It doesn't matter what any of you who didn't like this performance says. The standing ovation from the audience and the massive amount of respect Patti has in the world is all that matters.
I've said this before... Patti is the reigning power ballad soul screaming living legend. She has the range of a cruise missile, the vocal power of a nuclear bomb... there is a reason we call here La Bomb Shell Labelle. She doesn't just steal the show... she drags it across countries, counties, cities, and then across the stage. And she has been doing it for 50 years! She should be classified as a national treasure.
People can say that she yells or over does it or even trys to upstage others. But this woman can flat out sing.she gets a standing ovation almost everytime she sings on stage. And this woman is 76 years old and is still doing it and sounds way better than some of today's so called superstars.
Patti is easily the best singer alive and our lifetime. Sure, you got Whitney, Mariah, Celine, Aretha, Barbara, etc. But in my opinion, Patti out-sings them with range, power, sustained notes, a massive full-voice range, just everything! Amazing!
Words CAN NOT describe her voice, its like no other! She is a powerhouse vocalist, she is on a stage by herself, she is letting the stage orchestra and that auditorium have IT! NOBODY can do that with that POWER, CLARITY, AND CONTROL.....Ive seen and heard them all, NOBODY! THIS IS WHAT A DIVA IS AND DOES! She comes in at the end and SHUTS IT DOWN! Any female singer in the world would not want to come behind that! KEEP SANGN YOUR FACE OFF MAMA PATTI, I LOVE YOU!!!!
After this performance, they should have taken up offering,said a prayer and went home and locked the doors to this venue forever! Ms. LaBelle shut this house down! OMG...I love this woman!
I feel Patti did an excellent job on a classic song such as that one. It's always good to hear different versions of any song. Plus Patti has always been in a class all by her self.
Patti makes me want to levitate! The joy in her stride, the climax of her voice, the audacity of her notes to bend, twist, and soar makes me PROUD TO SAY I HAVE LOVED THIS WOMAN SINCE I WAS 7 years old and I will love her 💯 days after I’m dead and gone! What an American treasure!
God blankity blank...she made me wanna run outside and look for a dang on rainbow and follow it..and its 10 30 at night, nothing but stars in the sky..lol Amazing...OMG..thx for this post!
This is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard in my life. The ending was like the end of a movie. I felt the story of this song while she was singing. WOW
@@patgorden5002: Patti overdoes it sometimes; and she will often try to upstage the people she sings with. She ruined "I'm Not Your Superwoman" in the '90s. And she acted a plumb fool on the floor when she sang with Luther. I love her; but sometimes Patti yells. 😆 lol
Wow, I taped this when it first aired, and I never get tired of it! Patti is like some supernatural bird that descended on the concert and tore it apart. This is classic Patti in her prime, over the top and kind of weird and fierce as all Hell.
highbelter LOL, it’s so clear to me now Patti was “A HEAD” of her time! Pun intended! It’s so refreshing to see the Nikki Minaj’s and Lady Gaga’s do what Patti did so long ago! #shesthequeen
You are a die hard Aretha fan just like I'm a die hard Patti fan! We can go on for days and will never agree on anything! You Mentioned patti losing her range half way through a concert...At least she still has the range to lose! When aretha could belt and over sing a song as you put it she would! Aretha's amazing grace album is when she was at her best vocally and your girl "screamed" all the way through both perfomances and i loved it! So you can say what you want about patti you know she's#1
No other human being able to pull of this sort of vocal gymnatics yet sounding beaautifully in any tune of the history. that's maniac. Only voice can compare with her was the Callas, but they aren't in the same genre.
You Right on point. It's rare you find a soprano with that much power. You will find more alto's with a power voice like that, but not alot of soprano's. Holla Back...
Her voice is other-worldly in this performance...she really lets loose...this is a great song for showcasing her ability...she has no limit! :) If you haven't seen it, look at her live performance of "Oh People" on the site--it's in some huge stadium...really amazing.
I remember watching this in the hot spring of 1989. It was a 2 hour special called 'The Majic of Music', hosted by Dick Clark and Anita Baker, honoring the songwriters of Tin Pan Alley from the 1920's to the late 1980's. Stellar Performances like Patti's, including Michael Bolton, k.d. lang, and Liza Minelli. A must see!! A MUST SEE!! Someone should post this whole special.
no aretha makes You feel what she's singing; i just listened to two sets on my stereo, one from patti and one from retha; i agree with you that ree is the queen of soul; but patti is the Queen of Singing, PERIOD. and that's a wrap.
1:38 and onward is pure slayageeeeee. Mama Patti showed why she's a vocal beast... Aretha's days have come and gone. Sounds like a smoked out wagon. Guess that's what drugs do to the voice..... Queen Patti still reigns supreme
What in the absolute hell did I just watch I have never in my life seen someone sing live like this, like omg her voice is out of this world phenomenal, I could only imagine being there to witness this superb performance!!! #GOAT #GreatestVocalistofalltime ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Love you Patti, nobody can touch you, the warmth, the beauty, the charisma, and the voice, would have liked to see a few seconds more at the end, her standing ovations make me tingle !! love you Patti xx
that was a masterpiece of singing. and i love all the other versions too[retha, debra,etc...] but patti is just an incredibly talented performer, i call her Queen Of All Divas. 'cause she is. and if other singers could hit those notes, you'd better believe they would.
@akdyer03 Saying that Patti oversings many songs is like saying Albert Einstein over thinks many theories. That's who she is, that's what she does. Her genius is that she is unrivaled for her pitch, tone, emotions, soul etc. etc. Lots of singers would copy her if they could...but they can't!
Please guys stop these nasty comments about these two supreme singers they both are stellar, and it really does not matter about D6 G5 or what have you I love aretha as well as patti but i prefer patti her singing stirs my soul both women have reached the top and these comments are just plain balderdash, as well as childish.
Baby, this video is about 20 years old and I still get goosebumps! Patti ia an ARTIST. Anyone can sing a song-make it good or bad-but TO OWN IT???? And Patti owns it!
Stil will i too listened to aretha's version and i like it! BUT! when i here patti's version i really look to the rainbow! Patti sings a song like no other! where people feels she over sing; they just fail to recognize the power she has with her voice..she sings every song like it's her last! i'm going to see her in february 2010 and can hardy wait!
i know you are an aretha fan just as i am a patti fan!! i listened to aretha's version and it was very nice especially the footage where she's playing the piano...Patti is just being patti and using what god has givin her..she cannot help that when she open her mouth all that power comes forth...aretha can no longer sing that way because she chose not to preserve her voice. Now back in the day she could blow like no other! Her amazing grace album is stellar! Today her range is limited!
LOOK TO THE RAINBOW On the day I was born, Said my father, said he. I've an elegant legacy Waitin' for ye, 'Tis a rhyme for your lips And a song for your heart, To sing it whenever The world falls apart. Look, look Look to the rainbow. Follow it over the hill And the stream. Look, look Look to the rainbow. Follow the fellow Who follows a dream. So I bundled my heart And I roamed the world free; To the East with the lark To the West with the sea. And I searched all the earth And I scanned all the skies, And I found it at last, In my own true love’s eyes. Look, look Look to the rainbow. Follow it over the hill And the stream. Look, look Look to the rainbow. Follow the fellow Who follows a dream. 'Twas a sumptuous gift To bequeath to a child. Oh the lure of that song Kept her feet funnin' wild. For you never grow old And you never stand still, With whippoorwills singin' Beyond the next hill. Look, look Look to the rainbow. Follow it over the hill And the stream. Look, look Look to the rainbow. Follow the fellow Who follows a dream. Follow the fellow, Follow the fellow, Follow the fellow Who follows a dream.
hey! i'm going to see her at caesar's casino in windsor canada! i rarely miss a concert and can't wait for this one! i know you will agree with me that TheQueenAretha is in denial! aretha was good in her day before 2000. She didn't reserve her voice she chose to smoke cigarettes and now she struggles to sing..although menopause has changed patti's voice ever so slightly our girl can still get down and sing her songs in their original key! Patti is second to none baby!
She's absolutely incredible! I've never heard any other artist(s) do this cover, until today. Thank you for posting this. She's such an inspiration. Patti blows them all away. Damn woman.....None of today's stuff even comes close!!
patti was my first true musical crush. i was a 9-yr old kid with labelle & patti tapes. up through my teen years, her soaring range & performance dramatics had my heart. as an adult, i fell in love with aretha. to me, she is THE sound of soul. her recordings from the 60's, 70's, up to the mid-80's are breathtaking in their raw earthiness & musical sophistication. they're very different vocally and performance-wise and always have been. nothing's wrong with that. we've been blessed by both.
It doesn't matter what any of you who didn't like this performance says. The standing ovation from the audience and the massive amount of respect Patti has in the world is all that matters.
and they applauded throughout her performance.
One of the greatest voices of this century.
I've said this before... Patti is the reigning power ballad soul screaming living legend. She has the range of a cruise missile, the vocal power of a nuclear bomb... there is a reason we call here La Bomb Shell Labelle. She doesn't just steal the show... she drags it across countries, counties, cities, and then across the stage. And she has been doing it for 50 years! She should be classified as a national treasure.
She is a national treasure. Treasured by numerous president republican and democrat to sing for them
Mama sung the fudge out of that song! Definitely one of our best singers of my lifetime!
2:56 LOOK AT THAT CONTROL!!! SMH!!! ❤️❤️❤️
The Tornado has just touched down. She was in her element.
People can say that she yells or over does it or even trys to upstage others. But this woman can flat out sing.she gets a standing ovation almost everytime she sings on stage. And this woman is 76 years old and is still doing it and sounds way better than some of today's so called superstars.
Patti is easily the best singer alive and our lifetime. Sure, you got Whitney, Mariah, Celine, Aretha, Barbara, etc. But in my opinion, Patti out-sings them with range, power, sustained notes, a massive full-voice range, just everything! Amazing!
ABSOLUTELY.
Agreed!
I agree 100%. Not taking anything from anybody, but my opinion is that Patti is the best.
got to agree. there's something beyond singing that happens when Patti's on a mic
I second that motion. Been my favorite since 83 when I was just 7. Been riding ever since.
Words CAN NOT describe her voice, its like no other! She is a powerhouse vocalist, she is on a stage by herself, she is letting the stage orchestra and that auditorium have IT! NOBODY can do that with that POWER, CLARITY, AND CONTROL.....Ive seen and heard them all, NOBODY! THIS IS WHAT A DIVA IS AND DOES! She comes in at the end and SHUTS IT DOWN! Any female singer in the world would not want to come behind that! KEEP SANGN YOUR FACE OFF MAMA PATTI, I LOVE YOU!!!!
@1:20 is still intimidating....to see a sea of ppl out there and tear the house down like she did..... she is a BEAST!!!!!!
After this performance, they should have taken up offering,said a prayer and went home and locked the doors to this venue forever! Ms. LaBelle shut this house down! OMG...I love this woman!
Not a more worthy quote made, There will never be another Patti Labelle
She sounded so effortless.... She had a legendary vocal technique ...Wow.... Truly a legend.... Truly outstanding!!!
Who's listening now 2022. Legendary!
2024~😉
It’s scary how effortless she sings!!!
The Black Mamba Queen Patti LaBelle!
The Phoenix!
Give it up for one of our last remaining divas, Patti. Love her!
Patti is, was, and always be the very best!!
Patti being Patti. There's nothing better.
I feel Patti did an excellent job on a classic song such as that one. It's always good to hear different versions of any song. Plus Patti has always been in a class all by her self.
Patti makes me want to levitate! The joy in her stride, the climax of her voice, the audacity of her notes to bend, twist, and soar makes me PROUD TO SAY I HAVE LOVED THIS WOMAN SINCE I WAS 7 years old and I will love her 💯 days after I’m dead and gone! What an American treasure!
God blankity blank...she made me wanna run outside and look for a dang on rainbow and follow it..and its 10 30 at night, nothing but stars in the sky..lol Amazing...OMG..thx for this post!
I first saw this when I was 9 and never forgot this performance! Absolutely amazing!!!!
She would drown anyone out ❤❤❤
This is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard in my life. The ending was like the end of a movie. I felt the story of this song while she was singing. WOW
2:20 to the end is IMPECCABLE!
That bit at 1:30 is also phenomenal!
you're right; labelle is the queen of ALL divas.
I'm looking Patti!
absolutely amazing; she is The Undisputed Queen, i'll say it again-an absolute masterpiece of singing.
No it wasn't.
This was terrible.
Give me Diana Ross any day.
@@timw4383 Fuck you bitch
@@timw4383 Girl bye!
@@marquesbell4178: 😂
@@patgorden5002:
Patti overdoes it sometimes; and she will often try to upstage the people she sings with.
She ruined "I'm Not Your Superwoman" in the '90s.
And she acted a plumb fool on the floor when she sang with Luther.
I love her; but sometimes Patti yells. 😆 lol
Wow, I taped this when it first aired, and I never get tired of it! Patti is like some supernatural bird that descended on the concert and tore it apart. This is classic Patti in her prime, over the top and kind of weird and fierce as all Hell.
highbelter LOL, it’s so clear to me now Patti was “A HEAD” of her time! Pun intended! It’s so refreshing to see the Nikki Minaj’s and Lady Gaga’s do what Patti did so long ago! #shesthequeen
Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony, May 11 1989
She has motherly voice..serenading her childrens. Thats why you can feel her. Shes everyone's mother
Tiny Woman, gigantic voice,I met Her in East Lansing Michigan
PATTI LaBELLE CAN SINGGGGGG🎶🎶🎶 SHE'S LOVELY!!!! LOVE HER❤❤❤
You are a die hard Aretha fan just like I'm a die hard Patti fan! We can go on for days and will never agree on anything! You Mentioned patti losing her range half way through a concert...At least she still has the range to lose! When aretha could belt and over sing a song as you put it she would! Aretha's amazing grace album is when she was at her best vocally and your girl "screamed" all the way through both perfomances and i loved it! So you can say what you want about patti you know she's#1
Still Listening Auntie 02/2021😇😇😇😇
WOW! she realy has an incredible voice.
A powerful 1st Soprano
Damnnnnnnnnnnnnn! now that's power not even Aretha has lol. you go mama patti.
world class act! No other female singer can top this!...
No other human being able to pull of this sort of vocal gymnatics yet sounding beaautifully in any tune of the history. that's maniac. Only voice can compare with her was the Callas, but they aren't in the same genre.
Yeah those people were trying to be extra stuck up but honey those notes brought their souls out their bodies and into the stage!
Beautiful Perfection! She's like a little fairytale. Nobody can pull off that look or voice. She never cease to amaze me.
When that note hit i feel like there is hope again in this life
I never tire of listening to this, total class, nobody can do it like you Patti xx
She broke her foot off in this song!!!!
You Right on point. It's rare you find a soprano with that much power. You will find more alto's with a power voice like that, but not alot of soprano's.
Holla Back...
Her voice is other-worldly in this performance...she really lets loose...this is a great song for showcasing her ability...she has no limit! :) If you haven't seen it, look at her live performance of "Oh People" on the site--it's in some huge stadium...really amazing.
I saw it , it was mind-blowing amazing voice.
Beautiful! My grade 12 sang this as their graduation song.
Soulfully moving:))!
I remember watching this in the hot spring of 1989. It was a 2 hour special called 'The Majic of Music', hosted by Dick Clark and Anita Baker, honoring the songwriters of Tin Pan Alley from the 1920's to the late 1980's. Stellar Performances like Patti's, including Michael Bolton, k.d. lang, and Liza Minelli. A must see!! A MUST SEE!! Someone should post this whole special.
no aretha makes You feel what she's singing; i just listened to two sets on my stereo, one from patti and one from retha; i agree with you that ree is the queen of soul; but patti is the Queen of Singing, PERIOD. and that's a wrap.
This is an fantastic performance
All I can say is Philadelphia represents!! Patti is the truth!!!!!
1:38 and onward is pure slayageeeeee. Mama Patti showed why she's a vocal beast... Aretha's days have come and gone. Sounds like a smoked out wagon. Guess that's what drugs do to the voice..... Queen Patti still reigns supreme
No one else is like her, anywhere or anytime. A true classic who takes any song and makes it her own. WOW.
Ms. Labelle sets the standard!
NO, not the standard, she set the ceilling.
I love that hair!!!
1.03 Girl look! lol classic
one of my favorites singers, one the best singer of the world the great patti!
cinkey8 the best one. Nobody can sing as great as Patti.
What in the absolute hell did I just watch I have never in my life seen someone sing live like this, like omg her voice is out of this world phenomenal, I could only imagine being there to witness this superb performance!!!
#GOAT
#GreatestVocalistofalltime
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Oh oh oh. I'm overwhelmed..sweetie..my love 4 ever
OMG she killed this!
Sang!
Wow; legendary performance from an legendary diva
fantastic patti labelle. one of the best singers on earth. patti is unique, she is a blessing. i love you patti
So powerful and dynamic. I can't just listen to her i have to watch her, mesmerizing!
29 years old
Love you Patti, nobody can touch you, the warmth, the beauty, the charisma, and the voice, would have liked to see a few seconds more at the end, her standing ovations make me tingle !! love you Patti xx
The master of song.. from heaven
that was a masterpiece of singing. and i love all the other versions too[retha, debra,etc...] but patti is just an incredibly talented performer, i call her Queen Of All Divas. 'cause she is. and if other singers could hit those notes, you'd better believe they would.
She is such a powerhouse singer. Sometimes it is over the top. But that is Patti. She sings with everything she has.
@akdyer03 Saying that Patti oversings many songs is like saying Albert Einstein over thinks many theories. That's who she is, that's what she does. Her genius is that she is unrivaled for her pitch, tone, emotions, soul etc. etc. Lots of singers would copy her if they could...but they can't!
Eric Jackson you better PREACH!!
Please guys stop these nasty comments about these two supreme singers they both are stellar, and it really does not matter about D6 G5 or what have you I love aretha as well as patti but i prefer patti her singing stirs my soul both women have reached the top and these comments are just plain balderdash, as well as childish.
Baby, this video is about 20 years old and I still get goosebumps! Patti ia an ARTIST. Anyone can sing a song-make it good or bad-but TO OWN IT???? And Patti owns it!
Thank you
obsessed
Stil will i too listened to aretha's version and i like it! BUT! when i here patti's version i really look to the rainbow! Patti sings a song like no other! where people feels she over sing; they just fail to recognize the power she has with her voice..she sings every song like it's her last! i'm going to see her in february 2010 and can hardy wait!
listen and watch the audience reaction towards the end at her finale. it gave me chills
i know you are an aretha fan just as i am a patti fan!! i listened to aretha's version and it was very nice especially the footage where she's playing the piano...Patti is just being patti and using what god has givin her..she cannot help that when she open her mouth all that power comes forth...aretha can no longer sing that way because she chose not to preserve her voice. Now back in the day she could blow like no other! Her amazing grace album is stellar! Today her range is limited!
this is why God invented music. Absolutely brilliant.
I know who ever had to sing after her was like, no thank you, I'm good!!!
She OPENED the show so EVERYONE had to sing after her. That was either genius or idiocy on the part of the show producers. LoL
LOOK TO THE RAINBOW
On the day I was born,
Said my father, said he.
I've an elegant legacy
Waitin' for ye,
'Tis a rhyme for your lips
And a song for your heart,
To sing it whenever
The world falls apart.
Look, look
Look to the rainbow.
Follow it over the hill
And the stream.
Look, look
Look to the rainbow.
Follow the fellow
Who follows a dream.
So I bundled my heart
And I roamed the world free;
To the East with the lark
To the West with the sea.
And I searched all the earth
And I scanned all the skies,
And I found it at last,
In my own true love’s eyes.
Look, look
Look to the rainbow.
Follow it over the hill
And the stream.
Look, look
Look to the rainbow.
Follow the fellow
Who follows a dream.
'Twas a sumptuous gift
To bequeath to a child.
Oh the lure of that song
Kept her feet funnin' wild.
For you never grow old
And you never stand still,
With whippoorwills singin'
Beyond the next hill.
Look, look
Look to the rainbow.
Follow it over the hill
And the stream.
Look, look
Look to the rainbow.
Follow the fellow
Who follows a dream.
Follow the fellow,
Follow the fellow,
Follow the fellow
Who follows a dream.
I love the song, and I love Patti (Although sometimes she does remind of creulla deville in her outfits lol).
now you know you've said it all. many times her notes are in the opera realm.
hey! i'm going to see her at caesar's casino in windsor canada! i rarely miss a concert and can't wait for this one! i know you will agree with me that TheQueenAretha is in denial! aretha was good in her day before 2000. She didn't reserve her voice she chose to smoke cigarettes and now she struggles to sing..although menopause has changed patti's voice ever so slightly our girl can still get down and sing her songs in their original key! Patti is second to none baby!
She's absolutely incredible! I've never heard any other artist(s) do this cover, until today. Thank you for posting this. She's such an inspiration. Patti blows them all away. Damn woman.....None of today's
stuff even comes close!!
I always loved hearing Patti sing this...
1.38 wow! !!!!!
God Bless Patti Lebelle!
Sing Miss Patti Labelle
patti was my first true musical crush. i was a 9-yr old kid with labelle & patti tapes. up through my teen years, her soaring range & performance dramatics had my heart. as an adult, i fell in love with aretha. to me, she is THE sound of soul. her recordings from the 60's, 70's, up to the mid-80's are breathtaking in their raw earthiness & musical sophistication. they're very different vocally and performance-wise and always have been. nothing's wrong with that. we've been blessed by both.
GLORIOUS!!!!
God given...!!!!!
Oh my god. This is so ferocious! ♥_♥ i'm in love!!!
um patti tore this song up
LOL..she looks like a person out of a Disney movie..lol...LOVE IT!
Wow!!!
AMAZING!!!!
she remarkable!
D I V A !
indeed, Ms Franklin take it to church and put soul into it...... yet i must agree Pattie and Ms Franklin did it best