I honestly think that they are evenly matched. In my opinion, neither is better than the other, but they are both the two greatest voice of our time.
It's impossible to compare them accurately because of the difference in their singing styles. In vocal power and skill, the are equal and both phenomenal.
@RobertEllis2010 i agree, they are both clearly amazing, and a little different, but both carry so much power and emotion and unique style. I find them both utterly beautiful and both women are so talented.
@zeeuw070 if you could put both when they were young and at their prime barbra streisand would destroy her... her vibrato, her extremely high range.. she would be dead and "the voice" would too
@stevesg92 hahaha I love Babs, but vocally a young Barbra has nothing on young Whitney. Her sound wasn't nearly as rich, full, or powerful. Both had amazing timbres that shifted greatly as they aged. Both had a great vibrato. I also prefer Whitney's tendency to be a bit chesty to Barbra's nasal quality. That said, this is definitely a Streisand signature song :)
@RamajX that's is sorta not true... yes Barbra has been nasally in certain songs but that is not "her voice"....her voice had so many hues .... watch this video... I'm just trying to say that people have an idea of "Barbra's voice" as if it only had on facet but her voice was so so great that it could be extremely different .... this video is a perfect example
@gawdesanket what a complete moron... barbra for instance sang countless songs where her voice was very soft, sometimes high without what you ridiculously called "shouting".... BELTING just lends a song a certain thrill or excitement to a song and shows off the power of a singer's voice, if done properly
goodness. the "church" in whitney's voice is amazing here! she tore this up! i love both versions...but her version gave me chills. what a great song! i know whitney grew up loving barbra and i feel like she gave respect here by covering this song. like she has done with aretha, chaka, her mom, ashford and simpson and many more! long live whitney and THE VOICE!
Barbra Streisand to Whitney Houston, prime example to any upcoming or even established singers of how to take a piece and truly make it your own. Whom is better comes down to simple subjective preferences. Yet, both simply stellar nonetheless!
There is only one Barbra Streisand. There are quite a few who sound similar (maybe not as good, but similar) to Whitney, but there is only one voice like Streisand's. There is only one Barbra Streisand.
Barbara does a great job and has a GREAT voice with power and range, but Whitney takes it to another level, her voice is much fuller and her belts are a little stronger than Ms Streisand's. classic example Barbara at :21 seconds then Whitney at 1:03
@devonpoe Let's listen to Barbra's A Piece Of Sky and listen to the extreme loud of 19 seconds belt.No,I should not called it as belt but projection.You may think it was a sound effect but I believe Barbra projected her voice in extreme volume herself.
I read a article about the lost of Whitney voice's and one of the reason that made her voice lost is Marijuana,cocaine,etc.Besides,she has some technical fault from her singing.Example,she used to pull her larynx in very high position to get big and powerful voice,as you can see her nerves at her neck when she is singing.Moreover,she has vocal nodule.She didn't rest her voice and keep organizing concerts.Hence,the vocal nodule became her permanent damage to her voice.Sob Sob
Barbra acts the song. Whitney riffs around with the song. There's a place for both, but ultimately, I find Barbra's more satisfying. There is no denying that they are both two of the best singers ever, though.
For me it's obvious that Barbra and Aretha are way above the rest of those modern day screamers because they have a deeper understanding of music and singing (lyrics, musicality, timbre, rhythm, emotion, phrasing). Singing is so much more than singing loud or high or long notes. But sadly enough todays mainstream is dominated by screaming ladies. Young people need to look to older stars to understand what REAL singing is.
One thing i wish and always will is to have Whitney & Barbra duet in their prime! Heck, I'd take both even today regardless. Love 'em! FYI with the sad bitching of some diva fans, Whitney does cite Barbra among Aretha, & Gladys Knight as the people she listened to growing up(that were outside of her family) that influenced her. (check out "Hold Up the Light" vid of Whitney & the Winans interview on Arsenio.)
Whitney is good/was good, maybe still is, but she is not at the top when it comes to the vocal game, I mean you have many greats like Aretha, before she lost her voice, Pattie Labelle the true Queen of vocals, you have natalie cole now she can blow
I have to go with Barbra. While Whitney had a great instrument, Barbra is much more unique, graceful, and interesting to watch. And she continues to have #1 albums.
both are amazing- and i have extreme love for them both. babs did sing it first though- check out her movie version from "funny girl"... i feel like it is better than the 70's one on this video. however, no comparison- they are different types of talents but with equal amazement. well... to me. cheers!
Some black racist (as usual) made an ignorant remark saying only blacks have created American music. Erm, country music was created by Scottish people -- the instrumentation essential for it : fiddles, gaelic harps, guitars etc were all instruments Scots' used. Not blacks. Further, modern day pop music crossing All genres is only possible because white people and THEIR technology created sound booths & recording instruments for it. Oh and Scots also created line singing as used in Gospel too.
@lcd2201 Whitney wouldn't have dared sing that tired song Tell Him. I'm glad she didn't do it with her. Whitney's got too much soul for such a whitebred song.
@grethomory : Too much soul for "whitebread song".
Uh huh. I take it she was too soulful to sing that other "whitebread song" called "I will always love you". Infact, if it was not the talents of that nice white lady called Dolly Parton, Whitney 'Bobby Brown made me do it' Houston would not have had such a good song to sing.
Regards.
P.S. There's nothing soulful about being a cocaine addict. Just sayin'.................
@funkydory90210 Okay...but can you stop insulting Whitney? STUPID people will say White people don't have soul and other stupid people will say Black people do this BLAH BLAH...we can't sink to their level...just because someone insults your artist you don't have to insult theirs...WE CAN BE ABOVE THE HATE!!!!! :)
@gaylolful : I never insulted Whitney. But I think that certain people believe that if you've had a drug addiction then you're 'soulful' for having been through it. I disagree with that position.
Human beings have always imparted feelings into their work. All ethnicities.
@funkydory90210 I think saying "Bobby made me do it" is an insult(especially puttin it as her middle name)...she never said that and you know it...some Whitney fans may say that but she never said that....and who said that drug addicts were more soulful? Whoever said that should be slapped...I never heard anyone say that in my life...
@gaylolful : Think what you want. And I'll think what I want. Rule number one with drug addiction is to take responsibility and Whitney has been criticised for not fully taking responsibility. That was my point. That's what I think.It wasn't a direct quote thus you're understanding of it is clearly mistaken.
And even if I was insulting her, which I'm not, that would be my right to do so.
whitney has the best voice, but she has unhealthy technique, remember she had vocal nodules. Poor technique and drugs shred her vocal cords. Celine never had vocal nodules (only inflammation)
no contest this was whitney in her prime, NO ONE could touch her during this time, no disrespect to Ms Streisand who has a powerful voice as well, but Whitney power, tone and range is unmatched
Whitney Houston has the greatest voice in history; her tone had the perfect combination of beauty, power and soul. The entire world (including the whole music industry) didn't call her "The Voice" for nothing... Even in the vocal condition she's currently in, she could still sing circles around most of the joke acts around today. Whitney's voice = one of the most respected and celebrated instruments in music. Barbra Streisand is a LEGEND and her and Whitney are two of the top five greatest ever!
Two of the best ever. But even so, one of the proofs how amazing Whitney was at her peak is: her voice is flawless, even compared to Barbra's. Whitney had a lot more strong voice.
But of course, Barbra is amazing, a true diva, artist.
@TheQueenAretha LMAO..I get under you skin..I LOVE IT! DON'T BE SUCH A LITTLE GIRL. CHAKA KHAN IS THE VOICE AND CAN DO VOCAL GYMNASTICS AROUND YOU'RE ARETHA/WHITNEY ANYTIME. OH..AND BY THE WAY..CHAKA WAS DOING HARDER DRUGS BACK IN THE DAY AND DIDN'T TARNISH HER PIPES..BECAUSE...THEY ARE THAT POWERFUL..WHITNEY GOES MUTE! LOL. BTW IF I DON'T RESPOND RIGHT AWAY IS BECAUSE I HAVE LIFE..DON'T HAVE TIME FOR YOUR REDICULOUSNESS. COME ON BRO DON'T BE SCARED..SAY IT.."CHAKA KHAN QUEEN OF FUNK" ! LOL
@SOCCERNUT32 Bitch Please! Chaka is by no mean The Voice of shit, Whitney is The Voice. And Chaka can't lay a finger on Aretha and Whitney vocally. What the hell are you talking about drugs did tarnish Chaka's voice, all she has is her originally sound and her voice has never been as powerful as Whitney and Aretha's,
@SOCCERNUT32 They still have more power than Chaka. Chaka is merely loud. Bitch you are fucked up in the head what you need is a life, as real one at that. You ain;'t nothing but a crazy ass Chaka stan.
@TheQueenAretha auw....you're a strong, mad black woman aren't you? Fat as well, most likely. That shit don't work on us latins fucker so SHUT THE FUCK UP ! WITH YOUR WEVE TALKING, MUFFIN TOP HALTER WEARING, STUPID EXCUSE FOR A LITTLE GIRL. NEXT. UGH..DON'T YOU GET IT, YOU'RE SO IGNORANT, R&B AND THESE SINGERS ARE NOT THE BEST, JUST WELL KNOW. THE VOCALLY BEST ARE IN SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE.."OPERATIC" SINGERS..BUT YOU WOULDN'T KNOW. YOU'RE SOO URBAN..I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU. YOU NEED JESUS.
@SOCCERNUT32 What does my race and my gender have to do with anything. And for your information i am not fat at all and you can't talk about anyone being fat, have you looked at Chaka lately, sister is blowing up! It kills me how fucked up all of Chaka's fans are. It is laughable. Who are you to tell me who is the best. A great singer is more than just power and range. I am not a close minded person but you happen like you. But they aren't the best.
@TheQueenAretha well I'm sure your the ugly nappy hair weavy cunt of a little boy is the stan. Don't hate, show yourself on your profile. Yah that's what I thought. next.
@SOCCERNUT32 You are a stupid, retarded , racist ass bitch. That wasn't even called for. You have some nerve talking like that. And i am not a little boy, i am a teenage girl. You ugly,trap mouthed asshole.
@TheQueenAretha IS THE SADEST PIECE OF SHIT ON YOUTUBE! DO U ACTUALLY HAVE A LIFE?? ITS CLEAR THAT YOU DONT HAVE AN EDUCATION OR ANY REAL IDEA ABOUT MUSIC/SINGING....DO U EVER LEAVE UTUBE?...GET A LIFE U SAD LONELY INDIVIDUAL!
@rottweler HE SADEST PIECE OF SHIT ON YOUTUBE!, At least you know what you are. And yes i do have a life, something you stans know nothing about. Why don't you just jump off a cliff and get the fuck out of my face.
@TheQueenAretha blah, blah blah...lo que necesita saber donde la música se originó en la medida de la música moderna de la época. Usted no te gusta lo que se le da a usted por los medios de comunicación que es triste.
Whitney Houston's voice (in her PRIME) is one of the best voices music has ever heard in my opinion... There are not many singers past or present that can compete with Whitney vocally, in fact, when Whitney was in her prime she was basically untouchable.
Whitney was the best of her generation, and I think she is the better voice out of these two magnificent singers.
Barbra sounds very nice, but Whitney Houston back in her good old days was just flat amazing. Nobody could touch Whitney not even Barbra on her best days. I grew up in the mid 80s and Whitney was hott then. I can't recall hearing about Brabra beside on then classic music informercials. Im thinking she is for an older crowed.
Barbra sounds very nice, but Whitney Houston back in her good old days was just flat amazing. Nobody could touch Whitney not even Barbra on her best days. I grew up in the mid 80s and Whitney was hott then. I can't recall hearing about Brabra beside on then classic music informercials. Im thinking she is for an older crowed.
Barbra sounds very nice, but Whitney Houston back in her good old days was just flat amazing. Nobody could touch Whitney not even Barbra on her best days. I grew up in the mid 80s and Whitney was hott then. I can't recall hearing about Brabra beside on then classic music informercials. Im thinking she is for an older crowed.
@Lilweezy2815 Spot on,Barbra is for an older crowd from the 1960's and 1970's were her most successful years in terms of hit singles. But both are amazing
Barbra sounds very nice, but Whitney Houston back in her good old days was just flat amazing. Nobody could touch Whitney not even Barbra on her best days. I grew up in the mid 80s and Whitney was hott then. I can't recall hearing about Brabra beside on then classic music informercials. Im thinking she is for an older crowed.
I prefer 12 paintings of Manet instead of 57 paintings of Alexandre Cabanel, even if the last one was a great painter too. But as good as Cabanel, you could find few others... on the other hand the legacy of Manet is in a league of his own.
I love Barbra and I trully admire her career, in its diversity and lasting, I also have several Barbra's albuns, and I find her a better person than WH.
But when it comes to vocal skills and purity of timbre, Whitney's first 12 years (1984-96) are unmatched!
Who the hell you think you are Thekaliko? Barbra Streisand possess the voice of God. Barbra can sing many genre of music. Barbra's voice is powerful and timeless. Barbra's voice is unique. Barbra's voice is multi-octave. Barbra's voice quality is as smooth as butter. Barbra's mother is just envious of Barbra's vocal prowess.
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Most of Barbra Streisand is hype - her tone is good, but her range and her power are not outstanding especially when compared to other greats. And lets not forget that uneven vibrato of hers. There's a reason why her own mother told her she couldn't sing. All that aside, overall Whitney is just more interesting to me as a singer. Babs is often too self indulgent and premeditated.
Obviously, you don't know much of Barbra's music. She definitely has had the greatest voice in the world.( female artist with the most gold and platinum albums) Regarding the "lack of range"comment, just listen to "Mother" or "Piece of Sky". No way anyone else can sing with that RANGE! Regarding the "uneven" vibrato, WTF! She has ALWAYS had the BEST Vibrato, just listen to " Niagara" or " On a Clear Day ". Whitney will never come close to sounding as great as Barbra. Face it.
Oh, I understand. But Whitney is always called THE VOICE while that great Barbra will never, remember that. ;). Both are outstanding singer but don't say hateful and stupid comment like that.
is this an elimination contest for the right to face the champion? if it is, whitney can't sing anymore so, it's a walkover for babs. however, babs must now step up her training for she now has to face the 73 year old champion, unbeaten in a professional career lasting 57 years: dame shirley bassey! i predict a first round k.o. for the dame- that's if the authorities allow such a mismatch to take place
elimination contest? if mike tyson who's not at his peak anymore faces today some college boxer, he would lose... so it doesn't matter who is at their peak and when... the bottom line is, whitney at her best is better than barbra at ANY point...
@whfan007 Oh please how naive can you be ...Whitney is simply so vulgar,nobody even wans to admit they ever even listened to her ...as for Babs thats another class ...reign for ever BARBARA
@donkiddick08 : Big fan of Withney, and Babs voice is sweet and beautiful; BUT I have always thought of Shirley Bassey as the golden voice; she simply rocks!
Everyone talks about Barbra Streisand's tone, the one that inspired all those comparisons to the world's smoothest condiment. They also speak of her range, which mirrors the distance between the depths of the Grand Canyon and the peaks of Everest. Her lung power invites equal comment; Small wonder since, at full bore, it can flatten a town.
people... y'all can approach this with all of those nice theories, use nice terms and 'big words'.. i can even participate in that.. BUT-
it all comes down to this:
when you put all theory aside and just look at these performances.. Whitney's rendition just hits/ entertains you on such an emotional way.. her performance just leaves you KNOWING it was impeccable
Babs is still going strong. Whitney is just still going. Don't get me wrong, if it wasn't for Whitney, I wouldn't have started singing as a child. But Barbra is still there with a strong voice. I admire them both and am still learning from each of them.
To tell the truth. I don't even know? Someone mentioned it and I took their word. I've googled it and can not find it anywhere. That won't happen again! Thanks!
While i think barbra deserves credit for her great career and her storytelling approach to songs, she is by no means comparable vocally to major powerhouses like whitney houston, or the celines and mariahs. This little clip shows the vastly superior range, power, strength, agility and soul of whitney houston. Barbra has a decent, thin nasally voice which is dramatic, but technically speakin she is not Whitney/Aretha;s level of GREAT. She said herself she is more of an actress than a singer.
This is so false! Barbra has one of the most powerful voices in music, WAY more powerful than Celine, who you are certainly mixing her up with. Barbra's tone is round and full, Celine's is thin and nasally. And technically, Barbra is one of the best. The most connected voice, the best breath control and the best sense of pitch in music.
@Chimier How can it be false? The clip is right there in front of you. ''Barbra is certainly the better musician'' - how on earth did you figure that one out? As far as i am concerned she doesnt pay any instruments, she knows very little about the technical aspects of singing and she seldom writes her own songs - her last album was entirely composed by a jazz singer. She uses her emotions and a theatrical approach to singing than technical. So stop making ridiculous remarks.
You're not familiar with her material, are you? Barbra was the first white female to belt above the staff. There is nothing thin about her tone. What you're thinking about is a hard vocal edge. Yes, she doesn't have that, but it doesn't mean her tone is thin.
And I was talking about musicianship. Barbra has more musical authenticity and produces better melodic phrases than Whitney.
'Barbra was the first white female to belt' - there you go, you have proved that you know NOTHING about music.
Belting existed years before barbra was even born you idiot! Ethel Merman? Judy Garland? to name a few.That comment shows im arguing with a fool.
You can continue to deny it, claim that this video is a 'fake' etc..but a live recording doesnt lie. Barbra's voice is thin and nasally - a charcateristic of most jewish voices and pales in comparison.
Are you that STUPID? I said she was the first to belt ABOVE THE STAFF! I didn't say she was the first to belt. You're a flaming moron!
When did I claim this video was fake? And her tone is not thin and nasally at all. She sings in THE MASK, not the nasal cavity. Get back to me when you get some knowledge in vocal pedagogy, bitch.
@Chimier Agrees! Barbra is much better than Vaseline Dion. They are not even in the same league. Vaseline wants to be Queen Streisand so bad. In the beginning of her career, she tried very hard to copy her. Plus, Vaseline doesn't sing live. She always sings with a backtrack. Queen Streisand would never use a backtrack or lip sync..
@Chimier You are right...this is not about age or peak...is about full artist, and Barbra was and is for a lot more than any of those mentioned...though Shirley is a huge artist too, but again, you are right, Barbra's voice is round and complete...!!!D's up if you think like we do...!
@taurusg32 There's nothing similar about their tones. Barbra's is round and beautiful, Celine's is thin and nasal. Barbra's tonal beauty, diction and sense of pitch slay Celine's. Maybe it was hard for you to distinguish, it wasn't for me.
@taurusg32 Or not. Whitney has a bigger voice, but Barbra is the more artistically accomplished singer. If it wasn't for Barbra reinventing My Man as a power ballad, Whitney wouldn't have sang it the way she did.
Struggling? Ok...if she was struggling, you'd have heard it in the singing, but her tone was focused and properly supported.
Oh, and Whitney and Barbra have about the same range, so...
@Chimier Whitney has the best voice, but she has unhealthy technique, remember she had vocal nodules. Poor technique and drugs shred her vocal cords. Celine never had vocal nodules (only inflammation). I rather have a silver voice and a pure technique, than a golden voice with poor technique
@luigimanzanares Where is Celine on this video? Nowhere, so why are you even bringing her up?
You do know that vocal nodules can happen via overuse of the voice, which is not the same thing as bad technique.
Whitney's technique was not poor, she just used her voice too much and got vocal nodules, then was singing with a damaged instrument. Add that to the fact she did drugs, smoked since she was 16 and had three miscarriages and you have vocal decline.
@Chimier You're totally misinformed or didn't research well. She's always CHESTY POWER with poor mixed voice technique which is easier and healthier way. That's what she got for having THE VOICE, no longevity
Well okay, lets say she has good technique, if she used her voice too much, that means she IS NOT DISCIPLINED. Celine lived and sang in the DESERT DRY VEGAS for 5 years, 200 days a year and her voice though changed is still awesome because she lives by good values in life unlike your idol
@luigimanzanares LOL at you talking about vocal technique. Go on, tell me about vocal registration, breath control, appoggio, even scale, mixing, vocal color, dynamics, vocal agility, vocal flexibility, resonance, placement, laryngeal position, soft palate, hard palate, go on, I dare you.
@Chimier Talk to seth riggs, brett manning and eric arceneaux. I dont need to deal those with you. Keep them to yourselves because you're the only one who has the insanity to bring that up at this point.
@luigimanzanares HAHAHAHA then that coach LIED! If you can't explain any of those things I mentioned, then you're in no position to be telling me about the voice...at all. NEXT!
@Chimier Good luck with your own musical theories and knowledge about THE VOICE. Its you who only understands it. Goodbye voice-obssessed, go make some more high notes videos, can you make a video about voice splattering and melismas of the different divas
@luigimanzanares So you just admitted you're retarded...well, you know what they say...admission is the first step towards recovery....ooops! You don't recover from retardation! Oh well, sucks to be you.
Barbra. There's no comparison.
TheLeviKelley 1 week ago
Whitney was too growly and scary in her interpretation of this song however overall I prefer her as a singer.
ksionc100 2 months ago
I love them both! Two of the greatest of all time
cbyrd211 4 months ago
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At Exactly 1:03 Whitney UNLEASHES her 3rd LUNG !!!
The VOCAL TSUNAMI OF WH !!!
baz1000 4 months ago
I honestly think that they are evenly matched. In my opinion, neither is better than the other, but they are both the two greatest voice of our time.
It's impossible to compare them accurately because of the difference in their singing styles. In vocal power and skill, the are equal and both phenomenal.
RobertEllis2010 5 months ago
@RobertEllis2010 i agree, they are both clearly amazing, and a little different, but both carry so much power and emotion and unique style. I find them both utterly beautiful and both women are so talented.
eric101893 4 months ago
let's put babs & whit in a sing off now and see who's the greatest singer.......
zeeuw070 5 months ago
@zeeuw070 if you could put both when they were young and at their prime barbra streisand would destroy her... her vibrato, her extremely high range.. she would be dead and "the voice" would too
stevesg92 5 months ago
@stevesg92 hahaha I love Babs, but vocally a young Barbra has nothing on young Whitney. Her sound wasn't nearly as rich, full, or powerful. Both had amazing timbres that shifted greatly as they aged. Both had a great vibrato. I also prefer Whitney's tendency to be a bit chesty to Barbra's nasal quality. That said, this is definitely a Streisand signature song :)
RamajX 1 week ago
@RamajX that's is sorta not true... yes Barbra has been nasally in certain songs but that is not "her voice"....her voice had so many hues .... watch this video... I'm just trying to say that people have an idea of "Barbra's voice" as if it only had on facet but her voice was so so great that it could be extremely different .... this video is a perfect example
Barbra Streisand as Madame Schmausen Schmidt Sings "Liebestraum" & "Mother Macree"
stevesg92 1 week ago
there can only be one winner and that ofcoarse is BARBRA STREISAND
jon1955f 5 months ago 2
ahh both are shouting. so loud. my ears are paining. this what u called music then i would prefer janet and madonna.
gawdesanket 5 months ago
@gawdesanket LOL And we see what you call taste now and then, pass.
Sessylius 5 months ago
@gawdesanket It's called belting
omglolwhatever 5 months ago
@gawdesanket what a complete moron... barbra for instance sang countless songs where her voice was very soft, sometimes high without what you ridiculously called "shouting".... BELTING just lends a song a certain thrill or excitement to a song and shows off the power of a singer's voice, if done properly
stevesg92 1 week ago
Barbra Streisand
MsJohanna123 5 months ago
goodness. the "church" in whitney's voice is amazing here! she tore this up! i love both versions...but her version gave me chills. what a great song! i know whitney grew up loving barbra and i feel like she gave respect here by covering this song. like she has done with aretha, chaka, her mom, ashford and simpson and many more! long live whitney and THE VOICE!
MrDTJones1 6 months ago 5
True Artists!
Barbra Streisand to Whitney Houston, prime example to any upcoming or even established singers of how to take a piece and truly make it your own. Whom is better comes down to simple subjective preferences. Yet, both simply stellar nonetheless!
DinahWest 6 months ago
Is whitney singing about bobby brown? LOL. what a loser.
JhonathanFree 6 months ago
I prefer Barbra, 'cause she has a very nice voice, and her high notes are just PERFECT.
AlduuPoynter 6 months ago
There is only one Barbra Streisand. There are quite a few who sound similar (maybe not as good, but similar) to Whitney, but there is only one voice like Streisand's. There is only one Barbra Streisand.
ADebutantGirl 6 months ago
Barbara does a great job and has a GREAT voice with power and range, but Whitney takes it to another level, her voice is much fuller and her belts are a little stronger than Ms Streisand's. classic example Barbara at :21 seconds then Whitney at 1:03
devonpoe 8 months ago
@devonpoe Let's listen to Barbra's A Piece Of Sky and listen to the extreme loud of 19 seconds belt.No,I should not called it as belt but projection.You may think it was a sound effect but I believe Barbra projected her voice in extreme volume herself.
yongsua1989 6 months ago
@yongsua1989 i agree Barbra Streisand is a great singer, but Whitney in her prime was unmatched
devonpoe 6 months ago 3
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devonpoe 8 months ago
I read a article about the lost of Whitney voice's and one of the reason that made her voice lost is Marijuana,cocaine,etc.Besides,she has some technical fault from her singing.Example,she used to pull her larynx in very high position to get big and powerful voice,as you can see her nerves at her neck when she is singing.Moreover,she has vocal nodule.She didn't rest her voice and keep organizing concerts.Hence,the vocal nodule became her permanent damage to her voice.Sob Sob
yongsua1989 8 months ago
@yongsua1989 Interesting... thks
PePinmySteP 6 months ago
Barbra acts the song. Whitney riffs around with the song. There's a place for both, but ultimately, I find Barbra's more satisfying. There is no denying that they are both two of the best singers ever, though.
PhDinExistence 8 months ago 2
WHITNEY
whnippy123 8 months ago
IDIOT BARBRA STILL HAVE A VOICE WHITNEY GOT SHIT,WHITNEY LOST HER VOICE
mu1977000 9 months ago
both are great but WHITNEY is best.she has unbelievable voice
goga1785 10 months ago
What is the name of this song?
1980Triumph 10 months ago
BARBRA NEVER HAVE A DRUG PROBLEM WHITNEY DO NOT HAVE A VOICE ANYMORE BARBRA DO HAVE THE BEST VOICE EVER
mu1977000 11 months ago
@mu1977000; idiot..drugs don't have antything to do with Whitney's great voice..Barbara is great but Whitney is the best!
oakdaleatwt 9 months ago 2
For me it's obvious that Barbra and Aretha are way above the rest of those modern day screamers because they have a deeper understanding of music and singing (lyrics, musicality, timbre, rhythm, emotion, phrasing). Singing is so much more than singing loud or high or long notes. But sadly enough todays mainstream is dominated by screaming ladies. Young people need to look to older stars to understand what REAL singing is.
udz39 11 months ago
THE VOICE WIN WHITNEY HOUSTON
thanos633 11 months ago 11
@thanos633 she "wins" because you "prefer" her... that's all... she 's nothing compared to Barbra Streisand
stevesg92 5 months ago
I love both of them
ddsgds3 11 months ago
One thing i wish and always will is to have Whitney & Barbra duet in their prime! Heck, I'd take both even today regardless. Love 'em! FYI with the sad bitching of some diva fans, Whitney does cite Barbra among Aretha, & Gladys Knight as the people she listened to growing up(that were outside of her family) that influenced her. (check out "Hold Up the Light" vid of Whitney & the Winans interview on Arsenio.)
RothdeMan 1 year ago
Whitney is good/was good, maybe still is, but she is not at the top when it comes to the vocal game, I mean you have many greats like Aretha, before she lost her voice, Pattie Labelle the true Queen of vocals, you have natalie cole now she can blow
TheRyry84 1 year ago
this is a Striesand song..... always will be... once a song is owned it can't be replicated... no matter the singer or effort!!
ABBEYCOL 1 year ago
@ABBEYCOL lol i hear what you saying but im sorry whitney houston OWNED this song!!!!...wow im in awe right now......
troynellsantana 1 year ago 3
Gotta give it to Streisand. She is truly powerful. Just sensational.
rcir2 1 year ago
i love barbra, but i gotta go with whitney on this.
grethomory 1 year ago 2
Vaseline hahahha, funny name LOL
Fabian597 1 year ago
I have to go with Barbra. While Whitney had a great instrument, Barbra is much more unique, graceful, and interesting to watch. And she continues to have #1 albums.
billyboylb 1 year ago 2
both are amazing- and i have extreme love for them both. babs did sing it first though- check out her movie version from "funny girl"... i feel like it is better than the 70's one on this video. however, no comparison- they are different types of talents but with equal amazement. well... to me. cheers!
yellow85 1 year ago
whitney <3
83400kim 1 year ago
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lcd2201 1 year ago
Some black racist (as usual) made an ignorant remark saying only blacks have created American music. Erm, country music was created by Scottish people -- the instrumentation essential for it : fiddles, gaelic harps, guitars etc were all instruments Scots' used. Not blacks. Further, modern day pop music crossing All genres is only possible because white people and THEIR technology created sound booths & recording instruments for it. Oh and Scots also created line singing as used in Gospel too.
funkydory90210 1 year ago
@funkydory90210 What do you mean black racist as usual? Like most of us are racist or something? What's wrong with you...I'm not racist at all...
gaylolful 1 year ago
@gaylolful : Read my comment and who it was directed towards. You have all the explanation you'll need. I'm glad you're a good guy.
Regards.
funkydory90210 1 year ago
Barbara trumps Whitney. Barbara has heralded Celine as her replacement. It is Celine who Barabara chose to sing Tell Him with, NOT WHITNEY!
lcd2201 1 year ago
@lcd2201 Whitney wouldn't have dared sing that tired song Tell Him. I'm glad she didn't do it with her. Whitney's got too much soul for such a whitebred song.
grethomory 1 year ago
@grethomory : Too much soul for "whitebread song".
Uh huh. I take it she was too soulful to sing that other "whitebread song" called "I will always love you". Infact, if it was not the talents of that nice white lady called Dolly Parton, Whitney 'Bobby Brown made me do it' Houston would not have had such a good song to sing.
Regards.
P.S. There's nothing soulful about being a cocaine addict. Just sayin'.................
funkydory90210 1 year ago
@funkydory90210 Okay...but can you stop insulting Whitney? STUPID people will say White people don't have soul and other stupid people will say Black people do this BLAH BLAH...we can't sink to their level...just because someone insults your artist you don't have to insult theirs...WE CAN BE ABOVE THE HATE!!!!! :)
gaylolful 1 year ago
@gaylolful : I never insulted Whitney. But I think that certain people believe that if you've had a drug addiction then you're 'soulful' for having been through it. I disagree with that position.
Human beings have always imparted feelings into their work. All ethnicities.
funkydory90210 1 year ago
@funkydory90210 I think saying "Bobby made me do it" is an insult(especially puttin it as her middle name)...she never said that and you know it...some Whitney fans may say that but she never said that....and who said that drug addicts were more soulful? Whoever said that should be slapped...I never heard anyone say that in my life...
gaylolful 1 year ago
@gaylolful : Think what you want. And I'll think what I want. Rule number one with drug addiction is to take responsibility and Whitney has been criticised for not fully taking responsibility. That was my point. That's what I think.It wasn't a direct quote thus you're understanding of it is clearly mistaken.
And even if I was insulting her, which I'm not, that would be my right to do so.
funkydory90210 1 year ago
@funkydory90210 Um..well okay...
gaylolful 1 year ago
whitney has the best voice, but she has unhealthy technique, remember she had vocal nodules. Poor technique and drugs shred her vocal cords. Celine never had vocal nodules (only inflammation)
luigimanzanares 1 year ago
this is whitney at the peak of her career and at the best of her voice !!!
rafffa24 1 year ago
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"Agrees! Barbra is much better than Vaseline Dion. " LOL...
gaylolful 1 year ago
no contest this was whitney in her prime, NO ONE could touch her during this time, no disrespect to Ms Streisand who has a powerful voice as well, but Whitney power, tone and range is unmatched
devonpoe 1 year ago
Whitney Hands DOwn!!!
EMBRYA11 1 year ago
Barbra Streisand will forever be the Greatest Star EVER!! and Whitney is FAB!
romanticspirit 1 year ago
@romanticspirit I love Whitney but you have to give Barbra her respect, even Whitney knows this.
frsh6272 1 year ago
Whitney Houston has the greatest voice in history; her tone had the perfect combination of beauty, power and soul. The entire world (including the whole music industry) didn't call her "The Voice" for nothing... Even in the vocal condition she's currently in, she could still sing circles around most of the joke acts around today. Whitney's voice = one of the most respected and celebrated instruments in music. Barbra Streisand is a LEGEND and her and Whitney are two of the top five greatest ever!
ManOfBamboo 1 year ago 27
Whitney Alllllll the way
SongChumper 1 year ago
2 amazing talents
whnippy123 1 year ago
Whitney.
MRBarry1993 1 year ago
barbra no contesttttttt!!!
cloaii 1 year ago
Barbra wins!
No contest, Whitney started and finished during Barbra's career...Whitney's voice has all but gone in my opinion... shame really she was good.
CallasForeverable 1 year ago
WHITNEY ALL THE WAY..
PunkieboyTheTranny 1 year ago 8
whitney's my pick
whnippy123 1 year ago 2
Dude Whitney aint got nothing on Barbra. Not not now, not then, not EVER.
romerofosho 1 year ago
Its sad to realize that in these clips Barbra's voice and career were just really getting warmed up while Whitney's were at their climax.
oriac1212 1 year ago
Two of the best ever. But even so, one of the proofs how amazing Whitney was at her peak is: her voice is flawless, even compared to Barbra's. Whitney had a lot more strong voice.
But of course, Barbra is amazing, a true diva, artist.
They both are legends
David732008 1 year ago
Whitney is amazing! Listen to her! My goodness!
MrStyle23 1 year ago
Sorry Whitney sucks !
jokerwildest 1 year ago
I love Whitney's soulful take on the song. I'm not saying one is better than the other. They're different, and both dynamite.
zevnik 1 year ago
"THE VOICE" IS A COPYRIGHT OF CHAKA KHAN THE QUEEN OF SOUL." THE little Whitney voice Houston.
SOCCERNUT32 1 year ago
@SOCCERNUT32 The Voice is Whitney's title and not Chaka's. And when is Chaka the Queen of Soul, thats Aretha's title.
TheQueenAretha 1 year ago
@TheQueenAretha my apologizes..the QUEEN OF FUNK AND WHITNEY IS QUEEN OF CRACK. NEXT!
SOCCERNUT32 1 year ago
@SOCCERNUT32 Thats a cheap shot. Whitney is the Voice.
TheQueenAretha 1 year ago
@TheQueenAretha LMAO..I get under you skin..I LOVE IT! DON'T BE SUCH A LITTLE GIRL. CHAKA KHAN IS THE VOICE AND CAN DO VOCAL GYMNASTICS AROUND YOU'RE ARETHA/WHITNEY ANYTIME. OH..AND BY THE WAY..CHAKA WAS DOING HARDER DRUGS BACK IN THE DAY AND DIDN'T TARNISH HER PIPES..BECAUSE...THEY ARE THAT POWERFUL..WHITNEY GOES MUTE! LOL. BTW IF I DON'T RESPOND RIGHT AWAY IS BECAUSE I HAVE LIFE..DON'T HAVE TIME FOR YOUR REDICULOUSNESS. COME ON BRO DON'T BE SCARED..SAY IT.."CHAKA KHAN QUEEN OF FUNK" ! LOL
SOCCERNUT32 1 year ago
@SOCCERNUT32 Bitch Please! Chaka is by no mean The Voice of shit, Whitney is The Voice. And Chaka can't lay a finger on Aretha and Whitney vocally. What the hell are you talking about drugs did tarnish Chaka's voice, all she has is her originally sound and her voice has never been as powerful as Whitney and Aretha's,
TheQueenAretha 1 year ago
@TheQueenAretha ...auw....you okay? You seem really upset.
SOCCERNUT32 1 year ago
@SOCCERNUT32 They still have more power than Chaka. Chaka is merely loud. Bitch you are fucked up in the head what you need is a life, as real one at that. You ain;'t nothing but a crazy ass Chaka stan.
TheQueenAretha 1 year ago
@TheQueenAretha auw....you're a strong, mad black woman aren't you? Fat as well, most likely. That shit don't work on us latins fucker so SHUT THE FUCK UP ! WITH YOUR WEVE TALKING, MUFFIN TOP HALTER WEARING, STUPID EXCUSE FOR A LITTLE GIRL. NEXT. UGH..DON'T YOU GET IT, YOU'RE SO IGNORANT, R&B AND THESE SINGERS ARE NOT THE BEST, JUST WELL KNOW. THE VOCALLY BEST ARE IN SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE.."OPERATIC" SINGERS..BUT YOU WOULDN'T KNOW. YOU'RE SOO URBAN..I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU. YOU NEED JESUS.
SOCCERNUT32 1 year ago
@SOCCERNUT32 What does my race and my gender have to do with anything. And for your information i am not fat at all and you can't talk about anyone being fat, have you looked at Chaka lately, sister is blowing up! It kills me how fucked up all of Chaka's fans are. It is laughable. Who are you to tell me who is the best. A great singer is more than just power and range. I am not a close minded person but you happen like you. But they aren't the best.
TheQueenAretha 1 year ago
@TheQueenAretha well I'm sure your the ugly nappy hair weavy cunt of a little boy is the stan. Don't hate, show yourself on your profile. Yah that's what I thought. next.
ciao mija.
SOCCERNUT32 1 year ago
@SOCCERNUT32 You are a stupid, retarded , racist ass bitch. That wasn't even called for. You have some nerve talking like that. And i am not a little boy, i am a teenage girl. You ugly,trap mouthed asshole.
TheQueenAretha 1 year ago
@TheQueenAretha IS THE SADEST PIECE OF SHIT ON YOUTUBE! DO U ACTUALLY HAVE A LIFE?? ITS CLEAR THAT YOU DONT HAVE AN EDUCATION OR ANY REAL IDEA ABOUT MUSIC/SINGING....DO U EVER LEAVE UTUBE?...GET A LIFE U SAD LONELY INDIVIDUAL!
rottwelers 1 year ago
@rottweler HE SADEST PIECE OF SHIT ON YOUTUBE!, At least you know what you are. And yes i do have a life, something you stans know nothing about. Why don't you just jump off a cliff and get the fuck out of my face.
TheQueenAretha 1 year ago
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KyleSevenStars 1 year ago
@TheQueenAretha blah, blah blah...lo que necesita saber donde la música se originó en la medida de la música moderna de la época. Usted no te gusta lo que se le da a usted por los medios de comunicación que es triste.
yes, ...I know spanish..I suggest you learn you're native tough..African stupid ignorant fuck.
SOCCERNUT32 1 year ago
@SOCCERNUT32 Bitch there is like 2000 lauguages in the Africa.
TheQueenAretha 1 year ago
Whitney Houston's voice (in her PRIME) is one of the best voices music has ever heard in my opinion... There are not many singers past or present that can compete with Whitney vocally, in fact, when Whitney was in her prime she was basically untouchable.
Whitney was the best of her generation, and I think she is the better voice out of these two magnificent singers.
ManOfBamboo 1 year ago
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Barbra sounds very nice, but Whitney Houston back in her good old days was just flat amazing. Nobody could touch Whitney not even Barbra on her best days. I grew up in the mid 80s and Whitney was hott then. I can't recall hearing about Brabra beside on then classic music informercials. Im thinking she is for an older crowed.
Lilweezy2815 1 year ago
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Barbra sounds very nice, but Whitney Houston back in her good old days was just flat amazing. Nobody could touch Whitney not even Barbra on her best days. I grew up in the mid 80s and Whitney was hott then. I can't recall hearing about Brabra beside on then classic music informercials. Im thinking she is for an older crowed.
Lilweezy2815 1 year ago
Barbra sounds very nice, but Whitney Houston back in her good old days was just flat amazing. Nobody could touch Whitney not even Barbra on her best days. I grew up in the mid 80s and Whitney was hott then. I can't recall hearing about Brabra beside on then classic music informercials. Im thinking she is for an older crowed.
Lilweezy2815 1 year ago
@Lilweezy2815 Im 20 and a big fan of Barbra
MannyHuhnni 1 year ago
@Lilweezy2815 Spot on,Barbra is for an older crowd from the 1960's and 1970's were her most successful years in terms of hit singles. But both are amazing
DaxShaw 1 year ago
@DaxShaw Barbara is timeless.
frsh6272 1 year ago
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@DaxShaw Barbra is timeless
frsh6272 1 year ago
Barbra sounds very nice, but Whitney Houston back in her good old days was just flat amazing. Nobody could touch Whitney not even Barbra on her best days. I grew up in the mid 80s and Whitney was hott then. I can't recall hearing about Brabra beside on then classic music informercials. Im thinking she is for an older crowed.
Lilweezy2815 1 year ago
whitney might have had a nice voice back in the 80's. for the past 20 years she sounds like a chain smoking transvestite.
Barabara sounded incredible even at her 40's.
CelineFan26 1 year ago
Both wonderful singers, however Whitney in her prime conquered ANY before her and so far any after her!
jjblazej2 1 year ago
i love 'em both. they own wonderful voices...
may1978ad 1 year ago
that will always be a streisand song not a whitney number
swnotley 1 year ago
look i think whitney is great but Barbra is the best ever she has covered every type of music over the years and brilliantly
swnotley 1 year ago
I prefer 12 paintings of Manet instead of 57 paintings of Alexandre Cabanel, even if the last one was a great painter too. But as good as Cabanel, you could find few others... on the other hand the legacy of Manet is in a league of his own.
I love Barbra and I trully admire her career, in its diversity and lasting, I also have several Barbra's albuns, and I find her a better person than WH.
But when it comes to vocal skills and purity of timbre, Whitney's first 12 years (1984-96) are unmatched!
soundslikeblue 1 year ago
Who the hell you think you are Thekaliko? Barbra Streisand possess the voice of God. Barbra can sing many genre of music. Barbra's voice is powerful and timeless. Barbra's voice is unique. Barbra's voice is multi-octave. Barbra's voice quality is as smooth as butter. Barbra's mother is just envious of Barbra's vocal prowess.
Larreisand 1 year ago 3
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Most of Barbra Streisand is hype - her tone is good, but her range and her power are not outstanding especially when compared to other greats. And lets not forget that uneven vibrato of hers. There's a reason why her own mother told her she couldn't sing. All that aside, overall Whitney is just more interesting to me as a singer. Babs is often too self indulgent and premeditated.
thekaliko 1 year ago
Obviously, you don't know much of Barbra's music. She definitely has had the greatest voice in the world.( female artist with the most gold and platinum albums) Regarding the "lack of range"comment, just listen to "Mother" or "Piece of Sky". No way anyone else can sing with that RANGE! Regarding the "uneven" vibrato, WTF! She has ALWAYS had the BEST Vibrato, just listen to " Niagara" or " On a Clear Day ". Whitney will never come close to sounding as great as Barbra. Face it.
roccorules1 1 year ago
Oh, I understand. But Whitney is always called THE VOICE while that great Barbra will never, remember that. ;). Both are outstanding singer but don't say hateful and stupid comment like that.
iloveabba91 1 year ago
You are an arsehole
ccchisholm1 1 year ago
@thekaliko Barbra's mother was known for being unkind to her and speaking of families didn't Whitney's dad sue her?
DaxShaw 1 year ago
fuck off man,
Barbra's voice pisses me off
Whitney all the way
MrAussiekiddo 1 year ago
Fuch off you Aussie prick. There is a very obvious reason we Brits sent you fuckers to the other side of the world.
ccchisholm1 1 year ago
@ccchisholm1
gee arent u mature
bringing my CUltutre into the battle between Barbra and Whitney?
grow up mate
no one thinks your racism is tough
MrAussiekiddo 1 year ago
is this an elimination contest for the right to face the champion? if it is, whitney can't sing anymore so, it's a walkover for babs. however, babs must now step up her training for she now has to face the 73 year old champion, unbeaten in a professional career lasting 57 years: dame shirley bassey! i predict a first round k.o. for the dame- that's if the authorities allow such a mismatch to take place
donkiddick08 1 year ago
elimination contest? if mike tyson who's not at his peak anymore faces today some college boxer, he would lose... so it doesn't matter who is at their peak and when... the bottom line is, whitney at her best is better than barbra at ANY point...
whfan007 1 year ago 3
@whfan007 eh? what? er? beam me up scotty!
donkiddick08 1 year ago
@whfan007: Great response and so accurate.
mariewilder 1 year ago
@whfan007 Oh please how naive can you be ...Whitney is simply so vulgar,nobody even wans to admit they ever even listened to her ...as for Babs thats another class ...reign for ever BARBARA
pauloisilda 1 year ago
@donkiddick08 : Big fan of Withney, and Babs voice is sweet and beautiful; BUT I have always thought of Shirley Bassey as the golden voice; she simply rocks!
Yes4Brain 1 year ago
Everyone talks about Barbra Streisand's tone, the one that inspired all those comparisons to the world's smoothest condiment. They also speak of her range, which mirrors the distance between the depths of the Grand Canyon and the peaks of Everest. Her lung power invites equal comment; Small wonder since, at full bore, it can flatten a town.
Larreisand 2 years ago
they are really not comparable. even though i really like whitney, this song just isn't what she can do.
hedwigkiesler 2 years ago
Barbra Streisands voice is naturally enchanting, brilliant and magnificent! Babs do not need to exaggerate and fake her voice!
Larreisand 2 years ago 8
Both are great. Though, Whitney Houston will always be the standard.
Mrparisf 2 years ago
Barbra's voice is like butter! Barbra is better!
Larreisand 2 years ago
love babs but whitney's styling is impeccable
dungaboyd 2 years ago
people... y'all can approach this with all of those nice theories, use nice terms and 'big words'.. i can even participate in that.. BUT-
it all comes down to this:
when you put all theory aside and just look at these performances.. Whitney's rendition just hits/ entertains you on such an emotional way.. her performance just leaves you KNOWING it was impeccable
7johndoe777 2 years ago
Babs is still going strong. Whitney is just still going. Don't get me wrong, if it wasn't for Whitney, I wouldn't have started singing as a child. But Barbra is still there with a strong voice. I admire them both and am still learning from each of them.
kaya528 2 years ago
What's the argument about? BOTH of these women are damned good singers. Why argue or compare who is better? They are damned good!!!!!
grethomory 2 years ago 2
ok for white women she sounded good but whitney made it seem like she was the song
michael52ish 2 years ago
@michael52ish What a stupid remark.
udz39 1 year ago
These are two of the greatest singers in the world. The are the Queens of Mid-Range belting.
Chimier 2 years ago
They are both wonderful singers and we are so blessed to have them both. Stop the fighting and just enjoy people.
sweatyhot 2 years ago
They're the only 2 American singers to have been inducted into the opera hall of fame!
ThePharaoho 2 years ago
Opera Hall of Fame? Never heard of it. Are you sure this wasn't made up?
Chimier 2 years ago
To tell the truth. I don't even know? Someone mentioned it and I took their word. I've googled it and can not find it anywhere. That won't happen again! Thanks!
ThePharaoho 2 years ago
While i think barbra deserves credit for her great career and her storytelling approach to songs, she is by no means comparable vocally to major powerhouses like whitney houston, or the celines and mariahs. This little clip shows the vastly superior range, power, strength, agility and soul of whitney houston. Barbra has a decent, thin nasally voice which is dramatic, but technically speakin she is not Whitney/Aretha;s level of GREAT. She said herself she is more of an actress than a singer.
Teezer44 2 years ago
This is so false! Barbra has one of the most powerful voices in music, WAY more powerful than Celine, who you are certainly mixing her up with. Barbra's tone is round and full, Celine's is thin and nasally. And technically, Barbra is one of the best. The most connected voice, the best breath control and the best sense of pitch in music.
Chimier 2 years ago 17
@Chimier How can it be false? The clip is right there in front of you. ''Barbra is certainly the better musician'' - how on earth did you figure that one out? As far as i am concerned she doesnt pay any instruments, she knows very little about the technical aspects of singing and she seldom writes her own songs - her last album was entirely composed by a jazz singer. She uses her emotions and a theatrical approach to singing than technical. So stop making ridiculous remarks.
Teezer44 2 years ago
You're not familiar with her material, are you? Barbra was the first white female to belt above the staff. There is nothing thin about her tone. What you're thinking about is a hard vocal edge. Yes, she doesn't have that, but it doesn't mean her tone is thin.
And I was talking about musicianship. Barbra has more musical authenticity and produces better melodic phrases than Whitney.
Chimier 2 years ago 3
Oh, and let's not forget that Barbra has composed her own musical score.
Chimier 2 years ago 2
'Barbra was the first white female to belt' - there you go, you have proved that you know NOTHING about music.
Belting existed years before barbra was even born you idiot! Ethel Merman? Judy Garland? to name a few.That comment shows im arguing with a fool.
You can continue to deny it, claim that this video is a 'fake' etc..but a live recording doesnt lie. Barbra's voice is thin and nasally - a charcateristic of most jewish voices and pales in comparison.
Whitney is 'the voice.'
Teezer44 2 years ago
Are you that STUPID? I said she was the first to belt ABOVE THE STAFF! I didn't say she was the first to belt. You're a flaming moron!
When did I claim this video was fake? And her tone is not thin and nasally at all. She sings in THE MASK, not the nasal cavity. Get back to me when you get some knowledge in vocal pedagogy, bitch.
Chimier 2 years ago
@Chimier Agrees! Barbra is much better than Vaseline Dion. They are not even in the same league. Vaseline wants to be Queen Streisand so bad. In the beginning of her career, she tried very hard to copy her. Plus, Vaseline doesn't sing live. She always sings with a backtrack. Queen Streisand would never use a backtrack or lip sync..
josbo51715 1 year ago
@Chimier You are right...this is not about age or peak...is about full artist, and Barbra was and is for a lot more than any of those mentioned...though Shirley is a huge artist too, but again, you are right, Barbra's voice is round and complete...!!!D's up if you think like we do...!
Josedehesa 1 year ago
Celine's tone is very similar to Barbara's (they share the same vocal coach).
On their duet it was very hard to distinguish between them.
Barbara is also very nasal when she sings (but I suppose considering the instrument you wouldn't really expect anything else now would you?
taurusg32 1 year ago
@taurusg32 There's nothing similar about their tones. Barbra's is round and beautiful, Celine's is thin and nasal. Barbra's tonal beauty, diction and sense of pitch slay Celine's. Maybe it was hard for you to distinguish, it wasn't for me.
Chimier 1 year ago
Regardless - Whitney blew Barbara away - and WITH EASE!!!
Whitney's voice is stronger / she has a much larger range and to be honest - Barbara looked like she struggled!!
taurusg32 1 year ago
@taurusg32 Or not. Whitney has a bigger voice, but Barbra is the more artistically accomplished singer. If it wasn't for Barbra reinventing My Man as a power ballad, Whitney wouldn't have sang it the way she did.
Struggling? Ok...if she was struggling, you'd have heard it in the singing, but her tone was focused and properly supported.
Oh, and Whitney and Barbra have about the same range, so...
Chimier 1 year ago
@Chimier celine is way more powerful than barbra IDIOT, NEXT, you need an ear transplant, change your auditory nerve too
barbra won't duet with celine because she's scared, she's sure to be blown by celine
celine thins out and that's technique.
luigimanzanares 1 year ago
@luigimanzanares Or not dumbass. Celine could never match Barbra's power, much less surpass it.
No, your voice is not supposed to thin out the higher you go. #FAIL
Chimier 1 year ago
@Chimier barbra best in sense of pitch huh?? ive seen her many times, she was offkey and offtune many times and there are not so many out there
luigimanzanares 1 year ago
@luigimanzanares Then you obviously can't hear right. Barbra's never offkey.
Chimier 1 year ago
@Chimier Whitney has the best voice, but she has unhealthy technique, remember she had vocal nodules. Poor technique and drugs shred her vocal cords. Celine never had vocal nodules (only inflammation). I rather have a silver voice and a pure technique, than a golden voice with poor technique
luigimanzanares 1 year ago
@luigimanzanares Where is Celine on this video? Nowhere, so why are you even bringing her up?
You do know that vocal nodules can happen via overuse of the voice, which is not the same thing as bad technique.
Whitney's technique was not poor, she just used her voice too much and got vocal nodules, then was singing with a damaged instrument. Add that to the fact she did drugs, smoked since she was 16 and had three miscarriages and you have vocal decline.
Now go away.
Chimier 1 year ago
@Chimier You're totally misinformed or didn't research well. She's always CHESTY POWER with poor mixed voice technique which is easier and healthier way. That's what she got for having THE VOICE, no longevity
Well okay, lets say she has good technique, if she used her voice too much, that means she IS NOT DISCIPLINED. Celine lived and sang in the DESERT DRY VEGAS for 5 years, 200 days a year and her voice though changed is still awesome because she lives by good values in life unlike your idol
luigimanzanares 1 year ago
@luigimanzanares LOL at you talking about vocal technique. Go on, tell me about vocal registration, breath control, appoggio, even scale, mixing, vocal color, dynamics, vocal agility, vocal flexibility, resonance, placement, laryngeal position, soft palate, hard palate, go on, I dare you.
Chimier 1 year ago
@Chimier Talk to seth riggs, brett manning and eric arceneaux. I dont need to deal those with you. Keep them to yourselves because you're the only one who has the insanity to bring that up at this point.
luigimanzanares 1 year ago
@luigimanzanares Read a book, dumbass.
Chimier 1 year ago
@Chimier I have CDs and DVDs and a personal vocal coach
luigimanzanares 1 year ago
@luigimanzanares HAHAHAHA then that coach LIED! If you can't explain any of those things I mentioned, then you're in no position to be telling me about the voice...at all. NEXT!
Chimier 1 year ago
@Chimier Good luck with your own musical theories and knowledge about THE VOICE. Its you who only understands it. Goodbye voice-obssessed, go make some more high notes videos, can you make a video about voice splattering and melismas of the different divas
luigimanzanares 1 year ago
@luigimanzanares Can you get a functioning brain? If so, maybe I'll actually listen to your little "request"
Chimier 1 year ago
@Chimier its functioning like yours in vegetable state
luigimanzanares 1 year ago
@luigimanzanares So you just admitted you're retarded...well, you know what they say...admission is the first step towards recovery....ooops! You don't recover from retardation! Oh well, sucks to be you.
No, my brain functions correctly. Sorry.
Chimier 1 year ago
@Chimier
/watch?v=LJ4HFy134UE&NR=1
oops!
lcd2201 1 year ago
@lcd2201 Yet she slays your fav still. Ouch!
Chimier 1 year ago