Lena Zavaroni sings Going Nowhere, 1981

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Beauty and perfection beyond words......
Here, Lena gives what is arguably her greatest ever live performance, in a stunningly beautiful version of Neil Sedaka's song, Going Nowhere, recorded when she was just seventeen.
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Considering
so many folks, dissatisfied with everything,
who need someone to understand they're lonely, they're lonely,
and they're not alone.
And everywhere
they shrug their shoulders, tell themselves that they don't care,
and all the while they make believe they're happy, oh they're happy,
but not really.
And they're asked to hold the world together,
make it happen, give it children,
who in turn are turning on to going nowhere.
And all the strength they'd ever need to help them
has been wasted, remains hidden,
in the confusion of going nowhere.
And who am I
to criticize the world that I have grown up in.
Most of you would tell me that I'm crazy, yes I'm crazy,
I can't help it.
I understand
that where you are is where you've been so many years,
and things that tend to change you, tend to hurt you, yes they hurt you,
very deeply.
And still you try to hold the world together,
make it happen, give it children
who in turn are turning on to going nowhere.
And all the strength they'd ever need to help them
has been wasted, remains hidden,
in the confusion of going nowhere,
going nowhere,
going, going, going nowhere,
going nowhere.
Lyrics by Neil Sedaka

[@yvieuk]

She doesn't just sing a song, she feels it

[@DylanRomanov]

I’ve never seen anything like it! maybe Judy Garland but I see Lena getting even more l completely entranced in the music.

[@thomasmezei3231]

anyone here in 2023? One of the best vocalists I've ever heard. Such a sad loss, she passed away so young.

[@bubbles2868]

Anyone here in 2024? Miss this girls voice.

[@tracybentley4731]

Me still listening in 2024

[@markiecamden]

And me!

[@thomasmezei3231]

and me!

[@angelaaielloph.d.1084]

i just wrote my first novel where she plays an important part in the protagonist's life. Mama he's making eyes at me was the first song i ever learned the lyrics too. I drove my parents crazy singing it around the house. at the time, lena was 10 and i was 12.

[@barrystott8593]

Yes off course, think about lena every day

[@royzee28]

I was a young man when I last commented on this 15 years ago! Well relatively, Lena still blows me away with this song, moves me to tears!

[@SerenDipity64711]

same here..I love this song. It is extraordinary that such a young girl can sing with such deep emotion. Every single word is felt by Lena. She was incredible💝

[@steveyewman]

That’s how you sell a song...you sing it from your soul. Simply breathtaking!

[@fromoneendofthailand]

What an incredible performance. Who here has watched this more than once?

[@garethhughes5043]

She should be remembered now as a national treasure

[@SerenDipity64711]

Had she survived I am certain she would have been honoured as a Dame - she was amazing!

[@TracyMorton-i1e]

Amazing voice still remembered

[@irish9boy]

She left so little recorded material behind. I’d move mountains to have this on cd. What a voice what stage prescience. What unbelievable talent. Rest easy Lena.

[@SerenDipity64711]

❤‍🩹

[@Declanworld]

The audio could be extracted and converted to CD and/or an MP3.

[@SerenDipity64711]

Just watched Remembering Lena Zavaroni the documentary, and am now here listening to this beautiful rendition of Going Nowhere. Lena, touched so many lives with her talent and beauty ~ I grew up seeing her on Opportunity Knocks and followed her success over the years. Her decline in health due to Anorexia was talked about continually during interviews, which would not be the case, today. Little was known about the condition, back then. It was almost seen as self inflicted being caused by vanity. How wrong they were! Karen Carpenter was treated in the same as well. It is a tragedy that Lena and Karen died so young not reaching their full potential especially, in their private lives. RIP to two amazing, courageous and beautiful women. Your voices will live on bringing joy forever more.🌹🕊❤

[@jeanjerome8322]

Great performance from Lena . Makes me cry every time I've watched her sing this . Beautiful lady, beautiful performance always. An angel .

[@davlaur]

The most wonderful performance of this song you will ever see. One of the best singers Scotland ever produced.

[@lukeuk6151]

Whos here in 2021? Gone but not forgotten Lena 💖

[@garethhughes5043]

I remember her growing up.. Loved her then and now

[@garethhughes5043]

I agree

[@garethhughes5043]

Me 2 xx

[@garethhughes5043]

Loved her

[@lukeuk6151]

@@garethhughes5043 I only discovered her about 10 years ago. What a heartbreaking story and breath taking talent. Such a shame for the poor girl.

[@davlaur]

The words and the emotion were all real, she was crying out for help !!!, if you watch closely at the end it's as if she is coming out of a trance. This is one of the most moving performances I have ever seen. Her voice is absolutely stunning !!!!!

[@anglocubano]

Great song. Lena's performance is fantastic. She'll always will be remembered with fondness.

[@ciarahamilton279]

The way she completes the song not just with her amazing voice but with her expressions ❤

[@snowisland5569]

What a truly marvellous voice Lena had. And here at just 18. She should have gone on to be a major star with the world at her feet and the best songwriters giving her original material. It never happened. Just so sad. In the wake of her fleeting star we are left with the gift of these timeless performances and golden memories.

[@KathleenNotley]

She sang her life in this beautiful song rest in peace beautiful angel you are the best

[@juv7]

This in my opinion is The BEST video on KZbin she would have been the greatest singer on the planet if the holy God above never took her so early RIP Lena x

[@cazzycook6060]

She was perfection. Amazing singer.

[@sarahdalhousie1813]

I well up when she sings this. So emotive and powerful. She wasn't brilliant, fab, great,...she was phenomenal

[@albertreynolds9287]

I agree

[@albertreynolds9287]

My favourite place Rothesay

[@brendanstorey7005]

You are so right Lena was and still is an angel ❤

[@chrisjones5519]

There is something haunting about her performance. This is her best performance. Brings me to tears everytime I listen.

[@fartdangler]

she was my idol as a child, i remember her and bonnie langford on many a tv show. i was so sad when she died. glad i found all these memories on youtube. god bless Lena x

[@peachy618]

What a voice at 17 yrs old..I used to love to listen to her, such a shame , gone to soon, I bet her family missed her deeply...

[@bentley85]

Fantastic performance!

[@snowisland5569]

I remember seeing this on TV all those years ago. I think that Lena's own TV shows were the time when most people first realised just what a phenomenal talent she had. Up until then she tended to be thought of mainly as a child star. Then suddenly there was this incredible mature voice. I remember watching this performance and just being in awe of the voice coming out of this tiny young woman, still a teenager. The whole reason that Lena was so successful at such an early age was because it was pure natural talent. It was already there from the beginning. She was the best natural talent that we've seen. I can't think of any other solo performer at any time, anywhere who was so good, so young. Fantastic lady she was.

[@twopennyspells]

god, she's so expressive it literally moves me to tears. she reminds me a lot of kate bush during this performance, she's just brimming over with agony and passion, she truly feels and understands what she sings with depth most people could only dream of

[@paulwild3676]

Lena was born in 1963 like me. We were born in a decade which was just full of astonishing energy and creativity. I remember seeing her when I was a child on Opportunity Knocks and she was that same child. We have lost other children of 1963 since, like Whitney and George Michael but her death seems much sadder to me. Lena unknowingly or perhaps knowingly sang her own obituary here. It is a stunning performance. Just imagine what she could have achieved without her demons.

[@SennaStar]

she did sing her own obituary, I visited her today and cried because I did nothing to help her

[@paulwild3676]

@@SennaStar It is very hard to support someone with Lena’s issues. If you knew her personally, I am sure that you tried.

[@SennaStar]

@@paulwild3676 I suffer with exactly the severe depression she ended her life with, I'm happy that I went to see her today but it was a chilling experience knowing she was there under me. 5 hour round trip but it was something I had to do, she was such a part of my own childhood

[@SennaStar]

@@paulwild3676 Support is one word but just being there is different. I'm 2 years younger than you and remember well growing up in the 70's, I wish I could jump in a time capsule and go back, we don't have the ability to appreciate things in the moment when we are young that's the crazy thing. Thanks for replying, I wish I could lay down next to Lena forever

[@anancientmystery6418]

2024 who’s still got the love?

[@MrSteve2714740]

There is no female singer that gave so much in such a small space of time. Every song this beautiful girl sang was delivered with so much passion and skill other singers can only dream about having the world lost one of the best when she left us so young. RIP Lena you are truly missed by many. X

[@BritainsSoTalented]

Absolutely brilliant performance. Lena was an outstanding talent, who was taken from us far too early. RIP Lena, Scotland will always remember you.

[@morskaj]

If only she could have been convinced that she was beautiful, had a fantastic voice and had the gift of communicating with people through her voice. What a great loss. Thank you Lena for entertaining us.

[@kalebind]

she was rescuing us

[@TorkG8]

It's heartbreaking watching her and hear her sing these lyrics, especially.. "But who am I, to criticize this world that I have grown up in? Most of you would tell me that I'm crazy, yes, I'm crazy..but I can't help it." I'm certain she felt these lyrics more than others who sing them. What a tragic end this lovely lady came too.

[@juliewheatley8411]

Agree with you your not crazy. You can see n feel her heart n soul in every word.

[@labadiefranc]

I just hope she didn't have a painful death. She passed away peacefully. Zena, I hope you've finally found peace within yourself and reunited with your mum.

[@irenemorley75]

@@labadiefranc She had a painful life.

[@bucks8789]

Only a handfull of of singers from the last Century stand out ! Lena ,like Karen Carpenter,were born to sing,and both left us far to soon. Thankyou for the chance to let us see and hear Lena.

[@droppedbye.2698]

She was our British Edith Piaf ! She lived to sing and entertain ! Talent like Lena Zavaroni does'nt come around to often...

[@pearldonnelly8019]

Pugnaciousworld

[@stuartleggat7176]

I'd compare her to Judy Garland

[@stevecrutchley3616]

It broke my heart when she passed, I adore her incredible voice 😢

[@TheGeezzer]

Phenominal, just meggace-fantastic, I am so profoundly sad that she is no longer with us, when by all rights she should be alive and well, and making milions with her true and inimitable style of singing which this video is the greatest testimony. I have watched her sing this song, that was made for her if any song was and am completely awestruck everytime and time again and time again. Long live the memory of a true great artist that was and will forever remain Lena Zavaroni

[@MsEternalhope]

That would bring a tear to a glass eye 😢😢

[@joelarama]

Lena...one our country’s best, most talented artists...EVER!

[@sabitabiswas7134]

THIS LIITLE ANGEL WAS FAR TOO PURE FOR THIS SICK WORLD, RIP BEAUTIFUL CHILD LENA ZAVARONI THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS WONDERFUL VIDEO, BLESS YOU SHE IN HEAVEN WITH GOD ALMIGHTY AND LORD JESUS

[@albertreynolds9287]

I agree what an incredible performance from lena such a loss to music when she left earth true legend just a beautifull Scots Lass from my favourite place isle of bute be going to live there soon god rest you lena x

[@jamesdonaldson8195]

yes its very sad if she could deal with life it would be no matter who you are theres no escape life is never easy no matter what your status is

[@albertreynolds9287]

@@jamesdonaldson8195 yes I agree mental health doesn't care who you are if your rich or poor she truly was a beautiful person inside and out

[@jamesdonaldson8195]

@@albertreynolds9287 thats right it takes no prisoners im very sorry no matter what its a mean fckn life even mike tyson said that in italy when he intervied why dont you watch in little big shots its not what you can do but how to handle it !!!

[@jamesdonaldson8195]

little big shots mike tyson interview

[@brunkchannel]

My grandfather was the brother of Lena Zavaroni's dad, I occasionally come back to this video - she's roughly the same age as me here, and there is something so hauntingly captivating about this young woman with my mother's eyes singing from the depths of her heart. Such a tragedy, yet her legacy lives on the form of her beautiful voice, reading the comments here truly warms my heart :)

[@doormatt2000]

Her eyes choke me up everytime I watch this beautiful woman....So sad.

[@oldschool9447]

Those eyes were plain beautiful. Her soul was visible through them

[@kerryclark7233]

Lena's voice was once in a generation level but this performance also shows her ability to convey a lyric not just vocally but visually and makes me wonder what a legend of the stage, as well as of the studio, she could have lived to be.

[@devans5547]

After all these years, and so many other female entertainers, Lena is still (by far) my favorite female singer. May her legacy live on for others, as it has for me. Truly one of a kind.

[@iambob6235]

Back to watch Lena sing after a long while. I used to watch this video very often but began doing other things in my life....but never forgetting Lena and how I love her for her talent and beauty. RIP my earth angel USA

[@iambob6235]

July 2016 ... dropped by to listen again to an angel who was once here. Singing with the other angels now RIP.

[@iambob6235]

April2020. here to say hello Lena and watch you perform one of the worlds most magnificient performances ever. RIP with my love.

[@BobTaile]

August 27 2023 On holiday in Belek, Turkey and retuning to Lena's beautiful face, eyes and rendition of this amazing Neil Sedaka composition. This song's lyrics are so poignant and so relevant- at all times. The melody is fabulous. Neil's and Lena's performances are different but each are unbelievably fantastic. I love them both equally for different occasions and reasons. Lena's not acting here, she is living every word - painfully. Why didn't someone close, hear her and give her the help she was crying out for?

[@kennethtalbott2233]

just had another 'fix' of listening to this incredible performance. it is one i often come back to and play to anybody that wants to hear quality, as many people don't get to hear about her. the passion, the perfect vibrato, it has to be one of the best live performances ever. thank you Lena for giving so much in such short a space of time, i for one miss you dearly.

[@wazz1154]

Am I to believe, Lena, was still a teenager when she made this performance!! How on earth does a woman so young deliver a song with such passion and feeling as Lena does here, it is truly a sad loss to the world of entertainment. It is often said that "true" performers are very tender and fragile people, that is why they can deliver such heart breaking. breathtakingly beautiful performances as Lena delivered here. Lena felt every single word she sang and at an incredibly young age. If Lena had still been around I doubt very much she would have continued in her career, her depths of feeling for the songs she sung, would have burnt out this young woman at an early age. No one can feel this level of emotion every time they go to work and be expected to carry on for many years, unscathed emotionally and, sadly, that is what happened, we lost Lena at a very young age. Hope you can read this Lena where ever you may be and I hope you have the peace you needed so much. God bless!

[@donb1004]

Wendy Adams She was fifteen at this time, an amazing talent. !!

[@donb1004]

Don B Sorry eighteen !!

[@11kwright]

Wendy Adams That's not strictly true when you look at people that sings the Blues. Or artist that have experienced oppression. They sing very much from the heart equally like Lena here if not more. I'm not taking away that she delivered brilliant performances because she certainly did. But lets not say that true performers are tender and fragile people because we've all seen people that have come from awful backgrounds or have experienced the worst treatment ever and from a very young age yet survive well into adulthood whilst their performance level grows. However, this is about Lena and she brilliant and that's all one needs to say.

[@wazz1154]

11kwright A person can be tender and fragile but live well in to adulthood I agree BUT, they have to have one thing, something that Lena didn't, support from the people around her. Someone to help Lena to stay well grounded, someone who wanted Lena for Lena and not for Lena the money maker. Emotion in a performance as Lena performed has to be so heightened to be able to deliver the level of emotion in her performance. And there is one thing we know about Lena, lena was in turmoil and emotional conflict as she was battling anorexia.

[@11kwright]

Wendy Adams Everything you've said is absolutely true and I'm not in any shape of form disputing it. All I'm saying that there have been many artist like Lena emotionally in turmoil for whatever reason and if or had they not have found the strength from somewhere they too would have sunk. To be more to the point artist that have experienced slavery, the persecution of jews, general daily abuse from family members - there have been people that have gone on to be true artist. People that have extended from those people in a time where they existed in so called civilised society yet civility was not shown to them - they had to still climb and some didn't make it because it was too oppressive - holding back, living with a brick wall in front of you daily - unable to make any form of progress in life. Yet we see those that do even though they've been abused when they were young by those that are suppose to love and protect them the most. When they reach adulthood there is no one to turn to in their world because professional society is out of their league in every way. You see people with no education at all go on to be professor, brilliant artist etc etc. So this is where I was just merely pointing out to you that Lena is not the only person that sings with this depth of emotion. The black community we see it all the time from generations to generation from the suffering they've endured. Writers and so forth and I could go on and on. I'm just saying because you made it appear that Lena was an exception when she's really quite the norm. People that sing, write, researchers, from the heart usually have experienced some from of harshness in their lives which tails into their profession because it's from the heart. That said Lena was and truly was one great performer and surely missed.

[@jamesmarshall8098]

This performance is truly mesmerizing....and totally heartfelt. I have watched it over and over again of late_ and the sadness I feel for this poor young woman as she "lives" every torturous line I also feel is being conveyed to me by my late son, who took his own life a year ago today.... I believe he wanted me to hear this song as this is how he must have felt at the time of his passing. Hoping they may both have found the peace and tranquility now_ that they couldn't find in their own lives here. I'm sure they have....❤️

[@MidnightMinstrel]

Can I just dispel a few things that you may have read in the papers just after she had died. I lived in Hoddesdon at the time, we used to see Lena quite often, while shopping in the Tower centre, ( its a big Morrisons now) she had a flat above it, they are very nice flats. we even spoke to her a couple of times. Hoddesdon was not a Run down area, she did Not look like " A bag Lady " in fact she always looked quite smartly dressed, and clean, We or anyone else never ever saw her "Rummaging around in Bins" she was quietly spoken and very polite and she was NOT arrested for shoplifting in Sainsburys.

[@1RomanticSoul]

MidnightMinstrel Thanks for dispelling the ugly rumors about this so gentle Soul.... There should have never been such negative rumors written without the proper research....Such poor reporting !! RIP little Angel Lena.. Robby &Bob

[@iambob6235]

For a while she was among us as an Earth Angel!

[@1RomanticSoul]

bob m Thanks Bob .... We never believed any of the Rumors and always saw her as a Lost little Angel here on Earth.....She eventually found her way back Home where all Angels feel Comfortable... Bless you Lena, watch over all of us now.... Robby &Bob

[@asceses1]

And I can back up your truths.... I live and lived in Broxbourne and frequented Hoddesdon. She was always frail looking as in slight but so sweet and gentle natured. Such a utter tragedy. She was sooo talented

[@welshnproud59]

She was a shy very quiet young lady just as she was when she made her very first tv appearance on opportunity knocks. She became a different person with a microphone in her hand because that voice came from nowhere, she would blow the roof off, nothing like how she spoke at all , Lena was a sad lonely young lady in her own little world, but lost herself on her music , which i believe kept her going for as long as she did love her , wonderful young lady whos career sadly cost her life in the end xxxx

[@bentley85]

Can you believe she was 17 in this performance! So young, yet the power in her voice and the emotion is of someone decades older.

[@gidian2000]

i often listen to this when i'm feeling sorry for myself .Lena was raw talent, she sings this from the heart with so much passion, clarity and just pure class. this wonderful singer is sadly missed by everybody that appreciates top quality. R.I.P Lena.

[@shababboum]

So moving, so sad. Too young to leave us.

[@25thNovember1970]

Thanks...... This clip must surely be the jewel in the crown as far as Lena's video performances are concerned, and I actually feel privileged at being given the chance to be the first person to post it. There are more to come.......

[@kikidee3204]

What a performance she gave it her entire mental state for all to see she was a huge talent a star bless her xxxx

[@karenhendry7686]

How she gathered the menral strength and compisure to sing some if those lyrics I have no idea. So moving to watch and listen to what she lived. It's so evident she poured every ounce of her being into that.

[@deborahmason3226]

Absolutely beautiful inside and out. What a singer x

[@ozdorothyfan]

That's a remarkable performance. Everything about it. The voice control, the delivery, the expressions on her face and hand movement. Perfection.

[@paulwild3676]

She had everything that Garland had. This performance is mesmerising.

[@ozdorothyfan]

@@paulwild3676 I don't know if I have ever seen another performance in which the singer was so clearly 'in the zone', completely lost in it. At the end you can see her snap out of it and become what she was, an 18 year old girl. She's already looking thin there, if she hadn't fallen victim to anorexia she could have been an all time great.

[@noelpatrick1698]

that was awesome....smiles.

[@PunksRockJocksSuck]

Gives me goosebumps every time, the whole way through. This performance is on another level.

[@juliewheatley8411]

I agree with you it is. She put the whole of herself into it. She is singing about herself. It hurts to see n here her sing it bless her she went through so much

[@samp987]

My 20th year of listening to this song. She was really asking for help. A singer most singers these days can only dream of having a fraction of her talent.

[@davidnarbett]

Everytime

[@ekiredeirf]

We're almost the same age... So sad she lost her battle. What a beautiful voice that got lost 😢

[@TheGeezzer]

So utterly fantastic, she is next to Shirley Bassey as one of the greatest female vocalists ever. So sorry she is no longer with us. I was born the same year as she and remember her rise to fame...live on TV at the time. R.I.P Lena Zavaroni and thank you for the entertainment over the years.

[@jonfrancois1402]

It's all there. The words are in her eyes. What a performance.

[@kalebind]

not even tiniest doubt

[@TheNothingEverything]

this is literally the most emotive pitch perfect performance I've ever witnessed she felt every word

[@samp987]

Just when I had a chance to watch this video,she had been gone a long time already. I think I was stunned and I sat there for like 5 minutes. I couldn't think of word other than saying WHY ? WHY ? WHY ? WHY , Lena ? I just can't comprehend to the fact that we have lost her. I just can't..........

[@TheMasterNo6]

Wonderful. What a talent. Adelle? Pfft...Lena Zavaroni was literally singing for herself and about her self right there. A phenomenal talent taken before her time. People sadly die because others turn a blind eye, or say 'okay, good' when someone clearly in pain says 'I'm doing fine'...She died because others failed her. RIP.

[@daveradstock7507]

Lena Zavaroni, a fragile soul, but an immense talent, so greatly missed. This is a fabulous delivery of a beautiful Neil Sedaka song, watching Lena singing this tells us she understands the lyrics perfectly. It is terribly sad how tormented she was. A stunning performance.

[@smurphy6767]

One of the most talented, beautiful young ladies to ever walk this earth.. such a sad loss at such a young age.. greatly missed

[@FilmFantastic0]

Look how far back from the mic she stands . Incredible power coming from such a small frame. And the emotion in the performance is unforgettable. Stunning.

[@suddenlystupid]

I believe she was singing for herself and her life. It is so sad someone wasn't there to save her from herself.

[@alexandersunter7129]

At the end of that song it was as if she had to come out of another world of how she actually felt, and notice her total exhaustion . Thanks also to Neil Sedaka for the making of such a magnificent song and lyrics.

[@MillionforChristWorldMinistry]

Alexander Sunter I also noticed that. She put her self into those words.

[@coreyferguson401]

Management and a family that didn't understand. Makes me very sad.

[@willewinky]

@@coreyferguson401 Lena's life has been made into a play and will be shown in Greenock, March 2022. It is from the perspective of Lena's father Victor.

[@barbene]

incredible. magnificent. haunting. chilling. superb. the most amazing performance i have ever seen. i want to run through the streets telling everyone to watch this and to see what the world lost.

[@smyth339]

Wow!!! This is amazing...look at,the emotion she shows while singing...amazing. Why cant singers nowadays sing about real things like this...love u lena x

[@ruthadams6390]

Never ever forget Lena Zavaroni.I am her age.She was a PHENOMENAL talent who was taken far far too early.She was s genius.That powerful voice with perfect intonation and her inate ability to interpret songs with such passion way beyond her years.Whst a cruel cruel illness anorexia is.She was brilliant and phenomenal.I will never forget her

[@SennaStar]

Thank you Ruth, Lena was so special

[@mistressmozart]

she was so talented and passionate. her eyes are really haunting in this

[@davidwalsh3439]

I have to agree with the geezer. Lena had more talent in her little finger than most have in their whole body. By any yardstick this is a great performance. Such a lovely little soul

[@jamiegrifter]

Have been a fan of this video since it only had a few hundred views! So good to seee so many people reconnecting with such a great talent. Have lost count how many times I have watched this but it never fails to move me!

[@valeriehutton6652]

Today would have been Lena's 60th Birthday. Hope you're singing in Heaven Lena ❤

[@YosMum]

Cannot get enough of this video. It has become addictive. Such power and such pain.

[@elizabethk966]

Truly amazing. Beautiful Lena. Angel of earth and of heaven. Sweet dreams xxx

[@frankburton320]

Beautiful. Just Beautiful. Thanks For This Gorgeous Upload. Regards Frank

[@AJMEast]

Absolutely fantastic...gives me goosebumps listening to it.

[@royzee28]

First time I have seen this version. Lena did a brilliant heartfelt rendition of a classic Sedaka song! Fantastic, what a talent she undoubtedly had. RIP Lena.

[@jonesy61]

This gives me chills everytime I hear it . not just because its an AMAZING performance but the lyrics seem to foreshadow what was to come and the way she sings it and the expression in her eyes ,its almost as if she knew . R.I.P. Lena. A spectacular talent gone too soon.

[@bkkorner]

That was the most powerful performance ever. You will never see another singer ever with such presence. RIP.

[@gillianmaclaughlan240]

Such a shame that we lost such a beautiful talented lady well before her time. I used to envy her as a child (we would have been the same age) but how sad her life became. RIP Lena - you were let down by many.

[@donmason4924]

So young never seen a better performance

[@clydesmith8200]

Simply beautiful, couldn't be done any better, love this one.😘😍

[@JuniperCo]

I know what you mean. Welcome to the Lena fan club! I think this is one of her most heart felt performances ever, GOD BLESS HER XX

[@angelfriendslouise1]

Can't get enough of Lena singing this song. So much emotion is in this song, Lena is singing from her soul.

[@keyholekate]

I have watched this a few times now and never cease to be utterly amazed by the whole performance,it really is quite something.If only,if only.Her family must be heartbroken to lose such a beautiful daughter/sister//cousin. . . .Thank You and God Bless you sweet Lena and may you rest in eternal peace

[@79Paulie]

This kills me , absolutely stunning ❤️

[@patnevin4478]

Didn't appreciate how good she was back then R.I.P

[@yorkiebear1970]

Bloody amazing. I saw this about five years ago and keep coming back to watch. Unreal.

[@LaVerne37]

I have never seen a performance this moving...the close up segment is chilling. I just watched the doctumentary and am dumbfounded... Tears in Texas.

[@lulabel0]

Simply a star never to be forgotten! Amazing voice, lovely girl...soooo sad

[@Utubeifuwant]

Such power, such intensity, such emotion. Lena put her heart and soul into her singing. And she's so beautiful too. Her Italian roots shine through. Surely one of the most accomplished singers of all time. I don't think there's a singer today who could approach this standard of perfection

[@gf1001]

I first viewed this video 4 years ago I am amazed as I was when I first viewed it. The feeling emotion of this song is so perfect Lena gave a performance here no one can top simply sensational. RIP lena...

[@PhysalisFranchetti]

A truly spectacular performance - it is very evident that Lena wasn't on the stage just performing, she was living the lyrics of Neil Sedaka's song. It doesn't get more heartfelt than this rendition. Add to that Lena's truly remarkable voice, and this performance is unbeatable - it stands as one of the all time greats, pure, lovely, and timeless!

[@portmead21]

The best song she ever sang so emotional. She went through so much so sad. Lovely lena x

[@miggza]

Hi Tunolta. I've just read your comment. It took me a long time to read, because I have just finished watching the video, and my eyes too, are filled with tears!.

[@annalisaknight932]

Beautifully sung gone to young rest in peace

[@TheBitterWeed]

This is about the fourth time I've watched this now. Rating = genious. What a great performance. Who ever you are "25thNovember1970", this is great, thank you.

[@wildfire7250]

A Masterpiece ❤❤❤RIP Lena