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  • omg what a voice this girl is god

  • She is NOT a jazz singer. lol. foolish people and she over sings this way too much. its not a song thats supposed to be over done like this. Amy Winehouse's version was better. she sang it with much more soul, its like i could feel her voice touching my soul. RIP babe! xx

  • AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA perfeita amei eu sempre choro com essa musica :)

  • Xtina gets crazzzy 2:51 ;D

  • 0:56 lol wrong lyrics.

  • @deonoxivar is it, "i know your image of me is what i hope to be"?

  • @3cherrygirl1994 I think she mumbled the "your image of me" part

  • @deonoxivar oh ok i think she does that sometimes cuz ive noticed that in other songs too.

  • one of my favorite performances from Xtina!!! this is how music should sound!

  • I have played this so many times n it s still new to me. This chick has pipes not very few can sing like her.

  • WOW !

  • she should do a jazz album! its gonna be great!

  • @Ahgwenas She has one, "Back to basics".

  • wow she is pure talent

  • she was so beautiful in 2006

  • Shes so beautiful and she has the voice of an angel...goodness I love this woman!!!

  • Leon!?! ...lol...his voice is horrible.

  • It's amazing that her voice is so powerful she has to pull the mic away from her mouth at times.

  • Good, But She's no Leon or Ray. They bring the tears!

  • questa bella donna canta come gli angeli

  • Like so many of the fantastic songs to come from the American Song Book, many great artists cover them and you could not compare who did it best. This version is pure emotional beauty, period. Thenk you for sharing!

    Peace

  • You can hate the tacky blonde hair, hate her image, hate her face, hate her songs...but if you put yourself out there and say that "she can't sing", you're showing yourself up as ignorant. Sometimes, I don't like her musical choices and her voice grates on me, but the girl is a pure vocal genius and was placed on earth to sing...

  • Has anybody notice how she keeps moving the mic close and far from her mouth? And sounds perfect! now, that's a professional having control.

  • @xmichaelfletcherx it did drop idiot

  • @xmichaelfletcherx lol you fail

  • what the hell going on with this girl ... she can't be human been ... her voice is absolutly amazing !!

  • really amazing.

  • she's just not human, she's goddess! ...but she messed up the lyrics in the first verse ;))

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  • her voice is so amazing!!! thanksto her ive gotten the priviledge to know many other artists like etta james, aritha franklin etc. she brngs to songs back to the 20thcentury. she s awesome i wishe i had her precious voice!

  • i quess ppl hate it because it doesn't sound like the oriqinal but she just made it her own so stop hatinq

  • Oh come on!!! She sung this sing so well... If there are any disagreements, well, I really do hate it, but I guess that's why we are all different. However, I don't think anyone has or even can top this version.....

  • Donny Hathaway sang it better. Just saying.

  • I didn't like Whitney's version, her attitude was like I'm gonna sing it slowly so I can show off my beautiful voice, and no, I think with this song you must be humble just like Christina was, I loved her performance. That's my opinion.

  • i love you xtina, but Whitney did this way better.

  • @reznikator & Donnie did it better than Whit.

  • @bklynchicka994 I agree.

  • She's so irritating here , amazing vocal yes , but where's the feeling? this is supposed to be a love song for christ sake! At least when Whitney added all her trademark vocal gymnastics she brought it back down for the sentimental moments of the song. She's an amazing singer, but she has no idea how to 'sing'.

  • at 2:05-2:12 that is how powerful her voice is! u can hear her when the mic was soo far away! amazing!! Xtina forever!

  • How does she follow his keys. They are soo complex

  • @crazyramus thats called being musical, not allot of people are blessed with that gift

  • @Xtina4evahLegend whitney's live version in 1991 totally thrashes the crap out other versions? hello? r u ppl deaf?

  • @Quekei Donnie Hathaway's version is the best imo & Christina comes after. Everyone has their own opinion...

  • @Quekei whitney version was really slow and she had so much time to embellish and hold long notes. This is in correct timing. Though I do agree whitney's version is awesome you cannot compare because the timing of this version makes it so much harder to sing than whitneys version

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  • @themindsden And bitch, you're a spineless excuse for a human being. Ooops. We still don't have shit in common.

  • this might me my favorite performance from her... she just nailed it, looked beautiful, so into the song...

  • amazing. x-tina damn no one comes close to your pipes. unique powerful and beautifuL daaaMN

  • This is amazing!!

  • Well, a legend recognizes other legends! That's why Herbie Hancock chose to do this vocal collaboration with Christina :)

  • Well the truth is that when u grow learning how to sing by yourself, Ur sistem get to use to... This is Christina's situation... She grew up without a guide of how to sing correctly... So her sistem get use to it... And she creates her own technique... so it might no be healthy for another person to imitate her but she does have a great voice... And she has something that a lot of people don't.... She has a great voice, she has a unique technique/style & her voice is very emotional....

  • @radiel08 i know and it is my favorite so amazing

  • Well the truth is that when u educate urself

  • Why cant people just accept she has an amazing and unique voice. This is amazing.

  • @KevvyBoyy it is, x-tina your superflous. just amazing daaam. grammys 2011 she killeD it. amazing

  • Not once did Christina Scream in this cover. Now because your fave artist can't belt that immensely with that much belting, or it may not be your preference does not mean she's screamed.

  • @LifeisMusic07 She did scream. Very throaty, harsh, thin, no control. Same thing as a scream.

  • @Chimier Well I really don't care about your opinion because you are expected to say this, so I don't really even know why you even responded to me. & when did throaty mean your screaming, harsh, no control (didn't hear thinness) mean you're automatically screaming. It means you do not have vocal control, technique or not singing correctly, it doesn't automatically qualify for screaming. Don't answer that, because I don't really care.

  • @LifeisMusic07 " when did throaty mean your screaming, harsh, no control (didn't hear thinness) mean you're automatically screaming."- That has got to be the most stupid thing anyone has EVER told me. Go and read a book on vocal pedagogy or something. Please do. If you are singing from the throat, esp. when trying to "belt", the mechanism is similar to screaming. Of course you didn't hear thinness. Your musical ear is obviously very bad.

    I guess I just answered! Ooops!

  • @Chimier U JUZ WISH U HAD 1/8 OF HER VOICE, TOO BAD UR WASTED BITCH!!!CANT BEAT D LEGENDARY SINGER...MUSICAL GENIUSES CELINE ,PATTI LA BELLE, ETTA JAMES ALREADY PRAISE HER. AND WHO D FUCK R U THAT GOT EVEN D AUDACITY 2 CRITISIZE HER...WATTA A JOKE!!!!AN IGNORAT IDIOT!!lol

  • @griik123 Bitch, bye.

  • @Chimier

    If you dislike christinas voice so much why listen to it? 

  • @Chimier just fuck off already !

  • @bandbforever13 I haven't commented on this video in over two months, bitch. Or are you blind as well as stupid? Bye, pressed ho.

  • BTW have you ever noticed her best performances are on ellen shows?? xD #funnyfact

  • this is one of her best live perfomances ever... simply flawless, and the fact she looks her best, makes it even better... LOVE HER!

  • She is very very very good when it comes to technique and improvising... Now when thats said, i think this version is a bit of an overkill ... She is not telling the storry, she is just showing all her skills as a singer ....

    Again, great singer, but she is not telling a story.

  • @Schink123 I heard the story perfectly...In fact, she's the reason I got into Blues music.

  • @fukklilsteff i would have never like jazz and blue or know about jazz and blues if it was never for christina

  • Everyone was syncing. Ellen, Herbie and of course; Christina! Am I being sarcastic; YES! People love to hate on REAL talent! She may be a little over the top at times, but the woman can sing the hair off of your head.

  • she does that even in the studio...she has a loud voice, if she goes any closer in certain parts it would sound scrambled on the amps....people who sings loud usually tend to put the mic far away from their mouth

  • @xmichaelfletcherx you FAIL lol...but seriously, she does that even in the studio...she has a loud voice, if she goes any closer in certain parts it would sound scrambled on the amps....people who sings loud usually tend to put the mic far away from their mouth

  • @xmichaelfletcherx actually you can, she does it all the time and jessica simpson has done it before too.

  • @xmichaelfletcherx u asswipe if u pay closer attention and stop hating mayb u`ll realised that she forgot the lyrics right after the few first lines of the song,then how d fuck is she lyp syncing?Its not like her mouth was moving to sth else and a different thing was playing in the background

  • @xmichaelfletcherx because she has a very powerful voice thats out of this world and she doesnt want to damage the hearing of poor trolls like you. ;)

  • @xmichaelfletcherx its because her dynamics are crazy and she has a great voice :)

  • love it 

  • great voice, great song but this is boring for some reason

  • christina does a great job on this song. i wish she would record a whole cd of jazz standards. i would definitely buy it. she has god given talent.

  • I think 'Possibilities' is a fantastic album, and 'A song for you' is one of my favorites on it... <3 Christina is sooo amazing!

  • her voice was at a prime here, just matured and worked in enough ...gorgeous!

  • @Xtina4evahLegend beyonce didn't do her own version, she did it just like etta & that's why etta dissed her

  • I REALLY LOVE CHRIS! 

  • @Xtina4evahLegend I agree with u 100%

  • simply effortless yet powerful! go Xtina!

  • but Karen just did this right and didn't belch every part of the song like she did!

    She sang it slow and sang it high in the right spots.

  • she has an incredibly controlled voice, its so clear on point and such a powerhouse

  • The first time I heard this song it was done by Karen Carpenter and it was sung beautifully and intimately with a haunting vocal. The lyrics are very intimate, and all the screaming and over singing of xtina turns me off. It all sounds the same.

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  • so much soul

  • NDILKC: "Nobody does it like Karen Carpenter".

  • I hate all the people who gave this a thumbs down. She is perfection!!!!

  • @lele89119 it's just the Beysic Knowles fans. You know they just mad their illiterate fave could never ever pull this off like Christina "The Voice of the Generation" Aguilera. #speakingthetruth.

  • You know Ellen wanted to eat that muffin...

  • she's no Karen because we dont know who that whore is, stop hating on christina you stupid fags

  • most people don't realize that less is more..

  • Sorry but she's no Karen Carpenter!!

  • She oversings yes, but in this particular number it was ABSOLUTELY suited. The song is heart-filled and about vulnerability. I think Christina's trill-happy wails brought life to the lyrics and accentuated the virtuoso piano playing. The only one done better (by a female) is by Whitney Houston back in her glory days.

    Cannot wait for Bionic

  • she must do a duet with chris botti of this song *_*

    so perfect *_*

  • SHE SLAYS ANY GENRE!!!

  • Aguilera is fantastic. But i'm even more amazed by herbie... as always ;)

  • Perfect <3

  • people need 2 stop dissing her because this girl is one of the greatest singers ever

  • Beautiful performance! What a voice.

    If you dig this, you might like a new compilation from CB Lyon Records called "The Collect Effect" out on iTunes that features up and coming artists like Slydoggie and P.O.W.

  • is this a jazz song or a blues song?

  • i'd say soul!

    but it's more blues than jazz.

  • lova ya LEGEND!!!

  • I love it when she sings her songs with controlled melisma. . .Sounds more coherent and compliments her strong chest tone :-)

  • wow 4 years ago

  • Christina is amazing period she is a true artist and she has an amazing voice she is for sure an inspiration an her cover of this song is amazing!!!!! great job christina!

  • :: 2:07 .. PERFECT

  • doesnt get better than christina aguilera and her amazing notes..

  • yes i love that part it is the perfect pitch, perfect build up leading to that point... that is my favorite part of the song... she did a great job here... but at the Grammy awards she over sang it just a bit..

  • she messed up the words..but still killed it nevertheless..

    " I know your image of me is what I hope to be" NOT "I loved you in a place...what I hope to be"

  • well YOU sing it then send to me and then lets see if YOU can do better.

  • Look up Donnie Hathaway, He sang it best.

  • Go christina... and however thinks she's a bad singer is obviously deaf!!! SING IT GIRL xxxx

  • she messed up the lyrics but awsome

  • LO MAXIMO !

  • я хочу такой голос! ))

  • Legendary....

  • This was marvelous..

  • Fuck Evryy One Else Bestt Voicee Eva Lyk She Won Awards 4 ::P

  • right. like anyone gives a shit about ur opinion. herbie says she's amazing, she has 5 grammys cuz of her voice, she's known as the voice of her generation and praised as a vocal genius and one of the best singers ever.

    so face it. you're wrong. your opinion doesn't mean shit.

    moving on.

  • so tired of people bad mouthing Christina, try to comprehend that Herbie Hancock collaborated with MANY artists for his "Possibilities" album and Christina was only one of them. In that album FILLED WITH COLLABORATIONS only her song was NOMINATED AT THE GRAMMYS and became the CARRIER SINGLE. Whitney and Beyonce may have sung this song but NEITHER OF THEM got recognized by being nominated unlike the legendary Christina Aguilera!!!

  • @Espma you tell'em...hello clearly beyonce was like ehh when she heard Christina Peform this song for the Grammy's and was Fantastic (:

    thumbs up for this post.

  • @Espma omg such nonsense. juz cuz she got nominated for a grammy... i wun say anyting abt beyonce's version, but Whitney's version RULEZ. she nv won anyting for it cuz she never recorded it. if u hv working ears, u'll b able to tel dat Whitney's version is by far the best! if not... i suggest u get ur ears checked

  • @Quekei LMFAO your voiceless wonder that WAS Whitney recorded this song on her most recent album..IT IS YOU who needs ear wax inspection if you honestly think Whitney's version is superior to this one LMFAO.

  • Are you kidding?! She's truely a phenomenal singer even if she's not your taste. He obviously chose to work with her and he would never work with anyone he didn't want to!

  • i want her voice!!!!

    its so good and powerful

  • ray charles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!

  • i love chrishtinas voice and her songs but this song isn't for her...i think this song should be more soulful than a way to show people what kind of a strogn voice you have...just my opinion

  • Christina is the greatest singer of all time

  • You are so right!!!

  • Shows what a pro she is -- I had no idea she fucked up the lyrics. I think this is her best performance...maybe ever?

  • she fucked up the words a little but this is one of my fav songs ever

  • if yall can't realize the real talent on this stage (Herbie Hancock), you shouldn't be talking.

  • I love christina aguilera! I can't believe how loud and clear her voice still sounds after she pulls the mic so far away!

  • Christina is a fantastic singer! I loved her, love her and will love her! XD :D =D :P

  • since you can do it better than Christina Aguilera herself I guess you're uploading a video of your not-ruined version of this songs right?

  • does anyone notice that you're a total idiot, and ruined a comment?

  • You go Christina. As always Chistina shows off that beautiful voice. Girlfriend can sing Row Row Row Your Boat and it will be HOT!!! Makes Britney lip singing almost laughable.

  • Shut your trap smooches , After i confronted you on using that other youtuber you lied too stating i said something about christina , you've backed your sorry ass down , Continuing your desire to show yourself up just makes you more of a laughing stock. Your obsessed over britney!

  • so true! id buy a song with no words, just her amazing vocal runs and such, as long as im hearing xtinas voice, im happy. that might be a little extreme, but i have anextreme love for this girls voice.

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    <3.

  • oh christina, what did you do? she actually has the chops to sing this song well, but i don't know what the hell happened. it's like her and herbie weren't even in the same room together. i wonder if she got nervous. it's a big song.

  • I believe they know more about live interpretation than you.

    It's clear that you are learning your ABC's of singing and don't have the sophistication to comprehend what Herbie and Christina are doing.

    So keep on taking your baby steps for now. One day, you may learn what real singers do with covers.

  • You decide that without knowing anything about me or my career which is why I figure you are taking it personally because you are a big Christina fan.

    I'm just expressing my opinion on what, I actually can see and hear in this video not trying to insult your taste in music and singers.

    If you like it that's great. One thing I've learned in this business is that there is something for everyone.

  • this is beautiful, but nothing can be better than the original version. :)

    i love her voice!!! <333

  • i used to love Christina until one day it dawned on me that she has absolutely no emotion and feeling when it comes to singing a real song she cares to much about how she sounds and yes she sounds great but there is nothing there she is robotic she needs to connect to the music more

    Shitney poostain did a great rendition

  • can you ask a artist to have more emotion and feeling while he's singing like christina has when she is singing "beautiful", for instance? don't think so! or have you ever heard christina's rendition "it's a mans mans mans world"?

  • christina has excellent vocal and she proved it in these songs you mentioned and yes a mans world was emotional but that is the only live performance i have seen christina put soul into. she does NOT put soul and TRUE feeling into her songs beccause she tries to much to sound amazing and this results in her oversinging. don't get me wrong i have huge amounts of respect for christina vocally. but she DOES NOT put her heart and soul into performances. for example this live performance is over done

  • you just don't have a clue what you are talking about. have you even considered the possibility that you have it upside down. she certainly sings with heart and soul like no other in the business today (IMHO).

  • i've been brought up watching the greats and i do know what i'm talking about. let's just agree to disagree

  • you obviousley haven't watched many performances...

  • you obviously wern't loved bu ur parents very much

  • That was a terrible come back haha, =)

  • i just aint arguning on fucking youtube about a 'decent' dinger who i'ven never even met let alone want ot meet

  • Decent? Is that why she's in the rock and roll hall of fame and is #58 on the rolling stones greatest voices of ALL TIME? She was voted in at 27 years old?

    You clearly don't know talent. No point arguing with someone who can't spell and doesn't know what they are talking about.

  • exactly she's decent i'm glad we agree and nice one hitting me where it hurts - My spelling!