Jennifer Hudson [1] gave us goosebumps on goosebumps with her commanding performance of "A Change Is Gonna Come" at the 2020 Democratic National Convention [2] on Aug. 19. After Sen. Kamala Harris closed her remarks [3], the singer performed Sam Cooke's famous track at the Harold Washington Cultural Center in Chicago, under a gorgeous tiffany dome. According to Variety, Hudson actually performed the "Aretha Franklin" version of the song [4] — perhaps a nod to the upcoming Respect biopic [5]?

Hudson looked like a vision in an orange gown and gold earrings, but, naturally, it's her voice that stole the show as she belted out the soulful song with two dueling pianos and a saxophone in the background. The pianists also held a special connection to Franklin: Richard Gibbs was her longtime piano player and Fred Nelson was her conductor. I have no choice but to watch her performance on repeat, and you can too, in the clip above starting at the 2:15:00 mark.