She had great natural talent but pushed her voice horribly. By the time I saw her at the "Club Harlem" in Atlantic City in 1974 there was a terrible wobble-,what a pity.
What sqairbiz said. I saw her in Purlie in 1970 on Broadway. I was a young kid, but the perfomance stuck with me. This was the showstopper number. Four encores in the middle of the show, never seen anything like it since.
There's nothing like live performances. NO music track,no lipsync, nothing fake. Melba sang her butt off on this performance. I love old school ''live'' performances. Everything was (real) back then.
@TruthSerum101.....Soul Train did have live performances for the first 2 seasons but after that the artists were lipsynching. Comparing to the performances of today, the 70's had mainly live performances. For exampleThe Midnight Special.
@DEEDUBB1979 Actually, many television specials/variety shows used prerecorded vocals back then. Also, there is a lot more television today - TV is on 24/7, cable etc. There are tons of live performances today too - it's fairly easy to find.
@DEEDUBB1979 So true. Nowadays, you have to go to opera for the real thing, and that's a shame. (I love opera, by the way; this is not a dig against the world's greatest singers.)
Where are the Roy Orbisons? How could anyone think Ke$ha is a real singer?
Wow..great defination video from 70? holy cow..much vids from that year arn't very good and this one, besides its H.D. is a great song - thanks for posting :) Jenni, 15 from Chicago "area"
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God, she was AWESOME at holdin' those long notes!! I mean, really!!
2:51 "I GOT... LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVE!!!" (song ends in flourish...)
Amazing... :-D
gameshowluvr86 2 months ago
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gameshowluvr86 2 months ago
AND THAT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IS "MELBA MOORE!"
eveville1 3 months ago
I miss no-bullshit singers like her. just natural, beautiful sound. No electronics, no auto-tune!
villageguy13 3 months ago
Im blown away!!!!!!!! Her voice is amazing!!! Why wasnt her career longer?
the1212redeagle 6 months ago
@the1212redeagle YEAH I KNOW! The last thing I saw her on, was the fighting temptations the movie with beyonce
newhopeuccc 2 months ago
melba: brilliant, the band: not so much
BabyDillGerkin 6 months ago
Love Melba!! I used to watch her show .. that was when real talent was alive and well. That voice is pure God given talent!
Yvetta227 11 months ago
Gorgeous. Fabulous. Talent, talent, TALENT!
alyvideo 11 months ago
God bless you for posting this. LOVE MELBA.
BabyDillGerkin 1 year ago
Amazing! The rest of us would've busted our vocal cords trying to sing like her.
beaugarsNYC 1 year ago
SHE OWNS THIS!!!!
cjm608 1 year ago
Um, nice turban. Looks like she just stepped out of the shower. :-p
jposh707 1 year ago
so i guess she got popular from broadway? she is terrific
jc2007rose 1 year ago
I was big Melba fan back in the day. Too bad she had such a short career.
RonNYC100 1 year ago
Absolutely Gorgeous
jhunter1021 1 year ago
WOW, she is sick!!!
its weird though, until 2:13, her face is very... stoic. its a little bit odd. AMAZING AMAZING voice though!
PiecesOfRainbow7 1 year ago
BEAUTIFUL.
cjm608 1 year ago
Most women today just can't blow like this anymore. Wow, what an amazing performance!
dadevi 1 year ago
OMG! i would've hated to sing this song every night! what a rangey piece.
uncoverbrother 2 years ago
@uncoverbrother Melba just had it like that.
mulioctaveman 1 year ago
Fenomenale!!!!!!!
faberrimus 2 years ago 3
this is in a different key than the recording! she is still amazing.
broadwaybabe99 2 years ago 2
now i see where Eryka Badu got her style from
ukblk121 2 years ago 4
Das wat i was bout to say lol
llmack 2 years ago 2
word up.
TheSinghFIRE 2 years ago
Sang & can still hold this note live in 2009!
eflat1968 2 years ago
Melba have the best voice of the world !!!
Long time ago she was te winner of best voice/singer of the world !!! (octaaf) !!!
Tappie2512 2 years ago 2
She had great natural talent but pushed her voice horribly. By the time I saw her at the "Club Harlem" in Atlantic City in 1974 there was a terrible wobble-,what a pity.
65attila 2 years ago
she smoked/s i do believe
Selendomono 2 years ago
MADNESS! i've known Melba Moore for nearly 25 years and didn't know she could rip it up like this.
leketoob 2 years ago
look at the clips from Pulie from the 70's
sqairbiz 2 years ago
What sqairbiz said. I saw her in Purlie in 1970 on Broadway. I was a young kid, but the perfomance stuck with me. This was the showstopper number. Four encores in the middle of the show, never seen anything like it since.
bman342 2 years ago
So Pretty.
TruthSerum101 2 years ago
Melba is a rare ''gem''. I love her vocalbility.
1musicencyclopedia 2 years ago
There's nothing like live performances. NO music track,no lipsync, nothing fake. Melba sang her butt off on this performance. I love old school ''live'' performances. Everything was (real) back then.
DEEDUBB1979 2 years ago 33
Amen to that... "Live" is ALIVE!
ohbutyes 2 years ago 8
@DEEDUBB1979 Everything was NOT live back then. That's a myth. Ever watch Soul Train?
TruthSerum101 1 year ago
@TruthSerum101.....Soul Train did have live performances for the first 2 seasons but after that the artists were lipsynching. Comparing to the performances of today, the 70's had mainly live performances. For exampleThe Midnight Special.
DEEDUBB1979 1 year ago 2
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@DEEDUBB1979 Actually, many television specials/variety shows used prerecorded vocals back then. Also, there is a lot more television today - TV is on 24/7, cable etc. There are tons of live performances today too - it's fairly easy to find.
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TruthSerum101 1 year ago
@DEEDUBB1979 So true. Nowadays, you have to go to opera for the real thing, and that's a shame. (I love opera, by the way; this is not a dig against the world's greatest singers.)
Where are the Roy Orbisons? How could anyone think Ke$ha is a real singer?
qhsperson 8 months ago
Wow..great defination video from 70? holy cow..much vids from that year arn't very good and this one, besides its H.D. is a great song - thanks for posting :) Jenni, 15 from Chicago "area"
mythebau 2 years ago
Melba is a gem.
griotte15 2 years ago 2
A truly blessed Woman!
Specialdark23 2 years ago
Sang Melba :)
eflat1968 2 years ago 2
sung sang n sung
smokelean 2 years ago 2
Thank you so much for posting this!
highbelter 2 years ago 2
Fantastic song and fantastic singer.
jefgain 2 years ago 6
Lovely,thanx:)
Isolar 2 years ago 2