When Amber Riley forgot she was human in Glee
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I know a LOT of Amber's good performances are not included in this but then the video would be too long so I took her best moments through the seasons (in my opinion) I hope you guys enjoy it!
no offense Do a part 2 the please
Oh baby. . .a video about Amber THE Riley could never be too long!!
Amber Riley's scenes were All the BEST in the show
I loved it so much. Please do a video about Kurt too
no im glad that most of these are her solo performances or her with a choir behind because let's be honest... she was SLEPT ON
The fact that Amber Riley got rejected from American Idol when she sings like THIS just goes to show you that singing competition shows ain't shit.
Actually amber Riley said that she didn’t usually sing like this since she was trained traditionally she didn’t become like a belter and stuff until glee which is super surprising like she is amazing
she isn't human. that's the answer. she's clearly a superior goddess.
And that's on period
@@bluesclues1527 period poo
@@bluesclues1527 period no tampons
clearly she’s too good for glee
@@prwstrini9368 😂😂
Fun Fact : Her and Santana were the best singers and we’re SLEPT on
Not an opinion. A fact
Very popular opinion actually lol
@@mariegodfreyxxx8137 that pfp 👁️👄👁️
Rachel Santana and Mercedes all has different voices but we’re the most talented
This is actually a very popular opinion lmao
Popular Opinion: It was so annoying to see Finn and Rachel get all the solos since they weren’t even the most talented in the club.
The weren’t even a close third. 4th at best and they were competing with each other for mediocrity.
Rachel was annoying sometimes but she’s definitely top 2 together with Mercedes
FloLikeYou pfffft whatever lol
FloLikeYou yeah she was Mercedes, Rachael, Charice(I think her name), and Blaine were the best in that order
Fr. Finn never even should have got into the club imo 💀
Producers said she was the only one that could go in the studio and get the songs on the first take❤️
Crowned King T I don’t doubt it Amber is toooo talented
Not only producers but also her cast mates.
Lea Michele was found shaking in the corner of the Music Room set 👀
lmao all y’all above me have green pfps
Inhle Cele 🤣
glee really tried to convince us that rachel was better than mercedes
Brianab3ar lmao exactly
@@matbayevameruert7296 i very much so did and i grew up, rewatched the show and realized that rachel was a white girl who could sing but she got more opportunities despite mercedes being the more versatile vocalist. mercedes could do barbra but rachel could never do aretha
thats kinda really insulting to the actors
@@whyyouwantingtoknowmynameh4101 it's really not...it's insulting that the producers and writers never utilized mercedes' talents and made her the "angry jealous black girl" when it came to rachel, despite her being the more well rounded and better vocalist. the made her out to be the bad guy for leaving and going to the troubletones when she had every right to want to shine, when she had the talent to do so
Brianab3ar I was meaning it’s offensive to the actors when people say, “Oh Mercedes had a better voice that Rachel,” or something along the lines of that because it’s them who are singing. That’s what i was getting at
Artie - *Hyped Her up The Most*
Rachel - *Can't deny herself that Mercedes is a better vocalist.*
Kurt - *Is Her Biggest Fan*
Santana - *Can't hide her love for her voice even they aren't on speaking terms*
Sam - said listening to her sing was better than sex
Facts
The fact that Amber and Naya were both turned down my American idol is so crazy
her breaking up with sam by singing i will always love you is queen behavior
Perfect timing too! She sang it just days after Whitney died
The classrooms next door must’ve been absolutely DONE by the time the show was over
Good thing it was a set.
Ctfu 😭😭😭😭😭
🤣😂😭😭😭
If I had a class next to the glee room, I’d fail it LMaO
Abby Curry 😂❤
Amber Riley is a real-life siren. When she sings, she draws everyone to her and slays them with her talent. There is no way this woman is human.
Same with ChloexHalle. Love me some sangers
the way that sam looks at her when she’s singing 😭😭 they shoulda ended up together
You know Amber Riley is slaying when the camera cuts to Artie feeling her voice
Teeus theyre still great friends!!
@@michigo_ They love each other, which is why they always sang together.
or rachel feeling insecure
I live for Artie’s signature head shake followed by the “SAAANNNGGG” hand wave lol
Rriiiigghtt?
Mercedes singing I Will Always Love You to Sam reminded me of how they were rob of an amazing and healthy relationship so the writers could explore a relationship with Sam and Rachel. When I say I was mad when they broke up I mean mad mad
Same they are the best glee couple other than Klaine and no one can change my mind🤭
@@danielledunbar1628 agreed!!
and you mean to tell me Rachel berry thought she was the best singer in glee club?
The show pushed that narrative so hard but they could never force me into believing it. Mercedes was the best
She didn’t she admitted to Finn that Mercedes was better than her
the best part about this is that amber riley didn't even really know how to belt before filming glee. what a goddess yo, mercedes was robbed PERIOD
Nah, she knew how to belt. She just wasnt a belter when they started glee.
@@gabatnibac3676 either way ya gotta admit it's rly impressive tho
Why’s you put period? It has nothing to
Do with it*
@@kittikat95 oh "period" is just emphasis on a point in stan twitter language lmao
Mercedes' incredible vocals is what made me realize Mr. Schue was a terrible teacher. I mean, how else can you explain him shafting Mercedes, Santana, Tina, and later Unique as well? God forbid the man teach the diva in his class some humility in favor of letting his best vocalists shine like they deserve.
Exactly. Like IS Rachel a good singer? Yes. Of course. No one's denying that. But Rachel isn't the BEST singer in the New Directions. Mercedes? Santana? Kurt even? I'd rather listen to their solos than Rachel's >_>
Blame the writers.
It’s simply because Ryan sucked up to Lea so much and enabled her diva behaviour
@@sidous471 true her voice hurt my ears like she was not a good singer.. i had to skip her solos because ew
Racism and product design
I have never watched Glee in my entire life
And you're telling me SHE'S NOT THE MAIN CHARACTER?????
I watched a few episodes when I was like 12 and I was so damn pissed that she wasn't the main character
rachel berry could never. Mercedes was hands down the best singer on glee.
Period.
Stop! Rachel was amazing. And you expected it. Mercedes was the secret weapon gut punch!
@@Bettyboop08 Sorry, but in my opinion, she's the worst character in this show besides will. I mean she's just so selfish and petty. I mean yeah she has a good voice, but if she ever performed any of these songs, it wouldn't even be close to as good as these. Rachel should just stick to Don't Rain On My Parade and thats pretty much it.
I like Santana tho
Period
Mercedes and Santana singing are one of the best things happened on Glee and when she sang Human Nature with Sam
YES!
Yesss
Human nature was one of her best songs
I agree with the Mercedes but not Santana don’t get me wrong she has some amazing singing moment but yh
FACTS!!!!
Amber Riley : breathes
Chris Colfer : 😍😍😍
😂😂😂 actually made me laugh out loud. So true. Xxx
he has a right😌🤚
artie: 😤🤟🏼👌🏼‼️
Naomi Blankcard you know the music is good when artie starts hyping them up! 😂😂
Just another Charlie Sewell right?! 😆
one of the things i hated about glee was that mercedes was so underrated, and they kept making bs excuses about why she didn't get as much spotlight, but really think it's bc she wasnt' a skinny white girl...and hollywood doesn't want someone like her being the main lead in a tv show. explains why the other talented colored ppl were "slept on" too
momokokochuchuchu yess!
How about people of color instead?
Rachel doesn't have a better voice, but rachel deserves all of the fame that she got. Mercedes never had a visiom. mercedes never worked as hard as rachel on choreography or vocals. If mercedes didn't get what she wanted she'd wallow in self pity and get mad at the world. Rachel wouldn't stop until she got what she wanted, losing motivated her. Rachel is a better star. it has nothing to do with race.. stop making exuses.
@@sarah-qb1dl it literally has everything to do with race and you know that.
I love how when comparing actors people get mixed up and defend their CHARACTERS instead. Rachel may have been portrayed as ambitious and crap but we aren't talking Rachel and Mercedes and Mr Shoe here, we are talking about Lea and Naya and Amber and RIB, not a high school glee club teacher but a trio of showrunners who made the professional choice to shaft women of colour and most other token characters in favour of giving their pets more solos.
Not to mention she is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL
“Her voice is better than sex“
Sam said it and it is soooo true🙏
XDD omg i just now remembered that
When did he say that lmao
When did he say that i dont remember
what episode is that?
I wish I could sing like that!
She killed all her performances but “Aint No Way” is gold.
And i will always love u
I wish she able to sing this at Aretha's Home going service
She snapped on “Ain’t No Way”
I hate to admit it but once I heard Amber sing Ain't No Way, I loved it more than the original. I was gonna be pissed if it wasn't on this list.
I agree!!
Alternate title: Amber Riley being the best singer on Glee for 10 minutes
I love that Glee tried to convince us Finn and Rachel were the best singers. Santana and Mercedes were the best by far, Quinn had an amazing vintage aesthetic to her voice, Artie could sing everything, Brittany legit sang like Britney Spears, Kurt was incredible, Tina sounded like an angel, Pucks voice was deep and smooth. Oh but no Mr. Shue gotta give all the solos to the people with absolutely no bass in they voice smh
Literally there were so many male vocalist in the ND that we’re 10x better than Finn!
Kurt wasn't a good singer I'm sorry
No seriously I love Quinn’s voice it was so quiet if you get what I mean😭 it was like a jazz tone low key
That's what I hated about the show. Honestly Artie had the best voice but then he stopped. It was all about Finn and then after that, all the dudes sounded the same, mediocre. The favoritism annoyed me.
I do believe that Lea Michelle does have a good voice and is talented, but she was in no way the strongest vocally. Quinn’s voice is my favourite but Santana and Mercedes are probably the best objectively. I love Cory Monteith but he had one of the worst voices on the show.
nothing in glee made me more mad than whenever sue said she cut arts because rachel failing in new york meant even their best talent couldn't make anything of themself as if mercedes didn't have a recording contract and was about to go on tour.
Doodlebob108 that wasn’t even the reason she cut the arts. Also Mercedes literally left the record the next episode so..
Kamy Park didn’t Mercedes end up going on tour or something
Kamron Dunnah I was just saying that Mercedes left her contract then struggled the rest of the season until at the end she left for tour but Mercedes didn’t go on tour until near the end
@@kamypark7346 she left because she didn't want to be sexualized, not because she couldn't make it as a vocalist
Artie was always hyping her up 😂😂😂
It’s just me, Leena i love it so much
Yeah,they're really close in real life, so it make sense it would shine through on the show 😊
yeah but im mad bc he wouldnt let mercedes have the maria solo🥺
That's why STAN ARTIE FOR CLEAR SKIN
a true kinf
I just had chills for 10 mins straight and it also pissses me off that she was put on the back burner while Rachel’s annoying self got all the solos
For real
Mercedes should've been the main character
Honestly that could’ve been a way more compelling storyline
if amber riley was singing at my church maybe id actually show up lmao
I felt this
id convert back to christianity if she was
hell i’d convert to christianity(hard atheist) if she sang at my local church
Lmaooo
U literally speaked for me
Mercedes HAS range. Her and a few others had range in Glee and til this very day I am pissed that she didn’t get as much spot light as Rachel
Because it was written for rachel
Tjiuamuina Tjikundi the show was about high school kids in glee not just her and finn
Angel S her and Rory HAVE range
Everyone knows now
I love how Rachel’s video was only 5 minutes long when Mercedes’ is almost 10 minutes
that just shows Amber's power
Rachel was shoved at the forefront of the show for all those seasons. Let someone else shine!
@@sweeety969 As I read somewhere
Mercedes could sing all of Rachel songs. But Rachel can not sing all of Mercedes songs.
🤷🏽♀️
@@ChannieChauni I don’t think Rachel could sing any of Mercedes songs and I think Mercedes could sing any of Rachel’s except Don’t Rain On My Parade
Let's be real: Mercedes slayed on Ain't No Way and DESTROYED that cover of I Will Always Love You (man the timing of that episode...)
I think if one of the casting directors of the live action for Hercules actually saw this video, she'd surely be casted as one of the muses.
Oh my goodness yes. I would so go watch
True 💕💕💕
Yeah but if he Ryan Murphy bed cast Lea Michelle as Megara and I would blow my brains out
Oh my God I'd love see her like one of the muses 😍. That's my favorite part of Hercules
She is definitely one of my muses! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Damn even if she is singing in the backround she is outshining everyone😫
You misspelled screaming
@@robertrodriguez1964 if you feel that way why are you even on this video?
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ one, that’s a micro aggression, two, she’s singing.
@@bertha9857 honestly tho smh some people just cant accept perfection
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ bitch shut up
A duet between her and Jennifer Hudson would be absolute perfection
Whoever gave Rachel Barry the throne needs to be fired 😐✋🏾 cuz baby MERCEDES oof😩
PURRRRRRRR
Unpopular opinion (but needed to be said) : Mercedes and Santana were slept on and everyone knows it, especially the producers😒😒😒😒
Nazime Rodriguez Wait...I thought that was common knowledge!?
Was Santana slept on? She was given so much after Season 1, if anything for sure Mercedes was slept on and definitely Tina for the first half of the series so much so that they went and referenced that at the end of Season 3
dwswhs True!
@@SamR1995 Tina's performance of I follow you Rivers is one of the best
artistic persona I hadn’t heard the song before Tina sang it and I ended up loving the song because of her version!
Mercedes and Sam were endgame and it hurts my heart that they didn’t end up together
thats the tea
it still hurts
and then they tried to put Rachel and Sam together in season 6 😠
Chyra was here don’t even that angered me so so much
@@chyraaa this was my reaction:
🤮🤮🤮🤮
Guys, that grilled cheesus on 7 brought back memories I didn’t even know I had.
People are really saying Lizzo should be the muse in the live action Hercules when we have Amber Riley
I love Artie stanning every performance in the background. It’s a full mood.
Truth be told. Amber sung And I’m telling you LIVE no audio tune or anything those reactions were real
malachixoxo yep - look at Dianna’s reaction - the immense power
Another fact and in one take. Most of her recordings were. Young lady has some real talent
connor green yeah some! But and I’m telling u wasn’t it was live
@@Malontheecasamigos she did sing live in the takes, but then put the recording over it, so the reactions from the other cast members were real
@@queenstinga3572 yes, Ryan Murphy himself said she was the only one that recorded about 80% of her songs in one take, but I'm not sure "And I'm Telling You" is one of them. Amber herself even said it was very difficult to record the song cause of the breath control and emotion that she had to emote and that she was literally tired after she left the recording studio. Idk where I saw it though, it was some old, old interview from years ago.
It bothered me that Mercedes and Kurt were supposed to be bestfriend but he drifted towards Rachel
SAMME THEY BELONGED TOGETHER
They realize that Kurt and Mercedes were popular together so they gave Mercedes less screen time(and songs ) and made Kurt be BFF with Rachel in a attempt to boots her popularity
@@flowervine2668 Thats stupid
@@idktbh9826 I know and it failed to if anything I think her popularity went down the only good to that came out of it was that we got more screen time with Kurt and he got more songs
@@flowervine2668 True
name a single time she didn’t turn it the hell out. impossible.
•Heather being a dance goddess
•Naya making girls and gays everywhere question their sexuality
•Jenna/Tina's underrated vocals
FACTS! THESE MUST BE DONE!!!!
Tamara Ali preach
100%
All true but this video is about Ambers abilities. Stay on topic ppl. Videos about Heather, Naya and Jenna aren't filled with But Amber this and Amber that. I can't understand why people always want to dim Amber's shine.
@@queenstinga3572 I understand what you're saying, but I was simply trying to suggest other videos since I enjoyed this one so much
They really didn't let Mercedes or Santana shine they're both great singers that are underrated in my opinion
AngelLaurenB mercedes I agree, but Santana even got to sing dont rain on my parede, she got many many sonhe and scenes
@@anna.beatrice Rachel still got the main solo's tho. And she sang don't rain on my parade for a understudy role.
I hated Rachel I tried not to but I just couldn’t help it sure she has moments but I just didn’t like the character.
Holly Galtta-Hunt I know I even liked but the characters that suppose to be “ the bad guys “ more and before their characters were explained better and they weren’t really bad anymore . Rachel I just never liked their were some moments that weren’t completely selfish but nothing that made me like her & her singing was the only good thing but I’m my opinion she wasn’t even the best singer.
Petition to have Amber play one of the Schuyler sisters in Hamilton.
I didn’t know how much I needed this until your comment. It definitely needs to happen!
It's easy to forget you're supposed to be human when you're a goddess like that.
literally every single time she opened her mouth
We all knew Mercedes was the star that didn’t get enough shine to even her character knew it
I agree that Rachel was a great singer in her genre but Mercedes is just in another level, there is no comparacy
i’m MAD re-watching these clips like they really robbed her the entire show just because lea was ryan’s favorite
how many times did Mercedes have a choir behind her
As many times as Rachel had a solo
She needed BVs that could keep up with her LMAO
Not enough times
Minerva Moran oof
@@antoniosantos9669 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍
i love finn's face everytime he just looks around wide eyed and confused
Probably because frankenteen was complete and utter moron. His only clout was captain of the football team.
RIP lil goofie :)
@@robertrodriguez1964 or maybe the fact is he's wondering if everyone else is hearing what he is? Finn's character was damn good to his friends. He was somewhat goofy, not the wisest in the bunch but he was loyal.
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ Yeah, I hated Finn too. He was homophobic towards Kurt and Santana, and he outed her. He could’ve had Santana disowned, beaten, homeless or killed because of what he did, but they made her out to be the bad guy in that situation. He was a terrible character.
Rest in piece to Corey Monteith.
And Don’t Frack It Up this may be controversial but imo Santana really had it coming in that scene? i know what she had to go through was terrible but she was a genuinely horrible person at that time and she needed to be put in check. keep in mind that finn only said that to her, he had no intention of anyone else hearing
why am i crying from this? i’ve never watched this show
You should watch it.
Exactly like omg .. then cut to Nayas face 🥺
Mercedes and Santana were the best female vocalist on the show.
Artie was the best male vocalist.
Kurt has a better voice than Artie...
@@daddiesgurl1968 Honey shh let Artie have it he was so good
Where was the River Deep Mountain High perfomance where Amber hit an immense Bb5 in the bridge.
i thought the same thing!!
Prolly my all time favorite performance in all of glee
@@blanksubmit3770 Mine too. Naya and Amber were truly vocal chemically-inducing euphoria together.
Jennifer Brigitte Their Voice’s fit so well
Ain’t No Way is my favorite, Aretha would be proud. It gives me chills everytime
There’s a version of her doing it live and it’s a short clip but DAMN. She’s just so talented.
Me too. Literal chills.
Yes!!!
Mr. Shue was racist towards every minority character at some point to the point where Sue complained ab it, he looks like a frog, was a creep towards Emma and had to be begged to back tf off when she was with the dentist, neglected Puck for no reason and focused all his attention on Finn. He was awful.
don’t insult frogs like that
@@nosuchthingasgoodcows7003
eyyyyyy
no but they were all minorities; they were in the ✨glee club✨
@@priscillasmirrorball OMG I CAN’T WITH THAT SCENE😂
He was not racist lmao you guys really throw that word around so loosely
My biggest pet peeve about glee is that several times they’d have people say how Mercedes was the best singer- but she never got the spot light. Like you can’t mention racial problems and in that ONE episode solve them... then completely forget about them again.
make one called 'emma being too good for will'
r o s e that is every episode of glee due to the fact that every person ever is too good for Will
Lake Strobel true
I liked her better with Carl ngl
I’d gladly watch a spin off solely about Will going to jail for all the stuff he did
@@ChenBritMi lmao what did he do?
Mercedes will always have an amazing voice to me. Ain't No Way is just an amazing performance (along with every other song she's sang in) because she can belt that high note from chest voice along with switching to head voice in that same note, just blows my mind. Her range and power and control is insane and highly slept on.
she was really annoying tho, how can she be your favorite character lol
@@requiemforanali She wasn't annoying to me. Plus, people have different opinions.
Soph Brandt she was childish. And she never even had lines. Best character is Brittany she was funny af lmao. And I know... can’t I say mine? I just said she was annoying and wanted to know why you liked her, jeez.
@@requiemforanali They had no malice in their reply why are you mad?
@@applepi3013 The stans are stanning in these comments 😭😭😭😭
Mercedes had the best voice. She genuinely makes me cry when she sings. Her VOICE IS IMPECCABLE
Amber's voice with the choir behind her is ANGELIC.
I think her "i will always love you" is one of the first songs that made me cry, and made me want to sing
I have never liked a cover of this song until hers. It's just great
Ashley Taccone and ain’t no way
I was really surprise in getting married today
She can sing everything
RIGHT
Karlyn20 she is so talenteeeed
I was too! Although she said on Stars in the House that she is classically trained and didn't consider herself a belter before Glee!
getting married today is so underrated omg
Amelia Morgan well thanks glee then
It seems that everybody in the cast really become better
amber is the most talented out of the whole cast. periodt.
Fun fact: she sang “and I am telling you” live and all of the cast reactions are genuine because they were legit so impressed by her
Gotta also agree with the rest of the comments that she had lead far too little (especially never having lead on a competition song EVER)... only person more shafted by the writers was Tina (she was soooo slept on 😪😭)
So sad that she rarely had the lead in songs and always just got to belt at the end. I would’ve loved to see her have the lead during nationals and regionals. Since she had the best voice by far.
Because she's not a leader, she's a runner. Jesse St. James said it best.
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ Jessie couldnt even sing that good
@@iplayzallday7172 don't disrespect king Groff like that.
Facts
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ he only said that because he favored Rachel 🤷🏾♀️
Ain’t no way has me SPEECHLESS
Amber was and still is my favorite character and vocalist on the show. Too bad that nobody else on the show showed her true potential
I feel like Sam and Shane were the only people that really and truly believed in her talent. Sometimes other people did, but they were fickle and flip flopped with their confidence in her.
She is going to be one of the best female vocalist of our time, and she is way underrated, I think it’s time we give her all the credit she deserves, not just in glee, but for everything she’s done, that woman has the voice of an angel, and can sing anything, she can sing the phonebook and make it sound great! Who has that kind of range? It’s no wonder you never see any glass in any of the scenes, she would shatter them all!
Glee producers: How many times do you want to slay this scene?
Amber: YES!
also i love that every time she sang Artie did his hand thing 😂
They actually are like best friends in real life
For me when Mercedes sings "And I'm Telling You" she got her highest talent... Like all glee members get impressioned
i have never watched glee in my life but i literally had chills throughout this video. like her vocals are INSANE!!!
whenever amber sings and i am telling you, i ascend to heaven
Unpopular opinion : Mercedes, Santana, Quinn, Artie, Tina and puck/Noah are super underated
Ellie PUCK IS **HURL**
@@hazbinsilly well that's just offensive
Ellie He literally- look it up
@@hazbinsilly look what up
Ellie he went to jail for child pornography
This video should be way longer....
Like six seasons long
The tea is spilling.
ooh the tea is hot today
Oooooohhh-
I still can’t get over those notes in Jump!
I love this so much. She's so talented. The in-show thing about Rachel being a better singer is so not true after Mercedes came into the picture. From a classical point of view, Rachel has more of a Broadway sound (nasally and easily projected. Think Elsa, or Rachel's mom). Mercedes was able to do all of that and more. Kind of an insult to contribute saying Rachel was best after it was proven that others could stand next to her without being blown away.
I think Amber can do so much more vocally than Lea, but if they both sing a broadway song in the same key without any embellishment, Lea would sounds better. Lea's timbre carry more depth than Amber's.
This is a a person they rejected from American Idol...really 😱😱😱😱😕🤷🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️❤️❤️❤️❤️🎤🎤🤩🤩
Really?
And as Amber put it, she ended up singing for Fox anyway and got paid to do it!
@@alicejones9360 my favorite quote of hers
Didn't they also reject Naya?
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ yup, they also rejected Samuel (Joe), so joke’s on American Idol, 3 rejected contestants ended up on one of the most popular shows on tv
love how much of I’m telling you I’m not going you kept in, cause that song makes me cry with awe every time. Amber is a goddess
candidesque me too! I literally teared up during that part of the video lmao
You know I shipped Sam and Mercedes so hard😭😭😭
1:00 it's crazy she actually sang in front of them and their reactions were real
*goosebumps*
For me, the real difference between Mercedes and Rachel started out as a great Broadway belter and ended as a great Broadway belter. There was no appreciable difference between the way she sang her first song and her last song on the show. Mercedes, OTOH, grew as a singer and a performer throughout her entire run on the show. She started out with a voice that was powerful but unpolished. By the end, she could sing any song, in any genre, flawlessly. Amber/Mercedes was never given her due for having a voice that is magnificently versatile.
Lydia Moon Amber was never unpolished, she’s always had the best voice on the show. Don’t ever disrespect Miss Riley like that again.
@@zinone2009 Growth is a wonderful thing. Learn to recognize a compliment when it's given.
Karlyn20 You’ll never receive a compliment of your own if you react this way when one’s given. Tie up that tongue, Miss Riley doesn’t need someone to fight imaginary battles for her.
@@lydiamoon5235 But your initial premise was factually not correct, as much as you meant it and I took it as a compliment. She was always polished, just never got to show it cuz Ryan and Brad always had her belting. If you google some of her pre-Glee work, youbwill see that she was already quite polished. Btw, she is a clasically trained opera singer - not sure how much more "polishing" one needs. 🤷♀️
@@baydiac Dont be rude. The statement that was made was not accurate - it jist wasnt. The poster was merely pointing that out.
A couple spotlight moments you missed were Try A Little Tenderness. The run near the end is fucking awesome! And also the end of Give Up the Funk. Disco Inferno is fiiiire, that version is superb, even better than the original in my opinion
Yes! "Disco Inferno" is one of the TRUE Glee covers that I believe is honestly better than the original!!
YES!! Her rendition of Try a Little Tenderness is maybe the best ever. That was a sing off with Rachel, that Mercedes definitely should have one.
No one ever mentions disco inferno. I love that cover
Kelanie Vassor omg ikr!! Its one cover thats always stuck with me its insane
she gives me literal chills everytime i hear her sing
Amber Riley singing ain't no way literally gives me goosebumps everytime without fail
Number 15 is probably the most impressive one though. It's one thing to sing like you're not human but it is another to do it while being emotional serenading a friend and crying AND still slaying. This performance deserves an award or something.
I still cant listen to her version of "ill stand by you" to this day😪
Dezzie Mob I still tear up so bad
I had GOOSEBUMPS so many times. Thank you for this
My question who doesn’t like Mercedes?like she show would’ve been so much better if it was about her instead of Rachel
Amber has absolutely no difficulty giving me chills
I was waiting for Ain’t no way I love her performance that was the performance that taught me how to belt when I was singing it wit her😭
Fun fact: Amber Riley sang "And I am telling you" as Effie on Broadway!