I have watched this probably 30-40 times and cry every time during the Stairway performance. The ABSOLUTE best music performance EVER!!! AMAZING!!! Love how with all the instruments and backup singers and 50 person choir they still cannot drown out Ann Wilson - man she has some pipes. 😍
Unfortunately not, so over most of Led Zeppelin's catalog. They were great to listen to in my youth, but unfortunately for me, their music just doesn't hold up. When the levee breaks, and going to California, are the only two songs I can handle.... Glad you got your phil from them...and this performance
That performance by heart was phenomenal. Absolutely beautiful sound from Ann singing it. Nancy awesome as always and Jason sounds just like dad. Great job
1000% correct to be shared with friends and family especially this wkend may music spiral our world back together with comedy & tribute to amazing human beings ❤️
It is amazing to see the whole program here, as opposed to snippets. 2012 was an amazing Kennedy Centers Honors program. I cannot understand how Kid Rock slithered into all, being such a D Lister and pretty un-rock and roll as to honoring the great Led Zeppelin. I had to fast-forward through his embarrassing performance. Buddy Guy was the highlight to be honest, but all the honorees deserved it.
Buddy Guy, the root of ALL guitar gods. Ask ANY ONE of them. First time watching this part of the program, and have to say the tribute to Buddy was righteous. Soul-reaching, heartfelt renditions of the master. I would have PAID to see this all by itself, but to have the Led Zep tribute on the same night, just epic.
Tha k you for all that you shared ... The revolution, each movie 🎬 rewatching this day these movies these chilling moments .. 🎉 the music 🎶 the artist to be shared with friends and family members ❤️...
How fantastic to have Caroline Kennedy leading this program. Class, beauty, intelligence never go out of style. The Kennedy Center Honors are always a source of optimism for those of us who admire great talent, especially when the world seems like a troubled mess. I am grateful.
God damn that tribute to LZ w Heart doing stairway to heaven was one of the most amazing performances I’ve ever heard/seen. The chorus was also epic. Tears.
Thank you so much for this, came looking just for the Led Zeppelin tribute but the whole show was amazing. Heartbreaking seeing Taylor sing Led Zeppelin, such as loss.
I come back and watch this often, it's always been one of my favorite Kennedy Honor's because honestly, is there anything cooler than, seeing the President of the USA movin, groovin and singing along to some of your own favorite songs! But now, every time it gets to the part where the Foo Fighters come on, I can't keep from crying the second Taylor Hawkins starts singing....so so very missed 💔
what an amazing night and honories. Led Zeppelin alone is worthy of an epic celebration of history in music. My 1st show 1977 in Los Angeles, and later in my life had the honor of meeting Robert Plant and photographing him. But then to add the night with the likes of Buddy Guy, David Letterman, Dustin Hoffman, etc. wow.. And to see Jeff Beck playing knowing th e history of him with Jimmy Page and having Jason Bonham playing Stairway in his dads chair.. just bring chills to your neck. What I would have given to just be there.
I mean...if you're lucky enough to attend Kennedy Center Honors, you know that you'll see some great performances. But could you imagine being lucky enough to get there in 2012 and witnessing Heart absolutely SLAY the single greatest cover in the history of music?
Start to finish, one of the best KCH telecasts ever. I really loved watching Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones groove to the Buddy Guy tribute, not to mention Buddy himself! And Ann Wilson of Hear, just amazing. Great show!
Pretty amazing set of tributes from all genres of artistic endeavor...this show had it all, cinematic achievement, classic dance from what was once the East and is now the West, home style blues and Rock and Roll fusion, new style deadpan cometic staging, and finally, the Led Zeppelin tribute... The Obama's ruled the world 🌎🌍🌎🌍🌎🌍🌎🌍... the peterman...
Remember if it wasn't for buddy guy muddy waters sonny boy Williamson Koko Taylor and the list goes on we wouldn't have greats like led zeppelin etc. thank God for the blues !!
Thanks for posting this, but how about upping the picture quality to at least 720p? At least that would be at the low end of HD. This is way down at 360p. It deserves better.
Ah, how absolutely marvelous! Still, no day is complete without a teaching moment, however tiny, trivial, insignificant, of no consequence or moment. So here's my minuscule nit: Bravo! is for MEN. It's "Brava!" ("brave" for multiple women, and "bravi" for multiple men or a mixed group). Bravi! to all and to all a good night.
While I won't disagree that "the woman singing with Jeff Beck" has been greatly inspired by Janis Joplin....Her name is Beth Hart, and if you haven't ever listened to her music, you really should. I don't mean to throw any shade or disrespect, but Beth Hart took from Janis Joplin and elevated it to a whole other stratosphere. She's mind-blowingly good. You will enjoy her. Promise. xo
Kennedy Center needs to honor more of the ealry blues players, because without those musicians we would've never had an Elvis to rip them off. Charlie Patton, Robert Johnson, Son House, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, BB King, Robert Lockwood, Chuck Berry, and the list goes on and on.
I found this strange. Buddy Guy recorded and performed a lot of covers, but he wrote some damn good songs, too. Ten Years Ago? Leave My Girl Alone? Stone Crazy? Damn Right I've Got The Blues? They couldn't perform even one of those during Buddy's tribute? The Zeppelin tribute was epic. I felt like Guy's tribute was an afterthought. He deserved better.
I agree. I'm a Chicagoan. I'm a guitarist. I've sat six feet from Buddy as he blew the walls off his club Legends. The great thing is that every musician there including Zep and Jeff Beck knows Buddy is THE MAN.
The Etta James song was great, but I agree, they should've done more for Buddy and need to do more when it comes to all the old blues musicians who are the Godfathers of Rock N Roll. Love Bonnie but really she does a Robert Johnson song to honor Buddy Guy...really who picked these songs to honor him?
Ann & Nancy are such huge Led Zeppelin fans I mean its clear as day all you have to do is listen to their music, they are the female Led Zeppelin group.
You probably weren't even born in the '70s. The Song Remains The Same soundtrack & film by the same name were in a league of their own for times. People flocked to the theaters and bought the double album like hotcakes.
It literally took a 100 people to do Stairway to Heaven to do it any justice. Led Zeppelin was not only one of a kind but without a doubt "The greatest band ever" of any genre and all genres.
These tribute events are so emotional, very cute indeed, I would suggest everybody, organize every month at least one, so many artists deserve to be celebrated, let them know how much they mean to us. I was watching on TV some episodes of the Terminator serie.. we can not allow the spreading of criminal nature untill androids and ruthless robots will take over and murder humans because..evil. We need to hang on such delightful tips that help people to get back the human nature lost and fight back criminal intentions in a natural way...before lifeless robots take over, before it's too late. We can not allow this trend, losing any emotional impact because that's what raise us really strong as humans, it's not true😢😢😢
Hearts performance of Stairway to Heaven is still considered the #1 performance in Kennedy Center Honors history!
Was anyone else in tears after that Stairway to Heaven performance?
Wow! 🥹✨✨
hah who wouldn't?
I have watched this probably 30-40 times and cry every time during the Stairway performance. The ABSOLUTE best music performance EVER!!! AMAZING!!! Love how with all the instruments and backup singers and 50 person choir they still cannot drown out Ann Wilson - man she has some pipes. 😍
Unfortunately not, so over most of Led Zeppelin's catalog. They were great to listen to in my youth, but unfortunately for me, their music just doesn't hold up.
When the levee breaks, and going to California, are the only two songs I can handle....
Glad you got your phil from them...and this performance
Me too.
Me ❤
That performance by heart was phenomenal. Absolutely beautiful sound from Ann singing it. Nancy awesome as always and Jason sounds just like dad. Great job
Why does it feel like my soul just left my body after that Heart Performance??!!!❤️❤️❤️
In TEARS every time I see this....
RIGHT?!?!! TRULY SPIRITUAL AND BEAUTIFUL!!!!
1000% correct to be shared with friends and family especially this wkend may music spiral our world back together with comedy & tribute to amazing human beings ❤️
Because it did!! That's what happens ever time Ann picks up 🎤 ❤❤❤ I'm still in tears
You would laugh if you knew how Robert wrote the lyrics to STH , the weirdest lines ever written. And I often wondered what the hell it was about .
It is amazing to see the whole program here, as opposed to snippets. 2012 was an amazing Kennedy Centers Honors program. I cannot understand how Kid Rock slithered into all, being such a D Lister and pretty un-rock and roll as to honoring the great Led Zeppelin. I had to fast-forward through his embarrassing performance. Buddy Guy was the highlight to be honest, but all the honorees deserved it.
I enjoy watching the Kennedy Center Honors shows so much! Many thanks for making them available here for us all!
Buddy Guy, the root of ALL guitar gods. Ask ANY ONE of them. First time watching this part of the program, and have to say the tribute to Buddy was righteous. Soul-reaching, heartfelt renditions of the master. I would have PAID to see this all by itself, but to have the Led Zep tribute on the same night, just epic.
Tha k you for all that you shared ... The revolution, each movie 🎬 rewatching this day these movies these chilling moments .. 🎉 the music 🎶 the artist to be shared with friends and family members ❤️...
Buddy Guy, still keeping the blues alive, just as he promised Muddy.
Sweet home Chicago loves Buddy Guy! ❤ Thank God, so many guitarists wanted to play just like him. Great music never dies--ever! 💙💙💙
Ann & Nancy Wilson, the band, the choirs. Stairway to Heaven. One of the greatest performances in rock history.
How fantastic to have Caroline Kennedy leading this program. Class, beauty, intelligence never go out of style. The Kennedy Center Honors are always a source of optimism for those of us who admire great talent, especially when the world seems like a troubled mess. I am grateful.
Thank you for your heartfelt comment.
God damn that tribute to LZ w Heart doing stairway to heaven was one of the most amazing performances I’ve ever heard/seen. The chorus was also epic. Tears.
Yes to all of your comments…. I’ve watched it so many times and my reaction is the same. Beautiful!! Brings back so many memories!
Thank you so much for this, came looking just for the Led Zeppelin tribute but the whole show was amazing. Heartbreaking seeing Taylor sing Led Zeppelin, such as loss.
Touches my heart The greatest rock n roll band of all time
Absolutely unbelieveably good songs !!!
My youth is returning 🤩👋👋👋
Thank you for sharing this. This one was one of the best ❤
I come back and watch this often, it's always been one of my favorite Kennedy Honor's because honestly, is there anything cooler than, seeing the President of the USA movin, groovin and singing along to some of your own favorite songs! But now, every time it gets to the part where the Foo Fighters come on, I can't keep from crying the second Taylor Hawkins starts singing....so so very missed 💔
The entire program was primo
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what an amazing night and honories. Led Zeppelin alone is worthy of an epic celebration of history in music. My 1st show 1977 in Los Angeles, and later in my life had the honor of meeting Robert Plant and photographing him. But then to add the night with the likes of Buddy Guy, David Letterman, Dustin Hoffman, etc. wow.. And to see Jeff Beck playing knowing th e history of him with Jimmy Page and having Jason Bonham playing Stairway in his dads chair.. just bring chills to your neck. What I would have given to just be there.
Thank you for your great share Daniel. Deeply appreciated.
Can't help but recognize the power and creativity that came from Led Zeppelin.
I can not get enough of Ann's voice! What a talent for the ages!
Yeah - if only she could pronounce the words. "And she's buy-a-zhing a stairway -" wtf??
I mean...if you're lucky enough to attend Kennedy Center Honors, you know that you'll see some great performances. But could you imagine being lucky enough to get there in 2012 and witnessing Heart absolutely SLAY the single greatest cover in the history of music?
The single greatest performance in Kennedy Center Honors history!
Making Led Zeppelin cry singing Stairway... priceless.
You're seeing something that wasn't
@@lastnamefirst4035 ... and you're an idiot so there is always that ...
Heart closing was amazing!
Start to finish, one of the best KCH telecasts ever. I really loved watching Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones groove to the Buddy Guy tribute, not to mention Buddy himself! And Ann Wilson of Hear, just amazing. Great show!
The tribute to Buddy Guy was fantastic. So was all the tributes to everyone honored. I had a co worker who named her cat Zeppelin after Led Zeppelin.
After hearing Heart on Stairway to Heaven I am convinced this was the greatest musicians ever assembled. God Bless Led Zeppelin!!
Great good tribute the greatest song of all time spritual special my mother who would be 88 now loved it
Natasha, one of our shared home’s (Earth’s) best dancers ever! One of my role models.
I remember Jimmy Kimmel putting on a repeat of his show and told his audience to watch Dave’s last show..classy..thanks Jimmy!
Too fab for words....all Hail Led Zep...outstanding tribute to an amazing band.
can't believe this was 10 years ago.
Wow! All these amazing yet so different honorees! Plus Caroline Kennedy! So cool!
Pretty amazing set of tributes from all genres of artistic endeavor...this show had it all, cinematic achievement, classic dance from what was once the East and is now the West, home style blues and Rock and Roll fusion, new style deadpan cometic staging, and finally, the Led Zeppelin tribute... The Obama's ruled the world 🌎🌍🌎🌍🌎🌍🌎🌍... the peterman...
Buddy Guy was awesome. Juzt needed Stevie Ray Vaughan on stage.
Remember if it wasn't for buddy guy muddy waters sonny boy Williamson Koko Taylor and the list goes on we wouldn't have greats like led zeppelin etc. thank God for the blues !!
Pure joy. The best of humanity.
Jeff Beck, tore that UP!
RIP...
So did Beth Hart.🎶🫠
My Favorite Band Ever With Almost 100 Minutes Of Pure Joy
That was OUTSTANDIND, to say the least!!!
I wish Hoffman, Pacino and DeNiro would've done a film together.
Kennedy center Is wonderful in the world 😊
Heart great great performance
While this was extra special. Seen Heart 3 times back in the 70's. They never disappoint.
The greatest of all time.
Wonderful actress and a great lady.
What a wonderful show.I think people should be honoured when they are Alive.Whoever got this idea ,they certainly hit the nail on the head!
jimmy vaughn, tracy chapman, gary clark jr, jeff beck, capped with bonnie raitt wowie zowie !
*❤►🎸 Amazing!... Respect to all these Artists that I Reverate!... ❤►🎸*
Thanks for posting this, but how about upping the picture quality to at least 720p? At least that would be at the low end of HD. This is way down at 360p. It deserves better.
Unedited too would be nice.
Ah, how absolutely marvelous! Still, no day is complete without a teaching moment, however tiny, trivial, insignificant, of no consequence or moment. So here's my minuscule nit: Bravo! is for MEN. It's "Brava!" ("brave" for multiple women, and "bravi" for multiple men or a mixed group). Bravi! to all and to all a good night.
I'm here for Buddy Guy
Ray Romano getting off maybe the greatest joke ever told to a President’s face and it wasn’t even in the top 5 moments of this show
Papiilon too great in that too saw that in a drive in theater in 1973 legendary
There has never been a ballerina that could come close to natasha. Its a priveledge to see her dance
Thank you for your shared words ... so honist so inspiring 🎉
wow. then i came to watch LZ and found something mayby even bigger - BUDDY GUY. thanks for the occasion. sorry for my eng
Just love that so much.
I'm glad that Tracy Chapman did Big Mama Thornton's version of "Hound Dog." The woman singing with Jeff Beck owes a heck of a lot to Janis Joplin.
While I won't disagree that "the woman singing with Jeff Beck" has been greatly inspired by Janis Joplin....Her name is Beth Hart, and if you haven't ever listened to her music, you really should. I don't mean to throw any shade or disrespect, but Beth Hart took from Janis Joplin and elevated it to a whole other stratosphere. She's mind-blowingly good. You will enjoy her. Promise. xo
@@melissas7980 Thanks for giving me her name. I don't know her, but I'll make a point of listening to more of her stuff. :)
@@melissas7980 big fan of joplin but hart is also great
All Beth Hart did was distract from Jeff Beck…
A true icon thank you for your genuis sir
fab as always
Kennedy Center needs to honor more of the ealry blues players, because without those musicians we would've never had an Elvis to rip them off. Charlie Patton, Robert Johnson, Son House, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, BB King, Robert Lockwood, Chuck Berry, and the list goes on and on.
Robert Plant had straight tears
Bc his arthritis was hurting him
that was amazing
Always last song we played in high school dances in our band memories love majic.
What ballet does Grace Ann Pierce do? And what about the "Other Dances" Tiler Peck does?
I loved Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporiums.
I found this strange. Buddy Guy recorded and performed a lot of covers, but he wrote some damn good songs, too. Ten Years Ago? Leave My Girl Alone? Stone Crazy? Damn Right I've Got The Blues? They couldn't perform even one of those during Buddy's tribute? The Zeppelin tribute was epic. I felt like Guy's tribute was an afterthought. He deserved better.
I agree. I'm a Chicagoan. I'm a guitarist. I've sat six feet from Buddy as he blew the walls off his club Legends. The great thing is that every musician there including Zep and Jeff Beck knows Buddy is THE MAN.
I have to agree, after all, it was because of Buddy Guy and so many other stellar Blues artist's, that we got Led Zeppelin in the first place.
The Etta James song was great, but I agree, they should've done more for Buddy and need to do more when it comes to all the old blues musicians who are the Godfathers of Rock N Roll. Love Bonnie but really she does a Robert Johnson song to honor Buddy Guy...really who picked these songs to honor him?
A master class in acting Little Big Man Marathon Man Straight Time Midnight Cowboy Straw Dogs Lenny legendary
5stars !!!!!❤
DH IS UNIQUE. NEVER DUPLICATED SIR BILLY, THE MOST HONOR FOR DUSTIN!!!!
RESPECT
TINA ROCKS
Bueatifull The greatest Rock Band of all time Dustin Hoffman great David Letterman great
0:34 - I’m gonna give my special Jello Pudding Pops.
Love ❤️ 🎶🎼🎵🎸🎹🥁🎤✌️🍀👌🙏❤️super.
xoxo always great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know Letterman was squirming in his seat when she sang I'd Rather Go Blind. Ooch.
Jimmy Page was really getting a kick out of this! Plant was chewing on his face hair, and BTW, they cut Lenny Kravitz's performance.
why the cut?
@@nealhurwitz he sucked
Ich liebe es😍🥰🤩😘
Ann & Nancy are such huge Led Zeppelin fans I mean its clear as day all you have to do is listen to their music, they are the female Led Zeppelin group.
Sweet home Chicago
Obama is so cool
Where is Lenny Kravitz' Whole Lotta Love performance?
All Hail Buddy Guy !!!!!!!!!
Who is the lady next to Dustin Hoffman?
Anymore please
OMG PREFORMANCE
Did Jack Black say nine albums? Because Led Zeppelin only did eight studio albums.
You probably weren't even born in the '70s. The Song Remains The Same soundtrack & film by the same name were in a league of their own for times. People flocked to the theaters and bought the double album like hotcakes.
LZ 1-4, Houses, Physical Graffiti, In/Out Door, Presence, Coda = 9. Coda was released after Bonzo died, but still. All studio records.
How talented is the USA 🇺🇸
I totally thought the ballet woman was Shirley MacLaine. Warren Beattys biological sister.
360p, WTF?
Yo Yo ma was VIBIN to the stairway guitar solo
🤩🤩🤩
Jimmie Vaughn!!!!!!
Kim Wilson, Kenny Aronoff, Craig Ross and of course, Jeff Beck!!!!
Didn’t play any of Buddy’s music 🤔
Not to mention Rain man
David Letterman didnt shake Buddy Guys wifes hand.
wann lehrt wir von den giftzwerg 😵💫
It literally took a 100 people to do Stairway to Heaven to do it any justice. Led Zeppelin was not only one of a kind but without a doubt "The greatest band ever" of any genre and all genres.
ich weist es ist extrem aber zu den kleiner schwarze teufel pass die temperamentvolle nacht Eihle die mag ich
Beck needs to revisit his late 60’s les Paul tone and style - his wammy strat thing is just weird
These tribute events are so emotional, very cute indeed, I would suggest everybody, organize every month at least one, so many artists deserve to be celebrated, let them know how much they mean to us. I was watching on TV some episodes of the Terminator serie.. we can not allow the spreading of criminal nature untill androids and ruthless robots will take over and murder humans because..evil. We need to hang on such delightful tips that help people to get back the human nature lost and fight back criminal intentions in a natural way...before lifeless robots take over, before it's too late. We can not allow this trend, losing any emotional impact because that's what raise us really strong as humans, it's not true😢😢😢
Joe who?