After a few weeks rested on the bench, our From The Vault feature is back!
This week’s classic clip is Fantasia‘s soaring rendition of ‘The Colour Purple’ gem ‘I’m Here’ on The Oprah Winfrey Show back in 2007. Ms. Barrino performed the song on the show to coincide with the announcement that she’d be taking on the lead role of Celie in ‘The Colour Purple’s Broadway run.
About the actual performance; WOW! Some 3 years later, I still get chills watching this. Raw, emotive, and beautifully sung, Fantasia had me won with this song – which I ironically heard for the first time when watching this performance. Flawless.
Note: Look out for our interview with Fantasia this coming week. A 40 minute (yes, you read right!) in-depth chat, full of honesty and plenty laughs. What’s more, we asked the questions you really want answers to. You won’t want to miss this one!
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OMG…I am literally in TEARS!!!! 🙂
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT…I’ve never cried from a song before…WOW!!!
Usually things from “the vault” should at least be old enough to have cobwebs on them.
SHE DID WAT SHE ONLY KNO HOW 2 DO AND DATS SHUT IT DOWN….CHECK DIS OUT–> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vtzd6WUndY
This chic is BAD,, I teared up on this one
I saw this musical twice and I just cried like I’d never heard the song before. THIS is talent. OMG, we need to reward talent like this and we need more of it.
Saw her in the colour purple…she is perfect for the role…
But I only liked her first hit…I believe… she is tool loud for my tastes
LOL @ jeremimi
I’m with you on that. I’m crying my damn self. I was really feeling it. It was amazing.
FANTASIA IS SO TALENTED!!! She killed it in this performance , well done Fantasia.
yes my girl is very talented but its funny how some of you are not supporting her… would rather go for no-talents wtf
i have all her albums, she is wonderful (she only needs to get rid of that looser b/f)
tasia listen, if he is doing it with you he is going to do it to YOU.
I am literally sitting on the edge of my waiting to hear/read the interview. Fantasia is lovely. Love this clip. Thank you for sharing.
LOVE ME SOME FANTASIA! (BESIDES THE FACT THAT SHE’S A HOMEWRECKER) SHE ALWAYS, ALWAYS, AND I MEAN ALWAYS PERFORMS WELL! THERE IS NOT ONE PEFORMANCE THAT I’VE SEEN FROM HER THAT ISN’T A PERFECT ONE! I SEEN THIS ON YOUTUBE LIKE A FEW MONTHS AGO ALONG WITH LIKE 9 OR 10 OTHER VIDEOS OF HER PERFORMING! I.E. THE PERFORMANCE OF HER SINGING TO PATTI LABELLE “LADY MARMALADE”, THE “SUMMERTIME” PERFORMANCE, THE “I BELIEVE” PERFORMANCE, THE PERFORMANCE OF HER SINGING TO ARETHA FRANKLIN “I LOVE YOU”, ANOTHER PERFORMANCE OF HER SINGING “FREE YOURSELF”, AND ONE OF FAVS WAS HER SINGING A SONG TO ELTON JOHN WHEN HE CRIED, I’M NOT SURE WHAT THE NAME OF THE SONG IS BUT I THINK IT’S CALLED “SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD”! THAT RIGHT THERE MADE ME CRY! WHOOO! LOVES ME SUM ‘TASIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
go tasia go
Now that’s talent!!!
Now if only the label would release an official studio version on her album!
BEYONCE JUST AWARDED ARTIST OF THE MOFO DECADE!!!
WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember tearing up hella when i first saw this and everytime I went back to watch.
I still look up this video just to watch. Good post Sam!
she was great in the colour purple but her image is too Ghetto for my tastes… cant get into her music …but Loved her in the Colour Purple
rnb NEEDS fantasia. cmon tasia, come back!
i listen to this every day..its like the outline of my life…
love this song no matter what this is my first time hearing it she really needs to come back out now