Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Show Boat

[HollywoodHillsCookie]

Her enunciation is a little too uptight for this number. Lovely voice, though (obviously)

[ozzian2000]

What a LOVELY version! Christmas fans MUST check out her version of Silent Night.

[bwaycheergrl92]

Thank the Lord for crossover singers.

Gaaaahhh

My respect for her has risen 1,000%.

She's amazing.

[TIK5C]

Je suis dans un groupe de gospel;...

dernièrement notre chef de choeur accompagnée au piano par notre pianiste préféré a chanté ceci ...pas du gospel certes...mais çà m'a donné l'idée de chercher....et c'est simplement ...du miel .....

[TIK5C]

Dame Kiri, gorgeous as always.......

[malibu64]

beautiful touch

[richfincm]

Love Ms. Te Kanawa's voice! :)

[alovespellster]

One of the greatest songs of all time! Thanks for sharing!

[henson80]

I love ....WAW !!!

[xpt20x]

The beginning is rough. She gets into it a bit more half-way through. Like others have said, not bad for an opera singer. Keep in mind that Show Boat is from a time when pop music still had a classical tone. Some of the older versions I have heard with original casts had CRAZY vibrato. I found this much more pleasing to the ears. The beginning was just... lifeless. It's too bad she didn't start it the way she finished it!

[JamieRaeShearer2]

isn't music all about interpretation??? . I think shes just got a new zealand accent. while i dont love it, shes not "awful". personally i think this song is better when sung with a jazz flavour.

[x4812k]

awful. Diction is all around terrible--especially on the words "birds" and "gin." This is a self-indulgent interpretation entirely devoid of artistry. Cheers!

[CarloQuinto]

One word sums it up I think...Boring! Nice lady, Dame Kiri, but I found myself falling asleep. Listen to Frances Langford do it. She nails it 100%. Every word is a gem! Frances Langford could do ANYTHING and make it sound like a masterpiece. She was and still is the GREATEST!

[madamerotten]

@CarloQuinto Agreed. For that matter, the Helen Morgan version from the 1936 movie is superior to this.

[dontfuckthisup]

she sounds disingenuous, rigid, and creepy. 5 stars, hahah. :)

[raythespian]

Very nice...better than most opera singers...including La Fleming. However, it's interesting that Eileen Farrell remains the only opera singer in history to understand popular singing.

[Cantocant]

Super gemacht!

[Twirretwarre]

Oh, what a beautiful song, and how wonderful Dame Kiri sings this! Thank you!

And my great friend Antonio, thank you so much, for sharing this, it is such a joy to listen to this wonderful lady!

Roeleke

[andremad75]

Kiri è perfetta! Qui la adoro alla follia..la migliore

[AminaBellini]

Beautifull!!! thanks for posting this video!!

[singingsarah94x]

i dont really like this version the original is best its on my junior certificate course !!

[7thViking]

A good version coming from an opera singer... There aren't many opera singers who can pull off pop and Broadway songs beautifully- most often they'd sound like treading on unfamiliar ground. Bravo to Dame Kiri!

[icanbendsaws]

I really don't like this.

[belly2000]

this is the best version on here by far.  love it Te Kanawa, you rock!!

[swanningaround]

This was from the "last night of the proms" concert around 1991. I remember she wore that NZ flag dress with the blue and the stars.

[jaguarkang]

She really pronounces her R's... but i like everything else though!!!!

[kinkin2345678]

Wow-she is an incredible singer!

[thebestofeverything]

excellent beautiful and classy

[mrtrules1000]

FANTASTIC - she is so good!!!

[paulotomaso]

this was the best of the theatre songs she did that night. I love her so much

[RRydnew]

Totally incredible talent. How can you not love that intoxicating voice!?

[LaBelleHelene]

Unbelievable!! =D*

Oh my... Can't help lovin dat women, dat dearest singer of mine...

[angelitornado]

Kiri's done a great cross-over from opera. Not too many opera stars are able to do that successfully.

[IldikoLaDiva]

Dear damekirilover, I was so lucky I found these wonderful videos... I think most Kirilover would also like to find them, which is not easy as you haven't written her name anywhere... :) thanks for sharing anyway