What is uncanny is the sameness between daughter and father's rendition of this beautiful Leon Russel composition ...no difference in voice, depth and rhythm...she is really her father's daughter, Donny Hathaway..
Just pure , non acrobatic vocal over kill , straight ahead grounded voice !!!!! This woman will be still performing when she's much older. Love her voice. !!!!!!!!!
@@stephbrown8123 There is no doubt. Donny was and always will be male vocal royalty. PERIOD! I remember well first hearing Lalah. Gave me chils. Could not believe it! Still and all. Having listened closely to this song, I would've loved just once to hear Gladys K. do it. WOW!
Completely agree! Gave me goosebumps with how much she sounds like him. The only other artist I’ve heard do it justice is H.E.R. ruclips.net/video/LyKjtqIAqTk/видео.html
I will always believe this was Donny's love song to his daughter. I only hope God was able to show him how much he was and is still beloved by so many. What a gift and talent he passed on to his baby girl..........
What a beautiful one! Very few can sing this song and evoke the emotions that she and her dad did. One of the very few voices left in the industry, Just as her dad, she is very underrated .
She is so beautiful and her voice is as smooth as silk just like Donny's. Could listen to her sing this over and over again. Her Daddy would be so proud, y'all!
This is a really hard song to sing. And you have to earn it. I am happy to say Lalah BRINGS IT. Love hearing a woman sing Donny Hathaway Song for you. Brava!!!
What a gem! Donnie is beaming. First saw her at about 18 mos. in a recording session for "the ghetto" with Donnie. Never forgot that. Look at her now and she sounds just like him. I love them both.
Magnificent. A grown man is watching and crying. Donny would be so proud of his sangin' ass babygirl. Y'all know that Donny has ANOTHER singing daughter, Kenya Hathaway, who is an INCREDIBLE vocalist in her own right? Look her up here on RUclips. Donny's talents truly were left behind inside his beautiful girls.
Carey Conley although Lalah is my absolute favorite singer, you are CORRECT!!! Kenya Hathaway is an amazing vocalist as well!!! She’s one of the most sought after supportive vocalist in entertainment! Mr. Hathaway’s legacy is in the absolute best hands with his daughters! 🙌🏾
I am in tears, such an incredibly profound singer! I'll have to agree with everyone, she is indeed the ONLY person to sing her Fathers song and hit EVERY single note High or low! ...❤
Holy Jesus. I didn't see her last name at first, and I was like "how does she sound SO MUCH like Donny Hathaway?" She did a beautiful, beautiful, uniquely wonderful job.
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 withholding nothing You came out in front when I was hiding 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, mm Singing this song to you
This is my all time favorite live performance of ANY song I have ever heard. Phew! She killed it! God do I love her and her dad. I never want to stop watching her.
absolutely incredibly! she sounds just like her father!! I cant stop crying! completely moved. The story the connection this song brings me to my mother and grandmother who have passed is overwhelming. I always go to this song when I want to remember them. One of my grandmothers favorite songs and singers
Lalah is so underrated but very highly gifted in the category of the elite of the elite .Still listening to this performance 7/26/22. Still this is the best version of A song for you by Russell popularized by Donny Hathaway Lalah famous father .
I absolutely love this beautiful lady she has the most beautiful voice I could listen to her every day and night thank you for you’re music beautiful lady ❤love from Australia 🇦🇺
B-Sharp Diallo I had the pleasure of seeing Ms. Hathaway live in concert and believe me those tones, notes, lyrics, and melodies Were All THAT!!! She is an Outstanding Singer!!! I never wanted the night to end. It didn't hurt that Mr. Will Downing and Gerald Albright also performed.😍
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SHE'S ONLY ONE THAT I CAN HONESTLY SAY CAN DO THIS SONG JUSTICE AFTER HER FATHER. I've heard many sing it. She's by far the best cover
getblackah preach!!!!
The temptations version is amazing to
I feel the same way. Nobody!
Wait that’s her dad ?! I’m just now finding out about this ! I always loved her and I didn’t know why. I love her dad too!
One other word. Karen.
Nobody in this world needs to touch this man's song but his child... PERIOD...
YESSS PERIOD .....
I agree!!
Love You Lelia Hathaway 😂❤
Cody Lee.
He didn't write the song, but yes it is essentially his.
What is uncanny is the sameness between daughter and father's rendition of this beautiful Leon Russel composition ...no difference in voice, depth and rhythm...she is really her father's daughter, Donny Hathaway..
It reminds me of Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole singing Unforgettable.
It's a spirit🙌🏾
she has her dad's inflections down. she got it honest it's like he lives in her it's amazing
HUMan RE simply amazing!
Exactly like her father. No one else can sing this song like him except her.
Just pure , non acrobatic vocal over kill , straight ahead grounded voice !!!!! This woman will be still performing when she's much older. Love her voice. !!!!!!!!!
Agreed
Yes straight voice
And Donnie looks down and smiles proudly...
@Virgil Davis who’s Donnie?
@@HotMessMemories1 her dad
YOU AINT KIDDING!
What the hell can one posdibly say.......
@@russellsimonds7148 I love Lalah Hathaway.
When are they gonna make a movie bout this Soulful Legend....
...too tragic
I was thinking the same thing❤
There is a play. It's really good. Tragic. I cried throughout. And when this song came on...I was inconsolable.
I am in tears over this. She sounds so much like him, I don't know how she got through it #RIH Donny
I was thinking the same thing?! I'm crying like a baby...
God gave her a double portion of Donny's spirit ❤❤❤
Me too must’ve been so hard for her can feel the emotion and the love missing her daddy since she was a little girl God bless her soul 🙏🏼
You could see the tears start to well up in her eyes during the piano dripping down like rain
Donnie Hathaway. Was my favorite male vocalist ever.
Vocally flawless...just like her Daddy!!!! #blessyoudaughta #Hallelujah
Yes GOD
loralei doe mmm
JUST LIKE HER DADDY!
Gave me chills.....I can hear Donny all thru this!!!!!
Sooo true omg 😲
Oh My GOD YES!
Yes
Years later, still brings tears to my eyes. Like her daddy is singing through her and yet she is herself.
Oh my I JUST said the same thing. It made me cry😢. Have you heard Lalah sing in harmony with her self!!!? OMG. It’s Crazy!!!
The only woman that sings that song just as beautiful as her dad does. Amazing.
Amen to that
@@stephbrown8123 There is no doubt. Donny was and always will be male vocal royalty. PERIOD!
I remember well first hearing Lalah. Gave me chils. Could not believe it!
Still and all. Having listened closely to this song, I would've loved just once to hear Gladys K. do it. WOW!
So young when her dad 👨 💔 😢 passed 😢
LORD HA MERCY! LORD HA MERCY I get chills when I hear this sung by her!
Completely agree! Gave me goosebumps with how much she sounds like him. The only other artist I’ve heard do it justice is H.E.R. ruclips.net/video/LyKjtqIAqTk/видео.html
She sounds so much like her father. It is almost as if he is singing through her!
"It's a blessing to be the daughter of the best singer who ever lived", said Lalah 🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁
lalah just might the best singer who ever lived tbh
Awesome 👍
And she ain't never lied!!
I will always believe this was Donny's love song to his daughter. I only hope God was able to show him how much he was and is still beloved by so many. What a gift and talent he passed on to his baby girl..........
What a beautiful one! Very few can sing this song and evoke the emotions that she and her dad did. One of the very few voices left in the industry, Just as her dad, she is very underrated .
Its 2024 I am listening this song for my beautiful daughter I lost last year.😢
Repose in peace 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I am so sorry foe your loss, it is every parents nightmare 😢
I am so so sorry for your loss. 🙏🏾🕊️
My sincere condolences to you
Amen. I sent this to my fiance before he passed 😢
The World doesn’t deserve what we just saw and heard! Omg! Flawless Vocals with her Daddies Rich tone! My God 🙌🏾
When you have Gladys Knight in the audience, smiling and nodding at how well you're singing your dad's song! Priceless! ❤️
I so agree! Was thinking a similar thought.
She is so beautiful and her voice is as smooth as silk just like Donny's. Could listen to her sing this over and over again. Her Daddy would be so proud, y'all!
Silk
This woman can BLOW like her dad R.I.P Donny !!! I Love You both so much , my idols .
BRINGS ME 2 TEARS!!!AMAZING! Her father had an AMAZING GIFT and GOD gave her a piece of his BLESSING!
Thankful4MyLife believe me I'm married into the family it's a lot of them Hathaway that sound good
This is a really hard song to sing. And you have to earn it. I am happy to say Lalah BRINGS IT. Love hearing a woman sing Donny Hathaway Song for you. Brava!!!
And not just any woman.. his own daughter! She did awesome. And she sounds so much like him..
+PEARLfect TEN undid not realize this. Whoa. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Yup! His own daughter
Well, technically, it's not Donny Hathaway's song... it was written and first performed by Leon Russell.
Russell Lewis we know that
Donny made it classic
Aw, man, the way she brought it home at the end, I wish I could've been there, that was CRAZY.
What a gem! Donnie is beaming. First saw her at about 18 mos. in a recording session for "the ghetto" with Donnie. Never forgot that. Look at her now and she sounds just like him. I love them both.
Makes me cry because the way she sings it is so beautiful!🥹😭
@3:25!!!!! OMG!!!
This is beyond beautiful🎶 ... Truly her fathers Daughter💓#themarathoncontinues
She and her Dad brought me to tears today, listening to this song. I love them both. 🌹🙏🏽
This is Donny singing through his daughter from heaven.
Magnificent. A grown man is watching and crying. Donny would be so proud of his sangin' ass babygirl.
Y'all know that Donny has ANOTHER singing daughter, Kenya Hathaway, who is an INCREDIBLE vocalist in her own right? Look her up here on RUclips. Donny's talents truly were left behind inside his beautiful girls.
Carey Conley although Lalah is my absolute favorite singer, you are CORRECT!!! Kenya Hathaway is an amazing vocalist as well!!! She’s one of the most sought after supportive vocalist in entertainment! Mr. Hathaway’s legacy is in the absolute best hands with his daughters! 🙌🏾
I am in tears, such an incredibly profound singer! I'll have to agree with everyone, she is indeed the ONLY person to sing her Fathers song and hit EVERY single note High or low! ...❤
Love her she sang that so flawless, as if with no effort.
Holy Jesus. I didn't see her last name at first, and I was like "how does she sound SO MUCH like Donny Hathaway?" She did a beautiful, beautiful, uniquely wonderful job.
Megan C that's her daughter.
Justin Baptiz HIS daughter
Megan C his blood is in her veins
Wow. Lalah has been around making albums and singing since 1990. Where you been??
@@careyconley4690Good question. I’ve asked that for years…💯
All through my bones... I feel it!
Her and her dad kill those low notes sooooo beautifully!!! Sheesh 😮💨
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 withholding nothing
You came out in front when I was hiding
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, mm
Singing this song to you
At that moment Donny was singing through his daughter or by her side cheering her on. This girl put her soul into that performance.
she just grabbed my life .. anointing in many ways..
Donny would be proud of his Baby Girl!
Cry every time I hear her sing this flawless Lalah your Beautiful inside and out !!!
girl you show out for your dad.
This video takes me completely everytime. You can just hear and feel donny's spirit lingering . My God.
How does she sing this without crying?smdh
That was done so beautifully 😍
wonderful! just like her daddy.
She looks like a goddess.
How is this even possible? It’s not exactly like his version but exactly like his in one.
So pure
I so wanted to play this song on my radio programme...but the sound was AWFUL!!!
The sustain!!!! If she was a vocal coach I would be one of her first students
The very best rendition of this song. Thank you Lalah. Thank you Donny. Thank you Leon Russell for writing such a soul baring song!!!
This is my all time favorite live performance of ANY song I have ever heard. Phew! She killed it! God do I love her and her dad. I never want to stop watching her.
Thank you Donny and Lalah for celebrating the birth of my savior.
I think her and Toni would make a great song together
Right, couldve made a hit
Similar voices would be redundant. That would be like having Barry White do a song with Melvin Franklin.
@@careyconley4690 me: i think toni and lalah should do a song together
You: **pops up with a comment that has nothing to do with what I think
@@thetonyjexperience6057 **CORRECTION: My comment has EVERYTHING to do with what you think. I can't help that you don't like that fact.
That's not true just cuz toni and lalah both have deep voices doesn't mean that they sound the same
The only one that can do her father justice I remember watching this with my grandma all those years agao how’s it was caught by somone
absolutely incredibly! she sounds just like her father!! I cant stop crying! completely moved. The story the connection this song brings me to my mother and grandmother who have passed is overwhelming. I always go to this song when I want to remember them. One of my grandmothers favorite songs and singers
Grouchy Smurf must've been the one to dislike this.
The best performance ever of A song for you.Hands down
Lalah Hathaway.
OMG… absolutely Amazing rendition of Donny’s song!
Her Husky voice is beautiful!!! You go girl make your father proud this would make me cry if I had to sing this smh
The only one who can sing this song in THAT Donnie’s way... Amazing! 👏👏👏
That Organ Player Married this Beautiful Lyrically Song and Sung By the Lovely Lalah..Thru Donnie God Gave us Her!
LOVED HER DAD....LOVE HER!!! MY WISH IS TO SEE HER LIVE
This is what you call flat-footed sangin’.
Wow!! Yes voice like her dad's
Do daddy proud❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
What an honor she must feel doing this classic of her fathers.
And its pitch perfect 😢🎉
I adore her. I have her futst album.
Let's also pay homage to the writer of this beautiful song - the wonderful Leon Russell.
ok? lol thank you Leon Russel
Lalah is so underrated but very highly gifted in the category of the elite of the elite .Still listening to this performance 7/26/22. Still this is the best version of A song for you by Russell popularized by Donny Hathaway Lalah famous father .
Just Beautiful!! She makes her Dad very PROUD!!💖🎶🎶🎶
Heavenly kingdom rule coming at anytime Now (Matt 24:3,14,42,44)
So beautiful, so amazing, undeniably beautiful voice. 😍 ❤❤ !!!
Wonderful. She didn't know her father's work. But he's fantastic.
This should’ve gotten a lot more views
Lalah Hathaway sounds and looks just like her dad. Beautiful rendition of his song 🎵 ❤️ 😍 ❤
I absolutely love this beautiful lady she has the most beautiful voice I could listen to her every day and night thank you for you’re music beautiful lady ❤love from Australia 🇦🇺
When she’s goes from 1:42 to 1:43 so effortlessly and beautifully and rich. Wow amazing every single time she does that I just melt
Beautiful! Her tone is so buttery just like her dads. This is perfection
Omg she looks just like her dad ❤she did a wonderful rendition of the song 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I saw this performance live. Her vocals are out of this world.
No!!!! NO Way did this make me cry. Nope, not one bit!
DNA vocal perfection! Thank you Lailah.
Her voice brings me to tears.
There's something "Luther" about her style...motown
Just listening to LaLah sing this made me cry😢.Sorry y’all…
That’s my baby I love love luv me some Lalah Hathaway. 🤍🤍🤍🤍. My song bird✨🌷
oh my dear God, thank you for this young lady! simply beautiful.
B-Sharp Diallo I had the pleasure of seeing Ms. Hathaway live in concert and believe me those tones, notes, lyrics, and melodies Were All THAT!!!
She is an Outstanding Singer!!! I never wanted the night to end. It didn't hurt that Mr. Will Downing and Gerald Albright also performed.😍
Beautiful voice just like her daddy😥
beautiful....
Absolutely superb her dad was amazing he’d be proud to have a beautiful talented daughter so sad we lost him too soon☹️
It was worth it just seeing the nod from Ms. Gladys Knight. You know you got it when a genius acknowledges you and says you got it girl...
That run is INSANE! Nobody like Lalah
💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖👏👏✨👏✨👏💖💖💖she is the best just like her father❤
The I Love you part brings me ti tears every time ❤❤Good tears❤
Love her tribute to her father but this is a song for a man
A woman would never sing this to a man
DROP THE DAMN MIC!
What a beautiful song!! The memories are on going. Hallelujah 🙌🏽
Your reflection in the tv you're recording this on, made me think there was somebody in my house
ProjectPop LOL I'd get so scared
silky voice