"When I first heard this song, I knew I had to sing it, so this is for you Cher...". Britney Spears performs The Beat Goes On at the 1999 World Music Awards. Brilliant live vocals!
She sounds great in this video because shes singing in her lower register and thats where her most belting power and perfect control are,she is naturally an alto and altos can go pretty high..I know a lady at church whos an alto and when it comes to hitting high notes she can go pretty high but her comfort is in her lower range...jive tries to make britney sing like a soubrette or a soprano just for the money,and you can see when she is singing live in her nasally baby tone she dosent have the control or shes struggling to have the control and she cracks out of key because her voice cant sustain that unnatural way of singing for a long period of time...listen to "silent night 1996" or "let go" and you can hear what her voice really sounds like...some of these fools on here just got it jammed in their heads that britney cant do anything..and its just crazy..she is a very talented woman and hopefully she will make another album that shows off her REAL voice.
Kameron Green Right on. Comparing her 1996 version of "Silent Night" (lower register) and the 1999 one (higher register), you can very clearly tell in which one she has the full power and control . It's a pity what Jive did to her though. Now so many people think she can't actually sing, while she's just faking it pretty much the whole career. What's even worse, they won't even let her built her reputation and start all over. To be honest, I would freak out If I was her.
xxxkama7xxx totally true.... But if i saw britney sing in her real voice live ...i would pass out and scream to the scream...."in your face britney haters!"
***** yea jive records didn't think her naturally deep mezzo soprano voice would sell,so they instead made her take on the nasally high pitched voice...that nasally voice is garbage and she can't do nothing with that voice...she needs to get back to singing in her deep voice,she could totally do a soulful song with that voice...listen to let go by britney and baby boy by britney....also type up britney spears sings at wedding and you will hear how her natural voice is.
***** i mean.....you just sing in a deeper tone that's the only way i can explain it...oh!! Listen to guilty by britney spears the song is annoyingly fast..to me that is....but wheb the song is about midway you will hear her singing in her actual deep voice,so i do think she can sing in her real tone,its not like its gonna disappear,because there are songs like on britney jean where you hear her sing in different notes her deep voice so when it comes to trying to hear britneys real voice you gotta dig a little,but most definitely look up guilty by britney and midway you will hear her sing in her actual voice.
***** nah...here's a live example of her voice...listen to im not a girl not yet a woman live 2002 mexico and at the beginning part of the song when she says "it seems like im caught in the middle and thats when i realized " thats done in her real voice...so you really have to dig to hear little gems like that.
Her natural voice is really low with powerful belted notes. Jive has been messing with her voice a lot, trying to chenge her natural tone to a more soprano- like one (high-pitched) which is hard for her to repliacte live. She really struggles with her "fake" voice.
I agree. That fake baby voice makes this weird rarrr type of sound that upsets my ears everytime I hear that particular rarrr sound. Sounds like a pale person trying to mimic darker soul and failing miserably. I didn't think she could sing until my sister turned me on to this song(I hadn't seen her much earlier work). I wish she was allowed to sing like this all of the time! Her real voice has a beautiful dark soul of its very own. Hopefully once she is free again she will not let anyone stop her from using her true and amazing vocal talents.
Actually, this clip proves that she can only 'try' to sing if she stands stock still. FORGET the professionalism if she has to do a 'show'. Pink can do both quite well, so trying to pretend it can't be done is a lie.
Sherilyn Barbee Donner she doesn't try to sing. she sounds flawfree. i agree pink has way more talent when it comes to singing live and performing at the same time, but this video shows how great she's able to sound.
OMG her vocals. I was not expecting that! Her belts and vocal runs are so deep and pure. As much as I love her higher, breathier vocals, I wish she would've experimented with these vocals more in the beginning of her career.
Kim 1234 oh yeah I know I've been a fan for a long time and I know about her voice. I am just glad that she now has the freedom to practice and strengthen her natural voice. People should give Britney more credit for her vocals.
Kim 1234 I mean Max martin has produced good songs for Britney and many pop artists but I have noticed that Britney sang with a mix of the lower voice with the nasal voice in Bomt and even in Oidia. Britney has a natural raspy sound to her voice now but I can see that it is really starting to reagin power. Britney said that the glory era was a reinvention of herself and hearing songs like clumsy, make me, lair, love me down, and even what you need show me how her natural voice is starting to shine through. Britney deserves more credit for Glory and tbh I think it is a grammy worthy album 💕💕
Kim 1234 it is true Britney did well in the Bomt era and the Oidia era but in the "Britney" era, a lot of her love vocals sounded forced just like u said especially not a girl not yet a woman, most performaces of that song seemed like she had to force the voice. I am glad that she in now starting to sing better even rolling stone said that Britney deserd some time of award for Glory because she sounds free. If she keeps giving us vocals like the ones from glory and if she practices on working at her voice, I really think that she could be just like star search Britney because Britney is taking comtrol of her music now , I'm so proud of her🎶💕
Kim 1234 I watch everything Britney related on youtube I have heard most of those songs and I have seen most of the videos you said to look up and from the bottom of my broken heart is like one of my favorite songs ever 💕💕💕💕✨✨ Britney can sing and I love her voice especially in the song soda pop. Britney does have a lower voice, and I know that the voice Britney sang with on star search is ready to shine.
Right! My little sister turned me on to this song. If I remember correctly it was the last one on the album. I couldn't stand her voice because I hadn't heard her much earlier stuff. I didn't know that baby voice was fake even though my ears told me it was beyond fake and strained. I heard this and fell in love with her real voice. I remember saying, "why doesn't she always sing like this?"
Proved the passion of singing to be a great singer and not only a sexy baby doll dancer... proved she love Cher, she is smarter than peaople think. Sad because the smile prouv her music cultur
Great live vocals, as they always are when she sings completely live. I'm always been a huge fan of her voice and singing. I think her voice is unique and beautiful to listen to. And her singing is really expressive. She never oversings or belts out just to impress. She does what it takes to convey the meaning of the lyrics. Pure perfection.
she has a passionate, individual, driven, unique and ever so refreshing voice! she doesnt over do it like a lot of singers, yet she sets herself apart with creative control. good work Britney!
She can't sing a song like "3" for example live because it doesn't fit her voice,her producers write songs where she has to sing in a immature/baby voice (well most of her songs) and it sounds terrible,Britney actually has an amazing voice that her producers don't train her to use too often.
this performance is even better than her studio version. Why is it that sometimes, Britney sings better live than in studio? In studio she sings very low but in live she sings Broadway-style.
It's nice to hear this teenage girl paying homage to a classic song. Even nicer is that by doing her own thing - she's one of the most successful artists of this millenium. What's sad is that people don't have the maturity to realise that they cannot like absolutely everything, or the understanding to take this free performance for what it is. What we're watching here is a successful teenager here who's having fun. This certainly doesn't deserve all this bitterness and scrutiny!
It's my favorite Britney's Non-Single track on Baby One More Time album (along with I Will Be There). Yes, original Cher's version was superb but Britney's one doesn't sound like cheap cover. She made it sound very unique and sweet. The music is fantastic
It always the best ... Too bad that people keep talking ill of her, for surely have nothing to do in their sad lives. It is time to stop the aggression against it. Life goes on and you just have to admire his work or respect.
Holy cow! How amazing! Britney actually started the song by copying Buddy Rich and his Daughter Cathy, from July 22nd 1967! I've had that song (by Buddy Rich as well as Sonny & Cher) on my Ipod for years and years! The video went up on TH-cam years ago which I had never seen or even knew it existed up until a few years ago! I'll bet no one even knows that she did a take off of both Sonny & Cher's and Buddy Rich and his Daughter Cathy's version as a mash up! Just stumbled on this video! Never really Spears fan, however, the more I look into her history, the more I am Impressed at how many things she's done that have just flown over peoples heads. this is a great example! She nailed it!!
I love this because she’s actually singing here in her normal tone , someone said it seemed bizarre but I see she’s trying not to trip on that long skirt & also maybe cuz we’re not used to seeing her perform without dancing 🤷🏻♀️
Britney may not have the 'Strongest' voice, but here she proves she can sing. I have loved Britney since baby one more time. She is more a performer than anything, and I like it better when she focuses more on her dance routine than her live voice. This is very good tho!!!
WTF she's actually a really good singer. What in the world did they do? I don't think it's a conspiracy, because money is a motivator. Never under estimate what people will do for money or for petty revenge. Two things at the heart of a lot of corporate conspiracy theories.
I will forever be heartbroken that britney's true potential was wasted. She could have been a great vocalist. I dream of the kind of artist she could have become if she wasn't manipulated by her record and her family.
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I can hear her natural singing voice in this performance.
Raziel Cruz the fake Child forced Voice screw her vocals :(
Yeah she sang beautiful here
We all can hear it here
Sad what happened to her.
This is one of the most bizarre, yet greatest of Britney's performances.
Mistero Tanman ashley
She's sang with a snake around her neck. This is relatively tame.😂
Her voice 🖤🖤
She sounds great, I’d be so okay with this being her standard instead of auto tuned lip syncing
Favorite fucking son besides Soda Pop
She sounds great in this video because shes singing in her lower register and thats where her most belting power and perfect control are,she is naturally an alto and altos can go pretty high..I know a lady at church whos an alto and when it comes to hitting high notes she can go pretty high but her comfort is in her lower range...jive tries to make britney sing like a soubrette or a soprano just for the money,and you can see when she is singing live in her nasally baby tone she dosent have the control or shes struggling to have the control and she cracks out of key because her voice cant sustain that unnatural way of singing for a long period of time...listen to "silent night 1996" or "let go" and you can hear what her voice really sounds like...some of these fools on here just got it jammed in their heads that britney cant do anything..and its just crazy..she is a very talented woman and hopefully she will make another album that shows off her REAL voice.
Kameron Green Right on. Comparing her 1996 version of "Silent Night" (lower register) and the 1999 one (higher register), you can very clearly tell in which one she has the full power and control . It's a pity what Jive did to her though. Now so many people think she can't actually sing, while she's just faking it pretty much the whole career. What's even worse, they won't even let her built her reputation and start all over. To be honest, I would freak out If I was her.
xxxkama7xxx totally true.... But if i saw britney sing in her real voice live ...i would pass out and scream to the scream...."in your face britney haters!"
***** yea jive records didn't think her naturally deep mezzo soprano voice would sell,so they instead made her take on the nasally high pitched voice...that nasally voice is garbage and she can't do nothing with that voice...she needs to get back to singing in her deep voice,she could totally do a soulful song with that voice...listen to let go by britney and baby boy by britney....also type up britney spears sings at wedding and you will hear how her natural voice is.
***** i mean.....you just sing in a deeper tone that's the only way i can explain it...oh!! Listen to guilty by britney spears the song is annoyingly fast..to me that is....but wheb the song is about midway you will hear her singing in her actual deep voice,so i do think she can sing in her real tone,its not like its gonna disappear,because there are songs like on britney jean where you hear her sing in different notes her deep voice so when it comes to trying to hear britneys real voice you gotta dig a little,but most definitely look up guilty by britney and midway you will hear her sing in her actual voice.
***** nah...here's a live example of her voice...listen to im not a girl not yet a woman live 2002 mexico and at the beginning part of the song when she says "it seems like im caught in the middle and thats when i realized " thats done in her real voice...so you really have to dig to hear little gems like that.
She literally says "this is for Cher" in the beginning of the performance. How is anyone confused by the outfit/wig?
No i love. More personnality in black
@@Pixelschillnobrain she did I love brittany
Of course she was giving a tribute for Cher
People are SO uncultured it hurts 😂
“AND THE BEAT GOES ON YA’LL”, you’ve gotta love her 😂🙌🏻
Giving blackout vibes even before blackout was a thing
At first, I thought this was from the Blackout era tbh.
@@pre-debutera6941 me too ahahah
@@pre-debutera6941 she s only 17 you can see her face
@@Pixelschillnobrain Well ofc, but this low quality so you can't really see it :/
@@pre-debutera6941 it Was in 360p or 480p before on tv so of course in a FullHD screen or more and with the compression it s difficult
HER VOICE SOUNDS AMAZING IN HER NATURALLY LOWER TONE
This is outstanding. So much control and belting power. Love it!
god if they let her to be the way she want everything would have been amazing for her
Deniz I agree... She’s been stripped off by the media.
@@alainmichael Stripped off? Did you mean ripped off, 'mija?
It's never too late, now that she's finally free, who knows! 😉
@@PaleoLifestyleUK yeah she could go down the Sheryl crow route like she always wanted to
Her non-baby voice is so good wth
You mean her real/natural voice
Her natural voice is really low with powerful belted notes. Jive has been messing with her voice a lot, trying to chenge her natural tone to a more soprano- like one (high-pitched) which is hard for her to repliacte live. She really struggles with her "fake" voice.
I agree. That fake baby voice makes this weird rarrr type of sound that upsets my ears everytime I hear that particular rarrr sound. Sounds like a pale person trying to mimic darker soul and failing miserably. I didn't think she could sing until my sister turned me on to this song(I hadn't seen her much earlier work). I wish she was allowed to sing like this all of the time! Her real voice has a beautiful dark soul of its very own. Hopefully once she is free again she will not let anyone stop her from using her true and amazing vocal talents.
I don't blame her for struggling. Singing in a fake voice is difficult
This is for the people who say that she can't sing and always lip synchs.
Actually, this clip proves that she can only 'try' to sing if she stands stock still. FORGET the professionalism if she has to do a 'show'. Pink can do both quite well, so trying to pretend it can't be done is a lie.
Sherilyn Barbee Donner
she doesn't try to sing. she sounds flawfree. i agree pink has way more talent when it comes to singing live and performing at the same time, but this video shows how great she's able to sound.
Britney is better dancer than pink too
+sarahbbyy um no you're wrong. I heard her sing live during her Piece Of Me show and she did amazing. Check yourself before you wreck yourself. ;)
+Crystal Lozano lol good joke she is not singing live in piece of me
She sounds good when she's not forced to be fake. Nice video =)
I wish she sang like this more often. She sounds amazing
OMG her vocals. I was not expecting that! Her belts and vocal runs are so deep and pure. As much as I love her higher, breathier vocals, I wish she would've experimented with these vocals more in the beginning of her career.
She tried. They didn’t let her :(
100% Liveney!!!
Kim 1234 Yes she sounds amazing
Kim 1234 oh yeah I know I've been a fan for a long time and I know about her voice. I am just glad that she now has the freedom to practice and strengthen her natural voice. People should give Britney more credit for her vocals.
Kim 1234 I mean Max martin has produced good songs for Britney and many pop artists but I have noticed that Britney sang with a mix of the lower voice with the nasal voice in Bomt and even in Oidia. Britney has a natural raspy sound to her voice now but I can see that it is really starting to reagin power. Britney said that the glory era was a reinvention of herself and hearing songs like clumsy, make me, lair, love me down, and even what you need show me how her natural voice is starting to shine through. Britney deserves more credit for Glory and tbh I think it is a grammy worthy album 💕💕
Kim 1234 it is true Britney did well in the Bomt era and the Oidia era but in the "Britney" era, a lot of her love vocals sounded forced just like u said especially not a girl not yet a woman, most performaces of that song seemed like she had to force the voice. I am glad that she in now starting to sing better even rolling stone said that Britney deserd some time of award for Glory because she sounds free. If she keeps giving us vocals like the ones from glory and if she practices on working at her voice, I really think that she could be just like star search Britney because Britney is taking comtrol of her music now , I'm so proud of her🎶💕
Kim 1234 I watch everything Britney related on youtube I have heard most of those songs and I have seen most of the videos you said to look up and from the bottom of my broken heart is like one of my favorite songs ever 💕💕💕💕✨✨ Britney can sing and I love her voice especially in the song soda pop. Britney does have a lower voice, and I know that the voice Britney sang with on star search is ready to shine.
I love it, proves that she can actually sing. I love her voice in this video, so natural. She looks beautiful as well.
They should’ve let her keep singing like this she sounded so good
The baby voice sneaks in a little but overall she did amazing. Great strong vocals 😊
"the beat goes on y'all" lol
My absolute favorite song that she sings. Her real voice is soooo soulful.
Where's THIS Britney? 💖
Come back please
Wow didn't expect that kind of vocals from Britney
Right! My little sister turned me on to this song. If I remember correctly it was the last one on the album. I couldn't stand her voice because I hadn't heard her much earlier stuff. I didn't know that baby voice was fake even though my ears told me it was beyond fake and strained. I heard this and fell in love with her real voice. I remember saying, "why doesn't she always sing like this?"
@@cassandra5878 her record label told her she couldnt because she sounded to much like christina, and then the conservertership hapended. poor girl.
she looks nervous or something but AMAZING live vocals! she truly does have an amazing voice when she wants to show it.
She and Xtina looks so beauty with the black hair
I love how she added her "ya'll" in there! haha how cute
That wig really screams "hi I'm Veronica"
Such a trail blazer. Her voice is so powerful and unique. So.iconic. Her team need to release these so we can buy!!!
Perfume voice in her album Britney Jean, so good
Britney spears sounds amazing
Haha haha i love Her! I loved that face she made moving Her head from left To right ahhaha so freaking funny!
christian olivera 1:10 right??
Proved the passion of singing to be a great singer and not only a sexy baby doll dancer... proved she love Cher, she is smarter than peaople think. Sad because the smile prouv her music cultur
She sounds so much more serious and like an adulte. Its ashame how fame changes you. Even if I also love the Britney comercial songs ^^
Damn. This vid makes me so sad because her natural voice is beautiful and she's so talented. She was fucked over by the industry and her dad
Great live vocals, as they always are when she sings completely live. I'm always been a huge fan of her voice and singing. I think her voice is unique and beautiful to listen to. And her singing is really expressive. She never oversings or belts out just to impress. She does what it takes to convey the meaning of the lyrics. Pure perfection.
she pays homage to Sonny and Cher. Sweet 💜
one of her best vocals!
she has a passionate, individual, driven, unique and ever so refreshing voice! she doesnt over do it like a lot of singers, yet she sets herself apart with creative control. good work Britney!
I would've never guessed she would cover a Sonny & Cher song. Good job lady.
0:49 is so beautiful *_*
her voice is like an angel
i love her
This is so weird, black wig, live singing, no dancing... hehe
Emmanuel Cepeda jajaja alternative britney
Emmanuel Cepeda Actually, she can sing live. While she is dancing, she can't control her voice.
Someone below comment: She literally says "this is for Cher" in the beginning of the performance. How is anyone confused by the outfit/wig? :)
Dude, she's dressed as Cher...
That Voice!!!!
they wasted the chance to let her sing her own voice she can still slay charts with the same songs she danced and beautiful that's a package there
WHAT A GREAT PRESENTATION !!!!!! OMG!
them adlibs at the end!!!!!
she did good! I love her
One of my favorite songs off her debut album. I look back at this song, like, "Why the fuck didn't they let you use your natural voice?!"
Her voice sounds very nice here.😊❤
She was seventeen and had a powerful voice.
Wow! She sounded good. Britney sing live more.
She can't sing a song like "3" for example live because it doesn't fit her voice,her producers write songs where she has to sing in a immature/baby voice (well most of her songs) and it sounds terrible,Britney actually has an amazing voice that her producers don't train her to use too often.
i hope she tries getting her natural voice back since jive got shut down
Great homage to CHER!!
Love this act, her voice with this song....👌🏼
haha I love the little head moviment at 1:10 - 1:12
"And the beat goes on, ya'll!" lol
this performance is even better than her studio version. Why is it that sometimes, Britney sings better live than in studio? In studio she sings very low but in live she sings Broadway-style.
her voice is more beautiful than katy's voice.
Omar García no one is talking about katy here, you're so stupid omfg.
Well, it was only my opinion..
Omar García well that’s not hard
Katy has no voice ahah (plus she stole a song from Sarah Bareilles and keeps shaming Britney for a 2007 mental breakdown...such an awful person)
And Taylor
It's nice to hear this teenage girl paying homage to a classic song. Even nicer is that by doing her own thing - she's one of the most successful artists of this millenium. What's sad is that people don't have the maturity to realise that they cannot like absolutely everything, or the understanding to take this free performance for what it is.
What we're watching here is a successful teenager here who's having fun. This certainly doesn't deserve all this bitterness and scrutiny!
Sonny wrote great songs, and Britney absolutely nailed this. Kudos.
WOW. If I wasn’t watching I wouldn’t have known it was Britney. Have never heard her vocals like this. What happened to this Britney?!
Her record label happened. They didnt want her singing liek this even though she sounds SO MUCH better like this!
Exactly
her record label told her she couldnt sing ike this cause she sounded to much like christina
WOW! her vocals were amazing, wish she would sing like that again :)
Before she even confessed admiring Madonna, she paid tribute to the goddess of Pop💯 The Beat Goes On is on her first album.
Back in 1999-2003 when she could really sing live🙂 miss those days😕😣
I love Britney 's voice here
People said she can’t sing over and over! They destroyed her confidence at a very young age!!
It's my favorite Britney's Non-Single track on Baby One More Time album (along with I Will Be There). Yes, original Cher's version was superb but Britney's one doesn't sound like cheap cover. She made it sound very unique and sweet. The music is fantastic
i love the way she says "thank you", so humble and sincere.
:O Where did this britney go ?
cristopher peralta the real brit died 10yrs ago
She is still there. Just hidden
It always the best ... Too bad that people keep talking ill of her, for surely have nothing to do in their sad lives. It is time to stop the aggression against it. Life goes on and you just have to admire his work or respect.
her voice 😍😍
Uno de los mejores covers de Cher, Britney fantástica como siempre, Birtney the best
1:11 LOL ! Britney you make me smile, I love you so much, you're the best.
I think she sings really good here!!
ahaha at the end of the song she said "and the beat goes on ya'll" i LOVE her!!
Holy cow! How amazing! Britney actually started the song by copying Buddy Rich and his Daughter Cathy, from July 22nd 1967! I've had that song (by Buddy Rich as well as Sonny & Cher) on my Ipod for years and years! The video went up on TH-cam years ago which I had never seen or even knew it existed up until a few years ago! I'll bet no one even knows that she did a take off of both Sonny & Cher's and Buddy Rich and his Daughter Cathy's version as a mash up! Just stumbled on this video! Never really Spears fan, however, the more I look into her history, the more I am Impressed at how many things she's done that have just flown over peoples heads. this is a great example! She nailed it!!
Whoa Britney! This voice right here is amazing! I’m digging this! I’m mad I’m so late!
"And the beat goes on, ya'll!" that's Britney!
Cher would be proud!!!
Just gonna say AMAZING! like WOW!!
This made my day
quiero a esta britney de vuelta!!!
I love this because she’s actually singing here in her normal tone , someone said it seemed bizarre but I see she’s trying not to trip on that long skirt & also maybe cuz we’re not used to seeing her perform without dancing 🤷🏻♀️
"and da beat goes on yeaaaa
and da beat goes on babyyyy
and da beat goes on y'all"
Britney may not have the 'Strongest' voice, but here she proves she can sing. I have loved Britney since baby one more time. She is more a performer than anything, and I like it better when she focuses more on her dance routine than her live voice. This is very good tho!!!
Her voice in unique
Her face at 1:09 is so hilarious and sweet
Prove she love Cher and this song and proved she wanted to be a great singer not only a baby doll daner
I love just to hear her sing and have fun. She has a great and powerful voice. Sing it gurl!
WTF she's actually a really good singer. What in the world did they do?
I don't think it's a conspiracy, because money is a motivator. Never under estimate what people will do for money or for petty revenge. Two things at the heart of a lot of corporate conspiracy theories.
They made her sing in that iconic I baby voice which damaged her vocal cords
♥️
Outstanding!
I remember seeing this on TV years ago. Thanks for posting.
Omg her natural singing
Guys have you noticed??? She actually used her natural voice.... I really don't know why jive records forced her to sing in a childish way....
Probably for the pedos... :(
this performance make me smile ☺
thats the best video of britney i found on youtube!!!!!!!!!!
Britney 💜
I LIVE for this video
Her real voice🖤
I will forever be heartbroken that britney's true potential was wasted. She could have been a great vocalist. I dream of the kind of artist she could have become if she wasn't manipulated by her record and her family.
Great!!! Awesome live vocals!!! Love her!!
Beautiful voice
1:09
What a vibe 👄💅🏻💅🏻
She's amazing