Aaron Neville - Song of Bernadette

[kresscarse]

Beautiful song.....love Jennifer Warnes version and now i have heard Linda Ronstadt and aaron neville......such a magnificent piece of music Thank you so much Leonard cohen for such a beautiful song..:)))

[1jazmom]

Mr. Neville had an experience like Bernadette. Holy Mother is the one who literally appeared to him and got him back on track. There's a lot more to it, you'd have to listen to him tell it, but he's a very man.

[ronstadtfanaz]

@1jazmom Aaron also credits Linda Ronstadt for turning his life and career around as do several other artists.

[GriffinElliot]

Good vid

[dmore43]

There was an Aaron Neville song that I'd had a LONG time ago, I've searched & couldn't find the exact one...finally!!

[jay1beaux]

i love this by aaron and linda. they sound so great together!! i had taped this christmas special but now don't have a tape player thanx sososo much for posting!

[lovelyjoints]

You get tired of Neville's voice after about ten seconds--it's always that same style, that same weird vibrato. Rondstadt is overrated.

[terigower]

but there was sorrow to be healed............

i just love this song brings me to tears

[weeyin1155]

How beautiful. Thank you and thanks to mary who shared. Hugs..Jan and Susan ♥

[terigower]

utterly beautiful

[ucfguourdi]

thankntou

[sunnyquin]

@ucfguourdi you are very welcome.

[willike777]

An icorrupt saint.

[grandbye]

to hah. nothing is possible without god.

[hah13]

you can be a great person and leader and help people without any bible or any religion sorry to disturb you belivers...some people blow people up in the name of their god

[Czar007LTK]

If there was no such thing as religion, they'd still find another reason to do evil. Some people blow other up, Or cut them up, or sodomize them. For pure sexual Violence for the pleasure. Use " Whatever" as an excuse.pleasure. Plain and simple. Sorry to disturb you. There's a lot more REAL threats then people thumpin' the Koran or Bible.

[thetruemastermanman]

how about spelling God with a capital G?

[oYoYebutu]

@thetruemastermanman It is his name, after all. Not that he deserves it, but anyway.

[lancitos]

It's a song about love and healing.That the person singing the song wants to put aside what

has happened in their (and the person being sung to) lives,and heal and love.

In other words,let them spread the love and heal

their problems,like Bernadette would do.

[planetachevere]

So, someone: please tell me (in Layman's terms) what this song really means.

[JBond1945]

One would have to be deliberately ignorant namely, anti-Catholic, to disparage the source from which this song arose... It is without question that this song is based on her experience as a young Roman Catholic Saint, irregardless of anyone who would hope otherwise...Not to look at this as a religious song is completely missing the point and blindly ignorant! You cannot rewrite religious history! Nor can your personal disdain for Catholicism change the facts.

[pete6688]

What a great duet..

[vdoctor81]

looking at this as a religious song is missing the point. The story of bernadette is a means of illustrating a point that whether she saw Mary or not, her message was still the valid. Its about hindsight and admitting your wrong. The irony is that focusing on Bernadette and missing the point of the song is essentially point the song makes. A beautiful Song either way.

[morph628]

I agree. The song isnt as much about Saint Bernadette as much as it is about the ways we wrestle with disappointment, success, uncertainty, hindsight and vindication. Yet, when we see the ones we love being battered by these forces, isnt it poetic that we might choose to embrace them with the certainty of one who had glimpsed into paradise! We neednt stamp Catholic or religious on this song to make sense of it. Lets just call it human.

[patfealy]

@morph628 But it is Catholic. the writer of the Novel was a Jew who chanced into Lourdes and learned the true story which latter caused him to convert. This song was also written by a Jew. Honestly people are too hung up on religion to just look at it for what it is. After I went to Lourdes I discovered the Novel. latter on I discovered the Song Its all good

[morph628]

@patfealy I do not understand your point. Please elaborate...

[jackvillari]

Beautiful! "For those who believe in God no explanation is necessary, for those who don't, no explanation is possible"

[dercarsus]

I just love this God bless for posting it...

[JBond1945]

Thanks for honoring one of the marvelous saints of Roman Catholicism...Where would the culture be without these models of faith and courage? Deo Gratias! Amen! Alleluia!

[gootenslog]

It is my great hope in faith that Bernadette is playing an intercessory role in restoring all our souls and spirits through her close love for the Blessed Mother and Christ to reveal that God has good things planned for us and that a greater world of understanding and love await us all.

[lancitos]

This is my favorite version of the song, a beautiful song that makes one cry.

It was indeed co written by Jennifer Warnes,

and the other person mentioned.

And all it would take is 2 minutes of research to

verify this.

[chisolm5]

Au contraire, micheemak. This words to this beautiful song were co-written by both Jennifer Warnes and Leonard Cohen. Cohen did not compose the music as that was co-written by Jennifer Warnes and Bill Elliot. Her performance of it on the Smothers Brothers Reunion show is one of the greatest performances I have ever seen. It is also posted on the website. Enjoy.

[gootenslog]

"Her performance of it on the Smothers Brothers Reunion show is one of the greatest performances I have ever seen."

I agree 100%, chisolm5.

[54spiritedwill54]

Truly beautiful voice. i absolutely love this singer

[micheemak]

Actually, it was written by the always fabulous Leonard Cohen. Jennifer Warnes recorded it on her Famous Blue Raincoat album, which featured cover versions of songs by Leonard Cohen. She does a fabulous job singing it, but write it -- afraid not.

My favorite version of the song is actually this one -- Neville and Ronstadt. They should always sing duets together.

[gregorvonkallahann]

The fact that the song was included on Warnes' album of Cohen covers has led many to conclude it was written solely by Cohen. If you read the liner notes and read up elsewhere, you'll discover that Jennifer penned MOST of the lyrics and co-wrote the melody with Bill Elliott. Cohen assisted with the lyric writing, but I doubt he would ever lay claim to the song himself. As a joint effort though, it "belongs" on the record and is, in fact, a hightlight.

[BjornTheYawper]

This song was written by Jennifer Warnes.

[blueishbutton]

Wow

I am in AWE...

Love his voice...

[calafsdream]

Aaron has a beatiful voice and his fast runs are crystal clear... but his disjointed vibrato gives me weird feeling of vertigo

[JohnACorp782]

Pablo Francisco was right about Nevilles voice. Great singer. "Njahab, Njahab.."

[mexicanpelican]

haha yea

[treintjefop]

This is a Leonard Cohen song! beautiful éh?!

[MariposaGirl1981]

@treintjefop Actually jennifer warnes co-wrote this as well as sang this

[treintjefop]

@MariposaGirl1981 Thank you Mariposa girl! I have the LP and cd of Jennifer Warnes,

The day you send me this message I was visiting Mariposa for the first time, I never heard of it before. I live in the Netherlands and visiting California at the moment. Is'nt that fun! The same day I was in Mariposa, you, with the same name, send me this message! greetings, Rina.

[kati3kay101]

when i was lil my grandma used to play this for me i love this song now!

[craigthomas1971]

Grew up listening to Aaron and his family.  Awesome song and its great to see singers pull off live what they do in the studio.

[rockyracune]

Beautiful song.

[bicylindre64]

Nickel...very good song

[bernadette1998]

this has a very good meaning to it and make's me kinde cry

[homsisser]

cuando el canto llega al alma...sólo queda abrirse y soñar.

[flogsausage]

Jennifer Warnes' version is the is the best! Linda only wishes could sing like Jennifer!

[sunnyquin]

Everyone is entitled

[voxpopuli071]

What a senseless comment.I gess that idea is only in your head.Linda & Jennifer are both beautiful voices =).

[gregorvonkallahann]

Actually, it's interesting to see how Linda tries hard NOT to sound too much like Jennifer (their voices have certain similarities). She's also working hard to find ways to comfortably blend with Neville's quirky voice. She's a pro, and it all comes off pretty well. But is she wearing a weathervane on her head??

[ddiiaa52]

I was wondering what was wrong with Linda's hair also..lol. Neville is great voice and Linda also..

[morph628]

yeah! What is going on up there?

[oYoYebutu]

@flogsausage They're trying themselves - in their own ways. Jennifer Warnes was not Cohen's vocalist (and friend, too, indeed) for no reason.

[ronstadtfanaz]

@flogsausage Yes, Jennifer's version is wonderful as is most of what she sings.

[fergusof]

@flogsausage Aww ... mean comment on a beautiful song. Linda has a beautiful voice, too. I think you need to be held ... like Bernadette would do.

[altadutch]

I love it!!

[chippertu2]

i think i just hit the wrong key.

i think bernadette soubirous(now st bernadette) was an adolescent girl when these apparitions occurred, in 1858 in a cavern in france. i believe she then became a nun. so i think it is unlikely that she ever became a mother.

[curioussandy]

she saw mary as a child, you can do a search and see her in her crystal coffin. her body did not corrupt and they dug her up twice. she still looks like she did when she died. the whole movie is on here.

[chippertu2]

this is from wikipedia, in the article on "bernadette soubirous":

"Bernadette, ... aged 14, was out gathering firewood with her sister and a friend ... outside Lourdes, when she had an experience that completely changed her life and the town of Lourdes where she ... lived."

so i suppose it depends to some extent on your definition of "adolescent" as compared to your definition of "child." plausibly they can be overlapping universes, so i suppose we're both right.

[curioussandy]

LOL I know the whole story, I have read the books about her and I have seen the movie 1000 times. People did not live long back in those days because of disease. She died young with what they called Tuberculosis of the bone.

Do a searh on her on the net. Her body is in a crytal coffin & her body remains in corrupt.

[Tommigril]

IMHO they should let her body RIP.

[dagga36]

Linda makes the song. Neville has too high a voice for this song, and a very false vibrato style..sounds like someone has him by the throat.

LR almost gets it back to Jennifer Warnes powerful version.. notice how the band have to drop a few octaves to get the sound down

[Tommigril]

Personally I love Aaron's voice, some people just have unique voices. Linda is a favorite too.

[laughlove3]

my name is bernadette and i think that song should be remade a little more hip hop this sounds depressing

[souLxd0ll2]

my name is bernadette too :)

crazy

how much bernadette there are...

[Cinders29]

This is an exquisite rendition of Leonard Cohen's gentle song. Thank you for posting these two angelic voices.

[johnneydepp94]

OMG!!!!

my name is Bernadette!!!!!

thats wierd man...

[21041631]

OMG, I didnt he know he had a sister, two beautiful singers, and with such feeling, tyvm for posting this, I have tears in my eyes thank you so much

[curioussandy]

didn't know who had a sister. linda rinstadt is not his sister, and saint bernadette was a (SISTER) NUN the story is very remarkable!

[joanlagoy]

This is so beautiful. I also love Charmaine,

his sister. She is one great talent.

joanie

[lakota66]

i've been many times in lourdes, and i can tell you that it is true, that she was a blessed girl. go to the place where the holy mother bernadette appeared and you will learn from your heart, that it is true.

[dettecab97]

just to tell you my name is bernadette

[dercarsus]

Truly beautiful voice. i absolutely love this singer

[JoanneChristie]

Actually he wrote this for his Mother he just doesnt know it yet! I think his voice is just incrediable!

[Cinders29]

Actualy someone else wrote it, but any mother would be blessed to have her son sing like this. They both put so much emotion into whatever they sing, not to mention the purity and tone of them.

[vilsonmessias]

muito bom!

venha ao Brasil, o melhor lugar do planea para se viver

de preferência Belo Horizonte - MG

Brasil ( no Brazil)

[wthight123]

very nice. great song. be sure to check out Jennifer Warne's version -- it's fantastic (she co-wrote it with Leonard Cohen.)

[sreu7]

You truly have a beautiful voice which I have appreciated over the years.

[StephenDeMille]

I met Aaron Neville's voice in the credits of the film Alive, of Frank Marshall sung "Ave Maria", of Schubert, in an of the great and better interpretations that I already saw. Its voice is sweet as the one of an angel and I was fan of him. In this excellent song he puts all its soul and I love this song. I like Saint Bernadette's history and this music a lot the honor.

[nurvrax]

Excellent!!!

What year is this?

[sunnyquin]

A few years ago, I'll check

[azandloz1]

tears must follow the Joy of listening to Aaron Catholic or not, deeply moving thx alan

[friendlymentor]

This video was just awesome. How beautiful!!

[mudpakusa]

Aaron is really a devout Catholic, a Marian devotee in particular. am proud of him