Bette Midler - Waterfalls [Official Audio]
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- Опубліковано 25 жов 2014
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I think a lot of you are looking at this all wrong. I applaud Bette Midler for singing this song. I feel she is showing how much she appreciates this song. I mean who will sing a song they didn't like? Ms B has been in the game too long for that.
Right though? Bette nailed the vocals on this track, the production was just a little too old school for TLC.
I agree Space.Radio. I am not a huge fan of this rendition, I however am not against it. She probably should have worked with a producer who could blend the two.
Kimberly Fluellen I agree. Not the best cover of this song but I like it and I'm glad she chose this song. If she had only choose songs by white artist to cover then everyone would be in an uproar about that. Bette is damned either way she decides to go.
Not to mention, a cover by someone as big as Bette will undoubtedly boost the sales for the original.
Everyone's acting like its some kind of insult when it seems more like a compliment
Congratulations to Bette Midler for putting her own spin on this song instead of merely doing a note-by-note karaoke version of it. And I think the song's writers feel honored that their song has stood the test of time and is being covered 20 years after it originally was a hit.
Ms. Midler adds so much emotion to the song that even a cover becomes her own, totally masterly, absolutely remarkable performance.
TLC's version is incredible and so is this - just in a very different way. You can't touch the original, but I like that Bette did something very different with it. Stunning.
I actually really love her version of this song.
Me too🎉
So many closed minded people on here! This is a beautiful rendition! She obviously likes the song or she wouldn't of covered it, TLC should feel honored. Anyone who has a song of theirs covered should, it shows that their fellow artists-even in other genres- appreciate their contribution to the music industry!
I loved when TLC did this but you did it justice. Thank you
Bette milder gives this song a tenderness and a genuineness that IMO the original version just doesn't possess. I don't want to take anything away from TLC, the song was written by them I believe. But I think the way she sings it suits the subject matter.
she could sing the phone book and make it sound fabulous, bravo Divine Miss M
So this kicks major ass. The cover was magical and she sounds O-MAZING! Understand first what an honor it is for her to even sing this song. Second, stop looking for all Artists to do what the original does. This cover pulls you in a different direction and actually makes you listen to the lyrics more intently. She's storytelling folks. You will listen to the same song 100 times and it will take you 100 different places depending on the delivery and who's delivering it. Thank TLC for such wonderful lyrics. Better confirmed that simply by covering it. Open your mind people.
I so agree
I agree. Artists sing and re-do each other songs all the time. Not sure why people have to complain Bette is a Diva in her own right and has had a long and amazing career anyone who can't respect the Divine Miss M doesn't know a lot about her.
I know this is UA-cam, but I'm really surprised by many of the negative comments - though I realize I shouldn't be. I can't stop listening to this song, I've played it at least a dozen times since finding it yesterday. I love TLC, but Bette has taken this song to another level, in my opinion. The production and execution of this song is flawless, and was obviously handled with great care. Can't wait for the entire album to come out, it's as good as SOLD.
Incidentally, I also agree with Storie Devereaux; Never before had I paid such close attention to the lyrics of this song as I have with this version. I feel she has honored TLC by doing it.
True indeed! A lot of these people need to grow up.
BrotherOtherNYC Yes. This is clearly as much a tribute to their song as it is her own interpretive expression. It is both and it is lovely. I'd be very surprised if Chilli and T-Boz aren't absolutely thrilled and deeply moved by it.
Every time I hear Bette's version of this song I love it even more. She still rocks my musical world!
Miss M shows again why she is so divine...what a great song and what a great voice.
I don't give a damn what anyone says Bette did that shit!!!
I am not sure Bette realises just how good she actually is and this album just shows how good she is. I am 16 years old and I just adore this album. I can't get enough of it and I need to buy it at some point!
It's a beautiful song either way... This is a lovey cover.
She makes this song so much more poignant!! Love love it
Wow!!! Another reason to love you more... Bette
I think Miss B did a great job on this rendition of "Waterfalls" I know not everyone will like it because it's a bit slower than TLC's version but she made it her own and if TLC had an issue with it they wouldn't have given their permission for Miss B to do a remake, in fact I'm sure they took it as an honor to have such a voice do one of their songs.!!!! Way To Go Miss B!!!
This is so beautiful!!!!! Like it alot... Thanks, Deana
Its Miss M. Her official title has always been The Divine Miss M. Ever since her bathhouse days.
Such melancholy....beautiful.
I really like it, Bette! As an actual musician, I respect it SO much. Congrats on the album!!
i have seen her sing this live it sent chills and had me in tears she understand wha the song is about its about a mother wanting to tell her child not to do that but knowing they have to sit back and let them make their own mistakes thats her take on the lyrics and thats how she sings it a mother watching her children make mistakes knowing she can only offer advice not sop them
+Quin Reardon-Davis well said. I see a lot of young people covering this song, but their versions missing the lyrics' meaning.
that's because being bathhouse Betty she seen a lot of friends die of AIDS
I have ALWAYS been one of those who's NEVER liked listening to anyone singing someone else's songs BUT Bette Midler NAILED IT!!!! T.L.C. did a fabulous original & could never be beat but Ms. Bette really put her heart & soul into this one. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! !!!!
i love TLC and love bette midler...bravo bette i loved it!!
Once again, she proves the Divine Miss M. can do ANYTHING!
except have a hit song on the charts
@@timsullivan4687 why do you all have to be so cruel to Bette, she is great.
Brought tears to my eyes. This is one of my favorite TLC songs I use to play it for my daughter when she would refuse to eat out of fear of getting fat. I have always loved Madam M. ever since I first saw beaches also because of her loved "Fiddler on the Roof."
This is a beautiful rendition of "waterfalls"
keep your negative comments to yourself Bette nailed it and sounds amazing especially considering she's almost if not 70 years old so go hate somewhere else Haters
This is achingly beautiful. Loved the song before but this interpretation is haunting!
This song has been a life long favourite of mine as round the time it was released in the UK I went through some day times loosing my Mum, and I've always thought that anyone entertaining the idea of covering this song should have been shot, but all I can say is WOW. I've just fallen in love with this song all over again. Thank you Miss Midler.
The beauty of music is that you can appreciate the words and meanings behind a song through a multitude of genres! Kudos Bette Midler!
i never listened to the songs story until Bett sang it.. i love TLC. but Bett can make a real story out of a song. i think she honored the song and cares about people
Me neither, I had zero idea what the story was about , Bette made you feel the mother's pain in losing her son. Brilliant and perfect as is!
I actually really like this. Not sure why so many people have to hate on it. It's different and you have to take it for what it is. It's not TLC, but I doubt she was trying to be. For how many artists sing other artists songs all the time this was one of the better ones.
this reworking adds a real tear-jerk torchsong/croon to it that gave me chills and befits the lyrical content. TLC brought this message in one way, she does it with another and they were both genius!
when a singer of Bette sings your song, it is a sign of great respect. and i am sure that TLC took it that way or she wouldn't have given permission to do it. i would be willing to guess TLC feels very complimented by a grand dame like Bette to choose it to sing
The Divine Bette Middler is singing this song the way Bette Middler sings and interpret this arrangement. She is not TLC, nor she should or even, needs to pretend. She is Bette Middler.
I think you should've shot a video of you in the sound booth with this, so these people will stop saying there's no emotion. Apparently they can't close their eyes and feel it like I can. I loved it.
I'd like the music video to play like a film telling the lyrics' story and Miss M during most of it as a spirit.
Agreed, I could visualize her closing her eyes and singing it. It almost made me cry!
Classic Bette Midler..... great interpretation of a classic song....
I love you Bette!!! You were here before the 'popstars' of today were born and probably will still be after they go into obscurity as they always do these days after a few songs, the days of true legends like you are over it seems....!!! God bless you, by the way I am only in my 20's but appreciate talent when I see it. Acting, singing, dancing, comedy... is there anything this legend cannot do and do so well!
Bette , is the man , the woman , the bomb!!
This version is really, really great. Like it a lot!!
GO MISS M...... I want to say you really show to everyone beautiful part about music thank You ;) music bring's lot of people together. Your awesome.....
What I hear is a mother desperate for her son's well being, no matter what she tries, he just does what he wants. You wouldn't understand until you lost one. Is this version comparable to TLC's? No. It's a different version and a different feeling. Haters get over yourselves.
what the heck is the question? it’s not unclear at all. This is excellent and shows an undeniable respect for the original by both preserving it in distinct ways while still showing Bette’s style at the same time. I’m very happy to have come across this.
I have a 20 year old Latino helper, who is totally into hip-hop, nothing else... I asked him if he'd ever heard of Barbra Streisand... he said only cause they mentioned her on South Park... he had never heard of Bette Midler... I put this version on for him, cause he knew the TLC version... He LOVED Bette's version... and now he is a fan of a different artist and type of music... (although I doubt he would admit it yet to his friends)…
Simply divine...
Your a real story teller with song. I absolutely love u and this rendition.
If TLC's version was from the perspective of a sister, Midler's is from the "lonely mother gazing out of her window". I think she makes it her own and that it has plenty of feeling, particularly the kind that parents have when they realize they can't protect their kids 24/7.
Well stated! I think Bette's rendition is filled with the kind of despair and regret you allude to (from the lonely mother gazing out of her window). Such a heartbreakingly gorgeous rendition from The Divine Miss M.
Tony Leadholm The problem is it's reminiscent of Pat Boone covering Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti". Bette's diction and over-enunciation saps the song of soul and makes it as square as a floor tile.
dabigdikdangler everybody's an expert these days.
+Jason Marcel In an interview she stated that she has always been about 'the lyrics' and upon hearing this song years ago it touched her deeply. Apparently she had been meaning to release a cover version for many years but wanted to wait for an appropriate time. She did not elaborate on why that time was 2014.
Tear coaxing rendition!
Amazing and divine, as always! Love ya, Bette!
Admirable, and in the way Bette should do it!
This is a beautiful TLCs song that deserves to be known by all generations of music fans. Bette can do it like no other. I like it, and its an awesome tribute and recognition from Bette to this three talented ladies of TLC
I love everything about Bette Midler. Her voice is amazing! One of my favorite CDs is "Better Midler Sings Peggy Lee's Songbook." Simply devine!
Can't stop listening to this.
I love this. I was so excited to see she covered it and it sounds amazing. To people upset about her "stealing it" or whatever, the whole CD is covers of songs by strong lady groups. If you're mad about this, you should also get mad about all the other songs on the album, too.
a beautiful story teller. i didn't know the meaning of this dong till i heard her sing it.. its amazing!!
loving it. stop haters. its Bette how can you not like ?
I've listened to the original TLC version of this song a hundred times, but I never heard the depth of the lyrics until the one time I listen to this Bette cover of it. Wow: Love it!
Another triumph for Bette. She can take any song that she likes and make it her own. GREAT JOB on this one Bette. I am sure you have made TLC proud to have a Legend such as yourself cover their already iconic music.
Yes! Be My Baby And One Fine Day And Waterfalls Are All Delightful! I Cannot Wait To Hear This Entire Album! Its Gonna Be DIVINE! And The Best Bette Album In Ages! :)
left eye is turning in her grave
Can't get enough of this version. #IloveBett
Beautiful.
Just beautiful.
A gorgeous and heartfelt tribute to a great song. Bette reaches the core of the message of this song and TLC approves. Bravo Bette.
#BetteMidler#Waterfalls is a haunting song that stays with you and grows on you as you listen to the ache and simplicity of her rendition. She nailed it! Hit it out of the ballpark. Love both, each unique and both great songs in perfectly different ways. HIT!!
I would love to hear her do left eye part ! I love Bette Midler !
Thank you Bette. It makes me appreciate the song even more.
Sorry, this is the most beautiful of Left Eye's song... but Left Eye wrote it, it's awesome. Here, it is slowed down and packs more emotional punch. Bette is a great artist.
+Susan Sheppard Left Eye only wrote her rap which is not included in this cover. Atlanta songwriter Marqueze Ethridge wrote the verses and chorus.
ok
Bette Midler is EVERYTHING!!!!
Streisand always said never had a voice lesson...midlers voice improves cuz she does take lessons --her voice is strong here.
Wonderful Bette. A triumph.
Bette's interpretation is brilliant.
I SIMPLY LOVE THIS!
Her ability to interpret lyrics is rare. Beautiful.
Such a tastefully done cover. Kudos, Bette!
She has a unique phrasing that gets to the heart of a lyric.
She’s amazing
Beautiful version! I love it.
This touched a part of my soul that hasn't exhibited any signs of warmth in a long time.
La Midler does it again. She is the Rose!!!
The Queen, Ms Bette Midler
i actually like it. it gives the song life. No one can take the place of Lisa Left Eye Lopes.
Good advice that you just can’t take when you’re young. Another of life’s mysteries.
Not enough words to say how great she is.
The original is untouchable! I mean come on it's TLC but this hits me in my core..
THANK YOU. A version of this song where I can actually understand what the lyrics are simply by *listening*. What a concept.
Wonderful rendition of this song.
What a nice version
I think this rendition is very good. I think Bette has done a great job.
The DIVINE MISS M returns HALLELOO!!!
I love her always great to hear her sweet voice..This tribute to "The Girls" is fabulous...such a wonderful take on..
Bette Made this her own. She Made this awesome
Bette's been leaning towards softer, jazz-type recordings. This fits it the style for that to appeal to her audience. If anyone thinks she's trying to appeal to TLC fans, they're mistaken. She's taking a 90's hit song and adapting it to her audience today - making the style unrecognizable, making it her own. Still a bit muted for an average Bette performance though.
Bettes vocals are on point. I just don't care for this song. Bravo!
THIS IS EVERYTHING!!!
I feel she is the “mother staring out of the window” here in her interpretation. I love this as much as the original.
This just shows how a different delivery delivers a different message and reaches different audiences. If this was originally Bette's song, it wouldn't have been so successful. #IJS
This song goes as hard as diamonds
Even without the rap it's still a beautifully done song. She puts a good standards spin to it.
wow didn't expect this 1 to be as good as it is absolutely beautiful cover
I love her so much.
Dayum: 1st listening i hated Bette's version - then i had to listen to TLC's version again - and go back and forth between the two versions a few times → Bette - you did a great job on this cover. 3 thumbs UP
This is divine!
This is really beautiful..