I will never forget this performance! I was sitting with my dear deceased mother who was born in 1926 and listened to the greats like Ella Fitzgerald, Sara Vahgn, Frank Sinatra, etc. She stopped and said to me in awe: "who is this woman!?" what is this song!?" She said she never heard a singer like this and said she would be the greatest! Came true.
FYI: When you mentioned the conductor did a great job, she’s actually the conductor. She arranges her live performances. If you watch her hang gestures, she is also conductor them what to do. The band follows her. It’s one reason she was inducted into hall of fame. Many consider her a musician as much as a singer.
God bless you Lee. Spot on comment. Whitney got that from her mom and cousin Dionne. Cissy understood the art of arrangement and accompanying from church training. Dionne too, as well as a degree in music theory. The great Leontyne Price is family. A group of remarkable musicians
dead on. GF ran the show. also composed/arranged/sang all backing vocals on studio recordings for years. Absolute elite musician. She used her voice like an instrument. commanded it. literally owned the stage live and all involved.
@michele2855 yes and you are spot on!! Whit got that from that saaannging a** iconic Ms. Dionne Warwick. She certainly is nothing to play with!! Ms. Dionne is the greatest OG!! She is like a gangsta on the mic😂😂❤❤
This is probably her greatest live performance. Ever. It gets me every single time towards the end, and every single time, I think of the tragedy of her life, and the kind of legacy she left behind. She truly was *THE VOICE!*
There are so many. Listen to One Song, Greatest Love at Mandela concert at Wembley, London, A Quiet Place, from 1987, and I Am Changing (New York version).
@bestvocalsbyvocalists849 dead on 1990 Arista performance of "Greatest Love of All" THE BEST. HANDS DOWN. (I have never been able to figure out why people like the Wembley version better - ofc also great but that Arista performance bar none!)
She was phenomenal! This was my favorite performance of hers (and there were many). She just stands in the middle of the stage in front of her peers and blows them away. No dancers, no backups, no distractions, no nothing.. just her, her incredible voice, the orchestra, and a beautiful song that she delivers without fail.
I had the honor of seeing Ms Houston live in concert and I was blown anyway. I cried , I danced, I laughed. She is a true God given talent and I miss her everyday. RIP beautiful Angel ❤️
I never expect to hear a better singer in my lifetime. For me, there’s been JFK, Secretariat, Elvis, Larry Bird, and Whitney Houston. Simply the best of the best.
Same here. I remember it vividly and I was young. Anything live from Whitney Im in. I am blessed to have seen her twice live and no joke she doesn't miss!
Yes that's correct Dereck...the great Whitney Houston needed no studio to record her magnificent vocals...when she sang live that was her best for sure....so sad about her life's story😢we will never be another Whitney Houston💖a superstar left us far too early.....yes emptiness in our music now....no stories are told in music these days....music will never be the same.....hey Dereck how do I give donation? Let me know? Thankyou for your reactions to all best singer's of my era, cheers.
There are many fabulous vocalists out there, some better known are Anita Baker, Kim Burrell, even Eva Cassidy and many others but Whitney Houston had the most wonderful voice of them all because her power was natural, her softness was natural and her command was subpar. She was a Leo too, which gave her this innate ability to command the song, therefore her musicians/band/conductor (as you rightly said, that was a very good comment) while presenting and storysinging to us. As a vocalist myself I have never heard a voice so beautiful and compelling, even if she was sometimes here and there off key, her talent and command of her instrument have always impressed me. What a loss...
One thing I love about Whitney is that you can understand every single word when she sings. The new artists nowadays sound like they're singing with a bag over their head. Tney don't know how to enunciate their words.
One of the best performances of all times❤ And nothing beats a live orchestra, you see it so rarely nowadays. Please react to when Whitney sings the national anthem at Super Bowl (I believe), also an iconic performance. I remember she wore sweats doing it, so cool.
The greatest voice of all time she just a gift that came from God love the reaction can you react to her video and song I Believe in You and me her voice was so powerful in there
Thanks to those who requested this performance, it’s iconic indeed! I often prefer live version, especially from great artists like Whitney because they bring something more to the song. And did she deliver there!
Derek do all the man that I need live for the troops. Every time I need to be reminded of greatness I go back and watch.... it it’s the same thing with Madonna’s like a prayer live for blonde ambition I’ve never seen so much talent in one performance
Hi Dereck,a beautiful song.I love the song.The Moment!All the good artists are no longer there.May they rest in Peace.But i would rather have them here with us.How selfish of me.But true!What a voice!😢😃😃😃💝🐬thank you Dereck for your reaction!🐬
I love this song so much !!! I always remember the first time I heard it on radio on that night of winter in moutains, after the song I only needed silence to take my breath back and realize what I heard. Whitney definitely gave me that one moment in time !!!
My absolute favorite song of hers. Stunning vocals, and so much emotion. Didn’t know this version, and wow, just wow. I still prefer the studio version, though. Another great by her is “All the man that I need”. I also like “All at once”
Towering inferno, and the Posiden adventure in one. Epic, awesome, amazing. Adelle and others of our generation can only look on and wonder how she can sing like that. They don't call her the best for no reason, and an accolade like that is earned, by a performance like this
In her prime her live performances were better than the studio recordings..she would play with the vocal arrangement that reflected her interpretation of the songs..rather than her producers. That made them so much better. Her actual voice in her live performances in the 80s and 90s could be an album no production required.
I really enjoyed your reaction to this video and I really enjoyed your intellect regarding music- I’d love to see you react to more of Whitney’s live performances especially I will always love you- can you direct me to your link if you have- thank you 👍
Idem. L'ai marqué en comm aussi. Lui qui dit qu'il veut voir le clip avant le live ou émission live. C'est comme pour I Wanna Dance With Somebody (1987), ma chanson préférée, depuis un an jamais vu le clip sur la chaîne!
They definitely don't make music like that anymore.. the 80 and early 90's was imo the absolute pinnacle of Music.. and everything went down hill from there. Now we have what i call Junk music.. kinna like Junk food, as it has not nutritional value, and it mostly filly you up just so you're no longer hungry to make you feel like you've been nourished. Today's junk music is just the same, have no emotional or sentimental value, it's just music that tickle your ears and mostly organized noise,, don't touch your heart or impact your soul.
