I have heard so many great renditions of this song, but Jennifer Holiday is the blueprint! She sung and acted with her whole entire everything, and in 2020 it still brings me to tears.....just MASTERFUL!!!
This clip needs to be in every theatrical and musical category, within every museum in the world. A once in a lifetime masterpiece that defies all logic and reason.
I never realized that Loretta Devine could sing like that and she looked good.. No words for the phenomenal talent of Ms Jennifer Holiday!!! A true unsung Artist!!!
Broadway does 8 shows a week, not 10. And yes, in the beginning Jennifer did do this 8 shows a week, but within a few months the vocal demands of the role took its toll on her voice and understudies went on a lot for her after she began to blow out her voice. When she went to LA to do the show, she only did the evening shows because it was too much for her vocally to do that many shows. The matinees were done by her understudy, Lillias White, and within a few months Jennifer was blowing out her voice to the point that Lillias was doing just as many shows as her.
@@NunuBird Why be a douche? I appreciate someone who knows so much about the background of this, things the general public would never know. I sincerely thank this person for giving the details. Many people do not understand how that world works.
And they called Whitney "The Voice". Yes, Whitney's voice was absolutely phenomenal, but I hate that we don't give Jeniffer Holiday the credit she deserves for her own. I pray we don't wait until she's gone to give her not only her flowers but the whole freaking field full of them!! She is most definitely deserving of such and should have gone a hell of a lot further musically than she did. Love her!
There is nobody on earth that puts as much as themselves into a song as Jennifer Holliday. She brings down the house every time with that song. I cannot watch without getting chills and tears.
40+ years of attending Broadway shows, and this was the single best musical performance of all of them. I saw her do this show live. Jennifer Holliday was 18-21 years old during these shows, and belting out this performance, show after show, 6 days a week, twice on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with some understudy breaks later in her run. It's a truly remarkable achievement.
I'm with you. I saw her do this when she was 18 and I was in high school. My friends and I went backstage to thank her. She was so kind and gracious to us, talked to us. She barely had voice left at the end of the night. I was weeping in my seat when she did this. What a memory. She is amazing!
I was very fortunate. For me, it was a life-altering moment, very much like Elton John's song, where he talks about Marilyn Monroe "from the 22nd row" - pretty much the row I was in!@@everberry51
No one, NO-O-O-O-O-O-O ONE will ever, EVER, EHHHHHH-VER top Ms. Holliday's LEGENDARY performance of this EPIC song. Tho Jennifer Hudson was pure excellence... not even HER. NO ONE. EVER. PERIOD. FULL STOP.💕💕💕
You're absolutely, undeniably correct!!! Ms. Holiday brings her feminine, anguished soul to this iconic song. No matter how loudly she belts out those anguished notes, we still hear her femininity. To this day, it is difficult to hear and see a woman who sounds like a man when she sings. Without naming anyone, just think about what I am inferring. Jennifer's powerful, beautiful voice combines the anguish of thousands of women who have been mistreated throughout the ages, and we hear those women. Ms. Holiday absolutely OWNED this song. There are imitators, but no emulators!!! Ms. Jennifer Holiday here is a standing ovation.
Shout out to the actor who stood opposite her in this performance and stayed in character. Can you imagine the transfer of energy with Holiday singing like this so close to you? That he can keep it together is astounding... though it's probably why they have him exit the stage mid-song: it would be almost impossible to remain unmoved on-stage with her through the end of the performance.
They had him exit mid-way to give her the whole stage to herself to finish the second half in a gut wrenching way to the climax, and for the audience to feel the impact of her abandonment and the pain she was experiencing of been repalced both by her lover and the group. She had to be alone on staget for impact.
Jennifer Holliday brought the entire house down! No one else could better sing this song but her because each time she gets to open her mouth, emotions just start pouring in and you know that she’s going to kill it ♥️ my respect for this LEGENDARY singer ever to have graced the earth ♥️
There are a few original performances in theater that are so iconic and powerful that the actor sets the stage for everyone who comes after them. In most cases, only one other actor has been able to match them. Betty Buckley's Grizabella, Idina Menzel's Elphaba... and this. Jennifer Hudson came the closest, but nobody has ever topped Holliday's performance in skill, emotion, and power.
Never seen the original but dreamgirls with Jennifer hudson is my favorite movie. I'm here after the sheryl Lee Ralph Emmy win. Just wanted to see her in her prime singing
She set the bar with this performance! (I just shake my head in awe, everytime I look at this performance!) W😳W! "You think a star is a king!...wake up baby, a star is a slave!" That's the sleeper line of the century!
When I say that woman BODIED this performance!! OMG!! So freaking gorgeous! Beautiful job!! They should’ve just ended the show right there haha! Love it! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️❤️😁😁😄😄
I come back to Dreamgirls so often, this part just pulls the right string in my soul. Jennifer is so powerful with her performance once I saw it it never left my mind
Saw this production multiple times when I first moved to nyc and each time the entire audience was in tears by the end and standing O. It was so incredible.
This was good y'all, from what I got to see. I have never got to see this version. It seem like it is pretty good though. May God continue to bless, cover, carry, lead, and protect EVERYONE, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. AMEN.
This is so incredible 😍😍😍 she’s beyond words phenomenal! And beautiful. All of them are so good! On a side note I had no idea Loretta Devine was a singer! She’s stunning 🤩
I tell you, if this was a Gospel song, the entire world would convert to Christianity and get saved! PURE unadulterated power, control, emotion, and character!
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Here because Ms. Sheryl finally got her just due at the Emmy's tonight.
Same😊
I have heard so many great renditions of this song, but Jennifer Holiday is the blueprint! She sung and acted with her whole entire everything, and in 2020 it still brings me to tears.....just MASTERFUL!!!
It’s a master class. Range, style, breathe control, emotion I could go on.
Hit the hammer on the nail with that one
Jennifer Hudson did the the damn thang, but there’s nothing like seeing the original. ❤
Hands down
It's her song... No one songs it like her
This is probably the most powerful and emotional Broadway performance ever to be staged in a Tony Award show.
the intensity of this song is insane, like she's belting to the extremes nonstop for several minutes
This clip needs to be in every theatrical and musical category, within every museum in the world. A once in a lifetime masterpiece that defies all logic and reason.
Couldn’t agree more
I never realized that Loretta Devine could sing like that and she looked good.. No words for the phenomenal talent of Ms Jennifer Holiday!!! A true unsung Artist!!!
YEAP, the original Dream Girls.
@mariahg.8209 No one did it better than this cast. I watch this every year. I was baby when this on Broadway.
And Sheryl Lee Ralph too.
my god when she took that breath .... you knew she was bringing it
I get chills every time
And to think she did this 10 times a week for years !!!!!!!
Broadway does 8 shows a week, not 10. And yes, in the beginning Jennifer did do this 8 shows a week, but within a few months the vocal demands of the role took its toll on her voice and understudies went on a lot for her after she began to blow out her voice. When she went to LA to do the show, she only did the evening shows because it was too much for her vocally to do that many shows. The matinees were done by her understudy, Lillias White, and within a few months Jennifer was blowing out her voice to the point that Lillias was doing just as many shows as her.
@@bradleyscarton3931I think they was being dramatic you didn’t have to write a whole essay lol
@@NunuBird Thanks for telling me what I should and shouldn't do. I'll be happy to take your advice next time.
@@NunuBird Why be a douche? I appreciate someone who knows so much about the background of this, things the general public would never know. I sincerely thank this person for giving the details. Many people do not understand how that world works.
@@LizzieBirdsworth-ek3io ok
And they called Whitney "The Voice". Yes, Whitney's voice was absolutely phenomenal, but I hate that we don't give Jeniffer Holiday the credit she deserves for her own. I pray we don't wait until she's gone to give her not only her flowers but the whole freaking field full of them!! She is most definitely deserving of such and should have gone a hell of a lot further musically than she did. Love her!
Aht don’t do Whitney
Dont Do Whitney Like That
She ain’t no whit you sound crazy as hell
No where near Whitney
Why y’all so mad in these replies?
There is nobody on earth that puts as much as themselves into a song as Jennifer Holliday. She brings down the house every time with that song. I cannot watch without getting chills and tears.
This has gotta be one of the single greatest performances of all time
Patti LaBelle Are A Great Powerful Singer As Well.. Jennifer Holliday Love Patti LaBelle.
40+ years of attending Broadway shows, and this was the single best musical performance of all of them. I saw her do this show live. Jennifer Holliday was 18-21 years old during these shows, and belting out this performance, show after show, 6 days a week, twice on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with some understudy breaks later in her run. It's a truly remarkable achievement.
I'm with you. I saw her do this when she was 18 and I was in high school. My friends and I went backstage to thank her. She was so kind and gracious to us, talked to us. She barely had voice left at the end of the night. I was weeping in my seat when she did this. What a memory. She is amazing!
I’m so jealous you got to see this live!!
I was very fortunate. For me, it was a life-altering moment, very much like Elton John's song, where he talks about Marilyn Monroe "from the 22nd row" - pretty much the row I was in!@@everberry51
Loretta was fine 🔥😍
IS!! She’s still fine and not dead🙄
Still fine! I love her
A huge fan of Ms. Sheryl Lee Ralph and Ms. Loretta DeVine
No one, NO-O-O-O-O-O-O ONE will ever, EVER, EHHHHHH-VER top Ms. Holliday's LEGENDARY performance of this EPIC song. Tho Jennifer Hudson was pure excellence... not even HER. NO ONE. EVER. PERIOD. FULL STOP.💕💕💕
You're absolutely, undeniably correct!!! Ms. Holiday brings her feminine, anguished soul to this iconic song. No matter how loudly she belts out those anguished notes, we still hear her femininity. To this day, it is difficult to hear and see a woman who sounds like a man when she sings. Without naming anyone, just think about what I am inferring. Jennifer's powerful, beautiful voice combines the anguish of thousands of women who have been mistreated throughout the ages, and we hear those women. Ms. Holiday absolutely OWNED this song. There are imitators, but no emulators!!! Ms. Jennifer Holiday here is a standing ovation.
I saw the original cast in L. A. and became a litelong Jennifer Holliday fan! We had orchestra seats. Wow! I was like 22.
What a memory!
Shout out to the actor who stood opposite her in this performance and stayed in character. Can you imagine the transfer of energy with Holiday singing like this so close to you? That he can keep it together is astounding... though it's probably why they have him exit the stage mid-song: it would be almost impossible to remain unmoved on-stage with her through the end of the performance.
They had him exit mid-way to give her the whole stage to herself to finish the second half in a gut wrenching way to the climax, and for the audience to feel the impact of her abandonment and the pain she was experiencing of been repalced both by her lover and the group. She had to be alone on staget for impact.
Cleavant Derricks
Saw this in NYC and the crowd was in tears after she sang this incredible song……
Still can get tears
Ooo you’re so lucky! This is the first time I’ve heard this and I’m in awe. I can’t imagine what this must have been like in person 😄 how cool!
I'm in tears right now
Jennifer Holliday brought the entire house down! No one else could better sing this song but her because each time she gets to open her mouth, emotions just start pouring in and you know that she’s going to kill it ♥️ my respect for this LEGENDARY singer ever to have graced the earth ♥️
THE HANDS-DOWN GREATEST TONY AWARD SHOW PERFORMANCE. EVERRRR!! I wish they would have let Jennifer sing that note uninterrupted at the end.
I know!
The last note being uninterrupted is literally the thematic point.
Will never be bettered.. Ever❤ Total Excellence..!! #jennifernailsit
I was honored to play the strings (keyboard) for Dreams Girls in Austin, TX 1997. I have yet to see such a great performance !
There are a few original performances in theater that are so iconic and powerful that the actor sets the stage for everyone who comes after them. In most cases, only one other actor has been able to match them. Betty Buckley's Grizabella, Idina Menzel's Elphaba... and this. Jennifer Hudson came the closest, but nobody has ever topped Holliday's performance in skill, emotion, and power.
😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 real tears. She sang that with her entire being. A living legend. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Loretta divine looked absolutely stunning
Never seen the original but dreamgirls with Jennifer hudson is my favorite movie. I'm here after the sheryl Lee Ralph Emmy win. Just wanted to see her in her prime singing
She set the bar with this performance! (I just shake my head in awe, everytime I look at this performance!) W😳W! "You think a star is a king!...wake up baby, a star is a slave!" That's the sleeper line of the century!
...and she repeated it 40 years later on the Tony Awards -- brought the house down again with little difference in her ability to sing this song.
@@beaellie9766 I saw it, crazy! (Didn’t realize it was 40 yrs later)
@@Wisdom2812Oh Yes!! It Was A Long Long Time ⏰ Ago.
Yes she did!@@beaellie9766
I saw that one too, left them in awe!@@beaellie9766
I love Sheryl Lee Ralph and Loretta Devine.
When I say that woman BODIED this performance!! OMG!! So freaking gorgeous! Beautiful job!! They should’ve just ended the show right there haha! Love it! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️❤️😁😁😄😄
I watched this 20 times at least today, just the most incredible vocal performance ever done on stage.
HOW CAN A HUMAN MAKE THOSE SOUNDS!?!?!? MY HEARTTT
this is beyond iconic, her voice and emotion, raw talent!!
I saw her perform this live on Broadway, July 10th, 1982. It still gives me goosebumps.
I have heard other powerful voices belt out this song, but……Jennifer Holiday OWNED IT!!
NO ONE will EVER sing this sing as she did. ❤
When she sings “that’s a lie that’s a lie Its just I having been feel that well “ 😌🔥👍🏾
1 of the greatest performances ever on planet earth
OMG. I don't know what to say. She sang that!!!!❤❤❤❤
Unbelievable talent I Jennifer Holiday!
The Originals Dream Girls. Iconic At Its Finest! Gone Jennifer Holiday!🙌🏿
Wow, just looking at this and it brought back so much memories. I actually got to see this play amazing. 💕💕
I come back to Dreamgirls so often, this part just pulls the right string in my soul. Jennifer is so powerful with her performance once I saw it it never left my mind
Jennifer Holliday is such a special woman and human being.
Saw this production multiple times when I first moved to nyc and each time the entire audience was in tears by the end and standing O. It was so incredible.
She sang the hell out of that song .
I still need a dose of this per 3months.
I love Jennifer Holliday.
Happy Birthday Jennifer Holliday!!!❤❤❤
Absolute goosebumps!!!! Man I wish I could have seen this live
AIN'T NOBODY........I REPEAT.......NOBODY......F$%KIN' WITH THIS.........POINT BLANK AND PERIOD.....CAN'T BUY THOSE KINDA PIPES.😤
I remember hearing this soundtrack at 10..the gasp at the end..
You can literally feel it...She is Soul Music...#Legendary😍
This is a gem. 🥰
DAMN! She did that!
Young Loretta Devine & Sheryl Lee Ralph!! Original Dreamgirls!!!❤❤
Sang!! This will always be the blueprint classic 🔥🔥🔥
Jennifer Holiday has a phenomenal voice and the perfect intrepretation of this song. Pure talent and class. I saw her perform live.Bravo!👏❤❤❤😂
Everyone talks about the women (they are dope) but the men in this play aren't slobs.
They did really good too. I like the way they delivered their lines in this scene.
Oh, man. When Obba Babatunde came in with that note.
Chills !!!!!!!!
Saw this on broadway 1983, freaking unbelievable
❤❤❤ Outstanding
CAN'T NOBODY COMPARE!!!!!!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟The Queen of it ALL!!!!!! 💖💖💖 POWERFUL!!!!
Oh mai gaw I just realized thas miss Loretta herself!! Ive seen this a thousand times!! She looks amazing! Who knew 😶
Jenny did " THE DAMN THANG"!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Everyone felt that pain
Here from the Emmys…WOW. This was incredible. Such emotion, ma gawdddd I wish I could’ve seen this original live
🥺😢 That was so GIANT..... I am blown away!
OMG my heart that just gave me soooo many chills that was a wonderful performance my girl got them LUNGS 🫁 🥰👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾I almost cried near the end
This is legendary!!!!
Omg Loretta devine looks so beautiful
I really wish I could see this on streaming I was born in 84 😢
Jennifer Holliday, OC Effie, did a appearance with Jennifer Hudson (Effie from Bill Condon's Dreamgirls)
Sensacional. Sem palavras 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I got chills !!!! My goodness
THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤
1 WORD---POWERFUL!!!!
The Whole Godhead came out that woman's throat.🔥 Monumental.
She took this song to next level 🎚️ awesome
Listen. Sheryl’s walk is so underrated
The incomparable talented genius Chester Daigle II on those keys in the wings......my mentor and the man I call second father.... RIP POP Chester
Such a bombastic and beautiful voice. This was my first time ever seeing the original rendition of this song
🗣️AINT NOBODY LIKE THIS WOMAN!
Perfection on that stage
Broadway Musical History 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Still to this day; #Chills !!!
This was good y'all, from what I got to see. I have never got to see this version. It seem like it is pretty good though. May God continue to bless, cover, carry, lead, and protect EVERYONE, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. AMEN.
Good? Pretty good? My lord.
Omg first time seeing this is so amazing
this is crazy, wow moved to tears
CLASSIC. Happy Birthday, Jennifer!!!😍😍😍
Goosebumps…
3:35 I'm saying this line like this forever 😭
How to bring the house down! Utterly amazing!
they did well in the 2006 film....the original is a classic
This is so incredible 😍😍😍 she’s beyond words phenomenal! And beautiful. All of them are so good!
On a side note I had no idea Loretta Devine was a singer! She’s stunning 🤩
I am Yet SPEECHLESS. AIN'T NOBODY AND I MEAN NOBODY CAN TOUCH JENNIFER HOLIDAY WITH SONG. AS MENTIONED, SHE IS THE BLUEPRINT.
What an experience that must’ve been.
Jennifer Holliday is the very best 😘 she should have been in the movie version, too! This is her signature song.
She was too old to play Effie by the time the movie came out
Wow. 😳🤩
I tell you, if this was a Gospel song, the entire world would convert to Christianity and get saved!
PURE unadulterated power, control, emotion, and character!
my gosh ... speechless