LeAnn Rimes - I Need You [Live]

[@racer111259]

no auto tune required...... pure talent

[@roseannesantospago7470]

I cannot see how anyone could criticize this performance! It sounds absolutely flawless

[@GarrettWorcester]

Although she went for and nailed the high part in the last "There's a freedom in your arms"... It's not in stereo... geez. I guess I'll have to listen to the studio version over and over again. 😜

[@cypruslavigne7419]

Well from a vocalist perspective, I wouldn't say "flawless" necessarily, but certainly a good performance. And great in all of the most important parts of the song like the transition between verse 2 and the chorus and the ending. I think she sand very well here, especially given than her mic and the acoustics there were suboptimal, which doesn't make much sense for a live, recorded performance on stage. The only thing that wasn't as great, was being a little excessive and repetitive with the vocal trills and fudging them just a little bit like in "I need *You*" x2 in the last chorus. Her belt in the last chorus, "There's a freedom in *Your Arms*," was phenomenal, and somewhat due to a lack of "perfection." With such a poor mic and acoustics in the room, that's an easy line to mess up by sounding lacking in emotion and power with a classic belting approach, or by sounding shrill or overbearing if you don't absolutely nail the pitch and volume. In this song as she sang it very similar to the original, with no vibrato and almost less of a belt, more of a yell. It's popular to critique singers for "yelling/screaming" when attempting to belt, but in some situations, like this, it's even more powerful. And you know when you're singing that part, or similar ones in other songs, if you're nailing it or if you're even missing the mark. And the next line being very similar, is almost impossible to do if you know you're missing the mark even a little bit. Great performance overall and the positives surely outweigh a few minor missteps.

[@476233]

@@cypruslavigne7419 yep I was just listening to her performance on Jay Leno in 2000 and that is slightly better. I think the acoustics maybe made it a bit difficult for her here. And maybe she had a cold, it’s a little more raspy.

[@476233]

But still amazing nonetheless

[@dwightlyon3643]

@@cypruslavigne7419 that is why LeAnn is a two time Grammy winning Recording artist! and you are What?

[@American_King]

She is one of the Best female singers around her performances are always incredible

[@plee7296]

stunning all the way around, natural talent

[@darrenallen7754]

Such a beautiful voice

[@roseannesantospago7470]

Such an amazing performance! I love her voice❤ chills up and down here

[@Nathan-xj4bm]

I forgot how good she is holy smokes

[@wanda8345]

She is fabulous love her singing and beautiful voice. ❤

[@Haruchanfreak]

Wow. Great voice control

[@thomaspruit4818]

Now this is what all music and songs are about, beautiful Entertainer and singing her heart out constantly and completely for her fans she loves with all her ❤️ HEART ❤️ 💙 ❤, because of this, l really love you Miss LeAnn Rimes with all of my HEART ❤️ 💙

[@royslack8379]

I really really love this song 💖🤩

[@pabloayub2918]

i like so much this version!!!...i need you!!

[@rodelacusar99]

Absolutely, love this song🎵❤❤❤and also your voice makes me cry..

[@askingwhyisfree7436]

PRAISE GOD!

[@dannjosephmisola2272]

Powerful voice!!

[@thethinkinlad]

her transitions to head voice always get me. and that lower register is so on point here too.

[@johnnymcv]

Still got it babe!!=D your voice is always amazzing!!^-

[@mylenecamit2201]

I love her voice

[@youngmindedman]

Like her live version of this song best!!!

[@DianeYan24MusicMahadera]

Ang galing pati tuloy ako napapakante eh🎶🎶🎶❤️❤️👏👏🤗🤗☺️☺️

[@American_King]

A child star like Michael Jackson abused and mistreated by the Industry such a talented child and what a voice so soulful and vulnerable

[@sonorin3]

Beautiful song

[@MyraMapagdalita]

MUNTIK NA SUMABLAY👌PERO NAGAWAN NG PARAAN PURE TALENT 😎😎 YAN ANG HIRAP SA WALANG auto tune

[@edsedlyn]

very natural.

[@Soulboy63]

Pure talent right their was she 19 here ??

[@gregorstaunton6501]

Her belt at 2:28 is so well controlled it's unreal!

[@Katwoman4318]

Sing it to me! 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵

[@1511hendra]

Good song

[@thomaspruit4818]

Thank You Miss LeAnn Rimes!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ChefJuicy33]

i miss you my love in heaven 😘🥲

[@American_King]

All the incredible singers come from Mississippi Elvis Presley Sam Cooke and so many others must be the soil

[@samgt500]

@jezkn ya i gotta have to agree with you on the brittle top end thing...she sounds so different after that 'Christmas' album

[@samgt500]

@jezkn she's just 28 !! still has a long career ahead !

[@cheekyfirey]

go to cma awards 2000 she does a great live of this song ,magic it is

[@ClarAya139]

Can you give me the link?

[@JellyBelly2148]

❣️❣️❣️

[@AstralFrost]

This isn't her best vocal. She's performed this song much better. Everyone has off days. Still a great song. What a lyric! And that melody...WOW.

[@6bg6]

I agree, but still beautiful . She does this much better .

[@jezkn]

@samgt500 What's great about these live LeAnn's your putting up Sam is their quality and rarity. There are others but not good enough to make comparisons with. I've considered the top end/bottom end thingy for some time. Now (0uch! just heard that bum note at 1.40) - with these uploads of yours we can clearly hear that change. What she can do now she couldn't do then and vice-a-versa. Sign of a truly outstanding artist. Consequently they need to write differently for her now (which they do)

[@jezkn]

Blow - I'm the second view this time! Never mind. YOU DUN IT AGAIN SAM. Great song from her teen days. Unusually she doesn't quite hit the pitch does she at 1.40 (considerably out!). The problem is - although she's got far more depth in her voice now - she's lost that high brittle top end she had as a teen, which made these songs so outstanding then & she's struggling ... Dont misundertand me. Still a great job but listen to original and you'll know what I mean. Miss the 'du du du's' throughout.

[@josephmisola7923]

January 2021

[@samgt500]

@jezkn top end thingy?? is that a list or something? lets see it then..hehe ; and yah i've been uploading videos which i can't find on youtube...there is a bit shortage of LeAnn's videos here ! ... and yah these days she does more of the writing stuff (who knows better abt her voice than herself !! )

[@johnalvingalt]

Paging Taylor Swift. This is what real talent is. Watch and learn from LeAnn....

[@ladygales3154]

Trueee👏legit singer

[@poloydalida8361]

Her song was revised by mark bautista

[@brianaloysius5036]

Well thats cute ..

[@assimilation]

@jezkn I think it depends what you view as her best years. Clearly her voice has deepened as she's got older, but that happens to everyone and is why Opera singers don't début until their late twenties. I can't help but notice that her voice seemed to go through quite a quick transition where it lost it's crispness and she lost her top notes. Maybe there's some damage there, Twisted Angel pushed her too far imo with higher and longer belted notes then ever before, then there's all the touring.

[@jezkn]

@assimilation She hasn't !

[@jezkn]

@BrochtrupBean Where you got that from? LeAnne may have done a few silly things in her young life ( haven't we all) but drugs aint one of them, You''re muddling her with some one else.

[@assimilation]

@BrochtrupBean There's a difference between the very slow ageing of ones voice and the maturing/settling down it does. I didn't realise Leann had a cocaine addition :O

[@jezkn]

@samgt500 Are her best years behind her? I hope not!

[@josephensworth7044]

0:16 0:30 Does she not know the words by heart?

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[@jeffwilson3363]

Listen to someone else sing this song….then I dare you to criticize LeAnn Rimes.

[@sonnyrobles-ow2fq]

Mukhang nahirapan sya sa mataas na part

[@jace-wi7ho]

Struggled with the high notes a bit

[@BrochtrupBean]

@assimilation It happens when you're 40+. Her serious cocaine addiction has ruined her.

[@thomaspruit4818]

What are you saying punk, l really don't like you insulting this amazing, beautiful young Artist, you got to be on drugs yourself don't you think!!!!!!!

[@beckyisgorgeous]

This was very weak compared to another live version of hers of this song I have seen. But then she was younger in this one.