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  • I love the way he sings that part 3:30-3:37

  • Usher sounds like the idiot he is.

  • Me fascina!!

  • so good. #skills.

  • jador!

  • Luv this alot. Usher sang this beautifully, much respect to him for tackling one of my most favouurite Luther songs. Luther was and will always be the KING of love songs. R.I.P Miss u SOOooo much.

  • This is beautiful!! <3

  • love it

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  • sounds so beautiful to listen in 2012 :)

  • Amazinq!!

  • thumbs up if your still listening to this in 2012

  • Check out the full version of the song on my channel

  • Usher sings this very well, but there's no character, no SOUL in his voice...at least compared to Luther.

  • awesome

  • THE BEST OF ALL TIME !!!

  • thumbs up if you're still listening to this in 2012... EPIC!

  • nice!

  • Ruben Studdard sang this WAY better

  • @Sileni really? gonna watch his rendition now.

  • Usher is so talented and a very humble entertainer. You never lost your SWAG baby!  Yeahhh man!

  • IM SORRY BUT USHER WHOOPED RUBEN STUDDARD'S ASS ON HIS VERSION OF THIS SONG....LOL...

  • He sounds.... like a freaking recorded CD.O_____O

    I swear, Usher and Beyonce are the only singers in the industry that actually sound better live. 

  • @jasdeviel add Charice in the list my friend. they are the only ones... gifted singers...

  • @grevialde well my friend i've heard him twice in a live concert, she's good but still too far to be compared to them.

  • @mysticadena i beg to disagree my friend. I heard her sing Beyonce's Listen LIVE and she did it way better than Beyonce singing it live. She's not yet that famous but talentwise, she can beat a lot of good-looking singers. No offense, though.

  • @grevialde yes, i agree she did it better than beyonce. And i also didn't like beyonce's voice that much.

  • real shit...usher look like a member of boys to men in this performance...this shit was tuff

  • First off usher rendition was good. For those that commented on the origin of the song; true it was originally sung by the Carpenters, but it will always be a staple song for L.V. because of the way in which he performed and produced the song. The instrumentation and presentation he put fourth will always be unequaled in comparison to any other performer. STILL S.O. to the Carpenters!

  • no one could have sung this song any better....NOONE! and his sexy ass smile..OMG!

  • i love this song! and this...was awesome!

  • SONIC YOUTH MO FUCK

  • wonderful. not as good as luther...but then who is. rip x

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  • USHER: Sings beautifully and is a great dancer! In this video, he does a great job!

    I have become an Usher fan , especially of his singing and dancing in this pop. genre!

    I think he gave a great tribute here to the incomparable Luther VanDross!

  • USHER! GREAT SINGING!

    Luther VanDross was a genius - unequaled!

    However, Usher sings beautifully and makes me a fan and admirer! Great performance!

    Usher I'd a very talented artist! He dings beautifully + he is a Great Dancer!!

  • If i was in audience i would've fainted

  • I LUV USHER RAYMOND IV & LUTHER VANDROSS VERY MUCH, THEY R BOTH WONDERFUL MEN

  • He did a great job but credit goes to the Carpenters-not Luther Vandross!

  • It's amazing how Usher was able to do this song and still exemplify his sex appeal.

  • super !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • This is what is missing in music today.. someone with talent who can actually sing. We are bombarded with all the rap crap and sex, drugs ect that we forget what a simple love song sounds like. Luther was the master. Usher has a fantastic voice and talent.

  • Its very nice, but shouldn't he had sung an original Vandross song? why did he decide to do a Carpernter's cover that Vandross did?

  • @snoopygonewilder Because Luther sung this so well .. a tribute to the man

  • Usher u go boy, u are the next best thing to my boy Luther, This redition is .... Do not have the words to express myself.

  • I took my Bridal Dance this song some 28 years ago thank you LUTHER VANDROSS.

  • usher i was amaze on how you sing the song, you go boy...

  • Well, you know how women are they have a self control problem with their emotions and even sometimes with their physical control (they piss themselves)when someone, especially a star is singing. How come guys have better self control than women do? Why must they scream, fall out and lose it! I'll never understand it. Oh, and by-the-way, Usher's performance really wasn't all that. I've heard people who aren't stars sing this song better at a kareoke bar.

  • @gfine2000 There is a saying "You can't please everybody" This is one of them.. just shut up and listen..

  • @markregin There is also a saying:  When you read something be sure you comprehend it. Apparently I have listened that's why I said what I said. I'm speaking objectively, some people speak with the emotions not with their knowledge of music or intellect. I believe that description fits you. I have a backgound in music, what about you? I play keyboards very well, what about you? I've learned from a man who has perfect pitch, what about you? Some people wouldn't know an E flat from an A

  • @gfine2000 it's like a man getting hard when he see a hot chic same deal. we're just emotional and like to scream over shyt. lol

  • @SuzyDamari21 Well, I don't know if it's exactly the same. Men don't lose their minds, faint or wet themselves and all of this while screaming at the top of their lungs. It's actually intriguing to think that woman could lack such unbridled self-control about themselves over something so trivial but whatever. Yes, men do fantasize about women but that's about it. No fainting, no wetting of the paints, no uncontrollable screaming and crying (good grief). Hey, whatever. Carry on, LOL!

  • @gfine2000 you can't make that assumption, men faint all the time when they see certain women perform. i've seen men faint over janet jackson and beyonce. gay and straight especially gay. so you can't say that women only do it that's a bad assumption on your part. you ever watch the beyonce i'm yours tour dvd, men were fainting. Not to mention michael jackson, people of all sexes use to wet themselves and faint at his concerts.

  • @TheAray6 Now you know that's bullshit that all I've got to say about that. LMAO!

  • @gfine2000 they do, watch the dvd, i'm telling you. Watch the clips of their concerts. And they are grown ass men too lol.

  • @TheAray6 We all know that the only guys that would act this way are gay. You know it and everyone else knows it. it's only a wish of yours because of what I said about women. It's simply your futile attempt of retaliation. It doesn't change the fact that women are easily minipulated and controlled (including you) by nearly anyone who picks up a microphone just admit it. Oh, you're beginning to bore me. Say something interesting will you. I'm sure you'll respond by regurgitating my words.

  • @TheAray6 We all know that the only guys that would act this way are gay. You know it and everyone else knows it. it's only a wish of yours because of what I said about women. It's simply your futile attempt of retaliation. It doesn't change the fact that women are easily minipulated and controlled (including you) by nearly anyone who picks up a microphone just admit it. Oh, you're beginning to bore me. Say something interesting will you. I'm sure you'll respond by regurgitating my words.

  • @gfine2000 But you were saying that only women act like that, If we know that gay/straight men do it, then don't say that women only do .many straight men who upon meeting a celebrity have become dumbfounded and fainted. My uncle use to be a paramedic at Michael Jackson concerts, and he has seen many of people (women and men) faint. Men are easliy manipulated too, men will do just about anything for the cooche (excuse my french). if you picked up a mic i would vomit.

  • @gfine2000 But you were saying that only women act like that, If we know that gay/straight men do it, then don't say that women only do .many straight men who upon meeting a celebrity have become dumbfounded and fainted. My uncle use to be a paramedic at Michael Jackson concerts, and he has seen many of people (women and men) faint. Men are easliy manipulated too, men will do just about anything for the cooche (excuse my french). if you picked up a mic i would vomit.

  • @TheAray6 LOL! That's funny. If I picked up a mic you would vomit? How do you know that? That's nothing more than an arbitrary statement spewing from feelings of hate or anger. Even if it were true that would vomit, hurl or just plain throw up (laughing) you have no way of knowing that unless you actually heard me sing or whatever. Anyway, about the whole men or women fainting thing, I've actually grown board with this conversation and no longer care (I don't know about you) but I'm done.

  • @TheAray6 LOL! That's funny. If I picked up a mic you would vomit? How do you know that? That's nothing more than an arbitrary statement spewing from feelings of hate or anger. Even if it were true that would vomit, hurl or just plain throw up (laughing) you have no way of knowing that unless you actually heard me sing or whatever. Anyway, about the whole men or women fainting thing, I've actually grown board with this conversation and no longer care (I don't know about you) but I'm done.

  • Well, you know how women are they have a self control problem with their emotions and even sometimes with their physical control (they piss themselves)when someone, especially a star is singing. How come guys have better self control than women do? Why must they scream, fall out and lose it! I'll never understand it.

  • GOD USHER !!!! COULD HE BE ANY GREATER !!!!!!

  • i'm still loving it after all this years...

  • i can barely hear the song because the fucking crowd cant be quiet

  • @Mr123Gibson stfu u stupid fkin retard

  • nice job Ush-classic LUTHER!!!!

  • Great performance. Too bad the audience is too caught up in Usher being in front of them and they want to blow him as opposed to appreciating this tribute.

  • @gdeb025 how the FUCK are we not listening to this song? we are one the vid obviously we are fucking watching it dumb ass

  • i love how he's all anti-gay but he's a gay man song lol

  • @Mr123Gibson What?

    

  • @Mr123Gibson he aint anti-gay... there's a reason why he's one of those people who're fighting against AIDS and why Ellen Degeneres is one of his best friends.

  • MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

    

  • thumbs up if your still listening to this in 2011. :DDDDD

  • @gdeb025 Or in 2012

  • @gdeb025  actually we are listening to this in 2012

  • @gdeb025 im still listening to it in 2012 =)

  • @gdeb025 2012 now :)

  • I was so disappointed with BET they did not even do a tribute for Luther Vandross after his death. How the HELL can you not do a remembrance for Luther? I have to give usher props to sing this song it is not easy. U have to sing and although Usher is not as strong vocally as Luther he did an outstanding job. Kudos to Oprah for remembering Luther Vandross the Prince of R&B.

  • AMAZINGGGG GOOSEBUMPS ALL OVER MY BODY

  • of course nobody could do it like Luther, but usher sounds alright

  • its sad cuz..usher said "1 day i'd have to make love songs and i hope tey gon be just as good as vandross's"

    and now hes makin songz like... "dj got us fallin in luv again"

    "dirty dancer" n stuff like that..

  • @DuzceLiiSerSeri its all about the money.. money.. money

  • @DuzceLiiSerSeri Yes, and he making songs like "there goes my baby" , "Daddy's home". Usher is diverse and actually good at different genres. Lets salute the brother.

  • @ToiletTisha agreed.

  • @DuzceLiiSerSeri yeah...it is sad :(

  • Every CD Luther has every put out was amazing and I just fell in love with him. I have made it a duty to own all of them. Usher did a fantastic rendition of this song and I think Luther would be so proud. May He Rest In Peace.!

  • RIP LUTHER

  • I like it but Luther sung it better!

  • yeah soo smooth Im a new school guy and never heard this song until 2004 when someguy sung it on N.Z Idol and ive loved it ever since especially this version

  • oh i for got..my name is ricard dillard on face book

  • that was cool..good job...usher can you send me a request on facebook agoodman_68@yahoo.com hit me up i got a song thats a number one hit..for you...trust me ur going 2 love it....hit me up bro and i wrote it

  • This is horrible

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  • Usher you sung this song like only Luther could do!! Luther would be PROUD..."baby boy"!

  • he's amazing, such a babe<3

  • I have heard Luther sings this song live many times,Luther has never let me down he sings it different every time! Luther would be PROUD of Usher version it sounds so good! Usher is SOOOOOO FINE!

  • I have heard Luther sings this song live many times,Luther has never let me down he sings it different every time! Luther would be PROUD of Usher version it sounds so good!

  • Usher we love you in israel you should come here , and this performance is one of your greatest ever!! keep doin what you do the best , god bless you .

  • Usher sung this beautifully. a great rendition in it's own right.

  • . . . NOTHING like Luther smh ! impostersss !

  • @ruggabarbie92 this is where u shut it kmt

  • *sigh* He has the most soothing and sexiest voice.

  • How in the world can any true connoisseur of music have anything negative to say about Ushers rendition of this song?? He did what every GREAT singer is supposed to do..rather than try to copy Luther..Usher added his own flavor to the song! The Boii can sing ...Every true singer can take ANY song and rather than trying to Fit the song, They make the song fit them! It is never going to sound "Like the original" ...It's not supposed to~SMH @ HATERS~

  • It very sweet bring food to my soul

  • Usher's voice is very sexy... Love him so much.... : )

  • I love usher singing this, there are few recording atrists sing with perfect pitch (even some of your favorites) but that doesn't stop lovers of music from appreciating the spirit of the music and the heart of the artist. I love music~

  • they picked the perfect person to sing this

  • Son keep shirt on

  • I do not mean to discredit Usher because he really did an excellent job, but how does this have more views than Luther's version?

  • NOT THE SMOOTH TONES OF LUTHER!

    SOME GOOD PARTS, BUT A LOT OF SHRILL PITCHY NOTES, THAT WERE LITERALLY PAINFUL TO HEAR! MOST OF THE TIME I AM AN USHER FAN, BUT NOT FOR THIS PERFORMANCE!

  • LUV U USHER, BUT:

    I HAD TO STOP WATCHING THIS VIDEO!

    THE SINGING BECAME TOO SHRILL AND PITCHY! IT BECAME HARD TO EVE LISTEN TO! NOT THE SMOOTH TONES IF LUTHER!

  • I don't think anyone can cover this song like LV, Sorry Usher fans. Ruben sung it better !

  • I almost forgot how his live voice sounded with all the lipping he's been doing lately.

  • mud version - luther way better and stan walker kicks usher's butt - usher's version hurts my ears

  • Usher can really blow. I wish he would get back to that instead of singin' studio type crap.

  • Can the audience shit the fuck up!?

  • good job usher.....good job.

  • You do know, this isn't Luther's song. Luther's version was a cover of The Carpenters

  • ADORABLE !!!! DEAR GOD

  • 56 People are dyslexic and meant to hit like

  • usher should make better songs, he sings so so so so well!!!

  • I wish the people would stop screaming so I could listen and enjoy the music.

  • Like him or not the guy can make music...face it some of us are given the gift and some of just don't have it...and that's ok.

  • Usher has been singin to long to be off key... do it boi! He did his thang I can almost see Luther lookin down smiling....

  • USHER USHER USHER, SO HOT, AND YOUR VOICE WELL THATS GONNA MAKE NE ONE TREMBLE . :-) X

  • There will never be another ! Bryan

  • incredible voice usher has, effortless and smooth as silk,

  • NO he didnt

  • Did he tribute this song to the carpenters

  • What about carpenters.... are the originalssss ... 

  • Usher is so Sexy! ; )

  • I usually hate remakes. Usher did the thing. Great job...gotta love it!

  • @thenaturalhairguru You know that Luther's version was also a cover, yes?

  • Usher Did A Damn Good Job This Man Has Some Talent Whew!!!!

  • i love the song, usher you did great...

  • usher is ok but luther is better fuck u all who disagree with me

  • @MrMarco9877

    HEY, IT'S ALL PERSONAL.......WOMAN WOULD SAY USHER FOR SURE....GO ON , CHECK OUT HOW MANY ARE WOMAN??? USHER IS SEXIER THATN LUTHER, FACT, PLAIN FACT...... LUTHER WAS GAY, I LOVE GAYS ........BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE RAW SEX APPEAL, THEY CAN'T DO IT LIKE A GOD DAMN HOT BODIED, LOOKING., PERSONABLE, CHARMING, SMOOTH, GREAT DANCER WITH 'THE LOOK' LIKE THE FAMOUS......USHER...... I AM NOT OFFENDING YOU, JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU SEE WHY THEY HAVE SAID THIS AND ITS NOT A COMPETITION!!!XX

  • Usher does a great job on a song sung by one of the best voices in history, but thats also why Usher is one of the best r&b singers the last 20 years.

  • amazing song we will miss you luther

  • Usher is so talented, and sexy. i love what he has done with Justin Beiber... i think Usher has really made Justins career i mean he is talented but Usher really makes him BETTER

  • @WonderWomanFan4life USHER IS A BEAST...3 decades in the game..and just won 2 more grammys he aint stopping if ur on twitter follow usher @UsherRaymondIV and me @IslandGirlKiKi

  • @supakeiiz

    YOU KNOW, I HARDLY KNOW ANY OF HIS MAINSTREAM STUFF BUT JUST LOVE THIS AND ' YOUR SONG' .......DONNY HATHAWAY.........HE CAN DANCE, HE HAS THE STAGE PRESENCE, AMAZING VOICE, SEX, LOOKS....A WINNER, AND HE SEEMS LIKE A NICE GUY.... BROKE MY HEART TO SEE HIM CRYING AT MJ'S SERVICE......APP HE STUCK BY HIM THE ENTIRE TIME DURING THAT STUPID TRIAL......A GOOD FRIEND, LOYAL.........REALLY LOVED MJ....XXXXHE IS A 10

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  • he aint no luther..but he did it justice:)

  • I've respected Usher mainly as a stage performer, but he is impressive as a pure singer here. Great tribute- great job.

  • Damn He Killed This Song

  • great tribute to luther and karen you nailed it usher and god bless you all

  • i m not a usher fan butt im close now!!

  • Bett Midler introduced me to this song many years ago. She nailed it!

    Luther Vandross further enriched the song to me and made it his own...

    Now Usher has made it his own... ;)

    Three powerful and moving ways to tell the same story!

  • i am gonna see him 1 march!! in rotterdam!! i am so excited!!!

  • not a big Usher fan but good job on this great Leon Russel song!

  • Did anyone notice the backing singer nearly blunder in at 0:32?

  • Usher baby u bright tears of happiness 2 my eyes! :)

  • Usher killed it!!! Great job Usher!

  • man to bad he dont look like this now. He look like he got beat up by a bunch of skaters. Damn

  • Outstanding performance Usher!! all I can say is outstanding!!

  • Usher Killed this way to pay tribute to a legend while not trying to duplicate his style and swagger but doing it in your own way excellent job not to many great performers left like Usher, Tyrese , R.Kelly and etc...............

  • Honestly, I'm Ol' school, I love Luther, but Usher kills this, he is an exceptional R&B singer.... I guess that's why he's.... Usher. :)

  • @lowprokingz

    I AGREE. HE IS NOT MARKETED AS R&B BUT HE KILLS THIS SONG AND I TRULY DIDN'T KNOW HOW AMAZING HIS VOICE , TALENT, SEX APPEAL, EMOTION, UNTIL I HEARD HIM DO THIS.....HOT, HOT AND SO SO SO GOOD..........LUTHER WOULD BE PROUD BUT A LITTLE THREATENED BY THIS RENDITION!!

  • @lowprokingz

    I AGREE. HE IS NOT MARKETED AS R&B BUT HE KILLS THIS SONG AND I TRULY DIDN'T KNOW HOW AMAZING HIS VOICE , TALENT, SEX APPEAL, EMOTION, UNTIL I HEARD HIM DO THIS.....HOT, HOT AND SO SO SO GOOD..........LUTHER WOULD BE PROUD BUT A LITTLE THREATENED BY THIS RENDITION!!

    I LOVE LUTHER, I PLAYED 'DANCE WITH MY FATHER' AT MY FATHER'S FUNERAL SERVICE AND.....YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP......NO ONE , NO ONE OUT OF OVER 100 PEOPLE HAD HEARD IT.......THEY LOVED IT, I'M GOING TO DANCE IT.

  • @lowprokingz that our daddy #teamusher kills it everytime

  • Beautifully done! Usher did a good job using his own style.

  • Beautifully done!

    

  • wow usher killed it!

  • Damn I miss Luther. Tears coming to my eyes as I watch this and see him in the back ground. I used to sing this to my daughter when she was born and we are watching it together right now.

  • perfect

  • I agree with others who have tried to remind you people that trying to turn a tribute into a competition defeats the whole spirit of the thing. If Luther's talent was so easy to duplicate, why would artists want to honor him in the first place? Some people just can't prop up one person without shooting down another. It's pretty sad.

  • i love the song god bless you luther ....

  • sing it

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    Watch this video too, he's also really amazing and he has deep and strong voice like Luther's... i just wanted to share with those who long for Luther..

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  • Luther is a Baritone with a huge range. Usher is a tenor with an impressive range. They're both completely different vocalists. I think he did the song well. Usher's voice isn't really meant for sultry , but he uses it to great effect anyway. He is light and whispy where as luther is strong and heavy. Haters gon' hate.