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I prefer Fantasia on this song way more. Love Cynthia too, but her version sounds too clean and pretty for me, I get why uhm non-black people prefer her version I guess... but it lacks that black American gospel conviction and grit, that guttural rawness.

Never heard her voice that deep

Now that I've seen all the version TASIA DID BEST

1:40 SHE DID THAT THANG

Hands down favorite version. Do you hear her Wish this was in the movie

In 2024.... Still watching. This girl is legendary.

Fantasia can sangggg

This performance is still very chilling and moving all of these years later regardless of the quality of this video! This song was meant and written for strictly for Fantasia! Nobody on earth can sing it like her!

TASIA is just...... unearthly. She truly is a triple threat. She really embodied this character. Wow.

Came back to watch this after the movie

"She missed a whole verse" lolol no she didn't. 😂

I was there. It was my birthday. I WILL NEVER FORGET IT. 💜

Just saw the film and was blown away.

Sing that lol😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤

y'all love to talk/TYPE crap about somebody yelling this is these ppls jobs as entertainers is to move you and touch you and get you off your feet and shout💃🕺🗣 they love it they feed off the audiences energy especially this talented BEAUTIFUL AMAZING Queen right here

HEY!

What’s crazy is that any recording of a live Broadway song doesn’t sound nearly as good as it does in person but Fantasia’s performances sound like you’re right there. I can’t even imagine what it was like in person. Profound.

Fantasia is keeping it real!

Thanks 4 posting!

Thanks 4 posting!

I want Fantasia released this song as a single

So happy she’ll be recreating this magic in the film version!!!!!

i always come back to this video of yours hehe and now she's starring in the movie version!! i cant wait <3

15 years later .. She did it! Color Purple 💜 2023

sing cuz

LMAOOO WHOEVER WAS RECORDING AT FIRST IS DEFINITELY ME.. she said I can’t record no more SHE HAD TO GET INTO IT‼️‼️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽‼️👏🏽👏🏽

Sing cuz

If y’all think it’s rude for people to be hoopin and hollering during this video wait until the musical movie version comes out lol they bout to show out. I’m Here is going to be a MOMENT. Make room for your Oscar Fantasia

They would’ve had to carry me out of that theater. She sang that paint off that wall!!!

why record it if you talking all over the damn video 🙄

Lord I hope she takes the movie version to another level like she did here!

She better get an Oscar and a granny for the movie just from this song

She is going to win an Oscar for the movie version. Believe that!

The audience in full shout mode! Can you imagine the movie theaters are going to be lit!

My cuz I love her

This is when I knew she would be casted in the movie

BREAKING NEWS: Fantasia is going to reprise her role of "Celie" in the upcoming movie musical remake of THE COLOR PURPLE!!!

As soon as I heard Tasia is starring in the movie, I ran here to watch this again. I wish you could do an audio commentary for the Blu-ray! Who do we petition for that? 🤣

@ no she didn’t miss a whole verse you ignoramus. Go watch Cynthia Erivo’s closing night performance of I’m here…since she actually did miss verses of the song because her voice gave out…meanwhile Fantasia improvised upwards and added even more to the song on her closing night (see 2:07 and 3:34)

I’d rather her be extra than for her voice to go out in her last performance…like in Cynthia’s…whom y’all claim is the superior vocalist/has the better vocal technique

Jesus even with the bad quality, you can feel how powerful this was.

2021 and I'm Still Here. It never gets old.

Let me explain something to people who are making judgments about the audience. I was there that night. This video doesn’t remotely capture the tone, emotion or energy in the room that night. I majored in Theatre at NYU and attend shows regularly, so I’m well aware of the usual Broadway audience decorum. But the call and response reaction to this particular show, this particular performer, and especially on her final night, was more than appropriate. Fantasia fed off it and it launched her to give one of the most incredible performances I’ve ever seen on a stage. You can’t hear clearly on this 13 year old crappy recording, but that night NOBODY with working ears or a good hearing aid had any trouble hearing Fantasia bring the house down. You really just had to be there.

omg I compleeeeeetely forgot about this video. thank you for blessing us.

You can FEEL the crowd was on their feet

aint no person in this comment section ever been to a black church....

i wishhhhh i could’ve seen this liiiive 😭

I don't care, she sings this song best.

This was posted 12 years ago, yet I am back to hear the Holy Ghost in this. And the reaction of the recorder, is one of someone who is moved, like they ought to be. Brings me to tears. Everytime.

wait what is the person watching the show through? a screen?