Patti Labele and Joe Cocker and Billy Preston - You are so Beautiful

Patti Labelle and Joe Cocker and Billy Preston on piano performing You are so beautiful at motown returns to the apollo.

[@BigWhiteBoyLuvsPatti]

Patti came out like “Motown didn’t wanna sign me, huh…hold my drink…”

[@rasalghul9331]

There is no way a red-blooded human can watch this and not have a HUGE smile afterwards!!! Patti and Joe were like each other's hype-man and Billy Preston was keeping it down at the piano

[@lovelyenaj03]

I can't imagine what those peopke felt as they witnessed such massive talent of Joe, Billy and Patti. We dont do music like this anymore. I'm envious to be honest.

[@kennythomas2516]

To be honest, I really grew to appreciate Joe Cocker.

[@walterrichardson9412]

Me too !

[@e-spy]

Patti Labelle was grossly underappreciated. What an amazing talent! She should have stood with Aretha at the least. Crazy talent, this woman.

[@isaacortiz4617]

I agree,she was better than Aretha and Whitney.Jennifer Holiday too.

[@MelissaThompson432]

She was appreciated.

[@alanandmichellerichardson1238]

She was very appreciated if you were old enough to see it.

[@leolinmitchell1662]

Was....she's still alive

[@lwh7301]

She is one of the most respected singers ever!

[@tasiawood]

I wish today was like it was back then where it was ok to be in your 40s and still be on top and loved by everyone musically. Today, all we get is kids dancing half naked and talentless singers.

[@sharkeisha2225]

tasiawood FUCKING YESS !!! People back in the day were still out and famous in their 40s 50s but you wanna know why ? BECAUSE PEOPLE BACK IN THE DAY SANG !! Everyone only wanted people who SANG but now everyone likes to be entertained but by people who sing with fireworks dancing and flipping all these costumes and barely saying any words

[@tasiawood]

moesha pempengco I couldn't have said it better myself. hopefully by 2020 things will change a little bit. Wishful thinking

[@j.dalesmith8953]

YES!!!!!

[@torog4727]

You said it!! Most of the people I care about are senior citizens now or if they are younger, they don't follow the pop formula so they don't get much attention.

[@dancinonasmoothedge]

tasiawood ain't that the truth!?

[@lindagreenfield3284]

So miss that we don’t have great music like this anymore.

[@clayoreilly4553]

WOW!! When Patti LaBelle hits the stage, things start happenin'! What a magnificent voice that lady has.

[@arsenjaho8069]

Patti gives a "soul injection" to this Joe's rock ballad classic and she is very "warm" and looks like a fan of Joe Cocker. Both great artists!

[@lillierobinson1786]

Arsen Jaho, the song isnt a " rock ballad." The song is soul music. It's just how the industry marketed it. "Blue eyed soul" artists like Joe and Janis Joplin received accolades and success because they were white people who could imitate black music. Truthfully, their success is a good example of how much racism informs everything in this culture. Black vocalists were singing from a natural resonance but Janis, Joe etal pushed out a throaty gravelly tone. Culture vulture mentality always places white people into genres that are not authentic for them. Rock and Roll artists made millions while the creators of this music remained marginalized and obscure. A good example....how did Elvis become "the King" when he was simply IMITATING black performers who were much better? ( The man who started his career said .....if I could find a white man who could sing and dance like a black man I'd be a millionaire)

[@arsenjaho8069]

@@lillierobinson1786 OK you could consider this song a blue eyed soul. Its usual for Joe to sing a handful of this genre, but i couldnt say that Joe managed very well this kind of music. His voice was harsh and typical rock voice. There were at least 3 artists good in blue eyed soul: Paul Young George Michael and Hall&Oates.

[@skepchica]

​@@arsenjaho8069Ummm... no you couldn't. Billy Preston, the guy playing piano? This is his song. Get it together.

[@aarondigby5054]

​@@lillierobinson1786who doesn't love Joe Cocker, a national treasure, him and Ms Patti

[@babygirl0806]

This is a very special & beautiful song to me. My husband surprised me when we got married. He actually sung this song to me. I don’t care who wrote it nor who sings it. It’s a classic. Love!! Love!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@eagleswing44]

Stop it people....Joe knew what he was in for. He handle it magnificently and he handle it....hats off to you Joe!

[@lindalyte354]

Gregory C / Well said, couldn't have been stated any better, I totally agree 100%👌👌

[@carmenhrosado8910]

Gregory C that was Joe, BRAVO JOE BRAVO

[@Lordgoyo]

YES SIR HE REALLY KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING AND MAGNIFICENT AND PROFESIONALLY DEAL WITH ALL THE SOMETIMES CRAZY BELT OUTS OF MIRS PATTI ANOTHER ONE WOULD HAVE LOST HES THE BEST DEFINITLY

[@Lordgoyo]

MY GOD I WONDER IF SHE WAS DOING DRUGS AT THE MOMENT WAS TOO MUCH AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY OT OF CONTROL

[@MrRondonmon]

Joe didn't give a shit, he kept time with his arms, everyone else had to follow him USUALLY, watch Jennifer Werner sing "Up where we belong" with him, she has to look at his mouth to stay in time, here Patti just dd the same damn thing to Joe, he had to watch her gyrations, LMAO, he didn't mind, he was used to it anyway.

[@doctor78212]

I do not care how many times I watch this… A superior performance like this never gets old.

[@janetlynch3151]

Y'all Better Sing Love it

[@ericwatts4387]

Patties voice is a super natural super power against anything negative!!!!❤❤❤

[@isaacortiz4617]

Her and Jennifer Holiday were the most powerful vocally.

[@Mia7189]

Fun Fact: Ms. Labelle was nominated for an Prime Time Emmy Award for this performance. (Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program)

[@kevingalino1520]

Where to watch?

[@WMichael1711]

Not this performance. She was nominated for her performance of "You'll Never Walk Alone. Also, this is a duet, so it can't be nominated as an individual performance, but thank you for bringing attention to this fantastic achievement. She lost to Angela Lansbury's performance of Sweeny Todd, which is a travesty of justice.

[@juancpernia8658]

Pure talent!... Billy Preston composed that master piece, but nobody can´t sing that song like Joe... MAGNIFICENT PERFORMANCE!

[@patgorden5002]

GIRL BYE!

[@mauricefarr8531]

Will never be like this anymore

[@lpdeese]

Having Patti on stage made him elevate this song and work harder. I love it.

[@marymagdalene3004]

She's great, but I've seen Joe Cocker on stage all by himself and he knocks this song out of the park - not with the style of laBelle, but with his own very unique style!!!! He kind of made the song what it became with his croaker voice and deep, yet restrained vocal control.

[@lydiamangiardi6032]

Sure did. You can visually see him transform. As she went higher, he followed. As she looked at him and drew out his spirit, you can see him inspired by her force and rise to the occasion. She sang to the God within him, like we all should play to the God that's within every living thing and play to the best that's in them instead of only seeing their worst. When you get to the point when they start resisting because they are daunted by doubt within them, you hold on and keep drawing it out when they can't surrender to the God that's in themselves. You saw him resisting, but she felt it and fought even harder to draw him out and locked her eyes into him to banish that doubt and jumped and flung her love at him and moved her arms in excitement like a bird flapping her arms in excitement at his soul rising to see it take flight - until they saw it in themselves too and she grabbed him and wouldn't let go. She drew him out and she looked him in the eyes with total love and heard his voice rise out of his soul instead of his lungs and his spirit rose higher and higher with the strength of aliveness and when you saw him stare back into her eyes and his spirit had come alive, he rose up and then matched her force for force and that's when you saw God enter the room and the soul rise up to the rafters and the room became transcendent and love rose up to the rafters. That's the performance I was watching We all saw and felt it change. The smiles on everyone's faces changed to a raw moment of complete love and joy of being alive. The power this woman has to plunge her entire being into a song without doubt or hesitation that she can't do it. It's complete and total surrender to faith. Most people block it by doubt, she runs toward it and surrenders completely to it without hesitation. She's a force that doesn't shy down to faith or doubt. She takes everyone with her. She has what the Spanish call Duande, where the audience, by their support, push her spirit up to another level, and as the performer, rises higher and higher to God, she takes the audience with her to meet Him. That's the most powerful association we can see in a performance. Everyone participates and has a part to play and in the end, we all become One! Powerful, powerful performance!!! This is a woman who not only has a powerful voice, but an indomitable spirit of faith, who draws God on the stage where we not only hear her voice, but we FEEL her voice. God is music and music is God and nobody fights for it better than Ms. Pattie LA Belle - a force to be reckoned with!!!! ❤😢😮😊

[@Tony-io6oe]

I don't think she necessarily made him work harder she put him in a funny position. And you can bet your life that Billy Preston and Joe cocker will consoling each other about her over singing.. maybe the call writer of that song who is Billy Preston. Even apologized to Joe sorry about Patty stepping all over you words to that effect I'm sure

[@Tony-io6oe]

Quite frankly it took away from cocker..

[@Tony-io6oe]

My dad back in the old days with the blue bells. my father played drums for her she sang perfectly. and I mean perfectly. She's a wonderful person but she got into this over singing!! no doubt about it believe me I'm a musician I know...

[@terrieladow6423]

Nobody like MISS Labelle ❤❤❤❤

[@cheraylucas]

Patti takes all of her songs to Church. Such feeling...👋❤️

[@trevorvaisey5860]

Ain’t it the truth ❤️❤️

[@TheJohnFry]

lol, yes. All we are missing is a praise Jesus.

[@darneittajones8338]

Patti came out with that "HIGH NOTE" had Joe Cocker trembling in his shoes as well as me.....

[@Tony-io6oe]

I hate to disagree with you but after a while Joe was saying to himself I wish you would stop she's embarrassing me.. joe did not tremble for anyone

[@Tony-io6oe]

He was a good sport about it

[@Tony-io6oe]

Patty is a wonderful singer a wonderful singer. Back when she didn oversing ridiculouslyI I went to see her all the time with my dad behind her on drums

[@Tony-io6oe]

The musicians in the band with joke about her over singing have a drink in the hotel room and she was the butt of the joke because she just got ridiculous

[@cedricpeabody265]

Joe had a full head of hair before he started rehearsing with Patti. She blew most of it off with some of those notes. Bloody hell! The power!

[@dannywilson3314]

Let's not forget Billy Preston. He was ultra talented, may he R.I.P.

[@mont7481]

Definitely a soul stirring performance. Each of them really put their hearts and souls into their music. Three legends

[@pauloulissesdasilva7236]

top!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@falangja17]

HAPPY 79th BIRTHYEAR belatedly (May 24, 2023) TO our INTERNATIONALLY OUTSTANDING GODMOTHER of SOUL, MISS PATTI LABELLE, who had a challenging birthday this year especially with the passing of Sister Rock Legend Tina on the exact same day! 😮 Nonetheless, despite the challenges of life that befall you & us each day, MISS MUSICAL DYNAMITE FASHION ICON PATTI LABELLE THANK YOU for INSPIRING us ALWAYS to WHOLISTICALLY ASPIRE for EXCELLENCE throughout LIFE'S JOURNEY!!!😢 We LOVE ❤U MAMA P!🎉

[@sandymartyn5410]

Billy Preston and Joe Cocker R.I.P.

[@rolisgonz2063]

Joe Cocker and Billy Preston are my heroes!!!!, but Patti Labels destroyed the stage!!!!, out of this galaxy her talent!!!!!.......

[@patgorden5002]

rolis gonz I like that...lol

[@dallastexxasss8260]

quit LYING.. she complimented joe with all RESPECT

[@datboyb214]

When I say she knows what she's doing. She knows what she's doing!!!! God blessed her with a voice for the AGES!!!

[@Tony-io6oe]

Yes she does know exactly what she's doing. the music business comes with the music business and the acting business ego is a part of.. some have it in total control some don't. She came out n instantly oversinging stepping on Joe from the very first note. Can you tell me where you ever heard of duet like that.. after a while she wasn't even singing words.. she was just holding notes.. that is not the way it goes

[@Tony-io6oe]

Did you see Joe Oversing??? Did you see Billy overplay???... Of course not

[@Tony-io6oe]

It's equivalent to the Star spangled banner being sung by someone who knows how to sing it at a nice quick tempo or someone who drags it out and thinks it's about them

[@Tony-io6oe]

Which nowadays 90% of the time it's sung wrong.. the only artist I saw singing right with Billy Joel and Huey Lewis and the News.. n Ella Fitzgerald one of the greatest singers of all time.. now she can get on a roll but she knows how to do it and when to do it

[@Tony-io6oe]

Ella Fitzgerald is one of the greatest ass singers of all time she could tear anything up she can overseeing way more and way better than Patty I know it is very unprofessional to compare I'm just trying to make you understand... Got a person like Ella knows when to go out there and when not to

[@joeferguson2606]

3 legends at the peak of their powers

[@bobkaplan15]

What an amazing performance. I never would have imagined them together, but WOW did they ever create magic!

[@ericmarshall671]

2024 who with me

[@melvinbridgewater4955]

Billy Physically Moved That Piano While He Performed Played That Song.

[@melvinbarnesjr.8222]

ONLY PATTI LABELLE could turn "You Are So Beautiful" into a chu'uch song. Not merely "church". CHU'UCH!!!

[@kelsonalleyne]

Legends gathered to entertain and make beautiful memories

[@ChicagoNewsReport]

Headline: Hurricane Patti rips the roof off Apollo... rescuers still searching for Joe Cocker! Details at 10!

[@dancinonasmoothedge]

ChicagoNewsReport lol lol

[@BlackStorm555]

Sadly Joe is no longer with us. Thanks for the memories Mr. Cocker.😢

[@shawnm.b.922]

😂😂😂

[@whyneed1215]

Ahhhhhhh!!!! Hahahaaa

[@shawnm.b.922]

😂😂👍👍👏

[@kengia1]

magnificent performance by all !! Billy was grand on Piano, Joe was the bass and Patti the soprano, like bread, butter and coffee !!! Goose bumps

[@donteofilitocarballo9291]

Yes bro

[@maureeng.obrien9259]

Billy? Did I smoke too much pot again?

[@SG-em9ht]

Smmfh very well said and so True.!!🎤🎼👍

[@purpleslog]

Preston wrote the song.

[@FelipeOliveira-mz7du]

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[@mak1968trip]

Thank you Billy Preston, without you none of this would be. Wonderful performance!

[@donna-mayfeatherstone8742]

Only woman i know that can take 5 words and make it last 5 minutes...whew😱 we miss you Joe❤ take a listen to the best is yet to come. Never heard anyone hold a note like that and live to tell about❤

[@Lawrence_619]

if you were not a Patti LaBelle fan, per say, from back in the day...and had lost track of her 'girl group from the 60s (the Bluebelles) and were never really a LaBelle fan from the 70s, then you probably knew very little to nothing about her solo records between 1977, right on thru the very early 80s. And it was during those years that she REALLY took her talent to another level..earning her stripes, as we say, as a solo act. And thats when my folks started taking me to her concerts whenever she came thru DC or Baltimore..her live shows during that time, were something to behold, because no one had ever seen someone sing so LOUDLY, with so much drama and skill and passion. With all due respect to the Chakas and Arethas...Patti was a one-off, because she could do things with her voice, on the fly, that you just thought were impossible. If Patti had wanted to sing opera, she would've been HUGE...if she had gotten a jump start and really trained herself to do it...because when we would go see her at Warner Theater or the Kennedy Center or Constitution Hall, my Dad would always say after her shows "I dont know if I just saw a soul singer or an opera singer" When this special was being promoted on tv..and we saw the advertisements for it.. and saw that Patti was one of the headliners, I remember my Mother saying to all of us, " we are going to watch that shit, because I know that heffa is going to show her black ass and sing somebody's shoes off!"..and thats EXACTLY what she did.

[@ramonjimenez3853]

Why some people don't like the way Patti LaBelle sing? It doesn't matter, she is one of my favorites!

[@robinsings]

Cause they are deaf.. spirit deaf.. mine too.. queen.. love her

[@Dino-su2wh]

terrible singer

[@tysonb3568]

@@Dino-su2wh Dino 99% of the singers in the world cant hit 5% of the notes Patti can hit effortlessly in their dreams....😂

[@skepchica]

You got to have no soul if you don't love Patti. ❤

[@terrencealston370]

Now that's what you call singing by REAL MUSICIANS!!!! Joe had a unique voice and Billy played the heck out of that piano!!! Classic!!!

[@Tony-io6oe]

P a t t i oversang ridiculously... When she was with the Blue Bells she did not do that she sang perfectly...

[@Tony-io6oe]

I mean I can't believe only a few people read Joe's face

[@Tony-io6oe]

I'm a musician for 40 years and believe me when I tell you Joe was embarrassed for her

[@Tony-io6oe]

People like Sarah Vaughan Ella Fitzgerald. They don't step on people they know when to let go when to keep it under control they know when to explode... I will give you an analogy.. in music there is something called Dynamics. Have you come out singing like it's the encore where are you going to go from there explanation point that's like a guitar player starting with his amp on 10! How do you go up when the Dynamics call for it you're already there there's no place else to go no Dynamics no building no story.. I'm in the music business 40 years and 75% of my constituents agree.. and the ones who don't it's just sour grapes

[@cowboyboots123]

Billy Preston was the only musician to be on the payroll for both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Now you know!

[@madeasimmons9746]

Wow. Her voice.

[@devonnaspratlencureton4616]

They killed that!!!!!!Gives you chills🥰

[@surfersilver6610]

Actually she killed it, the mic and Audio Engineer that is.

[@clivezeederberg2782]

This is not singing, it's beyond and above, it's soulfood and glorious riches unknown, Wow it's Beautiful 💯👌

[@CherokeeNYC]

The only two people in the world who could play for Patti like this, Budd Ellison and Billy Preston... Those are the only two who could play the keys off a piano messing with Patti, RIP to them both...

[@ebonykaleidoscope]

30 plus years hence and this STILL gives me goosebumps....

[@trevystrickland7332]

nockanoo62 yes. Patti on stage antics can never be duplicated

[@acsryoung]

This is what happens when angels sing.

[@kristinaniemeyer5256]

It was a gift to see Patti LaBelle live in concert never got to see Joe Cocker though I was really sad my dad grew up with Joe Cocker and recently passed away of the coronavirus thanks Trump card you got a lot of blood 🩸 on your hands you’ll rotten hell

[@shawntezross6096]

I have this on a vhs cassette. Whew!!

[@kevinanderson2356]

U can see Joe getting em at the first sound of Patti's voice

[@junior2404]

Patti is always so extra... Love her to bits.

[@mse7501]

She was before her time. Love her.

[@camelavidal7736]

Two Legends. A Lady and a Gentleman. RIP Mr. Cocker. 💖

[@shermanburnsjr.1116]

3 Legends,Don't Forget Billy Preston On Piano,He Actually Wrote The Song.

[@monicahunter2389]

On THIS night I truly believe that Patti intended to show Berry Gordy and the entire Motown existence what they missed out on in Motowns glory years. And she totally did!! 4 standing ovations all night, and Patti LaBelle, a non Motown artists, got 3 of them!!!!! That's a baaaaad B!!! The best there is......

[@patgorden5002]

that is so true..

[@johnsonke9509]

yasss

[@MidnightSwinger]

Monica Hunter 100%. Patti was riiiiiight on the edge of a giant comeback. In '82 she went to Broadway with Al Green and got raves for Your Arms Too Short to Box With God. In '83, "Love, Need and Want You" and "If Only You Knew" put her back on R&B radio, and she snagged "New Attitude" and "Stir It Up" on the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack in '84 and got a taste of crossover success. When this special came around in '85, she was raw ambition and starving to reach the top. When she got this, it put most of the eyes in America on her and she wasn't gonna waste it, and tore the throat out of everybody else who stepped to her onstage. You see the clips of her from Motown Returns and she's wailing like she's still waiting to be discovered, pouring it all out. She did Live Aid the same year, and she blew all the way up after those. She got a friggin Emmy nomination after Motown Returns for Outstanding Performer in a Variety Special! MY big question has always been how did this woman who was NEVER on the Motown label (and never was even afterward) and wasn't nearly the biggest star or marquee name in the house that night got THAT many big showcase numbers. I'm pretty sure she logged more screentime than anybody else on the show. She stole the whole damn thing.

[@sherrystacy8053]

Yes!!! I totally agree!

[@ebonywilkerson4831]

Monica Hunter that part right there girl

[@MZZR2U]

All these people on stage are a FORCE to be reckoned with...awesome

[@anthonysaponaro6318]

So, so true this was a match I could have never imagined but somehow it crushed me. what a performance! The way the music moves through both of them is just amazing to watch !

[@ricolove8071]

What a Performance !! Sing it Sister ❤🎉

[@arbitraryvegetarian9881]

I taped this show and wore it out playing these moments over and over. I showed to everyone I could. I think I brought people off the street to watch.

[@abbakaastralboobaby]

My mother brought me along with her to Patti Labelle concert at a time when I didn't know much about her. I wasn't a fan at all but let me tell you - when I saw this woman come on stage with just a mic in her hand pouring her heart and soul in every single note and in of her body, she instantly gained a life long fan! Her concerts are like some awe-inspiring revelation! She's earned every right to be an icon and legend!

[@freddrickfrederico4681]

True!

[@Worme95]

ABB a.k.a. AstralBooBaby I went to a show earlier this year and even at her age a decline in voice it was still a show!

[@ebonywilkerson4831]

This was the performance that made me fall all the way in love with patti

[@placidoabatista549]

Being so closed to the Apollo in from Brooklyn, N.Y., Tropicana, Havana, Cuba, La Princesa in Acapulco, Mex., and Caesar Palace in La Vegas, USA, for M. Ali fight. For my Birthday(70's) , I will look at the Blue Sky and smile in my appreciation, to The King, Lord God for being alive. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Lord God.

[@deaneawilliams2272]

She makes me cry

[@lecuyerdooley1084]

Patti returned to the Apollo filled with the Holy Ghost ... she killed every number she was in ... including the ending number when Diana was supposed to be leading "I Want to Know What Love Is" lol

[@babd7176]

PAY BACK FOR ALL THE DIRT, THAT DIANA DID TO HER, BACK IN THE DAY. SHE SLAYED HER.

[@angelawilliams0428]

Hahaha I remember that! And after whispering I Want to Know What Love Is, she didn't want to give Patti the mic. And after Patti took over with the power vocals, Diana made someone get her another mic. Looked like she was lip syncing. Lol And miss Patti don't need no mic NOHOW!

[@lecuyerdooley1084]

@@babd7176 She made clear for everyone that SHE, not Miss Ross, was the star of that stage, honey!

[@lecuyerdooley1084]

@@angelawilliams0428 Yes, ma'am -- Patti reduced anybody that stood on a stage with her that night to being background lol

[@maureeng.obrien9259]

love it

[@jomarsobrera4461]

Ang happy NG performance ni miss pette... Pang miss universe ang awra.... All over performance 👌👌

[@ishaa5948]

We had recorded this on VHS n watched it a million times. 🙏Epic!

[@Pooquie1]

This is simply gut wrenching soul........two people pushing each other to sing from the heart. Patti's soaring vocals and Joe's raspy growl were complimentary in the best possible way........loved it.

[@esterceballos1769]

great!!!! Patti & Joe

[@lloyd8399]

q ❤ .

[@phyllishannah7305]

Absolutely is 💯.

[@felipegonzalez5687]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@PrincipalScratcher1]

One of the things that's often missed in this performance is Joe's quiet and soulful adlibs where you think "Damn, did he visit a black baptist church on Sundays."

[@computerblue8995]

My being a fan I thought 4:19-4:21 was so strong

[@WilliamViets]

He grew up listening to ray Charles

[@Lawrence_619]

..and more importantly, HE KNEW where to put the ad libs...you cant be up there talking about how beautiful she is, and then out of nowhere, you go into "the hills are alive, with the sound of mu-siccccc!"...Joe was one of those singers that immersed himself in black music and observed from the greats like Charles, Redding and Cooke, what and how to sing, to connect with the listener...and it wasnt a put-on...he knew the subtleties of the ad libs, you mention. Joe was a VERY legit, soul-singer. I miss the guy.

[@SG-em9ht]

Lmmfao, smmfh very well said and so True.!!🎼🎤🎶👍

[@AC-mp7cx]

true but lets leave race out of it

[@npjakson]

Powerful performance!

[@irenemarano8241]

I agree💕🙏🤗❤️

[@Garbanzo884]

Those three weren't just performing, they were having fun!!!

[@dappdaddy33]

...without the man on the piano, Billy Preston, that song wouldn't exist, he wrote and recording it first...

[@bernadettestar]

So what's your point? You think he doesn't want them singing it?

[@Chaotic_Enigma]

@@bernadettestar nah he is just meaning exactly what he said. No matter who covers or remakes something, it all starts with the creator. He is just praising Billy which would ultimately lead to this. It's no diss on anyone

[@robertbibbs2939]

Patti gave Him respect twice(2:51 her hand toward him, & 3:20 she walked over kissed him on the cheek ,& then finished getting in Joe a$$-lolol)

[@brendadawless3595]

But Joe Cocker made it a hit, let us all remember that.

[@MrBarrywes]

@@robertbibbs2939 oh my goodness you are so crazy

[@FonzeOnterell]

will never be another Patti Labelle! 4:19-4:22

[@B4iGo2it]

This is awesome. Joe Cocker, Billy Preston, and Patti Labelle - beautiful gifts from God.

[@lifehacks1019]

Joe didn't know how to handle Patti. Two legends! Rip Joe

[@harborviewoperations6291]

LOL he really didn't, bless his heart

[@HRHPDTV]

RIP Mr Cocker. This moment will live forever and still gives me goosebumps ...

[@kevinanderson2356]

Me too

[@3220sunshine]

yes indeed

[@user-fw9ss8zo6j]

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[@tellmeto]

patti labelle is a stage beast! so amazing and what a voice!!!!!

[@faboge]

Fuckin right! LOl

[@kelleygreene5665]

😂 she pushed him to another level but he held hiz own!!!!😂😂😊

[@qbbowles]

Billy Preston got his whole life when Patti came out on that stage!!! Was grinning the whole time!!!

[@veen489]

This STILL gives me chills ❤

[@j.dalesmith8953]

Two completely different artist yet respected each others talents on stage. Beautiful music!

[@Derrickontheway]

J. Dale Smith that's right

[@LifeJourneyful]

SHE CREAMED HIS BUTT

[@aarionmayes3303]

👊👏

[@slimtee2]

They were not that different.. they were both screamers!

[@canadianroot]

@@LifeJourneyful It’s a competition? I thought she laid it on way too thick. They’re supposed to be singing together.

[@Thedaddi2000]

I love how Joe knew instinctively to get in where he fit in on his own song. That was amazing!

[@martinzuccari9615]

it's Billy's song anyways

[@skepchica]

I don't know what performance you watched, Patti damn near gave that man a stroke. 🤣🤣

[@anthonysaponaro6318]

It really was man ! Thios song never made me emotional Until I saw this version !

[@alley1433]

Exactly

[@victoriabelveduto3279]

Her singing totally overwhelmed poor Joe Cocker....

[@thatbird2]

OMFG! These gorgeous, talented people!!!!!

[@ericsmith1786]

Yes. This video bring back good memories in the 60s. How are you Wendy ?

[@benitalaboyarroyo6470]

BRAVA and BRAVO - Forever Fan of Patti LaBelle, RIP 😢Joe Cocker and Billy Preston

[@bobbywoodard4056]

They blended together well.

[@melodysanger103]

REMEMBERING JOHN ROBERT "JOE" CROCKER (MAY 20, 1944 - DECEMBER 22, 2014) [12/22/2017]

[@LifeJourneyful]

HE DIDNT LAST LONG AFTER THAT BEAT DOWN.... R I P

[@anselmodantasaguiar2105]

What a privilege the opportunity to see a show with such great stars

[@williammartinez840]

Joe and Patti tore that song up they both sang their behinds off. As my Mother used to say Patti LaBelle is a show all by herself.

[@assignmentearth2899]

Sheesh! Patti Labelle,...what a voice. Love Joe. Love Billy Preston. But what a voice. Wow!

[@ShawnCCook]

THAT IS WHAT YOU CALL BRINGING IT. When I hear folks say some of these talentless acts nowadays “brought it,” I refer them to this clip. This is the epitome of Bringing It and in less than 4 minutes!!!!!!!

[@paradoxward2533]

that Patti is something else.

[@jamesmallin7147]

These are the type of concerts I wish i was there to witness..............#blessing

[@geocyo8835]

When you sit back and think about it, Patti really is amazing. Joe Cocker's dead, Billy Preston has passed on, too. Bill Cosby is legally blind and about to go to jail for the rest of his life ... but then there's Patti who, at 73 years old, is alive and kickin', is at the top of her game, and can still sing circles around her contemporaries *and* her protégées!

[@suzy1739]

This performance 👏 wow..I miss this America 🇺🇸.. brought tears to my eyes.. please please America come together ❤ !!. Unbelievable. .

[@fredhonest7258]

Hello Suzy..

[@merklingassoc]

I miss it too.

[@ericsmith1786]

I love this video so entertaining unique voices nice performance. How are you Suzy ?

[@peterstanghellini393]

Wow Patti Labelle had some kind of energy

[@davidsewell3457]

When Music knew no bounds but touched everyone all the time .

[@ruivasconcellosguimaraes8907]

Patti Labelle...you are so beautiful!

[@Prncssmn7]

I love Miss Patti. You can see how full of joy she is. Not many people hold that kind of joy inside.

[@tammycampbell9021]

70's music fantastic how refreshing to watch this!!!!

[@conniegiammarco5306]

Wow… Joes raspy/growly bluesy voice alongside Patti’s soaring vocals is pure magic. ❤❤❤

[@olympusman2004]

Thats what you do when they give you a lesser performer You make him Better and make him Stand out and then YOU BOTH DEMOLISH THE ROOM!!!! That was performance at its best. She got with the piano player and said we need to add somethings HENCE THE KISS ON HIS CHEEK.

[@theblkherc]

truth be told...they are all around the same age...Patti did not live the loose reckless life Billy and Joe did. Hence she STILL has a tremendous singing career, recording, producing, a multi-million dollar deal with her Patti Pies, Cakes, and Cobbler with WalMart and a cooking show on cable at well over 70 years old! She is iconic and legendary. Doing da thang!

[@thekaliko]

K J agreed! Joe was a solid master performer in his own right. If he didn't anchor this performance it would've been a mess. When Patti loses her shit he keeps singing and singing well. I've seen other performers just stand there in awe of Patti when she goes off. They were all awesome

[@Weunpackinson]

Woo! Gone are the days of claszy, classic artists just bringing down the house! *Tears*

[@marymorningstar6832]

I love Joe Cockers voice ,Patti Labelle oh my gosh ..... so so great and Billy Preston Talent,spirit , love , power Ya those were the days

[@user-fw9ss8zo6j]

мне 70как повезло нам были такие песни исполнители шок красиво от души как счастливы мы были хочется жить и слушать ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@nickjunior88]

Mama Patti was ON ONE tonight!!

[@jossynda]

Billy Preston on that piano, y’all!!’ 🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@questioneverythingevengod6957]

That Patti entrance just pushed Joe to a whole new level. Two of the best vocals.

[@RodsMed]

Chill bumps within seconds. Absolutely awesome version with Billy Preston playing it his way. I think all the artists were true to themselves. It felt real.

[@charmainetaylor6390]

Rodney Medlin Billy Preston wrote & recorded the song originally but Joe's version 💖

[@karaokesinger1758]

Have mercy patti did a lot in that moment she sang she danced she preached she kissed the pianist she was possessed she played she fought war omy gosh! She's everything. 😍 😍 😍

[@linda1541]

Wow! Love this!

[@DragonsTooth]

This is what it's about. This is the music we all need. Love those three

[@Tattookub]

Patti is a powerhouse all by herself and RIP Mr. Joe Cocker. Thanks for everything. You were truly wonderful - and beautiful.

[@marjorycantera9131]

Joe was a bit nervous with powerful Atti

[@joekokasko2486]

What a powerful voice.

[@trishtnt5550]

Patti did what she do...I brought her a streetdance crew in 84 we slayed Universal Amphi sat & sun sold out crowd 10,000 capacity💃🏾🎶🙏🏾💙