+Reggie Ward took the words right from my mouth. the ability to "own" a piece, a rare gift indeed. Luther had it, and the real mark is when the original writer or artist tributes your version. Dionne Warwrick thought Luther walked on water with what, 3 of her remakes? Everybody in the industry felt Ray walked on water. probably HOPED he would do one of their songs.
Thank you, Leon Russell, for giving the world this song. And thank you, Ray Charles and Donny Hathaway for imagining it in ways that touch, enter and live deep down in my heart. And, my heavens, may you ALL R.I.P. forever.
This version is beautiful. There is one which Ray Charles performs this song with Leon and Willie Nelson. Leon Russell was one of the most amazing musicians and songwriters that blessed this world.
I just gotta listen to Leon and this song from time to time. It saddens me and I miss all the musicians who've passed. Had to wipe some tears. I loved these people.
Ray Charles is the ultimate version. Donny Hathaway a close second. Leon Russell created this masterpiece and sang it in his own way as only a songwriter who penned this song, can do. So I listen to each one and hear the different layers each artist brings to the song. Kodi has done a very close version to Donny Hathaway's version. Michael Buble' brought in his jazz element. How anyone can dislike Ray Charles's version, I have no idea.
Donny’s version depended on a blues feel in the chords and voicings whereas Ray’s emotional palette with the tasteful piano and orchestra is orders of magnitude wider. Donny also flubbed the lyrics, saying, “I’m singing this song TO you.,” rather than FOR you. “FOR you” as Ray sings it conveys a much stronger message. Donny is a very great singer, but in mining this song he missed the vein of gold. Ray tapped into it directly.
@Brian Shelton You are 100% CORRECT! Ray’s rendition is the BEST! Donny Hathaway’s is good, but Ray’s flows so much smoother. Maybe it’s because of his piano, I’m not sure. You people that disagree with Brian and me, go back and listen to Donny’s. Then come back here to Ray’s version, and you’ll hear exactly what I’m talking about. Don’t get me wrong, Donny’s is very good, but Ray is just smooth, no breaks in the music. It flows so perfectly. If you don’t agree then, we’ll just agree to disagree. We surely won’t argue over such a BEAUTIFUL SONG ABOUT LOVE! Many BLESSINGS TO ALL. 4:03
I agree with Chuck Brown. I always associated this song with Ray. It took all these years and a bit of research to learn it was written by Leon Russell. Makes sense, though. But Ray Charles sincerely owns the song. Hauntingly beautiful.....
My brother & I had the privilege to see Ray Charles perform live in Australia 2003, 1 year before his death....he was amazing. Before my brother died by suicide some years later, he sent his wife a text to say "I will met you in a place, where there is no space and time". Whenever I hear this most poignant version by Ray Charles, I think of my beautiful music loving brother and the many concerts I'm sure he has seen in heaven. Ray Charles would have been at the top of his list ♥♥♥
Your comment Mr Brown about this being the definitive version of this classic is on point. This was the genius of Ray Charles at his best emotional poignant and soulful
Leon Russell wrote the song, Ray Charles doing it justice what a voice. Also piano fantastic Leon trained at Juliard. Both men magnificent entertainers❤
The first time I heard this song I cried like a new born baby. This is a beautiful song. I want this song play at my life celebration. The going home to be with my mom and dad
The one, the only.... nobody wrapped his soul around a song quite like Ray Charles. And this classic was made for his unique style, because when Mr. Charles sang, he always made you feel like he was "singing this song for you."
Thank you for this classic song this is song it's so beautiful, it goes right through your soul all through your body I wish they made more beautiful songs like this now God bless everybody stay safe pray show kindness in this crazy world we're in peace out 🦋😊👍🎶🙏🙏🙏
Dedico esta bela e apaixonada música, ao meu amor de almas, que ainda não tive a alegria de encontrar,, no mundo físico, mas que. trago no meu coração e alma. Obrigada por compartilhar conosco esta espetacular apresentação! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I grew up listening to the great Mr. Ray Charles. I'll be 64 in May and live in Tennessee. My mom loved his voice and his music. She taught my sisters and I to love all music. RIP Mr. Charles.
That's because youre another crazy Hungarian like me. The strings do me in. I seen Ray Charles backstage in the 60s in Cleveland with the Raylettes. I think he aged like a fine wine. THE BEST!
This is one of my favorite songs& Incredible understated Artists! Written by Leon Russell, who A man that was often in the shadow of others. He was an incredible Human 1st But an Amazing song writer& artist& musician!!❤ Lots of the songs the we listen2 He Actually wrote. He is greatly missed, not by just myself, I'm sure...And what an amazing job Ray Charles Does he is Amazing & completely Fabulous as well, just as the man who wrote it!! What an incredible tribute.! Thx Boys🥰
I loved Ray Charles.. the day he died, something else happened; there was a hurricane (?), somebody started a war (?), something catastrophic.. there was a huge wildfire(?), I don't remember -but I learned about them both at almost simultaneously.. they were both headlines.. but I thought, 'Damn it! Ray Charles died!!
@Marcos Bryant I hate to say I don't admire him. I love the way he plays, I love the way he sings/ I love the sound of his voice or something.. and some of the music he didn't write so..
Great song by a legend!!!!!!!!!! Jehovah, will resurrect Mr. Charles one day!!!!! In the meantime, RIP, Mr. Charles. Love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.
So my son is getting married next month and wants to have a mother son dance, and I suggested A Song for You by the Master Leon Russell, and he said its pretty emotional. Yes it is. Then I suggested Queen of the Roller Derby! Didn't go over well, but damn I fell in love with Leon from that song lol. Rip Master Leon!!!!!!!
This from a friend of mine, it was written for Ray: Most people remember "A Song for You" as the 1972 hit for The Carpenters ... the spooky brother and sister duo of Richard and Karen Carpenter. But the song was written by Leon Russell ... the enigmatic songwriter, recording artist and band leader who passed away in 2016. I booked Leon Russell for a show at KatManDu on the Philly waterfront back in 1994 ... and had the pleasure of having lunch with him the day of the show. He told me a fascinating story about "A Song for You" which I have never seen recounted anywhere. As Leon explained it, he had originally written "A Song for You" for Ray Charles to record in the late 60's. But when the deeply superstitious American musical icon listened to the song he was shaken by the lyrics ... telling Leon that it scared him how closely he related to the lyrics. Though he loved the song Ray Charles declined to record it because of its eerie effect on him. So Leon went on to record the song himself in 1970 and made a killing when the Carpenters version become a pop chart hit two years later! Then in 1993 Ray Charles finally relented and recorded "A Song for You" for his "My World" album. While telling me this story at lunch ... Leon leaned over and patted me on the forearm, smiled with a devilish grin and said "Ray Charles recording that song made me a million dollars."
Music is a force that flows among us all. The amazingly talented people who create it, who perform it, wouldn't exist if all of us didn't feel it and embrace it. The fact is that we are all connected by it in one way or another. The artist creates freely and independently and then is forced into dealing with another realm of reality called - success! My take on this is this - if Leon Russell wasn't a musical genus and didn't write this song after suffering a heartbreak and if Ray Charles didn't exist at all - we all would have never experienced this incredible moment in time....
Very rarely will a cover song come out that affects me more than the original. Donny Hathaway performed this beautifully. But right here, something in Ray's well seasoned voice, that the lyrics hurt me in the most beautiful and heartbreaking manner. As such, this will be what plays in my mind when I think of Ray Charles
@@Denzel_Watchington , well, to be honest, obviously more than you..lol I sense animosity from the beginning? 🤔 seems you're almost hurt because it's not a "black man who wrote this awesome song"..?? I was simply correcting your mistake, also btw, my grandmother loved leon Russell, that's how I knew..
The opening arpeggio defines this song. I feel like I could cover this song, and I would be conveying some of my own truths authentically. A lot of people could. Leon probably realized relatable is what is memorable.
I've been so many places in my life and time I've sung a lot of songs I've made some bad rhymes I've acted out my life in stages With ten thousand people watching But we're alone now And I'm singing this song to you I know your image of me is what I hoped to be I treated you unkindly But darling can't you see There's no one more important to me Baby can't you see through me? 'Cause we're alone now and I'm singing this song to you You taught me precious secrets Of a true love You wanted nothing You came out in front When I was hiding But now I'm so much better And if my words don't come together Listen to the melody 'Cause my love is in there hiding I love you in a place Where there's no space or time I love you for my life You're a friend of mine And when my life is over Remember when we were together We were alone And I was singing this song to you I love you in a place Where there's no space or time I love you for my life You're a friend of mine And when my life is over Remember when we were together We were alone and I was singing this song to you We were alone And I was singing this song to you We were alone and I was singing this song Singing this song to you
If there is still anyone watching this, you have a great taste for music
Thank you! 😉
My Oldest Brother turned on to the G.O.A.T. ICONIC AND LEGEND GENIUS RAY 🙏🏾 🎹🎶🎵🎼
@Alejandro Lloren I’ll never stop watching this. Jan. 24, 2023
Yup! X
Thank you. - you too! Written by the legendary Leon Russell RIP
Thank you! You too!! April 15, 2023. 🥰
Thank you Leon Russell for writing this moving masterpiece and thank you Ray Charles for performing it with such feeling and soul.
Don't forget Karen carpenter too
🤍🤍🤍
2023 and I still consider this one of the most beautiful, heart-felt songs in history. Well done! 👏
Ray Charles was a great American. As was Leon Russell. Take me back ...
Always here for Ray Charles ♥️ and timeless, most beautiful, *heart-felt* song♥️"A song for you"♥️ Athens, Hellas Gr 🇬🇷
My ALL TIME FAVORITE Plus Leon Russell ❤
we only say 1993 here. NOTHING ELSE!!!
Next to Georgia on my mind Best song ever my opinion
thank You God for the time you gave Us with Ray Charles😢❤
I love to sing ❤❤❤
I’m having trouble
So many have tried to cover Leon's song and just don't make it. Only Ray Charles pays it due justice. God bless Ray and Leon.
I prefer Donny Hathaways version.
What about Karen carpenter
Simply red . Hold my drink
The man, The voice, The pianoplayer, The Legend. None better, not one.
Absolutely 💯 true
Makes me want to cry. Ray Charles and Leon Russell were such geniuses! Glad I lived in the same time with these two.
me too
Me too(and that ai'not that me too movement)
I'm not crying....you're crying! Ray had a gift, and the grace to share it with all of us.
yeah.
Every song this man did sounded like it was written for him.
+Reggie Ward yes, even America the Beautiful is sung like no one else
+Reggie Ward took the words right from my mouth. the ability to "own" a piece, a rare gift indeed. Luther had it, and the real mark is when the original writer or artist tributes your version. Dionne Warwrick thought Luther walked on water with what, 3 of her remakes? Everybody in the industry felt Ray walked on water. probably HOPED he would do one of their songs.
HEAR HEAR !!!!
Indeed!!!
Mám husí kůži. Všechny smysly a srdce pracují. Dokonalé je jen obyčejné slovo. Tato píseň je daleko víc.
How fortunate we are to have this magnificent voice to enjoy! ❤️👏
Eu me encanto sempre com Ray Charley,é imortal!!!!!!!
Wow... he's not just singing a song or playing his piano... but, it's much more than a song or music...
"I love you in a place where there's no space or time." Most beautiful line ever!
Beautiful pic. You look like Drew Barrymore.
Know your image of me is what I hope to be...
"i love u for my life, cause ur a friend of mine."
hits me right in the feels
Erin Pennington . “ If my words don’t come together listen to the melody , because my love is in there hiding .... “ amazing !!!
This transcends music, beautiful though it is, and becomes a statement of personal belief, opening up the soul for humanity. Wonderful.
Thank you, Leon Russell, for giving the world this song. And thank you, Ray Charles and Donny Hathaway for imagining it in ways that touch, enter and live deep down in my heart. And, my heavens, may you ALL R.I.P. forever.
♥️
Yes, Donny and Ray’s covers the best of this beautiful Leon Russell ballad.
Let’s not sell Leon’s rendition short
I'm partial to Christina Aguilera with Herbie Hancock.
Leon Russell + Ray Charles, 1 and 1A tie goes to the songwriter....both are too damn good by half, where are the ARTISTS of this generation?
"Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision" - Stevie Wonder
❤
One of my regrets in life was not going to an outdoor Ray Charles concert when I had the chance. Rest in peace, Ray.
This version is beautiful. There is one which Ray Charles performs this song with Leon and Willie Nelson. Leon Russell was one of the most amazing musicians and songwriters that blessed this world.
Listen is 2023. And just wow. Beautiful song
Ray's voice is the most beatiful , profound voice I' ve heard in my entire life. It has a magical power. it takes you on a ride to ..... heaven.
He and Aretha had it going on with their talent.
Yes. So soulful. He cries a song, he doesn't just sing it.
It IS a thing to behold.....is it not?
absolutely one of the best and I love this song. see what you think of this voice search Jackie Evancho - Angel
Somebody once said that Ray could read a Denny's menu and still sound great.
Thank God for Leon Russell and Ray Charles.
This is my favorite version of the Leon Russell masterpiece. No matter what Ray sang, he owned the song forever after.
Oh! It just does NOT get any better than this performance and arrangement right here….brings a tear to my eye. Thank you Leon and thank you Ray. ❤
I just gotta listen to Leon and this song from time to time. It saddens me and I miss all the musicians who've passed. Had to wipe some tears. I loved these people.
we are blessed to have lived alongside with all these legends...truly.
@@c.u.1694 Yes. Truly blessed !
Ray Charles is the ultimate version. Donny Hathaway a close second. Leon Russell created this masterpiece and sang it in his own way as only a songwriter who penned this song, can do. So I listen to each one and hear the different layers each artist brings to the song. Kodi has done a very close version to Donny Hathaway's version. Michael Buble' brought in his jazz element. How anyone can dislike Ray Charles's version, I have no idea.
Remember to add Dennis Edwards of the Temptations, and Freda Payne and Aretha.
Charles made it his as only he could.
@@teecee3866 Yes, I think this is a fair and true statement. Ray Charles had the ability to live each song he sang. . Thank you.
@@musicltracker Thanks I will go check out this out.
Barbara Cook, also. Her live version at Carnegie Hall...
This is the best version of that song that I,ve heard, Ray Charles sings with his soul and his guts , great artist ,he is unique .........
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONG EVER WRITTEN. SENSATIONAL AWESOME HEAVENLY BEAUTIFUL AMAZING WONDERFUL!!!!!!
Ray was brilliant and this is far and away the best version of this song, depth, feeling, everything.
I have to disagree donny hathaway was better
Donny’s version depended on a blues feel in the chords and voicings whereas Ray’s emotional palette with the tasteful piano and orchestra is orders of magnitude wider. Donny also flubbed the lyrics, saying, “I’m singing this song TO you.,” rather than FOR you. “FOR you” as Ray sings it conveys a much stronger message. Donny is a very great singer, but in mining this song he missed the vein of gold. Ray tapped into it directly.
@Brian Shelton You are 100% CORRECT! Ray’s rendition is the BEST! Donny Hathaway’s is good, but Ray’s flows so much smoother. Maybe it’s because of his piano, I’m not sure. You people that disagree with Brian and me, go back and listen to Donny’s. Then come back here to Ray’s version, and you’ll hear exactly what I’m talking about. Don’t get me wrong, Donny’s is very good, but Ray is just smooth, no breaks in the music. It flows so perfectly. If you don’t agree then, we’ll just agree to disagree. We surely won’t argue over such a BEAUTIFUL SONG ABOUT LOVE! Many BLESSINGS TO ALL. 4:03
Love the original 100x more than the covers.
the original wasn't bad
Ray could make EVERY song sound like it was written for him......
Nothing more to say , when MR Charles says it all
This song is the most beautiful of Ray Charles.
A beautiful song which has brought tears to my eyes. I know what it's like to sing my song to a very special person.
I agree with Chuck Brown. I always associated this song with Ray. It took all these years and a bit of research to learn it was written by Leon Russell. Makes sense, though. But Ray Charles sincerely owns the song. Hauntingly beautiful.....
The BEST vesion of this song. Hands down.
Donny Hathaway and Lala Hathaway listen to them sing this song
So so so many amazing artists have covered this - just listened to Whitney live as well as Amy Winehouse....again! Hers was recorded at home
And I grew up on Donnie/Lalah
nope kodi lee
love many versions but it was no cover for Leon Russell and he takes the chocolates for mine..
My brother & I had the privilege to see Ray Charles perform live in Australia 2003, 1 year before his death....he was amazing. Before my brother died by suicide some years later, he sent his wife a text to say "I will met you in a place, where there is no space and time". Whenever I hear this most poignant version by Ray Charles, I think of my beautiful music loving brother and the many concerts I'm sure he has seen in heaven. Ray Charles would have been at the top of his list ♥♥♥
Your comment Mr Brown about this being the definitive version of this classic is on point. This was the genius of Ray Charles at his best emotional poignant and soulful
Leon Russell wrote the song, Ray Charles doing it justice what a voice.
Also piano fantastic Leon trained at Juliard. Both men magnificent entertainers❤
The first time I heard this song I cried like a new born baby. This is a beautiful song. I want this song play at my life celebration. The going home to be with my mom and dad
Same here 😘
The one, the only.... nobody wrapped his soul around a song quite like Ray Charles. And this classic was made for his unique style, because when Mr. Charles sang, he always made you feel like he was "singing this song for you."
Thank you for this classic song this is song it's so beautiful, it goes right through your soul all through your body I wish they made more beautiful songs like this now God bless everybody stay safe pray show kindness in this crazy world we're in peace out 🦋😊👍🎶🙏🙏🙏
Beautifully Stated 😘
Wishing you a Joyous New Year and be Safe!
@@sonyadrake3428 you too .may the new year be a better one.praying.🙏🙏🙏😊🦋🎄
"I love you in a place where theres no space or time, I love you with my life you're a friend of mine".🌹
If I had one song to listen to for the rest of my life!!! It would be this beautiful song!👍❣️👍☺️👍❣️
Guardando questo PEZZO MUSICALE
La Tua Grandezza è SPECIALE ❤️❤️❤️
Ciao DOLCE MR RAY ❤️❤️❤️🎸🎸🎸
Dedicated to my beautiful spirit jasmine,which passed away on April 2, 2020. Missing you so much love.
Ray Charles nunca me decepciona, aunque ya no esté entre nosotros. Talento, corazón e interpretación. Qué más se puede pedir!?
Dedico esta bela e apaixonada música, ao meu amor de almas, que ainda não tive a alegria de encontrar,, no mundo físico, mas que. trago no meu coração e alma. Obrigada por compartilhar conosco esta espetacular apresentação! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Once Ray Charles sings your song, you don't own it anymore.
♾ ❤ 💞✨ "Listen to the melody, 'cause my love's in there hiding. " We feel it ❤😢
Saw Leon at a small club years ago sat front row and Mary was right there with him .It was an awesome time.
I grew up listening to the great Mr. Ray Charles. I'll be 64 in May and live in Tennessee. My mom loved his voice and his music. She taught my sisters and I to love all music. RIP Mr. Charles.
This is a beautiful song, A Tribute to my God and My Pops who passed on. I Love you ❤️ 💙 💜
The greatest song ever written
A song from another world. So human that is unhuman. Inmortal.
Love Ray Charles
& this song!❤
This is a BEAUTIFUL version.
Mr RAY SEI
UN MAESTRO 🎸❤️❤️❤️
La Tua classe
NON HA CONFINI
SEI MR RAY
SEMPRE ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🎸🎸🎸
i love how he sings with passion, he laughs and smiles as hes performing one of the greatest songs of all time
This version makes me cry every time I hear it... Simply amazing...
That's because youre another crazy Hungarian like me. The strings do me in. I seen Ray Charles backstage in the 60s in Cleveland with the Raylettes. I think he aged like a fine wine. THE BEST!
Totally agree with you this song is absolutely beautiful
A beautiful song performed by the very best--Ray Charles !
The most beautiful thing about music is that it moves all the senses.
These sounds remain in my heart forever.
This song will remain in My Heart FOREVER!
This is one of my favorite songs& Incredible understated Artists! Written by Leon Russell, who A man that was often in the shadow of others. He was an incredible Human 1st But an Amazing song writer& artist& musician!!❤ Lots of the songs the we listen2 He Actually wrote. He is greatly missed, not by just myself, I'm sure...And what an amazing job Ray Charles Does he is Amazing & completely Fabulous as well, just as the man who wrote it!! What an incredible tribute.! Thx Boys🥰
I loved Ray Charles.. the day he died, something else happened; there was a hurricane (?), somebody started a war (?), something catastrophic.. there was a huge wildfire(?), I don't remember -but I learned about them both at almost simultaneously.. they were both headlines.. but I thought, 'Damn it! Ray Charles died!!
@Marcos Bryant I hate to say I don't admire him. I love the way he plays, I love the way he sings/ I love the sound of his voice or something.. and some of the music he didn't write so..
I'm Crying... With All My Heart... My Son!
máster
By Far the best cover of this song period. RIP Legend.
Probably also, Karen Carpenter and Donnie Hathaway do great covers as well
THE monster of renditions. RC does it to me, like Pavarotti and George Jones. A good cry............Thanx Ray.
Great song by a legend!!!!!!!!!! Jehovah, will resurrect Mr. Charles one day!!!!! In the meantime, RIP, Mr. Charles. Love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh Judy, my favorite sister , I miss you through so many memories. I know we'll share joy in heaven someday.
Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.
What an awesome statement Mr. Bell.. so very very true . So many want ya to forget.. but its in the forgiving that makes all the difference. Thanks..
Sounds like you've been smokin''
some primo shit!
sounds like Kierkegaard there, Henri....
bittersweet.....
Henri Bell nicely put Henri.
A 3:00 min. pile , les larmes et les frissons !! Le plus grand !!!
Ray won a Grammy with this. Leon WAS proud. WHAT A LOSS.
Thanks! Finally someone knows This leon song
RIP Leon Russell
So my son is getting married next month and wants to have a mother son dance, and I suggested A Song for You by the Master Leon Russell, and he said its pretty emotional. Yes it is. Then I suggested Queen of the Roller Derby! Didn't go over well, but damn I fell in love with Leon from that song lol. Rip Master Leon!!!!!!!
This from a friend of mine, it was written for Ray: Most people remember "A Song for You" as the 1972 hit for The Carpenters ... the spooky brother and sister duo of Richard and Karen Carpenter.
But the song was written by Leon Russell ... the enigmatic songwriter, recording artist and band leader who passed away in 2016.
I booked Leon Russell for a show at KatManDu on the Philly waterfront back in 1994 ... and had the pleasure of having lunch with him the day of the show.
He told me a fascinating story about "A Song for You" which I have never seen recounted anywhere.
As Leon explained it, he had originally written "A Song for You" for Ray Charles to record in the late 60's.
But when the deeply superstitious American musical icon listened to the song he was shaken by the lyrics ... telling Leon that it scared him how closely he related to the lyrics.
Though he loved the song Ray Charles declined to record it because of its eerie effect on him.
So Leon went on to record the song himself in 1970 and made a killing when the Carpenters version become a pop chart hit two years later!
Then in 1993 Ray Charles finally relented and recorded "A Song for You" for his "My World" album.
While telling me this story at lunch ... Leon leaned over and patted me on the forearm, smiled with a devilish grin and said "Ray Charles recording that song made me a million dollars."
I never heard Carpenters referred to as "spooky." That adjective alone makes me wonder about the whole story that followed.
Music is a force that flows among us all. The amazingly talented people who create it, who perform it, wouldn't exist if all of us didn't feel it and embrace it. The fact is that we are all connected by it in one way or another. The artist creates freely and independently and then is forced into dealing with another realm of reality called - success! My take on this is this - if Leon Russell wasn't a musical genus and didn't write this song after suffering a heartbreak and if Ray Charles didn't exist at all - we all would have never experienced this incredible moment in time....
Ray made everything his own. Oh, how I miss him. There's little music out there now.
hope he knows somehow.....
A recent survey has indicated that there is plenty of music out there. In fact there is actually 16 % more.
This is a great song and Mr. Charles does it to absolute perfection.
Yes, he does 😘
Since 1993 he blessed me with this
Nothing can top this song. Its gorgeous.
This song makes me melancholy every time I hear it. Thanks Leon Russell - thanks Ray Charles!
Leon immortalized himself with this song. Covered well over 100 times by many greats including (obviously) the legend Ray
BEST Ray Charles Robinson song out of decades of music this man gave us. This song performed by him makes me cry every single time. RIP Ray.
Same with me, tears of JOY 😘
@@sonyadrake3428 cold chills and tears of joy. This song pierces your Soul, and leaves it happy.
I'm crying from this song too.
I’m thinking of playing “Hey, You’ve Got to Hide your love away so I can stop these tears rolling down my cheeks.
Ray makes every song his own.
Very rarely will a cover song come out that affects me more than the original. Donny Hathaway performed this beautifully. But right here, something in Ray's well seasoned voice, that the lyrics hurt me in the most beautiful and heartbreaking manner. As such, this will be what plays in my mind when I think of Ray Charles
Philip Cannon, me too! ❤
This song is already one of my favorites. Then a young man named Kodi Lee Lee had to go sing it and make me cry.
Donny Hathaway wrote this song.... lol
@@Denzel_Watchington lmao!! WRONG!! LEON RUSSELL DID, LOOK IT UP SMARTY PANTS
@@Denzel_Watchington , well, to be honest, obviously more than you..lol I sense animosity from the beginning? 🤔 seems you're almost hurt because it's not a "black man who wrote this awesome song"..?? I was simply correcting your mistake, also btw, my grandmother loved leon Russell, that's how I knew..
@@Denzel_Watchington BTW, I SID SAY"" WROTE "" LMAO🤔🤔😂😂😂
@@Denzel_Watchington .do your research dude!!😂😂
😮 I could’ve sworn up, down, inside and out that this was a Donny Hathaway original!!! I Stand Corrected!
Both Versions are Superb 😘
Ich habe noch nie etwas so Schönes zu hören bekommen. Wenn es einen Grund gibt, warum es Ohren gibt, dann ist dieser Grund Ray Charles
All the great singers are gone but not forgotten.
Thank you Ray Charles for showing how this song should be sung. GREATNESS!!!!!
The absolute best version of this song !! so much emotion, makes me want to cry X
+Debra Mallinson I agree!!! This is the best version what I ever heard.. :D
You really need to hear the original by Leon Russell for the real emotion without all of the orchestral help - RIP Leon ....
I really love Leon Russell version. It speaks to my soul. I also love this version...
shae samples no doubt this is beautiful. but Leons version is fantastic, he wrote this after all.
Les Freligh no doubt. Leon does something to his song that NO ONE can imitate. Love Leon man he was great.
Still gives me A feeling from my heart after 30 + years
Perfectly interpreted and performed by the Genius!
The G.O.A.T.
A MASTERPIECE!
🎻🎸🎺🎷🎶🎵🎼
FINE RAY'S VOICE IS FROM HIS SOUL AND HE CAN PLAY THOSE 🎹
REST IN PARADISE GENIUS RAY 🙏🏾
GOON TOO SOON!
A vocal masterpiece.
Only Mr Charles can deliver such a touching song as this piece, from the heart. ❤️
My 1st love 100 yrs ago ...we were 19 ..56 now....said ....Ray could sing the phone book and it would be a masterpiece
This is his song. Thank you Leon.
Love this, over and over again.....
Прекрасная вещь, в прекрасном исполнении!!!
Браво!!!
Ohhh Ray... this was beautiful babe💋
d'Accord. It was indeed. The man was a marvel.
The opening arpeggio defines this song. I feel like I could cover this song, and I would be conveying some of my own truths authentically. A lot of people could. Leon probably realized relatable is what is memorable.
what a dramatic wonderful heartfelt performance of this great classic!!!
Beautiful rendition. RIP Leon Russell. Feel no more pain Bro.
~RIP Ray Charles~
I've been so many places in my life and time
I've sung a lot of songs
I've made some bad rhymes
I've acted out my life in stages
With ten thousand people watching
But we're alone now
And I'm singing this song to you
I know your image of me is what I hoped to be
I treated you unkindly
But darling can't you see
There's no one more important to me
Baby can't you see through me?
'Cause we're alone now and I'm singing this song to you
You taught me precious secrets
Of a true love
You wanted nothing
You came out in front
When I was hiding
But now I'm so much better
And if my words don't come together
Listen to the melody
'Cause my love is in there hiding
I love you in a place
Where there's no space or time
I love you for my life
You're a friend of mine
And when my life is over
Remember when we were together
We were alone
And I was singing this song to you
I love you in a place
Where there's no space or time
I love you for my life
You're a friend of mine
And when my life is over
Remember when we were together
We were alone and I was singing this song to you
We were alone
And I was singing this song to you
We were alone and I was singing this song
Singing this song to you
Thank you!
May God Bless You
Thank you
I really love elton John singing this , but donny and billy joel are fantastic and of course billy paul
@@albertaddad364 I know quite a bit about music, but I did not know Elton John, and Billy Joel did this. THANK YOU for Schooling me! LOL
The best version of this song ever sung by the legend that's all
Had no idea that Leon Russel wrote this song. Beautiful.
I love you in a place where there's no space or time....pure and simple!