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Thread started 08/26/09 6:58pm

Chic35

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Who performed better Jennifer Holiday or Jennifer Hudson?

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Reply #1 posted 08/26/09 6:59pm

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I worship Jennifer Hudson but this CLEARLY goes to miss Holiday! She'll never be dethroned from that song. NEVER! clapping
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Reply #2 posted 08/26/09 7:05pm

Harlepolis

You fuckin' kidding me right? lol

Thats like asking who did "At Last" better, Etta or Beyonce lol
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Reply #3 posted 08/26/09 7:11pm

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Harlepolis said:

You fuckin' kidding me right? lol

Thats like asking who did "At Last" better, Etta or Beyonce lol
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I hate to say it but it really is. Beyonce might be able to put on the devil's face but Jennifer Holiday is possessed lol
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Reply #4 posted 08/26/09 7:14pm

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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Harlepolis said:

You fuckin' kidding me right? lol

Thats like asking who did "At Last" better, Etta or Beyonce lol
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I hate to say it but it really is. Beyonce might be able to put on the devil's face but Jennifer Holiday is possessed lol


Ya know?

Hudson shitted,,,,,Holliday was IN LABOR lol

Remember the "sing it like its your last time" cliche? Ms.Holliday LIVED that cliche,,,,,every night during the run of that production worship
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Reply #5 posted 08/26/09 7:56pm

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Oh please. rolleyes Jennifer Holiday OWNED this contest. She gets major credit for being a major influence on Jennifer Hudson. cool
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Reply #6 posted 08/26/09 8:00pm

Timmy84

Jennifer HOLIDAY!
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Reply #7 posted 08/26/09 8:02pm

Harlepolis

Ok, I know its a "who gives a fuck" lol but is it "Holiday" or "Holliday"? hmmm
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Reply #8 posted 08/26/09 8:06pm

Timmy84

Harlepolis said:

Ok, I know its a "who gives a fuck" lol but is it "Holiday" or "Holliday"? hmmm


I think it's Holliday but I don't know... hmmm
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Reply #9 posted 08/26/09 8:08pm

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Um, I like Jennifer Hudson's version better. I can't stand Jennifer Holliday's voice shrug
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Reply #10 posted 08/26/09 8:26pm

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Holiday's rendition is Broadway History. You can't fuck with that.
Holiday's voice and rendition is so unique and iconic that it's kind of pointless to compare any other version to hers.

That said I love J-Hud and think she did an awesome job.
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Reply #11 posted 08/26/09 8:30pm

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johnart said:

Holiday's rendition is Broadway History. You can't fuck with that.
Holiday's voice and rendition is so unique and iconic that it's kind of pointless to compare any other version to hers.

That said I love J-Hud and think she did an awesome job.


Effa last row of the balcony - Holiday was sangin' to the lobby! nod
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Reply #12 posted 08/26/09 8:35pm

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Genesia said:

johnart said:

Holiday's rendition is Broadway History. You can't fuck with that.
Holiday's voice and rendition is so unique and iconic that it's kind of pointless to compare any other version to hers.

That said I love J-Hud and think she did an awesome job.


Effa last row of the balcony - Holiday was sangin' to the lobby! nod


You know???

"And I Am Telling You" is like the Black "Everything's Coming Up Roses". lol
It's insane and desperate and brings down the house and a single performer defines the entire production. touched
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Reply #13 posted 08/26/09 8:40pm

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johnart said:

Genesia said:



Effa last row of the balcony - Holiday was sangin' to the lobby! nod


You know???

"And I Am Telling You" is like the Black "Everything's Coming Up Roses". lol
It's insane and desperate and brings down the house and a single performer defines the entire production. touched


Even a white girl in the midwest knows that! lol
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Reply #14 posted 08/26/09 8:44pm

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Genesia said:

johnart said:



You know???

"And I Am Telling You" is like the Black "Everything's Coming Up Roses". lol
It's insane and desperate and brings down the house and a single performer defines the entire production. touched


Even a white girl in the midwest knows that! lol


I don't know if a lot of people ever compare the two. But I find a LOT of similarity between them. Even the whole format and how they're performed.
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Reply #15 posted 08/26/09 9:13pm

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I like JHud's version for the same reason I like Whitney's ova chaka-


it was better


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Reply #16 posted 08/26/09 11:10pm

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johnart said:

Holiday's rendition is Broadway History. You can't fuck with that.
Holiday's voice and rendition is so unique and iconic that it's kind of pointless to compare any other version to hers.

That said I love J-Hud and think she did an awesome job.


Co-sign. But yeah Ms. Hudson did a great job with it. Her version had more of an R&B punch than the original (which was definitely more Broadway pop-esque to me).
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Reply #17 posted 08/27/09 8:57am

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Evvy said:

I like JHud's version for the same reason I like Whitney's ova chaka-


it was better


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Reply #18 posted 08/27/09 12:40pm

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I like Jennifer Hudson better.
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Reply #19 posted 08/27/09 12:43pm

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PurpleGstring said:

I like Jennifer Hudson better.

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Reply #20 posted 08/27/09 12:55pm

Graycap23

It's complicated.
Holiday performed it better.....but I like Hudson's version more.
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Reply #21 posted 08/27/09 1:29pm

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I like JHud's version for the same reason I like Whitney's ova chaka-


it was better


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no.
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...and yeah, holiday over hudson anydamnday.
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Reply #22 posted 08/27/09 1:39pm

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Jennifer Holiday by 50 million miles.
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Reply #23 posted 08/27/09 1:43pm

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Jennifer Hudson did a great job of it, but please, Jennifer Holiday is Legendary.
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Reply #24 posted 08/27/09 2:44pm

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Chic35 said:

The Dreamgirls....





I actually remember watching the Tony awards on TV and seeing Jennifer Holiday back in 82. I remember being blown away by her voice and the next's day at school that's what all the girls could talk about.
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Reply #25 posted 08/27/09 3:01pm

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Timmy84 said:

johnart said:

Holiday's rendition is Broadway History. You can't fuck with that.
Holiday's voice and rendition is so unique and iconic that it's kind of pointless to compare any other version to hers.

That said I love J-Hud and think she did an awesome job.


Co-sign. But yeah Ms. Hudson did a great job with it. Her version had more of an R&B punch than the original (which was definitely more Broadway pop-esque to me).

Not to mention Hudson's version has a certain tenderness in the beginning that Holliday's lacks. Holliday (to me anyway) starts attacking the song in the beginning. It's like the Broadway version had her beating the shit out of him, while Hudson's version had the character upset and building up her anger.

In Holliday's stage performance, you see her build up, but as a listener, it sounds like she's ready to kick his ass and make him stay.
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Reply #26 posted 08/27/09 3:11pm

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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I worship Jennifer Hudson but this CLEARLY goes to miss Holiday! She'll never be dethroned from that song. NEVER! clapping

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Reply #27 posted 08/27/09 3:12pm

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daPrettyman said:



In Holliday's stage performance, you see her build up, but as a listener, it sounds like she's ready to kick his ass and make him stay.
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well duh, you think a strong black woman is gonna let a wuss like that tell her how it's gonna be? lol
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Reply #28 posted 08/27/09 3:37pm

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There would be no Jennifer Hudson without a Jennifer Holiday so....
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Reply #29 posted 08/27/09 3:40pm

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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

daPrettyman said:



In Holliday's stage performance, you see her build up, but as a listener, it sounds like she's ready to kick his ass and make him stay.
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well duh, you think a strong black woman is gonna let a wuss like that tell her how it's gonna be? lol


Exactly!
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