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So, if you’re not a Broadway fan but you watch American Idol, you may have noticed that a million girls sing that song “And I am telling you I’m not going anywhere … And you, and you, and you, you’re gonna love me!” I know Tamyra Gray did it, and I’ve seen a million other rejects do it on the auditions shows. The song is from a show called Dreamgirls, and it was a big hit a few decades ago for Jennifer Holliday, who won a Tony for the role of Effie and scored a hit radio single with the song. Watch this video of her singing it–the actual song starts a few minutes in–and you’ll see why it was so popular. It freaks me out how good she is.
– I did absolutely nothing today. And it was great. I highly recommend other Type-A presonalities out there try a day of doing as little as humanly possible. It is the nicest feeling in the world. I danced around and did some exercise to keep the momentum going, but that’s about it. Here is some lazy day music for you: Fiona Apple - Oh Well (demo version) Also, my two favorite exercise songs of the moment: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion (Diplo mix) filed under: misc and music | comments: Leave a commentLine and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed:
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omg … you are the first person i have ever known who knows of patty griffin. i so love her. saw her with shawn colvin many moons ago as an opening act, and she was amazing. i have been singing her praises ever since.
Comment by robert — March 1, 2006 @ 3:28 am
good songs
Comment by jason — March 1, 2006 @ 7:53 am
that jen holliday piece is brilliant. has she got a fucking voice! thanks for that
Comment by tony — March 2, 2006 @ 5:34 am
I got to see Jennifer Holiday perform this peice at a small gay club in Kansas City where she would come in for special events. She was AMAZING!!! I know what you mean about those small city experiences
Comment by scott — March 3, 2006 @ 12:34 am
Dreamgirls is being made into a movie starring Beyonce.
Comment by Steven — March 3, 2006 @ 2:51 am
Jennifer Holiday has an amazing voice. And I love the Gold Lion remix.
Comment by Ronald — March 7, 2006 @ 1:10 pm
Thank u very much for your music!I like all of them!
I’m a girl from china,happen 2 get here…
Comment by Wing — March 22, 2006 @ 12:01 pm
There is a god. According to legend, the videotape of this recording was archived in Carnegie hall (source, http://www.graiai.com/dreamgirls/) There is a sound recording of this performance, and that made me shed a tear. When I came accross this and played it, I wept like a kid. Jeniffer Hudson has her work cut for her when the movie is out in December, cos Lady Holliday tore the roof off. Could God himself have heard that voice?
Comment by Michael — July 24, 2006 @ 2:43 pm