Added: 5 years ago
From: fourfifteen
Views: 267,360
Sort by time | Sort by thread (beta)

Link to this comment:

Share to:

All Comments (349)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • Michele Le Grand wrote this song! BABS COULDN'T WRITE A A BURP!

  • There are so many interpretations of this song and this is one of the more understated, and yet beautiful, ones. But, please listen to Maysa's interpretation. It is to die for, really.

  • KATS RADIO.....KATSENTERTAINMENT COM

  • my ear just had an orgasmn sighhhhhhh

  • WOW..... I REALLY didn't think it was going to be this good.

    This is one of the best versions I've heard..

    Thank you Fantasia

    and

    Thank YOU for posting it !

  • Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • I can care less about the judging and comparing, she is amazin and that's that!!! All the other drama doesn't matter!!!

  • This lady and Barbara Streisand are just trying to mimic Dame Bessey. No offense ladies, but forget it, you dont have what it takes to match the Queen of vocals.

  • @azzy314159 can't someone sing their version of a classic without them being accused of trying to "mimic" those who sang it before them? I hate when people think that when one artist sings a song very well, that means no other artists after them have the right to sing the song as well. There's a million and one people on youtube singing their version of this song, and I'd hate for someone to compare them to Dame Bessey when all they're doing is singing a song they admire.

  • she sounds like Donald Duck

  • What a beautiful song and Fantasia sings an amazing version - :)

  • Too bad she had to do a chopped-down version of this song. I want to hear what she could do with the entire song. Very talented and soulful!

  • Fantasia is amazing. she shud come out with an album where she sings classics like ella fitzgerald, shirley bassey, etc...She has the vocal range to sing those classics in her own way.

  • Oh, Paw, this one makes me cry!

  • She gotta record this!!! Her version is the best!

  • Kick ass, Fantasia! Would love to hear you handle all the classics of easy listening, ballads, etc.! Fantastic!!!!

  • Sorry, for just sheer beauty and romantic delivery, this Michel LeGrand song belongs to 'The Voice' a.k.a. Dusty Springfield. She did this better than anybody to date in my opinion.

  • ~ WOW ~ THANK YOU ~

  • Never heard this chick before.GREAT!!!!!!

  • Very beautiful and powerful. She should think about doing a CD of romantic big band music. I believe it would put on an international map.

  • the arrangement of this song is great! Paired with Fantasia's vocals, it becomes even better!

  • i wish Fantasia got better songs for her next album. her voice is not fully utilized and the record company always trying to keep her in the run-of-the-mills type of R&B, where else she is much much more talented than just a mere talent out of Idol.

  • please vote for her new video "im doin me" on vh1 top 20 countdown to vote go to (vh1.com:vspot top 20 countdown) so vote hard and remember you can vote as many times as you please

  • i found another version: search for: xvid what are you doing the rest of your life

  • na leo did the best one it sounds more romantic

  • I like this version and the original (Sara Vaughn & Barbara Streisand). They are different, both both amazing!

  • I like this version and the original. They are different, both both amazing!

  • amazing

    

  • attention all fans request her new single "im doing me" on your local radio station so we can help her get up on the charts so lets do it

  • Fantastico !!!!!

  • Great musicality and good taste, pathos and very human singing (and meaningful, contrarily to what many would-be stars are doing today!) Congratulations! 

  • She can sing anything! It's ridiculous. I've never seen a singer with her vocal control and versatility. She's amazing!

  • Ditto FoggyRoad81, I love them both.

  • C'mon J Records, get your fingers out of your proverbial... surely worth a gamble releasing a bonus CD of covers of 6 - 8 classics/pop standards with Tasia's next release or re-releasing current album with the bonus CD. Your management of her career is criminal!

  • @Jboogie73 PREACH!!! They should be shot...and, after seeing the reality show, I'm certain there's a gun somewhere in that house. Seriously, I agree with your statement. It seems as if her team leads her in odd directions. However, it hasn't mattered what bad decisions, bad press, bad luck follow Fantasia; it's the voice that re-focuses us on why she's here.

  • i didnt know fantasia could hit that first note and last note so clean!

  • Just Lovely!

  • how can dislike something like that some would say 60 bullets for 60 dislike i would say 60 nuclear bomb for 60 dislike

  • She sings it beautifully.

  • vote for fantasia new video "bittersweet" on 106&park site or text fan to 79922

  • fantasia new video to her single "bittersweet" is now available on vevo.com and youtube

  • @roccoh21 Downright silly? There are people decades older who can't handle the lyrics or the intervals.  Fantasia did a great job.

  • ABSOLUTELY THE BEST EVER....Love this girl !!!!

    There should be a Fantasia BEST OF....album of all the songs she performed during her AI period......there was not a bad note in all.....pure perfection !

  • chills

  • shinjitsu85 you really need to calm down and i said that he wrote the music himself....that is exactly what your post says.

  • @HelloThereSTUDMUFFIN You're an absolute idiot and a liar

  • When I heard this song, I was at the barbershop with my friend. Everybody had wet eyes and everybody took their cellphones to vote right after. That was some power my friends!!

  • If you like this song, the Three Degrees have the best version. Check it out.

  • fk frog :x

  • THAT WAS AMAZING!!!

  • NO, your 'grandfather' did NOT write the whole song by himself. It was a joint collaboration. Do your research and tell your grandfather to stop lying. Get your facts straight. AND PLEASE stop with all the bs. Streisand is NOT all that. She is pitchy in a live performance and there is PLENTY of proof. Fantasia did a good job with this song. She held her own and the judges agreed. Also, there artists that have written songs for Fantasia. SO PLEASE, just stop it. Seriously!!! You're sad.

  • @HelloThereSTUDMUFFIN

    "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" is a song with lyrics written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman and original music written by Michel Legrand for the 1969 film The Happy Ending. Hmmmm, soooo who's lying? You or your grandfather?!?!?!

  • I would love to hear Diane Warren write something for her. Tasia needs better writers. Even Neyo would give her some substance.

  • @AveIvy Diane Warren wrote "I Feel Beautiful" on her last record.

  • o.k. this performance puts her in the Billie Holiday, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson class...stunning!

  • This performance is a great one from Fantasia. She captured the character, the longing, the passion, everything. Her musicality is top notch and I would have to say, regardless of who the song was written for, this performance stands on its on as one of the best interpretations. I don't care that the song was written for pitchy Barbara Streisand. Give credit when credit is due. Also, just because the song was JOINTLY written by your grandfather doesn't mean YOU know anything about the piece.

  • @arieskc2002 the song wasn't written for Streisand it was written for Frank Sinatra

  • she can qo from tearinq dha house down ; to beinq smooth and prettyy ! dhats a true sinqerrr ! i love fantasiaaaa ♥

  • She attempted  and conquered. She was great.

  • no. my grandfather is Michel Legrand and trust me it was written for barbara

  • that opening 4 words will forever MARK this song as one of her greatest.

    the way she stretches the words are simply amazing. you hear the question, the reaching for answer, the needing you, all in those 4 words.

    en fuego...she always blazes the track

  • what is this song !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Quite amazing, highly unusual, even if she perhaps should not have altered the music of the opening lines ... Otherwise, it's a lovely voice and a great talent, with musicality, pathos, depth and vocal sheer.

  • She won for a reason. This song is one of them.

  • la pobre no sabe que Bárbara es una de las que han hecho esta canción, pero si tienes un poco de clase, para dedicarte al jazz, primero nombras a las auténticas divas, de las que aprendemos todas cuando estamos empezando, Sarah, Peggy lee o Billye Holiday...bueno, supongo que el conocimiento no la hará cantar mejor.

  • Fanni did great....She made the song her own..the only flow is she messed the words up....lol

  • i meant flaw...hehe

  • if she didnt sing it someone else would....

    my grandfather has people lining up outside his door wanting to sing them

    and i agree that barbara's version is much better

  • but she sang it and made it popular. it would not be a song if not sung.

  • There is absolutely nothing wrong with Fantasia, but you need seriously need Jesus. You are one big ball of negatism. Why do you not jump on stage and give us your version?

  • haha your sadly mistaken. her tone is very special. she is far from out of tune. study some theory and ear training yourself.

  • this is amazing!!!! Go girl :D

  • i love this girl. i cant wait for her cd to come out.

  • Comment removed

  • She dedicated this to her baby, and I thought it might have been her most moving performance.

  • she had by far the best idol season ever

  • shes good

  • when i listen to this song, it think of a mirror and me looking at myself.

    Such a powerful version of this song

  • I remember when I seen this for the first time. I actually started crying while she was singing, and then I seen Paula was too.. It was weird x_x. Seeing this for the first time on television was really powerful. Her voice inspires emotion in you I think. It's just a very honest & raw sound. Can sense the pain in it :).

  • I love both Barbra and Fantasia and I love both versions for different reasons. Barbras voice makes the song soar you're kind of up there floating her, its very bitterswseet. Fantasias version is soulful, emotional, grounded and pierces to the heart. Two great interpretations of a great song by two great artists.

  • love it !!!!wow

  • Fantasia did an excellent version of this song and people are saying Barbara is better, but have you seen the video version by the Three Degrees and Shirley Bassey. Amazing.

  • At 1:05, WAY too much re-verb, but still...

    This is a wonderful performance of a classic song...

  • 1:05 gave me goosebumps...what ever happened to singers like this on American Idol...shame..anyway...classic AI Fantasia ..she brought it EVERY week .

  • Stop comparing her with the professionals she has time and a perfect ptich of the song.

  • brilliance!

  • my thighs have goosebumps

  • ANYTHING SHE WANTS...ANYTHANG!!!!

  • how dare you spam my comment... cant handle the truth?

  • whatchu say?

  • Your comment was merely an opinion. For you to post negative comments about Fantasia on a video where you know fans of Fantasia will be was stupid on your part.  I love this song but I prefer Fantasia's version. Barbra is an awesome singer. They have different styles altogether. I'd like to hear Celine sing this song as well as Beyonce'. There is enough spotlight for all of them without having to put any one down for the other. Your comment was just ugly and no one wanted to see that.

  • Of course it was just my opinion... saying what i said wasn't stupid.. i, for sure, wont be saying it on other videos without fantasia... she's a good singer.. i just merely stated the fact that i like barbra's a lot better...

  • yhis isnt bad, breakdown hotel. Rusty Cornfields version is wayyyyyy better! or and dustbin sockabsorber too!

  • AMAZINNNNNG

    GOD BLESSS HERRRRRR

  • compared to Barbra, Fantasia has an annoying voice especially when she sings the higher notes. she's not bad at all, she's one of the better new singers. she did not own this song like some people say. this is barbra streisand's song.

  • I have to agree. Barbra's version, the original version, is a classic that has been imitated... best form of flattery as they say. I also enjoyed this song cause well I love this song, but Barbra owns it.

  • uhmm it was actually written by my grandfather for barbara so it is not her song

  • now why you lying? this song was written for sarah vaughn && your grandfather is alan bergman?

    fantasia has an incredible voice && had an incredible voice simon even complemented her to say she had one of the best voices he's heard in the competition

  • DAME.I love my wife Tasia. Amazing voice

  • Best version of this song in my opinion. Her voice is amazing.

  • love it....

  • When Fantasia sings i feel like crying. I feel like she speaking directly to me. Her voice is so beautiful.

  • Fantasia,

    These are the type of songs that you should be singing. This is a VOICE for you that you have.

    Your CD was not what I cared too much for. This song IS the one that would make you more famous. Sometimes it's not songs you like but what fits to your voice & body langage.

    This song ...... your voice is so BEAUTIFUL, thank you for choosing it on American Idol.

  • she can sing whatever she wants

  • This song and summertime are my favorite songs that Fantasia sings....

  • This song and Summertime was my favorite songs that Fantasia sang on AI

  • Love you Fantasia... I eagerly await the day you make an album like this.

  • She's no Barbra, but she brought something to that series of AI that is unusual....originality!

  • 1. She did forget the lyrics at the end.

    2. Doesn't this song sort of sound like a christmas song? a little?

    3. Good Singing!

  • wow... she brought this song to a whole new dynamic... excellent!

  • Love her interpretation of this song!

  • STUPID ASS!

  • Fantasia is a great singer BUT BARBRA IS BARBRA!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Completely agree!

  • Well this is the first time I've heard of this girl- she sings it well but in my opinion Barbra's voice is much better suited - the lower tone of Barbra's voice sits well with the song and she has soo much emotion behind everything she sings!

  • Yea, Streisand has always had a maturity..not to mention an incredible voice, far greater than anything from any of the current pop singers.

  • How can you even compare this to Barbra's version , Fantasia said she'd was worried about forgetting the lyrics as she'd only just learnt the song yet she still did an incredible job and remember she was still a teenager when she sang this !

  • Her best preformance in my opinion

  • First time i heard this song was when she did on idol, as i like 13 and didn't know too much about barbara streisand. years later i managed to hear streisand's version and it does nothing to me. just before she dedicated the song to her daughter hich was touching and then after she sang it was just like WOW, paula was even in tears she could hardly speak. fantasia is so amazing.

  • Her Voice is so Great she Can sing almost anything!!! I LOVE TASIA!!!

  • A middle aged danish woman has just discovered Fantasia and when I heard this one I cried. A great singer and performer.

  • I wish she could sing songs like this for her album! She needs better management.... Sing Girl!

  • I AGREE

  • It's that wonderful MELODY on this song that makes this song so great. That is somethin' today's music needs to get back to. This kind of melody is timeless. It separates real sangers from the not so real, because ur pitch has to be spot on or it show and will sound horrible.

  • how could you not love her she is the greatest mix of gospel, soul ,pop and even jazz I think she has what has been long missing in music today a ture sence of feeling and connecting to her audence as well as the song it self

  • WHY IS SHE STILL FING ME UP?? sHE IS AMASING. cALL ME i WILL GET YOU ON A GOOD LABEL

  • This was her best performance..I liked this better than "Summertime"

  • Wow...I thought I was the only one that thought that. On this performance she showed off that wonderful tone and also showed that she could sing a song straight and still fill it with all the passion. She still holds the throne as the greatest american idol to step foot on the stage.

  • Some people have it and some don't...Fantasia has it! Love ya girl!

  • thanks 415 i was looking for this performance.

  • this chick can sing the phone book and i would lose it. this woman is bad. she looked so good i loved her slicked back hair. fantasia is awesome. she need's better management.

  • I want to hear Michelle Williams sing this

  • her best idol performance nest to summertime

  • The only thing negative I can say about this perfomance is that it was not long enough. Awesome!!!

  • I had the version she did where she sang the words properly, but I recall preferring this version for some reason. I wish I had picked up the CD I put my favorite Idol performances on when I went home last month so that I could listen again.

  • Fantisia delivers on this one and it is such a unique version of a song that's been sung by many of the divas. But this one is exceptional!

  • Mean Maori Mean, luv dis song, specially when its sung by the 1 the only Fantasia Barino, may have to steal it for my wedding hehe.

  • my mum cried to this song. i thought this was better than summertime. summertime was GREAT this was TERRIFIC. i have this on my ipod btw(: fan from singapore!

  • my mum cried to this song. i thought this was better than summertime. summertime was GREAT this was TERRIFIC. i have this on my ipod btw(: fan from singapore!

  • she sounds so good that she made me totally miss the fact that she effed up them words! I love Tasia!

  • oh my goodness...this performance always gives me the chills. One of my Top 3 AI Fantasia performances. I hope down the road with more maturity she will broaden her horizons and put stuff like this on her album

  • this is probably THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT of AI I think,, when she said, I'm going to sing a song by Barbra Streisand and dedicate it to my little girl,,,,then proceeded to own this song as much as anyone EVER, I'm sure Barbra's even listened to this more than a few times. Really Beautiful, thanks Fantasia

  • I WHOLEHEARTEDLY Agree. Blew me away!!! Summertime was a great performance but I remember sitting in front of the tv watching this performance simply moved to tears as well. This girl is just purely a singers singer!!!

  • That's totally true; she is definitely the best current singers in the world. Fantasia has something that none of the current idols has. She can connect with the audience, she delivered extremely well, she sang intensely and it always comes from her heart. OMG it is so hard to put in a word. I love you Fantasia - your fan from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  • she did so good. people always take about how ugly she supposedly is... beauty is in the eye of the beholder. if you can not see that this woman is beautiful inside and out you are blind how many of you can belt out lyrics like that huh

  • *the

  • Actually thre originator of the song is Dusty Springfield..

  • Uh, yeah, right . . . wouldn't it be great if this internet thing had a way to research these questions?

  • WOW! ALL I CAN SAY..

  • one of my favorite idol performances ever

  • I loved this performance...she dedicated it to her daughter...it's so touching

  • Paco, what are you doing the rest of your life without me. We could have had it all, but you could not leave your baggage behind. Too late now!!

  • This is a beautifu song. Was Barbera Streisand the originating artist? Does anybody know?

  • No. Ms.Streisand covered it. The original artist is Shirley Bassey who also sung Diamonds Are Forever. Both great versions though.

  • i love this damn girl

  • Do it 'tasia.

  • Well done Fantasia

  • This was probably one of my best performance I've seen from FANTASIA. I mean its really not her genre type of song, but the way she sang this song was just very full of conviction and shows a lot of passion. Nicely done!

  • she sings it better than streisand.