A House Is Not A Home (Live!) Luther Vandross

[64rickstar]

my god luther i have been a singer in the ik for 30 years and you stll bring me to tears with this you are my friend fantastic

[kuzz2009]

HE DID THIS EFFORTLESSLY

[ricdaij]

I call this "Vocal Foreplay' at its best. A great void was left when he was called home. A great era for music that's so so lacking today.

[bricetheman2006]

Classic

[turfreijer]

No R.Kelly or any other modern R&B artist can touch this...they' ve all been influenced by this great singer...amazing!

[InspectorphattApple]

Is it true that Luther had a heart attack because the refrigerator ran out of mayonnaise?

[jdl1992justin]

Awesome upload. This is one of the best version of this song I've heard in a while. Thanks so much for the upload.

[hump210]

Sounds like Hump !! Love it F u haterz listen to Rap~ FOR THIS IS MUSIC!!!!

[alrobin]

I'm just sorry for the cleaning crew who had to clean all those seats after all those women just wet their undies

[perkydoo]

Gorgeous... I remember the first time I heard this golden voice like some people remember 911. I was driving down the street one summer day in 1982, and I fell in love and have never recovered. Oh, Luther we miss you truly, baby. There will never be another like you.

[OGbobbyJOHNSON9]

Fuck Diddy who gives a fuck if he don't like the song Luther is one of the greatest singers of all time....

[MrGoldfangaz49]

LUTHER your are the MAN! I would like to had met you before you past in this LIFE. I know you had sang LOVE SONGS, but you know GOD. JUST A BIG TEDDY BEAR!

[romaniaforever]

He took the song and ran with it, true, but why not? His interpretation, his right, and one morechance for him to glow brightly in an all too brief life

[lala0578]

♥ i really thought me and my brother were going to be on Broadway . i still have a chance lol Luther made me feel like i belonged there Rest in his hands Greatness

[MrThisIsMeYo]

Luther was a bad man! see he didnt have to say "swag" not once bbut he is drip dropping swagger,, not what everyone thinks swagger means now-a-days but the real meaning of swagger

[overbyjames]

5:50 Slow Jams

[SweetxSmilez15]

Did anyone notice that it was just him and the mic? No back up dancers, no back up singers, no special effects, just raw talent and the audience was definitely entertained.

[Whatsthedagaga3]

@SweetxSmilez15 Luther Ronzoni Vandross was a one man band that stood as tall as the Staute Of Liberty. He didn't need back up because he was very sure of himself as being the greatest baledear of our generation. In my mind , he will always be comprable to Michael Jackson because he too possesed a gift that was not of this world.

[Joeaho]

So that's where that Spongebob song comes from.

[overbyjames]

@Joeaho Lol That's exactly what I was thinking!

[ajncor]

Isto é música de um outro nível!!!!uau!!!

[uniquesilv3r]

NO ONE BETTER!!! TRULY THE LOVE MAKING SONG THUMBS UP IF YOU AGREE

[Sammythelip]

I'm Jewish but JESUS CHRIST!!!

[sunshineland81]

@Sammythelip

AMEN!!!!!!!

[Madslaue]

P diddy brought me here

[ImagineBeingLoved]

The Original

[tavon1985]

No singer can touch Luther version real talk he killed it

[Rabiosachica]

P diddy hates this song.

Hm, he is a good singer but I don't like the song in particular.

[grevialde]

he can finish that song in less than 4minutes... but he chose to do adlibs that's more than 3 1/2 minutes...

[JCGCINC]

I hate how Deon Warwick was playing to the camera's. What dramatic bullshit. Luther crushed it but the camera man or editing messed up with showing her.

[crispmom]

@JCGCINC I was thinking maybe the song was a tribute to Dion? She was a huge star then -- who had a huge hit with that song in the 70's.

[pinchej]

Whoever disliked is homeless

[hipadubreymccready]

beautiful rendition of a very old song and love his voice

[MrSockoOck]

Can't believe he passed in his mid 50's... So damn young.

[jgear24]

My toes straight curled listening to him...o boy!

[mochaIluv]

Greats like YOU, Barry White, Marvin Gaye, Gerald Levert and Teena Marie are what's MISSING in today's music. Your talents were true, pure and rare; but, more importantly it was Authentic and it was Talent!

Miss you all Greatly!!!

[colturn12]

December 29, 2011 can we get a Luther today, where they at??????

[crispmom]

@colturn12 John Legend is close but alas, he's still no Luther :(

[JCGCINC]

@crispmom You crazy?  No one comes near Luther.

[crispmom]

@JCGCINC Luther is indeed in a class all to himself.

[MrBrandon330]

Vocals.

[marklugano]

i just love this song....one of the best ever....

[tavon1985]

This how you sing a record live you make it even better then the studio version

[Trevarrius17]

my nigga Luther

[poi4son]

AWESOME!!!!

[fanetjanet92]

45 PEOPLE HOUSES ARE NOT HOMES... LIKE IF YOU AGREE =)

[OldJackProduction]

Luther. I was in a Bartell's to pick-up something real quick. At the checkout stand I looked up at the magazine. Damn near cried right there. I din't know he had passed until that magazine posted it. Some people just take yo when they leave this earth. He was one of them.

[MerxXxiILe]

John Terry's fave singer.

No,I am NOT joking.

[john199619]

i am always there

[snickersnafu]

gift from God, his voice; beautiful lyrics

[Downwithcrusaders]

45 people live in a house not a home

[agray77]

Yes ...Luther and Chocolate ...My Necessary And Undeniable Comfort Foods. Luv This.

[creepmagnet]

Loved Luther! It would have been wonderful for the video to focus on him only and not show Dionne Warwick gloating over him every two seconds. I mean enough already!

[sjrobertson1984]

@creepmagnet hmmm.... Dionne's song, one of her good friends covering it and pretty much singing half of it to her, what do you expect?

[TobbyisHunnit12]

always amazing ( :

[nickistevens81]

Apparently, this video has had more than 1.4 million hits, but I think I'm responsible for at least 100,000 of them. Luther, we salute you!

[souoquesouenadamais]

when this performance happened?

[VernJohn1]

Never will there be another. Luther you are dearly missed. Missed by your fans and especially the industry! R.I.P.

[99Kamber99]

Dear Lord... take care of Luther...

[zzyyxxo]

oh he was a matinee idol for sure. We will not likely have the joy of anyone like him anywhere soon. Hecko.

[m2killer51]

hehe when i first look at this record it has near 200.000hits two years ago.and now i check it out that the germans got taste.however it comes.surely the find out that mr.vandross was/is a pure soul singer and he is easily a great male ballader of his generation.hallo in da house..now you got taste as a cosmopolit got to have.mh....nice to see your change.

[ThaBeautifulKeke]

BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE EVER ! I LOVE YOU LUTHER RONZONI VANDROSS !!!!

[seymourp1]

CLASS,,,



[BooyahInyourface]

45 people think autotune is awesome....

[lucylambchop1]

this song and luther are just fantastic.........it still makes me cry.......god bless luther

[Missexpress410]

He is amazing. I miss him dearly. RIP

[hollerbacktyler]

How do you dislike this? I am serious...really why? It is amazing. No matter what your favorite music genre is...this is some legit singing!

[wageslave333]

Pure Gold

[Lederius18]

Greatest vocalist of all time!

[evertonjorgexx]

.. no one will ever sing like the master ... Luther Vandross ... I love you wherever you are...A songster is still a songster :D

[Levicobx]

This is one of my favorite all time songs.

[usabratt]

@Levicobx me too. saw luther in concert in LA. he was wonderful! i will never forget

[that1guy813]

Singers now have to use technology to make their voice do what Luther could do in a live show

[soulrebelnki92]

@that1guy813 lol & even after they use the technology, their voices are STILL no match to such raw talent like he had.

[TheStarfkr]

I still can't believe that Tupac said he wanted him to f*ck him in the a**.

[Arcanine661]

@TheStarfkr I wana fuk him too! Then

[cyberdidi]

@TheStarfkr what.. lmfao, haha. When did that happen? Did that really happen, lol.

[TheStarfkr]

@cyberdidi

Yeah it's real. There's a tape of Tupac talking about it. He was seeing LV's daughter and he says that one time when he was over at the house that LV took him aside and asked him if he would f*ck him in the a**.

[cyberdidi]

@TheStarfkr Haha..

[TheStarfkr]

@cyberdidi

Sorry man, I got corrected. It wasn't LV but Qunicy Jones that asked Tupac if he would f*ck him in the a**.

[biggamike]

@TheStarfkr Thats completely false....the stories not. It was actually one of Quincy Jones's daughters that Tupac was dating. And yes, Quincy tried to get at Pac. Gross

[TheStarfkr]

@biggamike

Yeah man, sorry. I just looked it up. It was Quincy Jones.

[MillsD70]

a beautiful man with a voice to boot....like silk except even more smooth than that - luv u Luther - noone will ever replace you and your gift - you are sure missed in the music world xx

[misticmocha]

i miss you...........will it ever be right again? i want to be happy for you ,but my heart aches do think Ill make it............

[thesock339]

The blue devils brought me here.

[shane970]

Luther makes you want to jump out of your seat and do the holy spirit dance. I've seen him sing live - so I have lived! Luther is the voice!

[nymeriaeh]

if anyone dares to say "here we meet again 240p" , let me shoot him first.

[liljmom3]

chills running thru my body listening to this song

[liljmom3]

chillsrunning thru my body listening to this song

[invertedtube]

the greatest ever in my opinion. Number One.

[aliababoa]

The Best part starts at 0:00 and ends at 6:44

[kAkAeV]

EXCEPTIONAL IN EVERY WAY!!!

[1Msgroove]

There will NEVER EVER be another LUTHER......WHAT A VOICE!!!

[kiawahbarb8]

The BEST R&B singer EVER. Had the voice of a male angel, and the chrisma and look that women swooned. Shame he is not still here, he could have been making beautiful music for decades... I LOVE HIM

[Blueeyedsoul517]

where is this from?

[ghanagirl]

@Blueeyedsoul517 1988 NAACP Image Awards.

[bluemdrapperbaby]

at 253 janets face says it all

[LogiMayne]

"A House Is Not a Home"

I hate this song

Is a house really home when your loved ones are gone? (Nooooooo)

and n****** got the nerve to blame you for it

and you know you woulda took the bullet if you saw it

[drakeu22]

@LogiMayne Its clear you don't understand music and what this particular song is trying to express. I suspect your didn't make it past the third grade. Retard alert!!

[LogiMayne]

@drakeu22 Dude, it's just a line from a different song, chill out

[koreanational]

More soul in his voice and heart than any man that has EVER LIVED... my goodness luther... you should have lived and made more. what a loss. much love my brother.

[1224puppy]

How can 44 people dislike this video? Not like Luther Vandross? Unfathomable...

[thegemini1]

Top of the singing tree. Was definately the best voice in the business. I am so glad I saw him live. AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND

[teraniel11]

is that his wife or girlfriend?? she looks like whitney.. haha..

[1224puppy]

@teraniel11 If you're talking about the woman they keep focusing on, no. Luther never married. That's Dionne Warwick. She origally made this song. Luther remade it. RIP LUTHER! THE BEST!

[ewc1993]

This man could make a song about a phonebook, and make it sounds just incredible! I'm 18 and this is all I listen to now days. Love the Legend!

[5504berry]

Man I miss Luther. Our only choice now is Brian Mcknight if he can get off that hip hop nonsense and just sing.

[9rexun1]

RIP to one of the greatest R$B singers to ever live. He had a voice that was out of this world, a unique talent for picking great songs and doing them better than anyone else. It was not just his voice but his talent for performing great songs like they ought to be. He and his background singers and Nat Adderly and their great bands left a legacy that will not be surpassed for a long, long time. Many people and I will miss you forever Luther!

[InspectorphattApple]

@9rexun1 Luther won't shit I can sing better than that my damn self.

[darqjade]

I can't BEGIN to express how much I miss this man ! RIP Luther RIP

[choicemc]

Does it get any better than this? Damn!

[stnkfnga]

YOU ARE MISSED!!!!

[annlucienq]

One of the best vocalists ever. RIP brother, you sung to the heart.

[emerson12576]

thumbs up if your here because of "coming home" by Diddy

[jjohn1978]

one of the greatest we will miss dearly

[OriginalTalleywacker]

This is really amazing!

[treag1]

God came down and gave luther vocal lessons... seriously

[DaJmsta]

blue devils!

[ScratchyPop]

Come here Jesus! Waving hands in the air!

[CashCoolerJ]

BEST OF AL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mtcottrell]

He is simply the best!!!

[interestingtheory414]

Luther Vandross, One of the best performers to ever make music, R.I.P.

[TheSilkyman]

WOW

[mataiocruz90]

42 people live in houses not homes lol

[mataiocruz90]

So effortless, so graceful, commanding, enterprising, amazing control, heart felt, ridiculous vocal range and ability. Like butter simply oozes out...running out of superlatives God bless this man RIP Luther Vandross

[mechiefslapahobitch]

Im going to go see Luther next time he come to LA.

[coleslizzy]

I love my people

[jrl2313]

I LOVE YOU LUTHER!!! U R THE BEST SINGER I HAVE EVER HEARD!!! NEVER WILL FORGET U!!! YOUR FRIEND TAMMY IN PINNACLE NC.

[flexidexi1]

I effing love this performance. Luther kills it! I so wish I could have seen him live. RIP Mr. Vandross.

[Mist8314]

Amazing!!! I wish i could sing like luther!!! Check me out tho! Subscribe and all that good stuff! R.I.P Luther...

[almondcomp]

 never will be another....r.i.p

[DrOCkABlEs]

The BEST live performance I've ever seen...

[NYCK1807]

I'd like to see any fucking modern day singer do THIS!

[oneluv72]

There are singers.....THEN THERE IS LUTHER!!!

[wirehot09]

@oneluv72 the difference is llike the five heart beats

[93cjames]

Luther Van-DrawsDropper

[midwayification]

He truly was the BEST!

[TheMurbz]

OH G-d bless, He is missed

[BeneGrande]

This Song is sooooo amazing!!!

[greenivyhill]

Dionne you gave birth to him.

[0Moreno0]

The women in the audience had mutiple orgams

[Kagome761]

My mom say him live: she said he was AMAZING

[DonRMB]

This made me wet... And I don't even have a Pussy! D :

[alwaysanecesity]

seal,vandross,mcknight

[MsAVM1972]

God bless mentalfloss for posting this clip. If there's a better live performance clip on YouTube I havent seen it!! Simply magnificent!!!!! The word legend is overused but dixond is right - Luther is an absolute legend. Gone but never forgotten. RIP

[dixond01]

LEGEND - pure and simple

[Writertrm2011]

He was one of my favorite male singers. Awesome with such a flawless Voice!!!

[kgeewow]

DAYUMMMMMMMMMMMMM this man is off the freaking HOOOK.... his voice never misses a tone... beat... note.. nothing.. its magical

[JDubbleL]

Who´s the women hes singing to thats laughing all time?

[shebashine1]

@JDubbleL

The woman that was smiling is Dionne Warwick-Whitney Houston's Aunt. She made the song before him, it was a tribute to her.

[RCDawg85]

@shebashine1 - Whitney Houston's cousin.

[WWPTE]

I MISS when music had class like this!!!!

[bosslady0405]

who told luther he could sing like that?...that was so good that its not right.....Luther will always be...LUTHER!!!!

[Krickett40]

I remember watching this performance. He sang it for Dionne Warwick and she could barely accept the award for crying and talking about how Luther could sing! There was only one!

[multimill]

40 people have shit in their ears - this is one of the greatest performances EVER

[pennelope100]

MA-RA-VI-LHO-SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[DramaticLEY]

The lady from 3:26-3:28 jizzed in her dress lol

[DopeFreshLife]

*tears in eyes*

His voice makes me so emotional.... LOVE HIM!!

#RIP LV

[WirklichGegenReal]

Poah...i can´t watch this! first his mouth jumps around....then his eyes and after that is over his nose doesnt stay where it should be! This is annoying! ( but looks funny sometimes if you pause in the right moment :D )

[donniemack55]

awesome!!!

[basicaa]

He sings this like it was meant to be sung. He feels it and says it.  Not my favorite version, but way up there

[kraziielamaa]

hes so amazing :D

[poxania]

This, is music at its best.

Its not about "coochie", "paper"

Just about presenting emotion, and all who lissen can feel it.

Thumbs up if u agree

[JayxSupreme]

LUTHERRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!! That man had a voice like no other!

[shane2007able]

40 people are bieber' fans.the way he control his voice is unbelieveable!!!!!!!!

[chrisAKAchig]

Allo those females in the audience must have been soaking after this performance, wonder how many babies were made that night after they went home..

[Superwoman2012]

@chrisAKAchig You may have been conceived that night

[chrisAKAchig]

@Superwoman2012 haha I very well may have been, depends on when this performance was I don't see a date. It's still entirely possible I was conceived to this song tho, it would seem my father had every Luther CD and Cassette.

[Ochoa102481]

@chrisAKAchig lol them women were giving it away...



[tombryantjr]

My ALL-TIME favorite solo artist...male or female! His voice control was simply amazing

[tranquilitybase]

Caution: Genius At Work.

[Babbarum3]

And the message is so true. Whether in a Riviera Villa, or a Yurt, in Mongolia.

[eileenmarie332615]

@Babbarum3 You are so very, very correct!

[Spongeb0bSqu4repants]

spongebob. 

[RTDavis0503]

Nobody but Brian Mcknight comes close to Luther with live performance perfection

[themrduragss]

Luther made dionne warwick cum @ 6:10

[jhefdevibar]

This is the kind of music that this new generation, unfortunately, missed.

[Mazemaster18]

kinda funny how those  elegant woman became bitches oppps. :P