This song is pure Warwick. When she was young and could hit the notes. Vandross though takes this song to a whole different dimension. Warwick and Vandross presented different styles on this song and both are beautiful. But this is a Dionne signature classic.
Burt was lucky to find Dionne Warwick to be his voice for these songs. Ever hear Burt Bacharach sing, really bad, isn't it funny that someone so brilliantly musical can't sing.
I think this was one of the prettiest songs Bacharach and David ever wrote. At the time, they pretty much were writing music with Dionne Warwick's voice in mind and her rendition of this song was absolutely perfect. No one else's version came close to hers. I was lucky enough to see her, when she was at the top of her game, and her voice, in person with just a single microphone, sounded as good as it did on her records.
I agree, but Dusty's live performance with Burt faking on the piano (and adding some horrible, out of tune singing of his own) is pretty wonderful in it's own way. Wish she had done a studio recording. I'm glad to have both versions, though it's Dionne's song.
There's no voice in the industry which sounds so fragile yet powerful as Ms. Dionne's. Her voice is like a thin snowflake crystal that easily breaks even with the softest wind blow.
Common sense on wheels Whattt, really??!!! She looked pretty and unique to me! I always thought her looks were a plus (in addition to her amazing singing)!
It just proof that beauty is in the eye of the beholder or in this case the lookers I like unique faces but this one nope needs more T& A to overcome da face
Natural, authentic and emotive raw talent!!!!!. There is no one like dionne!!!. Out of all the Bacharach girls, she stands head and shoulders above the rest!.
Indeed. This generation or at least 80% doesn't even know how to, or even express true love. I watch on RUclips when people post their first time hearing an older love song reactions and you can literally see their honest reaction of something so beautiful. So sad most don't have a clue, and real singer song writers are definitely becoming extinct.
this should have like a billion views. this is real music. where can we find people that make stuff with this type of emotion behind. I get chills up and down my spine listening to this woman literally sings her heart out. Everybody wants be poppy, poppy
@@jonothandoeser And you are one of those toxic fans of Beyonce. She's an amazing vocalist but not our preference. You can never propel someone's credibility with such dumb obsession of yours. Leave us here. If you love or worship Beyonce then go build a statue of her in your room's corner and kneel down. We don't care!
Always a class act. When I was in elementary school, my mom took us on vacation to Hollywood Florida. We stayed at the Diplomat, where Dionne was performing in the Crystal Lounge. My mom took us all dressed up to her performance. After, my brother and I waited in the lobby to see her leave … she changed out of her sequined dresses to jeans, and we hopped in the elevator with her and got her autograph. I have loved her music practically my entire life.
@@hrhjrd Burt and Hal composed this song with Dionne Warwick's voice in their mind and she was the first to record this in 1964. Ella Fitzgerald did a version in 1969. Dusty only made a version of it in 1970, just a decade earlier than Luther's version.
@@ProximaCentauri88 You are quite right. I miss heard the conversation between her and Burt when she said " ....five years ago...." from a special that was done for TV in 1970. Thank you for the correction.
This is my first time hearing her version. She absolutely rips your heart out with her passion! It's like she was really going through it when she sang this. I still like Luther's version a tiny bit better because of all he did with it, but, man! Dionne reached back and SANG this song!
I remember being in my aunties kitchen when this song came on the radio. She was washing dishes , stopped wiped her hands, went into her bedroom and closed the door. She was divorced about a year later.
Now i truly know why luther vandross was so inspired to redo her song. What a beautiful tune. Luther's was good, but dionne's original can not be matched!!
Dionne version was a true jazz ballad. This is how jazz is sung powerful in the full not to much timbre. Luther showcased vocal talent in his tribute, he done almost everything a singer could do in a balled. Love em both #BlackExcellence
Overall I'm down for Luther Vandross' version of this song but I just love Dionne Warwick's simplicity and clean interpretation of how she sings anything...it is just so refreshing. Many vocalist kill beautiful songs by doing way too much, and the songs lose their original essence.
I love this song. And Dionne's performance is absolutely flawless. Superbly soulful delivery. Great memories, and such a consummate professional, with terrific musicians playing the fabulously arranged tune.KTF
Well said. Your description of her performance was so colorful and a pleasure to read. I love Dionne's version of this song the best. What a voice she had.
I didn't know that she sang the song before Luther Vandross sang it. It adds a lot more meaning to her sitting and watching him sing it live with such joy in her eyes.
iswhade so glad I have her albums she'll never sing like this again but I have the proof that she was quite a vocalist who brought life to the songs Burt Baccahrach wrote for her
Thank you for posting this. I just learned today that she made this before Luther. I never understood her reaction to him singing it. She appears to be so affected by his rendition at the 1988 NAACP Image Awards and I attributed it just to Luther's talent. I never knew Dionne Warwick was this graceful, elegant and amazing. Thank you for posting the video Bleek Gilliam. I will now purchase the song. Thank you for the history lesson. Thank you Indeed!
Dionne really sings this song with such feeling and conviction, it really touches me! She was so beautiful and in her prime here. What a treat to watch! Thank you very much!
When this album was out I was a child of 4 and my mom passed away. I have been looking for years as to who sung this beautiful song. Although the memories are filled with pain and sorrow for me there is a soothing familiar reality to it. Her voice is wildly soothing to me ...
I had a very similar situation. My mother died when I was 10 and a few of the the popular songs at that time ("Walk Like a Man" and "Blue On Blue") are seared into my soul. When you are broken hearted, music finds such a deep place in you, and no one is more broken hearted than a child who has lost her mother.
No one can sing this song like she can because no one has a voice to keep it pure. they do all kind of strange stuff to it because they don't have the voice for it. My goodness she is something else. Still one of the greats.
I love this song, it is so bittersweet, and I thank God Dionne recorded and Burt Bach. and Hal David composed it, so freaking beautiful, thanks for posting it for me!!!!
"...I'm just not meant, to live alone, turn this house 🏠 into a home, when I climb the stair, and turn the key...Oh! Please be there...still in love, with me! 💙 Sheer poetry!
Another great one by the same writer, who wrote "Anyone who had a heart" was also sung by Warwick. The song writer said something about "all the musicians could not really accept the song, something about the unusual timing--whereas he says he played it for Warwick, who instantly accepted it-understood the timing and hit it first time. Real talent.
THIS VERSION, THE ORIGINAL... is STILL the BEST. And I've heard the other versions...Instead of trying to use the song as a showcase for vocal acrobatics, DIONNE simply puts her HEART in this song ....and you can FEEL IT.
Singers from today and yesterday can not play with Dionne, she has always been at the head of the class and will continue to stay there. She is truly blessed. There is not one singer that has been able to imitate her and I for one in my lifetime do not see it happening. 1963 to present and future not happening. She, her voice, her songs are a permanent magical weave in our life.
Dionne does this bluesy masterpiece the very most justice -- my favorite by her (and I love nearly every hit she has ever had, so that's saying a lot).
There are several great versions of this and I wouldn't want to miss any of them. Always love to hear Luther again, and Sarah, Aretha, Anita Kerr, even Dusty sometimes. But Dionne has been my singer crush since early 60s, it hasn't changed, and this is one of the reasons.
She was cooking with these lyrics 😂 cause once and when you find someone you love like what she's describing you will understand EXACTLY what this song means. I could have the longest work shift, driving home half asleep. Seeing my Fiance and my son there makes all that go away.
No one can make me cry over a song about furniture and infrastructure like Dionne does
And Neil Sedaka The Hungry Years both wonderfully written songs
Luther Vandross' rendition of this song should have you sobbing loudly. He killed it, buried it, and sent it to heaven.
@@justtubing767completely agree. Luther makes this version sound a little generic. 😂
This songs makes me cry almost every time I hear Dionne Warwick sing it. Vandross, not so much. (Frankly, I don't like his version much)
@@djenkins1918same thoughts.i prefer warwick.
This song is pure Warwick. When she was young and could hit the notes. Vandross though takes this song to a whole different dimension. Warwick and Vandross presented different styles on this song and both are beautiful. But this is a Dionne signature classic.
don't forget Mavis Staples version was raspy and had soul aswell all three versions were good
I really enjoy Luther’s version and was today years old when I found out that this was a song originally sang by Ms. Dionne Warrick!
I agree … but always Dionne for me
I still listen to this song up to these days even i am already over 60.Its nostalgic!
Dionne Warwick has a fabulous voice.
I do, however, prefer Sarah Vaughan's rendition of this song.
This is why Burt Bacharach adored Dionne Warwick...hers is a sublime performance.
Burt was lucky to find Dionne Warwick to be his voice for these songs. Ever hear Burt Bacharach sing, really bad, isn't it funny that someone so brilliantly musical can't sing.
Yes!
No one rocks an evening dress better than Dionne.
True that! Exquisite
Such amazing talent. She stands there and commands the world's attention with class and a stratospheric voice. No gimmicks.
Amen
She is great... One of my favorite singers. Some of he stuff makes me weepy...
I know, rare. Pure talent! Love her. Grew up in her singing Burt Bacharach in my house. Thanks, momma!
Nobody can compare.
I’m 26 years old and this is just so great. I love Luther’s version also
I think this was one of the prettiest songs Bacharach and David ever wrote. At the time, they pretty much were writing music with Dionne Warwick's voice in mind and her rendition of this song was absolutely perfect. No one else's version came close to hers. I was lucky enough to see her, when she was at the top of her game, and her voice, in person with just a single microphone, sounded as good as it did on her records.
I agree, but Dusty's live performance with Burt faking on the piano (and adding some horrible, out of tune singing of his own) is pretty wonderful in it's own way. Wish she had done a studio recording. I'm glad to have both versions, though it's Dionne's song.
Good review, very accurate.
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saw her in my freshman year at Central Michigan University. It was my birthday and I got engaged. It'll be fifty years this July.
Luther Van Dross' version is quite different and also moving, I think. He worshiped Dionne.
I love the simplicity and purity of her delivery.
Yes....i love your comment. You understand singing. No screaming and annoying sounds.
@@achosenvessel6563. Regal, soft, mellow.
There's no voice in the industry which sounds so fragile yet powerful as Ms. Dionne's. Her voice is like a thin snowflake crystal that easily breaks even with the softest wind blow.
whitney had great Genes....
Wow, very profound
And yet is so complex and intricate!
Folks, this is pure class. Dionne's stunning, exotic appearance... along with her unforgettable voice...pure class.
You have the best user name on you tube. Well done!
Oh sure it is!!!
EXOTIC??!?.
It’s the “exotic appearance” for me 😂
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A master class. Today's girls need to listen to Dionne. No screeching,she never over sings anything and yet conveys power and emotion.
It's beautiful ❤️
Not all singers can sing LIVE.....Dionne is one of the best ❤👍🎉🎤🎶
no one can touch Dionne,no one!
How true.
+Jimi Phil luther vandross
Ella Fitzgerald
Sarah Vaughan can.
Jimi Phil Umm, I can name a few. Gladys, Chaka, Stephanie and Anita.
She's soo beautiful and natural unlike what we see today!
She had a voice lets just keep it as that she wasn't easy on the eyes
Common sense on wheels
Whattt, really??!!! She looked pretty and unique to me! I always thought her looks were a plus (in addition to her amazing singing)!
It just proof that beauty is in the eye of the beholder or in this case the lookers I like unique faces but this one nope needs more T& A to overcome da face
Common sense on wheels I thought she was very attractive and she wore very little makeup
Ma1nguy
Exactly my thoughts as well; Dionne was a naturally beautiful woman and still is.
gorgeous. ...look at those cat eyes makep and that dress and her waist!! and that voice!!
+thelasonj THANK YOU.
The only thing missing was a pair of chandelier diamond earnings.
I never knew she was known as such a beauty, like a model
@@tijan8948 her and whitney are and were gorgeous
Natural, authentic and emotive raw talent!!!!!. There is no one like dionne!!!. Out of all the Bacharach girls, she stands head and shoulders above the rest!.
But is that dude
If Dionne was a portrait she would be a masterpiece.
Wow! Yes!!!!!
She’s so amazing she doesn’t even look like she’s putting forth any effort to sing. Talk about TALENT! 💗🙌🏾
The voice of an angel
The world is over. All good artists are dying without replacement. So little left.
Indeed. This generation or at least 80% doesn't even know how to, or even express true love. I watch on RUclips when people post their first time hearing an older love song reactions and you can literally see their honest reaction of something so beautiful. So sad most don't have a clue, and real singer song writers are definitely becoming extinct.
this should have like a billion views. this is real music. where can we find people that make stuff with this type of emotion behind. I get chills up and down my spine listening to this woman literally sings her heart out. Everybody wants be poppy, poppy
100 agreed. The song always makes me cry!!!
Prince Memphis try Ella Fitzgerald's version!
There's only one Dionne Warwick. No substitute; no comparison.
Dionne deserved Bacharach & David songs.
And the songs deserved her.
she is so Beautiful to me! and that voice!
My favorite female vocalist.
Mine too
What??!!! How about Beyonce??
@@jonothandoeser I think she is good at what she does but she is not my favorite.
@@gloriarollins8306 Oh dear... then I leave you to the ravages of the Bee Hive!
@@jonothandoeser And you are one of those toxic fans of Beyonce. She's an amazing vocalist but not our preference.
You can never propel someone's credibility with such dumb obsession of yours. Leave us here. If you love or worship Beyonce then go build a statue of her in your room's corner and kneel down. We don't care!
Ms. Diva Dionne is always so classy, sophisticated and elegant!
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Dionne Warwick..surely an Egyptian Princess..poise 'n elegance straight from the heart
sing on dear sister..
She was 24 and owning it!
Always a class act. When I was in elementary school, my mom took us on vacation to Hollywood Florida. We stayed at the Diplomat, where Dionne was performing in the Crystal Lounge. My mom took us all dressed up to her performance. After, my brother and I waited in the lobby to see her leave … she changed out of her sequined dresses to jeans, and we hopped in the elevator with her and got her autograph. I have loved her music practically my entire life.
That's a great life experience. Not one female vocalist today can touch Dionne from the 1960's.
And then there was JAZZ,...Warwick/Bacharach/David. Me, 1965, 15 yo and experienced a new sound and loved it. We needed this at the time.
😢😢😢 but it ends here...the wokes have arrived...
Remember she sang this before Luther did.
and Luther masterfully placed his magic upon it. Both renditions are magnificent.
Remember Dusty Springfield sang it before she did. I believe it was written for Dusty by Burt. It is amazing as well. Such a clear voice.
@@hrhjrd Burt and Hal composed this song with Dionne Warwick's voice in their mind and she was the first to record this in 1964. Ella Fitzgerald did a version in 1969. Dusty only made a version of it in 1970, just a decade earlier than Luther's version.
@@ProximaCentauri88 You are quite right. I miss heard the conversation between her and Burt when she said " ....five years ago...." from a special
that was done for TV in 1970. Thank you for the correction.
I just shared this on my Facebook page. Because I didn't know this...
I can’t imagine a world without Dione Warwick.
This is my first time hearing her version. She absolutely rips your heart out with her passion! It's like she was really going through it when she sang this. I still like Luther's version a tiny bit better because of all he did with it, but, man! Dionne reached back and SANG this song!
Her voice is exquisite and unique.💕
A voice so pure that God finally said "come home and sing for the Angels"
What a superior range and feeling - Dionne Warwick sang the songs of my generation, brilliantly
WOW, this is how it’s done! A spectacular performance, American elegance and class, Ms. Warwick. ❤
She gives me goosebumps. That's the way to deliver a song, Dionne!
I remember being in my aunties kitchen when this song came on the radio. She was washing dishes , stopped wiped her hands, went into her bedroom and closed the door. She was divorced about a year later.
Now i truly know why luther vandross was so inspired to redo her song. What a beautiful tune. Luther's was good, but dionne's original can not be matched!!
😂😅😂 you're fucking kidding right?
She suited Bacharach/David so perfectly.
Her voice is pure perfection!!! And, she's beyond classy!! I love her tweets and the SNL skits about her😂😂!! RIP Burt🤗
The best Burt Bacharach and Hal David song (1964) ever written. Dionne Warwick sings this beautifully. -- Rest in Peace, Burt Bacharach.
Absolutely ❤❤❤
What a beauty - she knocks me out
I was today years old when I learned that she sang this 1st.
In a time when you came out, stood there and sang. Sublime.
Beautiful song, beautiful singer, beautiful gown! I'll always love my elegant Dionne!
Dionne version was a true jazz ballad. This is how jazz is sung powerful in the full not to much timbre. Luther showcased vocal talent in his tribute, he done almost everything a singer could do in a balled. Love em both #BlackExcellence
That tiny catch in "heart" gets me, her voice and whole self presentation here is stunning.
Overall I'm down for Luther Vandross' version of this song but I just love Dionne Warwick's simplicity and clean interpretation of how she sings anything...it is just so refreshing. Many vocalist kill beautiful songs by doing way too much, and the songs lose their original essence.
😢y
There is know other voice like thf Dionne
There is know other voice like thf Dionne
There is know other voice like thf Dionne
There is know other voice like thf Dionne
Loved her songs, great lady....such talentHearing those 60's songs still manages to make me cry
The lady was perfection. This is LIVE!
I love this song. And Dionne's performance is absolutely flawless. Superbly soulful delivery. Great memories, and such a consummate professional, with terrific musicians playing the fabulously arranged tune.KTF
Well said. Your description of her performance was so colorful and a pleasure to read. I love Dionne's version of this song the best. What a voice she had.
when singers had talent and sung with real feelings and emotions
Very pretty! I never knew this was a Dionne Warwick song.
Now that's what I'm talking about ! She is simply amazing, not to mention Burt's composing. As good as it gets!
And Hal David's lyrics!
I saw Dionne Warwick & Burt Bacharach in concert in Florida with my mom..rest her soul..in the early 90's...Dionne killed💝💝💝💝🎁🎁🎁🎈
Classic Dionne. I feel the passion. Gives me goosebumps.
Thank you! I totally agree with you. Dionne is my favorite. To think this came out when I was a freshmen in high school, 1964. Sigh!
Just watching thinking how da fuq does she do that. So bloody precise and technical, I could. Watch this on loop all day its so perfect
I didn't know that she sang the song before Luther Vandross sang it. It adds a lot more meaning to her sitting and watching him sing it live with such joy in her eyes.
She was Luther’s favorite artist and a friend. He did remakes of a lot of her songs, along with their duets
I wonder how people would react nowadays if a singer had a voice just like Dionne's...
iswhade Very few today have the raw talent this woman has.
iswhade so glad I have her albums she'll never sing like this again but I have the proof that she was quite a vocalist who brought life to the songs Burt Baccahrach wrote for her
***** yes I know
but I was wondering what type of songs would they do for a singer that had a voice like hers nowadays...
Ma1nguy yes I agree
Bobbi Kristina was very close, but people ignored or overlooked it because it was huge like her mother's.
It is so sad to be left behind, alone, and without another to make a home.
best version beautiful song
Thank you for posting this. I just learned today that she made this before Luther. I never understood her reaction to him singing it. She appears to be so affected by his rendition at the 1988 NAACP Image Awards and I attributed it just to Luther's talent. I never knew Dionne Warwick was this graceful, elegant and amazing. Thank you for posting the video Bleek Gilliam. I will now purchase the song. Thank you for the history lesson. Thank you Indeed!
She introduced almost all Bacharach/David songs during the sixties. Dusty Springfield was also famous for singing their songs.
She was Luther's inspiration.....he really looked up to her.....wrote So Amazing for her and then he recorded it as well
Clear Eyes Discerning Heart She was huge in early 60 s......
...Her voice captivates souls in one second omg...
Wow! Her voice was like no one else's. Such a beautiful and unique sound.
Dionne was such a beauty..
The weekend brought us here
IF ONLY THE WEEKEND COUDL SING LIKE THAT!!!!!!!
alto & soprano, spectacular ... life's little treasures, dionne warwick.... she is missed.
She is missed? Dionne is not dead and this is 2 years later.
Dionne really sings this song with such feeling and conviction, it really touches me! She was so beautiful and in her prime here. What a treat to watch! Thank you very much!
Beyond beautiful. 🎶
Epic and flawless
we were very lucky to see these wonderful women in our lifetime, and hear their voices they gave so much thankyou for your comment
Thank you Dionne. This is by far the most touching and divine version of the epic song by brilliant Burt.
"..........I'm not meant to live alone.........." What a magnificent delivery
When this album was out I was a child of 4 and my mom passed away. I have been looking for years as to who sung this beautiful song. Although the memories are filled with pain and sorrow for me there is a soothing familiar reality to it. Her voice is wildly soothing to me ...
I had a very similar situation. My mother died when I was 10 and a few of the the popular songs at that time ("Walk Like a Man" and "Blue On Blue") are seared into my soul. When you are broken hearted, music finds such a deep place in you, and no one is more broken hearted than a child who has lost her mother.
Just BEAUTIFUL !!! Sing it, Dionne !! And I hope you get that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nomination for 2014 !!
No one can sing this song like she can because no one has a voice to keep it pure. they do all kind of strange stuff to it because they don't have the voice for it. My goodness she is something else. Still one of the greats.
Beautiful instrumentation, voice, the phrasing everything
I love this song, it is so bittersweet, and I thank God Dionne recorded and Burt Bach. and Hal David composed it, so freaking beautiful, thanks for posting it for me!!!!
"...I'm just not meant, to live alone, turn this house 🏠 into a home, when I climb the stair, and turn the key...Oh! Please be there...still in love, with me! 💙 Sheer poetry!
50 YRS of music! A legend! A Lady! An international star! America's music pop icon export!
Wow, that is the best Dionne Warwick!
Another great one by the same writer, who wrote "Anyone who had a heart" was also sung by Warwick. The song writer said something about "all the musicians could not really accept the song, something about the unusual timing--whereas he says he played it for Warwick, who instantly accepted it-understood the timing and hit it first time. Real talent.
Excellently sung by an amazing singer
1964 just lovely..
The lady is a shining star
Dionne is at the top of the class, any class. A legend of our time, she is right up there with the Beatles, as a "one of a kind".
Incredible song writing years ago❤️🎶😊
THIS VERSION, THE ORIGINAL... is STILL the BEST. And I've heard the other versions...Instead of trying to use the song as a showcase for vocal acrobatics, DIONNE simply puts her HEART in this song ....and you can FEEL IT.
I felt every word. This is singing
Sill the female singer that never ceases to woo me, one on my all time greats, she brings back so many nice memories from the sixties and seventies.
All the singers who sang this song are equal🎶🎵👍
IMO, probably the best version I've ever heard of this song. Dionne Warwick--an original.
Singers from today and yesterday can not play with Dionne, she has always been at the head of the class and will continue to stay there. She is truly blessed. There is not one singer that has been able to imitate her and I for one in my lifetime do not see it happening. 1963 to present and future not happening. She, her voice, her songs are a permanent magical weave in our life.
Dionne does this bluesy masterpiece the very most justice -- my favorite by her (and I love nearly every hit she has ever had, so that's saying a lot).
Sheer class. Beautiful 😊
There are several great versions of this and I wouldn't want to miss any of them. Always love to hear Luther again, and Sarah, Aretha, Anita Kerr, even Dusty sometimes. But Dionne has been my singer crush since early 60s, it hasn't changed, and this is one of the reasons.
she was feeling the song... with her eyes closed ❤
This is a very difficult song to sing.. She does it effortlessly.. Just beautiful. xx
She was cooking with these lyrics 😂 cause once and when you find someone you love like what she's describing you will understand EXACTLY what this song means.
I could have the longest work shift, driving home half asleep. Seeing my Fiance and my son there makes all that go away.
she sang with so much feeling