Sister in the Name of Love -- I Will Survive -- Gladys Knight

[MrSoulsista2009]

i was crying mama

[onotad]

I´ve always loved this video.

[usicmay]

Saw this one time in (I think) 1986 on HBO. THRILLED that I was able to find it, so much beautiful emotion. Thanks so much!!!!

[sixfobrutha11]

@usicmay Yo, I saw this too when I was about 10 in 86!!!! Yes it was HBO : ) My dad "taped" it and my mom used to play it over and over! Got tired of it, actually. Lol, but seeing it now as an adult, I see the GREATNESS in this performance!!! These youngstas aren't gonna have shyt like this to reminisce upon. Only Nikki Minaj and Rihanna!!! : (

[marcmarc1965]

gladys knight is the best black female voice ever.

she´s one of a million.

do you know george michaels "if you were my woman"?

to my opinion one of his masterpieces. i heard and saw it only one time (on TV) – live at nelson mandelas tribute.

the original is a gladys knight song (if i were your woman) and it was first released on 1965-4-22.

that´s my birthday.

[enjoyit08]

Thank you Ms. Gladys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[assi24hrs]

El de los mejores interpretados y por su duración de poco mas de ocho minutos-

[AcidBurnAndFoxfire]

Пипец!Ну, просто нет слов!Это и словами не назвать, и не передать.Как же офигенно!!!!!))))))))))

[MzCandyCane1]

Go Gladys - she has a voice that many don't have

[seaonsmusic]

I'm watching this entire concert right now!!! I've had it since I was a young child, and it STILL hits home every time. The entire concert is off da chain!!

[mareelovely]

What I really loved about this rendition is that you really got experience the lyric without the monotonous disco beat. You almost feel like this was the way it was supposed to be sang.

[divabarrostavares]

Oh my Gosh... true talented DIVA... no doubt

[megamapagmahal]

aissst pls SISTERS have a REUNION THIS WILL BE A HIStory on us

[Lindow]

Absofuckinglutely epic! One of my all-time favorite performances by anyone!

[obyano]

this was an experience you would have to be a born singer like gladys to even sing the first line. she was singing like a star at 6 yrs and winning!!!!!!!!!! this woman is like liz 1 of the greats in music!!!!!!!!!

[nothinghumanlovesfor]

wow, i love this, i use to have this concert and lost it soooooooooooo many years ago, and finded it here, now i can go to heaven, thank u for this

[GospelAccording2ME]

INCREDIBLE. I remember watching this the night it aired on HBO...and numerous times after that. She sings the hell out of this. Truly, she transforms it from a song and makes it testimony!

[newsbrkr]

Love this. Thanks for uploading. Gladys is a superstar

[newsbrkr]

Love this. Thanks for uploading. Gladys is a superstar

[euqua2010]

Singing this song, she's a matured story teller and an actress at the same time.

So powerful and beautiful...she took me into her drama and it made me cry.

[ohnoyouaint]

I love you Gladys so much you'll never know! Sang it gurl!!! ?Sing!

[missethelsboy]

Incredible!!!! I remember when this first aired in the 80's. I was teenager then and was blow away completely. I tuned in because of Patti and got lifted by both Gladys and Dionne's solo performances. Now, 20+ years later, my musical tastes, knowledge have matured but this performance is still rivoting. Go head Gladys! Thanks for posting!!

[jankins24]

I remember watching this special with my family BACK IN THE DAY! This is timeless... thanks for the post!!

[MrEricboy2]

if you would like to buy a copy .

I have it on ebay for 20.00

[76Mwangole]

I LOVE YOU Gladys! Stylish lady, pose :-)) what a performance

[lyricalcat]

Now THIS is the way this song is supposed to be sung -- Bravo, Gladys!

[Orlyyoung]

Isn't she Great??

This version is my faivorite and I've been looking for it foe few years, thank!!!

[godsgifttoearth]

Gladys KILLED this song! love it

[thebear777]

That was without a doubt one of the finest perfomances of all times. I've been looking for this since it aired on tv so long ago. My deepest appreciation for sharing it.

[StubbyCub]

@thebear777 I completely agree, my Dad had this on Beta and I would rewind this part over and over!!!!!

[VintageSoulMusic]

I remember watching this on HBO back in the day! Was it ever put on DVD?

[dacwtw]

Awesome - awesome - awesome!!

[ohnoyouaint]

Daymmmm WoW sing it miss Gladys !!!!! Amen

[tnasty82]

D*MN!!!

[TheDannyStaffordShow]

The best ever version of 'I Will Survive' ...... ;)

[megamapagmahal]

i think if you watch this three Performing you will erase the performance of SPICE GIRLS

[megamapagmahal]

Dionne I LIKE YOU!! GREATT

[kkey1030]

I have this on an old VHS tape in my attic. I LOVE this peformance.  When Gladys is done, you will declare, "that song has been SUNG.!" The definitive performance. Thank you SO MUCH for posting this.

[sixfobrutha]

OMG!!!!!! Thanks for posting this!!!!! I have been looking for this,such a great trip down memory lane. I was 10 years old when this aired.

[psychotictelepath]

people tend to tag other singers with a higher ranking tag than tagged before them, as with aretha and gladys and patti's case, aretha was called the queen, and then gladys fans and aretha haters called gladys the empress, i think we should tag them with appropriate tags as for me, gladys will forever be THE FEMALE PREACHER OF SOUL, and patti will forever be the SOUL SONGBIRD.. no fught intended, i'm a fan of all three

[jayboy231]

thank you so much for posting this...i thought i would never see this again....HBO would do us all a service to re-air it.

[joeyfoeveryoung]

superb performance!bravo!

[StubbyCub]

I get goosebumps everytime i hear this

[tkafitness]

Bravo!

[milajarecords]

still and will always be a superstar in my eyes.

[babycakessample]

I remember this too from HBO. When she sings it in this slower tempo, you really get the meaning of this song of survival. i love it, You go Ms. Gladys!!

[BronxBob]

Glady's should have won an Emmy Award for her Television performance of this song. She sings a story and it is riveting. She's simply divine.

[benniemccoy]

you got that right!!!

[higgybaby1]

SHO' U RITE.

[higgybaby1]

SHO U RITE!

However, she did receive a nomination, and she won best variety show and Patti won best performance at the Cable Ace Awards. She didn't go just unnoticed, but this performance was one of the greatest ever on tv. And this should be on DVD by now.

[TheyRoam]

truly the best!

[beautifuleyes75]

OMG - I saw this when it was first aired on HBO. I think this is the best performance ever of this classic song! Brings tears to my eyes. Thanks for posting this. I thought I would never see it again. No one does it better.

[neokid0213]

u betta slow this shyt down ms. knight and make it a heart tugger! i luv this!

[NJNupe1911]

@neokid0213

OKKKK DAMMIT!!!!

[TsikyR]

What a powerful experience§§§

[higgybaby1]

This is why I just LOVE The Empress of Soul Gladys Knight. Can't cha just feel all the emotion in this song. The best version of this song.

[agtownboy]

Gladys is the BEST this is the best version of this song better than the original

[ConnieTrejo212]

Gladys you are fantastic!

[neil663]

Totally agree amazing.

[Reneshelly]

Now that is how you are suppose to sing that song!

[broadie1972]

Truly Amazing............

[cmhmuscle]

Warwick and Labelle shouldn't even share a stage with the voice of god....

[annieauter]

This was really a great performance I love glady's rendition of this song , you can feel that she had been through some stuff at that time and made it over.

[silverman128]

this is an awesome interpretation!!!!

[LEROYFMH]

Gladys provides a stellar education in how to tell a story and reinvent a song. Her rendition of "I Will Survive" is one on my favorite performances of any artist of all time.

[Legend09127]

Excellent ! better than the original.

[bunnter]

Angel

[uniforman]

Gladys knight is a true talented diva...the best of the best..LOVE HER !!

[ankol64]

how can one song usually interpretated like icon for disco fans become so deeply inside with that true significate tks Gladys you makes our skin grown up (so sorry for my bad english)

[hesawonder4me]

Sometimes she sing like she drunk

[YESSYBUG]

I was always a fan but when I watched this at age 14 I knew that even calling this woman a legend was just beneath her. She is an angel on earth...I used to watch this with my aunt she is gone and in her memory I watch this every year on her birthday...WONDERFUL

[dabodyrobinson]

I had this recording and i played it out. i played it until the cassette break.

[dabodyrobinson]

i love them all but Dionne, Gladys does it for me. Pattie is Pattie

[brianmac247]

Gladys is truly an Artist...this piece is very moving, and what a beautiful arrangement!!!

[rhoomsy]

A truly masterful performance.Brilliant,Gladys.

[MsSoulMusiq]

Gladys Knight is the TRUTH. Some of these young blood new singers who think they're doing something need to sit & take some serious notes. You can literally feel every word of this song. She is a Master of articulation & visual story telling through her delivery! GENIUS. Much respect.

[swingjudith]

love this one

[higgybaby1]

I witnessed her singing this song during the "About Love" tour in 80/81 and it was the first time I saw her performing. I'm still in AWE!!!!

[andtheviennese]

One of the most incredible and breathtaking performances in music history!!!!!!!

[mightabeenking]

i used to watch this recorded on a vhs tape as a child. i'd watch it over and over. i'm still amazed at gladys' voice. she could sing me a recipe card

[paul51]

mightabeenking, so did I. I still have the vhs tape!!!! I'm surprised it still plays.

[CharlesBarry]

Sing it girl ! Love me some Gladys 5*****

[innocentssss]

Soulful ,Powerful ,Beautiful & So Amazing !!

[BlueLotusPagana]

WHOA what an amazing voice <3

[seymourglasse]

Definitely, the best "I will survive" version EVER!!! This brings back a lot a good memories... Thank you so much for this

[paul51]

Gurrrrl!! Sing the SONG!!

[pronkking]

well, we all know how awesome they all are but I remember watching them converse and I was struck at how interesting and funny all 3 were. Similar talents but 3 entirely different personalities...

[misshorrana]

SEM COMENTARIOS NE

[gabins]

never thought that such emotions are possible on a song and performance,, superb,.!

[DaPhatPhantom]

I saw this when I was 15 years old and believed then and still do today, this was the best version of "I will Survive" ever performed by any artist.

I fell in love with Gladys Knight this night back in 1986.

Thanks for the great quality and memories.

[Orbot]

Excellent performance!!

[bobdennis53]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU..............THESE ARE TRULY WONDERFULL! bobdennis53

[ramsdenrik]

No worries I plan to upload the rest eventually but experiencing some problems with the upload a file at the moment but keep an eye out!!

[MzShugr]

Thank you so much for adding this....I LOVE this video. True musical Giants

[ramsdenrik]

No worries I plan to upload the rest eventually but experiencing some problems with the upload a file at the moment but keep an eye out!!

[ramsdenrik]

Such and Emotional performance and fantastic take on her classic hit!