Absolutely outstanding!!! Best song ever done at the Kennedy Center. Somebody really missed the boat by not releasing this cover as a single. Definite number 1 and Grammy.
Her tone, her intonation and feeling...just beautiful. You can tell Elton is emotional and probably transported in time in reflection of his vast career.
Heather Headley is just plain GIFTED. 👩🏽🎤🎙️🎶 BEAUTIFUL ❤️👏🏽🤗 Sir Elton John is simply BRILLIANT! ⭐🎹🎵🎙️🎻🎸🎷❤ My absolute FAVORITE PERFORMANCE!! It literally gives me GOOSEBUMPS! 🦢👊🏾🦢👊🏾
Starts subtle then EXPLODES! Another live performance - I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU! And, her recordings are not to be compared! After Aida saw her briefly perform - nothing like her!
He plucked her out of everybody on earth and gave her Aida...I knew Heather as a freshman living in Jones at Northwestern in 1993...she was a beutiful person then at 18, and now we're 46! Her depth and brilliance just increases...
OK, the song has finished a few minutes ago and I'm sitting here at the computer with the tears still flowing. LOVELY rendition, thank you Heather and thanks Larry Little for posting.
I can’t seem to stop watching this!!! It’s such a breathtaking performance!!! There is joy and love that shines through in her performance, that it blows me away every time I listen to it!!! ☮️🖖🏽
How amazing would it be if you heard your song reinterpreted on such an emotional level as what is presented by Heather. You can tell he is incredibly touched by the performance at the 2:03 mark. How he held tears back is beyond me. He held it together throughout her performance.
Corinne Yaworski She has been on Broadway. 20 years ago, she originated Adult Nala in the Lion King Elton John created Aida for her three years later. Explains why she is singing this and last year she returned to Broadway after 15 years replacing Jennifer Hudson as Shug Avery in the Color Purple
This has always been my favorite Elton John song. I remember the night she sang it in 2004. I must have worn out the heads on my VCR listening to her rendition. She blasted it out of the park.
What a amazing performance. When you song that song you bought all those words alive. What a joy listening to you.. When I listen to you live in DC once, I held my breath on each note (Somewhere over the rainbow) hair was standing up on my arms.
Love Elton John forever. This tribute is an excellent tribute of his impact on the music world. He blessedly is beautifully a witness to his craft gracefully performed. Beautiful
I remember watching this originally when it aired when I was 16. It's still in my memory to this day that I had to look it up. I still get chill bumps and almost tears watching this.
What I will always find crazy about this performance is that Elton apparently HATED Heather during the run of Aida (on a personal level)....but shit, if anything could melt the heart of an ice queen, having your song (no pun intended) sung like THAT to you sure as hell would do it.
lord let me live a life such that i either a) get to perform for someone half as wpnderful as elton, or, to get really ambitious, b) get to be honored by someone half as great as heather headley
I had the GREATEST pleasures..in my life, to see, in person, this BRILLIANT, BEAUTIFUL, GIFTED, TALENTED artist express on stage in the role she ORIGINATED..."AIDA" and another she interpreted..."WITCH" in Sondheim's ITW.. Both so moving and still SUMMER 2023 I am staggered by her BRILLIANT GIFT.. I LOVE the LEGENDARY MONUMENTAL Talent of BERNADETTE PETERS and have seen EVERY SINGLE BODY OF WORK SHE HAS SHARED..Her WITCH WAS GROUND BREAKING...Ms, HEADLEY'S was a BEAUTIFUL expression of the role and unlike any other interpreters..LOVE YOU MS HEADLEY!
The OG Lion King Nala! I got to meet Heather Headley about 14 years ago. Absolutely elegance and graciousness personified. Hearing her sing live was heavenly. Check out "The Power of the Cross" sung by her.
Who is here in 2024?
🙋 I’m here
2024 crying. Just beautifully done!
Still watching 2023
REPEATLY WATCHING HERE IN 2024❤SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL VOICE
I refuse to believe this is 17 years old! It's the best cover of his song. Heather is amazing here.
OUTSTANDING, it's 2022 and I'm STILL rewatching this, she is just AMAZING!!!!!!!
Indeed!
2024...I am still here and will be many more years. All Hail Heather.💐💓💓💓💐💓💓💓
She makes every song she sings sound like it's never been sung before! With her singing, any song is a new experience!
She has got to do a Disney album
100% agreed! Class act all around too!
It was even more amazing being there when she was singing...as a choir member it was amazing.
No way!
awesome
Wow, I could only imagine!!
She can surely make each song her own. Such a talented person.
definitely ❤
A spectacular performance by the underrated and beautiful Heather Headley! She nailed the song
Manuel Orozco Yes...so many missed out on her talent. She’s a wonderful singer
Trevy Strickland Now people can discover her on Sweet Magnolias on Netflix. I’ve been saying for a while get this woman a Disney album of her own
Manuel Orozco I have Netflix, I’ll check it,out
Trevy Strickland It’s not easy to get into but it’s a good show of sisterhood and life in Americana.
Absolutely outstanding!!! Best song ever done at the Kennedy Center. Somebody really missed the boat by not releasing this cover as a single. Definite number 1 and Grammy.
I love her performance but you must haven't seen FANTASIA
I absolutely agree. I come back to this song time after time after time. It never gets old and I just wish it was a recorded release.
I think it only rivals Heart honoring Led Zeppelin with Stairway to Heaven. Both performances are fantastic and over the moon beautiful.
As good as this is the best has to be Aretha's tribute to Carole King.
That was the most beautiful rendition of this song that I’ve ever heard. She has a beautiful voice. God bless her
I have listened to Heather's version of this song so many times over the years... and shared for others to hear...
Anyone else listening in 2021 and tearing up? 🥲🥲
Its me . She is a great singer .04-09-2024❤❤❤
Her tone, her intonation and feeling...just beautiful. You can tell Elton is emotional and probably transported in time in reflection of his vast career.
Who's here in 2020 still loving this?
i just saw this for the first time and i had to watch it twice - bawling my eyes out. SO GOOD.
jaws1246 yes..powerful performance
I’m back
I'm in 2021 still hooked 🤗
She may be the most underrated singer of this generation. Her talent is Whitney like. And she's soooo beautiful. I'd leave my wife for her!😂🤣😂
Heather Headley is just plain GIFTED.
👩🏽🎤🎙️🎶 BEAUTIFUL ❤️👏🏽🤗 Sir Elton John is simply BRILLIANT! ⭐🎹🎵🎙️🎻🎸🎷❤
My absolute FAVORITE PERFORMANCE!!
It literally gives me GOOSEBUMPS! 🦢👊🏾🦢👊🏾
Starts subtle then EXPLODES! Another live performance - I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU! And, her recordings are not to be compared! After Aida saw her briefly perform - nothing like her!
she not only got the skills which is essential, but also with soul which is rare
agree
Best Kennedy Center song tribute performance ever.
Best Kennedy Center song tribute performance ever.
Perfection!
I have loved and shared this version of Elton's song for years...
Don't forget FANTASIA. Then I heard her song REACH OUT AND TOUCH
Flawless and beautifully executed! She's gorgeous!
Anytime you can look beautiful and sing at the same time you have it going on
Been a fan of this woman since my mom bought her first album This Is Who I Am
One of the best performances I've seen done for this classic song !
She bought the house down!
Bob Henson I love Heather's version ! And of course Elton's as well !
He plucked her out of everybody on earth and gave her Aida...I knew Heather as a freshman living in Jones at Northwestern in 1993...she was a beutiful person then at 18, and now we're 46! Her depth and brilliance just increases...
Missed her by 10 years at NU!
OK, the song has finished a few minutes ago and I'm sitting here at the computer with the tears still flowing. LOVELY rendition, thank you Heather and thanks Larry Little for posting.
Angela Bassett was crying, it was a stunning performance!
same!! i had to watch it twice -- still bawling.
Gillian Landry I thought it was Alfre Woodard
I cry every time I hear this song .... this is my song for you My precious daughter ❤️ love you always ❤️. . . Dad
She bought the house down!!! Killer good performance!
Such a very talented lady. Love her music
The way he starts fanboying at 2:51, shouts "OKAY?!" and then instantly composes himself will always be my favorite part of this video. Brilliant.
yessss!
How wonderful my life has been when you've been in my world
I can’t seem to stop watching this!!! It’s such a breathtaking performance!!! There is joy and love that shines through in her performance, that it blows me away every time I listen to it!!! ☮️🖖🏽
She owns it.
what PERFECTION sounds like......
Fantasia singing Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word and Heather singing this in the same show made my night
How amazing would it be if you heard your song reinterpreted
on such an emotional level as what is presented by Heather. You can tell he is incredibly touched by the
performance at the 2:03 mark. How he held tears back is beyond me. He held it together throughout her performance.
That voice of hers is why she sang as Adult Nala in Lion King and the title role in Aida on Broadway. And let her to an underrated music career
Yeah exactly.
88Musk I've been a fan of Heather for 13 years when my mom bought her first CD.
88Musk You can tell he's touched, as is everyone in the audience, if they have a pulse lol
I love this so much..and like you say, Elton's reaction
Heather headly is beautiful song with emotional heart 😭
I always cry my God. Heather's humbling nature is just gorgeous one of my favorite things.
This is simply stunning!
All heart, she did that!!
What an amazing singer, can't stop listening. She must be on Broadway
Corinne Yaworski She has been on Broadway. 20 years ago, she originated Adult Nala in the Lion King Elton John created Aida for her three years later. Explains why she is singing this and last year she returned to Broadway after 15 years replacing Jennifer Hudson as Shug Avery in the Color Purple
Manuel Orozco Interesting, thank you
Corinne Yaworski honey, she won the TONY for AIDA. One of my favorite musicals❤❤
christina guillot I hope to see a production of Aida one day. I have listened to four songs already and the music Elton co wrote is beautiful.
Perfection at its finest! Grace! Beauty! Class! Elegance! Love her!
Love this performance. I have watched it so many times over the years.
I Simply love this woman......voice that's been bless my God himself
My girl you’ve done this song such justice! Feeling chills just like Elton’s original! Bloody well done x
You know it was a flawless performance when you get a standing ovation!
This has always been my favorite Elton John song. I remember the night she sang it in 2004. I must have worn out the heads on my VCR listening to her rendition. She blasted it out of the park.
I love Heather. I have all of her CDs
im in love with this performance !
She truly is in a Class of her own. The emotion she brings to the stage is at the same level of her Voice. Beautiful. A gifted Lady indeed.
I love Heather and her performance of this favorite of mine ! Best cover by far and Elton loved it as well !
What a amazing performance. When you song that song you bought all those words alive. What a joy listening to you.. When I listen to you live in DC once, I held my breath on each note (Somewhere over the rainbow) hair was standing up on my arms.
GeTch!! Miss Heather Headley. Living for this rendition of this song xoxo
wonderful song brilliant performance 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
She bought the house down!
Awesome.........what a great performance.......to the 24 thumbs down sadsacks you have no souls......hope you find them soon.
Love Elton John forever. This tribute is an excellent tribute of his impact on the music world. He blessedly is beautifully a witness to his craft gracefully performed. Beautiful
Блестящее исполнение и потрясающе талантливая женщина❤
Люблю 💘Вас !
Wow. Gave me chills
It's 2023... and I still come back when I'm going through . Because it picks me up
Perfection!
Absolutely incredible, just incredible.
Best rendition I heard of this song!!!
2022 and this is still my song
NO PUEDE SER MEJOR!!!!! EXCELENTE INTERPRETACION Y LA CANCIÓN QUE DECIR!!!!!!!! INMENSA!!!!!!!
BEAUTIFUL ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ in 2024
Sir Elton John was shook. Ms. Headley did what she was born to do
Awwwwww their relationship ❤️❤️❤️
Beautiful performance
This is one of the best live performances of all time!! Just look at Angela Bassett at the very end!! 💜💛💜
I remember watching this originally when it aired when I was 16. It's still in my memory to this day that I had to look it up. I still get chill bumps and almost tears watching this.
I love this version.
What I will always find crazy about this performance is that Elton apparently HATED Heather during the run of Aida (on a personal level)....but shit, if anything could melt the heart of an ice queen, having your song (no pun intended) sung like THAT to you sure as hell would do it.
What an awesome rendition of ‘your song’...
fantastic singer! she has her own style
Awesome
I love This beautiful sister 8/19/2022❤️❤️❤️
Who’s here in 2021?
I always come back to this. :) Perfection.
here in 2022... love this!
Omg! Amazing
Wow that brought tears to my eyes
24 /08/2022 LINDA INTERPRETAÇÃO RECORDAR SEMPRE. ❤
lord let me live a life such that i either a) get to perform for someone half as wpnderful as elton, or, to get really ambitious, b) get to be honored by someone half as great as heather headley
Chills! Beautiful.
Mejor imposible!!!
Absolutely incredible. You are my Nancy Wilson. 😁
La escucho, la vuelvo a escuchar y más me gusta, los abrazaría Elton y Heather
What a beautiful rendition and tribute to Sir Elton John
Greatness never get stale , 🎉🎉🎉🎉👍👍🌸🌸
I had the GREATEST pleasures..in my life, to see, in person, this BRILLIANT, BEAUTIFUL, GIFTED, TALENTED artist express on stage in the role she ORIGINATED..."AIDA" and another she interpreted..."WITCH" in Sondheim's ITW..
Both so moving and still SUMMER 2023 I am staggered by her BRILLIANT GIFT.. I LOVE the LEGENDARY MONUMENTAL Talent of BERNADETTE PETERS and have seen EVERY SINGLE BODY OF WORK SHE HAS SHARED..Her WITCH WAS GROUND BREAKING...Ms, HEADLEY'S was a BEAUTIFUL expression of the role and unlike any other interpreters..LOVE YOU MS HEADLEY!
Superb
Omg so amazing I felt that
i think she used all her nails on this performance ......great job,elton was filling up a little bit when the choir kicked in
Me I still live performance in 2021
This was on the TiVo back then. I'm grateful to find it on RUclips now
The lady in black at the end, that was me crying wiping my face, ohhh my goodness the way she carried his song and the ending took me out 🥺🥲
Angela Bassett and her husband Courtney Vance⛓️⛓️
Wauww
Great voice, very gracieus woman❤
Watching from Trinidad - May 2024 ❤❤
Goosebumps during this song 😍😍😍
The OG Lion King Nala! I got to meet Heather Headley about 14 years ago. Absolutely elegance and graciousness personified. Hearing her sing live was heavenly. Check out "The Power of the Cross" sung by her.
Still listening 2020
I heard her sing this in a Broadway tribute to EltonJohn in box next to me. Entire audience wept. Brava!
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Fantastic. Brilliant performance.
Voz maravilhosa!
Still loving her performance in 2024!