Patti LaBelle - Over The Rainbow @ Apollo 1989

[freddie0679]

Pattie is a super star

[RepriseSongs]

Beautiful 

[DenzLife]

Patti say..."If a bird can get up there and fly, well then why? ..WHYYYYY,whY CAN'T I fly?"  I ain mad atcha`~~

[prettyboiiswagg1000]

patti is & forever will be " the queen " .

She take performing to a whole nuther level .

[Immaculate201]

@rimbaud15 copy Whitney? Whitney was still busy graduating when Patti started the big hair thing..Whitney copied Patti.

[sermusicbox]

i f-ing love her hair

[cyndeewi]

God, she can blow! I love you Patti!

[bjreed419]

I swear if I could sing I aloud sing like her... I hate the word swag because young people use it wrong to me, but hers can't even be put into words...

[DaFoxx28]

Why this video does not have no less than 20 million hits, i have no idea..I get angry (not hatin) but angry at many "artists" these days and how much money they make and charge for concerts. If you compare them to someone such as Patti for instance, you cannot tell me that you get your moneys worth. If you go see her, you get all of her energy, love, excitement and skill, and wanting for more. Artists like her are worth every penny of admission. Not just throwing us a bone so they can get rich

[rellenoz]

Lordy this cow got me crying at work! LOL! A MAZING!!!

[DenzLife]

@rellenoz WHY she got to be a cow.....Yes ...I gave your comment a thumbs down...

[rellenoz]

@DenzLife lol. cuz she made me cry

[rimbaud15]

loved the big 80's hair too : every girl wanted to imitate whitney, it was so funny

[Jafar431]

@rimbaud15 no whitney was trying 2 copy ms patti.

[pbarrigher]

loved the big 80's hair, it matched her super large voice....

[ButtahscotchKisses]

I dont care if she wore a moo moo with a tu tu and tweety bird leg warmers...if you sing like that...do it really matter?

[KevSmithGuitar]

Total soul,Wow amazing.mesmeric

[nice1dave]

GO ON PATTI - she still sounds good over 20 years later... Fly away Ms. Patti! Love her!

[BlackPepper]

@nice1dave The Hair...LOL!!!

[kamikaze80]

I love her voice. But I lol'd at the big hair. Shows that she is in a league of her own.

[WESTSIDEsoul]

only ms patti, ONLY ms patti, can SANG this song like this, and that hair,,,,WORK

[ayla8251]

brings tears to my eyes

[balloonguyinva]

Beautiful!

[JacksonObamafan4life]

thats ashame for somebody to sing so good , my goodness!!!!!!!

[heresjoje]

yepp xxxx

[Immaculate201]

For Decades Patti Has been Throwing that Mic Stand. .She originated it. .And the apollo audience waz AwesoMe. . .ThIz iz 1 of the Venues Patti LaBelle will always OWN. . .

[Bloodportthugmedic]

No other like Patti!!! I miss GREAT music and talent.

[kourtneymazyck]

is this the same night as "Yo Mister Live in New York 1989?" Someone please let me know!

[BLACKTREAT]

@kourtneymazyck YES! I REMEMBER I HAD THIS RECORDED IN A VCR TAPE LOL.

I USED TO PLAY THAT VCR TAPE LOL ONE A DAY

[cosmicurious522]

Oh Lord, sing it Patti!!!! Throwing my pocketbook at the screen.

Look at those shoulder pads and that wig. Memories of the 80's whew. Excuse me while I find my old blazers.

[yesitisme1971]

@cosmicurious522

OH GOD You are too funny! This fool said throwing her pocketbook at the screen. I am in the floor!

[justicewen]

Chills.

[TheRyry84]

PATTIE , PATTIE , PATTIE, A TRUE QUEEN/VOICE OF VOCALS PERIOD IN MUSIC, NOT NO ONE CAN REACH YOUR BOUNDS OR GRASP WHEN IT COMES TO VOCALITY NOT FOR THE PAST 50 PLUS YRS AND NOT FOR THE NEXT 50. XXXXX

[hespitfire]

man, can we get some singers of this caliber to make a CD these days? talent instead of image??? Damn.

[SunShine1732]

DAMN I got goosebumps!! AWESOME!! MS PATTI LABELLE FOLKS!!

[helenawf]

Is it at Harlem´s Apollo?

[nohopway]

@helenawf ABSOLUTELY!

[timmy841212]

@helenawf Yep.

[myenmoni]

Patti wore that stage that mic and that wig out! No one better

[Normsdad]

Just watch how this woman completely OWNS and CONTROLS an audience. They hang on her every move and phrase. If this ain't goin' to church, I don't know what it. I've seen this footage 1000 times and everytime I see it, I can't sit still. God love you Patti!...

[GARU4YOU]

WOW !!!God Bless Patti

[Amocktus]

Before Auto-tune.. there was Ms. Patti, Ms. Aretha, Gladys, and Dionne.. Let's see Lady Gaga, Beyonce, or the rest of the pop tarts thrown down like that.

[pinkydivAKA]

@Amocktus I feel the same way....you either have TALENT or you have CREATED talent....NOT THE SAME THING.

[senyah777]

The Queen!!!!!

[falangja17]

LET ME TELL YOU GUYS SOMIN!!! PATTI BUST THAT MICROPHONE TO PIECES!!!! LOL

[bean06hk]

Everyone thumbs up =]

[nochemusical]

The best female soul singer!

[pinkydivAKA]

@nochemusical So true. Jennifer Hudson IS THE NEXT PATTI....Major talent.

[zitoski]

.... che meraviglia!

[hotdetboi69]

why can.....................i, why can,why can

[tangled55]

@zan7153 LOL hahaahahah you are absolutely correct. That's so funny.

[Breniznit]

@someonelegal lol yeah her hair was huge here ..go the 80's LOL

[sugrfutgumpmuffn]

Ms La belle

Once again I have the priviage to hear your beautiful voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You resuce me from sadnest and allow me to close my eyes and remember those days where I was so happy and alive . I thank you for lifing my heart up in touble, given me the hope and faith tht we all a special talent., your sing hold me up!!!!!!!!!!!! much love londyndoll@gmail

[TheDumaka]

I have and will always love you Patti- the only one that comes close to you Karen Clark Sheard-

[hotdetboi69]

@TheDumaka that is so true with karen

[devajeaco07]

80's fashion....smh! what were we thinking? lol

[afroink]

@devajeaco07 we weren't! LOL We just did whatever felt good. Followed our own trends. Personally, I liked it better that way.

[hotdetboi69]

love you patti

[natashayoung1]

This woman is the reason I sing!!!!

[chriscdog12]

SHE IS AWESOME I LOVE HERRRRRRRRRR

[vangoghmatisse]

SHE is the best on the planet!!!

[Byrd21320]

Love it

[kourtneymazyck]

Why do I feel like Patti was holding back? Maybe she had something on her mind. She still murdered it.

[mouzicman]

this is one of my favorite performances by her..i remember when it originally aired...amazing.

[MultiGlamdiva]

i love this pattie is a queen truely love her so much

[Tritano]

You know what I have seen this performed so many times, Ive seen Patti live a couple times and she throws that mic stand, but I never get tired of seeing it. You know why? Because its real! When she throws the mic stand then points at herself and mouths "Why can't I" then starts "flying" and throws that note in the air with her hand at 4:02 its real!

[decordan]

Love the Lioness hair...Miss Patti from Pennsylvania ROARS just like a great Lion. JUST LOVE her.

[cervejerano]

patti you are just phenomenal.........

no one does ike patti does....

just do and keep your doing girl

shine like astar cause you are a star

[patrick4u]

her best rendition soooooooo far. unbelivable. how she hits those high notes so efforestly. W-O-O-W-!-!-!-

[BlaqueReign25]

Patti puts all of these so called singers today to shame, some of these singers should not even be mentioned in the same sentence with her! She could be singing about what she had for breakfast in the morning and it would sound good! That is the mark of a good singer, that no matter what they sing or sing about it sounds good regardless.

[TheDumaka]

@BlaqueReign25

so true look up patti does abc's-- so ill-

[BlaqueReign25]

@TheDumaka Thanks you for the recommendation, I will do that because I just love Patti, I am such a fan. Thanks again!

[themrduragss]

lol 1:17 sent that women out of her seat in the front row.....shes always there. anyone know who she is?

[THAFIFTHWUN]

@themrduragss I THINK HER NAME IS BETTY!!!

[mdswhitetiger]

WOW OMG is all I can say!!!

[PattiFanatic912]

49 years in the business and no signs of slowin down...

[van121988]

This would make beyonce go bye bye

[trentnjones]

....no words...just Miss Patti

[landfair03]

Patty is a bad woman when it comes to shutting the house down with amazing vocals.

[langston115]

WOW

[themrduragss]

Glory to god watching patti makes me wanna praise god

[letronthedivo]

@themrduragss Seriously, lol!!

[themrduragss]

@letronthedivo

Seriously! she can also be found in this video:

Rachelle Ferrell - With Open Arms (Live)

[ANDREOFNORTHDALLAS]

yesssss

[reallyblessed]

Reflecting on the death of MJ has really inspired me to go back and watch all of these timeless jewels. While doing so, I have come to one conclusion: What was being done

in those days was, and will always be, Real Music!! In the words of MJ, this video is just "magic!" May videos like these remind us of what music was meant to do: inspire and bring joy and love.

[PattiFanatic912]

u may get tied up watchin this timeless jewel...

patti is jus the it factor that was half assed taken off the shelf...

if she were on motown or arista...

she'd be the queen of soul...

[chelle315]

@reallyblessed I miss real music so much, I decided to change career paths at 38 years of age and pursue music production...the Jacksons have ALWAYS been my biggest inspiration in wanting to get into the music industry. I'm a 70's baby, music was simply classic back then. :)

[Kevin48391]

WOW!!! I have this entire show on tape...somewhere....that hair is sexy as shit,only she can pull it off.....keep posting these good vids Mr Wise.....U da shit !!!

[chakafan12]

good i love her...it must be awesome to have as a mother or grandmother...or a friend...luv it

[pattifan]

this woman is too amazing for words!!!

[cashmire1]

wow. thats all I can say