The VIDEO of Stevie singing The Rose!!!
 

Bette Midler, who received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award at the ceremony on Thursday night, joked, "This thing has been going on for 43 years, and this is the first time I was ever invited? I'm kind of annoyed!" She continued about how much she enjoyed the event before adding, "And there's no TV cameras -- those f---ers!"

(Actually, the event was filmed, but for legal reasons only 45-second clips can be posted.)


http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/indus...07337752.story

My God, the song really, really suits her! I don't know why I'm so surprised but I am. I can't wait (I can't wait!) to hear the whole thing when it surfaces!!

WOW ! i have a feeling she might put this in her show this summer like "crash" or "face the promise" I never thought of her doing that song - Bette likes Stevie though
Love when Divas get along !!!:nod:

I love and dont mind hearing her sing The Rose on her tour.I dont mind her covering it then some of those others.

Holy crap.I love the clip.I see some tears coming at her shows if she adds this to her setlist.I'm so happy to see Emmylou there.I love her.Glad to see all three of these lovely ladies together in the photo on the Billboard site.Ok who in the hell is Ne-Yo.

It sounds amazing, and I really hope we get to hear the full version soon.

However, I really wish she would have taken those sunglasses off!

love it, made me weep~

awww this was my wedding song in '82. Does anyone know if this was recorded before or after Bob Welch's death ?

After.:nod:

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah f@*K ... she NEEDS to record this
that was just awesome

her and Bette and a duet ... *dead*

Do you guys remember Bette's short lived sitcom in 2001? Bette is trying to multitask and needs to finish reading a book to appear on Oprah's book club segment and only has a day or two to read this giant book. And she had forgotten she promised to sing The Rose at this guy's funeral, so while she's singing it she keeps gesturing to her keyboardist to speed it up, so by the end she's singing it in double time (maybe even tripple time) and does the whole thing without missing a beat or a word. It is absolutely brilliant. And so much fun seeing her totally lampoon herself by taking such a sweet sad song and make a comedy bit out of it. I have the full episode so if it's not already on youtube I'll see if I can cut it out and upload it for you guys.

And I really really hope someone gets an mp3 of Stevie doing this. It sounded incredible.

She sounds fabulous.....but seriously, what's with the over done hand motions?:shrug:

It's been escalating ever since the Say You Will lasso dance, apparently.

We need an intervention. The minute everyone sees the FWIW steering wheel being formed, hold up signs telling her this has got to stop and explaining the potential pain that can be caused.

Michele

It seems like a compensation for the diminishing twirls and swirls and high-kicks... But without the long veil-wing costumes, the arm waving just doesn't have the same impact.