She's a real singer, a real artist, like her father, who sings this song with soul, instead of screams in constipation. She and her father are too underrated, they deserve more.
Heard her father's rendition on the radio yesterday, and was thinking I needed to go listen to her do this again soon. He owned the song, but he left it for her, to nourish it and grow it so much more. Just Wow.
Yes Lord...it all started with Donny's grandma planting the seeds of his monstrous gift on the keys and his voice into the earth of music. I love how GOD took Donny but made sure you remembered him.
lets give Leon Russell kudos for writing a beautiful & oh so soulful song and for permitting wonderful singers to put their own spin on a timeless classic
Lalah,thank you so much. Your dad was one of my favorite artists.You have his tone,his diction,control, his runs, his riffs, the whole package.You also look like him.Your also an alto, which brings you close to his tenor.I love the performance. I was very moved.Im Brucevob. I sing also.
I love the way she takes her time with this song....the way she lets the feelings the words evoke mature. So much vulnerability and tenderness....one of my favorite versions of this beautiful song.
I LOVE DONNY HATHAWAY AND I ALSO LOVE YOU LAYLA AS I AM WRITING THIS IM LISTENING AND CRYING TEARS OF JOY I THANK GOD FOR YOU AND YOUR FATHER KEEP HIS MEMORY ALIVE AND CONTINUE HIS MUSICAL LEGACY MAY GOD CONTINUE TO SHINE THROUGH YOU
wow!! Her father is my favorite singer of all time. This girl has done the best rendition of this song that I have ever heard. absolutely mind blowing how a voice can be passed on through blood. proves blood is thicker than water anytime.
I am with you! Why would anyone and how could anyone say anything unkind about the Hathaway voices, daughter or father! God given talent that touches way down deep inside. Thank you Lalah for keeping the memory of your father with us by singing his song. Your vocals sound so much like your dad. Chareses Auntie Lynette:) Keep it up. God bless.
All I can say is WOW!!!! Is this woman not channeling her father!!!! Chills!!! What a fantastic job!!! Thanks for posting and thanks Lalah for singing!!
There's a very proud father watching you from the heavens smiling down upon you saying, "That's my baby girl!" you have an amazing voice just like your father!
I never thought any one could do Luther or Donnie, but this girl has ROCKED the music industry. She is AWSOME. I love her. I hope she never stops doing her thang. I love every bit of everything she does.
God is good. This girl was given the gift of her father's voice! TESTIFY. It is time she puts out her tribute to dad CD. A project that should have star musicians. It will surely be a major hit.
This is the "spirit" of the Hathaway gift, the ability to literally captivate the emotions of the writer and their passion for the subject for which they write and them hostage betwixt notes and tones...sigh...now I have to go pull out the collection....again
Been so many places in my life and time...but have yet to hear Lalah sing as well as she sang this piece as personal as, her dad. EXCEPTIONAL!! D~ this song's for you.
💔 They weren't and I'll wait forever to hear her tell a Donny story...something he taught her, songs he always sang to her, etc. His last years weren't spent with Lalah & Kenya, so after his death, they have no memories of him, just what they were told. I'm eternally grateful for that part of him left behind 🎁🎁
fellow singer, i remember doing a show where i wore my mentors tie around my neck, just as you did. i love your style, mostly, not only the song. but girl i relate on so many levels. well done. beautiful. flawless.
What a burden it has to be for Lalah to compete against Donny by singing this song, I understand why she didn't want to sing this song for so many years. Thank you Lalah that you made the world this gift!
Sorry "lepoetress" I accidentally deleted your comment. It definitely deserves to be posted so here it is: "Oh my ...... she has her dad's tone and this is the cut!!! LOVED him and love her too!!! She lays this alll the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out!!!"
Gives me chills listening to her sing this. Her husky voice you can hear her Daddy in there.
Her father's tone lives on in her voice. It always brings me to tears.
She's a real singer, a real artist, like her father, who sings this song with soul, instead of screams in constipation.
She and her father are too underrated, they deserve more.
I agree!
Lalah tore it up big time, I mean big time. She did her father proud!!!
Lalah certainly got her father's musical genes & more...RIP Donny.
Lalah Hathaway A song for you at BET's Apollo Live - she was on another level
Heard her father's rendition on the radio yesterday, and was thinking I needed to go listen to her do this again soon. He owned the song, but he left it for her, to nourish it and grow it so much more. Just Wow.
Yes Lord...it all started with Donny's grandma planting the seeds of his monstrous gift on the keys and his voice into the earth of music. I love how GOD took Donny but made sure you remembered him.
Sounds just like her dad. Beautiful.
Female version of her father, love her voice
I can hear her Father in her, this is so great, I have chills... sing it Lalah, sing
no one can sing this like her...danny soul sings with her.
One of my favorite songs......a very sober song.......and Lalah sang it like her dad did.
GOD LET DONNY LIVE THRU HIS DAUGHTER....GOOSE BUMPS.....
Amen....
yessir
Oh My Goodness!!! You can hear Donny streaming from the vocals. He lives on through his daughters.
Just an awesome tribute to her father!
Lalah is such an amazing artist. I just love to hear her sing her father's song especially A Song for You..
DNA ,its pure smooth and very very real... I can vision Mr. Hathaway ;smiling on his beautiful babygirl... Sing it.!!! all yeah.! *_*
I got the chills listening to her sing her father's song. My Oh My!!!!
"Listen to the melody...Cus' my looove is in there, hiiidiiinngg..." You speak the truth Donny. Great job here by Lalah, thanks for posting.
She did her father proud with such an amazingly big voice. Absolutely love her!
This is one of my favorite songs! Layla did a great rendition of her father's song.
The best cover by far! Yes, Go Lalah. I heart you!
Great to tribute, and wonderful legacy! God bless you Lalah!
There are not many who give me chills, and or goose bumps. She is one of them.
Goosebumps and tears!! Beautiful! Lalah sounds just like her dad.
one of the best renditions , lovely
Such a gift. Silky smooth voice.
lets give Leon Russell kudos for writing a beautiful & oh so soulful song and for permitting wonderful singers to put their own spin on a timeless classic
Lalah,thank you so much. Your dad was one of my favorite artists.You have his tone,his diction,control, his runs, his riffs, the whole package.You also look like him.Your also an alto, which brings you close to his tenor.I love the performance. I was very moved.Im Brucevob. I sing also.
I love the way she takes her time with this song....the way she lets the feelings the words evoke mature. So much vulnerability and tenderness....one of my favorite versions of this beautiful song.
4:09-4:13 made my life!! Woooooo!!!!
Goosebumps all the way through so authentic and unrehearsed, and 4:08 made me break down!
that's donny's child
Lalah's voice is so melodic and rich! It is a gift from God. I love Lalah Hathaway.
I LOVE DONNY HATHAWAY AND I ALSO LOVE YOU LAYLA AS I AM WRITING THIS IM LISTENING AND CRYING TEARS OF JOY I THANK GOD FOR YOU AND YOUR FATHER KEEP HIS MEMORY ALIVE AND CONTINUE HIS MUSICAL LEGACY MAY GOD CONTINUE TO SHINE THROUGH YOU
A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.
thanks so much for sharing it. I'd like to hear more from her.
What an awesome tribute to her Dad! love this song...never wanted to hear anyone except Donny sing it....til now!!!!! AWESOME!!
I really enjoyed this piece! I'm an Artist also coming out Solo! Love Lala Hathaway! May God continue to bless you as you bless us!
wow!! Her father is my favorite singer of all time. This girl has done the best rendition of this song that I have ever heard. absolutely mind blowing how a voice can be passed on through blood. proves blood is thicker than water anytime.
I am with you! Why would anyone and how could anyone say anything unkind about the Hathaway voices, daughter or father! God given talent that touches way down deep inside. Thank you Lalah for keeping the memory of your father with us by singing his song. Your vocals sound so much like your dad. Chareses Auntie Lynette:) Keep it up. God bless.
This beautiful girl has a wonderful voice. Do yo thang gurl, and dont EVER stop!!!
Lalah, is killing and who ever he is on them keys, gave me life. the changes. wonderfully played. Awesome .. Made me feel better than good.
i love donny hathaways music and kw am finding myself loving lalah hathaway as well thanks and rip donny my #1 soul brotha!
Her voice is a gift from her Daddy......Truly blessed!
All I can say is WOW!!!! Is this woman not channeling her father!!!! Chills!!! What a fantastic job!!! Thanks for posting and thanks Lalah for singing!!
*crying* she is a beautiful vocalist and reflection of her father's heart for music!
love her voice!!!!!!
Holy shit! She's a female version of him! It's like he's singing through her, and it's both bloody frightening and tear-jerking at the same time.
Lalah is something dangerous! She truly inherited her father's genius and incomparable talent. LOVE & ADMIRE them both!!
such a beautiful soul. her father would be so proud. her voice is perfection. always will be a fan of hers
There's a very proud father watching you from the heavens smiling down upon you saying, "That's my baby girl!" you have an amazing voice just like your father!
Moved to tears. You can feel his spirit in this performance.
Love Love Love it!!!! Sang girl!!!! Respect!
I LOVE this...Her voice is amazing! It's like smoke. No one can top her father, but she makes this song her own
Smooth...love this song and she sings it well!!!
Most definitely a chip off the block,and I'm very greatful.
I never thought any one could do Luther or Donnie, but this girl has ROCKED the music industry. She is AWSOME. I love her. I hope she never stops doing her thang. I love every bit of everything she does.
Lalah is so talented like her father. I really felt this song as she was singing it. God bless you Lalah.
God is amazing.
Always and forever...the comments people leave about her and Donny are truly heartwarming
God is good. This girl was given the gift of her father's voice! TESTIFY. It is time she puts out her tribute to dad CD. A project that should have star musicians. It will surely be a major hit.
That voice! WOW!!!!
This is the "spirit" of the Hathaway gift, the ability to literally captivate the emotions of the writer and their passion for the subject for which they write and them hostage betwixt notes and tones...sigh...now I have to go pull out the collection....again
Goose bumps... Enough said.
My God, her voice is just timeless................just like her dad!
OMG I wanna just cry, I had no idea Donny was her DAD. God Bless You Lalah! Your a gift and your father's legacy lives my sister!
Been so many places in my life and time...but have yet to hear Lalah sing as well as she sang this piece as personal as, her dad. EXCEPTIONAL!! D~ this song's for you.
Sang yo daddy's song chile!!!!
Actually her dad made it famous but it wasn't his originally his but I know what you mean
Leon Russell
i agree 100%, i'm getting chills listening to her!!!!
oh, this brought tears to ma eyes... DID IT JUSTICE! Certainly wonderful...
My heart is overwhelmed each time I hear this song.
She sounded so much like her dad it gave me chills. A talent in her own right.
So much of her Father in her.
They must have been real close, the Love radiates. Wow!
💔 They weren't and I'll wait forever to hear her tell a Donny story...something he taught her, songs he always sang to her, etc. His last years weren't spent with Lalah & Kenya, so after his death, they have no memories of him, just what they were told. I'm eternally grateful for that part of him left behind 🎁🎁
Donny would be so proud of his daughter! This was awesome!
Her voice is so awesome what a great vocalist.
I love the way u look, the way u sound. We r blessed 2 have u n our presence. Keep doing what u and we will all continue 2 b blesses
thank you for sharing @NegroEgo. Lalah looks & sounds like her dad. beautiful song! God Bless.
cant nobody sing this song like her & her daddy PERIOD!
Gorgeous. A fitting tribute to her father.
Perhaps the most POETIC lyrics ever written...
and EVER sung!!
Omg. That range and tone= All Donny. Amazing.
Simply awesome! If I weren't looking at the video, I would have thought it was actually Donny singing! TOO GOOD!
Good good she sounds like her dad almost - a wonderful rendition! I love it......
Wow she sounds just as great as her Dad ... amazing!!
BEAUTIFUL JUST BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL
Magical. No doubt her daddy smiles from above every time she opens her mouth.
Absolutely beautiful.
Donnie Hathaway was the greatest singer of all-time in my opinion...He must be really proud that he has a daughter that sounds exactly like him!
GOD BLESS YOU!!!! SPEECHLESS .......
fellow singer, i remember doing a show where i wore my mentors tie around my neck, just as you did. i love your style, mostly, not only the song. but girl i relate on so many levels. well done. beautiful. flawless.
My favorite singer breathing..One of few who sounds even better live...
Fantastic Rendition .....Yeah! Go Head Lalah!
This was absolutely beautiful. It gave me goosebumps.
What a burden it has to be for Lalah to compete against Donny by singing this song, I understand why she didn't want to sing this song for so many years. Thank you Lalah that you made the world this gift!
mad props...always loved Lalah
Magical....never really heard her sing.
Nobody can sing this song better than the original Donny Hathaway, besides his daughter, Mrs. Lalah Hathaway! Sing that song!
To say that Lalah does this justice is a gross understatement.
I cant understand why anyone would say something negative. It's spine tingling her tribute to her father.
OMG she sounds just like her daddy! so gifted
Sorry "lepoetress" I accidentally deleted your comment. It definitely deserves to be posted so here it is:
"Oh my ...... she has her dad's tone and this is the cut!!! LOVED him and love her too!!! She lays this alll the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out!!!"