RIP Chi Chi Devayne/ Zavion Davenport. She was an amazing entertainer, dancer, comedian, but most of all she had a down to earth kindness people just gravitate towards. When I heard the news of her passing, I had to come back and listen to this. Chi Chi was right when she told us all, "You're gonna love me."
Where do you people get your death facts. She is still alive. She lost the weight, has MS, went blond in one eye but is still kicking and still can blow!
@@Randomlynana272 Oh my god are you serious someone dead sang the song. Is there any video? That is freaking awesome a dead person singing a song. Zombie dead? Or just regular dead? Is she dancing to doing a whole dead dance. I’m picturing it in my head now but all I’m saying is dancing dead like in the Michael Jackson video.
@@mac5046 oh my god they passed away after god you are so disrespectful and there is proof “chi chi devayne and I am telling you” you need help because you are disrespectful and very insensitive. I hope you find a new hobby instead of making fun of dead people.
Rest in Piece, Chi Chi Devayne, you are truly an inspiration. Leaving a mark with this iconic song, will forever play in our hearts. Thank you so much, my dear, and fly high
Jennifer's Holiday's recording of this song is one of the greatest of all time! It doesn't get any better! Her vocals on this are absolutely iconic. Nobody has come close on the cover versions.
Every time I hear this song sung by other singers, I end up coming back to this version and saying to myself, "yeah, that was pretty damn good....but it it ain't Jennifer."
This is an amazing song and this version is hands down my favorite. Jennifer Holiday has such a beautiful, powerful voice and such a fabulous delivery. Just brilliant!
there's one thing that this version have that none of the other renditions does. the flawless interpretation! others have the technique. the range. even the soul. but no one told the story as good as Jennifer Holliday. Periodt ♥️✌️
Legend has it that she nailed this masterpiece in ONE TAKE~ Now take that to all of those who have the nerve to put Hudson's version above the master and originator!!!!
Rest in Power our dancing queen Chi Chi Devayne! You tore the house down with this powerful lip sync and it won't be forgotten! (And for those of you who say this is a Jennifer Holliday song, that doesn't mean it can't mean something else to other people.)
The first time I ever heard this back in the 80's it sent chills up my spine. The sheer power of her voice is simply amazing. I still get that same chill every time I hear it and it's still one of my favorite songs ever.
I heard that Thorgy Thor, the queen who was destroyed by Chi Chi DeVayne in the Lip Sync of this song, had paid tribute to Chi Chi upon her death by saying that she will always remember this Lip Sync they had together.
+Deion Gholston Just discovered that this was sampled by Donna Giles, clubbed up style in the 1990s. Stonebridge sampled it in early 2005 on his hit 'Take Me Away'.
ok lets put an end to who does this song the best, they are do great versions, but none sing it with the grit and emotion that ms holliday sings it. She's waking up the dead with her version. case closed
exactly, hudson was good but aint NOBODY touching Holiday on this song...NOOOOOOOOOBODY!!!! AND I AM A SINGER, KNOW MUSIC VERY WELL, NOBODYS HOLDING A CANDLE TO HOLIDAYS VERSIÓN OF THIS SONG✋point blank period
I LOVE BOTH JENNIFER HOLIDAY AND JENNIFER HUDSON!!! BOTH ARE THE SUPERLATIVE AMONG THE SUPERLATIVE! When I am training though, I naturally gravitate to Jennifer Hudson, she's my girl and I have had many tragedies in my little life, and let me tell you that does something to your soul and the quality of your voice ---- it carves it out just like a glacier -- a true force of nature! Both Jennifer Holiday and Jennifer Hudson are True Forces of Nature!!! And by the Grace of God may I be the Same!!!! AMEN!!!!!!!
The face of an angel, and the voice of a ten thousand angel chorus. She IS every woman, her emotional range is universal. Can you imagine being in a Broadway theater and hearing her live, just a few rows away? No microphone, nothing but her and the force of nature that flows through her. Must have literally raised the roof and brought the house down, to their knees. And I am so very thankful for Jennifer Hudson, for making the music come alive for a new generation.
I'm not really a fan of her but I agree. I'm back here because she is replacing Heather Headley as Shug Avery in the Color Purple on Broadway this fall. This will mark Miss Holiday's return to Broadway for the first time in fifteen years since her engagement as Mama Morton in Chicago.
Genuinely don't understand how anyone could dislike this song. Even if it's not your type of song, how can you not appreciate a song where a woman is pouring out her soul with such passion, skill and heart?
The ORIGINAL Effie does a spectacular job recording the Act One finale that made her a legend and won her a Grammy! Happy early 35th anniversary to the first Broadway performance of Dreamgirls
every time i listen to this i can't help but imagine chi chi standing up as her pearls break. such a powerful, captivating entertainer. fly high, angel
This powerful song WILL ALWAYS BELONG TO Ms. Jennifer Holliday... ALONE. And no one... NO ONE will EHHHHHVER TOP her GENIUS... her BRILLIANT... EPIC... L•E•G•E•N•D•A•R•Y PERFORMANCE of this MASTERPIECE!!! Period. Full stop.💕💕💕
Geez.. Soo much Soul and heart ache in this song! Ive heard some pretty ok covers.. But to be honest. NO ONE will ever top this. Gives me chills every time i hear her sing this.
How can a throat scream all these notes without getting hurt or without bleed?? How can two lungs stand long seconds without air while the person is singing, without faint??? That woman is not HUMAN!!!! Is unbelievable to hear that music, it is beyond the gorgeousness
The best lip sync of Drag Race history. Thank you Chi Chi for blessing us with your amazing performances and smiles. Rest peacefully Zavion. Always will be remembered. ❤️
And I am tellin' you I'm not goin' You're best man I've ever known There's no way I can ever go No, no, there's no way No, no, no, no, way I'm not livin' without you I'm not livin' without you I don't wanna be free I'm stayin', I'm stayin' And you, and you You're gonna love me And I am tellin' you, I'm not goin' Even though the rough times are showin' There's just no way There's no way We're part of the same place We're part of the same time, yeah We both share the same blood We both have the same mind And time and time We have so much to share No, no, no, no, no, no I'm not wakin' up tomorrow mornin' And findin' that there's nobody there Darlin' there's no way No, no, no, no, way I'm livin' without you I'm not livin' without you You see there's just no way There's no way Tear down the mountains Yell, scream and shout You can say what you want I'm not walkin' out' Stop all the rivers Push, strike and kill I'm not gonna leave you There's no way I will And I am tellin' you, I'm not goin' You're the best man I'll ever know There's no way I can ever, ever go No, no, no, no, way No, no, no, no, way I'm livin' without you I'm not livin' without you Not livin' without you I don't wanna be free I'm stayin', I'm stayin' And you, and you, and you You're gonna love me You're gonna love me, yes, ah Ooh, ooh, love me Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh love me Love me, love me, love me Love me, you're gonna love me
RIP Chi Chi Devayne/ Zavion Davenport. She was an amazing entertainer, dancer, comedian, but most of all she had a down to earth kindness people just gravitate towards. When I heard the news of her passing, I had to come back and listen to this. Chi Chi was right when she told us all, "You're gonna love me."
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I don't get ready, I stay ready. RIP
REST IN PEACE - ICONIC STRONG FABULOUS AND FIERCE....... 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Where do you people get your death facts. She is still alive. She lost the weight, has MS, went blond in one eye but is still kicking and still can blow!
@@bonniejones8178 You're in denial. Chi Chi passed away in 2020.
This will forever be Chi Chi’s song. RIP beautiful angel 🖤🖤🖤
The title says Jennifer Holliday it is continued to be Jennifer Holliday song LOL
That's why I am here. RIP Chi Chi
@@mac5046 that’s sorta rude saying lol...someone died and performed to this song amazingly and you say “lol”...gross
@@Randomlynana272 Oh my god are you serious someone dead sang the song. Is there any video? That is freaking awesome a dead person singing a song. Zombie dead? Or just regular dead? Is she dancing to doing a whole dead dance. I’m picturing it in my head now but all I’m saying is dancing dead like in the Michael Jackson video.
@@mac5046 oh my god they passed away after god you are so disrespectful and there is proof “chi chi devayne and I am telling you” you need help because you are disrespectful and very insensitive. I hope you find a new hobby instead of making fun of dead people.
One of the most incredible and yet most underrated voices EVER.
Rest in Piece, Chi Chi Devayne, you are truly an inspiration. Leaving a mark with this iconic song, will forever play in our hearts. Thank you so much, my dear, and fly high
Put some respect on Jennifer Holliday’s name you twit.
Who is listening in 2024. This song will never get old! ❤
...and crying for reasons that aren't exactly clear. I mean, it's not like it's the first time I've heard the song!
Dammit Fresh Prince
🙋🏾♀️ Me
My view is simple - this lady has one of the greatest voices this planet has produced and she is an absolute superstar.
Mine too - you're 100% right.
Funny thing is she wasn't born singing, it was after she had surgery. This is according to her and her family.
@@HAJ4All surgrery on what?
Yep 🇬🇧 🌬❤💐
Jennifer Holliday murdered this can't nobody sing it better than she can 💯
There are plenty of other girls/women who can slay this one
amber Riley's version killed it!
Sarah Ikumu a 15 year old nailed it with ease.
My teeth were knocking.
Please watch her on YT.
@@ashervasher6554 That's what I was going to say! She NAILED it and brought me here!
@@fatimasow6887 No she did alright. she didnt nail it. The difference of skill is immense.
Rest in peace Chi Chi Devayne :(
😔 one of the best lip syncs ever
@Truth Wow you are the scary kind of crazy.
Her voice is outta this world.... Goosebumps thru the whole song!!!😳😳😳😳😳
ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING AND BEAUTIFUL. Nobody can sing this like Jennifer Holiday 💖💗💖💗💖💗
Virginia Gran
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Jennifer Holiday has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. She nail any song put in front of her. Ms. Holiday has the voice of an Angel.
Powerful! Love her voice on this song.
+Marcilene Evans I think so too! I wonder if she still has the voice
YES!!! She was just on The View. Over the top!!!
Jennifer's Holiday's recording of this song is one of the greatest of all time! It doesn't get any better! Her vocals on this are absolutely iconic. Nobody has come close on the cover versions.
Your are and will allways be an all star, dear Chi Chi. Now, rest in peace. (1985 - 2020)
Who is Chi Chi? This is Jennifer Holliday.
Conocí esta canción por chichi
Outstanding no one does it better
Chi Chi did not do it better snow flake
who is chi chi?
Nothing is better than the original.
dionne yes, indeed.
NAH Jennifer Hudson did that song more than justice.
both Jennifer's did versions that no one can compete with
Will Smith
dionne except for Jennifer Hudson’s version
Every time I hear this song sung by other singers, I end up coming back to this version and saying to myself, "yeah, that was pretty damn good....but it it ain't Jennifer."
ddland45 What about Jennifer Hudson lol. She is Jennifer lol
713 lol nice sense of humour
ddland45 Where's the lie? 🤔🤔🤔💖💯
Ram Roshan lol
fuck toy
RIP Chi Chi / Zavion. The world had a major loss today 8/20/20. We love you angel
major win*
@@add.4068 What Do you mean??
@@add.4068 it's been 3 years wdym by this?
In my opinion this is the best female vocal performance.....ever.
i totally agree
EVEN IN 2024!!!
This is an amazing song and this version is hands down my favorite. Jennifer Holiday has such a beautiful, powerful voice and such a fabulous delivery. Just brilliant!
there's one thing that this version have that none of the other renditions does. the flawless interpretation!
others have the technique. the range. even the soul.
but no one told the story as good as Jennifer Holliday.
Periodt ♥️✌️
But this is real
this is hers
Legend has it that she nailed this masterpiece in ONE TAKE~ Now take that to all of those who have the nerve to put Hudson's version above the master and originator!!!!
I actually like both versions equally!
I Got Your Back Hudson’s version is still better so...
Terrell A'mari Lies!!!
Preach!!
Preach, J Hud has a strong voice but doesnt have proper control over her voice.
Nobody can sing this song like Ms. Jennifer Holiday. Facts
Facts
Jennifer Holliday's voice is a miracle. How beautiful. Thank you so much for this.
This song always get me crying! So powerful and it touches my heart!
Her Voice is just so amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You should have seen her at the Macy's 4th of July Spectacular where she sang America the Beautiful
She owns this.
Just realized Chi Chi Rest in Peace and I want to memorize this Magical lip sync 😭
Rest in peace, Chichi:( my heart is broken
And I am telling you, no One can ever beat Jennifer Holiday at this song💚
Jennifer Holiday has such a beautifully powerful voice. I still love this song.
She still moves me to tears! I love Jennifer Holiday!
When a song starts off and high notes...its about to go down!!!! Stellar
This is soul, sang from the soul. So inspiring.
I always come back to this song after being away awhile. This version snatches my soul everytime.
Absolutely ❤
Rest in Power our dancing queen Chi Chi Devayne! You tore the house down with this powerful lip sync and it won't be forgotten! (And for those of you who say this is a Jennifer Holliday song, that doesn't mean it can't mean something else to other people.)
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
The first time I ever heard this back in the 80's it sent chills up my spine. The sheer power of her voice is simply amazing. I still get that same chill every time I hear it and it's still one of my favorite songs ever.
One of, if not the greatest, vocal performances of all time.
I heard that Thorgy Thor, the queen who was destroyed by Chi Chi DeVayne in the Lip Sync of this song, had paid tribute to Chi Chi upon her death by saying that she will always remember this Lip Sync they had together.
Jennifer Hudson did a good job, but she has Nothing on Jennifer Holiday, Nothing! She sings her soul out in this song!
SORRY jenifer Hudson..give you CREDIT...but you WILL NEVER EVER TOP THE QUEEN
Marie Hampton I saw Dream Girls live at the Muny. She nailed it
Jennifer Hudson Did Better
@@giovanidejesus1333 hudson is too shouty and dont have any soul in her voice
@Kela Bell Hudson was bomb, but Jennifer Holiday most definitely owns this song 😩
the fresh prince of bel air when will is singing this to uncle phil.
lol i love that part.
+Deion Gholston Just discovered that this was sampled by Donna Giles, clubbed up style in the 1990s. Stonebridge sampled it in early 2005 on his hit 'Take Me Away'.
Deion Gholston lol
The only reason i know this song 😂
Deion Gholston 😂
Chi Chi slayed it!!! I literally had to cry. Chi Chi brought the house down, the house down!! I got a new favorite song :)
greets from germany
yass
This song gives me goosebumps. What a voice and fabulous range. I remember buying this on vinyl. Still sounds epic in 2020 ❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤
What a voice!! Bless!.
ok lets put an end to who does this song the best, they are do great versions, but none sing it with the grit and emotion that ms holliday sings it. She's waking up the dead with her version. case closed
exactly, hudson was good but aint NOBODY touching Holiday on this song...NOOOOOOOOOBODY!!!! AND I AM A SINGER, KNOW MUSIC VERY WELL, NOBODYS HOLDING A CANDLE TO HOLIDAYS VERSIÓN OF THIS SONG✋point blank period
Amen.
Mervin L. Atchison 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽💯💯💯
BumblebeeArt 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Rica Feliz FACTS
WOW just WOW, this is sublime, does get any better🌻🌻
Miss Chi Chi DeVayne slayed!
+Benjamin Malanaphy Consider that lipsync as the best lipsync in DR Herstory!
+Benjamin Malanaphy I came here just to say this!
+Benjamin Malanaphy she made me cry
Same
two years later omg i still get chills when i watch that lipsync
Hudson did a good job. Holiday did a better job. But Will Smith's version was the bomb.
Luis Soto will smith????
Check out Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Thank you for that! Will Smith was amazing!
Luis Soto you got that right
Absolutely!!
All.. of these powerful voices and women. They move my soul, and make me push harder.
I LOVE BOTH JENNIFER HOLIDAY AND JENNIFER HUDSON!!! BOTH ARE THE SUPERLATIVE AMONG THE SUPERLATIVE! When I am training though, I naturally gravitate to Jennifer Hudson, she's my girl and I have had many tragedies in my little life, and let me tell you that does something to your soul and the quality of your voice ---- it carves it out just like a glacier -- a true force of nature! Both Jennifer Holiday and Jennifer Hudson are True Forces of Nature!!! And by the Grace of God may I be the Same!!!! AMEN!!!!!!!
Simply awesome vocal performance.... stunning!!
The face of an angel, and the voice of a ten thousand angel chorus. She IS every woman, her emotional range is universal. Can you imagine being in a Broadway theater and hearing her live, just a few rows away? No microphone, nothing but her and the force of nature that flows through her. Must have literally raised the roof and brought the house down, to their knees.
And I am so very thankful for Jennifer Hudson, for making the music come alive for a new generation.
#DragRace !
Did Chi Chi kill this or what !!?
She killed it but i loved thorgy sm!!
+Stephen Calvillo I agree
Go chi chi
+MyaRay Gavensbert she gave me Everything ! then the next week Bob gave us all Life !
OMG I CAN'T STOP LOOKING AT THAT LIP SYNC 💙💟
Saw her sing in this in person on Broadway back in the day. Trust me, she brought down the f**king house!!
Jennifer Holliday is such a treasure
I'm not really a fan of her but I agree. I'm back here because she is replacing Heather Headley as Shug Avery in the Color Purple on Broadway this fall. This will mark Miss Holiday's return to Broadway for the first time in fifteen years since her engagement as Mama Morton in Chicago.
Just love Jennifer Holiday, what a wonderful voice and a national treasure
Jennifer Hudson does a superb version of this, but only this one brings out the goose bumps. Utterly incredible
Nobody sings this song like her. Some songs....are gifts from heaven.
Jennifer Holliday’ is the best interpretation of this song, she owns and nails this song, no doubt about that.
Genuinely don't understand how anyone could dislike this song. Even if it's not your type of song, how can you not appreciate a song where a woman is pouring out her soul with such passion, skill and heart?
Hudson did a great job but there's no way anyone can beat Jennifer Holliday. She does an unbelievable performance.
nice quality, this is the most emotional performance i've ever seen in my life.
The ORIGINAL Effie does a spectacular job recording the Act One finale that made her a legend and won her a Grammy! Happy early 35th anniversary to the first Broadway performance of Dreamgirls
Great combination of power and voice control. To this day I've never heard someone have control of a yell and stay on beat. Amazing
Wow she is freaking beautiful!
every time i listen to this i can't help but imagine chi chi standing up as her pearls break. such a powerful, captivating entertainer. fly high, angel
Chi Chi, Rest In Power angel ❤️🕊
This powerful song WILL ALWAYS BELONG TO Ms. Jennifer Holliday... ALONE. And no one...
NO ONE will EHHHHHVER TOP her GENIUS... her BRILLIANT... EPIC... L•E•G•E•N•D•A•R•Y PERFORMANCE of this MASTERPIECE!!! Period. Full stop.💕💕💕
This one of the Greatest songs recorded.. She sang this song, sad thing it's from personal experience, and there' is some women living that life...
Such a gift, thank you, Jennifer Holliday!!! For sharing it with the world.
lawd have mercy... every single time
Geez.. Soo much Soul and heart ache in this song! Ive heard some pretty ok covers.. But to be honest. NO ONE will ever top this. Gives me chills every time i hear her sing this.
She SANG the $#!+ out of that!
For real though!!!!!!
I can't imagine performing this song twice a day and 5 times a week incredible
Anyone else come here after the tragic news of Chi Chi? Beautiful song for the most beautiful lip sync assassin.. May she rest in peace
I just sobbed through this whole amazing vocal performance ---- BRAVO!!!!
Una de las canciones más bonitas acompañada de una voz de las más potentes
This song makes me tingle all over, sang like her life depended on it, so frickin powerful, so emotive, so awesome!!
How can a throat scream all these notes without getting hurt or without bleed?? How can two lungs stand long seconds without air while the person is singing, without faint??? That woman is not HUMAN!!!! Is unbelievable to hear that music, it is beyond the gorgeousness
Right!!!!
Both Holliday and Hudson did a wonderful job. Its a unique song for unique voices and in each version shows this uniqueness.
The best lip sync of Drag Race history. Thank you Chi Chi for blessing us with your amazing performances and smiles. Rest peacefully Zavion. Always will be remembered. ❤️
I have watched this video so far an unhealthy number of times
Love u jenny
Slm from Syria ❤❤
chichi, you will forever live in my heart. Rest in power
Jennifer hit #22 in Billboard, 8-28-82. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx!
RIP, Chi Chi. :'(
THE BEST EVER HANDS DOWN, I heard her sing this in the original Dream Girls.... I was never the same.....SANG GIRL SANG !!!!!!!
You’re never not gonna see chi chi slaying this song from the lipsync forever and ever when you hear this 😍❤️
Jennifer hudson was the only person who could do a remake of this song. As Jennifer H had a powerhouse voice with the vocal ranges
And I am tellin' you I'm not goin'
You're best man I've ever known
There's no way I can ever go
No, no, there's no way
No, no, no, no, way
I'm not livin' without you
I'm not livin' without you
I don't wanna be free
I'm stayin', I'm stayin'
And you, and you
You're gonna love me
And I am tellin' you, I'm not goin'
Even though the rough times are showin'
There's just no way
There's no way
We're part of the same place
We're part of the same time, yeah
We both share the same blood
We both have the same mind
And time and time
We have so much to share
No, no, no, no, no, no
I'm not wakin' up tomorrow mornin'
And findin' that there's nobody there
Darlin' there's no way
No, no, no, no, way
I'm livin' without you
I'm not livin' without you
You see there's just no way
There's no way
Tear down the mountains
Yell, scream and shout
You can say what you want
I'm not walkin' out'
Stop all the rivers
Push, strike and kill
I'm not gonna leave you
There's no way I will
And I am tellin' you, I'm not goin'
You're the best man I'll ever know
There's no way I can ever, ever go
No, no, no, no, way
No, no, no, no, way
I'm livin' without you
I'm not livin' without you
Not livin' without you
I don't wanna be free
I'm stayin', I'm stayin'
And you, and you, and you
You're gonna love me
You're gonna love me, yes, ah
Ooh, ooh, love me
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh love me
Love me, love me, love me
Love me, you're gonna love me
I was lucky enough to be in the second row about a month after this show opened. She was absolutely breathtaking.
Chi Chi Forever❤🌹💃🏾
Saw "Dreamgirls" on Broadway in August 1982-Jennifer Holliday brought the house down when she sang this song.
FRESH PRINCE!!!
another legend...greetings from Romania....
RIP Chi Chi DeVayne, we love you, always ❤️
The emotion in this song runs so deep. Noone can redo this at the same quality. Holiday!!!💛
*We know it's not your first time here,* *welcome back!*
G.O.A.T. G.O.A.T....No one will EVER saaang this joint like her.....NO ONE! She meant every word of it too!
Jennifer Holliday's singing brought me here. No one else!
Beautiful, so much passion and soul. No comparison Absolutely the Best!
Omg! No one else sings it like JENNIFER HOLLIDAY!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙌
Thats some powerful love shes sanging about! Peace!