Could this be the definitive version of this classic song penned by Leon Russell? The Carpenters and Donny Hathaway both had great versions...but this almost sounds like it was written for Ray.
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@alejandrolloren67722 жыл бұрын
If there is still anyone watching this, you have a great taste for music
@sonyadrake3428 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😉 My Oldest Brother turned on to the G.O.A.T. ICONIC AND LEGEND GENIUS RAY 🙏🏾 🎹🎶🎵🎼
@paulahunt3508 Жыл бұрын
@Alejandro Lloren I’ll never stop watching this. Jan. 24, 2023
@pearlmcfarland4920 Жыл бұрын
Yup! X
@dorothylingwood9926 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. - you too! Written by the legendary Leon Russell RIP
@neviclark253 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! You too!! April 15, 2023. 🥰
@31Alden10 ай бұрын
Thank you Leon Russell for writing this moving masterpiece and thank you Ray Charles for performing it with such feeling and soul.
@greg74695 ай бұрын
Don't forget Karen carpenter too
@barbarareid751414 күн бұрын
🤍🤍🤍
@camalafowler1779 Жыл бұрын
2023 and I still consider this one of the most beautiful, heart-felt songs in history. Well done! 👏
@SherculesMoonflowerSassdragon Жыл бұрын
Ray Charles was a great American. As was Leon Russell. Take me back ...
@Katy-tj2rr Жыл бұрын
Always here for Ray Charles ♥️ and timeless, most beautiful, *heart-felt* song♥️"A song for you"♥️ Athens, Hellas Gr 🇬🇷
@lisamiller4123 Жыл бұрын
My ALL TIME FAVORITE Plus Leon Russell ❤
@duncan399811 ай бұрын
we only say 1993 here. NOTHING ELSE!!!
@anthonybryant904110 ай бұрын
Next to Georgia on my mind Best song ever my opinion
@peterjansen82624 жыл бұрын
The man, The voice, The pianoplayer, The Legend. None better, not one.
@anthonybryant90413 ай бұрын
Absolutely 💯 true
@jamesbrowning2063 ай бұрын
One of my regrets in life was not going to an outdoor Ray Charles concert when I had the chance. Rest in peace, Ray.
@erinpennington97167 жыл бұрын
"I love you in a place where there's no space or time." Most beautiful line ever!
@rb78605 жыл бұрын
Beautiful pic. You look like Drew Barrymore.
@TheDankNught5 жыл бұрын
Know your image of me is what I hope to be...
@leeentertainmentchannel2475 жыл бұрын
"i love u for my life, cause ur a friend of mine." hits me right in the feels
@rykson1614 жыл бұрын
Erin Pennington . “ If my words don’t come together listen to the melody , because my love is in there hiding .... “ amazing !!!
@robertripley92744 жыл бұрын
This transcends music, beautiful though it is, and becomes a statement of personal belief, opening up the soul for humanity. Wonderful.
@eolden77492 жыл бұрын
So many have tried to cover Leon's song and just don't make it. Only Ray Charles pays it due justice. God bless Ray and Leon.
@jmk1962 Жыл бұрын
I prefer Donny Hathaways version.
@greg74695 ай бұрын
What about Karen carpenter
@Scottwilliamson-bi3vi2 ай бұрын
Simply red . Hold my drink
@viggen22523 жыл бұрын
"Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision" - Stevie Wonder
@22RosesGrow22 күн бұрын
❤
@reward2579 жыл бұрын
Every song this man did sounded like it was written for him.
@MrJohnisthename9 жыл бұрын
+Reggie Ward yes, even America the Beautiful is sung like no one else
@Martin811348 жыл бұрын
+Reggie Ward took the words right from my mouth. the ability to "own" a piece, a rare gift indeed. Luther had it, and the real mark is when the original writer or artist tributes your version. Dionne Warwrick thought Luther walked on water with what, 3 of her remakes? Everybody in the industry felt Ray walked on water. probably HOPED he would do one of their songs.
@bucksellers53647 жыл бұрын
HEAR HEAR !!!!
@vikamzhavanadze57877 жыл бұрын
Indeed!!!
@hanahausenblasova79327 жыл бұрын
Mám husí kůži. Všechny smysly a srdce pracují. Dokonalé je jen obyčejné slovo. Tato píseň je daleko víc.
@brianlamberts7566 жыл бұрын
Makes me want to cry. Ray Charles and Leon Russell were such geniuses! Glad I lived in the same time with these two.
@lkillman8 Жыл бұрын
me too
@jhje1139 Жыл бұрын
Me too(and that ai'not that me too movement)
@richardcervi5446 Жыл бұрын
I'm not crying....you're crying! Ray had a gift, and the grace to share it with all of us.
@teecee38668 ай бұрын
yeah.
@janicetomaso212911 ай бұрын
How fortunate we are to have this magnificent voice to enjoy! ❤️👏
@mariadosocorromenezesfeito4559 ай бұрын
Eu me encanto sempre com Ray Charley,é imortal!!!!!!!
@selvinalbertrajsongs56692 жыл бұрын
Wow... he's not just singing a song or playing his piano... but, it's much more than a song or music...
@kyleadcock79915 жыл бұрын
Ray Charles is the ultimate version. Donny Hathaway a close second. Leon Russell created this masterpiece and sang it in his own way as only a songwriter who penned this song, can do. So I listen to each one and hear the different layers each artist brings to the song. Kodi has done a very close version to Donny Hathaway's version. Michael Buble' brought in his jazz element. How anyone can dislike Ray Charles's version, I have no idea.
@musicltracker Жыл бұрын
Remember to add Dennis Edwards of the Temptations, and Freda Payne and Aretha.
@teecee38668 ай бұрын
Charles made it his as only he could.
@kyleadcock79918 ай бұрын
@@teecee3866 Yes, I think this is a fair and true statement. Ray Charles had the ability to live each song he sang. . Thank you.
@kyleadcock79918 ай бұрын
@@musicltracker Thanks I will go check out this out.
@drnivek3 ай бұрын
Barbara Cook, also. Her live version at Carnegie Hall...
@Totojoyjoy7 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Leon Russell, for giving the world this song. And thank you, Ray Charles and Donny Hathaway for imagining it in ways that touch, enter and live deep down in my heart. And, my heavens, may you ALL R.I.P. forever.
@karenkaptures2 жыл бұрын
♥️
@dongmo12 жыл бұрын
Yes, Donny and Ray’s covers the best of this beautiful Leon Russell ballad.
@TTFMjock Жыл бұрын
Let’s not sell Leon’s rendition short
@slotcargene1 Жыл бұрын
I'm partial to Christina Aguilera with Herbie Hancock.
@guvmitchell2550 Жыл бұрын
Leon Russell + Ray Charles, 1 and 1A tie goes to the songwriter....both are too damn good by half, where are the ARTISTS of this generation?
@robinleebraun77399 ай бұрын
Thank God for Leon Russell and Ray Charles.
@kimberlyoverfield98334 жыл бұрын
This version is beautiful. There is one which Ray Charles performs this song with Leon and Willie Nelson. Leon Russell was one of the most amazing musicians and songwriters that blessed this world.
@davidgreen9663 Жыл бұрын
I just gotta listen to Leon and this song from time to time. It saddens me and I miss all the musicians who've passed. Had to wipe some tears. I loved these people.
@c.u.169410 ай бұрын
we are blessed to have lived alongside with all these legends...truly.
@davidgreen966310 ай бұрын
@@c.u.1694 Yes. Truly blessed !
@monicabratu70287 жыл бұрын
Ray's voice is the most beatiful , profound voice I' ve heard in my entire life. It has a magical power. it takes you on a ride to ..... heaven.
@waterliiy6 жыл бұрын
He and Aretha had it going on with their talent.
@lyndelljones54835 жыл бұрын
Yes. So soulful. He cries a song, he doesn't just sing it.
@richardmbowman5 жыл бұрын
It IS a thing to behold.....is it not?
@qwerty-ez7rf5 жыл бұрын
absolutely one of the best and I love this song. see what you think of this voice search Jackie Evancho - Angel
@richardmbowman5 жыл бұрын
Somebody once said that Ray could read a Denny's menu and still sound great.
@norman27113 жыл бұрын
I've been so many places in my life and time I've sung a lot of songs I've made some bad rhymes I've acted out my life in stages With ten thousand people watching But we're alone now And I'm singing this song to you I know your image of me is what I hoped to be I treated you unkindly But darling can't you see There's no one more important to me Baby can't you see through me? 'Cause we're alone now and I'm singing this song to you You taught me precious secrets Of a true love You wanted nothing You came out in front When I was hiding But now I'm so much better And if my words don't come together Listen to the melody 'Cause my love is in there hiding I love you in a place Where there's no space or time I love you for my life You're a friend of mine And when my life is over Remember when we were together We were alone And I was singing this song to you I love you in a place Where there's no space or time I love you for my life You're a friend of mine And when my life is over Remember when we were together We were alone and I was singing this song to you We were alone And I was singing this song to you We were alone and I was singing this song Singing this song to you
@williamjancha28123 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@michellepatrick51752 жыл бұрын
May God Bless You
@gailenefuller83302 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@albertaddad364 Жыл бұрын
I really love elton John singing this , but donny and billy joel are fantastic and of course billy paul
@paulahunt3508 Жыл бұрын
@@albertaddad364 I know quite a bit about music, but I did not know Elton John, and Billy Joel did this. THANK YOU for Schooling me! LOL
@Kbb19574 жыл бұрын
I agree with Chuck Brown. I always associated this song with Ray. It took all these years and a bit of research to learn it was written by Leon Russell. Makes sense, though. But Ray Charles sincerely owns the song. Hauntingly beautiful.....
@oldwestguy6 жыл бұрын
The one, the only.... nobody wrapped his soul around a song quite like Ray Charles. And this classic was made for his unique style, because when Mr. Charles sang, he always made you feel like he was "singing this song for you."
@NormandR Жыл бұрын
This is the best version of that song that I,ve heard, Ray Charles sings with his soul and his guts , great artist ,he is unique .........
@chazzychazify3 жыл бұрын
My brother & I had the privilege to see Ray Charles perform live in Australia 2003, 1 year before his death....he was amazing. Before my brother died by suicide some years later, he sent his wife a text to say "I will met you in a place, where there is no space and time". Whenever I hear this most poignant version by Ray Charles, I think of my beautiful music loving brother and the many concerts I'm sure he has seen in heaven. Ray Charles would have been at the top of his list ♥♥♥
@Copperbritches7 жыл бұрын
Ray could make EVERY song sound like it was written for him......
@iamised15 жыл бұрын
Ray was brilliant and this is far and away the best version of this song, depth, feeling, everything.
@giordanijean-baptiste41342 жыл бұрын
I have to disagree donny hathaway was better
@klaatubaradamgtow99562 жыл бұрын
Donny’s version depended on a blues feel in the chords and voicings whereas Ray’s emotional palette with the tasteful piano and orchestra is orders of magnitude wider. Donny also flubbed the lyrics, saying, “I’m singing this song TO you.,” rather than FOR you. “FOR you” as Ray sings it conveys a much stronger message. Donny is a very great singer, but in mining this song he missed the vein of gold. Ray tapped into it directly.
@paulahunt3508 Жыл бұрын
@Brian Shelton You are 100% CORRECT! Ray’s rendition is the BEST! Donny Hathaway’s is good, but Ray’s flows so much smoother. Maybe it’s because of his piano, I’m not sure. You people that disagree with Brian and me, go back and listen to Donny’s. Then come back here to Ray’s version, and you’ll hear exactly what I’m talking about. Don’t get me wrong, Donny’s is very good, but Ray is just smooth, no breaks in the music. It flows so perfectly. If you don’t agree then, we’ll just agree to disagree. We surely won’t argue over such a BEAUTIFUL SONG ABOUT LOVE! Many BLESSINGS TO ALL. 4:03
@jamesofalo6247 Жыл бұрын
Love the original 100x more than the covers.
@moss844811 ай бұрын
the original wasn't bad
@thecannonball10003 жыл бұрын
Very rarely will a cover song come out that affects me more than the original. Donny Hathaway performed this beautifully. But right here, something in Ray's well seasoned voice, that the lyrics hurt me in the most beautiful and heartbreaking manner. As such, this will be what plays in my mind when I think of Ray Charles
@paulahunt3508 Жыл бұрын
Philip Cannon, me too! ❤
@mrsm2225 жыл бұрын
This song is already one of my favorites. Then a young man named Kodi Lee Lee had to go sing it and make me cry.
@Denzel_Watchington5 жыл бұрын
Donny Hathaway wrote this song.... lol
@mizf16595 жыл бұрын
@@Denzel_Watchington lmao!! WRONG!! LEON RUSSELL DID, LOOK IT UP SMARTY PANTS
@mizf16595 жыл бұрын
@@Denzel_Watchington , well, to be honest, obviously more than you..lol I sense animosity from the beginning? 🤔 seems you're almost hurt because it's not a "black man who wrote this awesome song"..?? I was simply correcting your mistake, also btw, my grandmother loved leon Russell, that's how I knew..
@mizf16595 жыл бұрын
@@Denzel_Watchington BTW, I SID SAY"" WROTE "" LMAO🤔🤔😂😂😂
@mizf16595 жыл бұрын
@@Denzel_Watchington .do your research dude!!😂😂
@rodneywilliams77892 жыл бұрын
The first time I heard this song I cried like a new born baby. This is a beautiful song. I want this song play at my life celebration. The going home to be with my mom and dad
@sonyadrake3428 Жыл бұрын
Same here 😘
@kennychetty3978 Жыл бұрын
Leon wrote this song in the spiritual realm where Space And Time is an illusion ,Ray sings and plays this song in the physical realm where Space and Time is a reality.
@publikenamee Жыл бұрын
😮 I could’ve sworn up, down, inside and out that this was a Donny Hathaway original!!! I Stand Corrected!
@sonyadrake3428 Жыл бұрын
Both Versions are Superb 😘
@gerrymccaffrey85373 күн бұрын
Leon Russell wrote the song, Ray Charles doing it justice what a voice. Also piano fantastic Leon trained at Juliard. Both men magnificent entertainers❤
@allfasten8 жыл бұрын
The BEST vesion of this song. Hands down.
@terriminter11275 жыл бұрын
Donny Hathaway and Lala Hathaway listen to them sing this song
@Ella-pf6hh4 жыл бұрын
So so so many amazing artists have covered this - just listened to Whitney live as well as Amy Winehouse....again! Hers was recorded at home
@Ella-pf6hh4 жыл бұрын
And I grew up on Donnie/Lalah
@daveblueballz66593 жыл бұрын
nope kodi lee
@ashleyroyal81053 жыл бұрын
love many versions but it was no cover for Leon Russell and he takes the chocolates for mine..
@beverlyharris9859 Жыл бұрын
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONG EVER WRITTEN. SENSATIONAL AWESOME HEAVENLY BEAUTIFUL AMAZING WONDERFUL!!!!!!
@terrytrice701211 ай бұрын
A beautiful song which has brought tears to my eyes. I know what it's like to sing my song to a very special person.
@susanleone9767 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this classic song this is song it's so beautiful, it goes right through your soul all through your body I wish they made more beautiful songs like this now God bless everybody stay safe pray show kindness in this crazy world we're in peace out 🦋😊👍🎶🙏🙏🙏
@sonyadrake3428 Жыл бұрын
Beautifully Stated 😘 Wishing you a Joyous New Year and be Safe!
@susanleone9767 Жыл бұрын
@@sonyadrake3428 you too .may the new year be a better one.praying.🙏🙏🙏😊🦋🎄
@donnkizz6 жыл бұрын
Your comment Mr Brown about this being the definitive version of this classic is on point. This was the genius of Ray Charles at his best emotional poignant and soulful
@triplejazzmusicisall1883 Жыл бұрын
For this listener this is definitive in that I feel it could not be done better. The album it is from is called True Genius which other than this and a couple of tracks isn't all that great. Way back then I bought the cd just for this track alone. For some reason the eighties and soul never worked but this ballad sung by Ray is beyond sublime.
@sonyadrake3428 Жыл бұрын
A MASTERPIECE! SING IT RAY 🎤🎹🎻🎸🎺🎷🎶🎵🎼 GONE TOO SOON!
@eddean9674 Жыл бұрын
Great comment 👍🏼🙏🏽
@jmk1962 Жыл бұрын
I prefer Donny Hathaways version
@robertg.valeno76895 жыл бұрын
This from a friend of mine, it was written for Ray: Most people remember "A Song for You" as the 1972 hit for The Carpenters ... the spooky brother and sister duo of Richard and Karen Carpenter. But the song was written by Leon Russell ... the enigmatic songwriter, recording artist and band leader who passed away in 2016. I booked Leon Russell for a show at KatManDu on the Philly waterfront back in 1994 ... and had the pleasure of having lunch with him the day of the show. He told me a fascinating story about "A Song for You" which I have never seen recounted anywhere. As Leon explained it, he had originally written "A Song for You" for Ray Charles to record in the late 60's. But when the deeply superstitious American musical icon listened to the song he was shaken by the lyrics ... telling Leon that it scared him how closely he related to the lyrics. Though he loved the song Ray Charles declined to record it because of its eerie effect on him. So Leon went on to record the song himself in 1970 and made a killing when the Carpenters version become a pop chart hit two years later! Then in 1993 Ray Charles finally relented and recorded "A Song for You" for his "My World" album. While telling me this story at lunch ... Leon leaned over and patted me on the forearm, smiled with a devilish grin and said "Ray Charles recording that song made me a million dollars."
@richarddixon78552 жыл бұрын
I never heard Carpenters referred to as "spooky." That adjective alone makes me wonder about the whole story that followed.
@kerrymckinley77284 жыл бұрын
i love how he sings with passion, he laughs and smiles as hes performing one of the greatest songs of all time
@blessedlonewolf5518 Жыл бұрын
BEST Ray Charles Robinson song out of decades of music this man gave us. This song performed by him makes me cry every single time. RIP Ray.
@sonyadrake3428 Жыл бұрын
Same with me, tears of JOY 😘
@paulahunt3508 Жыл бұрын
@@sonyadrake3428 cold chills and tears of joy. This song pierces your Soul, and leaves it happy.
@soldatenhaim Жыл бұрын
I'm crying from this song too.
@davidrosenbaum226 Жыл бұрын
I’m thinking of playing “Hey, You’ve Got to Hide your love away so I can stop these tears rolling down my cheeks.
@1968MARIOLA4 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful thing about music is that it moves all the senses. These sounds remain in my heart forever.
@paulahunt3508 Жыл бұрын
This song will remain in My Heart FOREVER!
@marlenelyles11 ай бұрын
Had no idea that Leon Russel wrote this song. Beautiful.
@kevindigo2211 ай бұрын
While I still like Leon's versions the best, Ray Charles is the only other artist who can really do this beautiful song the justice it deserves, both vocally and on the piano!!
@michael-grandpamoses257111 ай бұрын
Leon immortalized himself with this song. Covered well over 100 times by many greats including (obviously) the legend Ray
@maryogar1624 Жыл бұрын
Karen Carpenter and Ray Charles singing it their way...both so amazingly beautiful!!
@jmk1962 Жыл бұрын
My favourite version is Donny Hathaways one. ❤
@Kbb19574 жыл бұрын
My husband is a songwriter and recently played me something he wrote that prompted me to remember this. Not just this song, but this specific version of this song. I'm very old school and precise about these things. I now know that Leon Russell wrote and recorded the song. I also learned that there are several versions of it on the internet and I've listened to all of them. This particular version by Ray Charles has that inexplanable 'it"factor that is impossible to explain. It's not something that should be up for debate - it's neither wrong or right. It just is. Leon wrote an amazing song from his heart and soul. We, the public, are blessed to have been able to experience this song, feel it, interpt it and claim it as our own. That alone, is spectacular.
@teecee38668 ай бұрын
This is his song. Thank you Leon.
@RaphaelAshanti5 жыл бұрын
Once Ray Charles sings your song, you don't own it anymore.
@johnbachman8908 Жыл бұрын
This is a great song and Mr. Charles does it to absolute perfection.
@sonyadrake3428 Жыл бұрын
Yes, he does 😘
@duncan399811 ай бұрын
Since 1993 he blessed me with this
@cherylmassey53498 жыл бұрын
I grew up listening to the great Mr. Ray Charles. I'll be 64 in May and live in Tennessee. My mom loved his voice and his music. She taught my sisters and I to love all music. RIP Mr. Charles.
@vicu3287 Жыл бұрын
A song from another world. So human that is unhuman. Inmortal.
@stevenstewart28982 жыл бұрын
Saw Leon at a small club years ago sat front row and Mary was right there with him .It was an awesome time.
@maryoyewole49939 жыл бұрын
Ray made everything his own. Oh, how I miss him. There's little music out there now.
@darlenelongo85896 жыл бұрын
hope he knows somehow.....
@jimmyarbutus25553 жыл бұрын
A recent survey has indicated that there is plenty of music out there. In fact there is actually 16 % more.
@taylorjames5645 жыл бұрын
BEST VERSION HANDS DOWN OF ANYONE SINGING IT !!!!
@jobeLewOOH4 жыл бұрын
Ray Charles recorded his version of this song on his 1993 album My World. Released as a single, it reached #4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, and won him a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Charles also performed the song at New York's Beacon Theatre on April 9, 2003, as part of Willie Nelson's 70th birthday tribute (released on DVD as Willie Nelson and Friends: Live & Kickin'). Leon Russell sang the first verse, Willie Nelson sang the second verse, and Charles sang the remainder of the song in this unforgettable performance. Nelson, who stood nearby during Charles' performance, was moved to tears.
@345kobi10 ай бұрын
Written by Leon Russell and performed by Ray Charles - No wonder it is up there among the best.
@msbony2u7 жыл бұрын
Ray won a Grammy with this. Leon WAS proud. WHAT A LOSS.
@anikiyamamoto32975 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Finally someone knows This leon song
@TheWilliamBWilliams4 жыл бұрын
RIP Leon Russell
@Kathysue113 жыл бұрын
So my son is getting married next month and wants to have a mother son dance, and I suggested A Song for You by the Master Leon Russell, and he said its pretty emotional. Yes it is. Then I suggested Queen of the Roller Derby! Didn't go over well, but damn I fell in love with Leon from that song lol. Rip Master Leon!!!!!!!
@ronnie51297 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. RAY AND LEON , YOU BOTH WERE BROTHERS.............................
@dscrant17762 жыл бұрын
This man earned and was surrounded by a beautiful world that he never even got to see. This video could have been recorded in a closet. He never got to know the beauty of the places he preformed... He just knew the beauty of the sounds he made. And way those keys felt. And that was enough..
@snit22 Жыл бұрын
I was born in 1960. We used to watch Ray on Ed Sullivan and other such variety shows. My Dad did not like him. I loved Ray's singing and playing so much that I stood up to my Dad when I was 5, 6 or 7 (hard to recall exactly) and disagreed with him and told him so. My Dad had a temper, so one did not stand up to him too readily.
@AlexandriaGDD9 жыл бұрын
Ray makes every song his own.
@jefft79683 жыл бұрын
I've listened to this song more than 100 times over the years. It still makes my allergies act up every time. I get the sniffles and my eyes water.
@imAlex4143 жыл бұрын
Great cover of summertime, man!
@moss844811 ай бұрын
'specially Lucy
@anthonymonteverde45154 жыл бұрын
This is a BEAUTIFUL version.
@virgilwalker35295 жыл бұрын
The best version of this song ever sung by the legend that's all
@jackbravo21727 жыл бұрын
I wasn't a big Ray Charles fan growing up but wow, this performance was a masterpiece.He hit it out of the park on this one.
@Henri-bell7 жыл бұрын
Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.
@jackierave7 жыл бұрын
What an awesome statement Mr. Bell.. so very very true . So many want ya to forget.. but its in the forgiving that makes all the difference. Thanks..
@cynthiawilkins47707 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you've been smokin'' some primo shit!
@darlenelongo85897 жыл бұрын
sounds like Kierkegaard there, Henri....
@darlenelongo85897 жыл бұрын
bittersweet.....
@madmanmadman90426 жыл бұрын
Henri Bell nicely put Henri.
@mikegrigoriadis9484 Жыл бұрын
Best rendition of this song ever!!!
@sonyadrake3428 Жыл бұрын
I agree and I also like Donny Hathaway's Version, BOTH ARE G.O.A.T. ICONIC LEGENDS!
@kurtjohnson48163 жыл бұрын
One of the best love songs ever written (Leon Russell). This has to be the best version I ever heard.
@kare-juhanawilenius97037 жыл бұрын
This is really a true classic of all time. No one does it better than R.C.
@garfield1220108 жыл бұрын
The absolute best version of this song !! so much emotion, makes me want to cry X
@TheZsomle8 жыл бұрын
+Debra Mallinson I agree!!! This is the best version what I ever heard.. :D
@lesfreligh41397 жыл бұрын
You really need to hear the original by Leon Russell for the real emotion without all of the orchestral help - RIP Leon ....
@shae60197 жыл бұрын
I really love Leon Russell version. It speaks to my soul. I also love this version...
@dammitboy35767 жыл бұрын
shae samples no doubt this is beautiful. but Leons version is fantastic, he wrote this after all.
@dammitboy35767 жыл бұрын
Les Freligh no doubt. Leon does something to his song that NO ONE can imitate. Love Leon man he was great.
@abadstormrising3 ай бұрын
Still gives me A feeling from my heart after 30 + years
@jackesslinger82386 ай бұрын
Nothing more to say , when MR Charles says it all
@maximusm53935 жыл бұрын
By Far the best cover of this song period. RIP Legend.
@jimmiereardon94135 жыл бұрын
Probably also, Karen Carpenter and Donnie Hathaway do great covers as well
@dan-yuhl Жыл бұрын
♾ ❤ 💞✨ "Listen to the melody, 'cause my love's in there hiding. " We feel it ❤😢
@shyldaodell64423 жыл бұрын
Leon Russel is saying, I can hide from anyone but you. A testament to flawed but very human love. And with Ray Charles at the helm, well, how fine is that.
@shyldaodell6442 Жыл бұрын
@Andy Benitez Hi
@shyldaodell6442 Жыл бұрын
@Andy Benitez I'm muddling along but managing. There are quite a few issues I've been addressing lately, so I may not be timely in responding to you. I live in Huntington Beach, CA. I'm so pleased you're a fan of Ray Charles. Obviously, you have great taste!
@valeriequinn89423 жыл бұрын
My daughter's father loved Ray Charles. He wasn't there for her alot, could never keep up with child support, but he tried. They were starting to get really close and he died suddenly. She was crushed. Because it truly fit. I made her listen to it.
@gajagu8 жыл бұрын
I'm Crying... With All My Heart... My Son!
@carlosmellino62488 жыл бұрын
máster
@vinonundkumar39032 жыл бұрын
Love the song. Silky, sexy, smooth. Words to die for. Thank you. 👍 🌹 😘 🤗 🌈 🌈 🌈
@hendri93445 жыл бұрын
I come here because of Kodi Lee. God bless him. great voice and great song too from Ray.
@michaelb6865 жыл бұрын
Same
@annajoned11222 жыл бұрын
Whether sung by Donnie Hathaway or Ray Charles this song always gets me.
@Longtack55 Жыл бұрын
Or even Leon Russell. Ray's is the best
@sonyadrake3428 Жыл бұрын
I agree, both Versions are Superb 😘
@letshearyourverse2 жыл бұрын
My mom adored Leon. This was one of her favs. I love all versions of this song where there's no place and time.
@eugenewardjr.35067 жыл бұрын
Over 200 artists have covered this amazing piece of genius & I think Ray did it true justice. But I still prefer the original. Leon wrote it in an attempt to persuade Rita Coolidge to change her mind and not leave living in L.A. & return to her more stable roots in the Mississippi Delta. Leon poured his heart and soul into that effort. But Rita simply couldn't stand the craziness and split to be go back.
@NorseInOz5 жыл бұрын
I remember the first time I heard this - I was driving in a car with a crappy radio and tinny speakers. And despite that, I remember that by the end of the song I could feel the hair on the back of my neck sticking up and had goosebumps on my arms - such an incredible performance. He really made this song his own.
@Kbb19574 жыл бұрын
Music is a force that flows among us all. The amazingly talented people who create it, who perform it, wouldn't exist if all of us didn't feel it and embrace it. The fact is that we are all connected by it in one way or another. The artist creates freely and independently and then is forced into dealing with another realm of reality called - success! My take on this is this - if Leon Russell wasn't a musical genus and didn't write this song after suffering a heartbreak and if Ray Charles didn't exist at all - we all would have never experienced this incredible moment in time....
@billdrops4 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs of all time. As far as I'm concerned it's Leon Russell's greatest composition. It's perfect in every way and as Ray Charles always did, he made it his own. He and his piano were one instrument and it's sensational to watch.
@adriamaral3006 жыл бұрын
Nothing can top this song. Its gorgeous.
@alienair17484 жыл бұрын
615 lost people is too many... this song and Ray Charles is worthy of highest thoughts.
@estebanreines3307 Жыл бұрын
Ray Charles nunca me decepciona, aunque ya no esté entre nosotros. Talento, corazón e interpretación. Qué más se puede pedir!?
@lauryliepolito527 жыл бұрын
I've been so many places in my life and time I've sung a lot of songs, I've made some bad rhyme I've acted out my life in stages With ten thousand people watching But we're alone now and I'm singin' this song for you I know your image of me is what I hope to be, baby I've treated you unkindly but girl can't you see There's no one more important to me So darling can't you please see through me 'cause we're alone now and I'm singin' my song for you You taught me precious secrets of the truth, withholdin' nothin' You came out in front and I was hiding But now I'm so much better so if my words don't come together Listen to the melody cause my love's in there hiding I love you in a place where there's no space or time I love you for my life, 'cause you're a friend of mine And when my life is over, remember when we were together We were alone and I was singin' my song for you I love you in a place where there's no space or time I've loved you for my life, yes, you're a friend of mine And when my life is over, remember when we were together We were alone and I was singin' my song for you, yes We were alone and I was singin' this song for you, baby We were alone and I was singin' my song, Singin' my song, singin' my song, singin' my song Singin' my song
@sdanielidis6 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for the beautiful lyrics
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@MaryFilkins5 жыл бұрын
Kodi Lee was my reason for being here. His performance makes me cry...and I had no idea Ray Charles did this too. Cant say enough how beautiful both performances touched me
@22RosesGrow22 күн бұрын
"I love you in a place where theres no space or time, I love you with my life you're a friend of mine".🌹
@mark19684 жыл бұрын
What a voice this man had.
@georgegillespie54247 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ray Charles for showing how this song should be sung. GREATNESS!!!!!
@DD-19967 жыл бұрын
I saw him in "The Blues Brothers" (1980). This guy's got style.
@beachcomber395535 жыл бұрын
Came up the hard way by paying his dues, so to speak. Not over night success from a talent show then forgotten about tomorrow. True legends live on after their gone. We love you Ray!
@tonyteo7778 Жыл бұрын
A vocal masterpiece.
@dzdncnfzdinPA7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful rendition. RIP Leon Russell. Feel no more pain Bro.
@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti16636 жыл бұрын
~RIP Ray Charles~
@walterwhite53862 жыл бұрын
All the great singers are gone but not forgotten.
@markgriffin66863 жыл бұрын
58 years old and I'm crying this song is so powerful
@aaronstein9475 жыл бұрын
Ray was arguably the greatest interpretive singer of his time, and that basically extended up until his death. This version sounds like a cool mix of Leon and Donny. RIP Ray, Leon, and Donny. Love and miss you guys always.