THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
225-Jennifer Holiday-And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.
1982-Number 32 single.
Best Bit-At 2.27.Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
‘And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’ is a song from the Broadway Musical ‘Dreamgirls’ with lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger.
In the musical the song was sung by Jennifer Holiday who was portraying the character of Effie White a singer with the girl group ‘The Dreams.’The song was regularly staged to thunderous applause and many critics cited it as the highlight of the show.
In 2006 the musical was made in to a film starring Jamie Foxx, Beyonce and Eddie Murphy.In the film the song is performed by former American Idol winner Jennifer Hudson who also received critical acclaim for her rendition. Coincidentally both versions by Holiday and Hudson only reached a peak of Number 32 in the UK chart,Holiday in 1982 and Hudson in 2009.
‘Tear down the mountains,yell,scream and shout,like you can say what you want,I’m not walking out.’
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