Dionne Warwick - A House Is Not Home Live 1964

Dionne Warwick sings A House Is Not Home.

[@justcat6042]

No one can make me cry over a song about furniture and infrastructure like Dionne does

[@barbarawatson280]

And Neil Sedaka The Hungry Years both wonderfully written songs

[@justtubing767]

Luther Vandross' rendition of this song should have you sobbing loudly. He killed it, buried it, and sent it to heaven.

[@TimoBrown79]

@@justtubing767completely agree. Luther makes this version sound a little generic. 😂

[@djenkins1918]

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)

[@starskyhutcho-vm2gw]

​@@djenkins1918same thoughts.i prefer warwick.

[@r.higgins7869]

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.

[@raspop2587]

don't forget Mavis Staples version was raspy and had soul aswell all three versions were good

[@kse1112]

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!

[@plectrumsoul]

I agree … but always Dionne for me

[@maria-estelapamittan1496]

I still listen to this song up to these days even i am already over 60.Its nostalgic!

[@dee_dee_place]

Dionne Warwick has a fabulous voice. I do, however, prefer Sarah Vaughan's rendition of this song.

[@shaneg3490]

Such amazing talent. She stands there and commands the world's attention with class and a stratospheric voice. No gimmicks.

[@xavierdh2000]

Amen

[@swankybutters8371]

She is great... One of my favorite singers. Some of he stuff makes me weepy...

[@jacquegreig7746]

I know, rare. Pure talent! Love her. Grew up in her singing Burt Bacharach in my house. Thanks, momma!

[@lilybond6485]

Nobody can compare.

[@fullscreenshorts616]

I’m 26 years old and this is just so great. I love Luther’s version also

[@Kuklapolitan]

This is why Burt Bacharach adored Dionne Warwick...hers is a sublime performance.

[@jakespivey3716]

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.

[@achosenvessel6563]

Yes!

[@katlady1085]

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.

[@premanadi]

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.

[@patrickryan1515]

Good review, very accurate.

[@mattlow9056]

Hi there.. how are you doing? Happy new year with good health and prosperity..

[@janetpound1867]

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.

[@susankennedy5739]

Luther Van Dross' version is quite different and also moving, I think. He worshiped Dionne.

[@richardleonard4281]

A master class. Today's girls need to listen to Dionne. No screeching,she never over sings anything and yet conveys power and emotion.

[@cupofjavaproductions3138]

It's beautiful ❤️

[@oldsoul_anth243]

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.

[@johnlewis195]

whitney had great Genes....

[@howardferguson2870]

Wow, very profound

[@MrMichaeldunbar21]

And yet is so complex and intricate!

[@terriz.2981]

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

[@geester]

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!.

[@dominiquejones3805]

But is that dude

[@lancetop]

Folks, this is pure class. Dionne's stunning, exotic appearance... along with her unforgettable voice...pure class.

[@CarolSmith_authoress_]

You have the best user name on you tube. Well done!

[@bogliman69]

Oh sure it is!!!

[@RitaMidwest]

EXOTIC??!?.

[@lindatelevangelista7743]

It’s the “exotic appearance” for me 😂

[@January.]

@@CarolSmith_authoress_ *username

[@urgdaddy]

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.

[@TheEmperorjun]

😢😢😢 but it ends here...the wokes have arrived...

[@kentscoffey]

No one rocks an evening dress better than Dionne.

[@vickibazter3446]

True that! Exquisite

[@dromendozacoraspevc9141]

The world is over. All good artists are dying without replacement. So little left.

[@fpvillegas9084]

Not all singers can sing LIVE.....Dionne is one of the best ❤👍🎉🎤🎶

[@DaOrigTruthSeeker]

I love the simplicity and purity of her delivery.

[@achosenvessel6563]

Yes....i love your comment. You understand singing. No screaming and annoying sounds.

[@tomwittner1490]

@@achosenvessel6563. Regal, soft, mellow.

[@TheeKingSoloman]

She was 24 and owning it!

[@thelasonj]

gorgeous. ...look at those cat eyes makep and that dress and her waist!! and that voice!!

[@ITSFULLOFSTARS1]

+thelasonj THANK YOU.

[@raymondcurry2278]

The only thing missing was a pair of chandelier diamond earnings.

[@tijan8948]

I never knew she was known as such a beauty, like a model

[@butterflyszn2342]

@@tijan8948 her and whitney are and were gorgeous

[@gdj6298]

Dionne deserved Bacharach & David songs. And the songs deserved her.

[@BeezowDoodooZopittybop-bop-bop]

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!

[@waltervaught8896]

If Dionne was a portrait she would be a masterpiece.

[@burtihal]

Wow! Yes!!!!!

[@twelveoaks1]

The best Burt Bacharach and Hal David song (1964) ever written. Dionne Warwick sings this beautifully. -- Rest in Peace, Burt Bacharach.

[@trevorvaisey5860]

Absolutely ❤❤❤

[@jimiphil9386]

no one can touch Dionne,no one!

[@Ghostmanriding]

How true.

[@geraldtone5914]

+Jimi Phil luther vandross

[@martinward10]

Ella Fitzgerald

[@jimmybalantyne5545]

Sarah Vaughan can.

[@derrickcrawford6235]

Jimi Phil Umm, I can name a few. Gladys, Chaka, Stephanie and Anita.

[@GarageStudio7]

She's soo beautiful and natural unlike what we see today!

[@commonsenseonwheels8614]

She had a voice lets just keep it as that she wasn't easy on the eyes

[@GarageStudio7]

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)!

[@commonsenseonwheels8614]

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

[@Ma1nguy]

Common sense on wheels I thought she was very attractive and she wore very little makeup

[@GarageStudio7]

Ma1nguy Exactly my thoughts as well; Dionne was a naturally beautiful woman and still is.

[@princememphis7726]

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

[@leonardoespiritu1866]

100 agreed. The song always makes me cry!!!

[@douglassharpe55]

Prince Memphis try Ella Fitzgerald's version!

[@fisherman7633]

There's only one Dionne Warwick. No substitute; no comparison.

[@lyfong4945]

Dionne Warwick..surely an Egyptian Princess..poise 'n elegance straight from the heart sing on dear sister..

[@justSunny7]

I was today years old when I learned that she sang this 1st.

[@reddingmalik]

She is americas first global pop star I love this woman sooooooooo much god bless her

[@annehamilton8190]

Ms. Diva Dionne is always so classy, sophisticated and elegant!

[@mattlow9056]

Hi there.. how are you doing? Happy new year with good health and prosperity

[@dwjoseph59]

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!!

[@lyonahjudah1549]

😂😅😂 you're fucking kidding right?

[@OfficialG5Tv]

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

[@laffytaffyatlkilla9444]

Remember she sang this before Luther did.

[@s3hooligan]

and Luther masterfully placed his magic upon it. Both renditions are magnificent.

[@hrhjrd]

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.

[@ProximaCentauri88]

@@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.

[@hrhjrd]

@@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.

[@stacimillner4427]

I just shared this on my Facebook page. Because I didn't know this...

[@purfctwmn]

I can’t imagine a world without Dione Warwick.

[@AtlantaGymFan]

What a superior range and feeling - Dionne Warwick sang the songs of my generation, brilliantly

[@Lifetimepanther1944]

she is so Beautiful to me! and that voice!

[@doonie]

She gives me goosebumps. That's the way to deliver a song, Dionne!

[@kristiaspight332]

Her voice is pure perfection!!! And, she's beyond classy!! I love her tweets and the SNL skits about her😂😂!! RIP Burt🤗

[@saesmith1]

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.

[@jeromerichardson6306]

😢y

[@jeromerichardson6306]

There is know other voice like thf Dionne

[@jeromerichardson6306]

There is know other voice like thf Dionne

[@jeromerichardson6306]

There is know other voice like thf Dionne

[@jeromerichardson6306]

There is know other voice like thf Dionne

[@jeffwright6129]

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

[@zaihiraray]

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

[@aloquicious]

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.

[@patstokes3615]

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.

[@themistermax]

Now that's what I'm talking about ! She is simply amazing, not to mention Burt's composing. As good as it gets!

[@burtihal]

And Hal David's lyrics!

[@cynthialyman2636]

She suited Bacharach/David so perfectly.

[@andreadragonfly1878]

"...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!

[@klemkadiddlekopper]

It is so sad to be left behind, alone, and without another to make a home.

[@thekidhartford5266]

In a time when you came out, stood there and sang. Sublime.

[@katfratto343]

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 ...

[@susankennedy5739]

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.

[@gloriarollins8306]

My favorite female vocalist.

[@singingmanmd]

Mine too

[@jonothandoeser]

What??!!! How about Beyonce??

[@gloriarollins8306]

@@jonothandoeser I think she is good at what she does but she is not my favorite.

[@jonothandoeser]

@@gloriarollins8306 Oh dear... then I leave you to the ravages of the Bee Hive!

[@oldsoul_anth243]

@@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!

[@iswhade]

I wonder how people would react nowadays if a singer had a voice just like Dionne's...

[@bartskid9235]

iswhade Very few today have the raw talent this woman has.

[@Ma1nguy]

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

[@iswhade]

***** yes I know but I was wondering what type of songs would they do for a singer that had a voice like hers nowadays...

[@iswhade]

Ma1nguy yes I agree

[@360yah]

Bobbi Kristina was very close, but people ignored or overlooked it because it was huge like her mother's.

[@jimquantic]

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.

[@dadslyfe1267]

What a beauty - she knocks me out

[@margomazzeo1680]

I saw Dionne Warwick & Burt Bacharach in concert in Florida with my mom..rest her soul..in the early 90's...Dionne killed💝💝💝💝🎁🎁🎁🎈

[@Rocketjay12]

Wow! Her voice was like no one else's. Such a beautiful and unique sound.

[@Alex-mw1lr]

She did this live while wearing a corset. Let that sink in.

[@garryhastings3383]

Loved her songs, great lady....such talentHearing those 60's songs still manages to make me cry

[@hategreed1]

A house is not a home. Neither is an apartment a home, when you can't afford to rent one in spite of earning 2 college degrees and working hard for decades. I love Dionne. I hate GREED. The GREED is committing genocide of 90% of us.

[@Kate1Chopin]

Her voice is exquisite and unique.💕

[@robertbeatty9563]

when singers had talent and sung with real feelings and emotions

[@errolfindley257]

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.

[@AllBozosOnThisBus]

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.

[@redtoenails2909]

Good days or bad days, just listen to DW and you just fly on cloud nine....you can just close your eyes and just imagine the days with your family!!!!!

[@williamg2552]

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.

[@WitoldBanasik]

Thank you Dionne. This is by far the most touching and divine version of the epic song by brilliant Burt.

[@patrickryan1515]

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).

[@docdurdin]

Those of us, of a certaiin age, wonder how these years slipped away from us so quickly. I'm grateful it has been preserved for memories sake.

[@julierobinson8173]

a chair is not a chair when it ain't there!😂😂 Dionne delivers this song beautifully all joking aside 💖

[@alanfox4172]

My introduction to the song was via the Luther vandross version and which lead me to the original .

[@marianabarreto416]

me too. and the both versions are beautiful..

[@MrPauloRobertoSilva]

There may be elegant women, but not more than Dionne. She's graceful! Besides, a splendid singer and performer.

[@diafierce]

My mom's favorite singer. Every time Dionne Warwick had a concert in Kingston Jamaica, I was there with my mom. This song I'll never forget. Dionne Warwick is a constant reminder of my mom, there is a striking resemblance.

[@pnutbtrfly]

Very pretty! I never knew this was a Dionne Warwick song.

[@TheInvincibleViolet]

This is a very difficult song to sing.. She does it effortlessly.. Just beautiful. xx

[@Tazzeer1]

A genius indeed. Rest in Peace: Burt Bacharach. Was in high school and college when he teamed up with Dionne Warwick who Burt discovered when she was a backup singer for the Drifters in 1962. Dionne was the perfect singer for many of his hits back then. Dionne nailed this song doing it better imho than any other singer to this day! After all these years I till gets chills watching Dionne sing A House Is Not Home.

[@IrisMG]

Beautiful song, beautiful singer, beautiful gown! I'll always love my elegant Dionne!

[@fpinzow]

IMO, probably the best version I've ever heard of this song. Dionne Warwick--an original.

[@bobs2272]

The lady was perfection. This is LIVE!

[@richardplume3212]

The lady is a shining star

[@pedrojunior8635]

What a good time, we had peace, we believed in life, peace and happiness, there was no violence and the world exuded hope and love.

[@chrisahearn1735]

Jesus, I feel you

[@anthonycamomilli5479]

Classic Dionne. I feel the passion. Gives me goosebumps.

[@anthonycamomilli1149]

She is one class act! Wbat a beautiful voice. I could listen to this song over and over. it hits emotional skyscrapers

[@michaelgallegos5752]

Pure class! The Lady is a true artist. Her voice told the story without lewd gyrations, lip sync or auto tune. I feel sorry for today's forgettable female singers.They will never get it nor be remembered. But this jewel of a performance will still be played long after the pop tarts have been forgotten.

[@henriettaegeland6489]

Michael Gallegos

[@eddietucker3334]

I started listening to this song after hearing Kristin Chenowith in satellite radio. Dionne Warwick OWNS this song.

[@joshuaortiz4305]

The weekend brought us here

[@TheObserver2]

IF ONLY THE WEEKEND COUDL SING LIKE THAT!!!!!!!

[@dennicegalea1571]

best version beautiful song

[@althepal530]

Bacharach and Hal David wrote some amazing songs in their career. This is just one of them. Dionne Warwick just kills it here. Amazing.

[@A.lyssacastro]

A chair is still a chair Even when there's no-one sitting there But a chair is not a house And a house is not a home When there's no-one there to hold you tight And no-one there you can kiss goodnight A room is still a room Even when there's nothing there but gloom But a room is not a house And a house is not a home When the two of us are far apart And one of us has a broken heart Now and then I call your name And suddenly your face appears But it's just a crazy game When it ends, it ends in tears Darling, have a heart Don't let one mistake keep us apart I'm not meant to live alone Turn this house into a home When I climb the stairs And turn the key Oh, please be there Still in love with me I'm not meant to live alone Turn this house into a home When I climb the stairs And turn the key Oh, please be there Still in love with me

[@mkbell2003]

50 YRS of music! A legend! A Lady! An international star! America's music pop icon export!

[@tjpatt1]

1964 just lovely..

[@ronschmidtling]

Yes, grown-man tears. and beauty. and wow.

[@davisworth5114]

Dionne, Burt, Hal David brought such beautiful romantic visions, and hearing the beautiful Ms. Warwick always takes me back to those golden days. She is a national treasure.

[@Renee4435]

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!

[@eisenjeisen6262]

she sang with so much feeling

[@jdgreenlantern]

She owns this song.

[@terrellstaley4001]

There will never be another Dionne! So exotic, beautiful and statuesque, and that uniquely haunting voice could never be duplicated

[@h.robertcooper8478]

One of only a few songs when I love the original and remake the same as the other.

[@cherylgreene1014]

I got it! Dionne just loved it when Luther sung her song!! I didn't know she was the OG! Nice!!

[@cjbrown9755]

What I have always loved about Dionne is she had respect for the lyrics, the music, the correct approach. Dionne could sing gospel, soul and most types of music but rarely did she try to blast through a song like so many do today. So many singers oversing with a melismatic approach (constant runs,) that can take away from the beauty of a melody.

[@MsPhatBooty1]

She sings that perfect!

[@MikeyP3000]

Never knew she sang this song but wow

[@carltonwalton9819]

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!

[@jrye5]

She introduced almost all Bacharach/David songs during the sixties. Dusty Springfield was also famous for singing their songs.

[@shellstewart6712]

She was Luther's inspiration.....he really looked up to her.....wrote So Amazing for her and then he recorded it as well

[@keithgilliard9191]

Clear Eyes Discerning Heart She was huge in early 60 s......

[@tiamaruca1]

Dionne Warwick is the greatest!!!

[@alijackson3486]

Wow wish I was alive to listen to her when she was in her Prime, I’m 19 now 😭 Thank goodness for KZbin and other media outlets

[@oldsoul_anth243]

It's fine mate. I also just turned 20 and I have loved her and her songs when I was 15. We can still enjoy her songs through these platforms. Perhaps, the only thing I wished I could have done is to attend her concert and sadly that won't happen anymore.

[@alijackson3486]

@@oldsoul_anth243 I just turned 20 in December 😂

[@oldsoul_anth243]

@@alijackson3486 Oh. Belated Happy Birthday then.😄 Good to know someone in this generation who enjoys her music.

[@alijackson3486]

@@oldsoul_anth243 Happy Belated as well !!!

[@alijackson3486]

@@oldsoul_anth243 I don’t know If you checked this version of her song but she sounds so amazing with the slow tempo kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIinYZaKnJqEmNE