Céline Dion ~ Memory | Live Performance (1987) with Lyrics

[@choochd]

This was a magical performance. Such purity and clarity. It's a shame people are comparing this vhs camcord quality recording to professionally recorded versions. I cannot imagine how immense the resonance would have been. Also keep in mind she was only 19 years old!

[@pedronobrega7693]

Actually, this type of old recording enhances and exaggerates the resonance. Nowadays it would sound less resonant...but still a lot of course. It's Celine we're talking about, after all. :D

[@chrispelletier8654]

No, The Celine Dion flare is not appreciated, i'm a fan of the woman but I don't like what she did to the song.

[@takemyhand1988]

Historic?

[@SCoulombe]

I agree!! This performance is SO PERFECT.. out of this world!!

[@chrisjacobs7417]

This was was an abortion

[@risatungol]

At 18 she already had her distict sound and style that made her famous. How many people are like that at 18

[@robertomurri1278]

Spears, Aguilera, Shakira, Stefani hahah..idk I'm just messing around

[@joelchevalier4317]

As a french-Canadian like Celine (Quebec RULES)... I feel that, in her voice, she was already 'ready' to take on the whole world, disregarding the accent; Emotions says it all!

[@dantayisgay]

The way she hits “You’ll understand what happiness is” is my favorite

[@Anna-pb1ql]

Celine Dion is an immensely talented performer. Any song she does is pure magic!

[@tomasgarcia7499]

Her runs are beautiful oh my gosh...Her voice is beautiful

[@kimberlyisherwood6202]

Tomas Garcia as beautiful as Streisand s

[@GuadalupeGuacamole]

0:13 the way she adds a simple run in short word like “moooooOOOOOoooon” is astounding

[@atolm1]

A dramatic, pop rendition with killer vocals LOVE it!

[@ronswanson2654]

It's Celine. It's a masterpiece on its own and she just knocks it out of the park.

[@kentuckii5119]

If I'm not mistaken she doesn't understand and speak in English either at this age. But she really nailed it.

[@SCoulombe]

It was at the same time that she did a job to her teeth... so yes.. she went to english school at 17 ..

[@chloelisa4453]

Yes she could speak english at this Time😉

[@tarynshaw5107]

This is amazing and gorgeous and the only reason people are hating on it is because they come into this video expecting the same thing it’s Celine she always makes it her own and I love it she’s flawless stop hating on a queen plz love y’all bye 💚

[@morganbrown1500]

At 0:25 when she sings "The withered leaves collect at my feet", I just get chills 😍😍😊

[@jordan84]

Agreed. That whole phrase was executed perfectly.

[@kimberlyisherwood6202]

Beautiful cat too. She is amazing ♡♡♡

[@cutebabibttm]

Also the run at 00:12 😭

[@yudai112]

This is what Ariana always tries to do but it feels different, Celine is so amazing aha

[@EduardoLaviano]

Perfection

[@nathanblue]

It’s all about interpretation, and Celine gave the best one by putting emphasis on the different emotions required for this song. She started with a soft tone but ended up belting the end which in my opinion gave justice to what the song was about. The play focused on the cat giving in to her fate and was more of a reminisce on the kind of beautiful life she had. Celine, on the other hand, interpreted it with power; by doing so, it gave emphasis to her last plea of being saved and her desperate attempt to be loved again. This is how I would have wanted the character to be and for me to hear the desperation from the cat one last time before she died. While the real version had the cat surrendering to her fate, this version had the cat pleading as hard as she can which made it more dramatic. Celine is amazing!!!

[@Gavroche-pg5nz]

Prisca Demarez est beaucoup plus touchante...

[@KuopioKallavesi]

This is the best rendition i have ever heard. Young voice is always unique, then ppl "learn to sing" and loose emotion(often). This is as good as it gets!

[@cutebabibttm]

Omg a recent comment. I just found this after a compilation popped up at the suggestions after I watched Jhud's performance. Interesting how everyone else did similar renditions yet this is my fav.

[@olusegunmaduabuchi2735]

My God! I have never seen this video. Celine has always been a vocal beast. See the way she turned a showtune into a pop song. I wish she recorded and released this. Dayyuuum!

[@SophiaPetrillosBuddy]

I don't know why everyone has to be so salty. I like this version, as well as Streisand's. They have very different singing styles, yes, but Celine did very well, especially considering the fact that she couldn't speak English at the time. Most of y'all being petty probably couldn't hold a candle to Celine, or even Babs for that matter.

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

SophiaPetrillosBuddy she learned English when she 14. I think she was like 17 or 19 here

[@alexdiew859]

Pearl the rebel she learn when 14 but she cant speak english very well after stop taking class ... when she found David Foster , he teach celine 100% in english

[@gustavoborges1779]

@@iAmMadeOfSoup no!

[@Ayden_B]

Elaine Page and Betty Buckley’s versions of this are soooooooooo much better thought

[@Cooperfan54]

The people on here that are salty and dissing her performance clearly don’t know what singing is... Celiné always makes every song her own in many different ways. Look at A Change Gonna Come. She sang it in a very similar style as Aretha but she still put a celine spin on it that made it hers. She wasn’t trying to be Aretha. And she isn’t trying to be anyone else here either. She is singing a song that has been sung by a lot of singers but she is singing it like Celine. Just as Streisand sung it. It’s not her originally. But she did a damn good job too!! But it was Barbara. She wasn’t trying to be anyone else. So for whatever reasons that people respond negatively, I don’t understand. But everyone is entitled to their own opinion and what brings them happiness.

[@alexchristopher221]

Powerful voice for an 18 year old Celine.

[@crystallockhart]

This is..... possibly the best thing I have ever seen and heard in my entire life.

[@billiswilling]

everybody shut up, the queen is singing!!! Whoever says this isn't heartfelt just sounds envious, you know how hard it is and how much time it takes to sing like this, even if you're a natural? she is raw talent, listen to 2:59, thats one hard note to pull

[@jessicarandolph6943]

What the hell is wrong with some of you people!? Horrendous? Coming on a little too strongly with the hate! Her voice? Fucking incredible! I don't hear nor see too many 18 year old women singing a cover of memory and sound like that! So take the hate somewhere else

[@BenDGrimm]

Find me a freshman in college who can sing like Celine did here at age 19. Such a delightfully tacky, retro performance, and incredible vocals from a young artist who only became more incredible

[@heyseamonkey]

You know how in the 90s, there was a pop cover at the end of Disney movies of a song from the movie? If Cats did a movie in the 90s, this should be it

[@oliviaweaver5874]

TOTALLY!!!

[@TheLushizLiz]

oh god no this was a terrible performance... she just sang while dressed up.... this was sooo dissapointing to WATCH....

[@erpmo3326]

@@TheLushizLiz??? Why did you watch? Your life must be so miserable I pity you. I wish you're as blessed as me and celine.

[@Cooperfan54]

Wow ugh what a gem to have on video still too. Her voice is of angels. I love this song too. I’m so glad to have a celine rendition!

[@Lopezprieto]

Aside from the musical, I love her version, so much power in her voice, and she's a stunningly beautiful woman too.

[@juliusmaloney]

OMG this is heartbreaking and brilliant all in the same breath...to think Céline didn’t even speak English. Astounding performance. 🐈❤️

[@razrv3lc]

3:28 it's cool to hear how much singing lessons helped her tone fill out. Her voice got super thin when she did that high run but then a few years later when she would do high runs like that, the tone stayed much thicker.

[@chriscoyne9717]

razrv3lc I think it was the other way around, here it might have been a little throaty but later it became just nasal. Way better technique here, her larynx sounds neutral if not low, where by 1991 it always sounded high

[@brighthabit5983]

give respect to the queen. everyone can sing their own version.

[@TheAMcGG]

This performance, look, & song is my eternal mood whenever I hop in the shower. The water adds dramatic effect

[@cutebabibttm]

I just found this after a compilation popped up at the suggestions after I watched Jhud's performance. Interesting how everyone else did similar renditions yet this is my fav. Her runs and note changes were soooo emotional 😭

[@carloshernandohurtadocardo4085]

Estás en lo correcto!

[@daniedanguilan3860]

Very electrifying rendention of the classic song.

[@tommycyril]

oh! those trills and runs! Even though it departs from the original, I love how she makes this undeniably her own. Her style definitely shows through and it is amazing!

[@laydbakk1]

I had no idea Celine did this play until I saw this on KZbin... Dayyum, she was good back then and, only got better and, better and, better...

[@2001remzi]

She never did Cats she just sang Memory

[@2001remzi]

And dressed like Grizabella (in an awful way)

[@Elia8]

I think it's a wonderful costume

[@2001remzi]

no it's not eve the london rev has better costume

[@annettemartin766]

And still better 2018

[@rolandbaldwin]

Been a fan since Eurovision and I never knew this existed until tonight. So good!

[@juliansepulveda9349]

I love Céline Dion since 2006 💕

[@lbhoffman3234]

Thank you, this is such a treasure. Phenomenal. Queen.

[@pptabs]

Wow i was looking for Barbra's live version of memory, and this what i found., thank you love celine dion since then.

[@chaddym7289]

after listening to the full version of her performing this, not just what was shown in many compilation videos, i actually like what she did with the song. obvs it’s not what i am used to with this song, but this was her pop rendition of a musical theatre classic. to me it’s like comparing a singer on one of those competition shows to a seasoned professional-they’re two different interpretations of a song, and should not be judged on the style they choose to sing it in. even if you hate what celine did with the song, there’s no denying she sang the song beautifully with some unique stylistic choices.

[@nathanblue]

Chad Machado people are just stupid for not understanding what Celine did with her interpretation. It isn’t just about her style. She gave the character a resilient and hopeful tone compared to the original whose character pretty much resigned to her fate. I like that she reinvented the character to make her stronger, and the way Celine ended the song is more effective in my opinion because it sounded more as an appeal rather than accepting one’s sad fate.

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

This is so beautiful. I keep coming back to this.

[@juanwillians2398]

Omg, I see people in comments talking about other people's nasty comments, but I only see the comments talking about how great this performance was. And, honestly, this is the best rendition of "Memory" I've ever heard. It beats all other artists and Celine herself, because this is just superb.

[@manaldaisycoco4347]

Exactly

[@jimthecactus7425]

I'm gonna have to politely disagree... Personally it's just way too over the top and the emotion doesn't feel right. Love her just do not like this version.

[@lawsonjenkins3137]

Juan Willians it’s good but I don’t think it’s the best, it just didn’t have the same feel as the original

[@thomaslowdon5510]

@@lawsonjenkins3137 agree

[@miguelangelespinosasilva9177]

Bravissima, Celine! You´re the best and you sing like an angel from Heaven!

[@Mrstanda999]

And Elaine Paige ?

[@MariosPOS]

I don't know why y'all are complaining, this version is nice. Anyway, happy new year 🙂✨❤

[@Liltroublegrrl4eva]

This was one of the most beautiful/powerful performances I’ve ever seen. I cried so hard.

[@tdelteil]

I didn't know she was in Cats. Incredible performance ! Thank you for sharing this video because it is so stunning !

[@persephone2706]

She definitely was never in Cats lol.

[@_kayah_5822]

She wasn't. This was a one-off performance.

[@blowtheartofsangin8596]

The drama of this tickles the soul and the Céline-isms are pure gold... Brava!

[@katielawrence5420]

I love Celine Dion.

[@mattymarjolet5685]

When she sings “has the moon lost her memory” I get the chills so hard I nearly shit myself and dislocate my spine! Anyone who has something bad to say about her voice is wrong and should feel horrible about themselves.

[@phxkross]

about shit here, too. LMAO

[@ME-vr1qi]

Open Casket Ready Faces. Nearly shit myself and dislocate my spine! Bahahaha 😂 that’s hilarious! I’m SO putting that on a T-Shirt ⭐️

[@meandyou917]

WOW!!! I love how she feels the music and sings with such passion. Great performance!!!!!

[@ethanethan2919]

Well done, Celine! You done it stupendously, hats off you, Celine! No wonder why people around the world called you Queen Celine!🎉👏🏻😘

[@reeserockefellersr3388]

😢 my heart breaks for her family but she was so sweet for me to say this and to be able to see them again and to see her in the same time I feel like she was the most loving family in this whole world and I am so sorry for the grief and grief that I feel right now I know she will always remember this is a special moment in her memory 8 days after the death she will always be in our hearts and prayers for her family and family to come to grips together I am very proud and proud to know she will always love you and I love you and I’m so much and I hope you and I love and I miss her and I’m praying that she is very proud to have a good heart emoji love to hear her mom is so much love you guys so very proud to have such an incredible mother to me I love you both and I’m very much looking for a wonderful family I hope to talk soon and I love you guys so much

[@rosebuster]

It is different, but good in its own way too. I personally love what she can do with that voice.

[@joey4608]

She sung beautifully, the thing I think people hate about it is that she's not in character.

[@jocosus3]

Thank you so much for posting! I didn't even know this performance existed. What a voice!

[@ettab4762]

Wow! Thirty years later and I just found this. Beautiful performance.

[@elmoussaouisouhail8858]

Her voice is perfect !

[@radioban]

Not gonna lie, this is probably my fav version of Memory. I love the run she does at 0:12.

[@cutebabibttm]

Omg same here it's just an emotionally dense split-second 😭

[@callouttv6615]

You fucking kidding me? Lol You need to get educated in musical theater sweetheart.

[@crispri3919]

@@callouttv6615 Oh god theatre nerds are so fucking annoying.

[@soilgrasswaterair]

Yes, that run though😭💕

[@gustavoborges1779]

@@crispri3919 they are saying this just because she sang this with runs, and they want classical versions, so go to watch Barbra Streisand's version!

[@ladihawke205]

Perfection!!! She is awesome!!! The range!! lordy girl!!

[@LucasBatistussi]

The little princess of music. Now the QUEEN.

[@indradaswandi4]

And still reign until today.

[@bafbaas1210]

Her voice is gorgeous, went a bit off key sometimes, and she oversang, but that's her style

[@Zadejah]

Baf Baas she was also 18, I don't think she understood English and she doesn't do musical theatre.

[@jordan84]

What are y’all talking about? She sang in a pop style, not the Broadway style. So because you don’t understand that, you think she oversang?

[@snl4742]

That was actually part of how you should sing the song. Cuz you have to remember the character is old and she's looking back on her life and remembering the good old days. Most people who played this part are older women. So the way the notes are song You're supposed to lay on the ends to make them sound sad period which is not easy to do well. And she did it awesomely.

[@razrv3lc]

Give her a break. She didn't even speak English in 1987. This was phonetically performed, just like everything else that she did in English at this point in time. That just means she did it by memorizing the sounds of the words rather than really understanding what she was singing.

[@hiryuimajin9883]

razrv3lc considering this fuck she did good. well not even considering this she did good af.

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

She started learning English at 14

[@morganallen6201]

How did you know?! She gave her first live English interview in 1983,

[@Big-guy1981]

She's Canadian an she can't speak English? WTF?

[@charlieism144]

Still a horrible rendition.. she's trying to make it her own.. and it just doesn't work. NOTHING to do with her not being able to speak English... Let's just address the elephant in the room... which is BAD SINGING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rbronte8285]

Can't believe her voice omg

[@jessezuniga8813]

Idk why people hate this version so much but personally i love it

[@sidfuqua1129]

I love it actually! She's got the chops for it.

[@aduxvemus6534]

I love this

[@timmerski5124]

she was only 18 when she did this give her a break!

[@Jespher1]

tim merski its freaking amazing

[@houcineabdelhak3177]

What? 18? R u sure????

[@Rekko82]

So before she learned to sing?

[@KuopioKallavesi]

@Alexia Zamora This is the best rendition i have ever heard. Young voice is always unique, then ppl "learn to sing" and loose emotion. This is as good as it gets!

[@Moicesy]

Houcine Albus yes 1987 She was 18 or 19 depends on the month she performed this , however this is not an excuse , I love her really much , but I know she can do better than this

[@roeg48]

I was blessed to meet her prior to her breakout song "My Heart Will Go On". I was a member of a small group who sang back up for a performance of the song she sang for the Olympics and another song. She was every bit as sweet and full of energy as she seems. It was the first time I heard her sing "All By Myself" and was again blown away by her vocals! She is truly a powerhouse!

[@jonsmith3030]

My gosh I love the Internet.

[@therearenoshortcuts9868]

best thing since sliced bread

[@denniskarloteves6767]

I know right!

[@jonsmith3030]

Who let the virus out? Woof woof woofhan yea... someone had to post this on the internet so we could all see it

[@rosalieaquino3037]

@@jonsmith3030 .

[@thomasleclair7418]

,,,,,as a 70 year old talent,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I love this video..............................not dead yet....................

[@bcstorm3]

What a great voice and a great women. When I listen to her my heart melts.

[@Malicia-scunt]

Sounds authentically like a cat to me in the best way

[@notorioussRIC]

Celine and the band in unison on the "you'll understand what happiness is" part is my favorite

[@daillestaround3]

This amazing 😭😭😭

[@czahnie]

She just sung the shit outta this number!

[@Nofiih]

Célines voice is outstanding! No one can sing like her and a very few singers, Mariah and Whitney, comes close to Céline! This is out of this world. Maybe her interpretation could have been better, but the vocal is not possible to outmatch!

[@javier9109]

Alex mariah and Whitney come close? They are far better than the nasality of Celine Dion.

[@annettemartin766]

Yeah, lost battle when nasality is thrown in. 🙄 Try harder😉

[@sds2954]

If this is what nasality sounds like....then god damn we should all be singing like that coz Celine's voice is outa this world beautiful

[@brownriceandchicken95]

People always have something rude to say about celine dion singing covers of classic songs. But i think her covers are beautiful

[@macakucizmama831]

The best literally, I don’t get the hate. Yes she oversang it, but it was superior to the original in my opinion, she did it as original shoud be.

[@Wolpyyy]

This sounds so pretty!

[@Janpitro]

Beautiful

[@Leticiasantos-tm6dg]

Celine canta muito....em pé, sentada, e até deitada....que dom que voz.!até calada é a maior cantora do mundo.qualquer canção é muito melhor na voz dela.AMO OUVI-LA

[@blubeaz]

Incredible ❤

[@melloe]

What a gem! And fascinating to watch. Thanks for uploading~

[@NghiaNguyen-ob6bw]

Midnight, not a sound from the pavement Has the moon lost her memory? She is smiling alone In the lamplight, the withered leaves collect at my feet And the wind begins to moan Memory, all alone in the moonlight I can smile of the old days Life was beautiful then I remember the time I knew what happiness was Let the memory live again Every street lamp seems to beat A fatalistic warning Someone mutters and the street lamp sputters And soon it will be morning Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise I must think of a new life And I mustn't give in When the dawn comes, tonight will be a memory too And a new day will begin Burnt out ends of smoky days The stale, cold smell of morning A street lamp dies, another night is over Another day is dawning Touch me, it's so easy to leave me All alone with the memory Of my days in the sun If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is Look, a new day has begun

[@whfan007]

I love it. She made it interesting.

[@bustin9549]

I think it's already pretty interesting. Her version doesn't really do it justice imo. It doesn't let the words shine

[@davivalenca.6319]

The best.

[@brennamac16]

Excellent my dear! 👏👏👏

[@ThatOtherGuy1100]

That final run on "again" changed me 😍😍😍😍

[@Jongen.]

Yes it turned you straight again.

[@arifahprihartini6415]

Wow, she is the one Celine back then ... incredible voice ...

[@mary.b.93]

What a beautiful angel

[@JV-ll7fi]

I.C.O.N.I.C

[@RichardVilms]

Céline a voz mais bela desse mundo! ótimo vídeo, a qualidade está muito melhor que os outros...

[@CaterinaEvClub]

+Richard Vilms I cannot agree more! It was my pleasure to share it :) (sorry for replying in english, I don't know a word in portuguese!!)

[@paulorodrigues28730]

Com certeza Celine tem uma belíssima voz, mas em matéria de voz feminina Whitney Houston e Barbra Streisand ganham.

[@RichardVilms]

@@paulorodrigues28730 Porém não é uma competição, e eu não entendo qual a necessidade de você vir assistir uma performance da Celine Dion só pra comentar que tais artistas são melhores que ela segundo você. Eu amo Whitney e Barbra, inclusive as duas foram inspirações logo no início da carreira da Céline, somente acho que teu comentário foi deselegante. Abraços.

[@elijamjar._.717]

I think if the audio quality wasn’t as glitchy it would be even more beautiful No one should hate anyone that can sing the memory bridge let alone song it’s so difficult

[@joelgarcia3907]

Celine is a consistent live singer. Way more than my other faves like Mariah and Whitney. But Streisand is the right mixture emotion, technical ability, power and interpretation live.

[@margaretreefer1145]

She's the only one with longevity compared to those two. She took care of her voice, never desyroying it with drugs or alcohol. 😊

[@kuroneko-chan2373]

@@margaretreefer1145 You're so right.

[@flowerchild6309]

Everything was good until she reached the climax of the song, maybe if she just stayed in the same key as the og it would have been great. Update ***** after listening multiple times, I’m obsessed with the climax, idk what I was on smh lol so good.

[@lauraharmour]

Yes, Elaine takes it higher, works better. Even though Celine has phenomenal range, she was straining at the high notes. but its still the next best interpretation

[@flowerchild6309]

Laura Harmour for sure, this is not a bad performance at-all, still very beautiful. I enjoyed it very much. Maybe I’m just married to the original & the climactic part of it & that’s where I personally feel she didn’t execute the song properly. Have you heard of Betty Buckley’s performance to this song ? Omg it’s absolutely gorgeous, especially the climax of the song, she sings it so effortlessly.

[@lukeybee9788]

I personally really love the climax change in this rendition. Although the original arrangement is perfect I feel this puts a nice spin on it

[@jessezuniga8813]

Wdym the climax is why i love this performance

[@scottnelson9]

I originally only saw a clip of the climax of this song, and I have to say it’s a much better performance when one watches the entire performance.

[@QuehvzLlanes30]

Her voice is still the same until now... very beautiful 😘😘😘

[@Jongen.]

Not true

[@justsome_warlock5421]

Oh look at how she did that🙏😭😭😭❤️

[@cori5173]

She sounds great, but she's focusing so much on making it sound good that she lacks the emotion that has made me attached to this song for so many years. Still a nice version.

[@razrv3lc]

She's focusing on getting the words right. She didn't speak English at this time. This was most likely done phonetically, just like everything else English that she did at this point.

[@singinwithceline]

I’ve said for years that she needs to be on Broadway based on this performance alone. She also did a fantastic cover of Nature Boy from Moulin Rouge years ago. She would have made a fantastic, more authentic Christine as well given both her life experience and her French-Canadian culture.

[@SalaciousScorpio69]

Celine is an angel without wings! I love her voice so much

[@ShawnBo]

I love how she made this song soooo Celine :)

[@senju451]

The best of the best

[@kirksnelson9573]

Favorite version

[@Horseboyize]

I think this is the best version of this song.

[@shakeitfast24]

SINGGGGGG CELINE !!!!! Imma throw this damn phone!!!!!! Anyone who has something bad to say about his is clearly a HATER