Bettye LaVette @ The Kennedy Center Honors

[2legit64]

This is one of the most memorable moments of the Kennedy Center Honors and I've seen many. Fantastic!

[lamoreaux91]

Amazing performance. My favorite Who song and she absolutely made it her own. Bravo.

[RBShorr]

This brings me to tears every time I hear her sing it. Bettye LaVette is freakin' awesome.

[TheSlackerSlacker]

what those dust bags couldn't stand up? awsome!

[Tehachapi31]

What an incredible performance!!! Her version is incredible. Impossible for me not to get chills over this song. Thank you so much Ms. Lavette, and thank you for not giving up on your career.

[WikeddTung]

wow

[onllwyn]

What can you say about this performance? There is so much going on there. WOW!!!!!!!!!

[sookietex]

Was watching Ms LaVette interviewed on Tavis Smiley and was guided here. Love Reign O'er Me is 1 of my fav Who tunes. Ma, you have nailed it and then some---the passion, the passion! Thank you for sharing your gift. XXXOOO

[betweendakeys]

At the end you could see Barbara Streisand say to Pete Townsend "that was fantastic". I'll bet she was po'd that Beyonce sang her tribute song...

[seanaification]

I am a huge who fan and I think she sings that song better than roger

[comics360]

Bettye LaVette is a singers singer.

[DizzyCupcakes]

class simply

[busiahome]

loved it!

[eddiemi]

Bettye is much better known in Europe than she is in the States. So Pete and Roger may very well have known who she was.

[eddiemi]

Saying "this shit sucks" shows how watered down music has become. This is from the heart BLUES music the way it was meant to be. Pete and Roger know the Blues when they hear it.

[robin14669]

Pete met Bettye after this gig, and offered to write a new song for her. Very gentle gesture.

[SummerCroatia]

Who ever says this is bad music, he must be having hearing problems. :P

[tcutcu]

Bettye is wonderful

great performance!!

[Hriscanul]

and you have bad taste! nothing wrong with that.....

[aprilwearsgucci]

I'm to old to pick a youtube fight. I started it first so fine. I'm done. LaVette has a beautiful voice and everyone at the Kennedy Center seems to be enjoying it. Everyone has their on taste in music. I also listen to alot of different music. Pop, rap, country, etc....

[Hriscanul]

and then you come here and listen to this SHIT!!!! WTF!?

[Hriscanul]

i think she is utterly pathetic, untalented, screechy, and she just SUCKS!!! ughh people like this??

[aprilwearsgucci]

Please! Guess you don't know what talent or class is. UGHH PEOPLE LIKE YOU!

[Hriscanul]

talent or class?? WHATT!? look at celine, or leann!! U have hearing problems!!! Ur probably some old fart, listening to this fucked up song!!

[aprilwearsgucci]

No smartass I'll be 28 on the 15th of April. And yes I do listen to Celine Dion. Didn't she do a remake of Heart song Alone and totally fucked it up. Everybody else seem to enjoyed her singing. Barbra Stresisand and Pete Townshend had no problem with her. She was the best singer of the night. Why don't you just stick to Hillary Duff and Lindsay LoHo! Leave the talent to the older folks.

[Hriscanul]

hahhaha sike!! fuck hilary and lindsay! beyonce, rihanna, leona lewis, akon, flo rida,lady gaga, seether, nickleback,saving abel,james otto, george strait, carrie underwood, chris cagle, mariah carey, whitney huston, michael buble, basshunter, journey, phil collins, the beatles, marvin gaye !! i listen to everything and I can tell u this shit suckSS!!

[osahju914]

well, i may not listen to EVERYTHIng like you, but I listen to a lot, and i love it! it comes down to subjective taste...

[youngjock501]

she gave me chills

[headedsomewhere]

right on!!!

[rodentcafeteria]

For sure he's knows who she is now, but I wonder if Pete Townsend had even heard of Bettye LaVette before this extraordinary performance of his song? When she was finished, all Townsend and Daltrey could do was shake their heads in disbelief. Even Barbara Streisand was like "Damn"!!

[davistino]

I am totally amazed! One of the most moving performances I have ever seen in a live setting.

[2Tall2BAShorty]

Beautiful!!!

[HermBidiots]

Where has this woman been? She shows up here and at the Lincoln Memorial concert and steals the show both times. She is amazing.

I love how at the end of this video Barbra Streisand leans over to Pete Townsend and asks him, "You wrote that?"

I guess Babs never thought to sing a Who song... Bettye is the bomb!

[2468tonic]

She a major WOW!

[das0421]

Perfection.

[PhantomRasberryBlo]

Amazing!!

[bryanlondon]

She's the business! She's just performed at Barack Obamas Inaugural Celebration, "WE ARE ONE" at the Lincoln Memorial - hope we get to see some footage of that!

[Carahuasca]

Doesn't get any better than this.

[magicman1433]

Bettye Lavette was the Queen of Kennedy Center that night. She showed everyone else how it's supposed to be done.

[das0421]

Amen. She's heart-stopping.