BETTE MIDLER - I shall be released (LIVE Roxy LA 1977)

[dcalris]

She made my life much better. She taught me to try to be original (special). So much is lost on trying to be successful now.

[SuperScotch23]

You have never lived until you see the Divine Miss M perform LIVE! The woman Is A powerhouse of talent! Infact,due in part to her,& her Music,I have Been released! I thank my lucky stars for this woman! Much love!!

[lrich1946]

For those who have never seen the Divine Miss M perform, my sympathies. She is one of a kind, a great star and some of the singers today shouldn't even be singing compared to Midler. I was lucky enough to see her in Clams on the Half Shell on broadway, a performance in Westchester a few years later and two years ago in Vegas. How blessed we have been to have such a talent.

[divinegrace01]

Three people shall not be released.

[DETROITBULLET]

Shes balling her eyes out on this tune whats up with that ?

[ncc74656m]

@DETROITBULLET I Shall Be Released is a very emotional song, and particularly when you sing it like Bette does, you know there's some personal emotion behind it.

[yeswecanman1]

I was fortunate enough to have been at the Roxy for this performance with my best friend. Any negative comments regarding the Divine Miss M are unfounded and unknowledgable- You haven't LIVED until you see this GIFT in person. Period.

[jstrucinski]

God that sucked

[DrunkPerson]

this is great

[IzzyIsou]

Want a good female-sung version of this song? Then listen to Nina Simone (it's on YouTube). This version is too "dinner theater" for my liking. But hey, to each his own.

[docrt925]

@IzzyIsou ...hmmmmm...what dinner theater have you been going too?

[ajt141]

Where is Rag Doll????

[TorinLicklider380]

DL the audio from this song at thetunify doht cohm.

[trixiervt1]

disappointing



[Livingallalone]

it just doesn't get much better.....

[NokkonWud]

The emotion she puts into her singing always blows me away. The Divine Miss M, indeed.

[DETROITBULLET]

this should have been the day the curtain closed for this hag destroying art is a crime SUCKS BAD

[yieldyieldyield]

@DETROITBULLET how ironic - a comment about crime from somebody in Detroit...

[artrue13]

divine miss m

[rvcrvc2]

Has a revivalist quality to it. Entertaining in its skilled performance, but I'm not sure that was the nuance intended by Mr Dylan. Always thought Chrissie Hines had the best cover, at Bob fest which thanks to Sony and their complicit partners, youtube, has been erased as though it never occurred.

[Skjernaa1]

@rvcrvc2, I love Chrissie Hynde's BobFest version, too, but you should check out Elvis Costello and Robbie Robertson's version from 1995 - it's really, really good.

[ryan197888]

I love this lady!!!! Bette your ROCK!!!

[pudgeuncle]

luv 

[justinjameswest]

just perfect. just. my god. thanks BerlinDirk2 for all of them.

[cunobelinusX31]

Desperate!!!!

[Victor1930]

Thanks, Dirk! This is another one I was there for. Tickets were like $15!!! Can you imagine?? After seeing her in large venues like the Dorothy Chandler, it was amazing to have such an intimate evening with Bette.

[Steveberg54]

just astonishing. the defintive cover of this song. the way she stresses the words "any day now" is very deeply moving. The version in the film of the Divine Madness concert is better but not by much. Viva Bette!

[JulianMason]

No one has ever covered this song better than Midler, (in my opinion) in her live Divine Madness Tour circa 1985ish?. Check it out if you can find it on youtube I can not but have a copy of her tour. And I'm a Dylan fan, but great respect when it's due

[cinemaman3105]

Sorry but the back up singers are better than she is. I love her acting. tho.

[DrivingMissCrasy]

Too bad all the negative comments have never been lucky enough to see her perfrom live - there's really nothing like it. Too many productions today are so over produced they lose the raw emotion of the music. Nobody does that like Bette!

[50patrice]

@DrivingMissCrasy it is not necessary to see the devine miss m in person. i never have, but I am as certain of her big heart as I am of her immense love and spirit. whether she is performing, reclaiming land for parks, or cracking jokes:) she is simply lovely.

[bonapartist]

The instrumentation is lousy. That piano player just comes off as way too cookie cutter. Same with the flute. HOKEY HOKEY HOKEY.

How could Bette midler's singing possibly be the best part of a song? Wow.

[MsElvisalive]

@bonapartist

really?

[BruceDredd]

Yuck. Terrible cover.

[mahe234]

THis is definitly the best version of dylans song I heard by now!

[Livingallalone]

AMEN!

[sdricwilliams]

Thank you for adding this - it brought back wonderful memories as I was at this show for my birthday and still have the photos of Bette & the Harlettes

[mzmiller52]

you're absolutely right, no one can sing like the

Divine MIss M. too bad bette midler isn't Miss M anymore

and hardly divine. i remember her saying at the Palace that

the great, the near great, and the lame have performed

there. who knew she would cover all those categories

in the span of her career. too sad.

[marktopp]

@mzmiller52

I think you are SO wrong, she is still very much 'The Divine Miss M' - certainly Live!

Disney quashed Miss M while she was on contract, but the moment she was out of that she was back to her old self on stage,

Even under Disney Miss M lerked and would show her face (all be a family friendly version).

Her music matured - as indeed she did, but she could hardly keep producing new versions of the same album for the last 30 years regardless of how good they may have been.

[please1more]

this song and When a Man loves a Woman--can there be any better singer that rips your heart out than the fabulous Miss M?

[gypsyrose54]

Thank heavens I have this this and other versoins

[joecad4]

she sucks

[Tuscanson]

no. Love Bette but this just doesn't work.

[Andrewshag]

okay i just saw her arms moving like a retard...wow...fucking shit

[Andrewshag]

holy shit lol this is my second viewing of another version of this song...what a big piece of---- all i have to say is holy crap.... and she was certainly on something when she sang this.

[carademuneca]

she was high and drunk. SO What?

[beeteep60]

she sounds like shes high or drunk

[BerlinDirk2]

She wasn´t high or Drunk. Bette just knows how to sing a Song that goes as deep as this one.

[yieldyieldyield]

That's right, Bette was never big into drugs or alcohol. That's why she remains timeless and ageless.

[Jumbofreddy]

@BerlinDirk2

Superb version, so moving!thanks

[HcWeaner]

@BerlinDirk2 hm no i think she drunk.

[Elizar777]

@beeteep60 She doesn't sound it, But she sure does look it...and I LOVE it

[grigsey]

i was at one of the performances at this gig...what memories...i'm so lucky to have seen her so many times thru the years live...thanks for sharing this!

[brianwilliams9]

this is an amazing version

[LoserBushShrub]

BRAVO !!!!!!

[delagosis]

can't get enough of it. one of her best performances ever.

[drtpur16]

Holy cow! This is great! But I understand why Bette would have a hard time singing this song. Freakin high notes.

Love ya Bette!

[aliciastef]

Amazing as always !!!! Thanks for the lovely share !!!!

Hugs, Stephanie

[flagler88]

Wow, thanks for sharing this, great to see.

[BLUESKYSONG]

Dirk:

Once again you made my day!! Thank you so much. Bette singing "I Shall Be Released", my favorite singer, singing one of my all time favorites!  I don't know where you get all your wonderful clips from, but I'm so thankful you share them. Thanks!!!!!!!!

[BetteBuddys]

Thank you Dirk~! Way to go Guy!!-*-********

Truly Grateful to have you as my Friend-*-

Excellent Video OUR Dear Bette~! Your Pal, Donny

[antonic75]

Great performance!

Lieber Dirk,

danke sehr für Deine Videos! Du lieferst lauter leckere Bissen, weiß nicht, woher du das alles hast, hoffe nur, dass es auf dem Lager noch vieles gibt :-))

Hut ab!

Anton

[KarenRoese]

schließe mich delago 78 an!!! Einfach nur geil das Lied!

[delago78]

schnecke, wo warst du am sonntag? hab auf dich gewartet... ;-)

[delago78]

ich liebe dieses Lied. einfach großartig. danke

[MamaMidler]

One of Bettes b est performances.  Thanks so much. And again, Dirk, all that you do for us is so greatly appreciated.

Love,

Mama

[katbalou44]

isn't she just so grand Thankyou for sharing