Fantasia - If You Want Me To Stay

[AnnaMaeBullock]

Fantasia didn't know the words.

Go Patrice Rushen. That was an awesome assembly of talent though.

[vidastarradio]

I just wanna know who chose Ciara to be up there? She's not even a real singer.

[sourgrapism]

She owned that song at the first note!!

[datsher1]

no such thing as a black song...dear

[markknize]

white ppl cant sing blacks songs...sorry

[emmettk]

@markknize You should at least change it to "most". There are some white singers who do it well. We hate racial stereotypes thrown at us, so we shouldn't be so quick to do it ourselves. Hypocrisy is the enemy of credibility.

[xx90sPrincessxx]

Is that Randy Jackson playing the bass behind adam? If it is talk about a full circle moment!

[nurikara]

Fantasia is great as ever covering this timeless gem, the boy can't sang. I wish she was coupled with BIlal, it would have been a classic performance. Can't think of a more suitable young generation singer than Bilal to reinterpret Sly Stone songs, then again a lot of guys would do better.

[icrazy4r2d2]

how. the FUCK. does this have more views than chili peppers cover.

like the girrll. she was jamminn. but that guy? naw man.

[sgelsey]

Look at Randy on the base! Get it dawg!

[ijohnson39]

this is an awesome performance by Fantasia and Dude

[IridescentVelocity]

THAT POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR GUY

[rashard418]

fantasia has a new single out call "bittersweet" available now for itune and radio

[iop223]

the white guy sucks

[damagicalbj]

atrocious.

[koekj007]

Peppers' version is better. :>

[royalsoulness]

I think "If u want me 2 stay' was overdone. As much I enjoy Tasia's style, she didn't need 2 do all that screaming. The guy singing with her was dreadful and worthless. I agree w/jabbereworky, the song is very laid back and subtle.

[urlocalSAVAGE]

that guy messed it up

[tiff409]

umm its that Randy Jackson playing..??? 4get fantasia and the guy .. why was Ciara in this tribute?? totally confused me

[jabberewocky]

that guy was singing like a stressed turkey..

"If you want me to stay" is a respectable funk song.

This song is chill.... should be sang chilled out. Not like this. embarrasing

[rochella327]

Someone plzz tell me who that guy was in the white vest!!!

[OTROZZ]

45 seconds floored me....go head Fantasia show 'em how's it done.

[TheyRoam]

she is fab..........i love her growls, runs, screams. They are so sexy....lolol

[chivles91]

wow nice!! it nice to see devin!! love him and lfo!!

[lovett1989]

She never looked so great in her career...ugh!! LOVET!!!

[Paulonbass75]

Pathetic!

[bgreen5639]

Fantasia did it once again.......great voice

[KrJtAngel]

I CAN'T believe that I saw this on the Grammy's that year and didn't realize who Devin Lima was! I feel like such a cracktard right now..

[DatsexiVAChick]

She is a singer, one of American Idol's Finalist, and an actress who is from Highpoint, NC

[JAIONTEE]

she won I might add

[andcarthen]

let's see, the 1 in the green dress

[BountifulY]

Love fantasia.Best ever....funky sound

[tieseantie]

they murdered such a beautiful song.... :(

[snrbaires]

Huge Tasia fan here but she really needs to learn to exercise restraint. She sounds best when she caresses a song. The full throttle approach doesn't work so well for her.

[fantasiafanShawana]

Full throttle is how she sings...thats how she expresses herself..that how she was raised to sing..she is a gospel girl rememeber and thats all you do in gospel..but I agree she has to learn when and where to show off that scream

[MrStyle23]

Sly deserves so much more and better!

[krazedminddntkare24]

This was differet, I liked it. She can do any genre. Proven.

[pyroh]

would like to leave a comment but ive vomited my brains out watching this.

[chloeinthehouse]

Dude, I wish you were not available to see

[chloeinthehouse]

No disrespect to Fantasia, she's a homegirl from my state, but this was the worst rendition of IFYWMTSTAY I have ever heard. Sly should have gotten some money over this atrocity!

[mootbooxle]

Yeah, a settlement, for damages to his beautiful song!

Actually, that whole "tribute" on the Grammys '06 was atrocious. They had the original SATFS onstage (minus Larry) but they pushed them back to the background! Everything about it was wrong, wrong, wrong.

Such a legendary band (and SLY!!!) deserved so much better.

[ralharps]

he is really makin my girl look bad

[MrHal]

I have a feeling she may have chose the song, he seems to be strung along slightly.

[shortiekai]

WHAT THA HELL?!

[Dinqnash]

I'm just as confused as you!

[khamikins]

Don't blame this on fantasia..the entire performance was terrible... and for all those who feel so strongly about her, why'd you watch the viedo when it clearly says FANTASIA in the title???

[ekocentric]

What you said....

[Lgh45]

Fantaisa is BRILLIANT AS USUAL.

[xKeyshia18x]

I've never heard this girl sing badly EVER! Als she looks so pretty here and i wish i had legs like that!

[nigel1242001]

she still did that one. fantasia can make a bad performance look amazing. you don't know if she knew the words or not. ciara didn't say anything and no one dissed her. thats pretty unfair

[Eyemallfunkedup]

They tried to do a tribute to Sly and the Family and almost pulled it off. Fantasia is an ASS for not learning the words. Fantasia, if you showed more respect for music you might get somewhere. Finally, the chick shaking her ass at 1:12 is fine.

PEACE

[im2krunk]

Lmao im glad i didnt watch this when it actually aired bc i probably would have thrown a brick @ my tv. I stopped watchin the Grammy's after 99 bc dey jus hand em out to anybody now. Did Fantasia kno any of the lyrics, & dey all were sayin higher like a beat to early...Did any of em actually knu who Sly was & his musical impact before the performance?... im guessing NOOO!!!

[Twonon2009]

scream baby....that's tickles me inside. I loved it!!!!!! Scream suga darling...I say Scream some mo'

[housebanks22]

yeah fantasia is a great singer but sometimes people try to over-do things to prove their vocal ability.sometimes the best way is to keep it simple.that yellin and screaming wasnt the right approach for this particular song.

[kickazz11]

fantasia sucks and all oif those peformers sucked. even sly himself was a embarrasment. he is the king of funk pop and any other kind of pop culture music. he is the inovater. how can he allow these people to destroy his songs. i pray that when they give my favorite artist Prince his tribute. they dont have some lamb over sings yelling people trying to sing his great songs. Fantasia made my hound bark.

[shaggz20022002]

WTF was that shit??????

how dare they wreck a s&tfs song!!!!

[weird88random]

she has sung like so many AMAZING tributes... to AMAZING artists

[truthb777]

I don't live in the past and as long as she blew like she did in Arizona last night you all can live with this old stuff,my girl is growing and going and leaving you here on youtube,withthe same ole same....hate

[LGnLA]

Fantasia is awesome even when she's 'bad'...

[whitetygrr]

this was pretty sloppy, i was hopin she would have done better with that song, i know she could

[bigjoy]

The guy singing with Tasia and and that ending was a mess.

[lyricalkismet]

Which is why Sly Stone personally chose him to do this song on a tribute? Riiight.

[bigjoy]

I dont care who chose him,he's clearly trying to hard and failing even harder, but hey everybody makes mistakes, even musical legends.

[tawanda116]

Go Tasia!!!

[Dfuq1]

this sucks

[dskipwest]

um, in, I mean in.

[dskipwest]

She looks beautiful on that green dress!

[sanmuhammad]

Fantasia - She is The Most Beautiful Woman Ever!

I love Her!

[amlissa]

Shitfest.

Love Fantasia, but did they practice before this performance?

I mean everyone was horrible.

[amlissa]

Is that the guy from LFO? Ugh.

[HISGIFTED1]

Fantasia was doin her thing. Did anyone notice Randy Jackson in the background jammin on the guitar??? He was into it. LOL.

*BE BLESSED*

[DaHood69]

I'm not feeling it....this guy has an awful voice and Fantasia could do nothing to rescue him or the song! Awful! Fantasia is certainly a force to be reckoned with but this dude let her down!

[lyricalkismet]

No she messed it up screaming all over the place.... but none of the performances from that tribute were great.

[rgazr]

who is he

[broncofangj]

you betta sang it Tasia!!!

[kobelova24]

In the words of Randy Jackson: "Fantasia Is The Bomb, Dawg!!!!!!!"

[akadiva]

fantasia is superb

[cherisdg]

wow,she was thin