Brenda Russell sings Piano In The Dark live

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  • @kathydobrowski2041
    @kathydobrowski2041 Рік тому +18

    Was so happy to learn Brenda made a name for herself. I went to public school with her in Hamilton On. Canada. I was fascinated with her voice way back then. I just bought her CD and I love it.

  • @davidnavarrete1320
    @davidnavarrete1320 9 днів тому +1

    I love this song growing up in High School and forever and ever ❤❤❤❤

  • @thatbmorechickfoodiecookin500
    @thatbmorechickfoodiecookin500 2 роки тому +34

    Her voice is even better LIVE!!!❤️👍✌️Love this!💕

  • @camillakr1stiina
    @camillakr1stiina Рік тому +15

    Finally found the name to the song I have heard many times 🙏

    • @helloyou848
      @helloyou848 9 місяців тому +4

      You didnt gave up on the riddle 🥸

  • @RFXLR
    @RFXLR 8 місяців тому +6

    The first time I heard this song was while watching this comedy special. Thank you, Robert Townsend!

  • @davelrhodes
    @davelrhodes 3 роки тому +18

    Boy!!!! Do I MISS Singers AND Musicians who sound like this!!!! Pure, natural gifts and the talent to make something beautiful with them!

  • @JEFFREYBUCK-de2xf
    @JEFFREYBUCK-de2xf 7 місяців тому +21

    Dear God. What a song and singer.

  • @drummingdanny84
    @drummingdanny84 13 років тому +39

    Ahhh...the summer of '88. A great quiet storm tune from that era.

    • @carolannerobinson8351
      @carolannerobinson8351 8 місяців тому +2

      When my Baby Boy was born. This song is so beautiful. There’s just some thing about the line “when he plays piano in the dark.” I just love it.

    • @thequeenmidas
      @thequeenmidas 8 місяців тому +2

      I was 12 and this song left a lasting impression

  • @Lisa-kz7vw
    @Lisa-kz7vw 7 місяців тому +10

    I was 9 when this song came out boy a great erra I remember watching the video on TV no more videos the 80s early 90s were the best times seemed simpler happier great music, movies entertainment in general 😊

  • @moller4u
    @moller4u 2 роки тому +10

    Standards were higher back in the days. Flawless performance.

  • @camillewright7914
    @camillewright7914 11 місяців тому +8

    Amazing!!! One of the Greatest songs ever recorded

  • @leftdust3647
    @leftdust3647 18 років тому +12

    from the day when music mattered to society as a whole.

  • @Ibantar
    @Ibantar 17 років тому +11

    Brenda released a CD in 2004 titled Between The Sun, Moon and Stars. There's one track titled The Message that will take you back to Piano In The Dark days. However, the entire CD is all that and then some. I wore the first one out and had to repurchase it. I've only done that for one other artist and that was Prince, so it should let you all know how much I think of Ms. Russell. You won't be disappointed!!

  • @gympinoy
    @gympinoy 17 років тому +18

    i had heard this song b4 but didnt know who sang it....i get chills just listening to it...we need to get REAL artist like her back.

  • @gemmabryden4864
    @gemmabryden4864 4 місяці тому +1

    I was five years old when this song came out

  • @Lk771
    @Lk771 16 років тому +28

    Every once in awhile an angel falls from heaven and Brenda, specifically in this this song, was just that.....amazing song and AMAZING writing and talent as a vocalist. World class class act and absolutely superb! Love ya Brenda! I'm gonna go see you live one of these days soon finally out here in LA after having listened to you for so many years on 94.7 KTWV.......

    • @johnmurphy818
      @johnmurphy818 2 роки тому +1

      Absolutely buitifull, I'm 74, and this brings tears of joy to me, god must have sent Brenda Russell, I'm not blastheming, I hoping, I do not want that to come across as that.

  • @hankgarza4975
    @hankgarza4975 3 місяці тому +1

    Absolutely Beautiful Song and how I miss this time in our history. Much better time, much better.

  • @EyesToSee33
    @EyesToSee33 7 місяців тому +8

    Beautiful song. Amazing singer.

  • @markracadio5207
    @markracadio5207 7 місяців тому +4

    Time less and unforgettable memories

  • @tegknox2694
    @tegknox2694 Рік тому +1

    2023 and I listen to PITD often. There was a time not long ago when I thought this was the only song that she had recorded. I stated that in a youtube comment and was quickly corrected. I have since found some 42 songs by Ms. Russell across several albums. It is notable, though merely my opinion, that each song is a cut above the average dreck we call pop music. For e.g. theres "Expect A Miracle", "Catch On", Nocturne, and the incredible "Love and Paris Rain" that she recorded with the Yellowjackets. Thats just a sampling there's much more.

  • @09181975
    @09181975 17 років тому +15

    Brenda has a voice of an angel! I love her! Memories came back to me while I was hearing this! LOL!

  • @misled1982
    @misled1982 13 років тому +27

    Not many artist can give such a perfect version as the record..she did!

  • @bukemaster
    @bukemaster 13 років тому +9

    i love her. she is up there with sade and anita...

  • @dancemaniaretro
    @dancemaniaretro 5 місяців тому +1

    Dizem que quando morremos segundos antes passa varias imagens rapidas da vidas dos bons momentos .....quando eu se for com certeza terei esses momentos vividos novamente....1988 ohhh saudade

  • @rachelray2631
    @rachelray2631 4 місяці тому +2

    Absolutely stunning... the singer and the song. ❤

  • @markbrown5117
    @markbrown5117 5 років тому +12

    Beautiful woman and beautiful song.

  • @Sonnylintag
    @Sonnylintag Рік тому +1

    She kills it on those high notes. This chorus is so damn good

  • @MichaelChurch-pl7rl
    @MichaelChurch-pl7rl Рік тому +2

    Pure class, that's how you sing live , love it

  • @kamokelo
    @kamokelo 2 роки тому +5

    I Love Brenda Russel 🙏🏾🙌🏽😘

  • @10hetitor
    @10hetitor 3 роки тому +10

    Brenda Russell sings Piano In The Dark - March 11, 2021
    When I find myself watching the time
    I never think about all the funny things you said
    I feel like it's dead
    Where is it leading me now?
    I turn around in the still of the room
    Knowing this is when I'm gonna make my move
    Can't wait any longer
    And I'm feeling stronger, but oh
    Just as I walk to the door
    I can feel your emotion
    It's pulling me back
    Back to love you
    I know, caught up in the middle
    I cry just a little
    When I think of letting go
    Oh no, gave up on the riddle
    I cry just a little
    When he plays piano in the dark
    He holds me close like a thief of the heart
    He plays a melody
    Born to tear me all apart
    The silence is broken
    And no words are spoken, but oh
    Just as I walk to the door
    I can feel your emotion
    It's pulling me back
    Back to love you
    I know, caught up in the middle
    I cry just a little
    When I think of letting go
    Oh no, gave up on the riddle
    I cry just a little
    When he plays piano in the dark
    The silence is broken
    And no words are spoken, but oh
    Just as I walk to the door
    I can feel your emotion
    Oh baby, pull me back
    Back to love you
    I know, I'm caught up in the middle
    I cry just a little
    When I think of letting go
    Oh no, gave up on the riddle
    I cry just a little
    I cry, I cry
    I know, I'm caught up in the middle
    I cry just a little
    When I think of letting go
    Oh no, gave up on the riddle
    I cry just a little
    When he plays piano in the dark
    Writer(s): Cutler Scott Michael, Hull Jeff

  • @eduardolima7534
    @eduardolima7534 4 роки тому +12

    spetacular voice and pure charm!

  • @northcountryland
    @northcountryland 8 років тому +9

    beautiful voice Brenda, & still

  • @Paulygoku
    @Paulygoku 9 місяців тому +1

    So clean with the vocals and the band was insane as well🤙🏽

  • @ricardobriceno9099
    @ricardobriceno9099 5 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful woman,beautiful singer, beautiful song,beautiful everything ❤

  • @gilnogueira3018
    @gilnogueira3018 9 років тому +23

    Tempo dos arranjos perfeitos!

    • @sergioreis1531
      @sergioreis1531 8 років тому +5

      Aqui ela cantando ao vivo..bela voz..

  • @ronaldgore7892
    @ronaldgore7892 4 роки тому +4

    This song is just gorgeous to me. And the piano at the end.💕.And she sounds just like the recording. Beautiful 🌹.

  • @michaelmishaw
    @michaelmishaw 17 років тому +3

    I love this song, love this singer-who wrote it. Brenda is a true artist. She's still going strong, still writing and making records, and now writing music for Broadway plays (The Color Purple). Go Bren!

  • @autumn8281
    @autumn8281 17 років тому +3

    Brenda is one of the music composers for the musical, the Color Purple.

  • @SalomaoEvangelista
    @SalomaoEvangelista 4 дні тому

    Mas uma uma relíquia musical Oitentistas!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇧🇷😎😎😎🇧🇷

  • @eulargregory9812
    @eulargregory9812 6 місяців тому

    I love this Song and The Singers Voice. Tantilizing Song, makes my soul and heart sing. ❤❤❤❤

  • @thequeenmidas
    @thequeenmidas 8 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful song by a beautiful lady ❤👌🏾

  • @peachie7117
    @peachie7117 9 років тому +7

    One of my favorite ballads. Love this song!

  • @agenorcarvalho2681
    @agenorcarvalho2681 2 роки тому +3

    A década de 80 só tinha música que se ouvia com amor de nusica e belas letras

  • @zamiadams4343
    @zamiadams4343 Рік тому +1

    Utterly brilliant on every single level.

  • @memberFU
    @memberFU 7 років тому +5

    This woman gets down! 👍🏻

  • @OJGillom
    @OJGillom 17 років тому +8

    This song is how music needs to be! From the heart! I saw this when i was a kid and i STILL can not get it out of my head! Thanks for singing a great song Brenda!

  • @chagassantos9468
    @chagassantos9468 Рік тому +1

    Eu era criança mais ainda lembro da trilha dessa novela fantástica,"Vale Tudo"e essa música fazia parte,1988

  • @ramygendyadventurephotography
    @ramygendyadventurephotography Місяць тому

    Just BEAUTIFUL!!

  • @3L3M3N70
    @3L3M3N70 12 років тому +7

    Linda ! Esplêndida !

  • @michaelwiedemer6159
    @michaelwiedemer6159 6 місяців тому

    Great song and singer!

  • @gcastelo
    @gcastelo 4 місяці тому

    Tempo que as cantoras não precisavam de auto-tune! 😍

  • @adenilsonsouza6055
    @adenilsonsouza6055 3 роки тому +4

    Sempre fui apaixonado por essa cantora, mulher dê uma voz incrível e linda!

  • @laarbe
    @laarbe 15 років тому +4

    She wrote a lot of hits, Piano in the Dark, Get Here, Dinner with Gershwin, So Good So Right, If Only For One Night. Many songs she sang and many artists have recorded her songs. Some have made the songs more popular than her. She is truely gifted and talented. Also that is Donna Summer's husband who sings the male part on Piano in the Dark. That is why it was nominated for best duo or group with vocals at the Grammy Awards. She can live off of her royalties for writing songs. Thanks.

  • @vikingsmb
    @vikingsmb 11 років тому +4

    I love this song :D,

  • @snappysox1
    @snappysox1 12 років тому +13

    tight as fuck live some singers now could learn a thing or 2 from this lady performance

    • @markb1889
      @markb1889 7 років тому +2

      snappysox1 right on brother!

  • @litjourney
    @litjourney 18 років тому +2

    Almost one thousand views and favorited twenty-two times, YET no comments whatsoever. Strange, to say the least. I guess people don't want to bother sharing their feelings. Anyways, great song and solid performance. This song is THE definition of adult contemporary soft-rock.

  • @lucianacruz3793
    @lucianacruz3793 2 місяці тому

    Amo essa música ❤

  • @Ravinder2220
    @Ravinder2220 7 місяців тому

    Lovely song

  • @IAMMOVIN4WARD
    @IAMMOVIN4WARD 15 років тому +3

    beautiful song

  • @edvansapucaia100
    @edvansapucaia100 3 роки тому +2

    Nossa ela canta demais, linda💣🥀🌺🌻♥️👑👒 talentosíssima 🥰😍parabéns,@ Aguenta Coração!♡💞💖💘

  • @timurlenke87
    @timurlenke87 3 місяці тому

    i die for 90's time...

  • @valtercoelho6998
    @valtercoelho6998 3 роки тому +2

    Simplesmente Linda! Brenda Maravilhosa 😍😍😍

  • @raquelita40
    @raquelita40 18 років тому +2

    yep, i love this song too! me gusta!

  • @85kep
    @85kep 11 років тому +4

    amazing

  • @grandemauro344
    @grandemauro344 Рік тому

    Such a pretty Black lady with such a smooth and youthful voice... I love her!

  • @NaturalRelax
    @NaturalRelax 18 років тому +3

    Muito bom...adoro essa música.
    Me traz lembranças muito especiais!

  • @anthonyvalentino5777
    @anthonyvalentino5777 4 роки тому +1

    love her.

  • @CharlesNigro
    @CharlesNigro 17 років тому +80

    Whatever happened to Brenda Russell? I'd much prefer to hear her than Rihanna or Beyonce.

    • @Itstonytime77
      @Itstonytime77 3 роки тому +7

      She wrote the musical Color Purple

    • @sergiokoseki7204
      @sergiokoseki7204 3 роки тому +2

      I totally agree with you‼️🎵🎵🎶

    • @famoouszhaaa7793
      @famoouszhaaa7793 2 роки тому

      @@sergiokoseki7204 But Beyonce Is Better & Actually Selling Records & Have A Loyal Fan Base That Will Buy & Stream Her Music To Make It Go Number 1 😂🤣 LMFAOOO #BeyHive 🐝 #Barb 🦄

    • @famoouszhaaa7793
      @famoouszhaaa7793 2 роки тому

      But Beyonce Is Better & Actually Selling Records & Have A Loyal Fan Base That Will Buy & Stream Her Music To Make It Go Number 1 😂🤣 LMFAOOO #BeyHive 🐝 #Barb 🦄 PLS .

    • @the2bros104
      @the2bros104 2 роки тому +2

      Exactly. She's one fine very talented lady and no matter how they rehash this song i always come back to hers.

  • @DAguimarAlvesRibeiro
    @DAguimarAlvesRibeiro 2 роки тому +1

    Magnífica tudo muito lindo demais exelente performance!

  • @Vandersonlopes550
    @Vandersonlopes550 2 роки тому +1

    músicalmente falando isso que é música de verdade atemporal

  • @patrickcleere7635
    @patrickcleere7635 Рік тому

    Beautiful voice so good live also.

  • @luispaz5560
    @luispaz5560 3 роки тому +1

    Bellísima 😍

  • @sergiogoncalves3662
    @sergiogoncalves3662 3 роки тому +1

    Concordo com vc Gil Nogueira os arranjos são o quê embelezam uma canção, e essa é demais não canso de ouvi-la.

  • @JCofficialtv
    @JCofficialtv 14 років тому +5

    shes my cuz!!

  • @salmahaik
    @salmahaik 9 місяців тому

    Brava thank you ❤❤❤

  • @a1n2450
    @a1n2450 2 роки тому

    Adoro essa música

  • @newedition2006
    @newedition2006 18 років тому +4

    Even nice when it is live.

  • @xxxxcookiesxxxx5590
    @xxxxcookiesxxxx5590 2 роки тому

    Classic song classy lady singing

  • @beh0003
    @beh0003 12 років тому +6

    It's Joe Esposito's voice, but I don't see him in the video. Michael McDonald collaborated with her also though.

    • @schutzdoors2566
      @schutzdoors2566 3 роки тому

      Exactly what I was thinking. She sang this live? That’s unmistakably Joe Esposito’s voice but he’s not on stage.

  • @anamariasimoes4901
    @anamariasimoes4901 5 років тому +2

    Linda música,fez muito sucesso no Brasil

  • @Antonio.S.SilvaCRF
    @Antonio.S.SilvaCRF 3 роки тому

    Sensacional / VamosssS FlamengooO ☆☆

  • @jackpea7102
    @jackpea7102 6 років тому +1

    Nice.

  • @bobbybimantara
    @bobbybimantara 8 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @williamdillard8330
    @williamdillard8330 2 роки тому

    💞

  • @tee1736
    @tee1736 14 років тому +2

    sound jus like the radio

  • @dzanier
    @dzanier 16 років тому

    I would.

  • @andydiana
    @andydiana 16 років тому

    A great talent, and has has done some great work for Diana Ross.

  • @raulantonioarayamolina6718
    @raulantonioarayamolina6718 3 роки тому

    👉♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️👏👏👏👏

  • @NelsonAlfaro-hx4ji
    @NelsonAlfaro-hx4ji Рік тому +1

    Michael. McDonald on back vocal stage

  • @edcassells
    @edcassells 16 років тому +2

    Does anyone besides me realize she is singing to a songtrack? Those musicians behind her are not playing live.

  • @smokiebird06
    @smokiebird06 16 років тому +3

    Where the hell is she now? When you record one of the beast songs of all time, you deserve to have a long, successful career. What happened? She doesn't deserve to be a one hit wonder!!

  • @newedition2006
    @newedition2006 4 роки тому

    This song sounds like Cyndi Lauper wrote and produced it!!!! R.I.P. R&B

  • @kateam1975
    @kateam1975 18 років тому

    is this minight at the apolo

  • @brianimoto4634
    @brianimoto4634 Місяць тому

    So diva that she's got back up dancers

  • @SAYBOW69
    @SAYBOW69 15 років тому

    joe bean esposito is the singer in background, and he aint donna summer`s husband? she is married to bruce sudano (was a band memer of esposito`s) but singer in background is not married ti her

  • @louis3584
    @louis3584 5 років тому

    *13 years ago*
    *I wasn't even born*

  • @curious-homebody
    @curious-homebody 12 років тому

    doesn't appear to be michael mcdonald. he would be the one playing the keyboard. he usually sits down playing keyboard too. but i didn't see joe esposito either. he was the original background vocal singer.

  • @socram1395
    @socram1395 2 роки тому

    Me mate logo... Coisa fina hein🇧🇷🍷🗿

  • @tmalone2530
    @tmalone2530 8 місяців тому

    Back when people could actually SING!

  • @mhlengimbokazi4106
    @mhlengimbokazi4106 3 роки тому

    Lakka song
    Eyngasoze zaphupha or kanjan..