Celine Dion - At Seventeen (LIVE)

[@mcubbs3743]

The sadness is is that this song is nearly 50 years old and is still as relevant today, if not more. I’m glad I didn’t have to contend with social media when I was seventeen as the lyrics of this song pretty much summed up my teenage years. And yes I am a man but I can still relate to not fitting in

[@adamsmith8370]

Celine was really ugly before she was made over. Hair, teeth, nose, etc…

[@veilbreak5867]

She sings it well. But she doesnt break your heart the.way janis does

[@vernwallen4246]

I concur 100%⌚has made this song CLASSIC.😇😇😇😇

[@ericaceae]

exactly!!

[@eddiet2]

She's a fine singer. But no one could bring anything new to this classic. Only Janis could convey the pain this song brings to the soul. But still, Celine sang it well.

[@ivi_q]

100% agree. Janis breaks your hard in that special way!

[@markalumbro2679]

well according to babyface she's the perfect one to touch this song

[@johnnywires943]

There are songs that hit you right in the gut,whatever age you are and how many times you play em.This is one of then and all you want to do is listen to the story while holding your head in your hands.Just magical and soul wrenching all rolled into one.Janis Ian is unbeatable but Celine commands respect also.I hope all of you that identified with this song,later found out just how beautiful you are.

[@57highland]

Some songs are meant to be sung and recorded by one person and left alone forever more. This is one of those songs.

[@bufb]

For sure she doesnt understand this song. Terrible version

[@MrVolcomclassic]

@@bufb You can say that again Mary

[@dallasryle7740]

yes..no where close to janice

[@mparbus1961]

Little late on the up-take but, So perfectly put Lindsey.

[@adamsamess2163]

@@bufb doesn’t understand it? I think she understands the song perfectly fine kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIvacoR-hc2taNE

[@michaelknapp9411]

Wow. Well done. That song is so powerful and touching. For all the 17 year old girls out there just remember that things change and they get better. High school is silly and fake and it goes away. Just remember that!!

[@timpoiu]

I liked how Celine kind of held back, since its a tribute to Janice

[@sharit7970]

Definitely...she could have blown the roof off the place if she wanted to. I'm a bit irritated with people comparing the 2 of them...Celine wasn't trying to replace Janis, but to honor her, just like you said...sheesh!

[@niccolea2086]

I doubt that. Janis isn’t dead. She truly didn’t need it covered by anyone.

[@jjay3723]

@@niccolea2086 exactly they should have got Janis to sing it

[@mudhens4ever]

Celine’s version is excellent, and I wasn’t expecting to like it. Well done, Celine!

[@limer4330]

I see a lot of people MOANING that this song is better left alone because Janis does it the best. Well of course she did. That's why Celine is doing it. She's also keeping it alive. This song has been mostly forgotten, no matter how beautiful it is.

[@jeffdavis5778]

Great rendition. Beautifully done, although no one can master the original.

[@ponchoman49]

That was a very nice tribute to the great Janice Ian and wonderfully sung!

[@vekkstar]

I'm surprised. Céline Dion actually did it justice. She stuck to the original. She understood the reason Janis Ian recorded this song. Janis is a consummate songwriter. Respect. Dion shows it. This is perfection.

[@Baadj5]

well said, Celine's covers always stay true to the original, Celine respects the original artist and pays tribute by singing them so well...

[@murraysmither7996]

I will admit like you I am surprised she didn't over sing it, which was very nice. I don't really think it suits her though. I much prefer Jan Arden's cover of this song, her voice has the ache in it, and here Celine is just singing a song.

[@stevebigler]

you must have listened to the Braille version...

[@RonnieT44]

Out of respect I would imagine.

[@michor10]

I agree. I just came here to bash Celine but she really knocked it out of the park here. :D

[@GeneralApathy7490]

This song just makes me cry. First Janis now Celine. Thanks for making me cry ladies. Story of my life.

[@rorybellamy2533]

its meant to Honor Janis Ian , not competition

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

exactly

[@catherinegabriel760]

rory bellamy Thank you! I love BOTH singer's versions.

[@sharit7970]

@rory bellamy EXACTLY! No doubt Celine was holding back for that reason... she could have blown the roof off the hall if she wanted to.

[@niccolea2086]

Cory maybe they could of had Janis cover her own song. Would have been nice. But Céline did a nice job and she looked beautiful as always.

[@jacquelinea3358]

Beautiful cover. Celine was holding back a little...she has a powerful voice. She didn't want to overwhelm the song.

[@MarielaPerez]

Muchas mentes cerradas aquí...! No evolucionan, no admiten cambios... Janis es única al igual que Celíne, me emocione cuando la vi cantando esta canción tan especial para mi...! Se imaginan que nunca nadie hubiese interpretado las grandes obras de la música clásica..? Toda esa maravilla que hoy disfrutamos habría muerto con los grandes maestros... No existían grabaciones, Internet? Ni en los mas osados sueños...

[@AMARS11663]

LO QUE LE FALTA ES SENTIMIENTO AL INTERPRETAR ESTA CANCION

[@bobbydazzler1780]

When Janice Ian put this track down so exquisitely all those years ago it was so perfect that nobody could do it justice and this version proves just that. A tribute maybe but some tracks just need to be left alone to stand for all time as works of pure genius.

[@jennypiccolo5211]

Don't you love when a song gives you goosebumps?!

[@kawman55]

I think a stellar rendition of a beautiful, emotive song. She very much did the song justice. Her genius was in part retaining the original arrangement. Don't gild the lily. Thank you, Celine. And, yes, Celine may not have been the "ugly duckling girl" but we've all known rejection and emotional bullying. I think that part of what makes this song relatable.

[@kohdidi]

she's just so smooth at doing everything!!! LOVE HER!!! n she looks really good, a lady who's aged gracefully n is looking back at the good old days... BEAUTIFUL interpretation...

[@Patferr]

Celine has a beautiful voice, she is truly amazing, I mean WOW....she is awesome. I love Celine, everything she sings sounds like an angel singing it.

[@ivt8284]

Huge respect and love for the beautiful lady called Janis Ian and respect for Celine who nailed this song completely. Those who think she’s always been a ‘beauty’ queen, look up the images of her at the Eurovision Song Contest a ‘few’ years ago….

[@sanyrub]

Really Celine is phenomenal!!! I love how she sings, how she talks and the respect she has for all!!!!

[@napoleonsanagustin521]

The version of two different lady singer still convey the feelings at age seventeen. Both women is as beautiful as can be.

[@napoleonsanagustin521]

Janet Williford Played her song, so beautiful listening. Age 17 is high school years for me

[@MsTeresa2]

I like Celine, but sing Shania mostly. She is my inspiration. Never say never.

[@stateofdreams1]

Not easy to perform such an emotional song, but she does it very well.

[@t.r.fabcollab]

This was a song I related to so well. I was that girl who Janis sang of. Janis's version is so very poignant and is forever etched in my heart. I enjoyed Celine's version. She is an artist who understands lyrics and the meaning behind them as well as what is essential for a song. She understands her instrument - when to be subtle and when to blow you away. This is one of the marks of a great artist. I give her credit. But the original is unrivaled.

[@lumapera]

Thank you to you Celine for singing that song... great!

[@Dara604]

Janis Ian about Celine's version in her own words: "I would caution anyone against judging Celine Dion's version if you haven't already listened closely to it - or watched the KZbin video of her doing it during the pre-Grammys a few years ago.. First, if you haven't heard it, how can you judge? Just because you don't like her other work? I find almost all Ken Follett's work boring and irritating - but I think his "Pillars of the Earth" is one of the great books of my generation. Second, it's the best cover version of the song I've ever heard. I say that without reservation. She brings an unexpected delicacy to it, a sense of truthfulness that's very real, and from what I'm told, the reaction to her understated singing of it on the Grammy show went a long way toward setting the tone for her current act, which I plan to see as soon as her Vegas performances and my schedule coincide. It's a very ramped down, more "adult" show from what I understand. The woman has an astonishing voice. She has treated my song with more care and consideration than most would. I always admired her as a performer, the same way I admire Bette Midler as a performer. However, after watching her perform "At Seventeen", I also admire her as a singer. That's just my two cents."

[@katemaloney4296]

Since it is Janis Ian's song, I truly believe her opinion is the only one that matters. Everyone else is just seeking attention.

[@arthurharris6510]

Dara Roberts Agree with you Dara. And to all you other berators listen with your eyes closed and you will hear just how good this us.

[@allenkreymborg7492]

SHE SHOULD HAVE LEFT IT ALONE , THUMBS DOWN !

[@paulawilliamson637]

The only criticism is that the song seemed to be at the tempo throughout. It would have capture the emotion of the piece if it started out slowly, picking up after the first chorus or the second verse. Not a criticism, only a thought.

[@jerrybuonfiglio419]

Well done

[@thebiblethumperdevine6]

no one can ever top an original but still nicely done.

[@MrChrissy1r]

Celine, truly has an outstanding voice, pure and unforced,, she shows class with all of the other truly great singers of her class, the tone the quality the power, is natural, as I said not forced, but controlled and excellent!!

[@barcyorky]

Celine can undoubtedly sing like no one else, I love that you can always hear a hint of her French accent in every performance.

[@dedeh1714]

Eric Dupont French Canadian bigggg difference.

[@TheDataMaestro]

When you watch Janis Ian singing this song live when it first came out you can see into Janis' soul. Celine does a pretty good cover as well.

[@JudyCerda]

I wonder if Janis Ian is still alive. If so, did she watch this performance and why isn't she still singing?

[@JamaicaRouge]

She sang this song smoothly and beautifully. Just because she didn't show absolute emotions like some of you are saying DOESN'T make this a bad version or make her a bad singer. Everyone has their style of expression and emotions. Could you have sang this song better than her?! I think she did A WONDERFUL JOB!

[@Baadj5]

Lovely Celine... another perfect performance -damn she's good!

[@pinkiepod15]

Being a seventeen year old girl, and knowing many others like myself, i've yet to meet a young woman in her teens who wouldn't be able to relate to this song in some way. Clearly Celine understands/relates to the meaning in some way as well, otherwise I doubt she would have tried her best to do it justice. Judge not her reasons for singing this song, as you'll never know them yourself.

[@patrickbass3542]

Some men can relate to this song too.

[@debbiemccarthy572]

IN 1973 I WAS "" 17"" THIS SONG HIT ME IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS! I WAS SKINNY WORE BIG GLASSES NOT UMM BOOK SMARTS BUT LIKED P.E. AN AFTER ALL THESE YRS OVER 45 IT STILL HITS ME HARD

[@chrischacon2073]

I can relate Janis this song speaks volumes to many young girls. They must believe in themselves. Thank you Catherine

[@aubreyhawk9862]

i love this song! if you havent seen the snl live version you have to see it.. beautiful

[@gibsondrummer]

Celine has a beautiful voice and obviously did her best respectful tribute to an amazing song

[@knitpurlsquirrelwithgrannydee]

I so loved this Janis Ian song and Celine does a fantastic cover!

[@larryruzicka8498]

Jake said it all ! I couldn't tell you how many time's I have seen her ! And I loved them all !

[@mikearmstrong6736]

Its Celine Dion ! A legend covering Janis Ian another legend. Of course there will be controversy. Lighten up people. With the garbage on the radio - people phoning it in to computers. Relax and ENJOY. She does a brilliant job, only Celine can do. And Janis of course.

[@mec7up]

all through the performance Celine was in a bubble, just like an Olympian at the Olympics. She was so focus, you never see her hands or body move. She is sooo artistic, so focused this is UNVBELIEVABLE level. At @4:40 she gets out of her Bubble

[@cravenmoorehead7099]

Anyone that thinks Celine wasnt a dork at 17, and cant relate, doesnt know her story. There's pain here. Oh, plus the greatest female voice...ever!!!!

[@davidvack4382]

don't want my heart that sad she just does this song with style and grace

[@TakingChances1]

oh im crying........oh celine your voice ,your face,your present....

[@NemesisOfDoors]

Have never been a Celine Dion fan, until now. Wow.

[@patriciamclaughlin5105]

Love the Janis Ian version lots of happy and sad moments of growing up but this was good.

[@robstrickland166]

Before Celine "made it" she was just another struggling singer doing gigs where ever, she was in Auckland, NZ, doing a small show, a reporter was despatched to interview her, he came back with "just another run of the mill singer who won't go far" i laugh every time i see Celine because they showed the interview a few years later, with the reporters comments. It is better to remain silent and let people think you're stupid, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. PS the reporter did say sorry.

[@davidtiger]

Everyone knows on the planet, music industry that Celine is the first who receive the best songs as an artist.Producers know what Celine is capable of. We should hold in our mind. She is not singing because of money, fame or gammies. She is doing an art, she is making difference. Difference for humans. And the most impressiv is, she grows as a person in her mind. All the song, interviews, shows she is doing is her inner world. She is the artist that will be talked after more then 200 years!!

[@emilymalcolm87]

This song always brings tears to my eyes.

[@Vfh........y]

One of the greatest singers of all time!!!

[@Livingonlargestactivevolcano]

Keeping this song whole , as the original ! A beautiful rendition of a timeless song that validates emotions and feelings . Thank you .

[@suslu12]

How can someone be so adorable as Celine is..^^ She will always B nr one singer for me:) Her voice is enjoyable even when she simply talks. loveher loveher loveher!!!!!!!

[@fastfretting]

Thank you Celine for singing this song. I listened to this after i taped it from my tube over and over again.

[@suslu12]

She's absolutely adorable. Amazing singer, even more amazing person. Sometimes i think that maybe Céline is only a dream...

[@lte032]

La chanson de Céline qui me fait pleurer à chaque fois que je l'écoute. Belle chanson et belle interprète.

[@linleycooper470]

Celine does it justice beautifully!

[@paulayandle2058]

I think she did a great job on this song! She is one of the best! My fav!!!

[@suslu12]

Céline, i adore you! Your performance is above perfection!! So enjoyable! Love you & ur voice.

[@carlitosirlanda1742]

love this song for decades now, specially when i was 17! only now i realized how good singer Janis is... coz it needs a Celine Dion to sing it right🥰

[@MIKETULLIUS]

This song is best sung in a somber fashion, as it has always been, and Celine nailed it. I think most people are disappointed here because she simply cannot pull-off the self-deprecating part of the song where she considers herself homely. She's simply too beautiful!

[@kenmario6284]

I’m not a Celine Dion fan and I fully expected to hate this cover. However the low-key approach really works, and Dion’s reverence for the song comes across. Also the song is so brilliant that it’s hard to screw up.

[@garypmarquis]

VB, I respect your note and I agree based on "nostalgia", I do love both artists on this number.

[@vocalvocation]

Great rendition! She kept it 'small' by voice with a reason. Well done!

[@corylagattuta5351]

So glad you sang this song.

[@laurastafford6217]

One of my favorite songs back in the 70's.. by Janis..beautiful job Celine

[@MIKE389B]

I remember youth when I listen to this music. Though Ivan is the best, Celine is wonderful sound!

[@mec7up]

Who ever thougth the word "Basketball" would ever sound so angelic @3:36 ??? ... Only with Celine, the used-to-be ugly girl who turned into a swan/angel

[@SpiceUKMovies]

I love Celine - been twice to Vegas (from the UK) so a huge fan - but for me - this is Janis Ian's song and I could only hear her singing it far more hauntingly as only the song writer of the lyrics could...

[@austinteutsch]

Perfect pitch. Unreal vibrato when it's needed and outstanding diction. Celine is one of the top 5 singers of all time, in my book. Streisand. Carpenter. Franklin. And k.d. lang top off my list.

[@ronaldwilliams3743]

+austin teutsch .........she went flat!!!!.............really flat on ''retired''.

[@guyneverefromhell]

Only Celine can do it as wonderful as jani... Can't be more perfect

[@valentinoaquino3322]

Bellissima canzone,ha una dolcezza indescrivibile ti auguro una buona guarigione ❤🌹🙏🙏🙏

[@michaelregister271]

Beautiful job

[@cdiacovelli]

I don't usually listen to or like Celine (stylistic thing for me), but she did a great job on this. A great job.

[@seantivenan9593]

A lot of ppl seem to think Celine can't do this song justice because at seventeen she was "a beauty queen" and can't feel the sentiment of the song in her gut, well google some pics of young Celine and you may see things differently. What the 2 have in common is that neither of them were the pretty little girls next door and would often get overlooked and left on the outside, but every one stopped to listen when they sang, and thats where their beauty lies. They are the same, she deffinitely felt it. ohh except as Taylor ( who probably always got picked for the basket ball team ) points out Celine got 5 Grammys....Janice has 9 :))

[@ЭдС.Э.В]

Да как же ты это делаешь !? Маааааамааааа....!!! ЛЮБЛЮ

[@maricelasalcido8122]

Love Celine - beautiful and very stylish!

[@richeyrich]

I like Celine's accent and it was wonderful in this song!!

[@igmugleska966]

I honestly didn't think I'd like anyone else singing this. Well done.

[@lazybonezkk]

This woman is not allowed to sing this song. She is so strikingly beautiful.

[@nancysargent4774]

Celine really felt this song as she was singing it, so if her voice wavered, it was because of that. If you know anything at all about Celine, you'd know she wasn't trying to compete with Janis, only honour her.

[@nancydavis1391]

LOVE THIS SONG...PS...JANIS YOU WERE NEVER UGLY!

[@dannychin3208]

oh Loved that flugehorn solo nice!

[@GeneralApathy7490]

Up there with the best remakes of all time.

[@LOOKING4JOY2]

Simplemente... ¡EXTRAORDINARIA!... sobre todo para quienes escuchamos en ese año de 1976 la versión original con Janice Ian que "conmovió" al mundo entero. Me felicito por haber encontrado esta maravillosa versión de un tema "TAN SENTIDO"

[@rebeccawhite8459]

I never get tired of Celine

[@valushii]

i Adore this performance!!! she really get into the song! & we all know what that song means to her & why she sing it that day ISNT SHE SWEET TOTALLY ADORABLE!! CeliNe RoCK's!

[@loeil11]

nice rendition and perfect for Valentine's Day

[@jacquelinehamilton171]

I recorded this song once and was told many different things about it. Celine has a wistfulness and musicality that I really admire. She made me realise we all have our own take on songs. Mine was personal for my struggles through my teens and the last verse explains janis’ defiance but I wasn’t as strong as Janis and celine so my version isn’t as strong as theirs. We all have our own experience and should show this when we perform.

[@TBNTX]

I remember the first time that I heard this Janis Ian original. It was on an LP that my brother brought home. It was so real and honest.

[@garypmarquis]

OMG, I cannot believe i've not put a post on this in the past, so here goes, "what a wonderfull singer and performer she is. Being of French Canadian background myself, i feel i may connect with the "Madame", I may remark. She is Beautiful, talented and lovely as a french women she is ( me, at the expense, of a frenchman should risk, GOD help me..) . She is such a wonderfull performer. I love her music.

[@nyjeter]

JANIS IAN SUNG IT LIKE IT WAS BACK THEN. GOD BLESS HER. SHE SANG WITH HER HEART ALWAYS.

[@TheTaodee]

Simple and beautiful. Simply beautiful!!

[@ckrtom2]

The singer who is Celine Dion is a superb "vehicle" for this song. Love her sincere emotion and expressionism. Rarely does someone singing a song for which another singer is known pull it off. But Celine does. I like this AS MUCH as I like Janis singing it...

[@rdepontb]

wow...thanks, Celine---what a great tribute

[@sherrellelawrence408]

Celine did a super great job at this!

[@oilspill321]

Very nice version, a little more jazzed up. Enjoyed it. Thanks

[@garypmarquis]

E-MOODZEET, for a lack of french spelling, I must say, Celine is our best example of song EVER. She is what we say is the best we have to give. I do not know what else to say. She is THE best. Mercy. GP Marquis.

[@danlynch8520]

I was all ready to hate this but then something happened: I think she did a great job here. I know it when I hear it, and I just heard it. Way to go Celine!

[@celinerulz91]

@lcd2201 Actually, she has always been mocked for her image, even now. At seventeen she was still considered a little girl and still had the nickname of "vampire". She did not fix her teeth until she was about 20 and even then she was critised by the public for her appearance. She didn't have a boyfriend until she was 20, and that was the man she married, so she has never really been in the "dating scene". She therefore knows what it's like to feel ugly and feel left out of the dating scene.

[@ik3z]

Always... Stunning...Beautiful...Amazing voice!!!Thank you for posting this video.