Jennifer Hudson Revisited

[jjkrkwood]

Does anyone remember THIS performance by Jennifer from the TV show SMASH ????

 

I was feeling nostalgic and missing my partner after my turkey dinner, and pulled out this video, which I think is one of her most beautiful performances of a very heart tugging song, so relevant for me even after 17 yrs of missing him.... (no, I'm not drunk !)

 

[+ bashful]

Very heart tugging. Those who’ve made our lives complete, and left this world, will always be a part of us, no matter how far we've moved along.

[TruthBTold]

It has always been weird and very crazy. Jennifer Hudson has a phenomenal voice. There is no arguing with that. But for some reason I put up a wall. I just always think of her as Jennifer Holliday-lite. Nutty, Nutty. Here's something I had never seen before. The two of them before this everybody has too be totally skinny phase.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5o25gB36gY

[jjkrkwood]

I've always liked Jennifer, but I started to LOVE her after her appearance on SMASH and her singing the OP song. She also did a version of it on the 2015 Academy Awards in Memoriam segment, and once again, I was mesmerized. I love her on The Voice as a coach... She seems to be getting better with Age... All is not lost after losing American Idol.

[TruthBTold]

Not sure what happened to this one but incredibly she is only 15 yo.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EWCTisKDSM

[jjkrkwood]

Not sure what happened to this one but incredibly she is only 15 yo.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EWCTisKDSM

 

 

Jennifer Holiday would be PROUD

[jjkrkwood]

Not sure what happened to this one but incredibly she is only 15 yo.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EWCTisKDSM

 

It must also be noted that Jennifer Hudson WON this years The Voice UK.....

[TruthBTold]

Jennifer Holiday would be PROUD

 

And one-third the weight.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

Hudson's voice is fine, if not extremely one-note.

 

Perhaps with age she'll realize that some of the best vocalists know when to gently color a phrase rather than just trumpet like a horn.

 

Her acting is something else entirely. I was never so happy as to see when Heather Headley took over as Shug in Broadway's Color Purple.

 

The video above is a perfect example of someone just mimicking a vocal and not making it their own. She could have a nice voice, but she needs training. You can see and hear her ticks that she uses to get through the notes.

[TruthBTold]

He does a great job and as you say he does some great musical acting. Thanks for the clip.

[+ sync]

Not sure what happened to this one but incredibly she is only 15 yo.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EWCTisKDSM

 

 

 

Impressive. I hope she has a voice trainer who is guiding her against damaging her vocal cords.