Perfect Day --- Lou Reed feat Luciano Pavarotti

[@panther105]

You can laugh all you want and think WTF?? But at the end did you stay to see Lou Reed's face and his love and respect for Pavarotti? He didn't give a crap what anyone else thought. I mean, what a kick to have a world famous opera singer sing YOUR song with YOU...... !!!!

[@justpassingthroughthistime9947]

Exactly.

[@Key-Wound]

It works both ways Pavarotti was equally blessed to be singing with Lou Reed - Imagine that

[@Goruthar]

No laugh, it rolls like an egg.

[@TsjernoKid]

Lou just can't stop smiling everytime Pavarotti sings his song

[@ralphraucci5128]

I On Dec.26Th,1979,When I Was 19 Years Old,I Was Fortunate To See Lou Reed At The Legendary Bottom Line In New York City's Greenwich Village On West Forth Street, It Was Lou's Favorite Venue To Play In NYC. It Only Held 400 People, Not A Bad Seat In The House! He Put On A Great Show That Rolling Stone Profiled On It's Concert Pages. I Am 62 Now, It One Of My Favorite Memories. When Someone Like Luciano Pavarotti Wants To Sing Your Song and Sing It With You, That Says So Much. Grace and Peace Ralph In CT

[@williamjones4716]

Reed probably knew he was dying and this would be the most beautiful rendition of his song he would hear before his death.

[@fabienh3943]

I loved Lou, the Velvet and Pavoretti, greatest tenor ever. But this combination...if well intended...really???

[@fax164]

😂😂😂

[@loquendolauta4934]

R.I.P Lou Reed R.I.P Luciano Pavarotti

[@Ketston]

+Loquendo Lauta Lou & Lu C:

[@dancingoutinspace3639]

+Loquendo Lauta Great to listen to the best combo of an outstanding song:)

[@antoniobinefar7439]

RIP grupo punk español de los 80s !

[@leesher1845]

:( :(

[@ronnygraness1375]

Busserl

[@mauriceortiz8817]

The expression on Lou Reed when the master Pavarotti starts singing is priceless and moving. Thank you for sharing this time capsule moment. Two greats from different worlds. RIP Heroes.

[@ВасилийМедведев-з5в]

Top 10 anime crossovers of all time

[@diegom-a7970]

For sure!

[@JohnCarloRuiz]

ever!

[@boogieman.1698]

yeah

[@hylerj]

LOL

[@mark1952able]

Perfect timing to hear this~

[@windowledge731]

Lou Reed ain’t got a note in his head god bless him

[@brendangarvin7787]

Pavarotti wasn't the best at rhythm, so they pretty much balanced each other out.

[@Vibeagain]

Nope

[@unosomes]

как Я замучился осталась одна радость послушать эту великолепную песню

[@MaximumMadnessStixon]

This is awesome, yet almost laughably ridiculous at the same time. I love it!

[@malfoukavontruffle2618]

Heehee. Yes. Thank you, exactly what I was thinking.

[@schleifMets41]

Yup, it's amazing, even though the two styles don't really click

[@cavemanzach9475]

MaximumMadnessStixon when Pavaratti sings the first chorus lou reed's face kinda says the same thing, he looks like "how the fuck did I manage this?"

[@Intruder84]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@marshsherrif2824]

mozart and his mates must be thinking "We started something"

[@quakerninja]

This was a benefit concert for the children of Bosnia I wish celebrities still did things like this

[@nicolasagrawal9474]

they are nowadays busy defending Israel or making the same phony post about Ukraine

[@eh5872]

If they did it would be lip synced trash.

[@PeacefulTraveller888]

Pavarotti knew a genius piece of art when he saw one. Brilliant song.

[@PHAEDRIDER]

the way lou looks at him when he sings lol... like "holy shit im singing with pavoratti WTF"

[@smartalek180]

Pavarotti: "holy shit i'm singing with Lou Reed WTF"

[@smartalek180]

Or maybe it's Pavarotti: "What's a Lou Reed?" Either way.

[@maximilliansmith5102]

lol

[@A2Z83]

1:25 what this face is saying

[@vasjaklun6008]

EXACTLY what I thought.

[@johniffland1673]

This song is so melancholic, but with Pavarotti's voice, damn, the anguish is alive....

[@woody816]

1:21 lous face is just priceless. Total respect to a legend

[@johna8973]

Agree 👍 Real as it Gets

[@f.j.4524]

It looks like he can’t believe it 😂 it’s so beautyfully bizarre…

[@littleschnitzel8226]

Reed's amused by Pavarotti singing a bar late (he stretched 'day' for 3 beats longer) for a bit and thus struggling to fit the words into the next phrase, but at the same time equally as impressed how he managed to get out of it without letting anybody know something was wrong.

[@MariaERoman]

Maravilloso tema de Lou Reed,,Perfect day,gran poeta,versos tan sentidos y tan verdaderos.

[@sylvieledu]

Yes Mister Lou Reed il’s a perfect Day to listen you with Luciano Pavarotti. Thanks you very very much !

[@Bruthole]

This is so weirdly epic...

[@Dandreu]

your picture too

[@poultrypickins9572]

Bruthole It made me cry.

[@poultrypickins9572]

Bruthole It made me cry.

[@leedevereaux7644]

I want this played at my funeral.

[@sylvieledu]

What a beautifull song ! Thanks you very much Mister Lou Reed and Mister Luciano Pavarotti. Excuse me for my bad english but I’m french girl .I love Lou Reed. Luciano Pavarotti and classic music. Thanks again,it’s really beautifull ! In french : Un grand merci à ces grands Messieurs, un grand merci post mortem.

[@Nativelonewolf]

RIP legends. This was amazing. Now that looked like one Perfect Day.

[@sonnyanderson7860]

This is so beautiful. So strange but yet so spectacular. Just shows that not everything in music has to be perfect and 'easy' to listen to, it should be felt and enjoyed. Just look at lou's smile when pavarotti sings.

[@mauriceortiz8817]

Tears me up

[@rickyrhoades4083]

love this version...Pavarotti sang with a lot of people...can I say this without sounding foolish-this is a masterpiece of a song!! It's like God wrote this song and gave it to Reed!

[@jakecampbell318]

My thoughts exactly! The combo of sincerity and a Joycean focus on the beautiful minutiae of life makes a masterpiece indeed! Not to mention the juxtaposition of voices in this performance. Brought it out to the fullest!

[@mauriceortiz8817]

Yes

[@MsLovatron]

Two friends-- very different and very respectful of one another and embodying the moment

[@fartkerson]

Five friends-- very different and very respectful of one another and embodying the moment: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXbMpZ2Lmcx0oNE

[@ladyblackstardust390]

1:20! The most unlikely duo ever to perform a song together. And one of the most moving and spectacular performances.

[@MichaelDominici1968]

+Dusty Rhodes two completely different contrasting performances...both in service to the lyric, to the art of music...symphonic and tremendous! the audience certainly appreciated it!

[@irokosalei5133]

+Lady BlackStardust Not the most unlikely duo ever. There's a video of Pavarotti singing along with James Brown.

[@ladyblackstardust390]

I'm Dusty Rhodes, I changed to Lady BlackStardust. That Pavarotti, he sure got around. But not as much as Lou! It must have been thrilling for each one to perform with the other.

[@nonconforumity]

Lady BlackstarDust The recent Lady Ga Ga and Tony Bennett or David Bowie and Bing Crosby.

[@b.m.s.821]

Pavarotti with Spice Girls is even weirder

[@patrickbonin9118]

Une chanson exceptionnelle ,un moment magique que ces interprètes inoubliables nous feront adorer à jamais 👍👍

[@Geko2006]

Dont make judgements. Two great artists from two great styles of art. Pavarotti was an excepcional musician and a great human being. Lou Reed, its one of my favorite artists. Without him, theres no rock n' roll.

[@jeffreyfaul4681]

The respext goes both ways......this beautiful music was written by Lou. 😍

[@bazanine]

The best singer of all time with Luciano Pavarotti ❤

[@laartwork]

Then I have a chance of being the best singer.

[@pascalledu]

Merci Monsieur Lou Reed et Monsieur Luciano Pavarotti. Votre duo est magistral. Le mélange de l'underground et du classique est fort bien réussi. Un grand Merci post mortem.

[@davidt9641]

The critics need to knock it off, this was a fundraiser, (Pavarati and Friends benefit for Angolan refugees in 2002) the artists are brilliant and daring to do this.

[@DarMander707]

Critics on this one? It's like two totally different things lol he's a fkn opera singer preforming with Lou Reed. Just enjoy the absurdity = )

[@josmith3876]

Awesome duet, such contrasting styles but they rock it!!!

[@pizzaital0611]

Lou Reed und Pavarotti , echt genial das die beiden Auftreten. R.I.P. und das ihr beide im Himmel weiter singt !

[@alancheuqueman3923]

No puedo dejar de derramar una lágrima siempre que escucho esta hermosa canción, me es imposible.

[@mizzury54]

Wow this sounds so lush with the orchestra.

[@lennylennart88]

This is simply amazing. R.I.P.

[@markheggeland]

Well goddamn. Isn't this just the most excessively epic thing ever?

[@frank_MT]

Incredibile ....... due uomini provenienti da galassie diverse uniti dalla musica ..... WOW

[@carolinahernandezdezabalo8498]

Que bonita canción! De una placidez increible! En la voz de dos grandes, cada cual en su género, hacen una versión única. R.I.P. Lou Reed. R.I.P. Luciano Pavarotti.

[@alvaboy4982]

The most acclaimed, vocally proficient opera singer of all time and Luciano Pavarotti.

[@francescopetr]

Pavarotti’s stage makeup here could totally hold its own to glam-era Lou Reed. That brow pencil work is some expert-level shit.

[@user-ss9qj7mn6i]

Lou's look at Luciano is wow!! Good vibe! It should be a cappella 😁😁😁 Though.. Phenomenal artists 😍

[@johnjohnsonjohn]

Croatia, nice!

[@sweetlipsgold]

The words are so touching... brings tears to my eyes. Thanks for the memories.. RIP Lou and Luciano

[@coolkalmen]

INCREIBLE SIN PALABRAS.. ES LO QUE PUEDEN HACER DOS GENIOS DE LA MUSICA COMO TALES., DEJARTE SIN PALABRA. GENIOS

[@jackchen1903]

Weird when you watch this knowing that both of them are gone now RIP Both of you.

[@donja66]

i think they match perfectly... the fact that they are so utterly different makes one appreciate both more, IMHO...

[@sylvieledu]

I’m a french girl so excuse me for my bad english. Perfect day is one of Lou Reed finest songs. I advise you to listen to Lou Reed and Renée Fleming for another version of this masterful song. Good day to all of you.

[@francescoorgioli2612]

simbiosi d'arte. Adesso puoi vivere in eterno dei "perfects days". addio lou

[@freetolaugh5721]

Both are unforgotten heroes of music.

[@mrscampi62]

certainly not forgotten

[@janvs0]

Oh Lou. You are so amazing, showing respect to Luciano on your song. So happy to have lived in your generation. Heroes ❤

[@nicholascremato]

I am shocked I don't hear this song more often. It's beautiful!

[@silvanadonadoni127]

Che duetto meraviglioso...Adoro da sempre Lou Reed questa è una delle mie preferite. Nel confronto con la voce potente di Pavarotti,Lou Reed non sfigura,anzi mette in evidenza il carisma umano e artistico. Bravissimi tutti e due. Pezzo fantastico.

[@karinablacktie]

I just love how Reed looks at Pavarotti at 1:20. It's a combination admiration and childish glee. Priceless.

[@foreign.object]

one of the best facial expressions i've seen on anybody!

[@littleschnitzel8226]

He's amused by Pavarotti singing a bar late (he stretched 'day' for 3 beats longer) for a bit and thus struggling to fit the words into the next phrase, but at the same time equally as impressed how he managed to get out of it without letting anybody know something was wrong.

[@mariamathioudaki3830]

That is exactly the definition of music!! To unite everyone, to unite "different" worlds, rock, pop, tzaz, opera, in one word MUSIC!!!

[@robutegurllyman9228]

This wasn't all that good, but seeing these two together makes me smile.

[@3dulimited952]

I’m so glad you are honest in your opinion this version kills this song IMO this is about a sad lonely person singing about a day in his life But this version sounds like a bunch of football hooligans especially the end of the song I know I’ll get a lot of criticism for this but who cares

[@clc-gl4jn]

I thought it actually had real comic value which made it that much better😂🤣

[@nmaddog4689]

I agree, I was expecting Pavarotti to sing on his own and the contrast between the two was not a good mix. Lou in his leather and Lucy in a tux, I wouldn’t have been surprised if Lou had cracked up after the first chorus. Ah well made me smile as well.

[@karendalsadik7119]

Lou sounds off key.

[@marc6948]

I'm so confused yet intrigued

[@FrancoMarinoLGI]

I'm Italian and I must, with pain, admit it: Pavarotti, a great tenor - don't get me wrong - fits on this Lou Reed song like the sweat of a Texas cow's butt on a plate of pasta.

[@patriciapaape9238]

Unusual Duo but very nice.Thank you for posting. ♪♫•*♫ •♫♪

[@talbotsplace7316]

I love this version of a favorite song. My late brother used to set up the shows in Atlanta and swore that he and the crew loved Pavarotti who was the kindest to the crews and always took them for a steak dinner. I'm a huge Lou Reed fan so it's best of all world for me.

[@daubipiccoli]

Both has left us now! Two great of the greatest! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@vandenkevin]

Haha, I don't know why expected this to be good. But it still made me smile.

[@wasdist]

I didn't know this many chills was possible

[@sianiechelty1119]

At 0:17 the orchestra creates a wave of absolutely gorgeous mindfulness!

[@tonymartins6399]

Para mim o melhor tenor de todos os tempos, saudades eternas Pavarotti.

[@TheRedJokerrr]

This is so surreal

[@y4nic519]

this is the best thing i saw in a while, epic yet goofy, wonderful yet hilarious

[@MisterMikeTexas]

It's extremely insane and extremely epic at the same time! Totally off the grid and beautiful! I'm always looking for interesting and unusual music.

[@wlkrjnn]

I gotta tell you in a really earthy way I loved it. More than the sum of its parts. An experience.

[@user-ib5fi4rr4p]

Rock artist and more classical artists should collaborate more often!

[@credenza1]

Pavarotti has no business bellowing the life out of this beautiful intimate wistful song.

[@wedemeyerr]

R.I.P. Luciano and Lou! Maybe there are playing somewere else together!

[@LaurieCoco-t8z]

MY HEART IS SMILING !!!!!!!! THANK YOU !!!!!

[@gizemd1]

With Pavarotti's voice this song is taken to another level...

[@MrZeroTerrorRide]

Every so very often I find that I need to just randomly break into an impression of Pavarotti’s rendition of the chorus.

[@1KevinsFamousChili1]

never been a fan of the opera style of singing but this is pretty awesome :D

[@benwil1715]

Captured the mood on that!!!... Come chorus time....ya just cant wait for it!!!!

[@thebigphish3652]

Two amazing talents that do not mix together at all. Too bad.

[@farinheit2celsius]

***** Yep. Singer =/= Musician

[@A2Z83]

all the vocal training doesnt make this type of singer versatile

[@fetchmebeers]

Oh gawd. This is some serious mind-altering stuff. I'm melting. In all seriousness.

[@thosjlll]

RIP Lou ,you will be sorely missed

[@cherryredmoon]

So touching.... This version is deep.. RIP... thanks for all the memories... I'll never forget you

[@humpfrog]

It looked like Lou Reed was about to laugh for some reason during the first chorus. Maybe it just seemed super surreal at that moment!

[@paidrussiantroll1305]

+hump frog I do believe that is was, for Lou, surreal.

[@kwijidia]

He looked humiliated AND amused, as his song got crucified by Pav/grotti!!!! NOT being a hater but masonic garped upto the hilts, ritual humiliations much for Lou!!!!!! Nutty performance and he knew it... poor bloke :((( RIP.

[@Salamander676]

He was laughing because Luciano missed the first chorus

[@clc-gl4jn]

Nah man😂🤣😂 Lou has a few times bursted out laughing on stage for no real reason before I saw it in another live concert he did outta nowhere😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@clc-gl4jn]

@@Salamander676 yea I think he really does it when there’s a forgotten chorus like Pavarotti did here😂😂🤣

[@tison333]

Two legends singing the wrong song the wrong way. Even Lou Reed manages to make a mess of this little masterpiece of a song.

[@susimaier9719]

Ist ja sein Song und es ist wunderbar.

[@meevsdagr8er]

love it. awesome performance

[@betpower1]

Both died at 71. Both are together, singing in paradise now.

[@davidmacetti2801]

Lou took it to church on this rendition. One of the best live versions I have heard from him. He seemed inspired. Also cool to see that even the Pav could misread sheet music.

[@johna8973]

Yea , I think singing with Pav kind of pushed Lou to focus on Singing

[@ziggypop3225]

watched this video 7 years ago and thought their performance don't really fit each other. Today a second watch is actually not bad. It is a beautiful song after all and both of them are real musicians.

[@garykroeger]

The criticisms on this thread are pointless. This is a wonderful infusion of styles, feelings, artistry, all with flaws and genius.

[@tm75_88]

Right bro 👍

[@fartkerson]

I mean it was for charity. Ricky Martin also sang at one of these fucking things. James Brown and Sting were there singing during the same charity event as Lou. I mean, fuckin hell, Pavorotti sang with the Spice Girls for charity. It wasn't supposed to be art so much as getting a wide variety of people together to raise money for people suffering from war and poverty. He did this charity event every year from the early 90s until his farewell tour and retirement. Context is king. Take it for what it is.

[@MrPOKER725]

See Pavarotti singing you song must be so honouring...

[@rickyrhoades4083]

This is fucking awesome. Glad they got in on KZbin. Saved for posterity!!

[@paidrussiantroll1305]

+Ricky Rhoades For all the silly, insulting, brain dead, mean handed comments I read on youtube, yours says exactly what I was thinking. This is when youtube shines: when a glorious moment such as this can be preserved for you and I AND for generations to come. When later this year I purchase one of those 65" TVs this will be one of the first videos I watch. Peace.

[@janhoyle1462]

I thought I have to hear this. Lou Reed & Pavarotti, impossible, but they made it work!

[@hartleyzoo]

Would have been sweet to hear their voices paired 20 years earlier. At this point in the careers, not so much. Miss them both.

[@adaptiveagile]

Can't believe they're both gone. Legendary.

[@peteraddison8323]

beautiful

[@PeacefulTraveller888]

Love them both like crazy 🥰😍😘

[@SamuelRUS]

Pavaroti sings about heroin. Now I have seen everything.

[@galespichief58]

the song is not about heroin to everybody... Only people that don't know about Lou and Andy and the underground would say something like that. just because this song was in a movie about heroin doesn't mean its only about heroin and everyone that hears it automatically thinks about heroin.

[@SamuelRUS]

***** Lou was a natural born junkie. And if you only knew about opiate addiction, you would understand what this song is really about. Еspecially line "you just keep me hang it on". But you live the life of a respectable citizen and have no idea about what you try to argue. So, after all, what are you?

[@SamuelRUS]

***** P.S. "They are just fucking narrow minded idiots" That was SO buddhist ))

[@SamuelRUS]

Vojtas Vlčkes

[@ctmusic1254]

Perfect Day IS about heroin you self fellating sea cucumbers. Lou was an addict in the early 70s and the song was written during his detox period.

[@gabrielablanco6149]

Perdónenme pero ésta canción tiene una connotación especial cuando la canta Duran Duran. Nadie como ellos para interpretarla. Mis respetos a éstos dos grandes maestros que ya fallecieron pero en la voz de Simon LeBon es única y con los instrumentos de la banda hizo una combinación perfecta 😍😍👌🏻👌🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ohiko9594]

I need to know the story behind this performance, looks like some kind of a drunk dream of mine, epic and ridiculous at the same time

[@jayjayjayjesusmedina]

This was great. Orchestra performed amazingly wish I was there

[@teresagomes6491]

In terms of singing tecnique, it seems like Pavarotti is an elephant and Lou an ant. One was a classical trained singer, one of the best opera singers ever. The other was not even a singer, he was a talker, like Dylan, for example. He didnt how to sing. Of course i know Lou Reed was completely incapable of singing Nessum Dorma, but i know one thing too: Pavarotti would be incapable of singing Heroin or Venus in Furs and make it sound great the way Lou did. There are some stuff, especially from The Velvet Underground, that only sounds good when Lou is on it talking, mumbling and being so fucking unmusical, but sounding perfect anyway. What is a good singer? That is the question.

[@perdikiss]

+Teresa Gomes ...LOU REED,NOT EVEN A SINGER..???...ARE YOU NUTS?????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...YOU DONT EVEN KNOW HOW MANY ARTISTS BEEN INFLUENCED BY HIM....

[@teresagomes6491]

ΑΝΤΩΝΗΣ ΠΕΡΔΙΚΗΣ i didnt bash Lou in any way.

[@teresagomes6491]

Thora F Definitely.

[@dailyflash]

+Teresa Gomes It's not a contest. And Pavorati could never sing this song if Lou had never written it. I think I good singer is one whose voice expresses their soul.

[@maanbaez]

+Teresa Gomes Eres una tonta

[@manuelramalho3402]

Two legends and one the most wonderfulls songs ever!

[@user-pq8vy4em7z]

Браво !!!👏👏👏

[@scandellajose8119]

C'est poétique et grand pour ces deux étoiles ! merci

[@0bb81]

I feel like Lou Reed was really insecure about his voice, especially when he performed in large venues.

[@myrnaswanson3841]

+Shrek the third.... as he should be!

[@0bb81]

Myrna Swanson In the underground scene people didn't care about your voice, they only wanted to hear good compositions and good lyrics so when he made these more mainstream appearances, people expected him to show some kind of pop appeal. Jimi hendrix would have been crucified by the mainstream if he were to only singer without his guitar.

[@myrnaswanson3841]

Nothing wrong with good lyrics and good composition,,, HIRE A SINGER!!! otherwise you have bad awful noise like .Lou Reed,Tom Waites, Iggy Pop, Captain Beefhart and a whole list of other horrible sounding vocalists.... Lots of songwriters suck at vocals , that's why they hire a SINGER!

[@0bb81]

Myrna Swanson They all might be horrible singers to YOU but I think they are great. Hire a singer? yeah fuck off noone can sing tom wait's songs better than tom waits himself! They are already legends because people enjoy their music for what it is. The rawness of iggy pops voice, the theatricality of Tom waits, the simplicity of Lou Reeds vocals are something trained singers can't even comprehend. Maybe we just have different tastes because all the artists you just named in my opinion are far from horrible, these guys made very personal and emotional art that not only was present in their lyrics but also in the way they delivered them, their vocal performances, the beautiful imperfections made them that more honest and believable. If you're that petty about perfect singing then you will miss out on a lot of great music

[@myrnaswanson3841]

yep, tone deaf we see, just as I thought!