K.D. Lang sings Neil Young's Helpless

K. D. Lang sings Helpless standing in for Neil Young who was recovering in the hospital. Juno awards 2005. Please enjoy.

[@salamanca1954]

She has a way of honoring a song and making it her own at the very same time.

[@tigrflwer1838]

You're absolutely right!

[@salamanca1954]

It's pretty incredible, isn't it?

[@mollykafes860]

dame Edna Everage

[@larissanoon]

So true

[@hollisbridges7108]

I agree with you...she makes all songs her own!!!

[@dougc4302]

Legendary, iconic, natural, authentic, hypnotizing, almost haunting at times. All she has to do is be herself. She never seems to be trying to compete. She is just a gift.

[@joannbaumann4028]

beautifully written and so true.

[@tigergreg8]

I like how you wrote this comment. Thanks

[@RobertForsyth-og2sf]

Superb

[@dmreeoogdaq]

I don't say this lightly, but I truly believe that K.D. Lang is the next link in the chain of the greatest singers of the 20th century. She is carrying on the tradition of total credibility when she sings every song and the ability to transcend musical genres that was established and moved forward by singers like Patsy Cline, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and George Jones. Lang has that natural ability (it cannot be learned or taught) to make you believe every word and touch your soul with the musicality of how she sings the lyrics. She was gifted not only with an amazing voice, but also with the ability to use it to its maximum effectiveness, and that is very, very rare. In short, K.D. Lang could start on page 1 of the phone book and sing every name with such feeling it would move me; AND she would have me believing she personally knew every person whose name she sang.

[@MissDistarr60]

Outstanding comment. I believed covering a "Neil Young" song would be next to impossible. This performance proves me wrong. Goosebumps from head to toe when I see her perform. I've said this before and it applies so much to KD Lang. To entertain people with music is one thing. To touch the emotions of people by music takes it to an entirely different level. Few are those who can do it.

[@ThePurpleBus]

dmreeoogdaq a million times yes to your comment!

[@ajnbcSocialMedia]

well said.

[@zwitter689]

Gotta agree

[@roseyoung7075]

OMG, fantasic comment ever.

[@emerysand7670]

I haven't heard KD in such a long time. Now I understand what this song means. The power of her voice and her phrasing... just phenomenal.

[@louiseliu7972]

kd is unique, she truly transcends time, gender and age. She's one of the few that leaves me in awe and tears! kd, please don't stop singing to us...

[@scarfhs1]

Saw her three days ago in Glasgow, she is still singing and she is still amazing.

[@DavidNewton-in9xx]

Thank you Thank you kd

[@MrRamyon74]

There aint nobody out there with a voice like K.D. and I mean no one...stunning.

[@brendaroberts4949]

Three years later and you're still right.

[@morbidangel5249]

This is one of the greatest performances of all time because I think she honestly feels honoured to be singing it

[@juliadixon8465]

She does. You could tell by her attitude before she sang.

[@valleygirlknits]

One of the best singers singing a song from one of the best songwriters. Love both kd and Neil.

[@sommy38]

years and years later .. i just cant get passed her respect for fellow man and her beautiful voice... she is complete wonderment........hats off to her... xxxxxx

[@cynthiaelawar6552]

Is she not..so wonderful, I just want to be next to her when she is effortlessly amazing us!!

[@dougskriver6216]

She is who she is. Agree or disagree, this woman can do justice to Neil Young. She is a true artist.

[@mikebailey3680]

A wonderful job.....

[@lynneheather2790]

Great artiste!!

[@kirbycat]

I know thats right!

[@g-girl9867]

Luckily No one has to agree. She’s a delight and a gifted singer no other qualifiers are needed. Bless you Ms. Lang.

[@robertahenman6970]

I love this woman. Beautiful soul, beautiful voice. She is awesome.

[@jday3361]

She is the best vocalist I have ever heard. Voice like no other.

[@andrewrodgers2180]

This is my favorite version of this classic song. It sends chills up and down my spine literally. So grateful and proud to have these two great artists as Canadians, eh.

[@ccorrie1000]

As K D Lang has matured, her voice has mellowed into something so wonderful you only hear it once or twice in a generation. Thank you, K D for something as wonderful as this so.

[@poorthing]

I've been part of k d langs adoring fans for decades. Her honoring and singing Neil Young (barefoot) is ALL

[@MissDistarr60]

I wonder if Neil Young got goosebumps when he watched this brilliant performance. If she tried for a lifetime, there is no way she could ever improve upon the performances she gave that night.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

Quite doubt Neil was there and good chance he didnt hear this either

[@nancymcclendon8960]

Oh, I so agree with you! She always gives a great performance, but that night... Outrageous!

[@barbaraannford2409]

The joy that comes from her soul bursts into her voice and words she sings! Awesome KD!!💕💕💕

[@garylongden]

One of the great singers of her generation,male or female.When she sings I feel every syllable, every note.

[@weezie422]

She really seems to be enjoying this song...makes it even better. I love K. D. and her awesome voice.

[@elizabethlinsay9193]

She doesn't just sing a song she performs it, so you're right there inside it with her! A rare gem.

[@hippiedachshunds1632]

As a singer, I'm always trying to analyze KD's vocal technique...but I keep getting lost in the sheer beauty of her voice...

[@MissDistarr60]

I cannot think of a better place to get lost. I can only imagine how Neil Young felt while listening to her superb rendition. Her beautiful voice singing his incredible lyrics must have moved everyone who had the great fortune of being there to witness the brilliant performances she gave that evening. There are very few people who open themselves up and expose themselves to an audience the way she does. We are allowed to see the humble genius that is KD Lang. And the orchestra helped her to shine even brighter. They sounded amazing. And I cannot think of anyone other than KD who could perform a cover of a Neil Young song so perfectly. I'm sure there aren't many who would even attempt it.

[@bstz44]

Hippie Dachshunds I can't add much to MissDistarr60 because I feel the same. I am blown away every time I hear her voice - I can't believe I am hearing what I am hearing

[@stevelane5885]

Maria Papi She moves me to tears.

[@demetrioskondylas8631]

***** me too!

[@tigrflwer1838]

+Steve Lane Yes, yes!

[@lorrizzo]

I have loved her and her voice since the beginning of her career!! Her voice is soooo soothing.......much love KD! Keep singing....never stop being you!!

[@MissDistarr]

Brilliant, passionate talent. She is one of the few that can truly draw you into the song and she has the ability to "Honor" any song she covers. She adds her own personality to the song without taking anything away from it. She honors it. And she is so beautifully humble about it.

[@dnmurphy48]

NIcely put, I adore her voice and her interpretation of songs.

[@stevemcqueen-mn4ul]

Damn, girl, you sending chills up and down my soul.

[@GeekRex]

What an amazing rendition of this song! She is incomparable.

[@gloriabermudez4987]

A song written by a genius and sung by a genius. Both great, a sum of great art .

[@rolig49]

She leaves us helpless! Simply astonishing.

[@jennywilson4354]

Just as clear as that amazing voice is the joy she shows in singing.

[@robbdavies7749]

Makes you realise what a great song, kd lang nails it man ❤

[@josephdooley2881]

She sings for all the Souls in the Universe. Her voice just gets better with age- more power and beauty.

[@WoodyCPM]

Awesomely beautiful voice, genuinely unique. They'll talk about her singing forever.

[@pomeranianz9648]

omg I love this woman's voice.... good GOD she is divine. I am so proud that you were raised Canadian, no matter where you go - you are still one of us.

[@bstz44]

Bianca Mac Someone to be proud of for sure. I love her - she is a treasure

[@swerne01]

As usual, when kd lang covers a song, you hear how good it can sound when sung by a truly great voice.

[@JimTopsecret]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PERSON, BLESSED BY GOD WITH A WONDERFUL VIOCE AND ATTITUDE

[@khingdheano]

The 173 people that gave this a thumbs down are...lost somehow.

[@works4cake]

Talk about "a beacon of integrity"! Such an astonishing artist.

[@cindyhopkins9730]

Absolutely FABULOUS ❤😊

[@Oystersgetclamydia]

It’s 2020,I’m 68 this year and It’s taken until recently to realise what a wonderful artist she is,with an equally wonderful voice. 🙏🏻

[@suzanneahler6490]

I wonder why with her beautiful voice,why she isn't, more recognized, I loved her for years

[@richardhornbostel3958]

She started in country as a gay vegan. Two things they hate

[@leese27canadian]

I was there at the Juno's live when she sang this and Hallelujah. Her remarkable performance has me coming back even 10 years later to watch again. It was so incredible that night you were afraid to draw breath. I remember thinking I was seeing something really special taking place.

[@stevenlenarduzzi5271]

Perfect ....

[@TheDriveDemo]

You WERE seeing something special. This was when the Juno's actually meant some something. Not any more. The Juno's have become a sad joke.

[@counterstrike1110]

literally one of the greatest singers ever

[@lisarutkowski2646]

There aren't very many things more Beautiful her voice!! She sings like an angel.

[@Seve141]

What a gifted person. Such a beautiful voice.

[@porridgeable]

The best female singer on the planet...

[@MsTitsmcgee11]

KD Lang has a powerful and beautiful voice! She’s a Canadian treasure and a gift to music.

[@misspad7282]

k. d. lang is a gift to the world, I just love listening to her sing.

[@MissDistarr]

I have never been a big fan of covers, especially a cover of a Neil Young song. But she covered it beautifully. She honored both the song and Neil Young with this performance. I have to wonder of Neil Young got goose bumps when he heard this performance of one of his best songs ever. I give her a standing ovation for her performance that entire evening at the Juno Awards. If she tried for a lifetime, she couldn't improve upon the performance she gave us that night. Her performance of Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" was brilliant.

[@kamlawatieramsamy1647]

Nice

[@oohyllab]

I personally think this is the best cover of this song out there! SO good!

[@tonyschiano]

Another Beautiful Vocal fo, and feelings, the Beautiful K D Lang. She is the best singer that's come along in this lifetime. So much Beauty in her voice, she takes us on a ride we will never forget. God Bless you K D Lang

[@secretadmirer5006]

One of the most beautiful things I've ever heard.

[@JoeyFielding1]

find eva cassidy somewhere over the rainbow ...... its what gods voice must sound like- glad i could help

[@bobdown4876]

Her voice takes me away to another place.

[@ThePurpleBus]

Me too.

[@orsie200]

Bob Down, and I need to go there today! Today I feel helpless.

[@WebWindoW]

- simply THE sound of a tibetan angel and a deap spirituality. A heartfull of gratitude from Denmark

[@Weasleyforever]

Her ability to take a song and make it her own never fails to take my breath away

[@krollpeter]

She converted some of the golden pieces of pop music into 24k diamonds. This is one of them.

[@petfriendly2]

Lovely cover of Neil Young's Helpless, by the one and only K.D. Lang...

[@071949]

What an amazing voice this woman has. A brilliant cover. Neil Young had to be VERY pleased.

[@brenwoo39]

I have rediscovered K D Lang. What a wonderful reliving experience. In the seventies I used to sing and play guitar at folk clubs and longed to be a real singer. Hearing KD again is a wonderful reawakening at my age. Long may she reign.

[@moodywalter]

I don't play her enough, I for get just how good she is.

[@rondo365]

What a spectacular reading of one of the great love songs to Canada. She just gets better & better. I met her in Paula's apartment in the Parkview more years ago than any of us would admit, and her ferocious intensity was amazing then. She has never lost that; she is in the moment.

[@ASSUNTALU]

God, I am so jealous. She is an incredible soul.

[@cyprescrow]

Again she leaves me speechless. What an amazing singer she is. To kneel before her, might be the only proper way to express how deeply her singing moves me.

[@lindajones8101]

She has absolute control over that song. Beautiful.

[@robbender4129]

I truly believe that god has laid his hand on this amazing human being and said ...you must sing my child...she is truly gifted and has made the world a better place 🙏

[@darlasanto9439]

Canadians are so proud of you KD

[@WillowRose-Marten]

"Blue window behind the stars, Yellow moon on the rise..." How powerful can a human voice be! K.D.Lang is amazing and the song is sheer poetry! If you think you know music and haven't heard this, here's your chance~~

[@WillowRose-Marten]

I have always loved Julie Christie since seeing her powerful performance with Dustin Hoffman in Sam Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs." In a fairly recent film entitled "Gone From Her" Christie plays the role of Fiona, a woman who becomes a victim of Alzheimers. She plays the fading beauty and loss of independence with such poignant dignity; anyone who has ever had a family member or loved one affected by this disease should make it a point to watch it! This song played at the end and I just cried ; it was so beautiful. I knew the name of the song and thought it was K.D. Lang; woo-hoo, I was right! I can never listen to this now without remembering the aching beauty of the film~~

[@buzzardsbass1137]

Whenever KD sings the world stops to genuflect~! I love her so much. Nobody touches me the way she does. Float on her voice . . . if not, you must be damned.

[@lilymarie4030]

Well said! I agree.

[@Cogsk]

What a voice! Clean,crisp and a honest to God angelic voice. Not many women have been better singers. Period end of sentence

[@mcintosh65]

She is sooo amazing. I adore her. Her voice is unmatched. Thanks for sharing!

[@judithvillarreal7064]

Such an Amazing voice! So great a singer. I love her wonderful singing.

[@misslucieismyname]

I can't help but stop when I listen to this song. Right now I'm crying...so beautiful. Shivers...

[@LinD725]

Love her....she is amazing live! She gives you goose bumps.

[@cathiefredrickson]

*****Awesome*****

[@oceans34]

Neil Young is my absolute favorite of all time =] Thank you Neil Young for making my life a little bit more enjoyable. This is a wonderful honor KD got and she did a fantastic job this is such a beautiful song.

[@DRpokeme]

When i was 15 i fell in love with this song and wanted to go to look at the sky in Canada, but life got in the way. This version is wonderful and KD gives it so much emotion, thanks onenadonly....

[@richardhornbostel3958]

I just love this version

[@PoetlaureateNFDL]

This is a very cool song!

[@FKCAN]

she is amazing! she's always been unique and there are very few people with a voice like hers. This gives me chills....Neil's lyrics and her voice are brilliant. Thanks

[@charlesdafats]

I think I'm in love. :-) Amazing.

[@TheKanaraja]

Fantastic!! ....just fantastic.....

[@lokkenliane]

I never thought anyone could cover the plaintive aura of Neil's version of this, but KD Lang has so much respect and talent that it totally works. Of course she has the chops, but to have the respect for the original is unusual. She does it!!

[@taragreenetarotastro]

barefoot Canadian contessa sings another Canadian legend's songs. Awesome

[@lonelinessinmilan6486]

I love k.d. and she is more than a voice, her depth of vocal interpretation is what makes her exciting ...

[@bettyhottenrott1974]

I have listened to KD for years. She is uniquely talented with a voice where just one note brings tears into my eyes. She isn't flashy and she needs no background music.

[@digitalwarrior1000]

k.d. is a gem. So good.

[@softailspringer9915]

How beautiful, powerful and expressive can the human voice be!

[@MissDistarr]

I do believe she just showed us. She sings from the heart. Have you listened to her cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" yet? It is UNBELIEVABLE.

[@ASSUNTALU]

When she sings Hallelujah, I can hear, in her voice, every time she ever laughed or cried. Her voice is so revealing. Just amazing.

[@sarahmahany4376]

she brings up a lot of emotion.. thanks

[@oneofall4360]

Thats not the voice!!!!! Thisvis a soul!!! Do you remember people with souls ???? They are dying lonely

[@MudcatBlues]

wonderful

[@loribelle100]

So many comments coming from new fans... what a joy to read after listening to this angel sing for 15+ years! Her voice remains pure and beautiful after all this time, and she can cover ANY genre of music and make it her own, filling it with passion even beyond the songwriter's. If you haven't listened to her albums, go get Ingenue and Drag RIGHT NOW!!! You'll be transfixed for days, I promise. Wish kd would come to NC. She's one of the few I'd pay today's ticket prices to hear live!

[@Zocawa]

Love, love, love...

[@jannagleisberg4842]

Play K D LANG at night to relax. So relaxing to hear her voice!

[@orsie200]

I love love love the bass on this.

[@josephdooley2881]

This woman's voice would touch my soul, if I had one!

[@jazzy19001]

Oh honey, you have one - or you wouldn't have viewed this video in the first place!

[@57roberts]

yeah I agree with jazzy. only truly "people with souls" can appreciare the love and purity in good music and great talent.. yeah, you have a soul, so don't think like your soul less! ;)

[@57roberts]

oh c'mon Joseph, you have a soul, especially if you are into KD lang

[@cvolpe4471]

I think this is KDs best performance of this song. I like it even better than when she sang at the Olympics. I love her voice and range of emotion

[@thegowerboy]

The voice of a sad Angel....beautiful

[@michellewilson9022]

This is still my favourite song of k.d.s work.....

[@maureenparker4721]

Greatest musical moment ever. Perfection. Tears.

[@Kellonwheels8]

Love love love this song! she's amazing!

[@shyldaodell6442]

Once again, Ms. Lang, you are the music queen of angels.

[@KERRYBARTRABER]

Her voice is just so rich- and stage presence

[@santamara]

@Cogsk Effortless, beautiful and spine tingling clarity! This is for you! .

[@somegalfromcan]

Wow - between this and Hallelujah, she was on fire that night!

[@annebuyukkara6650]

She has such a superb voice! Brilliant, love this song.

[@seanbarr7638]

KD Lang is magic, moves me to tears too, every time.

[@Moneyonmain]

One hell of a GD voice. Bravo. KD OWNS this song. Like almost everything she covers.

[@michellewilson9022]

Perfect....love to k.d... this cover is better than the original version....xx

[@terrymcmaster2787]

Its not