Bette Midler became a hero that day. That's why till this day, people love her. She went to this game, even after threats were made to sing. And while singing, she said God bless you. That cemented her place in America as a true hero.
Mellymel0114 Thanks for the correction. Totally forgot it was a game. My memories of that time are so messed up. I live in Houston, and lived through tropical storm Allison that year in June and the aftermath of it. Then came 9/11, it was surreal back to back living it.
I’m an Australian. I’ve been to New York,went to the top of the Twin Towers. When 9/11 happened I sat up all night,watching live coverage,sobbing my heart out😢
I watched this live. I cried then. I still cry every time I listen to it. Her song, her emotions and her love for this country showed why this song can still bring tears. It started us in being able to mend our broken hearts and to have pride again in our country. We’d forgotten for a minute what we can do when we pull together. Her song helped us see there was still love in the world if we just stop and pay attention. You never know these days we may need her again to remind us again. We are the wind beneath our wings. Thanks Bette.
I tuned into the television just in time to catch Bette Midler sing this live. In my city, Austin, TX, the whole town was crying on 9/11. Whether I was putting in gas at the station or grocery shopping, everyone was red-eyed w/ flushed faces. When I heard her sing I felt she was giving me a strong, warm & I felt my soul start to mend. I will love her forever, she connected w/ all of us. It was a big love fest as tears poured out. Thank you, Bette Midler, Thank God for YOU.
i have to give it to Bette Midler i dont know how she can perform this song and keep her own emotions in check while everybody else is openly crying and breaking down in tears. This is one of her best songs and very fitting for this 9/11 memorial.
As soon as this woman opens her mouth just to say "oooohhhhh"... I get chills and goosebumps ALL OVER! She's unique, really lives to her title of Divine.
Oh wow!!! I always cry when I watch this video. Thank you Bette Midler for singing this and helping so many to cope with the lost of their love ones. God bless you Sweetie.
Yes. She has said, “i might have been born at Hawaii, but I’m a New Yorker,” and has quietly done what she can to make the state better, planting trees and cleaning up.
No words can adequately comfort unexpected dread. Grief shock anguish. The God created Bette Midler to make us laugh. Cry. To ease the pain. Live life to the fullest as short as it is. What a courageous performance at a horrific moment in mankind's history!
She was crying when she left. She contained herself until the last note. Other performers were supposed to be there, but they backed out because they were too scared of another terrorist attack. Bette came here when others would not. She was brave.Barbara S. was asked, as were others. They declined, out of fear.
Artsts who see their talent as a vocation are no different to health proffesionals and teachers etc who devote their lives to doing the right thing. God bless Ms Midler who went the extra mile x
OMG, I cried like a baby when I saw her singing this great song on TV that day!!!!! So did my parents. If you saw this clip the day she sang it and didn't cry, there's something WRONG WITH YOU OR YOU ARE AMERICA's ENEMY!!!!!!!!!! And here it is, almost 10 years later; I'm watching this clip and still crying!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA< AND GOD BLESS US< EVERY ONE!!!!!!!!
I so agree. It was the most emotional performance I have ever seen by any performer. For her to be able to get through it without breaking down was truly inspiring.
I love Bette Midler. She has no idea how much she inspires with her sense of compassion and connection to everyone around her. She truly brings out the best in people and does her best to pump us up with a sense of real joy.
Bette Midler's finest moment in her career. The power of the raw emotion she conveyed with just her voice and a piano. Stunningly powerful and so fitting for that day. She made it memorable, a song I never took that seriously, but Bette is a genius in front of a crowd and she knows, instinctively, what to do. I remember how we all felt hat day. I love Bette Midler even more today.
It breaks my heart to see all these people cry and despite of all, they are together anyhow. This performance is incredible...live and directly from her big heart. It can not be explained how people might have felt who were live in the stadium?! We Europeans always love and support your fabulous nation. MAY God bless you. Love and dedication from Germany!!!!
I burst into tears too even Better Midler was Emotional I can tell she was holding Back the Tears while she was Singing and she really Lost it after she got done Singing 😢😢😢😢😢
this makes me cry every time I hear & watch this the reason Why all these people were very upset sad & depressed & crying heavy because they lost LOVE ones 11JUL16 TO ALL PERSON'S FROM DALLAS TO PHILLE, KENN
Ok man I’m crying I remember this day how shocked and sad we all were. I was watching beaches and I had to look it up it was great to see bette and Oprah standing up for us. To all the people we lost Rip.
i send this song to my beloved Mum, who left this world to soon, RIP MUM, Feb. 3, 1951-Jan. 4, 2009, LOVE you Mum, and miss you so much,but you are always with me in my heart.
This song means a lot for me. There is a friend who I love who I shared the movie backed up for this song with. So, lots of memories. I admire very much the privileged voice you Bette Medler. Thanks for make others life more pleasent trough your songs.
All these years after, I still can't watch this without tearing up. What a beautiful tribute to the men and women who tragically died on that terrible day. As a Canadian, I want to tell citizens of the U.S.A. that we stood with you on that day and we continue to as you battle terrorism. God bless.
My thoughts and prayers STILL go out to all the loved ones and everyone lost during 9/11. My mother was on a flight and luckily her plane landed safely. God Bless the USA and the rest of the world for that matter.
How the heck can someone thumbs down this video? The emotions were unheard of during this tragic time. Thousands of people lost their lives and thousands of families were disrupted. But meanwhile someone has the audacity to thumbs down this video. Show some compassion. I will never forget 9/11. As a fellow New Yorker, I moved out of state a year before this event . However, once a New Yorker, always a New Yorker. God Bless NY and the rest of America.
Writing from the u.s. many (americans and non) are convinced the United States government planned the attack; Many (americans and non) are convinced that the United States as a whole thinks it’s better than any other country, that this attack would cause the country to collapse.
Who will ever forget what you were doing that day? It was crushing to the hearts of all Americans. The loss of the people, no matter what nationality , race, or religon was devasting. The thanks to the firemen and police men who lost their own life that day saving others and the thanks to the others who did their job and lived was spoken through Bette. Thank you
Takes a great performer to bring down a huge audience with just a few piano chords. You just heard a great entertainer at her best. Perez sent me here, thanks Perez
one of our countries bittersweet moments. in a time of national tragedy, this inspirational song brought together a grieving nation while paying due respect to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
I saw her sang this song many many times, but by far this one is the most touching, emotional and painful... my heart is breaking and im just holding back my tears..... love you, Ms. Devine & New York.💗💖😥😪
my english is not so good, but i think, for me the best memorial for 09/11. American People please proude uf you, your Familie and your great singers. Lovley greetings to all of you.
Haven't heard this for a long long time, and stumbled across this video, within minutes I was blubbing, all those people in the audience who'd lost loved ones, it brought back horrible memories of that terrible day, so long ago now but never forgotten! I was on holiday at the time it happened in Lanzarote and my son phoned me and told me to put the tv on, I couldn't beleive what I was witnessing, a truly awful time for New York and all of the USA, rip all those who preished.
Thank God for Bette Midler. Simply divine. Only she could capture the grief that each of us carries for those who loss their so horrifically, senile slyly and tragically on 9/11. Only light can subdue darkness. Only love can overcome hatred. Only forgiveness heals a broken heart. God truly bless this land,
I am dedicating this record to my Cousin's wife LISA who was rushed to the hospital recently with a life threatening illness............. She is my Hero!!!! Very determined Lady!!!! I am so glad I was able to tell her recently that she is my HERO!!!!!!
Where is our patriotism now? I love Bette Midler...she brings out nothing but raw emotion in everyone..including our elected officials that are seated by her. We are all human beings regardless of our background.
We are the greatest country in the world and we will never ever forget 911. We can set aside our differences in times of tragedy and band together. I love my country and I am so proud to see how patriotic and how each and every one of us will do what it takes to defend our nation. May we never forget why the pilgrims came here. May we never forget why millions have kept coming to the USA. FREEDOM!!!!! We will never let it be taken away
I tried to be strong and I not cry when terror hit NYC and I was in midtown on 9-11. I held it together up until I saw this performance live. This is this first time I have watched it since the original broadcast and it still brings me to tears.
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Bette Midler became a hero that day. That's why till this day, people love her. She went to this game, even after threats were made to sing. And while singing, she said God bless you. That cemented her place in America as a true hero.
This wasn't a game. It was the memorial service post 9-11. I remember watching this live and crying my eyes out
Mellymel0114 Thanks for the correction. Totally forgot it was a game. My memories of that time are so messed up. I live in Houston, and lived through tropical storm Allison that year in June and the aftermath of it. Then came 9/11, it was surreal back to back living it.
I wonder how the lady in the glasses and red bandana is doing today?
I’m an Australian. I’ve been to New York,went to the top of the Twin Towers. When 9/11 happened I sat up all night,watching live coverage,sobbing my heart out😢
What kind of threats did she got? I can only imagine everybody loves Bette Midler.
No one ever sang this song like legendary Bette Midler.
God please have mercy on us all.
Protect us all from satanic evil that's out there.
But this is her song? Just another time and space to be. A different way to present the song. Still marvellous. Bette is a legend.
I watched this live. I cried then. I still cry every time I listen to it. Her song, her emotions and her love for this country showed why this song can still bring tears. It started us in being able to mend our broken hearts and to have pride again in our country. We’d forgotten for a minute what we can do when we pull together. Her song helped us see there was still love in the world if we just stop and pay attention. You never know these days we may need her again to remind us again. We are the wind beneath our wings. Thanks Bette.
You sure are so right
I tuned into the television just in time to catch Bette Midler sing this live. In my city, Austin, TX, the whole town was crying on 9/11. Whether I was putting in gas at the station or grocery shopping, everyone was red-eyed w/ flushed faces. When I heard her sing I felt she was giving me a strong, warm & I felt my soul start to mend. I will love her forever, she connected w/ all of us. It was a big love fest as tears poured out. Thank you, Bette Midler, Thank God for YOU.
i have to give it to Bette Midler i dont know how she can perform this song and keep her own emotions in check while everybody else is openly crying and breaking down in tears. This is one of her best songs and very fitting for this 9/11 memorial.
God bless America. I love your country...greetings from Germany
No words to express the emotion she never fails to evoke no matter how many times I listen. Bless Bette!
As soon as this woman opens her mouth just to say "oooohhhhh"... I get chills and goosebumps ALL OVER! She's unique, really lives to her title of Divine.
Just have to love how when she does the "oooooohhh" that the heavens send a breeze to blow her hair
I remember this like it was yesterday, watching it Live. And it still hurts.
wow
DEE H 👍👍👍 well said
In tears xox
Oh wow!!! I always cry when I watch this video. Thank you Bette Midler for singing this and helping so many to cope with the lost of their love ones. God bless you Sweetie.
Tears started to come out of my eyes as she started to sing.
The way she sings the words “Thank you” 😭 so intense and sincere and emotional!
Yes.
She has said, “i might have been born at Hawaii, but I’m a New Yorker,” and has quietly done what she can to make the state better, planting trees and cleaning up.
That bit always make me cry 😢❤️ x
I have seen her perform this song several times but never with this much passion. I love her.
Bette is the best live performer
I have ever seen- singer, dancer,
actress and comic - love Bette
So true. The best.
No words can adequately comfort unexpected dread. Grief shock anguish. The God created Bette Midler to make us laugh. Cry. To ease the pain. Live life to the fullest as short as it is. What a courageous performance at a horrific moment in mankind's history!
Xoxoxo
She was crying when she left. She contained herself until the last note. Other performers were supposed to be there, but they backed out because they were too scared of another terrorist attack. Bette came here when others would not. She was brave.Barbara S. was asked, as were others. They declined, out of fear.
Artsts who see their talent as a vocation are no different to health proffesionals and teachers etc who devote their lives to doing the right thing. God bless Ms Midler who went the extra mile x
@@tanyabennett8119 she has said, “i might have been born on the island of Hawaii, but I’m a New Yorker in my heart and soul.”
My best friend gave me a key chain with this on it. She’s in Heaven now and I miss. Her so much.❤
Golly. The stadium echo is haunting yet beautiful. Amazing! RIP to all the ones lost.
they couldn't have picked a better performer or song for this..... was so touching and one of the most personal performances of our time....
OMG, I cried like a baby when I saw her singing this great song on TV that day!!!!! So did my parents. If you saw this clip the day she sang it and didn't cry, there's something WRONG WITH YOU OR YOU ARE AMERICA's ENEMY!!!!!!!!!! And here it is, almost 10 years later; I'm watching this clip and still crying!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA< AND GOD BLESS US< EVERY ONE!!!!!!!!
Bette Midler is The best.
I'm not ashamed to admit i broke down into tears every time i heard this rendition... how could anyone dislike this video? shame on you....
Stunning emotion and talent....to be able to sing live like that is incredible. Love you Bette!
Quite possibly the most important performance of her career. God bless you, Bette.
I saw this permorfance live on TV and it made me cry so hard and it still makes me cry every time i see it.
I cry watching this too so you're not the only 1
Watching it right now crying my eyes out 😢
Still brings a tear after 10 years.
Thank you very much .I love her songs very much. ありがとうございました。素晴らしい歌でした♪
I so agree. It was the most emotional performance I have ever seen by any performer.
For her to be able to get through it without breaking down was truly inspiring.
Beautiful song with beautiful voice. I love you better miller!!! ❤❤❤
I love Bette Midler. She has no idea how much she inspires with her sense of compassion and connection to everyone around her. She truly brings out the best in people and does her best to pump us up with a sense of real joy.
Bette Midler's finest moment in her career. The power of the raw emotion she conveyed with just her voice and a piano. Stunningly powerful and so fitting for that day. She made it memorable, a song I never took that seriously, but Bette is a genius in front of a crowd and she knows, instinctively, what to do. I remember how we all felt hat day. I love Bette Midler even more today.
It breaks my heart to see all these people cry and despite of all, they are together anyhow. This performance is incredible...live and directly from her big heart. It can not be explained how people might have felt who were live in the stadium?! We Europeans always love and support your fabulous nation. MAY God bless you. Love and dedication from Germany!!!!
so emotional, thanks you lovely eternal Bette Midler
Still brings tears to my eyes... what a performance just when those families and NYC needed it...
I burst into tears too even Better Midler was Emotional I can tell she was holding Back the Tears while she was Singing and she really Lost it after she got done Singing 😢😢😢😢😢
OMG ALL THESE YEARS LATER BETTE MIDLER SONG STILL MAKES ME CRY! I LOVE YOU ALWAYS !!!
I am in tears watching this - so emotional and beautiful x My heart goes out to the loved ones of the victims - they were devastated.
this makes me cry every time I hear & watch this the reason Why all these people were very upset sad & depressed & crying heavy because they lost LOVE ones 11JUL16
TO ALL PERSON'S FROM DALLAS TO PHILLE, KENN
As if telling a sad story to so many survivors of 9/11. Very memorable and well done.
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Thank you Father God in Heaven ❤Praise
Ok man I’m crying I remember this day how shocked and sad we all were. I was watching beaches and I had to look it up it was great to see bette and Oprah standing up for us. To all the people we lost Rip.
i send this song to my beloved Mum, who left this world to soon, RIP MUM, Feb. 3, 1951-Jan. 4, 2009, LOVE you Mum, and miss you so much,but you are always with me in my heart.
God definitely used Bette with this song, the lyrics hit hard! I know some people see it and others do to at least subconsciously. Glory to God.
This song means a lot for me. There is a friend who I love who I shared the movie backed up for this song with. So, lots of memories. I admire very much the privileged voice you Bette Medler. Thanks for make others life more pleasent trough your songs.
A true legend, a true lady...........
i still cry everytime i hear this. what a wonderful song
You know, Bette is a real tough cookie and a little ball of fire..it takes a lot to make her cry. God Bless you, Bette!!!!!!!
Brilliant ..Bless All the Souls Who Lost Their Lives That Day ..Mick .UK
All these years after, I still can't watch this without tearing up. What a beautiful tribute to the men and women who tragically died on that terrible day. As a Canadian, I want to tell citizens of the U.S.A. that we stood with you on that day and we continue to as you battle terrorism. God bless.
My thoughts and prayers STILL go out to all the loved ones and everyone lost during 9/11. My mother was on a flight and luckily her plane landed safely. God Bless the USA and the rest of the world for that matter.
Songs such as this still keeps me alive. Bette Midler, you are my true hero and you are the wind beneath my wings in truest sense.
Man I never cry. What is this sorcery. She has put a spell on me.
How the heck can someone thumbs down this video? The emotions were unheard of during this tragic time. Thousands of people lost their lives and thousands of families were disrupted. But meanwhile someone has the audacity to thumbs down this video. Show some compassion. I will never forget 9/11. As a fellow New Yorker, I moved out of state a year before this event . However, once a New Yorker, always a New Yorker. God Bless NY and the rest of America.
Writing from the u.s.
many (americans and non) are convinced the United States government planned the attack;
Many (americans and non) are convinced that the United States as a whole thinks it’s better than any other country, that this attack would cause the country to collapse.
Sadly, MANY are convinced it was the idea of President Bush….
Made me cry many times
Who will ever forget what you were doing that day? It was crushing to the hearts of all Americans. The loss of the people, no matter what nationality , race, or religon was devasting. The thanks to the firemen and police men who lost their own life that day saving others and the thanks to the others who did their job and lived was spoken through Bette. Thank you
Takes a great performer to bring down a huge audience with just a few piano chords. You just heard a great entertainer at her best. Perez sent me here, thanks Perez
one of our countries bittersweet moments. in a time of national tragedy, this inspirational song brought together a grieving nation while paying due respect to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
One of the most talented people in the entertainment industry ever.
No question.
Oscar worthy actress.
Grammy winning singer.
Not many do that.
I really love this song...;) & bette midler made me cry....love it.
This was my mother funerals song. It makes me cry to this day and I am 40 yrs old and this was in 1992, when I was just 12 years old.
How the hell she held it together... amazing!
Such a beautiful voice
I saw her sang this song many many times, but by far this one is the most touching, emotional and painful... my heart is breaking and im just holding back my tears..... love you, Ms. Devine & New York.💗💖😥😪
We felt the pain here in Canada!
makes me tear up every single time
What a beautiful woman is she!!
Wow! That was so touching! Thank you Forever Bette Midler
Bette Midler has never looked more beautiful than she did that day! A breath of fresh air personified. And, of course her singing is truly divine.
Thank you mama...
I cried so much when I saw it on TV. It was just overwhelming 😢😢😢
my english is not so good, but i think, for me the best memorial for 09/11. American People please proude uf you, your Familie and your great singers. Lovley greetings to all of you.
This song chokes me up.
I have not seen this in a few years, and not ashamed to say tears are pouring down my face at the moment.
I cried Thank you thank you thank you I Love you Bette middler
Haven't heard this for a long long time, and stumbled across this video, within minutes I was blubbing, all those people in the audience who'd lost loved ones, it brought back horrible memories of that terrible day, so long ago now but never forgotten! I was on holiday at the time it happened in Lanzarote and my son phoned me and told me to put the tv on, I couldn't beleive what I was witnessing, a truly awful time for New York and all of the USA, rip all those who preished.
amazing performance
she is truly a legend , thats all i can say
this performance is outstanding - thank you Bette Midler greez from Germany
A beautiful tribute to special loved ones we've ALL lost.....
Truly the song is very glorious
Thank God for Bette Midler. Simply divine. Only she could capture the grief that each of us carries for those who loss their so horrifically, senile slyly and tragically on 9/11. Only light can subdue darkness. Only love can overcome hatred. Only forgiveness heals a broken heart. God truly bless this land,
Still so touching all these years later!😢❤
Thank you Bette for singing such a beautiful song on a day the world was aching.Could not have sang a more perfect song.RIP A.R.K
I fell in love with Bette Midler this day..
Bette-talented singer and actress-and an awesome PATRIOT, This meant so much to so many people. God Bless her.
God bless all of the people who suffered during 9/11.
Bette Middler-The Wind Benth My Wings, i miss my children
I love you Bette
The most beautiful 9/11 tribute. As a New Yorker, it meant so much to us. How could anyone belittle this?!!! Heartless Bastards!!!!!!
I know how much you Enjoyed this, sending to you again!!
I am dedicating this record to my Cousin's wife LISA who was rushed to the hospital recently with a life threatening illness.............
She is my Hero!!!! Very determined Lady!!!! I am so glad I was able to tell her recently that she is my HERO!!!!!!
Where is our patriotism now? I love Bette Midler...she brings out nothing but raw emotion in everyone..including our elected officials that are seated by her. We are all human beings regardless of our background.
What a. Beautiful angelic voice one of the best ❤👌 xxxx
Beautiful ❤
Still listening in the UK July 2019
We are the greatest country in the world and we will never ever forget 911. We can set aside our differences in times of tragedy and band together. I love my country and I am so proud to see how patriotic and how each and every one of us will do what it takes to defend our nation. May we never forget why the pilgrims came here. May we never forget why millions have kept coming to the USA. FREEDOM!!!!! We will never let it be taken away
Foi uma apresentação muito emocionante!!
I tried to be strong and I not cry when terror hit NYC and I was in midtown on 9-11. I held it together up until I saw this performance live. This is this first time I have watched it since the original broadcast and it still brings me to tears.
GOD, that made me cry, i love my country Ecuador, i love America, i love Bette and this song
awe.....this is so beautiful......i always think of my sister when i hear this because.....she was my hero.....thank you very much....5*****
her voice and song really touched me bad... crying so badly... gosh i need more tissues !!!