Linda Eder - Man of La Mancha 

I love that looks she gives at 2:24 that says "yeah, I am totally hitting this note." Something about that look just makes me smile.

Sweet Jesus what a VOICE. This woman is made of fabulous.

Forget the approval by the whole world! Linda may not be as best as other greatest singers of all time, ... but her works and talent deserve the kind of recognition Celine Dion has received. What a snub! .... Linda! Your wonderful vocal ability is appreciated. ... From a fan in Thailand.

I'm not exaggerating when I say: this is the best performance by a female artist on a concert stage I have ever seen.

The eyebrow of power!!!!!!!!!!

I think the greatest thing about Linda Eder is the effortlessness she exudes. She is absolutely unbelievable. The eyebrow raise before hitting the "note" and then straight back into the song is intense.

Personal opinion: this may be the single greatest singing performance I've ever heard.

Wow! Holy Cow!!!! What pipes she has!!!

One of the most legendary solo PBS/Concert performances I have ever seen in my life---she kills this song and makes it sound better than it ever has. Ugh!

Linda's version is, truly, the definitive one. The album this song is featured on is very good.

Easily, the best vocalist working today. And one for the history books!!

All that can be said is WOW!!!!

not only did I hear it but the first time I listened to this I didn't know she was singing high until she moved from that note. Talk about mind BLOWN

Ever since I heard this song a couple months ago I have been trying to hit that high note and be able to hold it out for as long as she does. And today I finally did it!!! :D

Not only is she phenomenally talented, Linda Eder is a wonderful person. I spent a week with her back in the 1980s when we were preparing for the Miss Minnesota pageant (that's another story...) and she was a decent and nice person. She is the total package and not a bit phony or full of herself. All this talent and a truly good person, too! That's so refreshing.

Even better than any male singer.

Her hair is almost as beautiful as her voice. O_O

Absolutely magnificent!

I love the eyebrow during that high note! She's basically saying, "Yes, I *am* about to blow your mind. How kind of you to notice!"

Shear perfection, will be seeing her this Dec in Irvine. Can't wait!

Best rendition

What a spectacular rendering, exciting, dynamic and builds to greater heights beautifully. Linda was so solid on this, it's an inspiration for all musicians and a joy to see and hear.

This woman is absolutely amazing. I used to listen to this version when I was like, seven. xDDD and I loved it so much. 8D and then I lost the track and havn't been able to find it, and I'm so glad I found it!! YAYY!!

Best I've heard this song.

I am obsessed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Incredible!

I am performing your version of this in my Charity show this coming Saturday 13th Sept 2014. Yours is the best version I have heard. Thank you for sharing your remarkable instrument and gift

that little eyebrow raise at 2:24 is like " Oh you want me to go higher? I can do that"

This woman is FIRE!!

She is fantastic!!

@star959: This song is a rendering from the 1965 musical with music composed by Mitch Leigh, textbook from Dale Wassermann, and song texts by Joe Darion. The song's title is Man of la Mancha (I, Don Quixote).

Good God she nailed it

Her altissimo part was flawless :3 I've listened to this for many times xD

no unacceptable who gave her permission to be this talented

Once in a great while, it all comes together perfectly. This was one of those very rare moments.

I LOVE Linda Eder...have seen her live twice and she did this song. She, Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand & Whitney Houston are the only true DIVAS. A diva has a voice that comes along once in a lifetime that sends chills up your spine.

Just possibly the finest performance of a "pop" "Broadway" song ever.

I think she recognized and acknowledged someone in the audience by raising her eyebrows. Beautiful voice singing a powerful song.

OMG ** Whew ** I could listen to Linda sing 24/7. What a beautiful talented lady she is.Her rendition of "Man of La Mancha" is 2nd to none, man or woman. Pure perfection. ** a beautiful voice, a beautiful smile w/those beautiful dimples. WOW

She's amazing. I want to find more singers with that kind of talent. Unfortunately, everyone is on a Li'l Wayne binge.

I have only recently discovered Ms. Linda Eder and what a thrill she is!. Aside from The Voice, she is poised and the consummate professional with a stage presence that I find mesmerizing. Someday I would just love to hear her in person. She is on my list--the good one, that is!! And yes, that all-knowing eyebrow raise is just priceless!! Brava!!

I have seen her twice in concert.....a MUST see if you get the chance. The orchestra backup is incredible. I'm 80 years old and love great music.

Easily the best female singer alive today. She has no peer.

Holy sh*t... beyond wonderful!!!

Judy and Barbra are her biggest influences. :)

when she hit that high note, it shattered my bong.

Unbelievably powerful! What range and incomparable musicality. I'm stunned that I've only now discovered this artist.

she should have got a standing ovation, that was incredible

Hello Linda fans. You may have seen me commenting on other Linda videos. Linda is amazing and should be president so she can sing all her speeches and make Linda fans happy.

i wanna sing like her when i grow up...

We first heard Linda sing as part of Paul and Linda at the old Decathlon Athletic Club in Bloomington. This video is amazing. What a voice!

Best rendition of Man of La Mancha heard in a long time!

I've had this song on my playlist for years, can't remember who sent it to me but it was just today that I decided to RU-vid her. She is amazing. O_O!!!

She is my singing role model!!!! 2:08- 2:30... AMAZING i am learning to sing this song the way she does (of course it will never be this good) way to go Linda Eder!!!

Dang this woman is incredible! Id put her with mariah and whitney she has an amazing voice by far!

I still think that a woman singing this is a bit odd, like a man singing "I Am Woman", but she won me over within the first few notes. After a lifetime of loving this song, I admit happily that Linda Eder's version instantly became one of my top three or four favorites. Thank you for sharing this!

No one can touch her.

Let's get her back on Broadway!!

One of my all time favorites.I play it over and over.

IDINA MENZEL! Beautiful + Great Voice + Passion in her singing! A GREAT TALENT!

My jaw just....dropped....open....

Exceptional

I love this woman ;-)

Linda Eder is amazing!

Absolutely definitive. Period.

So stirring

Why are there two dislikes? That's madness.

FABULOUS!!!!!!!

Love that deceptive cadence!

chills ... from beginning to end. for realzzzz

I think I watch this every other day

amazing

This. Is. Amazing.

The Best One Ever...LINDA EDER!

AMAZING!!!!

I love the way she swings her long lovely locks at the end. What cheek!

super voice! bravo Austria! bravo for this austrian half product. a.e.i.o.u.

i love this!!!!!

BRAVO !!

i love her voice

This is incredible, especially from 2:11 onwards! Effortless!

@KatherineXIX Incredible, right? I've never heard a singer where the line between belt and head voice was this thin- apart from that, she has one of the best belts I've ever heard...a lot of singers tend to 'yell' a bit while belting, but this is just...wow

That's amazing

She's still amazing

Beautiful and amazing voice. Gonna see.her tomorrow

WoW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

awesome~

perfect

Enjoyed

She does things to me - that I'm not allowed to say on RU-vid! ;-)

did i watch the same clip you did? cause that's a standing ovasion if there ever was one... people are standing and applauding what more is needed to qualify as a standing ovation?

augustloel1 great song

@meggowaffle9 It's true! haha! And I love how her voice flows.

Great

@tomasburi I agree! The transition was seamless!

She's better than Celine, Whitney & Streisand. Linda has the best voice ever~

2:25! ohmygoodness!

I have never heard this song done better. Why isn't she playing Elphaba in Wicked? Anna in The King and I? Every great female role ever done by anyone? She belongs up there with names like Garland and Merman and Andrews and Martin, Lawrence and Minnelli and Chenoweth and Ziemba. She's a goddess.

holy crap. thats all.