Leon Russell's a perfect example of a musician who's going to get a lot more widespread appreciation and recognition after his time is up. And I think that's a bit tragic.
@AsianAfro I'm afraid you are right. There are many of us life long fans that have had Leon's music as part of our lives for over 40 years, but there are so many that have not had the pleasure of being a fan. We can only feel sorry for them.
I remember walking up to Leon Russell when I was just a lil itty bitty thing and saying, "Excuse me, Mister Russell, can I get your autograph for my mommy? She really loves you a lot."
Great memories and my mom has that autograph until this very day and I'm about to be 27... Love you, mama.... <3
I love this song SUNG by Leon Russell...I heard it back when it was first released and have loved it ever since. I know some of you think that he doesn't have the "range" or that others sing it better...I disagree. This is the way it is suppose to be sung and this is the way it is suppose to sound. It is perfect and I love it!! It is a great song, that is why just about everyone has done their own rendition of it. Love you, Leon!
The absolute beautiful melody along with his rustic southern badboy voice is so unique that I can't see why anyone would not fall headoverheels in love with this man or his song. I remember when I first heard it, I was in a crowd of people, I stood transfixed with tears streaming down my checks and I could not understand why everyone was not doing the same.
Great song although Leon didn't have the range to sing it, however, Donny Hathaway sang this song the way it was supposed to be sung check it out Peace
@53bkny JUst because Russell wrote the song doesn't necessarily mean his interpretation is good Russell's interpretation was Ray Charles like it sounds like a Ray Charles song however Russell lacked the range and vocal volacity to do the song justice DOnny Hathaway gave the song a real voice check it out
@InfinityNebula "Russell lacked the range and vocal volacity " you can't be serious with that range comment. I agree Hathaway's is a great version but to say Leon lacks range is ridiculous.
@InfinityNebula O HELL NO... No one does it like Leon.. it's his song and no one does it better.. The masses who've covered this song may sing well but it's so much more than that..it's a feeling, an emotion..THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SUNG is just the way you hear it by the one, the only. The often imitated but never duplicated Mr Leon Russell
@InfinityNebula Yeah it is, but "Leon's version" is the original...he wrote this song, so you should have stated that Donny's version is better than the original to you!
@InfinityNebula Au contraire my dear..You want pretty or you want real ? No doubt the world at large want's real as in Leon real..NO ONE DOES IT BETTER THAN LEON... NO ONE !!
Since Russell wrote this song, it's his. He has graciously allowed other artists to TRY to do this song justice and many have, but to compare is sacreligious
@ratlrbil Thankfully! Leon had some brain surgery a while back, but he seems to be doing fine. He and Elton John's concert together is showing on HBO this month!
There is such intimacy in this song, the haunting melody and Leon's peerless delivery of the beautiful lyrics, it feels like, whoever you are, he is "singing this song for you".
My dad has listened to Leon Russell since he could remember. On a long car ride my dad introduced his music to me, i was 9. I can still remember seeing the tears on my dads face while listening to this song. Im 19 now and i listen to this music, THIS song, every day because i figured out why my dad had tears. This song is so beautiful, so real that it makes you think, remember, feel, love. Thank you Leon for giving me these feelings in your music.
@xtinaluver1 yes, Leon is the original singer and writer of this song, and he does it the best of everyone that has recorded it, because he can sound like he is really crying it out, and for all we know when he wrote it, it might just have meant something to him?
@mspinkytee considering how leon has been so neglected and forgotten by the musical community over the years theres just something about hearing him sing this song that just feels so authentic and soul penetrating. ray's version is great but u can tell leon's soul is truly in it
Leon, awesome song, awesome writer, awesome performer. Thanks! Oh, met you when we were both young in Grove, OK. I had no idea who you were until someone explained after we had chatted and you had gone. Wish I had known. I love to talk music.
Elton John is correct, this song is an AMERICAN CLASSIC! Leon Russell has a great voice and he plays a mean piano. I first heard of him through Elton John, and now I love this song!
the rock and roll hall of fame is meaningless--Leon is sitting on the highest throne a musician can find in the heart and mind of every person who is capable of recognizing musical genius.The r and r hall of fame is just a tourist trap--spend the money to buy music instead.
Love you Leon, when I was a baby at 2 years old, I heard you thanks to my mom, now at 38, I know... tears come to my eyes each time I hear your voice.....
Hey veeseee128 shut your fu ckin mouth dude my wife is black too there is nothing wrong with that you racist piece of shit and oh yea Leon Russell Is the greatest muscian of our time and any other time that has been or ever will be he is The Master Of Time And Space
Watched this a few days ago & thought it was a wonderful video to send to my sister, who means everything to me. Had a hard time finding your version again. Thank you so much.
Wow - Leon is coming to London - can't wait to see him on 27th June !! Last time I saw him was at the Rainbow in 1971. He's still as great as ever -and still my all time favourite. He so deserves his place in the Rock & Roll Hall of fame !!
@LostTheTrain this song was written and originally performed by leon. this is not his best version,in my opinion, check out the version listed as leon russell and friends 1971 here on youtube. donny hathaway couldn;t carry leon's jock strap, read his bio on the rock and roll hall of fame website.
This is a decent version of the song but in my opinion donny hathaway is better. They way he sings is full of so much emotion that it makes you feel everything he is saying and by the end of the song you might be crying. I cried the second time I heard it.
It's about time they inducted this man into the R&R HALL OF FAME. Elton John did a great job introducing him. I didn't know Leon had gone through brain surgery for 5 1/2 hours. God Bless Him.
T-love you all I my life...YOU are a FRIEND of mine....do you understand finally?
One of the greatest songs ever written..so honest, so raw, so tender..it still sometimes hurts..after all these years....Love you Leon Russel ,Thank you for your song.
So beautiful. I've been in love with Leon singing this song since it was released in 1970. Follow those notes, perfectly sung. Master of Space and Time. Yes.
Leon did a great job of writing and singing this song and though it's been covered by many different artist, "NO ONE" came even close to Donny Hathaway's version of this song. Donny's voice and vocals are crystal clear and pure perfection.
@tukabl ,let's face it,it's tough gig to be compared to the original writer and singer,and being compared to Ray Charles ain't a walk in the park,either. After all,he's Ray Charles.
"Love" If you have it you don't need anything else, and if you don't have it, it doesn't matter what else you have" Because life without love, there is no life.
Check out the videos I have posted about the love I have lost, and everything else it cost me. Love of my life Laura, and it's a 4pt series.
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. Mr. Russell and Mr. Hathaway's interpretations are formidable and flawless. Thank you both. I LOVE MOTOWN!
One of my favorite songs of all time....especially the lyric "I love you in a place where there is no space and time", wow, to be loved like that....wow.
His voice may not be as smooth as some people prefer, but he sings with "heart" ...and my heart responds!!! He wrote from his heart. How can you not feel it? I Love me some Leon!!!! Peace and Blessings...
i'm shocked. i did not know this written by him. I love this version. comes from his heart. I can listen to this song sung by anyone and get same chills. I thought this was by Donny Hathaway. amazing.
@lena15206 ,in MY opinion,what makes the version by Leon stand above all the others is it was written by the heart,and his heart is in his voice. Passion ain't supposed to be slick and smooth,it's supposed to have a little bit of a rough feeling about it.
Leon has a smoother sound on other songs,but he surely knew what he was doing on this one!
Easily one of the GREATEST songwriters of all time. I bet he makes 5 times the royalties from his writing. The hits are many because of this man. The list is a long one and would surprise most people.
@FlyingMondongo I'm not sure what comment you are referring to. But, if you ever saw Leon perform live, you'd never say he was a bad performer. Back in the 70's and 80's, he started every show by saying, "If you leave here tonight without feeling like you've had a religious experience, I"ll give you your money back." Nobody ever asked. He not only played piano and guitar, he danced, strutted, boogied on his piano top, "testified", interacted with the crowd, and left us wanting more. Always.
@judecreek2 You wrote: "Go away and stay there". I never saw Leon live, and I believe you: he was great on stage, but come on, open your ears, Leon is howling like a dog in a funeral. Forget KC version and go through Ray Charles, he is superior (piano included). Ray Charles reads the song, Leon it's a nightmare. I want my money back.
@FlyingMondongo You have your opinion, and I have mine. However, why return to a video just to criticize it? There are thousands of artists and their songs that I don't personally care for, but you won't find any negative comments from me to piss off their fans. So, I stand by my comment--go away and stay there.
@FlyingMondongo Ah, but if Leon really sucked.. you wouldn't have the Karen Carpenter version. Because if he REALLY sucked.. he never would've written the song.
@FlyingMondongo I agree with teddibearsworld- Leon Russell wrote this great song and did it first. When people decide to rate versions of a song against each other, at least recognize that it's far easier to remake something already done by someone else, than it is to create something on a blank canvas.I personally like Donny Hathaway's version, but I will always feel the creator and originator rates due credit.
.so after everyone has finally cleared out-and its me and my guitar-i think of those that have come and gone..and those that were close-then far..i couldn't record it..but this hippy said it best..and i miss her still..........
Corection, meant to say Whitney was on crack while making the film The Bodyguard... Of course Dolly has always been a winner.. not a loser like Whitney. My bad Dolly just a mistake ... Sorry...
@budmanx hey your the one that said or insinuated that Whitney said that..im just saying thats bullshit..lol..they called and asked to use the song..its a must..no need to insult here...it shows your intelligence level my insulting..look around a bit...sheeeeesh..and you are a pro huh,...whatcha got?...lets see it..or hear it..but guess what your profile is gone???..lol..some folk just hate to be called out..
I'd forgotten how great this song was! If not for CBS Sunday this morning, it would still be gone from memory. Wonderful...way better than today's music offerings.
@bperkins1956 you are so right... That idiot Keithw083 probably doesn't even know Leon Russell created this masterpiece and was of course the original artist. Absolutle classic. But Karen Carpenter was special too and just one of many artists who recorded this great Leon Russell classic....
@keithw083 What rock did you crawl out from under? It's unfortunate when classless people have to fart in church or drunks throw up at a wedding... You remind me of another dumb person. Whitney Houston was shopping in a mall with some of her friends when she heard Dolly Parton's recording of" I'll Always Love You", Whitney's big hit from movie The Bodyguard and she said "what's that bitch doing singing my song?" Then one of her friends told her, It's not your song Whitney, SHE WROTE IT!
@budmanx stoooooooop...lol..for one, you have to get rights to a song in order to do it.. 2) the rights of the song are given on the LP,3 dolly done that song long before Whitney,no record co. is that dumb to do that,its called a lawsuit and a half..they ask for permission and give a percentage of money to the writer..lol..hence: "Whitney knew who wrote it"...lol..know your facts before speaking, you never know who you will run into on the tube.."wink"...
@ltuomela Wow... I've read about how our schools are turning out people who are really ignorant but actually feel like they are really smart. But I've never met one until you came along. So here goes... First of all ASCAP protects the song writers and performing artists by collecting a royalty each time a copywriten song is played, performed or recorded. Whitney did not record Dolly's song before making "The Bodyguard" and the music Producer created the soundtrack. Dolly was on crack..duh.
Leon Russell's a perfect example of a musician who's going to get a lot more widespread appreciation and recognition after his time is up. And I think that's a bit tragic.
AsianAfro 1 week ago
@AsianAfro I'm afraid you are right. There are many of us life long fans that have had Leon's music as part of our lives for over 40 years, but there are so many that have not had the pleasure of being a fan. We can only feel sorry for them.
judecreek2 1 week ago
I remember walking up to Leon Russell when I was just a lil itty bitty thing and saying, "Excuse me, Mister Russell, can I get your autograph for my mommy? She really loves you a lot."
Great memories and my mom has that autograph until this very day and I'm about to be 27... Love you, mama.... <3
3785CAM 1 week ago
read cattails and roses
bear022013 1 week ago
I love this song SUNG by Leon Russell...I heard it back when it was first released and have loved it ever since. I know some of you think that he doesn't have the "range" or that others sing it better...I disagree. This is the way it is suppose to be sung and this is the way it is suppose to sound. It is perfect and I love it!! It is a great song, that is why just about everyone has done their own rendition of it. Love you, Leon!
52Chrylrex 2 weeks ago
@52Chrylrex Amen!
3785CAM 1 week ago
The absolute beautiful melody along with his rustic southern badboy voice is so unique that I can't see why anyone would not fall headoverheels in love with this man or his song. I remember when I first heard it, I was in a crowd of people, I stood transfixed with tears streaming down my checks and I could not understand why everyone was not doing the same.
GoddessTimeline 2 weeks ago
OMG. This song gives me chill bumps that thought were long gone. I'm crying just like I did in the 70's. Iove, love, love it.
michaellcarter7 2 weeks ago
Great song. That one guy sang it on the Voice... wasn't as good as this, but pretty darn good
farnorthidaho12379 2 weeks ago
Great song although Leon didn't have the range to sing it, however, Donny Hathaway sang this song the way it was supposed to be sung check it out Peace
InfinityNebula 2 weeks ago
The song was written and sung by Leon Russel... you're listening to "the way" it was supposed to be sung... Peace!!!
53bkny 2 weeks ago
@53bkny JUst because Russell wrote the song doesn't necessarily mean his interpretation is good Russell's interpretation was Ray Charles like it sounds like a Ray Charles song however Russell lacked the range and vocal volacity to do the song justice DOnny Hathaway gave the song a real voice check it out
InfinityNebula 2 weeks ago
to each his own...
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@InfinityNebula "Russell lacked the range and vocal volacity " you can't be serious with that range comment. I agree Hathaway's is a great version but to say Leon lacks range is ridiculous.
mizzury54 2 weeks ago
@InfinityNebula O HELL NO... No one does it like Leon.. it's his song and no one does it better.. The masses who've covered this song may sing well but it's so much more than that..it's a feeling, an emotion..THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SUNG is just the way you hear it by the one, the only. The often imitated but never duplicated Mr Leon Russell
Fruitloop186 1 week ago
@Fruitloop186 Donny Hathaway sings this song better than anyone,Leon's version can't compare
Peace
InfinityNebula 1 week ago
@InfinityNebula Yeah it is, but "Leon's version" is the original...he wrote this song, so you should have stated that Donny's version is better than the original to you!
AFRENTAO 1 week ago
@InfinityNebula Au contraire my dear..You want pretty or you want real ? No doubt the world at large want's real as in Leon real..NO ONE DOES IT BETTER THAN LEON... NO ONE !!
Since Russell wrote this song, it's his. He has graciously allowed other artists to TRY to do this song justice and many have, but to compare is sacreligious
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Iknewb4udid 2 days ago
Does Common use this song as a sample to "Retrospect for life''?
jin010342 3 weeks ago
I recently rediscovered this masterpiece. Wow, I forgot how much I love this beautiful song. Thanks Leon.
AwesomeBeatles 3 weeks ago
watch "The Union" with Leon and Elton. I just KNEW Leon was Elton's idol. Could hear it in the music!
TheDivayenta 3 weeks ago
Leon's not dead yet......................
ratlrbil 3 weeks ago
@ratlrbil Thankfully! Leon had some brain surgery a while back, but he seems to be doing fine. He and Elton John's concert together is showing on HBO this month!
ThePeachy2 2 weeks ago
There is such intimacy in this song, the haunting melody and Leon's peerless delivery of the beautiful lyrics, it feels like, whoever you are, he is "singing this song for you".
leosagcap5910 1 month ago 3
This songs gives me goosebumps. There are certain songs that you just HAVE to listen to on a regular basis. THIS is one of those songs.
eli10az 1 month ago
So many great artists have made this over and over. But you created it! R.I.P Mr Leon
matseman46 1 month ago
@matseman46 LEON IS NOT DEAD!!!!!!!!!
judecreek2 1 month ago
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I´m sorry i thought he was. I´m happy he´s still with us.....
matseman46 2 weeks ago
@matseman46 Leon is not dead. He just finished an album with Elton John, which is Leon Russell's best selling album in over 30 years.
CommittedGex 2 weeks ago
@CommittedGex
I feel aweful...I´m sorry i thought he was dead...Apologize
matseman46 2 weeks ago
@matseman46 Bite your tongue.. Leon is alive and well although he did have brain surgery not long ago..We are still blessed by his presence
Fruitloop186 1 week ago
@Fruitloop186 I´m So sorry i truly belived he was dead. I think i read it somewhere. But I was wrong. I´m glad i was. Leon is a great artist....
matseman46 1 week ago
My dad has listened to Leon Russell since he could remember. On a long car ride my dad introduced his music to me, i was 9. I can still remember seeing the tears on my dads face while listening to this song. Im 19 now and i listen to this music, THIS song, every day because i figured out why my dad had tears. This song is so beautiful, so real that it makes you think, remember, feel, love. Thank you Leon for giving me these feelings in your music.
dirtsrevenge1 1 month ago 2
@dirtsrevenge1 That's lovely stuff, man.
peterzang 1 month ago
@dirtsrevenge1 Thats good you remember that, thumbsup.
BeeBroBeeBro 1 month ago
I love your song. I was looking for one that was from the day I was born and I love it :)
jenniferamacoregroup 1 month ago
We're not perfect, for if we were something as beautiful as this song wouldn't exist...
og705 1 month ago
would of been niceto have them both on piano across from each other alternating verses...woow
42760138 1 month ago
So many have done this song but none as good as Leon!
bamasquest 2 months ago in playlist Playlist 1
Amy :O
juliita97 2 months ago
I love this song. especially, Leon Russell's version. Long live good ole rock n' roll!!!
bamasquest 2 months ago
"But I love you in a place
Where there's no space and time
I love you for all my life
You are a friend of mine
And when my life is over
Remember when we were together
We were alone
And I was singing this song for you"
MzFrekleFace 2 months ago
is this the original singer for "a song for you"?
xtinaluver1 2 months ago
@xtinaluver1
yes, he wrote the song as well
rufufus 2 months ago
@xtinaluver1 yes, Leon is the original singer and writer of this song, and he does it the best of everyone that has recorded it, because he can sound like he is really crying it out, and for all we know when he wrote it, it might just have meant something to him?
7beets 1 month ago in playlist Leon Russell Mix
Ray Charles and Donny Hathaway sang his song much better. I just love Rays version!
mspinkytee 2 months ago
@mspinkytee considering how leon has been so neglected and forgotten by the musical community over the years theres just something about hearing him sing this song that just feels so authentic and soul penetrating. ray's version is great but u can tell leon's soul is truly in it
scrumbulent 2 months ago
I love this song..thanx for posting!
ger221054 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
beautiful
1buckybird 2 months ago
his voice is so soulful and passionate
FallenStarx0 3 months ago 3
Cant wait to hear amy winehouse version of this!!!!
speeddemon002 3 months ago 6
@speeddemon002 i know...I can't, either. I hope I can handle it.
SugarSigur 3 months ago
@speeddemon002
pretty sure she is dead, yep positive. she should have went to rehab
21hj12 3 months ago
@speeddemon002 If she didn't do it before July of last year you're going to have a long wait.
bthor76 1 week ago
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Such an honest and vulnerable song...just beautiful and sang well. Donny Hathaway did a great cover. What ever happened to the great song writers?
ZZZLover 3 months ago
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ZZZLover 3 months ago
Leon, awesome song, awesome writer, awesome performer. Thanks! Oh, met you when we were both young in Grove, OK. I had no idea who you were until someone explained after we had chatted and you had gone. Wish I had known. I love to talk music.
oganali 3 months ago
this sends me to another place, another time... 1970 ...I remember he was a friend of mine
thank you Leon
kiwigirl49 3 months ago
Elton John is correct, this song is an AMERICAN CLASSIC! Leon Russell has a great voice and he plays a mean piano. I first heard of him through Elton John, and now I love this song!
RKLuffy88 4 months ago in playlist RKLuffy88's favorites
@RKLuffy88 If you are just "discovering" Leon, you are in for a magical musical journey!!!! Enjoy!
judecreek2 4 months ago
One of the greatest..song writing in the world... amazing
heidieva123 4 months ago
hell, the voice makes it even more soulful!!!!
Johnnreese 4 months ago
loving it... praise be for this soul
baahbaah1 4 months ago
loving it...
baahbaah1 4 months ago
He wrote a timeless song, but the singing leaves a lot to be desired, no hate intended.
cbjrcher 5 months ago
No...he may have written this song but The Temptations (with Dennis Edwards as lead) own it by completely making it all theirs!
Lovelymiz 5 months ago
wow
kippyedwards 5 months ago
the rock and roll hall of fame is meaningless--Leon is sitting on the highest throne a musician can find in the heart and mind of every person who is capable of recognizing musical genius.The r and r hall of fame is just a tourist trap--spend the money to buy music instead.
CattailsandRoses 5 months ago 15
@CattailsandRoses Leon was inducted into the R&R hall of fame last year...Elton John was the presenter. xo
ThePeachy2 2 weeks ago
@CattailsandRoses
Russell is actually in the Hall of Fame.
Albeit it took FAR too long
jhniscolV2 1 week ago
I've ALWAYS loved you, Leon!!!
KissySquirrel 5 months ago
man.....this is can make ya misty...whew
RickinMtClemensMi 5 months ago
I loved this song the very first time I heard it, I still love it. So much feeling. Thank you Leon.
AwesomeBeatles 6 months ago
Sorry, but where's you're progression ? HARDIN*G hehe
Shongoni 6 months ago
Recently Leon was In Yucca Valley at Pappy and Harriet's.
I wish he had been in Palm Sprins...I would have taken him to dinner.
ORANGECOLORGIRL 6 months ago
a wonderful song. ♥
SUPPERHEROx3 6 months ago
Love you Leon, when I was a baby at 2 years old, I heard you thanks to my mom, now at 38, I know... tears come to my eyes each time I hear your voice.....
FireOnTheWire 6 months ago
@FireOnTheWire - I'm 38 to and thank God for parents with great taste huh? This reminds me of my Dad, who I lost a year ago...it rips my heart out.
jenfowler73 5 months ago 2
A Tulsa original. Like other things I have found in my short time in Tulsa. Another reason to love this town and the people.
MrDeano57 7 months ago
@MrDeano57 Ever heard of Tony Mathews? Check him out--ConditionBlue/Alien in my own Home--He's an Oklahoma man who should be a household name.
CattailsandRoses 5 months ago
Hey veeseee128 shut your fu ckin mouth dude my wife is black too there is nothing wrong with that you racist piece of shit and oh yea Leon Russell Is the greatest muscian of our time and any other time that has been or ever will be he is The Master Of Time And Space
cosmiccharlie175 7 months ago in playlist 70's favs
best version.....leon sings his song the way he feels it!!!
lucysingstheblues 7 months ago
Oh wow...loving on this
1152Teresa 7 months ago
I love you in a place where there is no space and time.....
deffensh 7 months ago
Though I like the Ray Charles version is really good. The original is still the very best. Just a soulful feel.
philadventure 8 months ago
Oh, I'm glad you're back. This studio version has always been my favorite. I've missed you!!!!!!!!!
judecreek2 8 months ago
I love this song was my Fav. in the 70's I had all of his records! :) Great
Donna3787 9 months ago 2
Watched this a few days ago & thought it was a wonderful video to send to my sister, who means everything to me. Had a hard time finding your version again. Thank you so much.
offmymedsgeezer 9 months ago
Man o man I love this song!!
kjojo55 9 months ago
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butterflyingrid 9 months ago
Wow - Leon is coming to London - can't wait to see him on 27th June !! Last time I saw him was at the Rainbow in 1971. He's still as great as ever -and still my all time favourite. He so deserves his place in the Rock & Roll Hall of fame !!
4maggieb1 9 months ago
love love love leon
HarleyNiteStar 10 months ago
Thanks for sharing
PJ92386 10 months ago
Someone just dedicated this song to me ;-)
TheKgn8 11 months ago
who originally wrote a song for you?was it russel or hathaway?
LostTheTrain 11 months ago
@LostTheTrain this song was written and originally performed by leon. this is not his best version,in my opinion, check out the version listed as leon russell and friends 1971 here on youtube. donny hathaway couldn;t carry leon's jock strap, read his bio on the rock and roll hall of fame website.
digger7106 10 months ago 3
This is a decent version of the song but in my opinion donny hathaway is better. They way he sings is full of so much emotion that it makes you feel everything he is saying and by the end of the song you might be crying. I cried the second time I heard it.
GoodGirlCmd 11 months ago
Best love song ever.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
txncgirl1 11 months ago 3
I've always wished Leon was singing his song to me.........
judecreek2 11 months ago
It's about time they inducted this man into the R&R HALL OF FAME. Elton John did a great job introducing him. I didn't know Leon had gone through brain surgery for 5 1/2 hours. God Bless Him.
jimbronxny 11 months ago 29
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@jimbronxny I didn't know that either!
bleger814 2 months ago
@jimbronxny Amen Brother............
BeeBroBeeBro 1 month ago
I love His voice I
michaellovesthecat 11 months ago
@laggie24 I agree with your thoughts, there is something we take for ourselves in our dear songs (-:
1fresia1 11 months ago
T-love you all I my life...YOU are a FRIEND of mine....do you understand finally?
One of the greatest songs ever written..so honest, so raw, so tender..it still sometimes hurts..after all these years....Love you Leon Russel ,Thank you for your song.
kate54ish 11 months ago 24
@kate54ish beautiful song... He is amazing..Love u for recognizing his music
heidieva123 4 months ago
I think when listening carefully to the words many out there surely will have a thought or two of their own.
The melody is also fantastic ... even just humming it ... so peaceful!
laggie24 11 months ago 4
Everytime I here this song...It still makes me cry. Doesn't matter if it is Leon, Willie, or Stevie. Thank you, Leon, and all the others.
dirt2water69 1 year ago 2
LEON RUSSELL／A Song For You
この歌は、カーペンターズでは、綺麗過ぎる。このオリジナルが、ずっしり来る…。
saketorasan 1 year ago
Leon could sure play that steinway. one of my alltime favorites. Huichol53
huichol53 1 year ago 2
Thank you!!! His version is somethin' like 'more free, and I really feel the music like a flow of water'. ^_^
csmtotoro 1 year ago
So beautiful. I've been in love with Leon singing this song since it was released in 1970. Follow those notes, perfectly sung. Master of Space and Time. Yes.
zo219 1 year ago
@zo219 me too...he has a sound that goes in my ear and right to my heart & soul...
babsinjrzy 1 year ago
Leon did a great job of writing and singing this song and though it's been covered by many different artist, "NO ONE" came even close to Donny Hathaway's version of this song. Donny's voice and vocals are crystal clear and pure perfection.
trooper365 1 year ago
adore leon...he was my very first 'crush' ...at 13
librarjd 1 year ago
@librarjd good taste! :)
babsinjrzy 1 year ago
roberto dresia
love this song
robertodresia 1 year ago
This beautiful song has been covered to death for 40 years. Only two versions count: This one and that of Ray Charles. The rest are... insignificant.
tukabl 1 year ago
@tukabl I agree with you, but check out Kenny Rankin's version. Kenny brings a new spin to everything he does.
DennisJTracy 1 year ago
@tukabl ,let's face it,it's tough gig to be compared to the original writer and singer,and being compared to Ray Charles ain't a walk in the park,either. After all,he's Ray Charles.
bender138 2 months ago
sing it leon
TheViolafox 1 year ago
"Love" If you have it you don't need anything else, and if you don't have it, it doesn't matter what else you have" Because life without love, there is no life.
Check out the videos I have posted about the love I have lost, and everything else it cost me. Love of my life Laura, and it's a 4pt series.
AtlantaMobileProd 1 year ago
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. Mr. Russell and Mr. Hathaway's interpretations are formidable and flawless. Thank you both. I LOVE MOTOWN!
simon4186 1 year ago
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. Mr. Russell and Mr. Hathaway's interpretations are formidable and flawless. Thank you both.
simon4186 1 year ago
One of my favorite songs of all time....especially the lyric "I love you in a place where there is no space and time", wow, to be loved like that....wow.
TheApplegirl59 1 year ago 2
Sounds so much like a Leo Sayer song
indigenous2logic 1 year ago
Thank you thank you so much for posting this!!!!
WestBoundSignJumper 1 year ago
qué hermosa canción!
pamelancolia 1 year ago
where there is no space in time......
mommyaud1 1 year ago
His voice may not be as smooth as some people prefer, but he sings with "heart" ...and my heart responds!!! He wrote from his heart. How can you not feel it? I Love me some Leon!!!! Peace and Blessings...
Jebbi1956 1 year ago
Love the song...Donny Hathaway owns this one tho..
saffyre915 1 year ago
@saffyre915 The Temptations did it better, They have a version of their 25th Anniversary CD that was live from Japan and they absolutely killed it!
Protected1 1 year ago
Simply one of the best and as far as this song is concerned: IS the best.
Let's not confuse auto tune with heart.
hokiebabe 1 year ago
i'm shocked. i did not know this written by him. I love this version. comes from his heart. I can listen to this song sung by anyone and get same chills. I thought this was by Donny Hathaway. amazing.
lena15206 1 year ago
@lena15206 ,in MY opinion,what makes the version by Leon stand above all the others is it was written by the heart,and his heart is in his voice. Passion ain't supposed to be slick and smooth,it's supposed to have a little bit of a rough feeling about it.
Leon has a smoother sound on other songs,but he surely knew what he was doing on this one!
bender138 2 months ago
WOW..........profound song - words -and voice:=) luv u leon - u rock and so does this song:=)
txncgirl1 1 year ago
I fucking LOVE HIS VOICE!!!! Maybe it's a Southern thang?! <3
smavinger 1 year ago 3
Easily one of the GREATEST songwriters of all time. I bet he makes 5 times the royalties from his writing. The hits are many because of this man. The list is a long one and would surprise most people.
gaspo218 1 year ago
Raw emotion..
BarBlume 1 year ago
Just Leon and his Baldwin grand piano. Knocks me out every time I hear it.
judecreek2 1 year ago
Leon Russell sucks. Nobody can match the Divine Karen Carpenter.
FlyingMondongo 1 year ago
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judecreek2 1 year ago
@judecreek2 Why did you erase your comment? Merry Christmas to you.
FlyingMondongo 1 year ago
@FlyingMondongo I'm not sure what comment you are referring to. But, if you ever saw Leon perform live, you'd never say he was a bad performer. Back in the 70's and 80's, he started every show by saying, "If you leave here tonight without feeling like you've had a religious experience, I"ll give you your money back." Nobody ever asked. He not only played piano and guitar, he danced, strutted, boogied on his piano top, "testified", interacted with the crowd, and left us wanting more. Always.
judecreek2 1 year ago
@judecreek2 You wrote: "Go away and stay there". I never saw Leon live, and I believe you: he was great on stage, but come on, open your ears, Leon is howling like a dog in a funeral. Forget KC version and go through Ray Charles, he is superior (piano included). Ray Charles reads the song, Leon it's a nightmare. I want my money back.
FlyingMondongo 1 year ago
@FlyingMondongo You have your opinion, and I have mine. However, why return to a video just to criticize it? There are thousands of artists and their songs that I don't personally care for, but you won't find any negative comments from me to piss off their fans. So, I stand by my comment--go away and stay there.
judecreek2 1 year ago 2
@judecreek2 That's what I thought. Happy New Year to you.
FlyingMondongo 1 year ago
@FlyingMondongo Ah, but if Leon really sucked.. you wouldn't have the Karen Carpenter version. Because if he REALLY sucked.. he never would've written the song.
teddibearsworld 1 year ago
@teddibearsworld You're right. Leon is a good composer and a bad performer.
FlyingMondongo 1 year ago
@FlyingMondongo Everybody has a right to an opinion. Peace.
teddibearsworld 1 year ago
@teddibearsworld Merry Christmas to you.
FlyingMondongo 1 year ago
@FlyingMondongo I agree with teddibearsworld- Leon Russell wrote this great song and did it first. When people decide to rate versions of a song against each other, at least recognize that it's far easier to remake something already done by someone else, than it is to create something on a blank canvas.I personally like Donny Hathaway's version, but I will always feel the creator and originator rates due credit.
emmettk 1 year ago
@emmettk Leon has all the credit for this great song, but not always the author does the best version.
FlyingMondongo 1 year ago
@FlyingMondongo agreed.
Protected1 1 year ago
.so after everyone has finally cleared out-and its me and my guitar-i think of those that have come and gone..and those that were close-then far..i couldn't record it..but this hippy said it best..and i miss her still..........
jadedsaint1776 1 year ago
I've always wished that Leon was singing' his song for me...
judecreek2 1 year ago
Corection, meant to say Whitney was on crack while making the film The Bodyguard... Of course Dolly has always been a winner.. not a loser like Whitney. My bad Dolly just a mistake ... Sorry...
budmanx 1 year ago
@budmanx hey your the one that said or insinuated that Whitney said that..im just saying thats bullshit..lol..they called and asked to use the song..its a must..no need to insult here...it shows your intelligence level my insulting..look around a bit...sheeeeesh..and you are a pro huh,...whatcha got?...lets see it..or hear it..but guess what your profile is gone???..lol..some folk just hate to be called out..
ltuomela 1 year ago
just a pure great song!
ltuomela 1 year ago
One of my very favorite renditions... Leon is awesome!
Lillian1225 1 year ago
Leon Russell gets my respect for writing an absolutely brilliant song.....but I'm sorry. Donny Hathaway executes WAY better.
cwes478 1 year ago
@cwes478 Good story.
nmbluegrass 1 year ago
I'd forgotten how great this song was! If not for CBS Sunday this morning, it would still be gone from memory. Wonderful...way better than today's music offerings.
Leon Russell Rocks!
TheMoonchild07 1 year ago
For sweet Louise.....................
Highpinesnow 1 year ago
keithw083...do you even have a clue dude? I think not. Play the Carpenters version and don't insult true music lovers again.
bperkins1956 1 year ago
@bperkins1956 you are so right... That idiot Keithw083 probably doesn't even know Leon Russell created this masterpiece and was of course the original artist. Absolutle classic. But Karen Carpenter was special too and just one of many artists who recorded this great Leon Russell classic....
budmanx 1 year ago
This is the worst version i ever heard of this song! I would never play this to other people without them laughing
keithw083 1 year ago
@keithw083 What rock did you crawl out from under? It's unfortunate when classless people have to fart in church or drunks throw up at a wedding... You remind me of another dumb person. Whitney Houston was shopping in a mall with some of her friends when she heard Dolly Parton's recording of" I'll Always Love You", Whitney's big hit from movie The Bodyguard and she said "what's that bitch doing singing my song?" Then one of her friends told her, It's not your song Whitney, SHE WROTE IT!
budmanx 1 year ago
@budmanx stoooooooop...lol..for one, you have to get rights to a song in order to do it.. 2) the rights of the song are given on the LP,3 dolly done that song long before Whitney,no record co. is that dumb to do that,its called a lawsuit and a half..they ask for permission and give a percentage of money to the writer..lol..hence: "Whitney knew who wrote it"...lol..know your facts before speaking, you never know who you will run into on the tube.."wink"...
ltuomela 1 year ago
@ltuomela Wow... I've read about how our schools are turning out people who are really ignorant but actually feel like they are really smart. But I've never met one until you came along. So here goes... First of all ASCAP protects the song writers and performing artists by collecting a royalty each time a copywriten song is played, performed or recorded. Whitney did not record Dolly's song before making "The Bodyguard" and the music Producer created the soundtrack. Dolly was on crack..duh.
budmanx 1 year ago