Who Sang The "And I Am Telling You..." Bridge the Best?

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This is a really emotive part of the show. Effie's emotions are all over the place and vocally this song is a killer. I created this to demostrate how hard and amazing this song is. From the musical (and movie) Dreamgirls.
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0:24 Jennifer Holliday
0:58 Jessica Sanchez
1:32 Lillias White
2:09 Tituss Burgess
2:48 Regine Velasquez
3:17 Erica Glenn
4:08 Jake Zyrus (Charice Pempengco)
5:41 Sarah Geronimo
6:07 Cynthia Erivo
6:48 Alex Newell
7:20 Jacquie Lee
7:53 Amber Riley
8:28 Jennifer Hudson
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edited by me with the software Sony Vegas 18.0
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@MisterGolightly 7 лет назад

I'd like to let you know that Charice has started to transition and now goes by male pronouns and the name Jake. Hope his transition is as smooth and easy as possible. I'm going to put this in here because I'm tired of replying over and over the same: Whitney's version WAS in here, but the video is so copyrighted to the point that it blocked this whole video so I had to re-upload this one without her.

@noyaaaaa_ 6 лет назад

Aldrin Española stop... lol

@sawyer254 6 лет назад

Mister Golightly Is he still making music? I hope he his!! Hopefully he can still sing "And I Am Telling You", even though his voice might be deeper now lol.

@MrPetlum 6 лет назад

Lintik na english yan.nakakangilo! Magtagalog n lang kc

@denisegaschnig7784 6 лет назад

bianca ryan, should also be on this list

@kuletlovelovelove1290 6 лет назад

The Adviser Lt s lintik...#pipilitinko #bakapede..bwahahahaha

@simnikiwehlatshaneni6765 5 лет назад

I don't have the medical insurance to sing this song

@synysterjazmyngates 4 года назад

i lol’d xD

@dee_irawan 4 года назад

🤣🤣🤣

@moon5988 4 года назад

Lmao 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Mrs.buildingblackwealth 4 года назад

lol

@dntdyer 4 года назад

😂😂😂

@notsusan 4 года назад

Jennifer Holliday is the only one I believe is not going. Period.

@jeppeaksrensen8316 4 года назад

notsusan the others are just having a tantrum

@davidb.854 4 года назад

Why did this make me laugh so hard?

@umisessentials8516 4 года назад

I believe Lillia’s tooo

@faithskinner 4 года назад

PERIODT.

@brishaunvalree4842 4 года назад

notsusan yeah Jennifer Hudson kind of sounded like she might go.😅 she kind of laughed like she was getting her sh*t together on the low...

@luvz2reed 3 года назад

This is a whole body song. If you ain't almost vomiting you ain't doing it right. Also, the emotion comes first, then bursts out in the notes.

@skylerharp1266 2 года назад

Yess periodt!

@Hiiiiiiiiieeee Год назад

That’s why I think a lot of these singers missed the mark. Don’t get me wrong, they pretty much all did it better than I ever could, but a lot of them are singing it way too pretty. This song is all about finding the balance between raw and rough but still hitting those notes with clarity. Such a great song. And honestly, it’s almost always the black girls that sing it the way it was meant to be sung. The little Asian girls sound wonderful but they just don’t have the soul imo.

@jamangel 6 месяцев назад

LMFAO

@chiedu90069 4 года назад

Let's please keep in mind that Ms. Holiday sang that song 8 shows a week - without amplification. She is in her own category all by herself.

@islandeatssand684 3 года назад

Didn’t she end up injuring her voice or something?

@chiedu90069 3 года назад

@@islandeatssand684 Nope. Not true at all. She sang Effie on Broadway for 3 and a half years and has sung her signature song on and off since then. She WAS diagnosed with depression during Dreamgirls and multiple sclerosis later - but singing Effie didn't cause her health problems.

@islandeatssand684 3 года назад

@@chiedu90069 Oh okay, thank you for informing me.

@danadabeckwith8989 2 года назад

🗣🙌🏽YESSSSSS! SAY THAT ONE MO TIME FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!🙌🏽🙌🏽

@Gingermamma 2 года назад

Exactly what I was thinking. No comparison.

@randymanuel8257 5 лет назад

this song is belongs to the JENNIFERS no question

@cottagecheeselegs9718 5 лет назад

And Amber

@thuanavril147 5 лет назад

Jennifer Lopez could never

@legendhubbard5361 5 лет назад

@@thuanavril147 omg lol im dead😂😂😂

@jamthoughts 4 года назад

Prim Bin this comment had me crackin for a whole year

@introvertedangel8524 4 года назад

Yep

@Mshuntas 3 года назад

That build up and then the sorta let down at “telling you” that Lillias White did felt so deep. You can feel the desperation. Phenomenal.

@tigersily 3 года назад

THANK YOU!! i had to scroll down way too far to finally find someone else talking about Lillias White. She left me speechless, her performance was phenomenal!

@plexx365 2 года назад

I know!! I FELT every single word she sang.

@cucckles 2 года назад

EVERYONES SLEEPING ON HER FR THO

@333jay7 2 года назад

okayy like i literally felt it my heart sunk for her

@abydosianchulac2 2 года назад

Didn't think her vocals were the strongest, but she was smart and realized the moment didn't need Whitney's 'channel the power of the earth' strength through here. It's more impactful that she does what she can (the character, not Lillias) and fails, but keeps going.

@adamgarris7224 3 года назад

Chi Chi Devayne ❤️ Even if she didn't sing it, she performed the hell out of this song! Rest in Power Chi Chi

@valerieweary9923 Месяц назад

❤

@gonzalosmith3340 Год назад

Jennifer Holliday is the BEST!! NO ONE can come close to her power, passion, innate singing ability, technique and stage presence! I had the privilege of watching her perform this song in Los Angeles in Dreamgirls. The sheer electric power of her performance had me in tears. Best memory ever!!!

@carminebasile5347 Год назад

In this one, Amber suck her all in terms of power

@DixonDixon65 Год назад

100%!!!!

@Pretty-zz7ep Год назад

No Jennifer holiday got her beat she sung that shit for 3 years n about 7 shows a week can’t no one compare to that

@HomoLegalMedic Год назад

Endurance doesn't mean it sounds better.

@gonzalosmith3340 Год назад

@@HomoLegalMedic trying to sing out of your range by the others, does.

@keshiamorris5551 4 года назад

Jennifer Holiday- won a damn Tony yass Jennifer Hudson- won a damn Oscar and Grammy 👏🏾 Amber Riley- won a damn Olivier (first AA woman since 92’ to do it) 👏🏾👏🏾 That’s it nobody else

@rachiee6387 4 года назад

I read AA as alcoholics anonymous at first and was super confused for a sec

@emilliebornelus2958 4 года назад

Lakeshia Morris that’s wut i been saying😭😁

@keshiamorris5551 4 года назад

rachiee Lol I be forgetting that it’s means that too 🤣

@keshiamorris5551 4 года назад

Emillie Bornelus yass!! All three actually played Effie so they are naturally going to be the best

@keshiamorris5551 4 года назад

ahmed King she won her Oscar for her portrayal of Effie White so it counts 🤷🏾‍♀️

@TheYouPoop 4 года назад

I think most of us can agree on the top 3 Jennifer Holiday Amber Riley Jennifer Hudson

@ser55555 3 года назад

And in that order!

@Itz_KLONOPIN 3 года назад

Not even

@ser55555 3 года назад

@j drayton Disagree!

@real_lampcap 3 года назад

@j drayton I agree! Amber is amazing but Jennifer Hudson is just a powerhouse.

@gabrielcardoso5461 3 года назад

@j drayton it's true, even tho Hud is great, Amber is much much much better

@blahblahblahaha 3 года назад

Y’all sleeping on Nicole. I’ll admit it was a little too polished but it was amazing.

@ervis6926 3 года назад

it was the best imo

@makerofthings6756 3 года назад

@@ervis6926 you just don’t know talent sweetie but thats ok That sounded ruder than what I intended

@e.anelson6853 3 года назад

But it doesn’t sound like *her* song it sounds like she’s just singing it

@carlabrooks5877 3 года назад

I didn't even know she could sing lolololol!!

@lilnabii 3 года назад

I agree, she stayed in tune, transitioned beautifully, and kept the energy through, definitely slept on

@tigersily 3 года назад

Lillias White left me speechless, the depth of her performance was phenomenal < 3 And, of course, I will forever stan Amber Riley

@nerakulous 7 лет назад

Almost everyone sings this as an angry song. It is a song of desperation. It is the song of a woman who is breaking. Jennifer Holliday is the only one who lets go of the pretty, lets go of dignity and sings it with the true emotion of the song.

@ZEBRASILMATEUS 7 лет назад

nerakulous definitely miss Jennifer Holliday !

@iamlove113 7 лет назад

nerakulous Bravo! Very well articulated. You would have to be a grown woman. No offense to men- but this is a woman's thang. Next, that same grown woman wld have to experienced some really hard situations in life.

@brucrsi 6 лет назад

watch Amber perform this song at the Olivier Awards

@yesdraka 6 лет назад

Yes

@alijackk3600 6 лет назад

But guess what? Music is open for interpretation to whoever wants to "edit" it, they're just expressing their standpoint or point of views of the lyrics. But I see what you mean and I also favor Jennifer Holliday's version much more(:!

@paulojrneto 4 года назад

10. Can't 9. Decide 8. They're 7. All 6. Great 5. Singers 4. What A 3. Tough 2. Choice 1. Jennifer Holliday

@professionalhuman9447 4 года назад

Lol xDD

@user-zm9gc1kt8b 3 года назад

Perfectly put

@real_lampcap 3 года назад

Exactly

@strawberrydollvu2587 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣❤️

@Broadwayriah 3 года назад

THIS SO ACCURATE HELPIANA- 💀😭

@MrSeanPiggott 3 года назад

Had the privilege to see Amber Riley perform this in London, live on stage. It was incredible!

@ApathistsFacade 3 года назад

Amber Riley has an Olivier award for this portrayal. And Jennifer Holiday has the Tony for the original portrayal, as well as a Grammy for it re-release. And still Jennifer Hudson has an Oscar for her portrayal in the movie. Stunning performances all around. It takes a big voice to fill the shoes of Miss Effie White.

@moeystroop7073 3 года назад

ITS FUNNY HOW RACHEL WAS THE “best” VOCALIST ON GLEE..... AMBER NEVER GOT CREDIT FOR HAVING THE BEST VOCALS ON GLEE

@olyv8582 3 года назад

Well imo her and naya had the best vocals on glee. Amber had the range and power but naya is my fave because of her raspiness and tone.

@ejones8360 3 года назад

i think its just a matter of opinion, and i think because rachel had a voice meant for musicals and things like that it made her the ‘best’ because it was a show full of musical theatre:)

@theoperatripleaxel5417 3 года назад

sorry, but lea michelle is a better vocalist than Amber. Just facts.

@cherrymelonlps 3 года назад

The Opera Triple Axel go home :)

@ejones8360 3 года назад

cherrymelon. its just an opinion...

@johnhowley3149 4 года назад

My ranking: 1 Jennifer Holliday 2 Jennifer Holliday 3 Jennifer Holliday

@EmiSpace 4 года назад

I agree. But I think switch Jennifer Holliday with Jennifer Holliday. Jennifer Holliday did significantly better that Jennifer Holliday in my opinion

@vashtilantigua908 4 года назад

John Howley yes, yes, and YES!!

@ericaturner9194 4 года назад

jennifer holiday had the voice, but personally i think jennifer holiday took it to the next level with the emotion. jennifer holliday had the whole package unlike jennifer holiday.

@TreebeardWood 4 года назад

You are right... but I'd have to give JHud an honorable mention :)

@Danashae 4 года назад

How wrong can you be? Seriously. Jennifer Holliday before Jennifer freaking Holliday? Have you ever really LISTENED to Jennifer Holliday? Or are you just biased because you like Jennifer Holliday? And honestly, putting Jennifer Holliday on here with Jennifer Holliday and Jennifer Holliday is an insult.

@roguecenzi6158 2 года назад

This song is not just a song to sing.. You have to embody it, embrace it, feel it... You have to sing it with tears on your face.. This is not a song for every singer with a beautifil voice, it's not a song to show off your abities, but to show off your capabilty to feel and your empathy

@dougy_dawg 2 года назад

Y’all, why we ignoring Cynthia’s version? ITS SO GOOD

@Lori-xt2lf 4 года назад

I loved the totally underrated Amber Riley.

@lordvoldemort5725 4 года назад

Lori Smith She isn’t underrated but sure.

@elizrebezilmadommdo1662 4 года назад

She was the best on Glee imo

@SnekkySnek 4 года назад

She literally won an Olivier

@ArkadianDream 3 года назад

@@elizrebezilmadommdo1662 She was hands down the best

@lija_leza 3 года назад

@@lordvoldemort5725 you could also learn to take the joke but okay

@EmoxxxEmmaxxxBryan 3 года назад

Amber Riley is absolutely incredible. Glee really should’ve made her of the star, not you know who.

@nics1446 3 года назад

Lea michele was the best vocalist on glee. Amber voice is so annoying, so similiar to others voices

@nics1446 3 года назад

@The Way We Belong Together technique? You forgot Lea, Darren, Jenna, Matthew and Alex Newell

@vanggukie3967 3 года назад

Nicole Minozzi lea was not the best singer on glee im sorry. there were WAYYY better singers such as amber and naya. I don’t understand why y’all pick lea, she was hella mediocre lmao

@nics1446 3 года назад

@@vanggukie3967 Naya had a particular voice, but wasn't a voice for every song. Lea's voice is more powerful, clean, extended and basically for every tipe of song. But all voices on glee were so much beautiful, i miss cast and show so much, but no one made me cry like Lea's voice or Darren's voice (sorry for My english, i'm italian 😂)

@nics1446 3 года назад

@@vanggukie3967 I swear that I cry EVERYTIME I listen Without you or Somewhere only we know 😂

@hailyng12 2 года назад

Miss Cynthia Erivo deserves some recognition. I'm literally obsessed with her.

@zielakomodo 8 месяцев назад

coup de coeur :)

@nayramarinho3762 2 месяца назад

Concordo

@tonyreeder-barron7059 2 года назад

This song is hard as hell to sing even for seasoned, professional singers. They're all amazing to me. So happy you started with the OG Jennifer and ended it with JHUD. Big sad Whitney wasn't included (stupid copyright) cause she, as ALWAYS, blew it into outer space. But also I've literally watched the Nicole Scherzinger/Sam Bailey version wayyy too many times. I'm super obsessed with it. Imma just say Jennifer Holliday cause she's the one that put it down the first time and nobody imo will ever sing like that lady...She's a freakin goddess. lol

@praisebeesus2785 4 года назад

I’m just gonna say the only ones that could even touch Jennifer Holiday were Amber And Jennifer Hudson

@queenbriplays8530 3 года назад

Praise Beesus Periodt

@jenniferlawrence9473 3 года назад

No, Nicole Scherzinger was also amazing.

@thesuccubusqueen9276 3 года назад

Cynthia

@youaintneverlied 5 лет назад

#1 - Jennifer Holliday (STILL) #2 - Jennifer Hudson #3 - Amber Riley

@motherofanactress 5 лет назад

youaintneverlied Agreed

@carlomestergiovanni7017 5 лет назад

Sara ikumu the best

@yaddymmh6615 5 лет назад

Deben ver ésta versión. Pelos de punta totalmente. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hyHkB271nQg.html *Famous Oberogo* Sólo tiene 19 años. 👏🏼💖

@AwsmNix 5 лет назад

YES

@Hgood1 5 лет назад

youaintneverlied yes. Yes. Yes.

@sandyleewhite Год назад

I have never since, had such a visceral feeling, as I did, when hearing Jennifer Holliday sing this live, in Dreamgirls, so she will always have my heart, & most definitely, my vote, for the *BEST* !

@TylersTake 3 года назад

Jennifer and Jessica did a collab on the AI finale and it was absolutely insane. Jessica is one of the best vocalists I’ve heard. Amber and Hudson definitely kill it also.

@RyanselfAz Год назад

Yes!! SO Underrated and she was just a teenager at the time. Jessica Sanchez is all that and a bag of chips

@kailychavez5738 5 лет назад

1.Jennifer Holliday 2.Jennifer Hudson 3. Amber Riley (one of my FAV singers)

@MagicalKid 5 лет назад

I love how there's a space between 1 and the rest.

@raiSTAR-sc2ey 4 года назад

Just wanna recomend u watch morisette amon's performance w this song 😁

@reginamoore6081 4 года назад

My top 3 also

@ShaneJoshua1980 4 года назад

Titus Burgess gets an honourable mention.

@kinouchelover3259 4 года назад

Whitney Houston ..

@davidanthony604 5 лет назад

Who’s that white boy that was holding them notes for dear life?!?!?! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 He killed that. But Out of everybody, Amber Riley and the Jennifer’s did the job

@nadyascott6521 5 лет назад

Von Smith. He almost needed for after that one..lol

@joshhernandez6068 5 лет назад

Nadya Scott can you please fix your sentence it’s a mess

@insertname1857 5 лет назад

right?? he was really good. reminds me of a guy from my school.

@D3v1ut 5 лет назад

@@joshhernandez6068 damn. Savage.

@joshhernandez6068 5 лет назад

D3v1ut that’s savage I was being nice

@labellav1103 3 года назад

Wait wait!! Nicole From the Pussy cat dolls!? I watched the whole performance and I never knew she had so much power! She ate that! Chills! 😱🤩💞

@RyanselfAz Год назад

Me either she did the damn thing so she earns 3rd in my top 3 after Jennifer Holiday. 1)Jessica Sanchez 2)Jennifer Hudson 3)Nicole Scherzinger

@tcconnection Год назад

Have you heard her Phantom of the Opera performance?

@jtrobins1 Год назад

I didn't know she could sing like that.

@FelixDeeg 3 года назад

Are we gonna ignore the fact that brad the piano player from glee plays the Piano in the bag for Aley Newell?!?!

@just6605 5 лет назад

1. Jenifer Holliday 2. Jenifer Hudson 3. Amber Riley That's my top 3. Dont argue with me because for me they are the one who killed the song! That's it!

@mourningdove5591 4 года назад

*Riley

@devonmoss9115 4 года назад

Jhavia Malic period

@just6605 4 года назад

@Matthäus Gletthofer oh I'm very sorry. My bad. I'll edit it.

@iilumiiz6593 4 года назад

Jenifer 😂, I'm sorry it's just looks so weird cause it's spelt wrong

@SimplyTaylor14 4 года назад

Periodt

@berenicesanchez6527 6 лет назад

Jenniffer Holliday and Jenniffer Hudson are amazing and the best. Both must not be in this group, they are other level.

@34stzoo 6 лет назад

I agree!!!!

@molly-gh4we 6 лет назад

Lillias Smith was really good, too.

@sexychocolate10049 5 лет назад

Agree

@ronaldgarcia1991 5 лет назад

Thank you!

@LadyHawke78 5 лет назад

Jennifer Holliday is the real OG. But J. Hud also blew this song away. Two amazing Effies for two different generations.

@LVKE-Forest 3 года назад

hearing jhud singing after all those is a relief

@Suri-A_ Год назад

Look at how Miss Holiday has left this kinda impact on people all over the world just goes too show that the whole world has heard and I am telling you...ive seen and her countless covers but Miss Holiday owns it.. signature song

@amyisaway7800 6 лет назад

chi chi devayne is shook

@girlygammer2109 6 лет назад

amyisaway this comment made my day😂

@amyisaway7800 6 лет назад

AimeeMagee2109 i’m glad i was able to entertain 😂

@ParkPR0DUCTI0NS 6 лет назад

One of the best lip sync moments!!!

@sznctrl 6 лет назад

YESSSSSSS

@21crybabaieswithsirenroman15 6 лет назад

amyisaway lmao😂

@cheyennemarie7075 3 года назад

I personally love Amber Riley’s version. I give huge props to Jessica Sanchez though, because homegirl was only 16 when she performed that song

@LLCoolBeans86 2 года назад

Yup she has some good vocals. I was stunned. She gave me chills also

@owenzzino4000 Год назад

This comment is underrated

@Kim63146 Год назад

I agree! ❤️ Ms. Sanchez sang!

@carajentzen5049 2 года назад

Either AGT or BGT had a girl audition doing this song. Simon before she started was like 🤦🏻‍♀️ good luck - and then she was AMAZING!! I was surprised not to see her in this clip. Goosebump city!!

@simoneruediger5884 Год назад

I think you mean Sarah Ikumu, I think her performance was incredible, especially considering her age!

@anakitiktokwi2939 3 года назад

Amber Riley voice was so much more relaxed and effortless.. She didn't need too much growl or push in her voice... 😁😁😁😁 And also her voice is pleasant to ear and way more melodious than then the rest😁😁

@someoneoutthere9728 2 года назад

The growl is part of what sells the song.

@Tuxxxido 2 года назад

That’s legit part of the song tho …

@robertperez2262 Год назад

Melodious and pleasant should not be part of Effie’s vocabulary for this song.

@anakitiktokwi2939 Год назад

@Ventus Christina is always over singing 😂😂😂😂only tasteless people like you will like😂😂😂😂her performance.....because of unpleasant tone and techniques that is why she needs to put all kinds of gimmicks 😂😂😂😂😂

@anakitiktokwi2939 Год назад

@@someoneoutthere9728 too much growl is ygly

@evarobinson4471 4 года назад

Jennifer Holiday Jennifer Hudson Amber Riley Honorable mention to Cynthia Erivo

@lordvoldemort5725 4 года назад

Eva Robinson Nooo Whitney Should be in place of amber because she sa he it effortlessly.

@clinton7846 3 года назад

You must watch a lotto watch mojo

@lordvoldemort5725 3 года назад

Parmarth Niketan Why would they add Nicole if it’s top three?

@ParmarthNiketan 3 года назад

@@lordvoldemort5725 I just really liked her performance but you are correct

@katelynknopp8397 3 года назад

cynthia was amazing

@RaspyMommy 5 лет назад

1. Jennifer Holliday 2. Jennifer Hudson 3. Amber Riley (tie) 3. Cynthia Erivo (tie) 4. Nicole Scherzinger

@juliamarczuk4176 4 года назад

Spot on

@joshhoare6291 4 года назад

My exact top 4 in the exact order

@mae674 4 года назад

AGREED COMPLETELY

@sunrae7680 4 года назад

Good list.

@kinouchelover3259 4 года назад

Whitney Houston is the best

@jodavi5763 3 года назад

Amber Riley's Version on Glee is amazing. My Ranking is: 1. Jennifer Holliday (people should just pin her to the top of their lists because she ain't going) 2. Amber Riley (Gives me chills everytime. 3. Jennifer Hudson (I liked it it just was not my favourite).

@beingme._.eilonwy4571 3 года назад

You can tell with each performance how much they feel the song. When Titus had to stop for a second I almost cried 😭

@mattgavlick9382 4 года назад

Let’s not forget that Holliday was ONLY 21 years old in this 1982 performance... she was born in October 1960

@mscdilly51 3 года назад

Hmm, I thought she was older.

@jenniferlawrence9473 3 года назад

It's her son and always will be, actually.

@celiathirimanna5118 4 года назад

I had no idea that Nicole Scherzinger was so good!!

@footballgirl1406 4 года назад

She's actually pretty amazing. I recommend checking out her performances of Don't Cry for Me Argentina and Phantom of the Opera (she slays the high notes at the end!!)

@Chezzgirl69 4 года назад

celia. Me too hon. She NAILS IT!

@ducky3247 4 года назад

Also memory from cats

@JamesFluker 4 года назад

A slept on legend 😥

@ducky3247 4 года назад

@Candy Girl ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tzqJDZLev6c.html

@jefflester4131 Год назад

WOW WOW WOW! Nicole S. has an amazing voice!

@tmg1023 Год назад

Everybody was freaking fantastic! I never had such a great time! What voices! They all are powerhouses!!! But we know the 1st Jennifer did that, then passed the torch to the last Jennifer. I had to watch it twice! They have more talent in one hair, then I do in my whole body. I wish! I wouldn't shut up!!! Amazing song. They forgot a couple of people though. That girl that got the golden buzzer. This song is brilliant. I love love love music. The 1st Jennifer took me to church! Eviro, girl whew!!!

@JeffFreemanPresents 5 лет назад

The ones who get it understand two things: 1) Don’t hold the notes. It’s not about milking it, the drama is in getting to “TELLING” and making that moment the freaking Big Bang. 2) Let it be RAW. It should not be a pretty moment, it should be a raw moment that is painfully undeniable.

@dakota5754 4 года назад

Jeff Freeman lillias white did this pretty well i felt like she was about to cry

@Mrs.buildingblackwealth 4 года назад

totally agree

@sabriachristian5221 4 года назад

@@dakota5754 I fycking agree she feeling them emotions honey

@zel9298 4 года назад

Same with Titus. The desperation was clear

@kristiel4959 4 года назад

I was thinking about liking this comment, it had 665 likes on it and I was like😳 hold on.

@tipsiegypsie 3 года назад

Chi chi devaynes lip sync was the best

@bluepencil1014 3 года назад

Rest in Power Chi Chi Her lipsync to this was incredible

@TheTrickstersWife 3 года назад

I miss her. 😢 🌹

@walkingexistentaldread3079 3 года назад

god, when her hands started to shake and the pearls fell off of her. a spiritual performance.

@coljnn5879 3 года назад

Was about to say that i was a little offended that Chi chi wasn't in that top

@travisturner2780 3 года назад

PERIOD.

@joannamccolvin3194 Год назад

The two Jennifer's are in a league of their own. Phenomenal!

@karlasmith5402 Год назад

I had the privilege of seeing Jennifer Holliday sing this. Didn’t realize I had tears until my husband handed me a tissue. No one can beat her. Jennifer Hudson would be second

@Beetwixt_N._Janeen2112 4 года назад

Ms. Holliday will always be the proprietor of the song, hands down! But Ms. Hudson won me over for the movie version Amber Riley can *SANG IT THO!* can't she (I slept on that one, Wow!) Cynthia Erivo & Nicole Scherzinger are tied for 4th place bc they also *"put some stank on it!"* Great list! 👏👏

@carolinefoley8731 4 года назад

Niccole Evans I agree completely!

@angeluvsvid 4 года назад

you forgot Whitneys version only cause of copyright it was left out

@krossmichaels4589 4 года назад

Caroline Foley ok Nicole was not tied with Cynthia , Nicole was to homogenized and yes Whitney’s should have been up there 👆🏾👆🏾👆🏾👆🏾

@MsMarkeila 4 года назад

She is the proprietor

@TheOriginalDocMayhem 3 года назад

"Put some STANK on it"...Thank you. You brought tears to my eyes with that one.

@billyt9830 3 года назад

I was lucky enough to see Jennifer Holiday sing it in the original on Broadway when the show first opened! Still sends chills up my spine!

@dennisloniak8774 3 года назад

I saw her at the Paradise Garage in 1984 and she blew the damn roof off the place in front of over 1,000 people.

@billyt9830 3 года назад

@@dennisloniak8774 OMG! I miss the Paradise Garage! Those were the days!

@juanitawashington106 2 года назад

If you don't mind me asking, how old were you when you first saw her perform?

@rochellefreeman4019 Год назад

So did I

@carterhurd5263 2 года назад

These renditions of this song are just incredible, but I have to give all of my praises to the woman who sung it in the film version (Jennifer Hudson), the woman who sung it on Glee (Amber Riley) and of course the woman who originally sung it on Broadway (Jennifer Holiday)

@itsonlykairell7386 2 года назад

1.Jennifer Holiday 2.Amber Riley 3.Jennifer Hudson 4.Cynthia Erivo

@katiee4396 Год назад

Cynthia is underrated and sing meaty songs like this well

@acarringman9076 4 года назад

lol I'm sorry but some of these people disrespected the song ... this selection could be a lot narrower

@tianahaley9913 4 года назад

😂🤣

@ahhasonnajackson9083 4 года назад

Ong like wtf

@phillippotee1910 4 года назад

Thank you SO much for saying that. I didn't.. I didn't understand why the list was so long.

@dechale 4 года назад

I agree😂Call me what you want, but this song for them black women like Jeniffer Holliday! I'm sorry, but the others lacked the emotion, either played with it, or just cared how they looked. You gotta let go of the pretty for this song😂

@StefanTonioSampson 4 года назад

*cough* Jessica Sanchez *cough*

@bella_6292 4 года назад

Amber Riley is massively underrated and slept on!! I'm so glad people in the comments are finally recognising her amazing talent.

@sebastiaomarinho675 2 года назад

This way! ❤👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@lija_leza 2 года назад

She literally won an Oliver 💀

@bella_6292 2 года назад

@@lija_leza yeah and people STILL sleep on her

@lija_leza 2 года назад

@@bella_6292 ngl I see her like everywhere, and that’s a good thing too! Even when I bring her up to random friends now and again, they’ll be like “oh yeah I know her, I don’t listen to her tho”

@angelscovens-thomas1845 3 года назад

I like how each singer sung the song and made it their own. Great job!👩🏾‍🎤👨🏾‍🎤👍🏾❣🤗🌹

@julhol7482 10 месяцев назад

Jennifer Holliday, Jennifer Hudson, and Cynthia Erivo have my heart! Honorable mention to Amber Riley, she's a legend!

@ItsPicha 5 лет назад

1. As always Jennifer Holiday 2. Jennifer Hudson 3. Amber Riley They're my favorite 😍

@kathrynmariani5825 5 лет назад

I agree. I do love the duet (not shown) of Jennifer Holiday and Jessica Sanchez on the finale of American Idol...it was epic

@ItsPicha 5 лет назад

@@kathrynmariani5825 yappp

@archiebeanland3825 5 лет назад

1. Jennifer Holliday 2. Jennifer Hudson 3. Amber Riley 4. Nicole Scherzinger 5. Cynthia Erivo

@1393PVWWO 5 лет назад

Scherzinger sang the shit out of it. Super impressed.

@andralima4287 5 лет назад

@@1393PVWWO yeah she use to sing opera

@timothyallen108 5 лет назад

@gg454lune 5 лет назад

I agree, although I love Jennifer Holliday's, Jennifer Hudson's and Amber Riley's renditions so much my top 3 could move. And Nicole Scherzinger and Cynthia Erivo are closer to each other to me. I still don't know which one impressed me the most.

@tinycatking3718 5 лет назад

Cheese Mix Disagreed. Though I like Ms. Sanchez, she was messy. Also, recognition goes to the experts. The ones that actually did the roles 👀

@mewells 11 месяцев назад

WOW, pipes on all of them... absolutely amazing and sounds like a really difficult piece.

@louisc8104 2 года назад

They all killed it! Great job

@kendrickgreer 4 года назад

I was shocked at how well Nicole sang this song.

@footballgirl1406 4 года назад

You should check out her performances of Don't Cry for Me Argentina and Phantom of the Opera!

@iloveyourunclebob 4 года назад

I know she's a classically trained singer but she still always surprises me

@seanbarry2306 4 года назад

Candy Girl She was part of the Pussycat Dolls, and is a great singer

@quasimodo143 4 года назад

@@seanbarry2306 ...and she has a Filipino blood too

@seanbarry2306 4 года назад

Cool

@paulbrown5934 3 года назад

Its interesting to note that some of these performers seem to be aware that they don't have the raw vocal power Jennifer Holiday had, so they compensate by holding that long note.

@Ari-jm6xx 3 года назад

I noticed that, too.

@ThuggyMacho Год назад

Jennifer Holiday really made that song what it is today but Jennifer Hudson added something different to it. Cynthia Erevo was my favorite BUT Lillias White emotion really does it for me.

@susanferrazzano1957 9 месяцев назад

Our beatiful unsurpassable Whitney of course! Never too be matched or even come close! It's not just the power its what you can do with the voice that intangles you into the song with that singer and thats what our Whitney did! Phenomenal !

@jynxstynx 4 года назад

Did all of the Glee cast just decide to sing this song?

@cartmanpilled 4 года назад

_TheAnswerisCoke_ OH OK I WATCHED THE VIDEO AND I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN NOW LMAOOO

@aaliyahaberle 4 года назад

omg yess, they better!j just imagine them all singing this song together

@averiecrittendon2971 4 года назад

I realized that when Alex is singing Brad the piano man in the playing the piano 😭

@jynxstynx 4 года назад

Lord Farquaad whAT

@jynxstynx 4 года назад

Lord Farquaad O H M Y G O D Y O U R E R I G H T

@joaomarcostorreslima 5 лет назад

I love Tituss' performance, it's really touching

@andresuston7692 5 лет назад

He puts a different spin on it, but not too far from the original.

@this_Joe_Smith 5 лет назад

Absolutely got to me

@oliveb5768 4 года назад

Came here to say this, thank you!

@blkindians7974 4 года назад

no it wasn't, it was a mess.

@this_Joe_Smith 4 года назад

@@blkindians7974 disagree

@nettiea9384 2 года назад

Omg that holiday voice Hera every goose bump on me!

@MeYou-lk8be 3 года назад

No matter what... you‘re the perfect first mover ... and nothing else matters! Thank you, Jennifer! 😍

@seanwatters1837 6 лет назад

THE ORIGINAL . . . PERIOD! No one can properly sang this song like Jennifer did back then (including Ms. Holiday herself). If you think about Ms. Holiday's performance at the Tony's. She had performed that show 8 times that week alone. And, then, to top it off with the pressure of Live TV at the age of 18 on The Tonys??? Please. All those dramatic pauses that these others took. And, keep in mind also, she had acted and sang a prelude into the song before THE number. Nope. Jennifer Holiday: Always and Forever.

@steve-hm1wn 6 лет назад

anyone who says otherwise needs to get their brain and hearing, analyzed. I mean blond kid and some other from Australia? Really? just too young and ignorant to know any better. others, though may sing it well, are just pretenders to the throne of the queen Jennifer Holiday

@jobuck879 6 лет назад

Sean Watters I can't even fathom anybody else coming close to Ms Jennifer Holliday. Yes a lot of people have sang this and they are either pretty good or pretty horrible. A lot of them sound as if they are doing karaoke. But nobody owns this song like Jennifer Holliday. My second is Ms Whitney Houston.

@NicolePoliskey 6 лет назад

Sean- You nailed it!! Jennifer Holiday owns this song! Anyone else is just an imitator. Her performance brings me to tears..to see it live..I can not even imagine!

@WolfGratz 6 лет назад

Absolutely correct in every respect Sean. Some, though by no means all, of those other extracts show excellent musical talent. Some show great understanding of the song. But none of the other singers become one with the song. For those few minutes Holliday and the song were inseparable and filled the theatre - she wasn't just in the moment she WAS the moment.

@clintmaryann9142 6 лет назад

Sean Watters I can't believe she was only 22 in the Tony Awards.

@lenekhan1826 3 года назад

They all were very entertaining I'm feeling the Original Jennifer Holiday, & J. Hudson, great job everyone.

@louisejones5773 3 года назад

That song was made specially and specifically for Jennifer Holiday....

@nezlee777 5 лет назад

Ok, but you definitely forgot Will Smith, though!

@Mrs.buildingblackwealth 4 года назад

lol

@wafaehassoun9572 4 года назад

No no you forgot whitney she sang it the best. That's for sure!

@shantelleregis361 4 года назад

Lmaooo😂 roighttt

@reginamoore6081 4 года назад

😂😂😂😂

@brishaunvalree4842 4 года назад

I was like wait when did he....? Ohhhh!!! I remember that!! Lmaooo

@julianrodriguez162 4 года назад

There is a difference in hitting notes and singing notes. I’ve watched this video at least 100 times and can definitively say there aren’t many who are actually singing it. The Jennifer’s are pretty much it! Oh and Amber!

@pokytheturtle1757 4 года назад

@Julian Rodriguez I totally disagree. There isn’t just one way to sing something. They ALL have their own spin on it, and are bringing different emotions to the song. And what the heck does that even mean anyways? A difference between hitting notes and singing notes… FFS.

@pokytheturtle1757 4 года назад

@Noel Uchendu I see your point, and I agree. But I just want to mention, what if the strain and tension is what the singer was going for? What if they intentionally chose to sing like that as a style to try and communicate the stress and pressure the character is under, or how tired the character is? For example, I actually think Jennifer Holliday sounds very strained in her version. But maybe that was the goal? To show that the character is desperately digging through the pain and is exhausted?

@pokytheturtle1757 4 года назад

@Noel Uchendu I definitely agree with everything you’re saying. And that’s why personally I really enjoyed Jessica Sanchez’s performance. Some people said she sounded like she’s forcing the early notes, but that was the style she was going for IMO. Then she switches to clear ringing notes in the latter half and it’s just beautiful IMO.

@pokytheturtle1757 4 года назад

@Noel Uchendu Yes, I very much agree! I think her performance had a lot of emotion. And yes, Jennifer (of course), Amber, and Nicole did very good as well! :)

@cherylpiercy3111 3 года назад

I like Jennifer Hudson's performance for not being over the top belting out the song and Nicole Scherzinger for raw talent and the ability to hold her notes.

@sergep8341 Год назад

Gosh! So much talent!

@bryanalvareeezy7578 5 лет назад

Nicole Scherzinger surprised me. Didn’t think she was able to pull off the high note.

@glowco.717 4 года назад

Why not? There are recordings of her going higher. I thought she had the most control over the song out of everyone(and that can be a good or bad thing depending on who you ask)

@Kirs._14 4 года назад

Bryan Alvareeezy you’re handsome😘❤️

@italia101085 4 года назад

she is fucking amazing

@TheAdventuresOfLiz 4 года назад

Oh boy then you should hear her sing "phantom of the Opera" from POTO...

@Mrs.buildingblackwealth 4 года назад

agree

@ryangarrett7281 5 лет назад

Jennifer holliday always #1. But i will say nobody is talking about nicole scherzinger, she killed it

@findinmeagain 5 лет назад

Ryan Garrett ...She Owned that ish!! 🔥

@curtisrobinson8543 5 лет назад

I agree she did a good job.

@MissSheSoPhat0830 5 лет назад

Yaawws gawd!!💯

@SpamNeggs23 5 лет назад

Nicole, baybee!! I didn’t expect that!!!

@strawberrybee9764 5 лет назад

The stadium echo made it just 👌

@cindyjordan2800 2 года назад

No comparison...Ms. Holiday is the master of this song. She delivers like no other.

@garrettabben9261 Год назад

The Jennifer H’s slay but I kind am loving the vocal stylings of this Von kid. WTAF? It was shockingly one of the best.

@schnitzel1024 5 лет назад

I will just never understand Nicole Scherzinger. How she can sing so wrong and at other times so right.

@lalagonegaga 5 лет назад

Money. The paying public wants the stupid dick-in-the-mouth Britney sort of sound. So she gives it to them, takes their money, then goes and sings things she likes - properly.

@mrbigbigtoe 5 лет назад

A lot of people might say the same about many artists My idol (Xtina) has always had people that either love her or hate her because of the technique she uses. They bitch about her technique because it causes her performances to be inconsistent. So basically, she will either slay or fail without an in-between.

@Solo-vh9fm 5 лет назад

Charlie the difference is Christina always has bad technique, it’s just her healthy performances are more reserved vocally (Lift Me Up or most of Hurt). Nicole’s techinique outright changes depending on what she’s singing.

@DeeL3 4 года назад

This has got to be the most accurate description of Nicole. She's so inconsistent and it makes it hard to like her. But when she's on, she is sooooo on.

@Shaunfan1 6 лет назад

They are all phenomenal, but Jennifer Holliday set the bar.

@michaelangelotaylor8th 6 лет назад

Shaunras31 all?...and phenomenal?...😐

@jakecunningham5229 6 лет назад

Ummm. Jennifer Hudson AND Amber Reily RAISED that damn bar. They went all in and shit.

@joseph9531 5 лет назад

You bes believe

@jakecard981 5 лет назад

Jake Cunningham Not by a long shot. Holiday has never been topped

@sensationsmag 6 месяцев назад

What an incredible array of talent. One I would add to this list is a woman named Mary Alice. She performed the Effie role in Dreamgirls, either on Broadway or in Britain. There was one brief clip of her on RU-vid years ago, but it was a jaw dropping performance. There also was an America's Got Talent entry - more recently than the 6 years ago when this was posted - who warrants mention here, as well.

@plexx365 2 года назад

They all have good voices but the one that actually made me FEEL was Lillias White. I FELT her words and her passion.

@rosemont2283 Год назад

She is the best Effie imo

@noeyesore1 5 лет назад

If you’re old enough to have seen Jennifer Holiday in the live play, then you’ll know there is NOONE that can top her. She blew the crowd out of their seats!

@DeeL3 4 года назад

And she did it night after night after night!!!

@EricaAsjaee 4 года назад

I thought J.Hudson version touched me, hers ughhh TOUCHED me

@staciejones4059 4 года назад

That's me

@cutedeltalawgirl 6 лет назад

Jennifer Holliday. The original, the first, the Alpha AND.....THE OMEGA. It's not even close.

@Undra9 5 лет назад

Cecelia Hailes Jesus is the Alpha and Omega. 😊

@reportaccount474 5 лет назад

@@Undra9 No, Jennifer Holliday definitely is.

@Dreececliff 5 лет назад

No, Jesus deffo is.

@Atzuul61 5 лет назад

The Omega is the weakest in the pack tho

@milkandhoney9849 5 лет назад

Cecelia Hailes these Koreans mimic everything

@tinacarmen9479 3 года назад

they're all amazing AH

@freespirit7879 3 года назад

These ppl some real characters. And I’m here for it.

@ruesingh8985 5 лет назад

1. Jennifer Holliday (always) 2. AMBER RILEY OH MY GOD

@shemcg7830 4 года назад

J-Hol had so much "throttle" in her voice and emoted such raw grit that you could almost grab a rag and 'wipe the saliva' off of your OWN face... from the back row! J-Hud; a definite contender (fm DG movie clips I've seen!) 👏 + 👏 = 💯

@jamesbidgood7663 6 лет назад

This song belongs to the one and only Jennifer Holiday...I am 85...I have been going to Broadway musicals since the 1940"s! This was one of the most electrifying moments I have ever experienced in a Broadway theater....almost equal to Judy at the Palace...I saw it three or four times...the first time the show was in previews...the audience response was so tremendous...including people banging their seats ...I worried the mezzanine would collapse. Did you do a "who sang RosesTurn best ". That would be a real tough one. I would have said Patti LuPone...but even hers... brilliant as it was...may have been topped by Imelda Staunton in the 2015 London production....Lets call it a tie! And I saw the original...Merman. Chris Colfer also deserves honorable mention...

@MisterGolightly 6 лет назад

Yeah I did Rose's Turn a few weeks ago check it out!

@ThruTheLukingGlass17 5 лет назад

I’d love to be able to sit down w you for hours over coffee and listen to your stories.

@barb3378 5 лет назад

Woah

@andrebaker1943 3 года назад

Im so Jealous James, it must have been incredible to watch it live, I heard the Single once on the Radio and immediately went to the record store to buy it, Ive been a fan ever since

@ricardopacheco4284 3 года назад

Jennifer Holiday originated the role and everyone else’s version is influenced by her performance. Plus she had to do it while acting night after night. She also didn’t have the luxury of being able to pause or take long breaks as some of these performances.

@quinncalista2204 2 года назад

Alex has such an amazing voice, I loved it the moment I heard them on the glee project

@basmikaelson7119 6 лет назад

I'm sorry but this is it: 1.Jennifer Holliday (iconic) 2.Jennifer hudson (what a wonderful singer). 3. Amber Riley (she made justice to the song). The rest were just average and trying too hard, except for the kid Von Smith, he was good tho.

@nickrachjames 6 лет назад

Bástian James Edwards Woodley that's exactly how I would choose

@rj-kt7cc 6 лет назад

yes exactly ^^, jessica sanchez is also very talented though imo

@crystalmarshall3045 6 лет назад

I would have to agree

@vicboi87 6 лет назад

Exactly right. Though this wasn't Jennifer Hudson's best performance of the song, we know how it is

@jaden.3110 6 лет назад

Bástian James Edwards Woodley accreate

@danarobinson242 5 лет назад

Jennifer Holiday, BIG Jennifer Hudson, and then Amber ....but honorable mention to Von Smith for holding all those notes and singing it full in the same key!!!! I almost threw my shoe!!!

@DeeL3 4 года назад

I love how you said "big" Jennifer Hudson loool.

@getreal4real169 4 года назад

Dana Robinson that mess is funny

@lonelypanda772 4 года назад

How about Cynthia?

@astro_numi4563 3 года назад

whenever someone sings this and goes to the bridge part, i always feel like im in the edge of the cliff gonna fell down or gonna have a heart attack. I swear its always this song that makes me question if my funeral is ready in case i die from not breathing the whole time