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  • No idea why a popular, positive comment on kd's sublime version of Neil's classic was removed. It's still true though. kd owns this one now, Mr Young. Fair dinkum for writing it though.

  • the incomparable k d lang

  • She sings from the heart, love her voice

  • Magnificent vocal by KD and a beautifully written song by Neil. And my kudos to the orchestra, Superb.

  • Love, love, love...

  • looking for a reaction this is beautiful mine will not be

  • super cover fantastica bellissima grazie ciao

  • You begin with "Uh Neil" and then you want to speak about erudition and enlightenment. What an ass and a fool you are.

  • @greg1lewin Thanks for sharing, Greg. You really got my morning off to a bright start. Have fun spreading your particular brand of festive joy and warmth around the interwebs today, but chop chop! Lots of ground to cover and many, many more people like me whose days need brightening up!

    Merry Christmas, and all things wonderful to you and yours. Maybe we'll get a chance to talk again next year.

    The ass and fool.

  • @nickmcgivney Chill, guys.

  • @nickmcgivney

    Just saw your comment. Glad I was able to brighten your day...you should take a page out of my book and try to do that. Your brand of warmth and cheer--denigrating people--is hardly that.

  • @greg1lewin You're too much for me, Greg. I quit. I'm off to a monastery where I will live in silent contemplation of the ways that I have offended you, Neil and all the right-thinking people on YouTube.

    Have the last word, please. I can't bear to come back after this. You've hurt me too much. I let you in, we snuggled, I told you how much I loved kd's version and ya done gone and trampled all over my little heart, Greg. We coulda ruled the universe together, Gregsie. Bye.

  • @nickmcgivney

    As an example of my thoughtfulness, I referred to your "comment" as that--a comment--and not what it truly was: A lame attempt at irony.

    I'm not on here much so at least another month will go by before I reply to you again. But you remind me of the pathetic sort of person who lives on the internet and youtube, spewing your bile, then trying to pretend you're educated and enlightened by using words like "erudite." Did you receive a thesaurus as a gift over the holidays?

  • I'll pass Nick. We don't have as much in common as you seem to think. I don't like to see people denigrate other artists.

  • one of my favorite covers of Neil's. She does it Great!!!!

  • Wow!!!! Love it.

  • my god this woman has just an amazing voice

  • Neil Young's Helpless

  • Reverence and grace...perfect cover...angelic voice.

  • Very cool cover...

  • Shivers.  Amazing.

  • North Western Ontarian and always home when I hear this. Amen.

  • If you've ever wondered what an open heart looks like, when it sings, see K.D. Lang. 

  • I think I'm in love. :-) Amazing.

  • If you think this song is great you should watch her singing Hallelujah (also at the Juno awards) ... awesome ....

  • Awesome. Just totally, completely, absolutely awesome.

  • I wish no ill on anyone let alone Mr Young but I have to say I'm sort of glad he couldn't make this concert. Lang is IMO THE most gifted singer of her generation.

  • absouletly amazing, one of the best female artists of our time!!!

  • k.D , Is one of a kind, a trully beutyfull soul all one have to do is lissen <3

  • let me tell you something. ANY kd lang CD is perfect music for lovemaking. try it.

  • @don56texas Eeeeeeeewww.

  • This is the best version!!  tres tres bonne

  • I am sooo COMPLETELY moved! This song just blew me away! This woman truely has the voice of an angel! The 15 dislikes she has must have come from 15 deaf and dumb people with absolutely NO taste in music.

  • wow just truly amazing, sends chills down my spine i can't think of a better singer to sing this song truly awe inspiring.

  • Yep, this is the one she got the 5 minute standing ovation for. I wish it had been included in the video - her reaction was so moving, you could tell she was overwhelmed. It was one my top 10 life experiences so far...

  • absolutely amazing...I prefer this version to original...something magical about her voice...amazing it truly is....

  • this is the best version of helpless. It has to be.

  • Simply one of the finest moments in music. Ever. Period. Few things have brought tears to my eyes, this was one of them. Amazing. Transcendent.

  • @michaeldvorscak - man, if you had been there, I wish I could describe it to you. when you said "one of the finest moments in music" I had to reply. We looked around at each other in the audience and knew we had witnessed something amazing. Transcendent is the EXACT word. The standing ovation literally went on for over 5 minutes & she was overwhelmed & started crying she was so moved. I wish I could share what it was like to have witnessed it first hand with those like you who appreciate it

  • I wish I could describe it to you. when you said "one of the finest moments in music" I had to reply. We looked around at each other in the audience and knew we had witnessed something amazing. Transcendent is the EXACT word. The standing ovation literally went on for over 5 minutes & she was overwhelmed & started crying she was so moved. I wish I could share what it was like to have witnessed it first hand with those like you who appreciate it

  • I wish I could describe it to you. when you said "one of the finest moments in music" I had to reply. We looked around at each other in the audience and knew we had witnessed something amazing. Transcendent is the EXACT word. The standing ovation literally went on for over 5 minutes & she was overwhelmed & started crying she was so moved. I wish I could share what it was like to have witnessed it first hand with those like you who appreciate it

  • You won't find a bigger Neil Young fan than I and I've never been a big K.D. Lang fan but this will cause me to rethink that. She is absolutely amazing on this. I only came to this performance after listening to her perform an absolutely flawless duet of Crying with Roy Orbison, she is a special talent.

  • @tigerblue4ever i never was big on her either until she performed hallelujah by leonard cohen. crazy wicked voice. same Juno night she did the neil young song i think. 2005 junos. flawless indeed. i'm going to check out the duetwith roy right now.thx.:)

  • kd is absolutely beautiful. I treasure!

  • i'm a neil young fan and a k.d. lang fan and she sang his song so b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l.!

  • Fantastic!!  ....just fantastic.....

  • How long can goosebumps actually stay on you skin! I am a Neil fan beyond what most folks would believe. Son named Neil, tattoo's of his name on my arm, hundreds of bootlegs, can recite the entire Tonights the Night record from beginning to end without error....you get the idea. This is the greatest cover of a Neil song that has ever been done. The arrangement and the vocals are amazing. People might as well stop covering this song....this version is the final word.

  • i like her but iam not a lesbian. that iso wonderfull.iam a man i can crying by this number.....soooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooooo coooooooooooooooooooooooool

  • I love KD's voice now. She is brilliant

  • @skywardism so sensefull

  • I have a friend who knows that I love Neil Young, plus we share many, many musical interests.Still, he does not see my abiding interest in Youngs' art. He is, however, a big Batman fan. K.D. just gave me an avenue to help my friend understand why HE should appreciate Mr. Youngs' integrity. If Batman has one sterling quality, it is his unflinching integerity. I think my pal just doesn't know how to take Neils' voice. Maybe K.D can help. Spread the Love. K.

  • I kinda have a weird lesbian fetish about KD Lang. Shes sexy when she sings LMFAO!!!!! And what a singer!!! Holy Crap!!

  • Love her, love her, can't get enough of that voice.

  • I just sang this song last night at a benefit for a student who passed away, WITH students accompanying me. I tried to channel K.D. - I know I couldn't have possibly gotten close. She's beyond imitation. I hope tho that I would have at least made her proud.

  • God - I keep forgetting to breathe whenever I hear her sing as I don't want to miss a single note.......!

  • watch the next vid of her singing Helpless.

  • I have rediscovered K D Lang. What a wonderful reliving experience. In the seventies I used to sing and play guitar at folk clubs and longed to be a real singer. Hearing KD again is a wonderful reawakening at my age. Long may she reign.

  • Simply stunning. Here is a sublime talent.

  • Watching this after hearing it in the credits of the movie 'Away from her'. Beautifull.

  • @dontkickducks me too!, thats why i searched for the song, i really liked the movie, specially the ending.

  • A big hand for the Band.. Great Bass..

  • @TheChaz1745

    I love the bass on this.

  • I love love love the bass on this.

  • Absolutely amazing voice on that girl, amazing

  • Thank you for this CANADIAN voice that I LOVE...amen...

  • Her ability to take a song and make it her own never fails to take my breath away

  • Kd Lang should just cover all the great songs because I don't too much care for her original songs but her covers are usually better than the original. I would love to hear her sing more Patsy Cline.

  • I was just thinking, how hard it must be to come on after her, she is so talented.

  • Nobody over - nobody besides ! K.D.Lang is the best!!

  • I think this is better than neil young's. i also think it's kool that she's on stage barefoot.

  • Sensational...... soooooo good.... no other words required...... thanks....

  • kd lang proves that only love is real and all else illusion. Her voice is pure love and is her soul.

  • kd your journey is an inspiration to me. I grew up with you - not much younger - and feel in some ways your journey to self acceptance and giving up control to the greater forces has been mirrored by my own. Helpless in deed! namaste

  • - simply THE sound of a tibetan angel and a deap spirituality. A heartfull of gratitude from Denmark

  • OMG!!!! One word, one HUGE word. SOUL. SOUL. SOUL. Thank you KD.

  • WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Good God!

    Only the true spirit of what it means to be human gave give chicken skin like that.

    We are all blessed by this woman's talent.

    Celebrate the spirit Ms. Lang!

    Thank you for making Me remember what I am.

  • LOL we will in THUNDER BAY

  • Uh, Neil, just hand over the deeds. lang owns this one.

  • @nickmcgivney

    What an ugly, horrible thing to write. You are really a pathetic son of a bitch. KD's version is sublime, but to dis Neil Young in this way is hideous. There ought to be a special place in hell for you. And I'm sure KD would be second in line to repudiate you (and the 17 assholes who gave you a thumbs up). Listen to her reverent opening monologue regarding Mr. Young's brilliance. The man who wrote this!! Shame on you you pathetic piece of shit.

  • @greg1lewin Thanks for the erudition and enlightened response, Greg! You make YouTube and all who sail in it a joyous thing of constant wonder and amazement. I hope we can share more of this sparkling repartee and engaging wit over many other videos, because we are clearly singing on t he same hymn sheet here. And have a manhug when I'm at it, ya great big galoot. You're a total hoot.

  • I can't help but stop when I listen to this song. Right now I'm crying...so beautiful. Shivers...

  • Love her....she is amazing live! She gives you goose bumps.

  • This is fantastic.

    I'll be honest & say I dont know much of this gals music but obviously I need to.

    This frickin rules.

    Check my cover of Helpless when you have a chance.Thanks kindly.

  • WOW!!!! Did I say too much?

  • Every song she sings give me goosebumps. No other voice does that to me. And she's so easy to look at, too.

  • My favorite voice! Eine Hymne!

  • Damn, woman....breathless!

  • I went to a Neil Young concert and a k.d. lang concert broke out.

    Oh Hell Yes!

    Best of all possible worlds.

    These people got their moneys worth.

    I would go to more concerts if k.d.lang was going to be on stage.

    I catch her when she is close.

    Ms Lang = Possibly the sexiest and most sensual woman on the planet.

    *coming from a 63 yr old straight white guy^

  • @hammerogod YES a voice can transcend ones looks! AMEN!

  • Is this the year the Junos were in Winnipeg?

  • CHATO

  • she simply takes this one and runs with it. dare i say her rendition of neil young's song is even better than his version? love this song. love this version. kd lang's is one of the greatest voices ever. beautiful.

  • Voices like this are heaven sent.

  • She is "Breathless" Hasn't even reached her potential~more to come, please!

  • *****Awesome*****

  • She really seems to be enjoying this song...makes it even better. I love K. D. and her awesome voice.

  • She's good but I like a more feminine woman myself.

  • Love how she is always barefoot !

  • What an amazing voice this woman has. A brilliant cover. Neil Young had to be VERY pleased.

  • I was born in North Ontario. Was weaned on those brilliant blue skies.

    Ms. Lang does justice to Neil Young's song here. She hears the lyrics in her Spirit, and conveys them with great passion.

    "Chapeau" to Neil Young and Ms. Lang...

    .

  • Exactly how I feel. The beauty of it releases me.

  • I thank God for YOU!!!

  • Melissa Etheridge is so amazing, so awesome and beautiful. See her “Sleep” it is real art youtube.com/watch?v=v5k555maUM­Q

  • Beyond her enormous talent, and spectacular voice control, something I really enjoy about the videos from this concert is the pleasure she takes in the music. She's really enjoying the song itself.

  • kd lang is in the realm of the greats like Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt and Joan Baez. One of the greats!

  • I like KD and I like the song...but didn't she mess up one of the stanzas? It doesn't go quite right, I think. Oh well. She's great.

  • Wow! She's amazing! And so beautiful!

  • Man, everytime she kicks her shoes off she blows the roof off the place...

  • K.D. Lang brings together the tones of masculinity and femininity in such a way that create a perfect middleground. Purity.

  • Listening to her is a spiritual experience.

  • the man can sing i'll give him that

  • @brucechrist

    WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU? ARE YOU ONE OF THOSE WHO CRUSES THE TUBE HOPING SOMEONE WILL TAKE NOTICE OF YOU? WELL, I DID, SO GO AWAY WHILE WE ENJOY KD AT HER BEST. KIRA

  • @19330131 aww, lighten up, We all love Kathryn. I'll agree, it wasn't a very original comment, and not at all witty, but it wasn't really hate either. A waste of time looking up what he had to say anyhow. Actually, you're right, hey, Brucey, knock it off eh?

  • her voice is so pure. every note. this is so beautiful.

  • Every note is pure.

  • good version of one of my favourite songs - lovely

  • Can this lady ever sing - WOW !!!! Perfectly awesme.

  • kd truly a divine rendition sitting here on my own watching this i stood and applauded shes got the most incredibly voice

  • Incomparably beautiful and moving rendition of this song !

  • and she's canadian (:

  • My neighbor and I have been dancing in my kitchen to this song for well over a year now. We don't know why, but it is a beautiful song to dance to. It feels powerful.

  • KD yer a great singer

  • She is AMAZING multiplied by 100. There isn't a word good enough to describe her voice. I'm a big Neil Young fan. I grew up with his music. He is truly an icon in music but I would love to have been in the room when he saw her perform HIS song. He must have been as amazed as WE all are. She not only sings it beautifully and with respect to the original song, she could easily make it HER own song. Her cover is quite a tribute to Mr. Young.

  • Omg what a truly great rendering of this song this girl is just a pleasure to hear great great great !!!!!!

  • I wish to God she'd sing Solitaire.

  • Alberta's treasure :-)

    ;

  • Die unerfüllte Liebe, von Karl-Wilhelm Schmidt Nie hab ich so innig geliebt. Meine Gestalt ist jämmerlich vor Elend. Ach, uns rühmt es zu blühen, nicht nur in unseren Köpfen, auch in den Därmen, die Kraft des Unbewussten zu nutzen. So wird`s dann geschehen, wie ich es gedacht. Danach sehnt sich mein Herz, ich aber bin elend und voller Schmerz. Die Liebe umschlingt uns, Lebewohl zu mir, ein letztes Mal. Sie war reiner als der Schnee, und reiner als Milch.
  • oh, Canada.

  • There is not one song that I have heard this beautifully gifted women sing that she hasn't received a standing ovation. kd you are one of the most gifted singer of are time. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you !

  • a true statement

  • THIS IS ONE SINGING WOMAN

  • At the Juno Awards in Winnipeg

  • Awesomely beautiful voice, genuinely unique. They'll talk about her singing forever.

  • KD Lang can interpret a song like not too many other artists.

  • As K D Lang has matured, her voice has mellowed into something so wonderful you only hear it once or twice in a generation. Thank you, K D for something as wonderful as this so.

  • Love ol' Neil and k.d. .....I love Canadian music!

  • this has left me with totally wet cheeks... trying to catch my breath

  • Soooo Gifted by God! I've never heard a purer voice and she never over sings like so many singers do these days.

  • What a tribute to Neil!

  • I didn't Know John Cusack sang. That's cool, he's really good.

  • :-D

    

  • wow...

  • nagyon jó!  :-))))))))

  • wow she can sing her ass off!

  • What a magnificent example of staying true to the spirit of the original while finding a way to make it your own. Masterful. Not only does she have a truly remarkable voice, there is no one in the business better at voicing and expression.

  • what a voice ..love this

  • Oh, goodness.. lovely song, but.. who the hell dressed her?!

  • i dont care if this person is gay, straight, doesnt matter. This individual is a gift from god.

  • @scottyjweb be sure to get your god promotion in. Do you Christians ever see a secular moment that you don't want to make about all about you?

  • WOW KD! I've seen this video I can't even count how many times! I too, am a singer, but I listen to her raw passion & sweetness..became a big fan after this video alone! Made me love the others such as "Crying" and "Hallelujah"...

  • One of the greatest voices of our lifetimes.

  • The voice of an angel.

  • She's fabulously gifted...love her gorgeous voice...as a lifetime singer myself, I bow to her. Bluesy

  • i hate when people clap along. it sucks every time but especially at such a song.

  • what i like most about this video (and i think her singing is remarkable) is that she is barefoot, close to the ground. splendid performance.

  • Is there anything this gorgeous creature cannot sing? I really must see her live sometime.

  • @perrysprincess Yes, you really really must. If you think she's amazing on film, it is NOTHING compared to the live experience. Get a ticket. Run, don't walk. And enjoy, nay revel in the truly sublime.

  • Remélem egyszer élőben is hallgathatom!!!Fantasztikus

  • A unique and amazing talent. A pleasure to listen to this amazing singer.

  • well- she sure doesn't sound "helpless"...... those pipes, O.M.G.

  • What can I say except that this is one of the most perfect renderings of any song ever. And, hey, I ain't young!!

  • One of the great singers of her generation,male or female.When she sings I feel every syllable, every note.

  • what a goddess

  • the gentle power of her voice is so delicous to my ears

  • I listen and I listen to her and it is actually difficult to understand what exactly makes her voice so hauntingly beautiful. I need someone with a musical background to answer this one perhaps. She almost sounds like she's singing the harmony parts, but doing it as the lead. I hear lots of minor notes, but maybe that's just me. There is something very powerful that pulls you in much deeper than just a good singing voice. I could listen to this over and over again and that's not like me.

  • @FatSlappyHappyPappy absolute and perfect control, lets her do anything with her voice. Compared (just for the sake of understanding) to say Mariah Carey, who may have a loud voice with range...but her control isn't a tenth of KD. Next, her genuine love of music and life, her control lets her put it forth. Its that simple.

  • Great cover.....what a great voice.

  • borne and raised in ontario i remember hearing this song on the last waltz dvd gotta love it

  • kd is spirit genius

  • brilliant.

  • I was in Northern Ontario 30 some years ago visiting my then boyfriends family. The romance died but the feeling I came home with about Northern Ontario has stayed with me since. When I hear this song it brings it all back and I understand the power of the words and melody..

  • kd has such purity of voice and pitch perfect, throws her soul out there, love her work.

  • I love kd lang she sings with such emotion and touches your soul. Thank you kd lang for sharing your voice and your talent . You are a true inspriation to all Thank you so much