I remember seeing this for the first time. I was stationed at Camp Lejeune in NC back in 85. I was having a beer(or three) and the v-jay (yes I'm that old) put this on screen. At the end we Marines were all standing and cheering. They had to play it over and over! I love how Bill Cosby made them go back and sing it again! All of this was impromtu! Love it.
YES she does,!!!!!!!!!!!! Recently, last the last couple years she had vocal problems. But i went to her concert recently it was Absolutely Amazing. You would never believe a 64 year old woman was singing the way she did, and does. Out of all the female legends still singing and performing her voice is the best preserved, by far!
Such a blessed night to see the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD HIMSELF moving and healing and showing love throughout the people, as HIS SPIRIT moved upon Patty, you can hear the love and goodness of the LORD in her voice as GOD gave her utterance, oh preciuos JESUS, thank you for your love for us,,,your unworthy and faithful servant, rickey brown, jackson, tennessee
What can you say but WOW. All three great Legends in their own Right. You can not do nothing by sing along and cry. This is a powerful performance. They do not do performances like this anymore.
Thanks for sharing this whoever you are. This was definitely a performance of trascendence, from Preston's heart of joy, Cocker's road weary wanting soul, and Labelle's spirit energy that can light a city.
Just love it when Bill put the mic in front of Billy Preston for him to sing along, but Billy just kept on playing and let the two of them sing! RESPECT right there. Peace and love going out to everyone.
If I were a performer, I'd be afraid to share the stage with Miss Patti. The woman is a force of nature no other singer can keep up with on stage. Not even the great Aretha Franklin could I see topping her. She has an amazing range.
Legends! Anyone ever see the post-interview when Joe Cocker admits he was scared out his skull during this duet with Patti Labelle after she came out with that big hair and huge pipes? Classic performance - thx 4 posting!
I remember watching this back when it aired on TV and my mom walked in the middle of Patti and Joe's performance and decalred "get that drunk off the stage". My mom didn't know any better.
No one on this earth could have, Joe was perfect and laughing his butt off towards the end. I loved this performance and not to mention the great Billy Preston.
wow...never implied it was a competition. if you're a Patti fan then you know once she gets going (really gets going) it's hard to keep up with her. she eclipses you in all the fabulous energy she can't help but generate...like she did with Amy Grant in her 80s special. you can see he didn't really know what to do, he wasn't ready for the performance she gave. wow...i've loved Patti since the age of 7, i have every clue. you need to calm down and watch your mouth.
THIS ISNT ABOUT VOCALS...LOOK HOW GRACEFUL PATTI IS..SHE HUMBLED HERSELF TO JOE AND BILLY AS WELL AS THE AUDIENCE LIKE SHE ALWAYS DOES.. THE ARRANGEMENT WAS BEAUTIFULLY DONE. YOU SEE HOW SHE CRADLED HIM(IT WAS HUMILITY TO HIM AND APPRECIATION FOR ALLOWING HER TO SHARE THE STAGE)..HUMILITY IS SOMETHING THE WORLD DOESNT HAVE ANYMORE..THATS WHY WE'RE IN THE SITUATION WE'RE IN NOW-RUINS..LETS STOP FIGHTING AND START LOVING. LETS STOP PUTTING EACHOTHER DOWN & LIFTING EACHOTHER UP.GOD BLESS US ALL:-)
LMAO! That's just how PASSIONATE of a performer she is......and whenever she is surrounded by other talented people, she loses her mind and goes in the zone baby!! This is back in the day when folks didn't like singing with her ....FOR THIS REASON!!
Spectacular performance! Poor Joe looked like he was going to have a coronary when she walked out the stage. He didn't have a chance the poor guy! It was like being hit with a 1000 vocal bombs at once. LMAO
I love how the big lady seating at the front was absolutely enjoying this night, even in the Never Walk Alone video she starts clapping wildly before the performance is even finished
Patti was on fire 🔥, when she started that church rock that was Joe’s que to take cover cus a hurricane is about to blow through his soul! This woman was so “A-HEAD” of her time! Amazing performance!
Lord Have Mercy! I sure miss the late great Billy Preston. But I don't know why they would pair Joe Cocker with a live wire like Patti LaBelle. She drowned him out until you could hardly hear him. Patti is absolutely electrifying when she performs. She always brings the house down to its knees. She said in her book that many performers in the music business don't want to perform with her or after her. They are intimidated that she steals the show and they can't measure up to her performance.
They all compliment each other. Some may say Patti out sang Joe Cocker but they compliment each other in my humble opinion....I don't think it would have worked with any else other than Patti Labelle, Joe Cocker and Billy Preston. Billy Preston on Piano....MY GOD...you can't say anything. Its a wrap. He's playing the piano on round 2 so hard that the piano is sliding across the stage.
So powerful.Joe Cocker is not the same kind of singer that Patti is ,however he is awesome ,and this mix is powerful because of their two polar opposites in caliber and style .Wonderful moment in time,
LMAO. I'm sorry that was funny as hell...you are absolutely right...Poor man, he couldn't take it. It would be hard for any man to be up there wit those spontaneous, vocal sonic booms Patti unleashes. Back then, she was really like a force of nature. Great performance.
@foxypatti Thanks So Much ! U never know what can happen :) i believe that i can be a good singer in my future ! and thats all it matters to me :) i wish u all the Best !
I will not tire of saying that what TH-cam does , leaving music videos without sound is disrespectful to their users who will be all that you are . They go against the principles ...
@BEYONDRE love this comment it is the best.. and so true she did every bit of what you said.. and after watching it... Yes she pretty much acknowledged everyone in the house that night...LOL!!!
@stanley1963261 I've always thought that! I don't know what made them put Joe up there with Patti! I know they were trying something "different," but that po'man couldn't hang with Patti's erratic self, lol! Nevertheless, a powerful performance!
@stanley1963261 Funny, you mentioning the words "polar opposites":-). God was very generous in the Spring of 1944, since he gave us Joe (born May 20), Patti (born May 24) and Gladys (born May 28). I find this very cute, don't you? Hug from Sander from Amsterdam
Beautiful, wonderful, I feel sad for the morons who do get how good this is. This performance is so good you will never see the likes of it again. Thank You.
@kaloqnbg DAT SCREAMING YOUR REFERRING TO... HAS BEEN PAYING HER BILLS FOR 50 YEARS.....SHIT I WISH I COULD SCREAM AND HOLLA AND WAIL LIKE THAT... AND GET PAID FOR IT.....BOW DOW TO GREATNESS
I think this is one of the best live performances of all time. I love it.
Boy, Patty used to act up...I LOVE IT!! I remember this so vividly from my childhood.
Classic...I just love watching this performance. I GET CHILLS EVERY TIME I WATCH IT!!!
I remember seeing this for the first time. I was stationed at Camp Lejeune in NC back in 85. I was having a beer(or three) and the v-jay (yes I'm that old) put this on screen. At the end we Marines were all standing and cheering. They had to play it over and over! I love how Bill Cosby made them go back and sing it again! All of this was impromtu! Love it.
WOW!!!, Still gets me every time 32 years later & still FIRE.
damonemontez yes lord
YES she does,!!!!!!!!!!!! Recently, last the last couple years she had vocal problems. But i went to her concert recently it was Absolutely Amazing. You would never believe a 64 year old woman was singing the way she did, and does. Out of all the female legends still singing and performing her voice is the best preserved, by far!
Amazing to see these two sing from their hearts!
Such a blessed night to see the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD HIMSELF moving and healing and showing love throughout the people, as HIS SPIRIT moved upon Patty, you can hear the love and goodness of the LORD in her voice as GOD gave her utterance, oh preciuos JESUS, thank you for your love for us,,,your unworthy and faithful servant, rickey brown, jackson, tennessee
Patti labelle,Joe Cocker, and Billy Preston are amazing....This song is Beautiful. Very uplifting video. I truly enjoyed it this morning.Thanx
vous nous faites partager là une très belle rencontre, merci
FANTASTIC to say less. God bless you all, Billy, Joe and Patti.
I thank God Almighty, for allowing me to be on this earth at the same time with such amazing singers! I love them both!!!
I can never get tired of watching or listening to this.
I think they were both AWESOME together...I love this video. I am a big fan of Patti and Joe.
Sir, you have caught the moment. A very special moment in time.
I have watched this segment several times this week! What a show!
What can you say but WOW. All three great Legends in their own Right. You can not do nothing by sing along and cry. This is a powerful performance. They do not do performances like this anymore.
How great was that. Two singers so different in so many ways. But together on stage with this song - just super.
Now THAT is The Queen! And they both sang their behinds off and Billy played his song like nobody else can! A once in a lifetime performance
Thanks for sharing this whoever you are. This was definitely a performance of trascendence, from Preston's heart of joy, Cocker's road weary wanting soul, and Labelle's spirit energy that can light a city.
This was when you looked forward to music specials on TV
Just love it when Bill put the mic in front of Billy Preston for him to sing along, but Billy just kept on playing and let the two of them sing! RESPECT right there. Peace and love going out to everyone.
If I were a performer, I'd be afraid to share the stage with Miss Patti. The woman is a force of nature no other singer can keep up with on stage. Not even the great Aretha Franklin could I see topping her. She has an amazing range.
That is such an amazing moment in music history. He is so raspy and good and she is so powerful it is just breath taking .
Fantastic!!!
Each time I see this, I end up on the floor. Crazy, this is crazy singing.
Soo schön ❤❤❤
just amazing love it love it love it now thats talent for you
Yes I love this patti labelle knows how to get somebody excited & make them Holler and sing
We're such a competitive culture. They are both fierce artists. I remember this powerful performance - this whole show - like it was yesterday.
this is awesome! Pipe galore! Wow Patti!
GRANDIOSOS!!!!!!!!!!!
Legends! Anyone ever see the post-interview when Joe Cocker admits he was scared out his skull during this duet with Patti Labelle after she came out with that big hair and huge pipes? Classic performance - thx 4 posting!
I love me some patti labelle and billy preston and most of all joe crocker wow my favorite song
I remember watching this back when it aired on TV and my mom walked in the middle of Patti and Joe's performance and decalred "get that drunk off the stage". My mom didn't know any better.
Two of the most diverse styles, blended together for o ne incredible Audible O~~~
EPIC!!
Billy Preston (co)wrote this song
Joe Cocker made it worldfamous
and Miss Patti killed it:-D!
Aaaaawesome!!!
Come on people! This is a wonderful combination! It worked! I loved it!
I love how she sings them all under the floor and then gestures to Joe, giving him credit...too much!
I love this performance, Patti didn't try to upstage Joe. She just covered him when he needed it. That's a TRUE DIVA.
Patti was off the chain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome I love it
Powerful!..gave me the chill bumps. ;-)
Who's watching this now 2019?
One of my favs....
No one on this earth could have, Joe was perfect and laughing his butt
off towards the end. I loved this performance and not to mention the great Billy Preston.
wow blew me away
IM - PRE -CIO-NA-NTE un trio de infarto
this performance inspired me to a beautiful statement
wow...never implied it was a competition. if you're a Patti fan then you know once she gets going (really gets going) it's hard to keep up with her. she eclipses you in all the fabulous energy she can't help but generate...like she did with Amy Grant in her 80s special. you can see he didn't really know what to do, he wasn't ready for the performance she gave. wow...i've loved Patti since the age of 7, i have every clue. you need to calm down and watch your mouth.
those great people do love their world.. i feel it..
What a band, i amazing 3 masterpiece
THIS ISNT ABOUT VOCALS...LOOK HOW GRACEFUL PATTI IS..SHE HUMBLED HERSELF TO JOE AND BILLY AS WELL AS THE AUDIENCE LIKE SHE ALWAYS DOES.. THE ARRANGEMENT WAS BEAUTIFULLY DONE. YOU SEE HOW SHE CRADLED HIM(IT WAS HUMILITY TO HIM AND APPRECIATION FOR ALLOWING HER TO SHARE THE STAGE)..HUMILITY IS SOMETHING THE WORLD DOESNT HAVE ANYMORE..THATS WHY WE'RE IN THE SITUATION WE'RE IN NOW-RUINS..LETS STOP FIGHTING AND START LOVING. LETS STOP PUTTING EACHOTHER DOWN & LIFTING EACHOTHER UP.GOD BLESS US ALL:-)
LMAO! That's just how PASSIONATE of a performer she is......and whenever she is surrounded by other talented people, she loses her mind and goes in the zone baby!! This is back in the day when folks didn't like singing with her ....FOR THIS REASON!!
Spectacular performance! Poor Joe looked like he was going to have a coronary when she walked out the stage. He didn't have a chance the poor guy! It was like being hit with a 1000 vocal bombs at once. LMAO
I love how the big lady seating at the front was absolutely enjoying this night, even in the Never Walk Alone video she starts clapping wildly before the performance is even finished
wow ! how beautiful !! thank you for posting this !! xoxo, Viv
I love how Bill Cosby made them do an encore! That was too cute. Joe was a trooper not losing his nerve in the face of Ms. Labelle's awesome talent.
Hell, if I were Joe Cocker I'd be scared out of my mind too! LOL! Gotta love Patti though. :-)
wow.this was very hard work for joe cocker.
So true.
of course it worked...their both great!
Patti was on fire 🔥, when she started that church rock that was Joe’s que to take cover cus a hurricane is about to blow through his soul! This woman was so “A-HEAD” of her time! Amazing performance!
Lord Have Mercy! I sure miss the late great Billy Preston. But I don't know why they would pair Joe Cocker with a live wire like Patti LaBelle. She drowned him out until you could hardly hear him. Patti is absolutely electrifying when she performs. She always brings the house down to its knees. She said in her book that many performers in the music business don't want to perform with her or after her. They are intimidated that she steals the show and they can't measure up to her performance.
They all compliment each other. Some may say Patti out sang Joe Cocker but they compliment each other in my humble opinion....I don't think it would have worked with any else other than Patti Labelle, Joe Cocker and Billy Preston. Billy Preston on Piano....MY GOD...you can't say anything. Its a wrap. He's playing the piano on round 2 so hard that the piano is sliding across the stage.
WOW Motown.
So powerful.Joe Cocker is not the same kind of singer that Patti is ,however he is awesome ,and this mix is powerful because of their two polar opposites in caliber and style .Wonderful moment in time,
LMAO. I'm sorry that was funny as hell...you are absolutely right...Poor man, he couldn't take it. It would be hard for any man to be up there wit those spontaneous, vocal sonic booms Patti unleashes.
Back then, she was really like a force of nature. Great performance.
FLY Pattii FLY!!!
WHAT A MINUTE...YOU CATCH JOE COCKER @1:41 TO 1 :42 PATTI SENT THE SPIRIT THRU HIM...
Epic I say .....
@BigWhiteBoyLuvsPatti YES THIS WAS THE SAME NIGHT.
@Sanderreinier1 don't forget that one of the funniest dudes to ever live kicked it off. its just an epic combo all around
@foxypatti Thanks So Much ! U never know what can happen :) i believe that i can be a good singer in my future ! and thats all it matters to me :) i wish u all the Best !
I will not tire of saying that what TH-cam does , leaving music videos without sound is disrespectful to their users who will be all that you are . They go against the principles ...
@tommiexander That is very true,but I would have never thought that Patti would admit that.
This is more than a performance - it's an 11am or 3pm church service!!!
Ditto!
she is just screaming !
@BEYONDRE love this comment it is the best.. and so true she did every bit of what you said.. and after watching it... Yes she pretty much acknowledged everyone in the house that night...LOL!!!
Cocker always looked like he was "on something" everytime I saw him perform, lol!
@stanley1963261 I've always thought that! I don't know what made them put Joe up there with Patti! I know they were trying something "different," but that po'man couldn't hang with Patti's erratic self, lol! Nevertheless, a powerful performance!
@eagleswing44 No, it actually was the same show its the same people in the audience
Ms. Patti really knows how to take over a song. LOL!
Post again please.
@stanley1963261 Funny, you mentioning the words "polar opposites":-).
God was very generous in the Spring of 1944, since he gave us Joe (born May 20), Patti (born May 24) and Gladys (born May 28).
I find this very cute, don't you? Hug from Sander from Amsterdam
@DreamProjectsEnt Yea it is the same show... the same people in the audience
LOl at 3:33 it looked like Joe was about to say "okay i'll give up, im freakin tired"
But they both did great!!! :D
Patti is still the best a legend, but she doesnt sound like that anymore
i love how patti just kilt it in like a min and a half and then tried to pass it on to joe at 3:31
@eagleswing44 Plácido Domingo, Franco Corelli.... Those are voices.
epic epic epic epic epic epic
@trm10111 You make me curious now; who did the kick-off then?
could this be topped?
I don't thinso.
Beautiful, wonderful, I feel sad for the morons who do get how good this is. This performance is so good you will never see the likes of it again. Thank You.
RUFIO!
Patti just took over. lol
Patti blows Joe right off the stage. Amazing performance
Don't get too close to Patti's bags!
@kaloqnbg DAT SCREAMING YOUR REFERRING TO... HAS BEEN PAYING HER BILLS FOR 50 YEARS.....SHIT I WISH I COULD SCREAM AND HOLLA AND WAIL LIKE THAT... AND GET PAID FOR IT.....BOW DOW TO GREATNESS
genius and funny