Standing Room Only Diana Ross (1980)

If ever theres a moment that brilliantly and perfectly illustrates the starpower possessed by Diana Ross it is the opening of her 19781979 stage show captured on tape for this Home Box Office television special Beginning with the stars face projected on a large screen mouthing the words to her 1 hit Aint No Mountain High Enough the scene cuts to Miss Ross draped in furs and jewels of course sauntering down a white almost surreal staircase At the bottom of the stairs during the joyous climactic crescendo of the song she suddenly bursts from the screen and onto the stage greeted by the screams and cheers of an overwhelmed audience Those lucky enough to be at these shows literally watched a superstar come to life before their eyes incredibly the impact is equally great when watched on a television screen decades later