I was in high school when she originally did this on Broadway. Since then, I always say she is the greatest singer of all-time. No one has been this good. Any name you can think of, would be a talent lesser than Jennifer. I search the internet for new performances. She always give it full strength. I have my photo taken with her, about 30 years ago. When I spoke to her after a concert, she could plainly see in my face, that she was my favorite. She knew. She gave me several minutes of her time, just chatting with me. She is very sweet, kind. There's never a day when I don't recall that moment. I am so happy to see other fans, feeling the same way I do.
Michael Bennet would kvell. Sweet, kind, miraculous Jennifer Holliday giving it as much heart and soul as she did in 1981. The audiences were black and white, gay and straight, and Broadwa knew they had a huge hit n their hands. It`s a shame Broadway didn`t place her kn many other roles she was more than qualified for. G-d bless Jennifer.
@@brandonplays702 I saw her opening night of color purple. Plus other events and her concert at bb kings in nyc. The bb king concert she put her foot in, it was outstanding start to finish. And im not saying that to be nice. Some of it on RUclips
I've witnessed her sing this song a countless number of times in different keys and with varying degrees of success. This is the best rendition I've heard from her in many years. She took her time - the phrasing, the tone and overall control were very impressive. She looks damn good too, especially for 61.
When you see "the ugly face" note that you're witnessing some sanging. It's amazing that we've never got tired of watching Jennifer Holliday sing that song.
It was my first time at the Hollywood Bowl EVER and this was an amazing and unforgettable experience. A standing ovation was not enough for this performance. I’m overjoyed to witness greatness that night. This clip did not show her at the end teary eyed and overwhelmed with joy from the crowds reaction. It was hard not to feel her emotion #YouHadToBeThere
YES! What happened after the song is almost as good as the song itself. That crowd was ON FIRE and didn't want her to leave the stage. Even Craig Robinson was speechless when he came back out.
I’m so upset I couldn’t make this evening. Jennifer is absolutely an American treasure and no one should ever miss a performance from her. The way she controls her vocals, her range and how she can manipulate words and phrases! No one compares! Thank you for sharing this.
That was absolutely fabulous. She gave it to us like in the play. She still has it she still has it she still has it she still got it. Oh that touched me. If Miss holiday if you reading this. You got my vote for president. Powerful
Ms. Holliday sang this song to a man and I’m very much a female and yet every damn time I hear her sing this, I feel guilty for leaving 🤷🏽♀️ That is how great her voice is - good bless her, she still has those pipes 💯👏🏾💯👏🏾🥰🥰
Goosebumps everywhere a legend this woman . Still got the power that’s a sign of preserving a voice . Singing in your comfortable range keeps your voice in tact really !!!! Gréât one there miss Holiday
....:) Very Hard Song to Sing---Gotta have Powerful Lungs Like Miss Jennifer....!!!....Wow....!!!......:).....🥰
Who had a hit, then sang it like this for 45 years???
I was in high school when she originally did this on Broadway. Since then, I always say she is the greatest singer of all-time. No one has been this good. Any name you can think of, would be a talent lesser than Jennifer. I search the internet for new performances. She always give it full strength. I have my photo taken with her, about 30 years ago. When I spoke to her after a concert, she could plainly see in my face, that she was my favorite. She knew. She gave me several minutes of her time, just chatting with me. She is very sweet, kind. There's never a day when I don't recall that moment. I am so happy to see other fans, feeling the same way I do.
THE GOAT!
Jennifer is a vocal beast😁😁
that song and the original performance makes me cry everytime......Jennifer and Patti are the my queens......love this clip
SHE WAS DENIED! So underrated. She could be on the same level of late whitney, aretha and etc. God bless Jennifer holliday always !
Michael Bennet would kvell. Sweet, kind, miraculous Jennifer Holliday giving it as much heart and soul as she did in 1981. The audiences were black and white, gay and straight, and Broadwa knew they had a huge hit n their hands. It`s a shame Broadway didn`t place her kn many other roles she was more than qualified for. G-d bless Jennifer.
Even after all these years she still sings with the same amount of emotion and passion, you can tell this song has a special place in her heart
No one could sing this epic song like Jennifer Holliday!!! Hudson has her own style but this….this is the golden standard.
Go to the Philippines. We'll show u how to do it perfectly.
Hudson does it better
@@sweet_santa mapasok lang talaga Pilipinas eh. Wag ganun mars.
@@sweet_santa Trying hard singers karamihan dito. Kahit masakit na sa tenga sigi pa rin.
@@sweet_santa sorry. Originals are often untouchables. There could be good versions but they’re non-existent without the original.
She looks younger now than before! Slay queen! Slay!
We were there -- this was THE PERFORMANCE of the night. The crowd was going nuts, even after she left the stage. Absolutely transcendent!
Agreed!!
I know her voice is 10 times better live because you can feel every vibration this recording can't convey. People don't understand this
I love this!!!!!
@@nesq4104 omg it is. I saw her in Chicago the musical and I was about losing my mind
@@brandonplays702 I saw her opening night of color purple. Plus other events and her concert at bb kings in nyc. The bb king concert she put her foot in, it was outstanding start to finish. And im not saying that to be nice. Some of it on RUclips
Those of us who heard this song for the first time, decades ago, can still get goose bumps.... she's like a fine wine!
One of the Vocal Legends in human history❤
She has been singing this song for like 40yrs and for her to still sound as amazing like she did when she first sung it is crazy,just perfection!
thank you for recognizing this.
Standing ovation every time she sing rhis song! 45years & still sounds exactly the same! No one can sing this song the way she does!
She is simply incredible!
I've witnessed her sing this song a countless number of times in different keys and with varying degrees of success. This is the best rendition I've heard from her in many years. She took her time - the phrasing, the tone and overall control were very impressive. She looks damn good too, especially for 61.
When you see "the ugly face" note that you're witnessing some sanging. It's amazing that we've never got tired of watching Jennifer Holliday sing that song.
No one and I mean NO ONE sings this song, this anthem, if you will, better than the OG herself...Ms. Holliday! XOXO
It’s the conductor smiling in the back for me. He’s like “sang babygirl”!
That's Thomas Wilkins, Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.
That hard breath @ the end….😫😫😫 Only her❤️❤️❤️❤️
the conductor be like: m'aam take you time, take your time, maam!
Just take my heart Jennifer, just take it 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾baaaabbbbyyyyy ole lawd Jennifer took me out. I felt that in my soul
Many may have come after. But this, Ladies and Gentlemen, is the ORIGINATOR!
The sensational Jennifer Holiday and her powerhouse song and iconic voice.
My goodness, she still got it!!! Amazing from beginning to end.
Very high Niveau thank's one of the very BEST at this Time
0:09 “I’m not goiiiing” the way she did that was so fucking cool. Such good vocal control.
Wow! Jennifer voice is touched by God.
I wish she would release an album of all the big hits. She can sing damn near everything!
This Lady doesn’t age at all !!!
She still got it ❤💯❗️
NOBODY CAN SANG IT LIKE MY GIRL JENNIFER HOLIDAY!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER!!!!!!
She is a beast!.. God Bless this woman!.. That voice is one of a kind!
It was my first time at the Hollywood Bowl EVER and this was an amazing and unforgettable experience. A standing ovation was not enough for this performance. I’m overjoyed to witness greatness that night. This clip did not show her at the end teary eyed and overwhelmed with joy from the crowds reaction. It was hard not to feel her emotion #YouHadToBeThere
YES! What happened after the song is almost as good as the song itself. That crowd was ON FIRE and didn't want her to leave the stage. Even Craig Robinson was speechless when he came back out.
When the Mic is Good!? Baby when the MIC IS GOOD!!!!!....She threw her voice everywhere you go queen...
Sorry but this IS and WILL ALWAYS BE HER SONG! One of the greatest and most famous songs of all time!
That first “I’m not going” is OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!!!! Brava!!!!❤️❤️❤️
She simply amazing Wow she needs needs more recognition this is singing.
I saw her do this on broadway about a million years ago... it still brings out the goosebumps!
Oooo this is soooo beauuutiful. It's like a Disney movie. Ugh! Oooo God Bless Jennifer Holliday.
No one can or ever will be able to sing this classic like the one and only Miss Jennifer Holliday 💖👍🎭🎤⚜🔝🥂⬆️
Best performance since 82! Finally Jennifer recovered her beautiful fantastic voice
What a woman! What a voice!!! Jennifer Holliday is unmatched.
Ayyyyyyeeee gawwwwwwd hunny 👏🏾 . Sing Jennifer baby sing🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾😍
The one and only Jennifer Holiday! Awesome performance!
I was there with my husband and daughter. Miss Holiday had us on our feet from beginning to end! I felt the spirit when she sang that first note!
I saw her do it on Broadway. She is the original and still the BEST! Some things do get better with age.
Wow she still sounds great..... nothing like the original 🤟🎯💯 bigs up to Miss Holiday glad she still with us God bless
The og. Still the most amazing rendition of this classic. Bravo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Even the conductor was in awe.... And was like, oh shyt I'm at wk. This woman owns this song. My Dreamgirl
The GOAT!!! TRULY the best! A Legend!!
So friggin amazing even today, she deserves love from everyone...
She is the best
Nobody and I mean nobody does it better! That voice is anointed from on high!
A fan from Philippines here..more power. Jennifer Holliday.
The subtle range and pitch choices she makes every time I see her perform this marathon of a song make it a new mistress-piece, EVERY TIME.
I absolutely love her😍. It's like port wine, the older the better. Much love from Portugal
my my my... WOW! after all these years and still sounds amazing sanging that song. just WOW!
She's still got it!
I’m so upset I couldn’t make this evening. Jennifer is absolutely an American treasure and no one should ever miss a performance from her. The way she controls her vocals, her range and how she can manipulate words and phrases! No one compares! Thank you for sharing this.
Time can't kill her voice.
Hate to admit that I am so jelly of that voice, (and Whitney Houston’s too)wish I had that incredible range. 😁
She sang Aretha to Heaven. So glad she lost weight because she’s a blessing I didn’t know of until DreamGirls❤️💜❤️💜
Her voice never fails to amaze!!!
I get chills.
She ain’t going dammit!!!
Waouh amazing : the original !
She looks so young… her skin complexion is on top
those growls are godly done!! come on!!
J-holiday was born to sing this song 💚 Never gets failed for her !
Go Jennifer Holiday, noone can sing that song like you. Noone!.
That was absolutely fabulous. She gave it to us like in the play. She still has it she still has it she still has it she still got it. Oh that touched me. If Miss holiday if you reading this. You got my vote for president. Powerful
Nobody on the planet can sign this song like Jennifer Holiday!!! Others will always try, but she is the gold standard!!! ✨️
Why does she keeps getting younger? And she still got those power, belts and yws emotion. That voice as whole.
She probably had a face lift she looks 30 years old.
@@Anointed012 i disagree
Simply Magical! The best rendition of her original rendition. Wow! Wow!!
Amazing amazing amazing
Ms. Holliday sang this song to a man and I’m very much a female and yet every damn time I hear her sing this, I feel guilty for leaving 🤷🏽♀️
That is how great her voice is - good bless her, she still has those pipes 💯👏🏾💯👏🏾🥰🥰
Magical, the giver of the gift is pleased, there's a return. We thank you Ms Jennifer! ❤️ ❤️
Amazing talent and stunningly beautiful.
You still got it Jennifer!! This will always be your "Swan song" I don't care who Sing it after you...❤️
She knows that. That hard breath @ the end….Jesus💜💜💜
Ms. Holiday still got that Voice and that emotions coming from it 💥
She's a monster of this song 🙌👏👏👏
This will always be JENNIFER HOLIDAYS song. So good my hands are sweating 😂 all types of goosebumps
The way she has been MILKING this song for FORTY years. Queen.
Wow! Did this woman even age? And how did she maintain that vocal power with her age?
Her age her voice damn... ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️. I wanna hug her so much... That performnace making me cry for reason i dont know
Goosebumps everywhere a legend this woman . Still got the power that’s a sign of preserving a voice . Singing in your comfortable range keeps your voice in tact really !!!! Gréât one there miss Holiday
Wow simply timeless vocal performance. Unmatched
The queen. The legendary. The ms holliday
Yasshhhhh
She haven’t lose her voice at all!
Do it girl!!!!
❤Absolutely still amazing vocalist
She is so beautiful now. 👀 What a tranformation !! But the voice stays the same 💎
Nunca vi uma pessoa cantar uma música com tanta emoção como a Jeniffer holliday. Parabéns, da gosto ouvi la ❤
Looks and sounds great
Wow! Talk about a pro!!
Completely different, completely new, yet still a performance to raise the rafters!! So happy Jenifer is still with us! ❤️❤️❤️
She has a unique way of singing. Sometimes it feels like she's having a stroke or heart attack.
Stunning performance
Wow she is still the one and only 🤩😍
Damn but this woman can sing y’all !!
Omg a legend