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  jobucats (jobucats) 4-Laureate Username: jobucats Post Number: 197 Registered: 6-2006 |
There have been several live performances in movies and on tv that have made the hair on the back of my neck stand up because of the impact of singer/performance. Here are mine (no particular order: 1. "For Once in My Life" Paul Williams on the special TCB. 2. "I Believe" Fantasia on the night she declared American Idol 3. "With One More Look at You" Barbra Streisand in the movie "A Star is Born" 4. "It's My Turn" Diana Ross on Oprah around 2000 5. "Home" Diana Ross in "The Wiz" 6. "I Believe I Can Fly" Yolanda Adams around 2005 (David Foster was at the piano, Chicago Choir was backing her" 7. "The Prayer" Yolanda Adams/Donnie McClurkin (I think this was either a Soul Train or BET awards show with Mo'nique as the hostess) 8. "I'm Here" by Fantasia (song from The Color Purple" when she performed it on American Idol 9. "And I'm Telling You" Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)....not sure if she was actually singing live or if lip synced 10. "If I Can't Have You" and "One" by Adam Lambert on American Idol 11. "Weekend in New England" Jennifer Hudson on American Idol I would be interested in your favorite performances. | ||
jobucats (jobucats) 4-Laureate Username: jobucats Post Number: 199 Registered: 6-2006 |
Sorry, but I have to add to my list: It's My Turn Diana Ross in the early 80s after she had just left Motown...this is from her special (Michael Jackson and Larry Hagman appeared on this show) Here's a clip of that performance along with the Oprah segment which posted to YouTube a couple of years ago (the quality improves as the camera closes in on Diana's face) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =pJjf_s7EPbo | ||
edafan (edafan) 4-Laureate Username: edafan Post Number: 187 Registered: 1-2005 |
Billy Jean at Motown 25 Levi Stubbs at 4 Tops 50th I still cry everytime I play it. edafan | ||
Skool dem (skooldem1) 6-Zenith Username: skooldem1 Post Number: 3370 Registered: 11-2004 |
Jennifer Holiday at the Tony awards singing "and I'm telling you" Also Bette Midler in "The Rose" singing "Stay with me". | ||
Timmy Funk (timmyfunk) 6-Zenith Username: timmyfunk Post Number: 3154 Registered: 5-2007 |
James Brown on the T.A.M.I. Show. Nuff said. | ||
Charlie Murphy (charlie_murphy) 2-Debutant Username: charlie_murphy Post Number: 62 Registered: 5-2004 |
Solomon Burke performing "Don't Give up on Me" on Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =2AuDsOcl_d8 | ||
jobucats (jobucats) 4-Laureate Username: jobucats Post Number: 202 Registered: 6-2006 |
Charlie Murphy, I just watched the Solomon Burke performance from the link you posted. Awesome. Thanks | ||
Charlie Murphy (charlie_murphy) 2-Debutant Username: charlie_murphy Post Number: 63 Registered: 5-2004 |
Glad you enjoyed it jobucats- awesome is the only appropriate word for it, gives me a lump in the throat every time I watch. That's SOUL right there. | ||
Reese (reese) 6-Zenith Username: reese Post Number: 2538 Registered: 4-2004 |
Diana Ross singing "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" on "Dick Clark's Live Wednesday" in 1978. Aretha singing the National Anthem at the Democratic National Convention in 1992. Gladys Knight singing "A Song For You" for Oprah's 40th birthday show in 1994. Dionne Warwick singing "I'll Never Love This Way Again" at the 1980 Grammy Awards. Patti LaBelle and Joe Cocker singing "You Are So Beautiful" on the "Motown Returns To The Apollo" special in 1985. Mavis Staples singing "O Holy Night" on the Jerry Springer Show circa 1993. | ||
kamasu (kamasu) 6-Zenith Username: kamasu Post Number: 8415 Registered: 3-2005 |
I can't recall the exact years or air dates. Jennifer Holliday performing His Eye Is On The Sparrow on a gospel music special hosted by Paul Simon. Aretha performing It's In His Kiss/The Shoop Shoop Song on Shindig backed by the Blossoms Whitney Houston performing How Will i Know live on the American Music Awards. Gladys knight & Ray Charles performing Georgia on a special at the Greek Theater Natalie Cole performing This Will Be live on the Midnight Special. Chris Brown's recent tribute to Michael Jackson on the BET Awards. Phyllis Hyman saluting Eubie Blake. Aretha & Ray performing Takes Two to Tango on The Midnight Special. More soul than you could control. The Marvelettes performing Don't Mess With Bill on Hullabaloo. "Oh, yeah!" Marvin Gaye performing Ain't That Peculiar live at The Bitter End. Patti Labelle & Joe Cocker performing You Are So Beautiful on Motown Returns to the Apollo. Tina Turner performing What's Love Got To Do With It on the Grammy Awards. Lawd those legs! Stevie Wonder performing Part Time Lover with an all-star backing group on Motown Returns to the Apollo. The original Fifth Dimension on the Aresenio Hall Show and the Today Show. Diana Ross & the Supremes performing Reflections on the Hollywood Palace. (Message edited by kamasu on July 23, 2010) | ||
Nosey (nosey) 6-Zenith Username: nosey Post Number: 2956 Registered: 4-2004 |
Charlie Murphy, I watched too. Great performance. A thread needs to be started on that man! | ||
stephanie (stephanie) 6-Zenith Username: stephanie Post Number: 3070 Registered: 2-2005 |
Manfred Manns performance of Blinded By the Light on the Midnight Special. James Brown - TAMI show (probably the best performance I have ever witnessed by an entertainer in my life!) Stephanie Mills singing HOME I saw her on Broadway and I have yet to cry that much again. Susan Boyle singing I Dreamed a Dream I know this is going to sound crazy but when Jerry Lewis sings Youll Never Walk Alone at the end of the MD telethons I get choked up. Procol Harum live when they did Conquistador I was astounded. Jennifer Holliday doing HOME. Hudson runs a clean second and she moved me but Miss Holliday brings it home for me and I cant keep the lump out of my throat. Clay Aiken - Mack the Knife on American Idol. Not the most powerful performance I have seen but one of the most riveting. The whole Diana Ross performance at Caesars Palace I Wanna be Bad and everything she was awesome. Mary Wilson - I Am Changing gosh I get goosebumps when I hear her do it she is much better live than on TV. Labelle on TV anywhere they never lipsynched in the day when everyone was doing it and to this day I think they have the most powerful voices of all the girl groups. I wasnt as moved by Billie Jean on Motown 25 as everyone else was I dont know why. Maybe I just expected it of Michael. | ||
BigSexee (mzmusik) 5-Doyen Username: mzmusik Post Number: 380 Registered: 5-2004 |
I Am Changing/jennifer hudson dreamgirls Saving All My Love/whitney welcome home troops and whitney in africa Chris Brown tribute to MJ. | ||
Kdubya (paladin) 6-Zenith Username: paladin Post Number: 6150 Registered: 5-2004 |
Jobucats: I agree with your post in reference to Paul Williams. My entire family was gathered around the Tv for that one and I'll never forget it. One of the most heart wrenching performances I ever saw. The performance of James Brown and Smokey Robinson and The Miracles in TAMI. Marvin Gaye singing the National Anthem at the All Star Game, nothing spectacular until almost by songs end the audience started clapping and you could tell how they were into it. Michael Jackson Motown 25 Tempts Tops Motown 25 Wattstax Curtis Mayfield/Superfly Isaac Hayes/Shaft even though you never saw them their presence dam near overshadowed the movies. Simply genuis. Neyo & Mary J, singing "Do You" on some tv show....(Mary J's?).nice duet.... | ||
dickiemint (dickiemint) 5-Doyen Username: dickiemint Post Number: 384 Registered: 7-2005 |
'If I can dream' Elvis '68 Comeback Special Diana '80 It's my turn/ Home FLO's Up the Ladder Pebble Mill 1989/90 | ||
Marv (marv2) 6-Zenith Username: marv2 Post Number: 4254 Registered: 11-2008 |
Aretha Franklin's performance of "Nessum Dorma" during the 1998 Grammy Awards......whew! | ||
Marv (marv2) 6-Zenith Username: marv2 Post Number: 4255 Registered: 11-2008 |
Aretha Franklin "Nessun Dorma": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =2DwZ-GMHyho&feature=related (Message edited by Marv2 on July 23, 2010) | ||
jobeterob (jobeterob) 6-Zenith Username: jobeterob Post Number: 8528 Registered: 1-2005 |
Diana Ross singing the National Anthem at the Superbowl in about 1982. Dennis Edwards singing I'm Losing You on TCB. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =4CbzHIVtRj0&feature=related Susan Boyle singing I Dreamed a Dream, the initial performance on Britain's Got Talent. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =RxPZh4AnWyk Diana Ross singing Amazing Grace solo and O Holy Night with Jose Carrerras and Placido Domingo on the 1st Christmas In Vienna concert http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =7aIvJmCR_Z0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =jyM9sRqR9Uk Helen Shapiro singing It Might as Well Rain Until September http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =De0_zZ7qQDA Diana Ross in Lady Sings the Blues http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =zDRqsiqy0Ww | ||
ladyvanaye (ladyvanaye) 6-Zenith Username: ladyvanaye Post Number: 7571 Registered: 12-2004 |
That Paul Williams on TCB...Lord Jesus...cant watch it now without crying! Natalie Cole on her TV special of 1976-7 - when she Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds and broke it down to GOSPEL...I didn't know whether to shout , or to just boogie! Me and my Mother just sat there in awe!!! Natalie tears her BEHIND on this! I JUST found it on You Tube after looking for this clip for the last 4 years...happy about this!  ...MOM, RIP.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =9KD6tCdE9Qo Once upon a time, there was a Marvin Gaye clip on You Tube where he danced the Hitch Hike at the Motortown review at The Apollo with one of the Marvelettes (my favorite female group at motown)...now I cant find it. But THAT - Marvin in that tight suit with his dancing fool self, can render the goose bumps out of my system for sure PUT THAT CLIP BACK YOU TUBE!!!!!  Prince on Jay Leno...this performance in particular - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =8vITKFi2W_o Ive seen Prince do this live and darned near had a musical seizure... ... Sheila is S-I-C-K!!!!! I just watched it again while writing to you all and YUP still raises my hair... | ||
Jimmy Mack (luke) 6-Zenith Username: luke Post Number: 4568 Registered: 4-2004 |
Labelle-What Can I Do For You BET Awards 2001 Sam Harris on Star Search The Supremes-Where did our love go-Shindig I think Aretha-Dont play that song for me-Soul Train The Temptations-Im Losing You-on something!! | ||
Marv (marv2) 6-Zenith Username: marv2 Post Number: 4261 Registered: 11-2008 |
This performance of Luther Vandross singing "A Change Is Going to Come" from about 1987 had us yelling at the TV, sang it man ! It was like the old days where we'd call people to get them to turn on the television so not to miss it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =IqUM7OYPQIM | ||
Marv (marv2) 6-Zenith Username: marv2 Post Number: 4262 Registered: 11-2008 |
A then there was this once in a lifetime offering of praise in song. The Gospel Allstars performing "Oh Mary Don't You Weep"...amazing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =lVwhBendHds | ||
DavidDesper (daviddesper) 6-Zenith Username: daviddesper Post Number: 728 Registered: 8-2005 |
I am sure I could come up with many, but here are the three that immediately come to mind: 1) Dionne Warwick doing "Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore" on Johnny Carson. 2) Martha and the Vandellas doing (or more accurately lip-synching) to "Jimmy Mack" on American Bandstand. What I remember most was that the crowd just wouldn't stop cheering when they were finished and Dick finally said something to the effect of "Alright, you will get another crack at them," indicating that there would be a second performance in that show. Oddly I remember nothing about that second song. 3) Although she is not really my cup of tea, I was blown away by K. D. Lang's performance of "Crying" on a Roy Orbison tribute that was broadcast one night. | ||
Marv (marv2) 6-Zenith Username: marv2 Post Number: 4266 Registered: 11-2008 |
Marvin Gaye singing his rendition of the "Star Spanged Banner" during the NBA All Star game in 1983 was one of those appearances to cause the phone off the hook before, during and afterwards! LOL! It definitely caused a stir: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =QRvVzaQ6i8A | ||
Marv (marv2) 6-Zenith Username: marv2 Post Number: 4267 Registered: 11-2008 |
David, I remember that particular performance of Martha and the Vandellas on Bandstand it was great! They did another great performance on "Where the Action Is", but that time the sang and performed "Heatwave" from on top of the roof of the Roostertail in Detroit! It was spectacular! | ||
BigSexee (mzmusik) 5-Doyen Username: mzmusik Post Number: 382 Registered: 5-2004 |
Luther when he sang A House Is Not A Home to Dionne Warwick when she won an award, also when he sang to Lena Horne, I'm Glad There Is You, I believe on the NAACP Image Awards. And like Marv said, the gospel allstars...I believe that was the end of one of the first Soul Train Awards....I have that on vhs. | ||
jobucats (jobucats) 4-Laureate Username: jobucats Post Number: 203 Registered: 6-2006 |
Thanks for sharing all of your different ideas. There were several that I would have also mentioned (if I had remembered them in my initial post): Aretha Franklin Nessun Dorma Dennis Edwards "I'm Losing You"" TCB especially on that high "woooooooo" towards the end Temptations/Four Tops "Battle" on Motown 25 Here are a few others that come to mind. 1. Salute to Smokey Robinson by Luther Vandross 2. "Somewhere Out There" Clay Aiken American Idol 3. All By Myself Latoya London American Idol 4. "All For You" Janet Jackson on her Icon special (looking good) 5. "I Wonder" Kelly Pickler CMA show (she breaks down because the lyrics are so autobiographical) 6. "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" Joan Oborne from the "Standing in the Shadows of Love" dvd | ||
JAI NANCE (rhythm66) 6-Zenith Username: rhythm66 Post Number: 6337 Registered: 2-2005 |
THE TEMPS[I'M LOSING YOU-THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW-1966]..THE MIRACLES[BABY,BABY DON'T CRY-THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW]..THE TEMPS[LONLINESS MADE ME REALIZE-THE MERV GRIFFITH SHOW-1967]SMOKEY[OO BABY-BABY-THE TRIBUTE SHOW]..AL GREEN[LOVE AND HAPPINESS-SOUL TRAIN]! | ||
stephanie (stephanie) 6-Zenith Username: stephanie Post Number: 3131 Registered: 2-2005 |
Jimmy Mack I watched a lot of Star Search in the day and I say NOBODY came close to upstaging that program the way Sam Harris did! Sugar Dont Bite got him a hit but he was so talented it was crazy that he didnt get big and stay that way. I know he is friends with Liza Minnelli I hope he gets work because Star Search would have been nothing without him. What shocked me was one day I turned it on and Jim Photoglo was on and he had a hit prior years ago with a song called Im Just a Fool In Love with You. I felt bad having to see him try to win something. | ||
Wonder B (wonder_b) 6-Zenith Username: wonder_b Post Number: 2126 Registered: 4-2004 |
Ladyvanaye that Prince video floored me... What a performance from all the guys in the band too... If you're talking about Marvin Gaye, you must see him singing the Lord's Prayer a capella in a Belgian church while he was living in Ostende... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =M_lD_zEqtfM And if you mention Marvin's version of Star Sprangled Banner, then what will you say when you hear Johnny Gill's version (at an NBA game too!) the end is just mind blowing! (check out the faces of the Laker girls!!!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =t1FBLn3ijnY | ||
Marv (marv2) 6-Zenith Username: marv2 Post Number: 4310 Registered: 11-2008 |
Wonder B, Marvin Gaye singing the " The Lord's Prayer".....now that was spectacular! | ||
ladyvanaye (ladyvanaye) 6-Zenith Username: ladyvanaye Post Number: 7605 Registered: 12-2004 |
@ Wonder B - Hey there my friend...glad you enjoyed it. Prince is, by definition, trade and literally a GENIUS. That band in the video was the BEST he ever formed. Seen them all live too at that One Night Alone concert...the first all night concert I ever went to...12 hours straight music , concert and after party all live music...I still haven't recouped from that... The Marvin Gaye clip I'm talking about comes from this show, but seems to have disappeared off of You Tube... But this part with my favorite girls from Motown "The Marvelettes' is 'goosebumps' worthy as well... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =ObLHPaBClgI | ||
Kevin Goins - KevGo (kevgo) 6-Zenith Username: kevgo Post Number: 6274 Registered: 4-2004 |
The Temptations performing "The Way You Do The Things You Do" on Murray the K's TV special "It's What's Happening, Baby". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =6l_U8DQhYQA Vanilla Fudge's killer performance of "You Keep Me Hanging On" from the Ed Sullivan Show. Several Jackson 5 specials too numerous to mention. And, of course, the tour-de-force...Paul Williams' "For Once In My Life" and Dennis leading "I Know I'm Losing You" on the TCB special...gotta watch both back-to-back....what an impact.... Kevin Goins - KevGo | ||
ladyvanaye (ladyvanaye) 6-Zenith Username: ladyvanaye Post Number: 7609 Registered: 12-2004 |
This, I still marvel at every time I see it. THE NICHOLAS BROTHERS - STORMY WEATHER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =zBb9hTyLjfM The Trenier Brothers - who were just about in every rock and roll movie in the 50's and everywhere Jerry Lewis could get them . LOL. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =w8wwa6yui68 Love this clip . Makes me bounce around in my seat. | ||
CAPTAIN (captainjames) 6-Zenith Username: captainjames Post Number: 799 Registered: 6-2008 |
The Supremes singing "Come See About Me" on Ed Sullivan in 1965. I knew there was something that was going to happen in Black History. | ||
Angel (angel) 3-Pundit Username: angel Post Number: 72 Registered: 10-2008 |
I dare anybody to watch and not be touched: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =ftEkEXFcQyE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =8eiI52WluF0 Two of my favorites! | ||
Marv (marv2) 6-Zenith Username: marv2 Post Number: 4319 Registered: 11-2008 |
Very good choice Angel. I had never seen that performance of Ray Charles, Willie Nelson and Leon Russell.... amazing! | ||
stephanie (stephanie) 6-Zenith Username: stephanie Post Number: 3136 Registered: 2-2005 |
Kev I was going to mention that Vanilla Fudge clip you beat me to it. The Temps clip is wicked and check out David with the glasses you could tell he wanted to be different. | ||
whitesoxx (whitesoxx) 4-Laureate Username: whitesoxx Post Number: 125 Registered: 7-2009 |
Diana Ross - I Want To Know What Love Is (Motown at the Apollo) Diana Ross - Home (The Wiz) Prince - Forever In My Life (Sign O The Times movie) Chaka Khan - Goin Up Yonder (youtube video from funeral) Chaka Khan - Everlasting Love (House of Blues) Temps & Tops - Motown 25 Stevie Nicks - Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You (Letterman) Fleetwood Mac - Landslide (The Dance) Salt n Pepa & En Vogue - Whatta Man (Hip Hop Honors) | ||
Wonder B (wonder_b) 6-Zenith Username: wonder_b Post Number: 2127 Registered: 4-2004 |
Ladyvanaye don't start me on the Nicholas Brothers! LOL The video you posted is of course one of the most unbelievable dance routine we have ever seen but this one taken from the movie Down Argentine Way is one of the very few in color and their appearance is also mind boggling! LOL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =EexOzjz6Gn4&feature=related | ||
Kev-Lo (7273747576) 6-Zenith Username: 7273747576 Post Number: 3726 Registered: 4-2004 |
Hi this is Kev-Lo Major Lance- The Monkey Time- On Shindig in 1964 Curtis Mayfield- Freddie's Dead- The 1973 Grammy Awards The Five Stairsteps- Ooh Child- Soul Train The Chi-Lites- Have You Seen Her- The Flip Wilson Show The Unifics- S.O.U.L | ||
jobucats (jobucats) 4-Laureate Username: jobucats Post Number: 205 Registered: 6-2006 |
Whitesoxx, I'm glad you mentioned Diana Ross singing "I Want to Know What Love is" (Motown at the Apollo. It's funny because just 2 nights ago I had shown that clip to a friend of mine. She looked so amazing and seductive in the performance (notice the eye contact with the camera from time to time). Too bad that she didn't include this on her "I Love You" cd. I've already posted 2 lists, but want to "second the motion" to several that other forum members posted: 1. Nicholas Brothers in the "Stormy Weather" clip. Even my students who have viewed this are left speechless! 2."Lord's Prayer" Marvin Gaye (Thanks for bringing that to my attention Wonder B.) 3. "A Change is Gonna Come" Luther Vandross Another one that I would want to add. "You Will Know" Black Men United (show hosted by Queen Latifah and Lori Morgan). Tevin Campbell blew it away. There is one part where Tevin begins to sing and El Debarge looks at him with a "What the #$@&" look which had me rolling on the floor. | ||
stephanie (stephanie) 6-Zenith Username: stephanie Post Number: 3141 Registered: 2-2005 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =t-idDbIfGvw&feature=related Bobby Hatfield! Unchained Melody Steph | ||
whitesoxx (whitesoxx) 4-Laureate Username: whitesoxx Post Number: 126 Registered: 7-2009 |
jobucats, I have always felt Diana should have recorded IWTKWLI as I love her rendition of the song and she did look amazing that night! I have been to the Apollo theater (to see Chaka Khan) and when I was there I was wondering how on earth they could have fit so many artists plus the orchestra on such a tiny stage! | ||
NYSister (nysister) 5-Doyen Username: nysister Post Number: 373 Registered: 12-2004 |
There's too many to mention, but just to name a few....... Here's To Life - Shirley Horn on 60 Minutes. Purple Rain - Prince (I think on the Grammys or American Music Award but I think it was the Grammys) I am Telling You - Jennifer Holiday - Tony Awards I Believe - Fantasia Nessa Dorma - Aretha - Grammys Let It Be Me - Jerry Butler&Betty Everette - PBS My True Story - Eugene Pitt & Jive Five - PBS I think he closed the grammys | ||
Nomis (nomis) 6-Zenith Username: nomis Post Number: 703 Registered: 9-2007 |
Bette Midler "Superstar" on The Tonight show Judy garland "Battle Hymn Of Republic" on her show Marvin Gaye "Whats Goin On " Motown 25 Diana Ross "Home" Central Park Sam & Dave "Hold On" b&w clip from Army base Whitney,Dionne,Luther & Stevie "Thats What friends are for" Soul Train Awards Whitney Usher Mya "Wanna Be Startin Something" Micheal Jackson Tribute concert Whitney "All The Man I Need"1991 HBO concert Randy Crawford "Almaz" on Wogan Madonna "Sooner Or Later" Academy Awards Nick & Val Medley on Rupaul Show Taylor Dayne "How Do You mend A broken heart" on Rupaul Show Queen at Live Aid | ||
Angel (angel) 3-Pundit Username: angel Post Number: 73 Registered: 10-2008 |
@Marv...it touches me every time I watch it. I think Willie knew Ray was about to leave us and just couldn't hold back his emotion. | ||
thommg (thommg) 6-Zenith Username: thommg Post Number: 554 Registered: 4-2005 |
Lots of great performances here. I'll just add Cyndi Lauper and Patti Labelle doing Time After Time on a Cyndi Lauper TV special. |
