NO ONE and I mean NO ONE on this planet does this song justice other than kd lang. It's the most beautiful, powerful way she sings this that sends shivers down my spine, brings tears to my eyes and touches my soul. Other performers just sing the song, kd brings it to life as she does with everything she sings. Utter perfection.
K.D. Lang’s voice and Leonard Cohens lyrics and music = magic. I had the privilege of seeing her perform live 10+ years ago and hope so much she will come out of retirement for just one more tour. What a gem she is.
Saw her in Providence, RI several years ago. What an awesome performance. When she got to “ Cryin “ there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. I’ve seen her do several different performances of “ Cryin “ on RUclips, but that night the note she hits at the end sounded like it could’ve lasted forever.
No one comes close. I have been fortunate to see K.D. a couple of times in the UK and her concerts are magic. So much feeling - the tears and goosebumps are back. 💖
I love love LOVE kd. She opens her mouth to sing and I am transported to another realm. She is waaaaay beyond pure magic! I cannot get enough of her incredible voice. She is a gift to the world that parachuted right out of heaven!
It's a revelatory performance. And it's not just the astonishing power of her voice that's so moving, but her physical interpretation. Her gestures and expressions add such nuance and meaning to the lyric. I am in awe, truly. Just beautiful.
This is the very BEST version of this song I have ever heard! kd lang is a remarkable talent and phenomenal. Without a doubt, she can sing anything...and it will leave you breathless and wanting to hear more. AS was said in a previous post, she goes way beyond pure magic. I truly love her music.....she is outstanding!
Al La K.D. , yes she is remarkable, even remaking this song to be faster paced, almost off hand and and just matter of fact. I don't know about the best version though... But ' To each his own '.
The most beautiful voice I have ever heard and ever will! A woman to be admired for her honesty and unwillingness to compromise her beliefs for the "industry machine". Her voice makes me,feel,cry,laugh,think and inspires me to be confident in my own skin and life. May her God Bless her.
Hi c I'm 72and I agree with you a 1,000per cent she is amazing her voice is like silk and she does send shivers down your spine and long may she continue to do so for many more years.
@@johnlamb6060 and Joan Truesdale...I'm 82. I have all k d's cd's and dvd's, books and mags with articles about her. I have been listening and watching her for over a year now and will forevermore. Look at these comments...they go back as long as 10 years! I especially love the Max Sessions because I call her basic look her Buddha face, so Spiritual, peaceful and calm! Also, her loyal musicians, who she hand picked are so perfect together...with her and them! I find her to also be a beautiful person, as I'm sure you and many others do as well. Who could not absolutely LOVE k d lang; fortunately for her and us, we don't have a choice! God bless her always!
i've had the pleasure of seeing her in concert 4 times over the years. a friend in my military unit turned me on to her back in the early 90's. it was love at first sight. she took me to a concert & i was blown away. my last concert was in nyc a few years ago. i stayed at the hotel next door. it was a fabulous night. i hope to see her one more time before she retires i leave this earth. i am 69. but the women in my family have longevity, & lived at home almost up the end. so that's my plan. my mom was a fan of hers too. her voice is amazing. even her speaking voice is lovely to listen to. she could do some children's audio story books. i would buy every one for my bitty great granddaughter.
This lady as the most beautiful powerful voice I've ever heard. What a talent I've liked her for many many years but have just heard her singing this and the beautiful pure sound moves me
Beautiful. I first heard this song sung by Rita Coolidge, and I played it over and over and over again, so it has a special place in my heart; but there's ALWAYS room for K.D.!
I absolutely love her version of this Leonard Cohen song! She has a voice like no one else. I could listen to her for hours! She is fabulous and an incredible singer! God Bless her.....:)
I was privileged to see & hear K.D. & her marvelous backing band in Adelaide during an Australian tour. I left that concert feeling absolutely invigorated ! This special lady, is truly gifted.
I am in love with her, this song, there is just something that "gets to me", and I am a jazz musician, its totally out of my realm, I can't explain it. Must be on an astral level or something ...
I’ve heard several different versions of “ Bird….” and thought that the version by the Tedeschi-Trucks Band was one of the best. I wasn’t aware that k.d.lang had also done it. This rendition is truly amazing. As others have said, not only is her voice a roller coaster ride from smooth lows to inspiring highs it’s also in the way that she dramatically conveys the lyrics and the song’s emotion by the way she moves or even with a simple hand gesture. Truly a beautiful performance.
I had to listen to this, after hearing her version of Hallelujah, KD brought it all with this awesome song, her voice cracks & swoops country at all the right places ❤
I have not been an Huge fan of the Late Mr Cohen's songs but have come to enjoy them more and more but I do very much Love KD Lang's treatment of this immense song
then you have to hear "Big Boned Gal from Southern Alberta" (she's Canadian and Albert is west) - "Lock, Stock and Teardrops" - "Black Coffee" - start with those and you'll be HOOKED on k.d. Lang !!!
Absolutely phenomenal talent. While it is a guilty pleasure that I can count myself among those who know how great she is, I wish that the music industry, and the listening public in general, made artists like kd the norm; the popular; the celebrated, instead of the medicore drivel that is pushed and rewarded with massive album sales. She is awesome. Thank you for posting this video. Peace:)
I have KD’s version of Hallelujah when she sang here in Australia, on repeat. It knocked my Sox off! You can just guarantee when she takes your song, she will do so with grace and respect & give 100% in her performance. Wonderful !
My problem with listening to k d lang sing is I suddenly ONLY want her to sing it and no one else matters anymore. Some singers, like Sinatra and Vic Damone (shows MY age) make a song theirs alone and anyone else just seems 2nd rate.
I've never listened to Jennifer Warnes before (did after reading your comment) and I agree her version is very good. k d lang's version, for some reason, seems more personal for me. Thanks for offering another singer's version to listen to.
NO ONE and I mean NO ONE on this planet does this song justice other than kd lang. It's the most beautiful, powerful way she sings this that sends shivers down my spine, brings tears to my eyes and touches my soul. Other performers just sing the song, kd brings it to life as she does with everything she sings. Utter perfection.
yes! i watched a different version she sang n it didn't have the same fire in her as this 1
Blessed be k d lang
Tonight USA failed ourselves and our world. Only k d lang singing this incredible song with her entire being is holding me together.
My feelings exactly ❤
We are blessed to have her talent recorded for all generations to hear.
The best vocalist in the world ... bar none.
K.D. Lang’s voice and Leonard Cohens lyrics and music = magic. I had the privilege of seeing her perform live 10+ years ago and hope so much she will come out of retirement for just one more tour. What a gem she is.
And I hope in Grand Rapids!
Im waiting!!!! My favorite
Saw her in Providence, RI several years ago. What an awesome performance. When she got to “ Cryin “ there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. I’ve seen her do several different performances of
“ Cryin “ on RUclips, but that night the note she hits at the end sounded like it could’ve lasted forever.
Beg for tour 🙏
Would love to read a memoir
Max sessions with kd are the best. Superb performance.
Brilliant song sung beautifully by kd lang ,what a fantastic singer she is
The heart and soul she puts in her singing is breathtaking. Thanks, k.d. You're a gift the world needs...
❤
😭😭😭😭❤️
k.d. lang is one of the best singers out there. Somewhere, Leonard Cohen is smiling.
She is in a league of her own .. A GREAT artist
No one comes close. I have been fortunate to see K.D. a couple of times in the UK and her concerts are magic. So much feeling - the tears and goosebumps are back. 💖
It seems like every weekend, I pour a stiff drink and watch this again. It is magic. Play it at my funeral.
I love love LOVE kd. She opens her mouth to sing and I am transported to another realm. She is waaaaay beyond pure magic! I cannot get enough of her incredible voice. She is a gift to the world that parachuted right out of heaven!
I just cry ❤
It's a revelatory performance. And it's not just the astonishing power of her voice that's so moving, but her physical interpretation. Her gestures and expressions add such nuance and meaning to the lyric. I am in awe, truly. Just beautiful.
❤
Exquisite. No words.
One of my favourite entertainers...she is absolutely phenomenal
I am 70 years old and she is the best I have ever listened to. Just great with everything she does.
She's the best ever
.love affair is #1 all the time to me.❤❤❤
Try Jennifer Warnes Version, kind of puts Things in a perspective
75 here!!!!!!!!!!!
Joe Cocker did a great version of it as well
Also, Rita Coolidge did a very beautiful version on one of her memorable albums many years ago...
If you listened to that and didn’t get chills or cry, take your pulse.
What a gifted voice. Thanks KD for sharing all your love with all of us.❤
Jesus, when she hits 'unkind', my spine froze. Helluva voice.
Masterpiece of an album. Still listen to it regularly now ❤
I didn’t know Leonard Cohen wrote this song. I swear KD Lang can sing anything and make it sound great and her own. What an amazing voice. 🇨🇦
incredibly good performance. Its a shame that not more people know this video
K.D. could sing the phone book and move my soul with the glory of her voice.
I so agree!!!!!!!
I so agree too!!!!!!!
I'm a bird on a wire... love you Kd Lang.
It's the voice❤
Absolutely you are so right.
This is the very BEST version of this song I have ever heard! kd lang is a remarkable talent and phenomenal. Without a doubt, she can sing anything...and it will leave you breathless and wanting to hear more. AS was said in a previous post, she goes way beyond pure magic. I truly love her music.....she is outstanding!
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I agree and I've heard many versions of this song. Susan Tedeschi does a killer version but I think this is even better.
Al La K.D. , yes she is remarkable, even remaking this song to be faster paced, almost off hand and and just matter of fact. I don't know about the best version though... But ' To each his own '.
Yes! This version by KD is indeed magnificent, but have you heard Judy Collins' 1960s version? It too is beautiful in its own right.
K D is a fantastic singer!
The most beautiful voice I have ever heard and ever will! A woman to be admired for her honesty and unwillingness to compromise her beliefs for the "industry machine". Her voice makes me,feel,cry,laugh,think and inspires me to be confident in my own skin and life. May her God Bless her.
Her voice is phenomenal. I could listen to her sing all day.
Imagine being in the audience for these Max Sessions.
Back watching it again .... I AM addicted.
Hi c I'm 72and I agree with you a 1,000per cent she is amazing her voice is like silk and she does send shivers down your spine and long may she continue to do so for many more years.
I'm 72 loved kd first time I heard her
@@johnlamb6060 and Joan Truesdale...I'm 82. I have all k d's cd's and dvd's, books and mags with articles about her. I have been listening and watching her for over a year now and will forevermore. Look at these comments...they go back as long as 10 years! I especially love the Max Sessions because I call her basic look her Buddha face, so Spiritual, peaceful and calm! Also, her loyal musicians, who she hand picked are so perfect together...with her and them! I find her to also be a beautiful person, as I'm sure you and many others do as well. Who could not absolutely LOVE k d lang; fortunately for her and us, we don't have a choice! God bless her always!
i've had the pleasure of seeing her in concert 4 times over the years. a friend in my military unit turned me on to her back in the early 90's. it was love at first sight. she took me to a concert & i was blown away. my last concert was in nyc a few years ago. i stayed at the hotel next door. it was a fabulous night. i hope to see her one more time before she retires i leave this earth. i am 69. but the women in my family have longevity, & lived at home almost up the end. so that's my plan. my mom was a fan of hers too. her voice is amazing. even her speaking voice is lovely to listen to. she could do some children's audio story books. i would buy every one for my bitty great granddaughter.
Sorry. She has already retired. If she would do one mote concert, one more live song I would try my best to attend.
she does this so beautiful!!😢 everytime
I hope I can see a live performance someday. She has an amazing and magical voice.
pure talent, she made a masterpiece out of this song. I just love her
Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 🎶❤️
@@Kdlang-gi6md where is K D Lang today ❓
We miss your 🎤🎼🪄. Sad 😢 2022
This lady sings from the heart and with such a glorious voice-just magical!
Magnifique ! After Leonard it's KD who sing the best Leonard Cohen songs, thank you KD !
This lady as the most beautiful powerful voice I've ever heard. What a talent I've liked her for many many years but have just heard her singing this and the beautiful pure sound moves me
Beautiful. I first heard this song sung by Rita Coolidge, and I played it over and over and over again, so it has a special place in my heart; but there's ALWAYS room for K.D.!
I absolutely love her version of this Leonard Cohen song! She has a voice like no one else. I could listen to her for hours! She is fabulous and an incredible singer! God Bless her.....:)
I was privileged to see & hear K.D. & her marvelous backing band in Adelaide during an Australian tour. I left that concert feeling absolutely invigorated !
This special lady, is truly gifted.
+toodleoo88
I envy you! Really!
She is phenomenally talented i can't get enough of her voice ,l love her to pieces😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
oh lucky you I'm straight female kd is coming to NE England in July 19th she is the only female I could change for
I went to see her at the Sage in Gateshead she was amazing. I could listen to her all night. She engages so well with the audience.
Just a incredible voice. A artist who puts her all into a performance and can sing into your soul.
My thoughts exactly.
Into your soul ... a perfect description.
How much I love this song! And she sings it in a wonderful way!
I am in love with her, this song, there is just something that "gets to me", and I am a jazz musician, its totally out of my realm, I can't explain it. Must be on an astral level or something ...
Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 🎶❤️
I’m a grandma straight and I have fallen in love with her and the way she can move SOULS
Voice of the Ages!! Incredible song choices over the years, also!
Love her! Great, great, great ...
These Max Sessions are just fabulous...
I'm in tears. So beautiful...
Amazing.... so beautiful.... She sings with her soul.... I love it....
Thanks for share.....
this woman can sing!! and i agree - something about this arrangement just mesmerizes me.
i am so in love with her voice. amazing
Hot damn, that woman can sing! Wonderful!!!! Love this!
NOBODY DOES IT LIKE K D LANG! SHES AMAZINGLY AWESOME!❤❤❤
What an incredibly beautiful and powerful energy. Thankyou
Good god I love this woman
Excellent interpretation of Cohen's classic!
I’ve heard several different versions of “ Bird….” and thought that the version by the Tedeschi-Trucks Band was one of the best. I wasn’t aware that k.d.lang had also done it. This rendition is truly amazing. As others have said, not only is her voice a roller coaster ride from smooth lows to inspiring highs it’s also in the way that she dramatically conveys the lyrics and the song’s emotion by the way she moves or even with a simple hand gesture. Truly a beautiful performance.
Beautiful song beautifully sung.
Perfection! KD is in a league of her own! Absolutely amazing!! Thanks for sharing this, really appreciate it!
I had to listen to this, after hearing her version of Hallelujah, KD brought it all with this awesome song, her voice cracks & swoops country at all the right places ❤
I could listen to her sing all damn day! Leonard Cohen must be smiling!
+Drewtazy aaron neville tooooooo :o)
True!
Love Aaron Neville's voice.
I'd take the first verse by Aaron Neville and the rest of the song by KD.
KD + Cohen = magic. R.i.P. Leonard
but first k.d.l. :o)
Outstanding! What a voice and so much emotion in the performance I was mesmerised.
Moved to tears
she,s amazing
Huge moment !! Emotion ! Thank you !!
They make you grateful to be human.
oh my god...she is heaven sent
I have not been an Huge fan of the Late Mr Cohen's songs but have come to enjoy them more and more but I do very much Love KD Lang's treatment of this immense song
He was a great writer, but not a great singer.
She is so beautiful and so talented! Bravo K.D., I am on your side with all my heart!
M.dM
Brilliant backing musicians. That Steinway piano sounds great KD is a Legend :-)
yesss :o)
I've just found this song and I,m hooked her voice is outstanding, brilliant, what a talent a legend.
then you have to hear "Big Boned Gal from Southern Alberta" (she's Canadian and Albert is west) - "Lock, Stock and Teardrops" - "Black Coffee" - start with those and you'll be HOOKED on k.d. Lang !!!
Damn! This is soooo good! Why didn’t I see this before?! Thank you for sharing. It’s so awesome!!!!
Musical Perfection....
I just wish I could hear more of her
I love you kd
thanks for posting xxx
FANTASTIC!!!
Seriously right up there with Roy O. Glad they got to collaborate.
Must have been my 50th time listening to her here, it's so beautiful the way she interprets other songwriters' songs. Thank you, +denicares2
I played "bird on a wire" at my daughters funeral because it described for me her life and tragic end
I love her
Oh how I love K.D`s version of this song.
Thanks for posting this live recording. I much appreciate it.
Absolutely phenomenal talent. While it is a guilty pleasure that I can count myself among those who know how great she is, I wish that the music industry, and the listening public in general, made artists like kd the norm; the popular; the celebrated, instead of the medicore drivel that is pushed and rewarded with massive album sales. She is awesome. Thank you for posting this video. Peace:)
another one of Leonard Cohen songs. RIP Leonard he passed today Nov 10
K. D. Lang intotdeauna muzica ta v- a ramane in sufletul meu o placere de a te asculta. Te iubesc foarte mult ! K. D. Lang.
I love the Elvis smerk at 4:29,, awsome song and arrangment, thanks for posting.
That woman can sing almost everything, buddy!
Not almost, she can sing everything and do it perfectly.
I have KD’s version of Hallelujah when she sang here in Australia, on repeat. It knocked my Sox off! You can just guarantee when she takes your song, she will do so with grace and respect & give 100% in her performance. Wonderful !
Beautiful adaptation!
Wow, great song, great singer and great band. It doesn't get much better than this.
My problem with listening to k d lang sing is I suddenly ONLY want her to sing it and no one else matters anymore.
Some singers, like Sinatra and Vic Damone (shows MY age) make a song theirs alone and anyone else just seems 2nd rate.
she shure is among the best but on this one, give me Jennifer Warnes
I've never listened to Jennifer Warnes before (did after reading your comment) and I agree her version is very good.
k d lang's version, for some reason, seems more personal for me.
Thanks for offering another singer's version to listen to.
i think this shows the phenomenal talent of cohen to write incredible songs that allow many interpretations
One of my favorite songs. I love the way kd sings! Her powerful and smooth voice is amazing!! 🎼🕊❤🤗
Wow :)
k.d. .... you shattered my heart and gently healed it with this beautiful song. You have beautifully blessed me and I am grateful 🦋
Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 🎶❤️
It's like Leonard Cohen wrote this for her, all those years ago, so she could sing it when she was ready. The song of a life well-lived & well-loved.
That was moving, thanks. Again that bass player is too kewl.
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who is that bass player ?
who is that bass player ?
who is that bass player ?
kurt klingbeil David Piltch
Волшебное, самое лучшее звучание песни Bird On A Wire в исполнении Кэтрин Дон Ланг, здесь она поёт с божественным вдохновением. Я потрясён...
Non ho mai visto né sentito in altri cantanti una padronanza della voce come lei
I enjoyed this song.😊
thanks deni. i hope you got to see k.d. in oz. she's doing something with jane siberry and another cd of music of her own to look forward to.
I love her voice - she sings everything with such passion!
The only thing coming close to sounding as heavenly as KD Langs voice is that Steinway. WOW!