I never thought I would ever here her sing this song! Ask Rufus is my favorite album and if I could hear her sing "Better Days and Earth Song" I'll be good!!!
This is life right here! I was 10 years old when I got the "Ask Rufus" album and I played it non stop. I'm now 56 and this song, with those lush strings and Chaka's out of this world vocals just take me back. Does anyone know where and when this was taped?
I've heard her sing almost everything, singing with her for years. But she NEVER performed this one, and this is the song that I fell in love with her voice and spirit to. Amazing. Thanks for uploading. Blessings.
This performance is incredble!!💦 Chaka Khan is no joke by far!! Mucho Love to you Soul Sista' Sandra.... I was just listening to ' Say Love' last nite☺✌....I Looove that song by ' The Family Stand'....PEace & Blessings....Shalom Sandra St. Victor
Same here! I remember when this came out on Ask Rufus--such a mystical, cool song. I love when Chaka does the more obscure songs from her catalogue!!! Loved this whole album. Chaka is an effortless singer--I don't think she knows how to hit a sour note!
Amen and halleluyah! I wish she'd do one of those "album" tours, singing it JUST as we remember it, like this track....SHE....IS....PITCH....PERFECT all these years later OMG
@@walkerpantera I don't know about pitch perfect. She was when she was with and on into the 90's. I saw her at those times when she was beasting. I mean when I first saw her in 75 she made my hair stand straight up on my head. Her voice w as incredible. She can still sing but nothing like when she was with Rufus. I'm sure the smoking, drinking and drugs affected her voice as she aged as well. I'm surprised she can still sing at all.
Loved seeing and hearing this. One of my favorite songs by Chaka. Sounded almost exactly the same; orchestra at the end too. Cool seeing QuestLove and The Roots as her band. I see this was published March 2019; wonder when it was actually performed? She looked healthy. Love you Chaka!
Still looks and sounds great. I love how she’s accompanied by The Roots and an entire orechestra, but her vocals are what you’re really paying attention to. What a voice on that woman!
Chaka is in my opinion a superb jazz artist and her Voice is an instrument that works so well with her orchestras and backups.Each song and version is a delight.She brings out the best.Nobody does it better or makes us feel this way!
i was scared to watch a live version of this...thought it would break my long love affair with this joint. Iwill forever b e in love with Chaka. DAAAAmn the even did the reprise at the end with the violins.....goose bumps all over.
THE 200TH INDIVIDUAL WHO LIKE THIS...CHAKA STILL GOT IT LIKE IT AIN,T NOTHING...MY GIRL IS THE BUSINESS...YOU GO CHAKA, CHAKA, CHAKA KHAN.....GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS...I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO CHAKA SINCE FOR EVER. THAT VOICE IS POWERFUL...
This is one of my favorite songs of hers ever! So glad she chose to perform this song live. I had sensed that it wasn't meant to be a live performance song, but it's so mesmerizing and she sings it with such ancient, mysitical passion.
Wow. I never thought I would hear or see this particular song (it's one of my favorites) being performed live. Thank YOU LORD for interpretation. Chaka nails it.
One of my favorites from a solo album I never thought I'd ever hear her sing LIVE ! Amazing that she still has the vocals to deliver it just like she did 30+ years ago. Looking and sounding GREAT !!!
There are problem is Recording Corporations don't want Soul Music anymore, unless it's lip-synced by a white female or a half-breed. The only great Blue-Eye Souls songstress ever was Teena Marie.
@@dontbeasucka.61 - Yup, after Teena Marie the *_"They BROKE the MOLD"_* never to copy her again. She's DEFINITELY UP there with Chaka & God-Mother of Soul Aretha. Listen deeply to her song *_"I've Been Here Before,"_* yes, as a *_SOUL SISTER._* She came back one last time for Us as *_Soul ~ Lady T._* When she said in her last verse _"I THANK God I'm Not Coming Back No More!"_ She meant that. NO white female will ever come even Light-Years close to Teena in NO other lifetime. Looking at her Father, I wonder is he Creole, being that her Parents are from Louisiana.
@MemoGrafix don't know but she could be? But yesterday's great singers a lot of them were in the church and sang on choirs and sometimes solo...they had on the job training back then, and that's why they were so good! But like you said, all they want to do today is put a pretty girl up there usually light skined and they never really had that on the job training as yesteryears singer's. Then they teach them how to sing and very few can sing even remotely well but you have to be doing that most of your life and not Pick up some pretty girl and try to teach her how to sing in a short time....and the result of doing it the way it's done today? #straightgarbage
@Adam It's not so much her for, but interpretation. She doesn't like singing songs the same way (and that's in key; format; phrasing; harmony, etc.). So, sometimes this gets interpreted as she's not in voice that night from the uninitiated. But it's not that at all, usually.
@Adam. So true. Have all of her albums and have seen her live several times. It's never the same concert. That's what makes it magical. Mood, tone, phrasing, intonation. A true artist and legend. If you want only the album version, listen (with quality headphones) you won't be disappointed. But you'll be missing out. Chaka is THE QUEEN OF FUNK.
Thank God we still got her she still got them high notes she is phenomenal there is none like her black women of that time period there are no quals to there superiority. Now a days I can't say that with the same confidence wait a minute yes I can!!!
Amazing how about four years ago I went thru every favorite singer of mines catalogue- Chaka included. Obviously listened to Ask Rufus, but can’t recall anything about this song. I took away knowing Better Days! Seems like it’s time for me to go back through the entire catalogues of my favs again! Smh
Questlove's "The Wrath of Khan" part II UA-cam set brought me here. It's the very last song on the INCREDIBLE set. PS. Clare Fischer is God and if you know why I say that..then you know.
VERY POWERFUL 🎉😂❤WHAT A SONG 🎵 🎶🎶🎵🎵👏👏👏👏👏and STRONG BEAUTIFUL POWERFUL SINGER🎙🎙🎙🎤🎤 👏👏👏👏😎CHAKA KAHN DESERVES A STANDING OVATION 🎉👏👏👏👏👏👏🌹🎈🥂🎶🎶🎶🎶👀 👀👀WE LOVE SOME MS.CHAKA KAHN ❤
This song is years ahead of its time. Just think she is singing this song many many years after recording it. And she's bringing the magic just like yesterday. She's a wizard of wonder.. Spirit keep her surrounded in your peace joy and protection..🌹❤️🎉💯🦾🔥🐘🙏
ASK RUFUS is STILL in my regular rotation. Front to back, the absolute best shit Chaka and Rufus ever did. I too never thought I'd ever hear EGYPTIAN SONG live. I'd bet a million Questlove had a huge hand in making that happen.
Chaka Khan = Human Saxophone
This really made me laugh 😂 Thankya
I love it when her voice sounds like a horn.
I never thought I would ever here her sing this song! Ask Rufus is my favorite album and if I could hear her sing "Better Days and Earth Song" I'll be good!!!
"Better Days"...💖👍
Mary-j-blige did a little something with the song "Better Days". I was really impressed!!!
That the song got some recognition!
Finally made it Mary j Blige. Sampled better days from Rufus and Chaka
TY, whoever said 'Ask Rufus' album, now I gotta search thru 9000 albums to find it...my MF jam...
From the Ask Rufus album. From start to finish that album slayed in so many ways. Now if we could her to do Close The Door and Better Days..
Yes if only!,that would make so many people's entire life.
This is life right here! I was 10 years old when I got the "Ask Rufus" album and I played it non stop. I'm now 56 and this song, with those lush strings and Chaka's out of this world vocals just take me back. Does anyone know where and when this was taped?
Loved the ending with the orchestra playing.
Brilliant
I've heard her sing almost everything, singing with her for years. But she NEVER performed this one, and this is the song that I fell in love with her voice and spirit to. Amazing. Thanks for uploading. Blessings.
The legendary Ms. Sandra👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Wow cool, you were so wonderful singing backup for Chaka!
Blessings to you Mrs Sandra, the late great Teena Marie thought so too! Check it out - ua-cam.com/video/OCM2oAWgtro/v-deo.html
This is a dangerous song to sing live in that key. Questlove must have asked her to do this, Ask Rufus is his favorite Rufus album.
This performance is incredble!!💦 Chaka Khan is no joke by far!! Mucho Love to you Soul Sista' Sandra.... I was just listening to ' Say Love' last nite☺✌....I Looove that song by ' The Family Stand'....PEace & Blessings....Shalom Sandra St. Victor
This is one my top five favorite songs of hers....I can't believe I found a live version. 😍 This is a rare gem
Same here! I remember when this came out on Ask Rufus--such a mystical, cool song. I love when Chaka does the more obscure songs from her catalogue!!! Loved this whole album. Chaka is an effortless singer--I don't think she knows how to hit a sour note!
OMG! I'm screaming against my will.. Damn you Chaka! You Betta sang mama!
Well into her 60s and she can still bring it.
Like nobody else younger than her!
R U KIDDING ME...I had to do a double take when I saw this video on my YT feed lol Chaka ripped it Note 4 Note🔥🙌👑😭
No one can duplicate her voice. She is amazing!
I wish Chaka would incorporate more of these album cuts in her shows instead of the same songs over and over. This was incredible!!!
Imagine Chaka singing this in the 90's when her voice is at it's peak...but the band n the orchestra were incredible here tho.
Earth song too!
Amen and halleluyah! I wish she'd do one of those "album" tours, singing it JUST as we remember it, like this track....SHE....IS....PITCH....PERFECT all these years later OMG
@@walkerpantera I don't know about pitch perfect. She was when she was with and on into the 90's. I saw her at those times when she was beasting. I mean when I first saw her in 75 she made my hair stand straight up on my head. Her voice w as incredible. She can still sing but nothing like when she was with Rufus. I'm sure the smoking, drinking and drugs affected her voice as she aged as well. I'm surprised she can still sing at all.
She’s SO TALENTED, she just never sold out to SATAN and the MACHINE GRABBED BEYONCÉ BECAUSE IT COULD CONTROL HER!!!
Loved seeing and hearing this. One of my favorite songs by Chaka. Sounded almost exactly the same; orchestra at the end too. Cool seeing QuestLove and The Roots as her band. I see this was published March 2019; wonder when it was actually performed? She looked healthy. Love you Chaka!
OH MY GOD! SHE SOUNDS JUST LIKE 1977
YAAAAAAASS
Surprised she can still hit those highs. She is absolutely incredible!!!!
I was gonna say...
I was waiting on the Here's a melody 4 u part. Man this is my joint
Wow she made me fall in love with her all over again. All hale the Queen of funk
Still looks and sounds great. I love how she’s accompanied by The Roots and an entire orechestra, but her vocals are what you’re really paying attention to. What a voice on that woman!
Also love The Roots. ❤
👑🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💯🙌🙌ALL HAIL THE 👑
Chaka is in my opinion a superb jazz artist and her
Voice is an instrument that
works so well with her orchestras and backups.Each song and version is a delight.She brings out the best.Nobody
does it better or makes us
feel this way!
I love chakas wails and head notes in this performance.
her voice sounds strong here
i was scared to watch a live version of this...thought it would break my long love affair with this joint. Iwill forever b e in love with Chaka. DAAAAmn the even did the reprise at the end with the violins.....goose bumps all over.
I feel like Chaka is very underrated. Her voice is a wonder.
THE 200TH INDIVIDUAL WHO LIKE THIS...CHAKA STILL GOT IT LIKE IT AIN,T NOTHING...MY GIRL IS THE BUSINESS...YOU GO CHAKA, CHAKA, CHAKA KHAN.....GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS...I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO CHAKA SINCE FOR EVER. THAT VOICE IS POWERFUL...
This vocal performance is ridiculously good. I never fail to be impressed by Chaka's voice after all these years. Don't try this at home !!!
After all these years she sounds fantastic. This is one of her most difficult songs. Her range and talent is still great. Love me some CK 🤩.
@@eddiewashington5220 😀absolutely⭐
This is one of my favorite songs of hers ever! So glad she chose to perform this song live. I had sensed that it wasn't meant to be a live performance song, but it's so mesmerizing and she sings it with such ancient, mysitical passion.
This is a cut for the real fan's. Great song from an incredible album.
"ASK RUFUS" FOREVER!!!
One of my favorite songs by Chaka! Hail the queen!!
Wow. I never thought I would hear or see this particular song (it's one of my favorites) being performed live. Thank YOU LORD for interpretation. Chaka nails it.
This is a rare treat....indeed...
One of my favorites from a solo album I never thought I'd ever hear her sing LIVE ! Amazing that she still has the vocals to deliver it just like she did 30+ years ago. Looking and sounding GREAT !!!
Bliss... Beautiful Bliss!! Man I swear I love the internet for moments captured and shared like this!
Oh yass!!! Just discovered the song and was like, wonder if there's a live version. Thank you!
Damn she gotta be light headed after singing that song I see why she doesn’t do it regularly 😂
It's a difficult song to sing, especially at her age.
@TheTataChip
LOL
😂
Oh my God! Who the hell can sing better than this! Thank you, Miss Chaka Khan for your magnificent voice!
I Seen you preform in Lansing Michigan with my Son 1970s we Love the Show and the Group heat wave ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉
Chaka and this orchestra was EVERYTHING!!! Just discovered this song today. I’m hooked!!!
She laid down in her spirit with this one.
There remains gratitude to the man who posted this not letting in stay buried in the sand
Bjork- take note of Clare Fischer’s beautiful interpretive orchestration in support of Chaka’s dreamscape vocals.
And the reason Prince used them as well!
Bjork is amazing too.
oh shtt!!! i wasnt ready for this . This is my favorite Chaka song of all time.
I have to comment again>>>>>JUST AMAZING!!!!! THANK YOU WHO POSTED and thank The Roots (?Love) for the performance collaboration!
Chaka Khan is incredible!!! I wish we had more younger singers to follow in her footsteps
There are problem is Recording Corporations don't want Soul Music anymore, unless it's lip-synced by a white female or a half-breed. The only great Blue-Eye Souls songstress ever was Teena Marie.
@@MemoGrafix#tellthetruth #tellthetruth. 💯💥💯
@@dontbeasucka.61 - Yup, after Teena Marie the *_"They BROKE the MOLD"_* never to copy her again. She's DEFINITELY UP there with Chaka & God-Mother of Soul Aretha.
Listen deeply to her song *_"I've Been Here Before,"_* yes, as a *_SOUL SISTER._* She came back one last time for Us as *_Soul ~ Lady T._*
When she said in her last verse _"I THANK God I'm Not Coming Back No More!"_ She meant that. NO white female will ever come even Light-Years close to Teena in NO other lifetime. Looking at her Father, I wonder is he Creole, being that her Parents are from Louisiana.
@MemoGrafix don't know but she could be? But yesterday's great singers a lot of them were in the church and sang on choirs and sometimes solo...they had on the job training back then, and that's why they were so good! But like you said, all they want to do today is put a pretty girl up there usually light skined and they never really had that on the job training as yesteryears singer's. Then they teach them how to sing and very few can sing even remotely well but you have to be doing that most of your life and not Pick up some pretty girl and try to teach her how to sing in a short time....and the result of doing it the way it's done today? #straightgarbage
Aahhhh that otherworldly string arrangement, bow down to the late great Claire Fischer!
There nothing left, but to admire the visceral artistry of Ms. CK
I can listen to hear till morning. True live Artists no playback.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥!!!!!!!!.....💜
My new favorite song!!!
WTF. She is killing this song!!! Chaka showed off on this night. Truely a force of nature.
Chaka HOLLIN! Lol love it!
She's an instrument
she's an instrument 💕💕❤❤❤👍👍
Even the orchestration at the end was ON POINT! I mean if u played this and the album version together they would match just about perfectly.
What?! Amazing.... this looks recent too, sounds like the 90s here! She is so unpredictable, her form can vary so much from day to day...
@Adam
It's not so much her for, but interpretation.
She doesn't like singing songs the same way (and that's in key; format; phrasing; harmony, etc.). So, sometimes this gets interpreted as she's not in voice that night from the uninitiated. But it's not that at all, usually.
2019
@Adam. So true. Have all of her albums and have seen her live several times. It's never the same concert. That's what makes it magical. Mood, tone, phrasing, intonation. A true artist and legend.
If you want only the album version, listen (with quality headphones) you won't be disappointed.
But you'll be missing out. Chaka is THE QUEEN OF FUNK.
that full orchestrated strings at the end was EVERYTHING ! eerie and melodic /iconic/classic !
Come thru Mutha Chaka!💋💋💋
I wish she put this in her usual set list!
Is it possible for Chaka to sound better? Damn girl you have stood the test of time, and won!! Beautifully.
I don’t know how she keeps the instrument in that kind of shape. Incredible
A performance for the ages.
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!?!?!
Dang! Theirs only one Chaka Khan........
Thank God we still got her she still got them high notes she is phenomenal there is none like her black women of that time period there are no quals to there superiority. Now a days I can't say that with the same confidence wait a minute yes I can!!!
Whew, she just soars on this song! Thanks for posting
Why amazing thank you for posting
It’s dope The Roots backed her on this song! Just listened to Questlove Supreme with Chaka Khan and he was telling her how much he loved this song!
This is the match made in heaven . Chaka Khan is the best female vocalist for many geneations. I love her music❤
CHAKA KHAN IS ONE OF MY ALTIME FAVORITE ARTIST, JUST LOVE ❤️ HER SO.
This was phenomenal thank God for chaka kahn one a true musician one of the best can't nobody f with chaka kahn !!!!
CHAKA.KnowshowtosingaSONGthisGIRLcanSING!LovitwithalltheloveinmyHEART!
I'm done for the day❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👑🎼🌈
About time !!
Wow I love this song . Im glad she performed this ! Thanks for uploading
Never seen her perform this goes all the way back to 1977 ...... she is in great voice.
My mama used to jam this song with the incense burning 🔥
Sing it QUEEN👑🎶🎶🎶🎶
As a bonafide Chaka fan, I could only wish she would put this kind of effort into all her live performances..
O microfone que lute! Chaka Queen!!
Love this beautiful woman and she's has been my hair inspiration my entire life.
Great !!! The band is amazing too !! Does anyone know who is playing with her in this video?
The Roots is the band performing with Ms. Chaka.
This bless my soul
1:46 Power came out horn tones
I love this song. So deep.
I’m blowed to hear this amazing song live!!! Now can we please get blessed with “Better Days Live”!!!
Amazing how about four years ago I went thru every favorite singer of mines catalogue- Chaka included. Obviously listened to Ask Rufus, but can’t recall anything about this song. I took away knowing Better Days! Seems like it’s time for me to go back through the entire catalogues of my favs again! Smh
That's a hard song to sing but as only SHE can do she did that shit 👑🥂❤️
Wow.
Masterpiece/class!!!
Nuff said!
SICK!!!!!!
Claire Fischer's string arrangements rivaled the Alfred Hitchcock movies soundtracks in its heyday !
How recent is this?
IloveArethaFranklin 2017
Oct 2017
Questlove's "The Wrath of Khan" part II UA-cam set brought me here. It's the very last song on the INCREDIBLE set.
PS. Clare Fischer is God and if you know why I say that..then you know.
VERY POWERFUL 🎉😂❤WHAT A SONG 🎵 🎶🎶🎵🎵👏👏👏👏👏and STRONG BEAUTIFUL POWERFUL SINGER🎙🎙🎙🎤🎤 👏👏👏👏😎CHAKA KAHN DESERVES A STANDING OVATION 🎉👏👏👏👏👏👏🌹🎈🥂🎶🎶🎶🎶👀 👀👀WE LOVE SOME MS.CHAKA KAHN ❤
💯Ckaka khan power 💖✨
Wow! That was a treat.
Chaka Khan is 🔥🔥🔥
Her voice is flawless!! Even now!!
I'm sorry but i downloaded this to my pc so I would never lose it.
Such an unforgettable song and album❤❤❤❤❤❤
That was “Beautiful” it’s been a long time since CK sang that one🙏🏽❤️❤️
LOVE ME 🎵 SOME CHAKA KHAN 🎼🎤💌💥
This song is years ahead of its time. Just think she is singing this song many many years after recording it. And she's bringing the magic just like yesterday. She's a wizard of wonder.. Spirit keep her surrounded in your peace joy and protection..🌹❤️🎉💯🦾🔥🐘🙏
Wow..what show was this? any other performance by Chaka from this show?
According to the setlist she did Earth Song too (Also from "Ask Rufus"), if anyone else has that performance I would love to hear it!
Adam I would've paid good money to hear her do this and Earth Song in the same set 😩 two of my favorites
Any time I've seen Chaka perform, The Egptian Song was on the list. Love Has Fallen on Me, is always sang on the nights I saw this beautiful woman.
When?
ASK RUFUS is STILL in my regular rotation. Front to back, the absolute best shit Chaka and Rufus ever did. I too never thought I'd ever hear EGYPTIAN SONG live. I'd bet a million Questlove had a huge hand in making that happen.
I heard this song over the years and it still grabs me, with it,s power, spiritual power,mystery.
What a song... Chaka is amazing!!
Wow! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥