Their 40+ year friendship is just as beautiful as this song with both of them singing it! They did this song together a few times live, but this one is by far is my favorite! My favorite performance of just Kenny is the official video of this song, from one of his concerts... with his silver fox hair and beard, and a cream-white suit with a butterfly collar... looking and sounding so very sexy! My favorite solo performances of this song from Lionel are definitely the 3 times I saw him live! How blessed are we to have these videos to remember all of this great music?!?!?
In a later interview, Lionel adds to the story, making it even funnier. He said the 1 word he had was actually "Baby", but when he & Kenny met for the very 1st time, Kenny kept going on & on about his wife, repeatedly calling her “a Lady”, so when Kenny asked the name of the song, Lionel blurted out “Lady.”
LOL - the 'full video' is a whole concert of Lionel & country music greats. But, yes, there's a longer version of this clip where Kenny tells the backstory. 🙂
Spoiler alert! Below Comments tell you to see full video then they tell you the whole funny stury! Bottom line Lionel dud not have time to write a song Kenny reiterates it's gonna be on a GREATEST HITS ALBUM probably Sale 2MILLION COPIES! The rest is HISTORY WITH THE rest of the funny twist and how it became titled LADY! Commodore did not want the song.
This is from Rolling Stone mag "As the 1980s began, country superstar Kenny Rogers was fast becoming that genre’s most successful pop crossover artist. In September 1980, after a streak of major hits helmed by producer Larry Butler, Rogers enlisted songwriter Lionel Richie, of the Commodores, to write him a song. “Lady,” also produced by Richie, would soon become the biggest hit in Rogers’ solo career and one of the best-selling songs of the decade."
@Marc Poindexter Lionel did write Lady for Kenny & Lionel did not record it 1st. In the full vid (link below), Kenny says he called Lionel, to write a song for his upcoming album. When they met for the 1st time, Lionel had just 1 word, “Lady” & a bit of melody, which had been rejected by the Commadors, 6 months later, in the studio, Kenny recorded the 1st verse, asked where the 2nd verse was, & found out that Lionel was in the toilet, writing the rest of the song. In a later interview, Lionel adds to the story, making it even funnier. He said, the 1 word he had was actually “Baby”, but when they met, Kenny kept going on & on about his wife, repeatedly calling her “a Lady”, so when Kenny asked the name of the song, Lionel blurted out “Lady.” Link; th-cam.com/video/vc8IN-FnRic/w-d-xo.html
You were so right when you said, “the brotherhood is strong”. They loved and admired each other for over 30 years. Kenny was a tremendous loss to us all, and I’m sure Lionel feels his absence every day. 😔 Thank you for your insightful reaction.
These 2 ICONS standing there singing one of the greatest love songs ever! The world needs more if this, especially now. 2 true brothers beside each other as 1. There's no skin color to talk about. Just BROTHERS that truly care for each other and just happen to be 2 of the greatest musical talents of all time. Love man. We need this Love. ❤❤
So miss this era. Lionel and Kenny were true wonders. The lyrics, the singing, the melody, the passion, meaning, the feels. Both men... legendary status forever. Great reaction! Keep up the great work!
This was a concert of country music stars paying tribute to, and singing the songs of, Lionel Ritchie - some were duets with him. Kenny Rogers' Lady was the grand finale.
Trust me, they rehearsed it. That doesn't take away the talent or sincerity we saw in any way, but when the cameras are running, nothing happens that wasn't planned and rehearsed.
@@DanielFrost21 When I was a young girl in the late 70's early 80's when I heard "Brick House" playing I knew my mom was cleaning house haha. Time to go outside for a few hours
Kenny was someone that helped everyone around him. I remember another musician spoke of advice he received from Kenny. "Remember to be mindful of how you treat everyone on your way to the top. Because you are going to see them again on your way back down"
The love these guys had for each other was so evident on this video. Incredible friendship. Find Jennifer Nettles and Lionel doing “Hello” from the same special. Amazing.
Lionel wrote this song for Kenny. This was a show honoring Lionel! Kenny showed up to sing it with Lionel to thank him because it really sent Kenny's career into orbit!!!🚀
And, amazingly, that was the first time they had ever sung it together - they did not record the song together. Some deejay had taken Diamond and Streisand's two separate recordings of the song and created a duet. And it became a smash hit.
I used to work in radio and met dozens of famous musicians. I spoke to Lionel Richie twice and he was perhaps the friendliest one I ever met. My colleagues, even ones who didn't like his music, thought so too. Awesome guy.
Just imagine how many women swooned to this song. How many couples have this song as "their song". How many times it's been played at weddings. It's a testament to the work of both singers who are that talented.
Lionel Ritchie. "Sail On" Kenny Rogers "just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in". And "lucille". And "Ruby don't take your love to town"
I got 4 cassette tapes for my 6th birthday and Kenny Rogers was one of them. One of the greatest voices to ever live. But there is so many great voices. Lionel Richie is another greatest voices to ever live. We are the World, that had so many great voices, it is still unbelievable today, and I remember that since I was kid.
The beginning of this video is one of the greatest stories ever. Their relationship is the definition of “brotherly love”. It also shows that true love is colorblind
I LOVE seeing someone really feel, enjoy and appreciate good music. It doesn’t matter what genre, how old, ethnicity...good music is timeless and should be valued more. It’s the one thing that can bring people from all walks of life together. I’m 41 and I feel like I have never felt so divided in our world like I do now but things like this give me hope. Thanks for doing what you do and sharing it. You have the gift of REALLY hearing with all of you.
A great diet to is Lionel and Shania Twain singing Endless Love. Lionel helped her get her confidence back after she'd lost her voice due to Lyme's disease and had surgery and therapy to get it back. There's 2 videos 1 is by Shania on her journey to get her voice back and it shows when she goes to his house to record, she wasn't sure she could do it, but he was since he's had a similar experience. It's so sweet then there's official video of the duet.
This is so awesome! I never got to see Kenny in concert, but I did get to see Lionel in concert back in the late 80s, I think. The Pointer Sister's opened for him. Talk about a great concert! High energy, wonderful songs! He was wonderful! Thank you for sharing this with us!
That whole Lionel and friends concert is amaze balls!!! So many great duets, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney , and Jennifer Nettles OMG what greatness!!!
I have always loved Lionel Ritchie’s voice and his music. Kenny’s voice was unique and beautiful as well. Nice to see they had a wonderful friendship. RIP Kenny.
Oh Jamel- there’s a slightly extended version of this very performance- Lionel is just in the audience and Kenny tells the story of Lionel writing, and being in the bathroom at one point- Their banter is priceless! THEN.. he invites Lionel to come onstage with him- I’d love for you to see the full version and what led Lionel onstage with him- you see even more how close they are- and the joking around.. I believe Lionel even blushed- ❤️✌️
I'm so glad you finally got to this. There's a longer version where Kenny gives the whole backstory before Lionel joins him on stage. They were truly great friends prior to Kenny's passing. In the video for "We Are The World", you see them standing right beside each other, and that was how many decades ago?!?!
You need to look up the the whole version of them doing this duet it'll bring a tear to your eye how this song came about and then them singing it together makes it so much better❤
One of the most underrated songs by Lionel Richie is "Still in love" released in the 90s, it's not the song he released called Still but the one in the 90s called Still in love, awesome song !! Love this reaction to both of these legendary singers together
😪😢💖❤👏👏👏 I love these guys, "Lady" will always be my top fave love song. I was a young teen when it came out, and was over the moon about it. I remember seeing this Country Music Awards performance and teared up then. I love n miss Kenny so much.
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Amazing Performance Mel! 🙏
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Have you tried James Taylor- Shower the People? I searched on your channel and didn't find that one.
Their 40+ year friendship is just as beautiful as this song with both of them singing it! They did this song together a few times live, but this one is by far is my favorite! My favorite performance of just Kenny is the official video of this song, from one of his concerts... with his silver fox hair and beard, and a cream-white suit with a butterfly collar... looking and sounding so very sexy! My favorite solo performances of this song from Lionel are definitely the 3 times I saw him live! How blessed are we to have these videos to remember all of this great music?!?!?
This video is edited. The full video shows Kenny tell the story of how they got together it's hysterical. This evening was Lionel being honored.
In a later interview, Lionel adds to the story, making it even funnier. He said the 1 word he had was actually "Baby", but when he & Kenny met for the very 1st time, Kenny kept going on & on about his wife, repeatedly calling her “a Lady”, so when Kenny asked the name of the song, Lionel blurted out “Lady.”
LOL - the 'full video' is a whole concert of Lionel & country music greats. But, yes, there's a longer version of this clip where Kenny tells the backstory. 🙂
Spoiler alert! Below Comments tell you to see full video then they tell you the whole funny stury! Bottom line Lionel dud not have time to write a song Kenny reiterates it's gonna be on a GREATEST HITS ALBUM probably Sale 2MILLION COPIES! The rest is HISTORY WITH THE rest of the funny twist and how it became titled LADY! Commodore did not want the song.
@@glin805, the humor is not just in the story - it's in Kenny Rogers Telling the story. 🙂
Lionel's musical contribution throughout the past half century is simply "outrageous" - love him :)
"Outrageous"! Yep! I remember that word from the Grammys when he won all of those awards...
Lionel wrote this song for Kenny. The two of them became good friends.
@Marc Poindexter yes he sure did. At the beginning of that video that wasn’t shown, Kenny tells the story. What a great song between 2 great friends
This is from Rolling Stone mag "As the 1980s began, country superstar Kenny Rogers was fast becoming that genre’s most successful pop crossover artist. In September 1980, after a streak of major hits helmed by producer Larry Butler, Rogers enlisted songwriter Lionel Richie, of the Commodores, to write him a song. “Lady,” also produced by Richie, would soon become the biggest hit in Rogers’ solo career and one of the best-selling songs of the decade."
@Marc Poindexter Richie performed “Lady” himself off his album, Time, in 1998
@Marc Poindexter Lionel did write Lady for Kenny & Lionel did not record it 1st. In the full vid (link below), Kenny says he called Lionel, to write a song for his upcoming album. When they met for the 1st time, Lionel had just 1 word, “Lady” & a bit of melody, which had been rejected by the Commadors, 6 months later, in the studio, Kenny recorded the 1st verse, asked where the 2nd verse was, & found out that Lionel was in the toilet, writing the rest of the song. In a later interview, Lionel adds to the story, making it even funnier. He said, the 1 word he had was actually “Baby”, but when they met, Kenny kept going on & on about his wife, repeatedly calling her “a Lady”, so when Kenny asked the name of the song, Lionel blurted out “Lady.” Link; th-cam.com/video/vc8IN-FnRic/w-d-xo.html
@Marc Poindexter In your universe maybe he didn't but in this universe he did. Sorry you're suffering from the Mandela Effect. *Not really sorry*
You were so right when you said, “the brotherhood is strong”. They loved and admired each other for over 30 years. Kenny was a tremendous loss to us all, and I’m sure Lionel feels his absence every day. 😔 Thank you for your insightful reaction.
What chemistry between these two legends
I love the brotherly love they had, and they weren't afraid to show the world. We could all learn a little from these two.
These 2 ICONS standing there singing one of the greatest love songs ever!
The world needs more if this, especially now. 2 true brothers beside each other as 1. There's no skin color to talk about.
Just BROTHERS that truly care for each other and just happen to be 2 of the greatest musical talents of all time.
Love man. We need this Love. ❤❤
Dang, I still can’t believe Kenny is gone
💔💔💔💔😢😢🥺🤒🙏🙏🙏🙏
Lionel and Kenny were close friends for many years. This is a most memorable performance. Thank you.
Hello
So miss this era. Lionel and Kenny were true wonders. The lyrics, the singing, the melody, the passion, meaning, the feels. Both men... legendary status forever. Great reaction! Keep up the great work!
Lionel Ritchie is the only one who can sing this song with the same feelings as Kenny Roger's. He does this song justice...
Hello
Teddy Pendergrass sang this song at one of his concerts blew the top off of it.
You need to see teddy Pendergrass singing this song
This was a concert of country music stars paying tribute to, and singing the songs of, Lionel Ritchie - some were duets with him. Kenny Rogers' Lady was the grand finale.
What year was this?
@@inekebaalman3320 2012
Such an awesome show!
we are so lucky to have this recording of those two singing together!!
When you’re Lionel Richie and you can just hop up on stage with who-the-hell-ever’s performing and sing half the song with them. Amazing.
Definitely helps that Lionel wrote that song! (Not to take away from Lionel's singing talent, love him as an artist as well!)
@@BlackSmokeDMax Yep!
Trust me, they rehearsed it. That doesn't take away the talent or sincerity we saw in any way, but when the cameras are running, nothing happens that wasn't planned and rehearsed.
@@raygunsforronnie847 No, I know. Just being funny. Or not. 🙂
they were good friends
Don't fall in love with a dreamer- Kenny Rogers
She Believes In Me- Kenny Rogers
Haven't heard either of these beauts in a long time....pray he does them 🙏
Don't forget, the first song is with Kim Carnes. Both with their rough-tinged voices melded so well together!
Two beautiful souls this performance gets me every time
This brings tears to my eyes, best of friends cutting up while singing so beautifully.
Jennifer nettles and Lionel duet at this concert was top shelf . Must watch
They are so much fun to watch. The chord progression in this song is top tier.
In many interviews over the years...Kenny Rogers has always said he considers Lionel Richie his best friend💕
Lionel Richie with The Commodores: "Three Times A Lady"
Yes and I requested Easy Like Sunday Morning too
Easy, and Still, and Three Times a Lady, and . . . . what else?
Yes!
@@kev7161 Let's go with "Brick House"
@@DanielFrost21 When I was a young girl in the late 70's early 80's when I heard "Brick House" playing I knew my mom was cleaning house haha. Time to go outside for a few hours
Kenny was someone that helped everyone around him.
I remember another musician spoke of advice he received from Kenny.
"Remember to be mindful of how you treat everyone on your way to the top. Because you are going to see them again on your way back down"
Damn that's a great quote
You get these two smooth crooners together then Look Out ! Those
Lady’s in the audience were melting like butter I am sure.
The love these guys had for each other was so evident on this video. Incredible friendship. Find Jennifer Nettles and Lionel doing “Hello” from the same special. Amazing.
both these guy's are amazing artists, such great talent, definitely need to keep their music alive
Lionel wrote this song for Kenny. This was a show honoring Lionel!
Kenny showed up to sing it with Lionel to thank him because it really sent Kenny's career into orbit!!!🚀
Another good live one was Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand "You don't bring me flowers" at the end of the grammys.
Babs has done some incredible duets in her career , that whole album she did with Barry Gibb is classic
Amazing
Oh it's amazing!
And, amazingly, that was the first time they had ever sung it together - they did not record the song together. Some deejay had taken Diamond and Streisand's two separate recordings of the song and created a duet. And it became a smash hit.
@@kellylaflash1016 Yup. That was a brilliant move. It sounds flawless.
I used to work in radio and met dozens of famous musicians. I spoke to Lionel Richie twice and he was perhaps the friendliest one I ever met. My colleagues, even ones who didn't like his music, thought so too. Awesome guy.
This one always makes me tear up. So sweet and genuine ❤️❤️
This is why music is so important to us, just great.
This is so special. Luv it 💓 💖 💗. They were such good friends.
We are so blessed because we have videos so magical performances like these live on
Just imagine how many women swooned to this song. How many couples have this song as "their song". How many times it's been played at weddings. It's a testament to the work of both singers who are that talented.
I'm gonna keep on lobbying for Michael McDonald and James Ingram "Yah Mo Be There" The live version form MM and Friends.
Please yes! !!!!
Two legends! To see such moments live, I can't even imagine. Lucky folks.
I was fortunate enough to have had the chance to see Kenny. WOW what a wonderful show. He is sadly missed. RIP!!!
Lionel Ritchie. "Sail On"
Kenny Rogers "just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in". And "lucille". And "Ruby don't take your love to town"
That condition my condition was in, is such a cool, underrated song. Reminds me of my youth.
That's a great performance by both of them, but I don't think anybody does that singly word "lady" better than Kenny.
I got 4 cassette tapes for my 6th birthday and Kenny Rogers was one of them. One of the greatest voices to ever live. But there is so many great voices. Lionel Richie is another greatest voices to ever live. We are the World, that had so many great voices, it is still unbelievable today, and I remember that since I was kid.
The beginning of this video is one of the greatest stories ever.
Their relationship is the definition of “brotherly love”. It also shows that true love is colorblind
Sure needed this today ...bless and YES DOLLY & KENNY...Islands in the stream 🙏🇨🇦🌬💞🎸
Always loved that song. The gratitude Kenny had for Lionel because he opened doors for him with that song. Love Kenny RIP
The respect and love they had for each other is so special....
I LOVE seeing someone really feel, enjoy and appreciate good music. It doesn’t matter what genre, how old, ethnicity...good music is timeless and should be valued more. It’s the one thing that can bring people from all walks of life together. I’m 41 and I feel like I have never felt so divided in our world like I do now but things like this give me hope. Thanks for doing what you do and sharing it. You have the gift of REALLY hearing with all of you.
A great diet to is Lionel and Shania Twain singing Endless Love. Lionel helped her get her confidence back after she'd lost her voice due to Lyme's disease and had surgery and therapy to get it back. There's 2 videos 1 is by Shania on her journey to get her voice back and it shows when she goes to his house to record, she wasn't sure she could do it, but he was since he's had a similar experience. It's so sweet then there's official video of the duet.
Kenny and Dolly Parton...”Islands in the Stream” LIVE.
Please God no.
Yes Islands
Nope. Too many have already done reactions.
Yes
Now THAT’S chemistry!!!!!
Wonderful watching 2 bestfriends sing together. They loved each other...
They are both outstanding and I listen to this all the time. Thanks for playing it.
I'm sure they were like brothers. They we're best friends. Such a great performance
Islands in the Stream ..... Kenny and Dolly .... The song written by the BEE GEES !
That made me smile throughout the whole song. Music is truly a universe for our souls to unite.
I saw Lionel Ritchie in concert what a performer. He makes you feel like he’s singing to you even in the nose bleed seats.
This is so awesome! I never got to see Kenny in concert, but I did get to see Lionel in concert back in the late 80s, I think. The Pointer Sister's opened for him. Talk about a great concert! High energy, wonderful songs! He was wonderful! Thank you for sharing this with us!
Yay! I love this! Their Bromance was real.
I got goosebumps listening to these two extraordinary voices.(r.i.p) Mr. Kenny Rogers.🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖 Greetings from Riverside,Can.
What a great collaboration, these guys are both great artist,RIP Kenny missed dearly,luckily we still have Lionel Richie🖒.. cA
The opening to this performance should have been included. Kenny explains how this song actually came to be.
This brings me great joy seeing these two together singing this awesome song.
There is so much smoothness on that stage. Lionel is one of the best songwriters in the business. RIP Kenny. 😇🎶🤗
Haven't h;ard this in ages. But my fav Kenny duet is w Dolly.. Islands in the Stream" on every radio & jukebox in the 80's. Thanks Mr. J.
Two iconic voices. I love them both.
They loved each other. Like two best friends loving each other and teasin each other.
That whole Lionel and friends concert is amaze balls!!! So many great duets, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney , and Jennifer Nettles OMG what greatness!!!
I’m not usually a country fan but Lionel’s song lend themselves to country styles
I have always loved Lionel Ritchie’s voice and his music. Kenny’s voice was unique and beautiful as well. Nice to see they had a wonderful friendship. RIP Kenny.
I love the way he calls him brother Rogers. We need more of this!
That is 2 perfect and endless talents there!
They also do a duet of She Believes in Me.
What an amazing duet. So wish we got these collaborations today!
I absolutely love both of these men's voices.....smooth as silk and in Kenny's a little raspiness. Put them together magical moment 💗🕊️
When I was in Jr. High School all the little boys would try to sing this to their girls. So sweet!
I always loved the friendship that Lionel and Kenny had. What a special time.
To see these LEGENDS singing together, just wonderful, RIP Kenny x
True friendship right there.......
I love that you always let the music play.
A genuine reaction.
Kenny said it best, “ I want you to believe in my song”.. that was real and this is real music!!!!! Thanks for the review, best wishes brother!!!!!
Oh Jamel- there’s a slightly extended version of this very performance- Lionel is just in the audience and Kenny tells the story of Lionel writing, and being in the bathroom at one point- Their banter is priceless! THEN.. he invites Lionel to come onstage with him- I’d love for you to see the full version and what led Lionel onstage with him- you see even more how close they are- and the joking around.. I believe Lionel even blushed- ❤️✌️
Thank you. I don't think that I've ever seen this. Thank you for keeping music alive.
I have watched this video SO MANY TIMES - it's awesome.
That was so amazing to see them together for that song! Thank you!!
I melt to this song still! "so lost in your love " thank u Jamel
I'm so glad you finally got to this. There's a longer version where Kenny gives the whole backstory before Lionel joins him on stage. They were truly great friends prior to Kenny's passing. In the video for "We Are The World", you see them standing right beside each other, and that was how many decades ago?!?!
Look how far the mic is. That's the power of voice. Blending styles is what we need. Jamel, great cheers to you.
Rest in peace Kenny Rogers, thank you for sharing ❤️
I didn’t realize how much I missed the music of both of these artist till I watched this reaction. Nice to go down that lane again. ✌🏼
Cannot go wrong with these two together. 💕
Thank you Jamel for keeping all this beautiful music alive, you are awesome.
Also, Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes, Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer
You need to look up the the whole version of them doing this duet it'll bring a tear to your eye how this song came about and then them singing it together makes it so much better❤
One of those songs you might hear playing on a jukebox just about closing time....
This version right here literally gives me chills when I listen to it. Its such a genuine performance!
That was one awesome live collaboration. Man, Kenny could sing. And Lionel can still sing.
Two of the legends . !!! 80's had the best music.
It is touching seeing brothers sing together. 👍
One of the most underrated songs by Lionel Richie is "Still in love" released in the 90s, it's not the song he released called Still but the one in the 90s called Still in love, awesome song !! Love this reaction to both of these legendary singers together
😪😢💖❤👏👏👏
I love these guys, "Lady" will always be my top fave love song. I was a young teen when it came out, and was over the moon about it. I remember seeing this Country Music Awards performance and teared up then.
I love n miss Kenny so much.
A truly beautiful pair of artists, and a beautiful song for them to bond over.
You are killing it! You've done two I've asked for in the same day! *bows*