaths life into the song like no other. Thanks for posting Ryan Bloomquist! Yes, this is the voice Oprah was seeking....beautiful legato, clarity in tone and emotive. ;)
Totally Disagree, you need to relisten to Fantasia version, so much more emotion
sassy here I respect your opinion but I still maintain that Erivo brings more to this song and uncovers a more dynamic range of colors and emotions because she has a better instrument. The raspy tone and nasal intonation of Fantasia's performance is distracting and not beautiful in this repertoire. However, no matter our aural preferences, we are lucky to be alive in time when we get the chance to hear two wildly different interpretations of this glorious music.
+sassy here SAME! I literally cried while watching Fantasia. She pours out her whole soul.
Absolutely! Erivo is makin' sure she sings it well (which, of course, she DOES), but Fantasia's got all the pain and feels it to core. Amazing! Find the clip of her singing it live on Bway!
I agree with rennes this is the best version. I literally just saw this on Broadway and she had the whole theatre in tears and on their feet. I heard Fantasia version years ago and loved it but seeing this woman do this song just set the bar higher. And on top of all that she has the tony. well deserved.
She sets a precedent on how to perform in general.
I'm a trumpet player- when I think "how can I be the best???" I look at this video clip and am constantly amazed
She is the best singer I've ever heard. Period.
Absolutely agree with you!
I'm literally weeping right now, I never cried so much because of a song before, her voice is just magnificent!
100% amazing.
stop saying literally
8 years later and I still have chills from this performance 😭👏🏾👏🏾
Had the honour to see this beautiful lady sing this in The Color Purple twice - both times raised the roof of the theatre and I still get goosebumps just thinking about it
2:31 I can’t explain how powerful that is
That's the raw human spirit, fierce and vulnerable.
100 you can just feel the confidence projected on to us the audience
I'm watching this daily
I just cannot understand how that does not SHRED her voice. She’s too good 😯❤️
This song fits her voice so beautifully... That is pure soul and many shades of colour beyond purple. Nobody sings this like her. Cynthia, you are indeed beautiful
She's great
SO GLAD THIS IS BACK ON RUclips
Do u know why it was taken off?
It wasn't taken off, the person who posted it made the page private
SO AM I
It made no sense to me why Stephen Colbert or his people would take this off of his channel.
Copyright
Cynthia Erivo's spirit, charisma, energy and voice is perfection. This was a perfect performance if ever there was one
Her voice is just AMAZING. That perfect combination between sheer vulnerability and utter power.
I am so excited to see her as Elphaba in the Wicked film!!! Her and Ari are gonna KILL IT!!!!
I’m ashamed that I only knew of this beautiful queens voice and talent since this year🥲 her voice brings me to tears it’s so effortlessly amazing 🤩🤩
Celie:
I don't need you to love me
I don't need you to love
I've got-
I've got-
I've got my sister, I can feel her now
She may not be here, but she's still mine
I know-
I know she still love me
Got my children, I can't hold them now
They may not be here, but they still mine
I hope
They know I still love them
Got my house, it still keep the cold out
Got my chair when my body can't hold out
Got my hands doing good like they s'posed to
Showing my heart to the folks that I'm close to
Got my eyes though they don't see as far now
They see more 'bout how things really are now
I'm gonna take a breath
Gonna hold my head up
Gonna put my shoulders back
And look you straight in the eye
I'm gonna flirt with somebody
When they walk by
I'm gonna sing out
Sing out
I believe I have inside of me
Everything that I need to live a bountiful life
And all the love alive in me
I'll stand as tall as the tallest tree
And I'm thankful for every day that I'm given
Both the easy and hard ones I'm livin'
But most of all, I'm thankful for
Lovin' who I really am
I'm beautiful
Yes, I'm beautiful
And I'm here
Thnx for the lyrics :)
Thank You Jasmine!!!
I’m gonna take a deep* breath
Thank you so much ❤️ we can feel every word owww
Thanks
What I love about watching Cynthia and seeing her get praise is that it validates Black female vocalists throughout the community, celebrities and small down home church soloists alike. See her get her flowers feels like seeing many others get it too.
I've watched this video 1000000 times and I'm not stopping soon
I literally cried at that ending, she's amazing 🙌
I feel this would shatter something inside me and heal something in its place.
Such a powerhouse of emotion and talent 😢
chills, all of the chills, omg I wish I could sing like that. I wanna see the color purple again. I love her, she's amazing.
What does one even do with that? I'm just floored. Sitting here in heaps of tears. What an amazing artist.
My god... that last note at 3:54 ... never heard anything like that in my life. Without words, definition of great. Stunning performances
That first line already got me. So much emotion! Wow
yes i am definitely here after she said this is the hardest song ever for her to sing... also - i am SO SO SO HAPPY she found her true self, true fashion, and true sense of style that FIT HER and HER only after 8 years later. she looked great here, but she NOW looks AUTHENTIC, REAL, and TO HERSELF!!! - LITERALLY what this song is really all about - I AM HERE.
Truly think this is one of the best live performances of all time
Bruuuuu
i always get emotional with human beauty like this but everytime she sings i am here at the end of the song i actually cant catch my breath it really does take my breath away what an incredible feeling
This is one of the most powerful performances I have ever seen.
OMG! I was in tears when I saw her live in The Color Purple. Her voice went through me. It’s so powerful!
i listen to this when people say they don’t know why she’s elphaba… she’s so phenomenal 😭
every time I watch this I just be talking to myself like "yaaassssssss Cynthia Gurl " "you better sing this damn song Cynthia girl !" she's so beautiful and talented good lord I'm captivated by her
When I need a good cry I come watch this. WOW!
She’s incredible!! I watched Wicked and I have to say I hope she wins best actress
Never seen this performance before, but I am completely beside myself. Just immaculate.
And she had a cold with a fever when she performed this.
The words of this song are so impactful. When she says I'm beautiful, though, chills. There are just so many layers to this.
More layers than Shrek.
More layers than an Onion
Love both hers and fantastia's. Both had me in tearssss
I cry everytime I watch this performance. What grace, what power, control, expertise, beauty, emotion, etc. ❤❤❤
Cynthia has such a beautiful voice... I'm crying a little :')
I looove her so much. She just sings. And she does it so beautifully and powerful!!! No extra needed.
Great Performance. She gave me goosebumps…. She is so gifted and passionate about her delivery of song. She feels it and she has a way of bringing the lyrics to life, like no one else.
OMGGG THE BEST VOCALS AND THE BAND OMGGGG HEAVEN!!!!❤❤❤
I am in love. This should be every woman's anthem. This is so beautiful.
Why am I watching this again? Always moves me to tears.
Back in 09 I was blessed to hear her sing this live. Working at the theatre allowed me to see the show 10+ times and each time brought tears to my eyes. She is amazing
Even after my deepest struggle I see Cynthia for inspiration ♥️♥️😳
Beautiful Talented Queen.Gifted from God.❤❤❤
Experiencing things like this makes life worth living. Cynthia's singing touches the depth of my soul.
No one can beat Cynthia Erivo on this song. :(
I come back to this everyday. Masterclass performance.
Understood by black women everywhere who have been told, "you are not pretty." Thank you
I wish the people who give a performance a thumbs down had to tell why they gave it.She is flawless everytime. she opens her mouth..I love her. Such an .incredible talent..
Father godddddddd... Phenomenal!
Cynthia is phenomenal. Fantasia embodies the emotions of it in the movie
I'm just obsessed with this song and it's composition. It is truly phenomenal and Cynthia is undeniable
literally have cried to this for a week. She's such an inspiration in so many different ways. And this song is so moving.
She killed it!! that is definitely her song such power such meaning and flow. She meant what she was singing; it seems the others more so wanted the applause.
Only her did that "SING" part that way. That head tone is so powerful. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
This is an amazingly beautiful rendition of this song. 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
I am left speechless by the powerful voice and feeling l felt for her interpretation of the song.
Her voice is INSANE!!! 😩