Eddi Reader & Thomas Dolby: "What You Do With What You've Got"

http://www.ted.com Singer/songwriter Eddi Reader performs "What You Do With What You've Got," a meditation on a very TED theme: how to use your gifts and talents to make a difference. With Thomas Dolby on piano.

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[TrollhunterX]

I think it's an OK version... but why can't I find 'That's Fair' on Youtube?

[saycola]

Wow! I got goosebumps!

[moonmothman]

Wtf! This is a terrible version of a great song. Sorry Eddie, you are a great singer but this version sounds lacklustre.

[carolsuecain]

For those of you bothered by her hand gestures.....close your eyes!!!

[K3KCT]

@Rushynet Mate, those people you mentioned did it from the very beginning of their careers, Eddi introduced it later and became such a dick. 'Perfect' was great - no hands or pseudo arty gestures. I bet she alienated a whole section of her audience with this shit?

Someone really ought to advise her - where the hell are her so-called friends?

She's a dick.

[Rushynet]

@K3KCT Some of the most amazing singers in the world do it too. Joplin did it, Joe Cocker does it, Ian Curtis did it. If that's the case, it works for me.

[cocochanelleke]

@davy4457

she has a wonderful voice but she expresses herself in a cringeworthy artificial way, as though acting natural, just acting.

[shawnaldinho19]

it just looks like shes trying to disperse a fart. Its not in sync with the music and is just random.

[K3KCT]

What the hell's she doing with her hands? She is such a dick for doing this.

[davy4457]

Eddi takes her music to the people that love her and she loves them straight back.She sings from her heart and if she wants to wave her arms like she does,I would suggest it's the least of your problems.