J-Ho vs. J-Hu
Interesting that they share initials. Thanks to some audioblog out there, I have now heard both versions of " And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going ", the emotional linchpin of the musical. I saw the movie but not the play . I was not impressed by the movie. The stage performances were very good but the off stage stuff was weak. Everything off stage had me asking for the next stage performance...that doesn't make a good movie, which is why I am not surprised that it wasn't nominated for an Oscar . The other thing was that this reinforced my hatred for most musicals ! I can't stand those damn things. This song is a prime example. The music in so many musicals is such a bombastic mess. This is one where you can sorta compare the source material ( Motown ) with the stage/screen production and you can see that even the most emotional song in the entire production lacks the substance, the subtleties and breath of a truly emotional ballad. Part of it is that fucking ...