Patty Smyth Live 1987 Whole Lotta Love

smit on letterman

[@edwardx.winston5744]

Eddie Van Halen was dead-on correct when he tried to get Smythe to front VH post-DLR. Can you imagine it? She would have killed in that lineup.

[@Stratguy420]

Yes he was. He was indeed. 👍🤘

[@rjfivethousand]

She KILLED that, killed it. Great job by all. I'm rekindling my Patty Smyth crush from the 80's.

[@Howenow1]

I saw this when it first aired. No one knew she had this in her. I sat there watching, absolutely floored by what I was hearing. To this day, it's the best musical performance I've ever seen on TV. I wish I could meet her, just to shake her hand and thank her for this.

[@garysullivan3144]

This chick has balls to cover a legend band solo on national tv and nailed it

[@aldarizzo4801]

she sure did!

[@lorrielerette7230]

I totally did not know she covered this song!

[@racerxonthe8th]

Oh my...!!! What was that?!?! I am floored! That was AMAZING!!! Not only did she pull off Led Zeppelin, I think she channeled some Stevie Nicks and took it up another 11 notches! Her voice! Her stage presence! Her command and timing was INCREDIBLE! The BEST live performance by Patty Smyth that I have ever seen! I've got to sit down and catch my breath...

[@laurenblainebamartistmgt]

Hell yeah.

[@mtsilvagt]

Rex Racer +whoa whoa,easy there Rex !✌😀

[@mariopalos9238]

lol

[@Lance37a]

Stevie Nicks could never sing this song. There is a reason why Van Halen wanted her as lead singer.

[@iamhere1315]

SHE IS GREAT❣

[@HeeHawCapital]

The greatest performance on Letterman...Ever!

[@kevinlogozzo3952]

You got that right!!!

[@stevenprice6957]

From what I watched far away here in Australia, there was one performance that was at least close to equal and that was Tom Jones when making a comeback. I thought oh Tom Jones here we go, I was naive. He blasted out a vocal that I hadn’t heard many if any do. It’s soul and power. Tom had it. Patty had it,,.. Paul Rodgers has it but there’s only a handful of people on earth that could have ever pulled it off. That was incredible and once every few months I listen again. As a kid listening to the warrior on radio you could here her power. She is the warrior.

[@SoapinTrucker]

This has to be the best cover of this song ever done? 😎👍🏆

[@NickMichalak]

WHEW! That's a voice that will melt a man from the inside out. Magnificent lady that Patty Smyth! Sizzlin' vocals!

[@markastoforoff7838]

I think even Robert Plant would be amazed. Awesome.

[@MOstix13]

That was AMAZING! That woman can lay it down!!!

[@rhon715]

WOW. I was always a fan of her singing, and cannot believe this is the first time I have seen her sing this song. She KILLED IT. No wonder Eddie had wanted her to replace David Lee Roth when he left.

[@joebobb7349]

Wow, another side of Patty I hadn't seen. Now I see why so many people say she had a very underrated voice. That was terrific.

[@johnpochinski727]

I could watch / listen to this daily …

[@LibrenoDMCA]

2022.. Still one of the best live TV performances I've ever seen. Girl got pipes!

[@peters9401]

I wanna wake up next to that voice.

[@marc_leblanc]

Such an underrated talent. As Howard Stern said in an interview with her in 1993, she should be a household name and most people don't know who she is outside of maybe The Warrior. It's a shame. :-(

[@magick1969]

When you only record a few albums over the course of 30 years you won't build a fan base.

[@adelaforce]

@Mark Five Eddie got good ears, she can carry a tune w/ some rasp!

[@theredheadsaidNYC]

@Mark Five WHAT??? I didn't know that!

[@clarkkent3365]

@Mark Five There was also a rumor i heard that she had an affair with Eddie prior to that and Valerie had flown down to where Eddie was to find out was going on, so maybe that's ultimately what put a stop to it!

[@gatekeeperboxing5898]

So many female singers from the late 70's & 80's & 90's with great vocals talent are not as known as they should be. Lee Aaron, Holly Woods (Lead singer of the band Toronto), Karen Lawrence (Lead singer of a band called 1994), Gudren Laos (Lead singer of a band called Laos), Chrissy Steele, Fiona Flanagan, Chrissy & Lyndsay Hammond (Co-lead singers in a band called Cheetah), Lana Lane, Sandi Saraya (Lead singer of a band called Saraya), Lorraine Lewis (Lead singer of a band called Femme Fatale, Gill Montgomery (Lead singer of a Band called The Amorettes), Steffanie Borges, the ladies that have fronted all female rock band Vixen. Thankfully the internet provides a window for us to view these talented ladies through and get to know more about their vocals talent.

[@chucksoup7]

She can sing any song and make it sound good. Incredible voice and stage presence.

[@michaelcasey5155]

Patty is fabulous and so underrated!!!

[@int53185]

Patty in her prime. No one better.

[@The1WhoKnowsTheTruth]

I truly love Patty. With that being said; check out Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde). Free album, Bloodletting album, Walking in London album and the Mexican Moon album. Her vocal on “Heal it Up” is simply amazing. Both of these women should have been household names.

[@Nick715]

Patty and Johnette both awesome.

[@69zenos1]

Johnette is NO Patty...not by any stretch

[@305dadecounty_grabberbluem5]

Patty in her prime and outta her prime was better than everyone!

[@curtismann1772]

Well, Debbie Harry for one.

[@scondy1]

We saw her in the very late 80s opening for someone. By chance we were only a few feet from her during her entire performance. She performed harder, better, and with more heart than can be imagined. It was truly something to witness that I'll never forget.

[@jeffreydooley3745]

DAMN!!! She is definitely one of the greatest rock n roll voices of all time!

[@biscuit3111]

I remember seeing this when it first aired and I thought WOW! She kicks ass. You would never know from hearing Scandal. Shes an artist who should have been signed as a solo act ( minus Scandal) It makes you wonder how many other artists true talent was undiscovered after they were discovered. She looks like a young Ann Wilson.

[@jimmyg8656]

this is the best version of this song!!

[@easy2120]

I recall hearing Eddie Van Halen wanted Patty to join Van Halen after David Lee Roth left the band. I can hear why.

[@Tom-lq6nn]

She was much too talented for Van Halen, Scandal was a better band.

[@ianmangham4570]

She can whale

[@bonilla1240]

@@Tom-lq6nn No way. I think you would be hard pressed to find better guitar players than Eddie. And where is Scandal now? Not in the history books like VH.

[@Tom-lq6nn]

@@bonilla1240 I didn't mean Eddie, I agree he is a great guitar player, I meant the band, I never liked their songs.

[@MGB18]

@@Tom-lq6nn: You take the cake for total ignorance. LOL.

[@johnmccann8319]

Nailed it!Robert is number one of course but this women hits the spot!Great job!💚

[@tonicoleblues1]

Always one of my favorite voices. Amazing!

[@gbgentry9295]

I am not usually a fan of anyone doing Zeppelin covers but she kicks ass on this.

[@Jimmythepin]

Now THAT is a rock and roll song! Patty has always been a favorite of mine. This is one of her best performances.

[@pattyoneill6724]

This is so good and pure soul, you go Patty !

[@LittleSlim78]

Damn. She nailed it. Go Patty. She got the voice for it. Tuff woman.

[@johnpochinski727]

She is always amazing

[@swampy64-re5gc]

That's an unbelievable awesome version of this , Patty is undeniably the queen of ROCK👍🏻👍👍

[@suffix345]

Patty is awesome

[@stevenprice6957]

How’s when the music calmed and Patti sung waaayyy down Inside,, honey you need love. That’s the moment for me. It’s like listening to a Paul Rodgers live when there’s that moment that just takes you to another place. Patti unbelievable Smyth, my gawd girl those pipes 👌 even her speaking voice was sexy. What a little powerhouse and sexy as hell.

[@ringleader5150]

Wow, what a voice.

[@robertspicer3716]

holy crap she killed it.

[@rooseveltmccarter3894]

She's killing it on this song.

[@DelindaHenderson]

One of the best voices out there

[@StephenS-2024]

Holy shit I love her. Frickin McEnroe. Lucky guy.

[@Nudiescorner]

OMG HOW LUCKY IS HE!!!!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!

[@curtisnash6721]

wow she tears it up on this

[@niteboatermusic]

gorgeous and hell yes! Patty!!!!!

[@johnsegelke4385]

Patty Smyth's performances invariably bring tears to my eyes! Pure vocal magnificence.

[@carljung9230]

finally a band that understands this song is bass driven.

[@pocahon8460]

Great Goddess!! Beauty brains talent soul and that band And she's not even breathing❤ hard .Robert Plsnt is proud MY MY NY! David's rught!🎉

[@jackgilreath3113]

I remembered being blown away by this when I watched it on TV back when it aired, & I thought of it & looked it up to see if it was as good as I remembered. Absolutely stellar! Aside from the original, it's the best I've ever heard that song sung.

[@perneco123]

Never saw this before. As always Patty and group nailed it. Was always big fan of her music

[@perneco123]

Thanks for posting.

[@stealthrider4414]

Lord , in Heavens what a Jewel of a Lady. What a powerful voice !!!. She definitely made Sir Robert Plant, proud.

[@KeywordManagement]

Just downloaded her new album. So glad to see she has amazing vocals at 63.

[@rickyparker3853]

There's only a FEW women in Rock that could ROCK the stage like this and they are Patty Smyth Stevie Nicks Ann Wilson Pat Benatar Janis Joplin Tina Turner Amy Lee Linda Ronstadt And Lzzy Hale!!!!!! DAMN!!!! PATTY SMYTH BROUGHT THE THUNDER!!!!!!! ROCK ON!!!!!!! Peace Ricky Parker 😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸😎🎸

[@sunfishdana]

When women knew how to sing! Love her and Pat Benatar.

[@MaskedMan66]

Women still know how to sing; I've heard Ariana Grande do justice to "Over the Rainbow," for instance. Trouble is, the focus is more on gimmicks than talent nowadays.

[@gabrielszarose5640]

@@MaskedMan66 Exactly, heard Nicole Scharzingger sing Led Zepplin, she nailed it good, just like Patty Smythe, but then went back to her, dance stepping routines, Nicole claims she loves hard rock, but i don't think enough, to engage it full time.

[@MaskedMan66]

@@gabrielszarose5640 I'd love to hear that! Is it on YT?

[@gabrielszarose5640]

@@MaskedMan66 Yes but only teasing snippets,under the headings--- Nicole Scherzinger Black Dog In The Studio,--- Nicole Scherzinger Sings Wholle Lotta Love On Bring The Noise,--- When She Sings Black Dog, It's With Jason Bonham On The Drums.

[@MaskedMan66]

@@gabrielszarose5640 Something's better than nothing. Thanks!

[@udz24]

Patty, you were, and are phenomenal!

[@helenakatic1690]

This is great cover I have no words .This is first time I heard it and surely not the last!!!

[@waynehutchins4472]

GEEZZ WE HAV A WINNA...YEP PATTY...RIPPED IT THAT VOICE...BEEN IN LUST FOR 38 YRZ ....IN AUSTRALIA WE WANT HER HERE .....STILL SOUNDS GRT ....

[@larrymor]

Awesome!! I never heard this before!

[@santiagosanchezg]

Stunning, she is the best!

[@michaelestarr6003]

Comparing women with totally outrageous voices. Like Smyth and Benetar! Simply Brilliant. I am going to add another splendid voice in this artist: Pauley Purette Love her also!! I have to be honest with you my all time (Dating myself now) favorite is DEFINATELY *PATTY SMYTH*-- SHE not only multi- tallented, but, as I see through my teary eyes

[@michaelestarr6003]

.......on more than one occasion!!!?? Since them good ol' days in the really Early '80's' with a voice that penetrates your heart, ears, and feeds the very inch of MUSIC IS MY ESCAPE "ADDICTION." Forever young we will be so long as SMYTH KEEPS PUMPIN' OUT THOSE WONDERFUL SONGS. and for all of you band members and support .....KUDOS ...GOD BE WITH US ALL. AMEN .......STARR.🙏🌹💖🌟

[@REDZ28won]

WOW! Didn't know she did this. She is Amazing!

[@sammyvh11]

Best tv cover ever

[@zepgirl6489]

Awesome voice....and to sing that song takes one!

[@Hammster69official]

F***in' nailed it! YES! ^_^

[@giseleaponte4516]

Patty Smyth is The Bomb!!!! To Bad people weren't. Aware of her Awesomeness.

[@ALTDOK667]

What a powerhouse. ⚡⚡⚡⚡❤😎

[@kevinlambert2756]

High energy...❤️😁. Great vocals...

[@Markez415]

What a powerful voice!

[@marksamuels6352]

I would have wanted to see her do an entire of set of Van Halen songs (Hot for Teacher, Panama, Running with the Devil!). That would have been incredible if she had joined the band

[@rockandrollbuddha9902]

I'm 58 and just now, due to early retirement due to disability, I now have time to learn more and more about Rock-n-Roll. I heard a song from a CD my wife had. The CD was a compilation of some of the best performances from the David Letterman show. The song I heard was "Who Do You Love?", by Patti Smith. But she just "told" me the name of the song and the artist so I didn't see the Spelling. So to make a long story short, I found both Patti & Patty, and the somewhat unusual thing is that they're both performances on the David Letterman Show and the songs have a similar ring to their titles... or is it just me. I'm Glad to have found Patti and Patty and now I have 2 more Great Artists to research and collect. When I was growing up in the 70s I was more interested in having fun and meeting girls and even though at the time I taught myself how to play the guitar, not like an expert, but enough to bang out some chords to some decent Rock, 50's thru the 70s... and of course some of the most loved riffs of the day like Smoke On The Water, 25 or 6 to 4, etc... I didn't know the Bands real well. I was very bad with names of Bands and Artists. It's a brain blockage, a birth defect. I'm having a Ball now learning about the music, the histories of All there is Rock-N-Roll and it's... excuse my Brooklynage Dialect, but it's just F'ckn Awesome! And Awesome is too much watered down these days to be real descriptive for me but it's all I got at the moment. God! Boy! I missed a lot back then. But I remember one thing, Pink Floyd and Chicago were like extraterrestrial bands or something. It's like, in my mind, there were all these Great Bands, Really! NOT possible to compare. They all brought something fantastically, astounding, and amazingly Unique, Crazy Unique... to the Creativity Party... but Chicago and Pink Floyd, I don't know about you, if you grew up back then, or your friends, but those two bands... man, they were from a totally different unique Separate quantum physics parallel universe kinda thing. NOBODY could figure them out. ...and neither did the Radio People, DJ's, Critics, Music/Record companies, No-Body! If you read about their histories and the history of Rock and Radio of the era, you'll see... they were F'ckn Different! The "Business" didn't know what to do with them, how to classify them, how to promote, market, get their stuff on 45s/singles... Is it just me?! Can there be any argument about that? I'm totally Open to learning. And I just happen to be the most non-confrontational guy on the planet. I was born with heavy Bipolar Disorder, the real thing, not the silly nonsense they diagnose everybody with these days... My Psych Doc says, now everybody's got Bipolar (BP) just a short while ago it was ADD for Adults and ADHD for kids, and everyone was an Adderall, but now BP has taken the lead. Everyone who's "moody" gets a BP diagnosis. BP is Cycles, not some moody shit like PMS or a glitchy thyroid. Ooops! Speaking of Bipolar and glitchy, I guess I'm off on a tangent. Where was I? Oh Yeah! Learning about Bands and Artists and such. It's So Great! It's like everything that was old is New again. I'm meeting Ozzy Osbourne for the first time and it's such a blast. Finding Patty Smith is enlightening and enrichening as well. I just invented that word just for her. Ok! I'm Gone! Thanks for the Video. I Feel Great! Listen-Learn-Rock! One more thing: Life is Waaayyy TOO Short. Avoid all the negative dramas of Life. Fill your moments with things that are positive, things that are Great. When things start to get ugly, even if it's only in your head, envision or put on some Vinyl, crank up some Rock!

[@gabrielszarose5640]

Both Pattys very good, Smith more punk + urban, Smyth more flash + showgirl.

[@damamae950]

Wow! Excellent! As a rabid Zep fan I'm impressed. Note that it takes TWO guitarists to cover Jimmy Page

[@joemelnick3497]

Patty kicks ass once again ♠️🔥♠️🔥♠️

[@dcsr.7244]

She was something else! What a underrated lady!

[@715bambam]

I had this biggest crush on Patti back in 80's i was like 12 or 13 when she hit MTV. It was her voice thhat git me first but she was so cute. I hid my crush from everyone cause i was a metal guy and wouldn't admit i listened to her at home a watched her do her little moves, she was an awesome original and just as important as groundbreaking for women singers in Rock N Roll as Pat Benatar, Madonna, in th

[@daisyq2501]

Patty kills this remake. Amazing!! I think I like it better than the original🤩🤩😮😮

[@MikeJones-oe3do]

Damn !! she tore it up

[@johnnyb3547]

Most bad ass song of all time! Great job Patty!

[@kevinlogozzo3952]

Damn straight!!!

[@stevestokes1963]

My favorite. 80s chick wow!

[@runoflife87]

For sure mrs. Smyth was/is more than just new wave/pop rock singer.

[@bryancoburn4834]

It sounds better than it ever has. You just gotta love this woman. Girls don't sing like that!!!

[@SergFilippenko]

Bryan Coburn oh yeah... fantastic performance...

[@lacm64]

She does, they do.

[@toddpeucker9905]

This is my favorite cover of this song. The way she turns that line into almost a question at 3:02 is cute as hell, and she's gotta be the queen of the mini-stepping around stage. This fireplug was barely winded during the interview....wow.

[@phyllispodesva4647]

Unbelievable voice she has a awesome voice Patty

[@phylliscraine]

Tears the roof off

[@atlasking6110]

She would have sang the shit out of stuff like "Runnin' With the Devil" and "Jump."

[@kelpbeds]

...key word "sang"! :)

[@Tom-lq6nn]

She was too good for that crap.

[@VanHalenFan1964]

Tom crap my Ass. Those are Legendary songs

[@VanHalenFan1964]

Tom Halen Are Legends

[@Tom-lq6nn]

@@VanHalenFan1964 I only ever liked a couple of their songs

[@Rohan-ne4pp]

She still kicks ass today, so much better than the so called singers of today

[@BassGuyGG]

Holy crap! Awesome. She really brought it and should have been bigger than she was.

[@spearfish5044]

Patty Smyth and Suze DeMarchi are my two all time favorite female singers.

[@Samantha1970]

Wow that’s some awesomeness Plant would love it 😍

[@chilipepperjesus]

Still sounds amazing.

[@zg1000dru1]

There are lots of great women rock singers....Ann Wilson, Grace Slick, Janis, Patty B., Ronstadt...but she's absolutely got to be up there amongst the best.

[@petergunn3614]

If her body of work were bigger she would have been. She decided to settle down and have a family, and good for her. I loved her work in Scandal, too bad she stopped making music for so long.

[@rickyparker3853]

I'm fucking BLOWN AWAY!!!! This was incredible!

[@royceprouty9694]

Just incredible talent, can't teach that.

[@me-lq7go]

One of the women rockers who can hold her own with the bad boys of rock! Too bad she never got the recognition she deserved!!

[@jijijijirogi1292]

Not enough Patti Smyth live! F***in' nailed it! YES! ^_^

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Patty.

[@charlesbarker8424]

Best most under appreciated female artist ever

[@pattyoneill6724]

Second time listening, so good ! She 🎸 rocks !

[@d.g.2896]

So good. Couldn't cover this song on network TV today because its about a guy telling a girl She needs him. Devolution.

[@AdrianLopez-wt7es]

BAD ASS!!! WHAT A VOICE!!!

[@CBR250RMAN]

Loved her from day one

[@yawarr94]

3:07 killer guitar flip ! 🤘🏼

[@communityorganizer5645]

Ty! I missed it on my phone

[@mick40jb]

When she changed the lyric to "I wanna be your back door girl'____That was friggin' hot!! @ 3:20

[@johnglazewski44]

Same. No more calls we have a winner.

[@Hanzyscure]

Hershey Highway

[@krisscanlon4051]

I'm thinking this is what Eddie VH heard all along...perfect match...she is that perfect mix of throaty and melodic...little bit of raspy...Sammy who ? Lol gimme some more Patty

[@kpax2066]

Awesome!

[@fredrocks1904]

Love Patty Smyth...So Awesome!!