Anita Baker- Giving you the best that i got (Live)

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  • Опубликовано: 3 май 2014
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    #AnitaBaker #givingyouthebestthatigot
    Giving You the Best That I Got" (Baker, Randy Holland, Skip Scarborough)
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  • @theecharleshines
    @theecharleshines 6 лет назад +1047

    This woman sat in the chair, legs crossed, and sang this song easier than breathing. People cannot do this nowadays

    • @missliz1751
      @missliz1751 6 лет назад +14

      Charles Hines exactly!!!!

    • @Creyole
      @Creyole 6 лет назад +38

      That is EXTREMELY hard to do. No props, no dancers, no auto tune no gimmicks. WOW in tears

    • @adrianhartso
      @adrianhartso 5 лет назад +22

      That's how you know you're bad.. that voice

    • @brendajanuary8718
      @brendajanuary8718 4 года назад +11

      when they thought it was the end...she thinkin' oh no I'm giving you the best that I got all the way to the end baby, doin this for my fans!!!!

    • @LeeiaMusic
      @LeeiaMusic 4 года назад +9

      There are ppl now that can do that. The record companies are paying for this type of singing anymore. so you wont hear it.

  • @mstoyagrant
    @mstoyagrant 6 месяцев назад +7

    Still listening 2024!

  • @stanleyfrassenei952
    @stanleyfrassenei952 6 лет назад +237

    Singing while seated. #unbothered

  • @VILJL
    @VILJL 5 месяцев назад +25

    Anita Baker is celebrating her 66th birthday today, January 26, 2024. She is an American singer-songwriter known for her soulful ballads, particularly from the height of the Quiet Storm period in the 1980s. Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983. In 1986, she rose to fame following the release of her Platinum-selling second album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single "Sweet Love". As of 2017, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards and has four Platinum albums, along with two Gold albums. Baker is a contralto with a wide range of octaves. She was born in Toledo, Ohio on January 26, 1958

    • @kdizzystl
      @kdizzystl 2 месяца назад +1

      Awesome. Thanks for that. I loved her as a child in the 80s but never knew she was that successful. I just looked this up for my gf. "We love so selflessly". I wish that for everyone.

  • @7thfret.
    @7thfret. 10 месяцев назад +8

    So, we just gonna ignore that her hair was slayed!!!
    This woman can sannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng!

  • @roocnrola1973
    @roocnrola1973 6 лет назад +331

    Isnt she like the Aunt you wish you had😍

  • @victorvien
    @victorvien 7 лет назад +426

    she sat in a chair. sang it soft with almost no riffs or frills like she screaming and got a standing ovation.

    • @cocotheestylistsandy1334
      @cocotheestylistsandy1334 6 лет назад +9

      victorvien okay listen enjoy repeat

    • @calebtalley7136
      @calebtalley7136 6 лет назад +12

      victorvien with her legs crossed!!!!!

    • @Rollo6969
      @Rollo6969 3 года назад +6

      Gotta luv ya 😘! They ain't messing with Nita unless there not being fair 😂. She's Whitney's God forever angel. Hold da beat!

    • @raynobles82
      @raynobles82 3 года назад +2

      @@Rollo6969 excuse me? 😳& if you’re saying what I think you’re saying...,please STFU. We can celebrate both singers. One of who’s a mezz soprano....the other an alto. Two completely different sounds !!! Ugh idiot

    • @roj30001
      @roj30001 2 года назад

      @@raynobles82 they had a point tho

  • @brandonbrown9334
    @brandonbrown9334 2 года назад +16

    She sat her ass in that chair and belted out a classic.

  • @mahaliavryheid2666
    @mahaliavryheid2666 4 года назад +222

    The tone. The control. The absolute talent. She is the blueprint. She gives me goosebumps, voice so good it makes me cry (literally).

  • @jay-ceep2272
    @jay-ceep2272 6 лет назад +204

    You can't auto tune that! Just plain ol TALENTED

  • @seanjenkins331
    @seanjenkins331 6 лет назад +266

    It's almost as if what singers do now shouldn't be called singing. Anita's tone really was one in a million

    • @monickohodges9582
      @monickohodges9582 4 года назад +6

      Sean Jenkins it still is‼️

    • @tessagodsAsset3N21
      @tessagodsAsset3N21 Год назад

      You Preached Word right there! Absolute Truth.

    • @lanetteblount
      @lanetteblount 9 месяцев назад

      #Period with a few exceptions Jazmine S HER Jill Scott&some others India Arie🙏🏾

  • @theoracle1291
    @theoracle1291 7 лет назад +312

    This is how a concert should be. Listening to real music.

  • @myfathersprincess
    @myfathersprincess 7 лет назад +254

    Slow, deliberate, perfect.

  • @katinaharris2083
    @katinaharris2083 6 лет назад +94

    That hair no one could do it like her, classy

    • @mishapatter9049
      @mishapatter9049 Год назад

      I agree! John Goodenhair always slayed her hair.

  • @dedricdiamond88
    @dedricdiamond88 6 лет назад +180

    No background lights. No background track. No background singers. No trained cherography routine nor dancers... Just 1 Woman. 1 Mic. 1 Voice. You Ms. Anita Baker are such a Legend. & Such a Lady.. #LongtimeFan.

    • @kishascott1316
      @kishascott1316 6 лет назад +1

      Dedric Carey 👏👏👏👏👏

    • @livingtobelovedforme2223
      @livingtobelovedforme2223 5 лет назад +11

      You do hear the background singers singing....GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT.....right??

    • @smoothjazz12
      @smoothjazz12 4 года назад +7

      Dedric Carey pretty sure this was a background track

  • @funnyfunny8045
    @funnyfunny8045 4 года назад +8

    Auntie’s hair is laid! 🥰

  • @dariusduffie8377
    @dariusduffie8377 6 лет назад +188

    In my opinion, one of the greatest singers of all time. LUV U ANITA!

  • @EMMALEEMC
    @EMMALEEMC 6 лет назад +213

    YOU BETTA SANG THIS DAMN SONG FROM THIS SEAT

    • @rosalynb8942
      @rosalynb8942 6 лет назад +4

      emilia is emma lee 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣right!!! I just made a similar comment!

    • @bcmba2479
      @bcmba2479 5 лет назад +3

      Yaaaaasssssssss!!!! #FiveFinger 🖐🏽 Testify!!!!

    • @niveavisage3068
      @niveavisage3068 4 года назад +1

      🤩🤩🤩🥰🥰🥰

    • @sharmellaivey1960
      @sharmellaivey1960 3 года назад +2

      😂😂😂😂 okayyy

  • @missliz1751
    @missliz1751 6 лет назад +89

    Her phrasing is simply divine!

  • @5hineepropertyofleetaemin
    @5hineepropertyofleetaemin 4 года назад +9

    Phil knew what time it was 😂

  • @firouz4296
    @firouz4296 3 года назад +58

    She never sings this song the same way!
    Yet she radiates absolute artistic freedom, creativity and soul each time she sings it.
    Makes me wanna get married every time I hear it!
    Fully dressed on a chair she makes it look so easy.

  • @asiajackson3070
    @asiajackson3070 7 лет назад +266

    Whitney and Anita are hands down my favorite live performers of all time, Whitney is my favorite artist of all time period but as far as live performances go Whitney and Anita are in my top 5

    • @MarquesTheProducer
      @MarquesTheProducer 4 года назад +7

      What about Toni Braxton 🤷🏽‍♂️ her sound was just different

    • @44trae14
      @44trae14 3 года назад +4

      My 2 favorite as well

    • @rahimi4762
      @rahimi4762 2 года назад +3

      Anita Baker is the better vocalists too me. She can do more with her voice plus her music is timeless. Imagine if Whitney sang this. Not as dark.

    • @luvinwhitney
      @luvinwhitney 2 года назад +1

      Ditto

    • @TotalTennisGeek
      @TotalTennisGeek Год назад +2

      And they were fans of each other.

  • @vamoalla9
    @vamoalla9 6 лет назад +79

    Anita Baker's voice is a musical instrument.

  • @TLJones-bq7wk
    @TLJones-bq7wk 7 лет назад +432

    How does she sound like that live?? Amazing.

    • @deantwaynehall6831
      @deantwaynehall6831 7 лет назад +19

      Tameka Jones .... like WTH, how, why, it's breathtaking to say the least ..... I love her

    • @TheTruehebrew
      @TheTruehebrew 7 лет назад +51

      Tameka Jones back in the day you couldn't get a recording contact unless you were amazing. She's unbelievable.

    • @goodreverend2k1
      @goodreverend2k1 6 лет назад +11

      It's called real talent...

    • @kimberlemiskovsky8638
      @kimberlemiskovsky8638 5 лет назад +6

      Phil Donahue was speechless and thats saying something

    • @jaeboogie6380
      @jaeboogie6380 4 года назад +6

      Cause she anita baker baby

  • @EricPancho
    @EricPancho 10 лет назад +162

    Now that's how you SING!!!

    • @lmb.1673
      @lmb.1673 6 лет назад

      Eric Pancho truth!!!

  • @krsn121
    @krsn121 3 года назад +56

    Damn that had to be one of the smoothest displays of vocal range, had me mesmerized!!!

  • @user-ft4jq4sb5b
    @user-ft4jq4sb5b 8 месяцев назад +6

    IT'S NOT EASY TO DO THIS when you sing, really sing, you have to sing from your diafram, it's difficult to get your lunges full of air if you're sitting in a chair. Anita ALWAYS blows me away everytime. Our gifted songbird!!!!

  • @keeshamarie2889
    @keeshamarie2889 3 года назад +7

    Exceptional...A true lady .. Let me make my hair and nail appointment. Covid got me lacking.

  • @JosephCaldwell0323
    @JosephCaldwell0323 2 месяца назад +4

    Nobody greater than our mother of sweet love, same ole loving voice 365 days in a year, All praises to the most high for this spectacular song

  • @sweetangelz1126
    @sweetangelz1126 7 лет назад +234

    It's amazing how her voice takes you to a place of happiness, ecstasy love fear hurt and pain all at the same time. Makes u cry . When an artist can do that you know she's/ he is special and talented

    • @charit0980
      @charit0980 6 лет назад +10

      Butterflyz26 _ Definitely true! She makes me want to find out this level of love and fear!

    • @ashleywilliams4149
      @ashleywilliams4149 6 лет назад +3

      She makes me cry. She is a gift from God. Truly.

    • @CarlaPinkston82
      @CarlaPinkston82 6 лет назад +1

      Butterflyz26 _ Right!!!!

    • @sherriekoberevans3935
      @sherriekoberevans3935 6 лет назад +1

      Butterflyz26 _ so true

    • @sweetangelz1126
      @sweetangelz1126 5 лет назад +2

      Charyti Bryggs absolutely. Like if u ain't experiencing what she singing . you want to lol

  • @jamals.8786
    @jamals.8786 Год назад +12

    She performed this like she was at a concert hall when it was in fact on Phil Donahue. Legend!

  • @torinoeldridge8062
    @torinoeldridge8062 8 лет назад +117

    JESUS.....SHE IS THE BEST EVER

  • @krr91766
    @krr91766 5 месяцев назад +8

    Classy and smooth music that soothes and speaks to the soul. Where has all the talent like this gone? You won’t find it on those silly tv talent shows that give false hope to mediocre talents. Anita was truly a classical and sophisticated talent that will be missed.

  • @calvindean4372
    @calvindean4372 10 месяцев назад +3

    Man. This is one classy .. beautiful woman...One of the finest women.I have ever seen..

  • @joi4647
    @joi4647 5 лет назад +9

    Wow Whitney, Anita, Michael, Luther, Marvin & Donny cannot be duplicated. Effortless, phenomenal talent. Their voices were/are anointed.

  • @verlandousmitchell2308
    @verlandousmitchell2308 3 года назад +7

    She bleeds grace elegance beauty and class... Damn!!!

  • @kenrivers9757
    @kenrivers9757 6 лет назад +168

    She always takes me back to my childhood with this song. Im 42 black man and my mom used to kill this album cleaning up on sat morn😍😍😍 i love this woman she seems like family i wanna hug her so bad!

    • @creamusjones1568
      @creamusjones1568 3 года назад +1

      Beautiful so did my momma

    • @SpecialgiftsLA
      @SpecialgiftsLA 3 года назад +3

      Ken..yes. Im 47 and grew up in London..hearing this feels I'm connecting to my inner roots and soul and self. Stay in Love.🤗🐾💓💓💓💓The host was blown away.

    • @waltbcouncil4786
      @waltbcouncil4786 2 года назад +1

      I remember hearing this on radio as a very young kid .... definitely takes me to some of my earliest days.

    • @rahlohmcdonogh4855
      @rahlohmcdonogh4855 2 года назад +1

      I held her hand for about 2 mins.💜💛💚

    • @Elvis-Freshly
      @Elvis-Freshly Год назад +2

      Same. First songs I remember Is anita

  • @goodtobecaring4035
    @goodtobecaring4035 2 года назад +22

    Just like a refreshing drink of chilled wine....Anita Baker is the best songstress..sexy and sultry

  • @VoluptuousB
    @VoluptuousB 3 года назад +14

    The look on Phil’s face is everything! Sang girl!

  • @imcalibred510
    @imcalibred510 7 лет назад +76

    She used to Rock thaat Cut...She is Beautiful.

    • @livefree1111
      @livefree1111 6 лет назад +2

      Jaya39ish CulinaryWonderful Right?! Then Toni was like, I’m getting mine cut too.

    • @memeagain6107
      @memeagain6107 6 лет назад +1

      And she noted that she actually did her own hair!

  • @ddoddy76
    @ddoddy76 4 года назад +77

    It's 2020 and this still takes me!!!! She sat and sang... No hips popin no twerking.... Just smooth calm soothing vocals...... AMAZING

    • @VINZBROWN
      @VINZBROWN Год назад +2

      Lordddddd hamurcy.
      SUCH CLASS, GRACE, and SOUL

    • @jordeli198
      @jordeli198 Год назад +1

      ....AND, fully dressed!

  • @kanishakeitt1098
    @kanishakeitt1098 7 лет назад +93

    Dang she can sing!!!!!! Just Beautiful!!!!!

  • @kindred42
    @kindred42 6 лет назад +42

    If the love doesnt feel like this....i dont want to be in it.....breath taking.....

  • @livefree1111
    @livefree1111 6 лет назад +195

    It’s amazing to see many comments on Anita Baker videos on YT saying that they cried or got goosebumps listening to her. Her voice is so angelic and sultry.

    • @VaderRS4
      @VaderRS4 6 лет назад +3

      she is my queen....

    • @kanadianbacon7733
      @kanadianbacon7733 6 лет назад +2

      Simply put:,...."Nothing quite like it"...
      !"Beautiful"!

    • @terrystrand
      @terrystrand 6 лет назад +2

      ... and I'm one of those who got teary/goosebumped as I listen to this Songstress... so sorry that she is now retired.

    • @Vicnep
      @Vicnep 5 лет назад

      Beautiful 🎼❤️

  • @ryandutton3303
    @ryandutton3303 6 лет назад +66

    Perfection. Her voice has always relaxed me.

    • @klross1
      @klross1 6 лет назад +1

      Exactly the reason I LOVE Anita Baker. Her voice is so soothing!!!!! 😍

    • @kishascott1316
      @kishascott1316 6 лет назад +2

      Ryan Dutton yesssss...come home from a long day...drank a glass of wine and listen to some Anita Baker baby👏👏👏👏

  • @user-xe5fz6se9j
    @user-xe5fz6se9j 2 года назад +2

    Behold the raw class here. Good God. This is what men want to marry, have kids with, and want to protect ladies. Nothing more and definitely nothing less.

  • @malestorm2258
    @malestorm2258 8 месяцев назад +3

    Even in illness....she blows EVERY other female "singer" out of the water! Look and learn!!

  • @Ela-eh3hm
    @Ela-eh3hm 5 лет назад +5

    Her voice is silk, butter , heaven to my ears. She spoils us!

  • @josettejoseph3349
    @josettejoseph3349 9 лет назад +93

    Thats pure talent

  • @davenorvan1524
    @davenorvan1524 9 месяцев назад +4

    wow 2023 - i was wondering if she had a live of this song. thanks for posting. i got the chills & emotional thrill that i wanted.

  • @billymcclain-fs8wu
    @billymcclain-fs8wu 11 месяцев назад +5

    ❤❤❤❤ Anita Baker and Patti Labelle and Aretha Franklin are the Queens of Old School Music Hands Down ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @lornaavender8799
    @lornaavender8799 Месяц назад +1

    NOBODY CAN SING LIKE ANITA BAKER. MY FAVORITE SINGER!!!

  • @montrealmitchell6694
    @montrealmitchell6694 6 лет назад +10

    This feels like Saturday morning at grandmas house

  • @tebogohamese4087
    @tebogohamese4087 3 года назад +3

    Me: Say "forever"
    Anita: Foureeeevuuuu
    Me: 😭💯❤️

  • @davionsomerville9120
    @davionsomerville9120 4 года назад +10

    Listen this woman is UNMATCHED !! She is the queen of sultry.

  • @MrGBeasley1981
    @MrGBeasley1981 3 года назад +18

    This is a Master Class performance!

  • @DanielRodriguez-pi3lu
    @DanielRodriguez-pi3lu 6 лет назад +34

    That Voice! I thank my mother for playing Anita Baker when I was a youngster in the 80s. Simply beautiful

  • @zatchg1212
    @zatchg1212 3 месяца назад +2

    Arguably the greatest voice of all time. Right there with Freddie Mercury and Whitney Houston.

  • @natashanjf7177
    @natashanjf7177 7 лет назад +71

    Perfection. I am in tears. Her voice gives me goosies.

  • @deandrejones8701
    @deandrejones8701 5 лет назад +11

    Done effortlessly sitting down in a CHAIR do ya'll hear me?! This songstress gave them story time with music and kept them engaged without dancing, half naked or without any background singers. Absolutely pure heaven to my ears....Anita can do no wrong...this is my favorite song from her.

  • @setsuro.splice
    @setsuro.splice 5 лет назад +5

    2019. And it still aint old.

  • @silvabakx6396
    @silvabakx6396 4 года назад +9

    Range - breath control - perfect pitch - sultry tone - beauty style - mystique swag - BIG TUNE!

  • @fefefan17
    @fefefan17 8 лет назад +110

    I'm in tears... This was amazing

  • @Tehkia02
    @Tehkia02 4 года назад +4

    Soo soothing my girl soo smooth serving in a chair!! Yass 🥰

  • @BarbItalia
    @BarbItalia 4 года назад +5

    Absolutely SUBLIME.

  • @jorgearistotelidis9631
    @jorgearistotelidis9631 2 года назад +14

    Pure. Class. Oh and what a voice…

  • @danjo2253
    @danjo2253 6 лет назад +42

    I was first touched by Anita Baker's sweet sultry singing in 1986, and I get the same emotional uplifting today! She is hands down my "Greatest Female Vocalist"!

  • @jay1winner
    @jay1winner 4 года назад +17

    She just makes you fall in love with her, her talent, her presence. Everything!

  • @timjones9128
    @timjones9128 3 года назад +3

    3:23 damn!

  • @nesscr92
    @nesscr92 5 лет назад +3

    The key she's singing in this video makes the song 1000 times better than the original

  • @rotimi3938
    @rotimi3938 Год назад +5

    I still remember watching this performance on VHS. It was at a friend's place way back in 1990. Still blows me away

  • @wildbloomsings456
    @wildbloomsings456 8 лет назад +31

    the coldest

  • @rosalynb8942
    @rosalynb8942 6 лет назад +13

    You know you can sing when you just sit down and chill and do your thing! 😂😂

  • @AnonYmous-jp8uu
    @AnonYmous-jp8uu Год назад +1

    Anita has such a signature sound, and it's a wonderful

  • @RizqiArifuddin
    @RizqiArifuddin 3 года назад +2

    Watching this on repeat in 2021

  • @maryhill4774
    @maryhill4774 4 года назад +4

    Anita giving we the best that she got!

  • @kevinp.knoblett2212
    @kevinp.knoblett2212 2 года назад +8

    Jaw-droppingly beautiful with a voice that can bend notes to whatever shape she desires, and a soulful tone from another planet. I'm 60, and I've not heard too many other women in my life who are on her level.

  • @donnaokafor
    @donnaokafor 6 лет назад +15

    She just made this my wedding songggg....next is for my husband to find me.

  • @yungluvproductions3547
    @yungluvproductions3547 4 года назад +2

    Man i love her 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

  • @thesilentdiva
    @thesilentdiva 5 лет назад +8

    The way she does "strong" etc at 0:56 and other points is like heaven in vocal form

  • @johntatum1951
    @johntatum1951 Год назад +4

    One of my Anita Baker favorites...love the lyrics...so meaninggul for couples who want to stay together forever.

  • @rudolphjones4657
    @rudolphjones4657 8 месяцев назад +2

    Now this what they meant by just singing, but she sitting gracefully and so elegant baby❤❤❤❤❤😊

  • @adamanderson418
    @adamanderson418 4 года назад +2

    The host was speechless! Lol ready to risk it all!

  • @brittbritt1427
    @brittbritt1427 6 лет назад +6

    Ms. Anita Baker The Songstress

  • @DaniaBabyLara
    @DaniaBabyLara 4 года назад +2

    Such a beautiful Elegant Lady. 🥰

  • @riverad5712
    @riverad5712 6 лет назад +1

    So calming an majestic..and she was sitting down ha! Thats one cold Woman..

  • @reefwill3092
    @reefwill3092 Год назад +2

    The time of 80s and early 90s music. I saw her and Luther Vandross perform on both nights. She is my #1 female singer. My generation knew how to treat, serenade and romance a woman. It was a time when we would dress up in our finest and take our Queen to concerts like this. It was our red carpet moment. She and other artist of those days sang to make a Man feel appreciated. Not like today where it's always a put down in their songs. Sad generation.

  • @christinathomas9662
    @christinathomas9662 6 лет назад +20

    Best singer of all time...ms baker and Sade are amazing

  • @NB-zt5gk
    @NB-zt5gk 6 лет назад +4

    Down South, this is what we called “Flat foot sangin”.

  • @ernestvaldez3039
    @ernestvaldez3039 6 лет назад +21

    Don't have to do nothing but relying on her pure talent . Classic!

  • @lendavidhart9710
    @lendavidhart9710 3 года назад +6

    Wow!!!!!!!!!!!, "betting everything on my wedding ring" that voice - great performance, and performer.

  • @gnik9300
    @gnik9300 6 месяцев назад +1

    Phil looks as if he saw angels in heaven and fell in love all over again!
    So pleasant!!

  • @livingnaturalwithtpdoll3963
    @livingnaturalwithtpdoll3963 6 лет назад +12

    Just unbothered. The best.

  • @olympiawashdrummer
    @olympiawashdrummer Год назад +4

    I think this one is my all time fav of hers

  • @johnny4971
    @johnny4971 Год назад +5

    The Voice 🎼🎵🎶!!! She blew it up ❤

  • @thomasdonaldson3523
    @thomasdonaldson3523 2 года назад +5

    She sat there, half that performance and was still entertaining AF with that amazing voice.

  • @amiyang2844
    @amiyang2844 Год назад +3

    Her voice is unreal, sublime. Flying and dipping, dancing.

  • @Lesego_Khama
    @Lesego_Khama 4 года назад +3

    Anita Anita! 😭 You sing to my soul!

  • @DavidBrown-ye5xv
    @DavidBrown-ye5xv Год назад +2

    Every time I hear this I’m taken back to the 80s workin in a wild ER and dancing to this with the ward clerk amidst the chaos for about a minute. Love ya Ms Connie.

  • @rosesgustavsson8335
    @rosesgustavsson8335 6 месяцев назад +2

    I Love Anita Baker ❤🎶 She is Such a Splendid Seductive Vocalist...I have All her Albums 📀🎙🎵🎭🌟❣🎶