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♪
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ANNOUNCER:
From Washington, D.C.
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and the United States
National Cultural Center,
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it's the Kennedy Center Honors.
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Welcome to the Kennedy Center,
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right here
in our nation's capital.
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President John F. Kennedy
believed that art
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nourishes the roots
of our culture and society.
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And it's here
that we gather every year
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to honor that vision
by bestowing
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our nation's highest achievement
in the performing arts,
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the Kennedy Center Honors.
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Tonight, we're honoring
the Class of 2023,
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five incredible artists
who have made us laugh,
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made us cry,
and have reminded us
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that we are all more similar
than we are different.
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And if that's
not something to celebrate,
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I don't know what is.
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[band playing "Conga"]
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♪ Everybody♪
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♪ Gather round now♪
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♪ Let your body feel the heat♪
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Hey, everybody!
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♪ Don't you worry♪
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♪ If you can't dance♪
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♪ Let the music move your feet♪
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♪ Music move your feet♪
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♪ It's the rhythm♪
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♪ The rhythm of the island♪
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♪ And like sugarcane, so sweet♪
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♪ If you want to♪
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♪ Do the conga♪
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♪ You've got to listen
to the beat♪
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The incredible Sheila E.,
ladies and gentlemen!
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♪ Come on, shake your body,
baby, do the conga♪
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♪ I know you can't control
yourself any longer♪
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♪ Feel the rhythm
of the music getting stronger♪
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♪ Don't you fight it
till you've tried it♪
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♪ Do the conga beat♪
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Do you feel it?
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Has the rhythm got you,
Kennedy Center?
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Sing it with me now!
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♪ Oh-ey, oh-ey, oh-ey, oh-ey♪
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♪ Oh-ey, oh-ey,
oh-ey, oh-ey♪
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♪ Oh-ey, oh-ey, oh-ey, oh-ey♪
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♪ Oh-ey, oh-ey,
oh-ey, oh-ey♪
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-♪ Arriba con la conga♪
-♪ Arriba con la conga♪
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♪ Arriba con la conga♪
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-♪ Arriba con la conga♪
-♪ Yeah♪
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Let me see those hands.
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["Get on Your Feet" playing]
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♪ You say I know it's a waste♪
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♪ Of time,
there's no use trying♪
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♪ So scared
that life's gonna pass♪
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♪ You by, your spirit dying♪
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♪ You got to keep
looking onto tomorrow♪
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♪ There's so much in life♪
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♪ That's meant for you♪
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♪ Get on your feet♪
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♪ Yeah, get up♪
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♪ And make it happen♪
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♪ Get on your feet♪
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♪ Stand up
and take some action♪
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♪ You got to get on your feet♪
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♪ Get up, get up, get up♪
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♪ Don't stop before it's over♪
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♪ Get on your feet, yeah, yeah♪
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♪ The weight is off, the weight
is off your shoulder♪
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♪ Get on your feet.♪
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[cheers and applause]
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Oh, please stay on your feet
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to welcome the 46th class
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of the Kennedy Center Honorees.
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First Lady of Hip-Hop,
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Queen Latifah.
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[cheers and applause]
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The Grande Dame of Music,
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-Ms. Dionne Warwick.
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The King of Comedy,
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Mr. Billy Crystal.
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[cheers and applause]
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Opera royalty,
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acclaimed soprano
Renée Fleming.
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[cheers and applause]
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And the Knight of Song,
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Sir Barry Gibb.
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[cheers and applause]
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Please welcome Second Gentleman
of the United States,
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Douglas Emhoff.
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[cheers and applause]
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And now please welcome the
President of the United States
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and First Lady Jill Biden.
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[cheers and applause]
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ANNOUNCER:
Friends of the arts,
please welcome
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2021 Kennedy Center Honoree
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Debbie Allen.
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[cheers and applause]
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Dionne Warwick was born
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with a gift from the ancestors,
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the powers of the universe
and God,
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the gift of a golden voice,
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a voice that set her
on a destiny
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to inspire, uplift and change
the world.
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Tonight we celebrate her legacy,
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her artistry, her philanthropy,
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her grace, and her courage
as a Kennedy Center Honoree.
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Many might say that
this honor is long overdue,
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as the list of her
accomplishments and accolades
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could wrap around this building.
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Image Award,
Harvard's Hasty Pudding Award,
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American Music Award,
U.S. Ambassador of Health
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and United Nations
Global Ambassador,
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six Grammy Awards...
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...38 studio albums,
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and more than
100 million records sold.
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One of the most successful
singers of all time,
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knocking down barriers,
crashing glass ceilings
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with 75 charted hit songs,
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and the first African
American vocalist to win
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a Grammy Award
in the pop category.
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[cheers and applause]
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Dionne, Your voice
was the soundtrack of our lives.
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You let us know that
it wasn't enough for us
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to just be wishing and hoping
and thinking and praying,
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-planning and dreaming.
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ALLEN:
But, instead, we had to tell
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somebody what we feel.
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Go and do something
about what matters.
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That is exactly what
has made you so iconic,
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so legendary, and so inspiring.
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Your heart has always embraced
your community,
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your family, the world.
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Your courage and strength
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has compelled you to
not just stand and sing
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but be heard,
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and heard loud and clear
in a voice
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that truly
has changed the world.
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That's what friends are for.
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[applause]
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Let's start out
with the 1974 hit
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"Then Came You."
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Please welcome
country music diva
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Mickey Guyton and The Spinners.
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[cheers and applause]
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["Then Came You" playing]
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We love you, Dionne.
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♪ Ever since I met you♪
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♪ It seems I can't forget you♪
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♪ The thought of you♪
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♪ Keeps running through♪
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♪ The back of my mind♪
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♪ Every time I'm near you♪
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♪ I get that urge to feel you♪
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♪ Just touching you♪
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♪ And loving you♪
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♪ Makes everything right♪
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-♪ Just tell me how you feel♪
-♪ Oh, I♪
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♪ Never knew love before♪
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-♪ I never knew it,
baby, oh, no♪
-♪ Then came you♪
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-♪ Then came you♪
-♪ Then came you♪
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-♪ I never knew love before♪
-♪ Yeah♪
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-♪ Then came you♪
-♪ I got to, got to♪
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♪ Get your loving right now♪
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♪ Then came you♪
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-♪ Hey, hey, yeah♪
-♪ Whoo!♪
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♪ You♪
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♪ Now that I have found you♪
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♪ How did I live without you?♪
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♪ I don't know, baby♪
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-♪ It's plain to see♪
-♪ Oh, yeah♪
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♪ You're all I need♪
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♪ To satisfy me♪
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♪ I'm so darned proud♪
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-♪ Of you♪
-I really am.
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♪ I want to sing about you♪
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♪ Just sing it, sing it,
sing it, baby♪
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♪ And all I know♪
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♪ You made love grow♪
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♪ By touching my hand♪
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♪ Oh♪
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♪ I never knew love before♪
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♪ Then came you♪
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♪ Then came you, ooh♪
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♪ I never knew love before♪
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♪ Then came you♪
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♪ Oh♪
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♪ Then came you, whoo♪
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♪ Yeah♪
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-♪ Oh♪
-♪ Oh♪
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♪ I never knew love before♪
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♪ Then came you♪
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-♪ Then came you♪
-♪ With the power of love♪
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-♪ I never knew love before♪
-♪ Ooh♪
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-♪ So sweeter, sweeter, sweeter,
sweeter, sweeter, sweeter♪
-♪ Then came you♪
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♪ Oh♪
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♪ Then came you.♪
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-We love you, Dionne.
-We love you, Dionne.
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You've always said,
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"If you think it,
you can do it."
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And, clearly, it's a sentiment
you've embodied your whole life.
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And something that
I've tried to follow
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as I chart my own path
as an artist.
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Thank you so much, Dionne,
for showing us all
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how to fearlessly
break new ground
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while never compromising
that special magic
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that makes you, you.
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Now, make way
for Dionne Warwick,
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as told by Jennifer Hudson.
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[cheers and applause]
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HUDSON:
She sang of love.
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She sang of pain.
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She sang of tenderness
and friendship.
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There a million different notes
in Dionne Warwick's voice.
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Alone, they can be beautiful.
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Together, they create an icon.
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What is the sound of home?
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It's the soft hum of generatios
of a family
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harmonizing as one.
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It's the breath of voices
in church.
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1940, Dionne Warwick is born.
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At the age of six, she stands
in front of a congregation
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and sings, and the "amens"
that she hears,
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tells her, "This is who I am.
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This is what I can do."
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What is the sound of brillianc?
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♪ Anyone who ever dreamed...♪
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HUDSON:
A heavenly voice
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and a singular mind.
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She goes to college,
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then grad school,
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paying her way singing backup.
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But there's only so long
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you can keep someone like her
in the background.
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♪ Don't make me over...♪
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HUDSON:
It's the sound of hearing
your voice on the radio,
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on everyone's radio.
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After that, her career soared.
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-Miss Dionne Warwick.
-[applause]
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Here's the lovely and talented
Miss Dionne Warwick.
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Dionne Warwick.
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♪ The moment I wake up♪
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♪ Before I put on my makeup...♪
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HUDSON:
What is the sound of strength?
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It sounds like the heartbeat
of a woman
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who can tour the deep South
in the 1960s
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and sing, "Tell your mama,
tell your pa,
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we're gonna integrate Arkansas"
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What is the sound of friendshi?
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It sounds like the rallying
call from a woman
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who saw suffering all around hr
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in the AIDS epidemic
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and brought her friends
together to record a song
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and donated all the proceeds
to AIDS research,
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including the current royaltie,
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which keep on giving.
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What is the sound of courage?
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It sounds like telling the
president of the United States,
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who had never said
the word "AIDS,"
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that he needed to say it
and say it now.
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...for AIDS research.
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HUDSON:
Six Grammys,
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including one
for Lifetime Achievement,
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a star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame
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and the Apollo Theater.
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A beacon of light for her
humanitarian efforts.
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Whether she's singing or not,
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she has touched generations.
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♪ What the world needs now...♪
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HUDSON:
She is the voice of home,
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strength, friendship, courage.
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She is all of these things.
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The mother, the lover,
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the friend, the fighter.
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♪ What the world needs now♪
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HUDSON:
Just listen.
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-♪ Is love, sweet love♪
-♪ Sweet love♪
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♪ Though not just for some♪
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♪ But for everyone.♪
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[applause and cheering]
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What a day that must have been
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when Dionne's voice
caught the ear
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of Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
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They found their muse.
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After recording some demos,
they promised
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to release the song
"Make It Easy on Yourself"
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as her first single,
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until she heard it on the radio
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with Jerry Butler singing it.
Mm.
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-[laughter]
-She let them have it.
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She said,
"You don't do that to me."
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If there's something
you can never do to Dionne,
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that's try to make her over.
Hello.
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[laughter]
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Those exact words she used
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to stand up for herself
and straighten them out
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became her very first hit,
"Don't Make Me Over."
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And also cemented one of the
greatest musical partnerships
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in the industry.
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That is superpower.
That is destiny.
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That is Dionne Warwick.
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Here, with one
of my favorite songs
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to come from that legendary
partnership,
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singing "Alfie,"
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Please welcome the beautiful
Cynthia Erivo.
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[cheering, applause]
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["Alfie" playing]
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♪ What's it all about♪
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♪ Alfie?♪
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♪ Is it just♪
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♪ For the moment we live?♪
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♪ What's it all about♪
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♪ When you sort it out, Alfie?♪
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♪ Are we meant to take more♪
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♪ Than we give♪
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♪ Or are we meant to be kind?♪
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♪ And if♪
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♪ Only fools are kind, Alfie♪
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♪ Then I guess it is wise
to be cruel♪
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♪ And if life belongs
only to the strong, Alfie♪
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♪ What will you lend
on an old golden rule♪
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♪ As sure as I believe♪
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♪ There's a heaven above,
Alfie♪
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♪ I know there's
something much more♪
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♪ Something even nonbelievers♪
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♪ Can believe in♪
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♪ I believe in love, Alfie♪
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♪ Without true love
we just exist, Alfie♪
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♪ Until you find the love
you've missed, you're nothing♪
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♪ Alfie♪
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[holding note]
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[cheering, applause]
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♪ When you walk♪
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♪ Let your heart♪
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♪ Lead the way♪
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♪ And you'll find love♪
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♪ Any day♪
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♪ Alfie♪
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♪ Alfie.♪
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[cheering, applause]
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I love you, Ms. Warwick.
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ANNOUNCER:
Up next,
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Dionne Warwick's star-studded
tribute continues
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with Gladys Knight and Chloöe.
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Plus Lin-Manuel Miranda,
Meg Ryan,
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Whoopi Goldberg, Jay Leno,
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and Robert De Niro come togethr
in honor of Billy Crystal.
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And later, Little Big Town,
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Michael Bublé and more sparkle
in a celebration of the iconic
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Sir Barry Gibb
you don't want to miss.
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The 46th Kennedy Center Honors.
This is CBS.
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Sponsored
by Progressive Insurance.
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with life, phone
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Tonight we celebrate someone
who brings joy to the world
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with her extraordinary voice.
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She sang for the congregation,
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finding her gift and her calling
that now spans seven decades.
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Her voice and heart make us feel
something deep within ourselves.
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WARWICK: It's a privilege
to wear this.
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It means that the recognition
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of the 62 years
that I've given to you
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is now being recognized.
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ANNOUNCER:
Please welcome actress
and comedian Ego Nwodim.
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Dionne's been just about
everything in her career.
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The only thing she's never been
is at a loss for words.
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Even now, when people ask about
all that she's done, she says,
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"I don't know why people are
so curious about my life.
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They need to get their own."
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-Mm-hmm.
-[laughter]
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I remember when I had the honor
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of doing my Dionne Warwick
impression
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opposite the actual
Dionne Warwick on SNL.
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Okay. [chuckles]
Thank you.
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Let's... Thank you, guys.
Thank you.
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Let's just say the stakes
weren't exactly low,
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so I was incredibly nervous.
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On top of being face-to-face
with Miss Dionne,
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the sketch ends
with the two of us singing
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a duet of "What the World
Needs Now" on live television.
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So I wanted to rehearse it over
and over and over again,
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and after the third time,
someone asked Miss Dionne
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if she wanted to run it again,
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and she kindly said,
"I know the song."
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[laughter]
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Duh. Of course she did.
It's her song.
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It's like I forgot for a second
I was pretending to be her
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and she was actually her.
So come on, Ego.
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And as decent
as my impression may be,
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it doesn't come close
to all that Miss Dionne is.
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She is so uniquely herself.
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Lena Horne once told her,
"Always, always be you.
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You cannot be anyone but you."
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And Miss Dionne,
you have certainly taken
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those words to heart.
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It's the very reason
you will always,
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and I mean, always, be relevant.
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Please give it up for Chloöe.
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["Walk On By" playing]
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♪ If you see me walking
down the street♪
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♪ And I start to cry
each time we meet♪
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♪ Walk on by♪
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♪ Walk on by♪
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♪ Make believe♪
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♪ That you don't see the tears♪
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♪ Just let me grieve
in private♪
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♪ 'Cause each time I see you♪
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♪ I break down and cry♪
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♪ And walk on by♪
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♪ I just can't get over
losing you♪
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♪ And so if I seem
broken and blue♪
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♪ Walk on by♪
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♪ Walk on by♪
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♪ Foolish pride♪
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♪ That's all that I have left♪
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♪ So let me hide♪
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♪ The tears and the sickness
you gave me♪
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♪ When you said goodbye♪
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♪ And walk on by♪
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♪ Walk on by♪
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♪ Now you really got to go,
so walk on by♪
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♪ Baby, leave, you'll never
see the tears I cry♪
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♪ Walk on by.♪
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I love you.
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Thank you.
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ANNOUNCER:
And now, legendary five-time
Grammy Award winning
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music producer, Clive Davis.
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Those songs,
those magical songs,
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"Walk On By,"
"Say a Little Prayer,"
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"Alfie," "Do You Know
the Way to San Jose,"
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"Anyone Who Had a Heart."
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There simply is no song
that Dionne Warwick cannot sing.
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The lexicon of her hits is
as great and as deep
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as any artist
who has ever recorded.
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And in 1980,
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Dionne did what no other female
artist had ever done before.
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She won the Grammy
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for both Best Female
Pop Vocal Performance,
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for "I'll Never Love
This Way Again,"
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and Best Female R&B Vocal
Performance for "Déjà Vu"
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in the very same year.
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Dionne Warwick has inspired
musicians all over the world
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as to how long an artist
can remain truly relevant
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and continue always to soar.
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I'm really so proud
of my relationship with Dionne
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and what we've been able
to do together.
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All these years,
she's always shown up for me.
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And it is my deep privilege
to be here tonight
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and celebrate this honor
that she so greatly deserves.
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Thank you.
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ANNOUNCER:
And now, please welcome
2022 Kennedy Center Honoree
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Gladys Knight.
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["I Say a Little Prayer"
playing]
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♪ The moment I wake up♪
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♪ Before I put on my makeup♪
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♪ I say a little prayer
for you♪
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♪ While combing my hair, now♪
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♪ And wondering
what dress to wear, now♪
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♪ I say a little prayer
for you♪
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♪ Forever, forever♪
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♪ You'll stay in my heart
and I will love you♪
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♪ Forever and ever♪
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♪ We never will part,
oh, how I love you♪
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♪ Together, together♪
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♪ That's how it must be♪
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♪ To live without you♪
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♪ Would only mean
heartbreak for me♪
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♪ I run for the bus, dear♪
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♪ While riding
I think of us, dear♪
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♪ I say a little prayer
for you♪
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♪ At work I just take time♪
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♪ And all through
my coffee break time♪
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♪ I say a little prayer
for you♪
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♪ Forever, forever♪
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♪ You'll stay in my heart
and I will love you♪
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♪ Forever and ever♪
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♪ We never will part,
oh, how I love you♪
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♪ Together, together♪
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♪ That's how it must be♪
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♪ To live without you♪
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♪ Would only mean
heartbreak for me♪
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♪ My darling, believe me♪
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♪ For me,
there is no one but you♪
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♪ Please love me true♪
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♪ I'm in love with you, yeah♪
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♪ Answer my prayer now, baby♪
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♪ Say you'll love me, too♪
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♪ Answer my prayer♪
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♪ Oh, I love you so,
my sister.♪
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That's my girl!
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ANNOUNCER:
Lin-Manuel Miranda,
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Meg Ryan, Jay Leno,
Whoopi Goldberg
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and Robert De Niro take the
stage to honor Billy Crystal.
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And later, hip-hop royalty
including Missy Elliott
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00:27:33,689 --> 00:27:36,034
honor Queen Latifah,
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plus Dove Cameron
tributes Renée Fleming.
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The 46th Kennedy Center Honors
will continue.
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This is CBS.
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BIDEN:
That's Billy Crystal,
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an American showman
with a heart of gold.
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What I admire most
about him is his heart.
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It reminds us to love and care
for one another.
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CRYSTAL: To quote a certain
vice president,
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-this is a big [bleep] deal.
-[laughter]
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My two girls are here tonight.
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And I know they're
looking at me right now
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with this beautiful
medallion on my neck.
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And I now
what you're thinking...
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"Who's gonna get that
when he's gone?"
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[laughter]
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Thank you, Kennedy Center.
I toast you.
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Thank you all so much.
Thank you.
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ANNOUNCER:
Friends of the arts,
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please welcome
songwriters Marc Shaiman
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and 2018 Kennedy Center Honoree
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Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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00:28:28,793 --> 00:28:31,034
[orchestral music playing]
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♪ It's a wonderful night
for Billy♪
519
00:28:44,758 --> 00:28:48,448
♪ Billy Crystal, you did win♪
520
00:28:48,482 --> 00:28:50,241
I've been dreaming of doing
521
00:28:50,275 --> 00:28:52,034
a Billy Crystal-style
Oscar medley
522
00:28:52,068 --> 00:28:53,448
since I was ten years old,
523
00:28:53,482 --> 00:28:56,068
watching Billy host
the Oscars every year.
524
00:28:56,103 --> 00:28:58,689
This one's for you, Bill,
let's go.
525
00:28:59,724 --> 00:29:01,862
♪ Hey, Bill♪
526
00:29:01,896 --> 00:29:04,241
♪ You look marvelous♪
527
00:29:04,275 --> 00:29:07,103
♪ Too marvelous for words♪
528
00:29:07,137 --> 00:29:09,137
♪ You make us laugh♪
529
00:29:09,172 --> 00:29:10,793
♪ You make us clap♪
530
00:29:10,827 --> 00:29:15,344
♪ You put Long Island
on the map♪
531
00:29:17,172 --> 00:29:20,379
♪ You started onSoap ♪
532
00:29:20,413 --> 00:29:23,000
♪ The future had hope♪
533
00:29:24,413 --> 00:29:26,379
♪ But thenRabbit Test ♪
534
00:29:26,413 --> 00:29:28,172
♪ It got you depressed♪
535
00:29:28,206 --> 00:29:31,482
-♪ The audience said "Nope"♪
-[laughter]
536
00:29:31,517 --> 00:29:34,551
♪ Well, then you and Rob
just couldn't relax♪
537
00:29:34,586 --> 00:29:38,448
♪ FromSpinal Tap mimes
throughMiracle Max ♪
538
00:29:38,482 --> 00:29:40,275
♪ And then with aplomb♪
539
00:29:40,310 --> 00:29:42,137
♪ You made a classic rom-com♪
540
00:29:42,172 --> 00:29:44,344
♪ With Rob and his mom♪
541
00:29:44,379 --> 00:29:46,137
I'll have what he's having!
542
00:29:46,172 --> 00:29:48,172
-[laughter]
-It was the coolest thing!
543
00:29:48,206 --> 00:29:50,206
[piano plays intro
to "My Favorite Things"]
544
00:29:50,241 --> 00:29:52,000
♪ Making us laugh on that show♪
545
00:29:52,034 --> 00:29:53,482
♪ With three letters♪
546
00:29:53,517 --> 00:29:56,275
♪ Courting Meg Ryan
in cable-knit sweaters♪
547
00:29:56,310 --> 00:29:59,724
♪ Hosting the Oscars,
we said "Oh, he sings!"♪
548
00:29:59,758 --> 00:30:03,000
♪ These are a few
of our favorite things♪
549
00:30:06,068 --> 00:30:08,793
♪ Comic Relief let you
show off your talents♪
550
00:30:08,827 --> 00:30:11,931
♪ Riding a horse while
you battled Jack Palance♪
551
00:30:11,965 --> 00:30:15,068
♪ Analyze This
and the sequel it brings♪
552
00:30:15,103 --> 00:30:16,413
♪ You're very good♪
553
00:30:16,448 --> 00:30:17,931
♪ At our favorite things♪
554
00:30:17,965 --> 00:30:21,034
-Marc Shaiman,
ladies and gentlemen!
-[applause]
555
00:30:21,068 --> 00:30:23,896
♪ Two shows on Broadway,
both critical smashes♪
556
00:30:23,931 --> 00:30:26,551
♪ Only one eye
for Wazowski's eyelashes♪
557
00:30:26,586 --> 00:30:29,689
♪ Let's hope the Yankees
improve on their swings♪
558
00:30:29,724 --> 00:30:32,724
♪ That would be one
of your favorite things♪
559
00:30:32,758 --> 00:30:35,793
♪ Fifty years
of making memories♪
560
00:30:35,827 --> 00:30:38,344
♪ And there's more to do♪
561
00:30:38,379 --> 00:30:41,103
♪ And when we remember
our favorite things♪
562
00:30:41,137 --> 00:30:42,724
♪ There isn't a doubt♪
563
00:30:42,758 --> 00:30:47,034
♪ That, Billy,
it had to be you!♪
564
00:30:47,068 --> 00:30:49,724
And you look marvelous!
565
00:30:49,758 --> 00:30:51,827
[song ends]
566
00:30:51,862 --> 00:30:56,000
[cheering, applause]
567
00:31:06,172 --> 00:31:08,482
[cheering, applause]
568
00:31:08,517 --> 00:31:10,379
ROB REINER:
William Shakespeare wrote,
569
00:31:10,413 --> 00:31:12,103
"All the world's a stage,
570
00:31:12,137 --> 00:31:14,827
and one man, in his time,
plays many parts."
571
00:31:16,034 --> 00:31:18,034
Billy's been
on virtually every kind
572
00:31:18,068 --> 00:31:20,310
of stage the world has to offe,
573
00:31:20,344 --> 00:31:23,827
and on every stage,
there's been one constant.
574
00:31:23,862 --> 00:31:25,689
Unlike Shakespeare,
Billy Crystal
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00:31:25,724 --> 00:31:28,034
has always been "Billy"
with a "Y."
576
00:31:28,068 --> 00:31:31,413
Not William, not Bill. Billy.
577
00:31:31,448 --> 00:31:34,034
ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and gentlemen,
Billy Crystal!
578
00:31:34,068 --> 00:31:35,896
So holding onto my folks' hands,
579
00:31:35,931 --> 00:31:37,896
we walked
into the Kutsher's Nightclub,
580
00:31:37,931 --> 00:31:39,586
and that's where
I saw my very first comedian.
581
00:31:39,620 --> 00:31:41,965
-[rimshot]
-Good evening, ladies and Jews.
582
00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,551
[laughter]
583
00:31:43,586 --> 00:31:45,896
And I'm only nine years old,
and I had this epiphany.
584
00:31:45,931 --> 00:31:47,724
I said, "Look at this guy.
Look at this guy!
585
00:31:47,758 --> 00:31:50,172
"I could never play baseball
like Mickey Mantle ever,
586
00:31:50,206 --> 00:31:53,965
-but this-- whoo-- I could do!"
-[laughter]
587
00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:55,931
REINER:
He's Billy because
588
00:31:55,965 --> 00:31:57,344
we see a piece
of ourselves in him.
589
00:31:57,379 --> 00:31:59,931
-He's our dad...
-Dad!
590
00:31:59,965 --> 00:32:01,965
-REINER: ...our brother...
-Suck out the poison!
591
00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:03,931
-REINER: ...our friend.
-Glen, suck on his ass.
592
00:32:03,965 --> 00:32:05,482
-What?!
-REINER: Our Billy.
593
00:32:05,517 --> 00:32:07,655
[belching]
Huh?
594
00:32:07,689 --> 00:32:09,310
[laughter]
595
00:32:09,344 --> 00:32:10,448
I'm here all week.
596
00:32:10,482 --> 00:32:11,724
REINER:
No matter the medium,
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he elevates the platform
598
00:32:13,310 --> 00:32:15,275
into a stage to entertain us.
599
00:32:15,310 --> 00:32:16,758
Ladies and gentlemen,
this is the reason
600
00:32:16,793 --> 00:32:18,827
-for our five-second delay.
-[laughter]
601
00:32:18,862 --> 00:32:21,379
-Stop it!
-[laughter]
602
00:32:21,413 --> 00:32:24,862
REINER:
He gives us laughter
like no one else can.
603
00:32:24,896 --> 00:32:26,586
What? What?
604
00:32:26,620 --> 00:32:29,448
-As always, my nipples are hard.
-[laughter]
605
00:32:29,482 --> 00:32:31,413
I hate when that happens,
I'll tell you that.
606
00:32:31,448 --> 00:32:32,586
[laughter]
607
00:32:32,620 --> 00:32:33,827
[clangs]
608
00:32:33,862 --> 00:32:35,137
[groans]
609
00:32:35,172 --> 00:32:37,241
-Holy cow.
-[laughter]
610
00:32:37,275 --> 00:32:39,241
REINER:
We love staying up late
with him.
611
00:32:39,275 --> 00:32:40,931
-[neighing]
-[laughter]
612
00:32:42,551 --> 00:32:44,206
[laughter]
613
00:32:45,275 --> 00:32:46,793
REINER:
On the Broadway stage,
614
00:32:46,827 --> 00:32:48,448
he's poured his heart out.
615
00:32:48,482 --> 00:32:50,965
Don't get me started!
616
00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,241
REINER:
On TV, he broke new ground.
617
00:32:53,275 --> 00:32:55,034
You didn't know?
618
00:33:02,344 --> 00:33:03,965
REINER:
And in his films,
619
00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:06,034
he never fails
to connect with the audience.
620
00:33:06,068 --> 00:33:09,551
Paprikash. But I would be proud
to partake of your pecan pie.
621
00:33:09,586 --> 00:33:10,758
[laughing]:
Oh, no.
622
00:33:10,793 --> 00:33:12,931
Hi, Curly. Kill anyone today?
623
00:33:12,965 --> 00:33:16,827
You make a lot of...
smart remarks,
624
00:33:16,862 --> 00:33:18,758
-don't you?
-Do with everybody.
625
00:33:19,862 --> 00:33:21,310
It's just my way.
626
00:33:22,862 --> 00:33:25,172
REINER: Tonight,
we celebrate Billy Crystal...
627
00:33:25,206 --> 00:33:27,103
I love this part.
628
00:33:27,137 --> 00:33:28,931
REINER:
...the ultimate performer
629
00:33:28,965 --> 00:33:31,034
in all the stages of his life.
630
00:33:31,068 --> 00:33:32,103
I'm so excited!
631
00:33:32,137 --> 00:33:33,965
[cheering]
632
00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:35,000
I love him.
633
00:33:36,103 --> 00:33:40,448
♪ I wouldn't have nothing
if I didn't have you♪
634
00:33:40,482 --> 00:33:42,517
♪ You, you♪
635
00:33:42,551 --> 00:33:44,862
♪ A-E-I-O♪
636
00:33:44,896 --> 00:33:47,482
-♪ That means you, yeah.♪
-[applause]
637
00:33:47,517 --> 00:33:49,241
-You're good, you.
-No, no.
638
00:33:49,275 --> 00:33:51,034
Yes, you are.
No, no, no, no.
639
00:33:51,068 --> 00:33:53,103
You're very, very good.
640
00:33:53,137 --> 00:33:55,896
All right, I have a gift.
[laughs]
641
00:33:55,931 --> 00:33:58,965
[cheering, applause]
642
00:34:02,482 --> 00:34:04,724
ANNOUNCER:
Next up: Meg Ryan,
643
00:34:04,758 --> 00:34:06,551
Jay Leno, Whoopi Goldberg,
Bob Costas
644
00:34:06,586 --> 00:34:10,655
and Rob Reiner come together
in honor of Billy Crystal.
645
00:34:10,688 --> 00:34:14,241
And Robert De Niro
makes his singing debut.
646
00:34:14,275 --> 00:34:18,068
And still to come, Dove Cameron
pays tribute to Renée Fleming,
647
00:34:18,103 --> 00:34:21,000
plus a never-before-seen
operatic performance.
648
00:34:21,034 --> 00:34:22,757
The 46th Kennedy Center Honors
will continue.
649
00:34:22,793 --> 00:34:24,447
This is CBS.
650
00:34:28,965 --> 00:34:30,793
ANNOUNCER:
When we return, stars of music,
651
00:34:30,827 --> 00:34:33,620
stage and screen dazzle
652
00:34:33,655 --> 00:34:37,000
as they celebrate the Kennedy
Center Honors Class of 2023.
653
00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:40,620
With heartfelt tributes
and one-of-a-kind performances
654
00:34:40,655 --> 00:34:42,620
you don't want to miss.
655
00:34:42,655 --> 00:34:46,447
The Kennedy Center Honors
will continue. This is CBS.
656
00:34:50,965 --> 00:34:53,379
[piano plays "Comedy Tonight"]
657
00:34:53,413 --> 00:34:57,068
Making his debut at
the Kennedy Center Improv Stage,
658
00:34:57,103 --> 00:34:59,517
direct from Hollywood--
659
00:34:59,551 --> 00:35:02,448
Jay Leno!
660
00:35:02,482 --> 00:35:04,310
[cheering, applause]
661
00:35:06,413 --> 00:35:08,689
That opening number was
the most Billy Crystal thing
662
00:35:08,724 --> 00:35:10,793
I have ever seen.
Wouldn't you agree with that?
663
00:35:10,827 --> 00:35:12,827
-[applause]
-Yeah, there you go.
664
00:35:12,862 --> 00:35:15,137
You know, originally written it,
Billy, for your funeral,
665
00:35:15,172 --> 00:35:17,034
but I figured, why wait?
Let's just do it now.
666
00:35:17,068 --> 00:35:19,586
-Come on. Yeah!
-[laughter]
667
00:35:19,620 --> 00:35:21,620
This award is not just
for talent,
668
00:35:21,655 --> 00:35:24,000
but for character, as well.
669
00:35:24,034 --> 00:35:26,896
It's a testament
to a life well led.
670
00:35:26,931 --> 00:35:28,206
You know, Billy is one
of my favorite guests
671
00:35:28,241 --> 00:35:29,793
on The Tonight Show.
672
00:35:29,827 --> 00:35:32,655
He was also my very first guest,
as well as my final one.
673
00:35:32,689 --> 00:35:35,620
There were two reasons for that.
First of all,
674
00:35:35,655 --> 00:35:38,448
I knew he'd deliver. And second,
because in those key moments,
675
00:35:38,482 --> 00:35:41,448
you want to have someone in
your life who kind of gets you,
676
00:35:41,482 --> 00:35:42,793
you know, and the only person
677
00:35:42,827 --> 00:35:44,344
who really understands
a comedian
678
00:35:44,379 --> 00:35:46,034
is another comedian.
679
00:35:46,068 --> 00:35:49,586
About 30 years ago, Billy did a
movie called Mr. Saturday Night,
680
00:35:49,620 --> 00:35:52,724
where he played an aging
comedian, much like today.
681
00:35:52,758 --> 00:35:55,000
-[laughter]
-And...
682
00:35:55,034 --> 00:35:58,034
he said something so obvious,
I wish I had said this.
683
00:35:58,068 --> 00:36:00,482
He said, "The only business
where the affirmation
684
00:36:00,517 --> 00:36:03,827
of strangers is more important
than that of friends."
685
00:36:03,862 --> 00:36:05,586
But Billy, tonight is proof
686
00:36:05,620 --> 00:36:08,034
that you have both
the affirmation of strangers
687
00:36:08,068 --> 00:36:10,896
and the respect and affection
of all of us lucky enough
688
00:36:10,931 --> 00:36:12,931
to be able to call you friend.
689
00:36:12,965 --> 00:36:14,620
Mazel tov, my old buddy.
690
00:36:14,655 --> 00:36:16,758
-Thank you very much.
-[applause]
691
00:36:16,793 --> 00:36:19,137
[piano playing
"Sunny Side of the Street"]
692
00:36:26,448 --> 00:36:28,517
ANNOUNCER:
Please welcome Rob Reiner.
693
00:36:28,551 --> 00:36:31,241
[applause]
694
00:36:33,793 --> 00:36:35,793
Uh, Billy and I, you know,
we've been friends for,
695
00:36:35,827 --> 00:36:37,620
oh, God, almost 50 years.
696
00:36:37,655 --> 00:36:40,206
The first time we met was, uh...
697
00:36:40,241 --> 00:36:42,689
It was an episode
of All in the Family.
698
00:36:42,724 --> 00:36:46,551
And Norman Lear-- he cast Billy
to be my best friend.
699
00:36:46,586 --> 00:36:49,103
And I figured, you know,
"Norman-- he's very smart.
700
00:36:49,137 --> 00:36:50,724
He knows what he's doing."
701
00:36:50,758 --> 00:36:53,103
So I just listened to him,
and I stayed his friend...
702
00:36:53,137 --> 00:36:54,793
for 50 years.
703
00:36:54,827 --> 00:36:56,724
-[laughter]
-And I got to tell you,
704
00:36:56,758 --> 00:36:58,206
Billy is really... He...
705
00:36:58,241 --> 00:36:59,793
You're my good luck charm.
706
00:36:59,827 --> 00:37:02,413
Billy is in three films
that I made.
707
00:37:02,448 --> 00:37:06,137
And all of those films are
in the National Film Registry.
708
00:37:06,172 --> 00:37:08,551
So, Billy, you know,
because of you.
709
00:37:08,586 --> 00:37:11,103
[applause]
710
00:37:11,137 --> 00:37:12,896
So there you go.
711
00:37:12,931 --> 00:37:14,551
In This Is Spinal Tap,
he only had one line.
712
00:37:14,586 --> 00:37:17,206
He played Morty the Mime.
713
00:37:17,241 --> 00:37:19,758
Then, in The Princess Bride,
of course, you know,
714
00:37:19,793 --> 00:37:22,862
he was Miracle Max,
and yes, and he told us...
715
00:37:22,896 --> 00:37:24,689
[applause]
716
00:37:24,724 --> 00:37:28,034
He told us
that the greatest thing
717
00:37:28,068 --> 00:37:31,241
in the world was true love,
718
00:37:31,275 --> 00:37:34,103
except for a nice MLT--
719
00:37:34,137 --> 00:37:36,862
a mutton, lettuce,
and tomato sandwich
720
00:37:36,896 --> 00:37:39,344
when the mutton is nice
and lean, is so perky.
721
00:37:39,379 --> 00:37:42,137
So that was The Princess Bride,
and then...
722
00:37:42,172 --> 00:37:46,275
then, along with Meg Ryan
in When Harry Met Sally,
723
00:37:46,310 --> 00:37:48,965
not only was he great
as Harry Burns,
724
00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:53,137
but Bill wrote, what I believe,
725
00:37:53,172 --> 00:37:56,551
is maybe the funniest line
in all of movie history--
726
00:37:56,586 --> 00:37:58,551
"I'll have what she's having."
727
00:37:58,586 --> 00:38:00,517
[laughter]
728
00:38:00,551 --> 00:38:02,413
Said by my mother.
729
00:38:02,448 --> 00:38:04,482
[applause]
730
00:38:06,517 --> 00:38:08,793
Yes.
731
00:38:08,827 --> 00:38:11,241
In our 50 years of friendship,
732
00:38:11,275 --> 00:38:14,344
Billy and I have spent
countless hours
733
00:38:14,379 --> 00:38:16,379
hanging out, having meals,
734
00:38:16,413 --> 00:38:18,724
talking on the phone,
helping each other
735
00:38:18,758 --> 00:38:21,551
through sometimes
some very tough times.
736
00:38:21,586 --> 00:38:25,482
And my life is better
737
00:38:25,517 --> 00:38:28,068
because Billy Crystal
has been in it.
738
00:38:28,103 --> 00:38:32,862
And, uh, I love you, Bill,
I love you.
739
00:38:32,896 --> 00:38:37,379
And, uh, here's the person
who faked the orgasm-- Meg Ryan.
740
00:38:37,413 --> 00:38:40,000
[applause]
741
00:38:44,827 --> 00:38:46,862
[cheering, applause]
742
00:38:49,103 --> 00:38:50,965
Ah.
743
00:38:53,793 --> 00:38:55,344
Honestly, um,
744
00:38:55,379 --> 00:38:57,586
I'm surprised they even
let me back in this place.
745
00:38:57,620 --> 00:38:59,758
[laughter]
746
00:38:59,793 --> 00:39:01,896
The scene came
really naturally to me,
747
00:39:01,931 --> 00:39:04,137
and I really have Billy
to thank for that.
748
00:39:04,172 --> 00:39:06,586
[laughter]
749
00:39:06,620 --> 00:39:08,827
I've actually
never been around anyone
750
00:39:08,862 --> 00:39:11,551
who made faking an orgasm
easier.
751
00:39:11,586 --> 00:39:14,896
[laughter]
752
00:39:14,931 --> 00:39:17,275
[applause]
753
00:39:17,310 --> 00:39:20,620
Oh. Oh, my.
754
00:39:20,655 --> 00:39:22,241
So thank you, Billy.
755
00:39:22,275 --> 00:39:25,068
Somehow,
even a million years later,
756
00:39:25,103 --> 00:39:27,586
When Harry Met Sally
is still at the top
757
00:39:27,620 --> 00:39:31,586
of every list when people talk
about their favorite rom-coms,
758
00:39:31,620 --> 00:39:35,034
which is flattering,
amazing and humbling.
759
00:39:35,068 --> 00:39:37,448
Who really knows
why it's lasted.
760
00:39:37,482 --> 00:39:41,551
Rob's brilliant direction,
Nora Ephron's perfect script,
761
00:39:41,586 --> 00:39:45,689
Marc Shaiman's fantastic
musical score, and then,
762
00:39:45,724 --> 00:39:47,689
there's chemistry.
763
00:39:47,724 --> 00:39:49,965
Chemistry is...
764
00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:53,034
Well, no one really knows
what chemistry is,
765
00:39:53,068 --> 00:39:55,034
but Harry and Sally had it,
766
00:39:55,068 --> 00:39:58,689
and all I know is that acting
with Billy was effortless,
767
00:39:58,724 --> 00:40:00,931
the characters just came alive,
768
00:40:00,965 --> 00:40:02,896
and just meeting him,
I don't know
769
00:40:02,931 --> 00:40:05,931
how could you not love
Billy Crystal?
770
00:40:05,965 --> 00:40:09,137
Of course Harry is
a very flawed character--
771
00:40:09,172 --> 00:40:12,965
obnoxious, insensitive
and terrified of commitment.
772
00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:15,689
But if you strip away
all of Harry's flaws,
773
00:40:15,724 --> 00:40:17,965
what you have underneath
is pure Billy.
774
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:22,137
And what he brings
to all of his characters: heart.
775
00:40:22,172 --> 00:40:26,068
Harry listened to his heart
because Billy listens to his.
776
00:40:26,103 --> 00:40:28,689
And as his wife Janice
has known
777
00:40:28,724 --> 00:40:30,724
for over 50 years,
778
00:40:30,758 --> 00:40:34,689
falling in love with Billy is
a pretty easy thing to do.
779
00:40:34,724 --> 00:40:36,655
[applause]
780
00:40:36,689 --> 00:40:38,655
SHAIMAN:
From the Kennedy Center
Comic Relief Stage,
781
00:40:38,689 --> 00:40:41,793
please welcome Whoopi Goldberg.
782
00:40:41,827 --> 00:40:43,793
[piano playing "My Buddy"]
783
00:40:43,827 --> 00:40:45,896
[cheering, applause]
784
00:40:56,413 --> 00:41:00,413
-Look at the company
you're keeping, Billy.
-[laughter]
785
00:41:00,448 --> 00:41:03,827
My God, you know, the first time
I ever saw Billy Crystal,
786
00:41:03,862 --> 00:41:08,034
it was him doing his classic
potato chip comedy bit.
787
00:41:08,068 --> 00:41:11,517
It was pure Billy.
It was a bowl of potato chips
788
00:41:11,551 --> 00:41:15,103
and a scene from a Victor Mature
jungle movie.
789
00:41:15,137 --> 00:41:18,310
And it had me wondering
about this guy.
790
00:41:18,344 --> 00:41:21,724
What kind of brain can put
those three things together?
791
00:41:21,758 --> 00:41:23,310
[laughter]
792
00:41:23,344 --> 00:41:26,448
And then I saw him play Jodie
on Soap,
793
00:41:26,482 --> 00:41:29,931
the first gay character
on primetime sitcom,
794
00:41:29,965 --> 00:41:31,551
and it hit me.
795
00:41:31,586 --> 00:41:34,758
This man is fearless.
796
00:41:34,793 --> 00:41:37,344
Then I got to meet Billy
797
00:41:37,379 --> 00:41:40,482
when HBO gathered Billy, Robin
and I together
798
00:41:40,517 --> 00:41:42,724
to front Comic Relief.
799
00:41:42,758 --> 00:41:45,034
The three of us came
from different backgrounds.
800
00:41:45,068 --> 00:41:48,482
Robin grew up pretty well-off
and wanted to give back.
801
00:41:48,517 --> 00:41:50,551
I came from the projects.
802
00:41:50,586 --> 00:41:53,793
I knew how hard it was
just to be a poor person.
803
00:41:53,827 --> 00:41:58,000
And Billy grew up
with neither wealth nor poverty.
804
00:41:58,034 --> 00:42:01,827
He grew up with tikkun olam.
805
00:42:01,862 --> 00:42:06,137
It's a Hebrew phrase
that means... You can clap.
806
00:42:06,172 --> 00:42:10,448
[applause]
807
00:42:10,482 --> 00:42:12,482
It doesn't mean you can clap,
808
00:42:12,517 --> 00:42:14,896
but I was just saying,
you could clap.
809
00:42:14,931 --> 00:42:17,344
-[laughter]
-You know?
810
00:42:18,379 --> 00:42:23,517
It means to repair
and improve the world.
811
00:42:23,551 --> 00:42:26,620
Now that's something I believe
he probably learned at home,
812
00:42:26,655 --> 00:42:29,448
something his parents instilled
in him.
813
00:42:29,482 --> 00:42:31,620
He grew up in a house
where jazz legends,
814
00:42:31,655 --> 00:42:36,172
like Billie Holiday,
used to sit him on her lap.
815
00:42:36,206 --> 00:42:38,310
She used to call him "Face."
816
00:42:38,344 --> 00:42:41,241
That always knocked me out.
817
00:42:41,275 --> 00:42:43,275
He learned at the knee
818
00:42:43,310 --> 00:42:46,758
of those folks
what life was really like,
819
00:42:46,793 --> 00:42:48,448
what was going on in the world.
820
00:42:48,482 --> 00:42:51,379
And because of that,
he never stopped giving,
821
00:42:51,413 --> 00:42:54,931
never forgot his roots.
822
00:42:54,965 --> 00:42:59,068
And I want to acknowledge
that the person
823
00:42:59,103 --> 00:43:04,034
who also should be standing here
with me is our brother Robin.
824
00:43:04,068 --> 00:43:07,310
[applause]
825
00:43:15,310 --> 00:43:18,448
You are my family.
826
00:43:18,482 --> 00:43:20,517
You're my big brother,
827
00:43:20,551 --> 00:43:25,344
and you have no idea
what an honor it is
828
00:43:25,379 --> 00:43:27,620
to see you get your due.
829
00:43:27,655 --> 00:43:30,551
-I love you. You're a mensch.
-[laughter]
830
00:43:30,586 --> 00:43:33,482
You're...
You're a national treasure.
831
00:43:33,517 --> 00:43:35,724
-[laughter]
-National...
832
00:43:35,758 --> 00:43:37,275
treasure.
833
00:43:38,241 --> 00:43:39,689
Billy,
834
00:43:39,724 --> 00:43:41,862
congratulations.
835
00:43:41,896 --> 00:43:44,275
[cheering, applause]
836
00:43:44,310 --> 00:43:46,241
["Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
playing]
837
00:43:47,275 --> 00:43:52,034
Please welcome Hall of Fame
broadcaster Bob Costas.
838
00:43:56,862 --> 00:44:00,137
Sports, especially baseball,
has been
839
00:44:00,172 --> 00:44:02,206
a big part
of Billy's life and career
840
00:44:02,241 --> 00:44:04,310
and a big part
of our friendship.
841
00:44:04,344 --> 00:44:06,000
But beyond that, we're friends
842
00:44:06,034 --> 00:44:08,724
because we have so much
in common.
843
00:44:08,758 --> 00:44:11,000
We're about the same age.
844
00:44:11,034 --> 00:44:12,862
We have the same initials.
845
00:44:12,896 --> 00:44:16,655
We're each just a shade
under six feet tall.
846
00:44:16,689 --> 00:44:18,517
[laughter]
847
00:44:18,551 --> 00:44:20,448
What?
848
00:44:20,482 --> 00:44:24,068
And we both grew up on Long
Island in the '50s and '60s,
849
00:44:24,103 --> 00:44:26,068
rooting for the New York Yankees
850
00:44:26,103 --> 00:44:28,793
-and idolizing Mickey Mantle.
-[applause]
851
00:44:28,827 --> 00:44:33,034
This is Mickey Mantle's
1958 baseball card.
852
00:44:33,068 --> 00:44:35,620
And as any kid
of our generation knows,
853
00:44:35,655 --> 00:44:37,758
on the back,
you see the guy's stats.
854
00:44:37,793 --> 00:44:41,172
And in Mickey's case,
they're obviously incredible.
855
00:44:41,206 --> 00:44:43,965
But what if Billy had
a baseball card?
856
00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:48,620
Well, then the stats
would be just as impressive.
857
00:44:48,655 --> 00:44:52,482
79 film and television
appearances as an actor,
858
00:44:52,517 --> 00:44:55,620
hosted nine Academy Award shows,
859
00:44:55,655 --> 00:44:56,965
three Grammy shows
860
00:44:57,000 --> 00:45:00,241
and nine Comic Relief specials,
861
00:45:00,275 --> 00:45:03,310
won six Emmys, a Tony
862
00:45:03,344 --> 00:45:07,379
and is a recipient of the Mark
Twain Prize for American Humor.
863
00:45:07,413 --> 00:45:10,000
And like so many
of our generation,
864
00:45:10,034 --> 00:45:12,793
Billy was drawn to Muhammad Ali.
865
00:45:12,827 --> 00:45:16,793
In fact, his first big break
came when an unknown Billy
866
00:45:16,827 --> 00:45:19,310
did a spot-on impersonation
of Ali
867
00:45:19,344 --> 00:45:21,310
in front of the champ himself.
868
00:45:21,344 --> 00:45:22,965
And it came full circle
869
00:45:23,000 --> 00:45:26,068
when he delivered a magnificent
eulogy at Ali's funeral,
870
00:45:26,103 --> 00:45:29,034
a brilliant
and poignant testimony
871
00:45:29,068 --> 00:45:32,172
to what Ali meant to Billy
and to the world.
872
00:45:32,206 --> 00:45:34,896
It was Billy Crystal
at his best.
873
00:45:34,931 --> 00:45:37,068
Funny, heartfelt,
874
00:45:37,103 --> 00:45:39,827
both personal and universal.
875
00:45:39,862 --> 00:45:44,068
It was a tribute all of us who
were there will always remember.
876
00:45:44,103 --> 00:45:46,827
For all that and so much more,
877
00:45:46,862 --> 00:45:48,068
congrats, Billy.
878
00:45:48,103 --> 00:45:50,137
And next up
in the batting order,
879
00:45:50,172 --> 00:45:52,034
Robert De Niro.
880
00:45:52,068 --> 00:45:54,344
["I've Got the World
on a String" playing]
881
00:46:03,241 --> 00:46:06,827
Tonight,
the Kennedy Center honors
882
00:46:06,862 --> 00:46:09,275
the O.G., Billy Crystal,
883
00:46:09,310 --> 00:46:13,068
on this, the 50th anniversary
of hip-hop.
884
00:46:13,103 --> 00:46:15,310
[laughter]
885
00:46:18,172 --> 00:46:19,758
My brotha.
886
00:46:22,103 --> 00:46:25,275
Billy, looking at that video
887
00:46:25,310 --> 00:46:27,620
and seeing your friends
and admirers
888
00:46:27,655 --> 00:46:30,000
talking about everything
you've done,
889
00:46:30,034 --> 00:46:32,344
I had no idea
you'd done so much.
890
00:46:32,379 --> 00:46:33,551
[laughter]
891
00:46:33,586 --> 00:46:35,206
And you've done it all
892
00:46:35,241 --> 00:46:37,551
in such a relatively short
amount of time.
893
00:46:37,586 --> 00:46:38,827
You're only 75.
894
00:46:39,862 --> 00:46:43,034
That means you're just about
six years away from being
895
00:46:43,068 --> 00:46:45,413
the perfect age
to be elected president.
896
00:46:45,448 --> 00:46:46,965
[laughter, applause]
897
00:46:47,000 --> 00:46:48,931
[cheering]
898
00:46:57,965 --> 00:47:00,620
Billy, you are one
of the funniest people
899
00:47:00,655 --> 00:47:02,241
to ever walk this earth.
900
00:47:02,275 --> 00:47:04,965
As a comedian,
you'll be remembered
901
00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:07,793
along with such greats as...
902
00:47:09,551 --> 00:47:11,206
...as, um...
903
00:47:11,241 --> 00:47:13,034
[laughter]
904
00:47:13,068 --> 00:47:14,034
Well, whatever. You know.
905
00:47:14,068 --> 00:47:15,103
Y-You know.
906
00:47:15,137 --> 00:47:16,482
The unforgettable guys.
Whatever.
907
00:47:16,517 --> 00:47:18,862
[laughter]
908
00:47:18,896 --> 00:47:20,517
But I'd like to talk
for a moment
909
00:47:20,551 --> 00:47:22,862
about Billy Crystal the actor,
910
00:47:22,896 --> 00:47:24,586
because you're able to shed
911
00:47:24,620 --> 00:47:27,724
the silliness
of Billy the comedian
912
00:47:27,758 --> 00:47:30,965
to completely inhabit
your characters
913
00:47:31,000 --> 00:47:34,103
and, resisting exaggeration
and schtick,
914
00:47:34,137 --> 00:47:37,000
you-you never raise an eyebrow
one millimeter higher
915
00:47:37,034 --> 00:47:38,241
than it needs to be,
916
00:47:38,275 --> 00:47:41,551
to capture a moment
and the feeling.
917
00:47:41,586 --> 00:47:45,689
You're one of our best
comic actors, Billy, which is...
918
00:47:45,724 --> 00:47:49,689
In essence, I'm saying simply
you are one of our best actors.
919
00:47:50,724 --> 00:47:52,758
-And...
-[applause]
920
00:47:59,413 --> 00:48:04,103
I was honored to receive this
award for acting 14 years ago.
921
00:48:04,137 --> 00:48:07,344
Uh, they were
a little more selective then.
922
00:48:07,379 --> 00:48:09,827
[laughter]
923
00:48:10,965 --> 00:48:11,931
But...
924
00:48:11,965 --> 00:48:13,620
-[chuckles]
-[laughter]
925
00:48:13,655 --> 00:48:15,827
But it means
a lot more to me tonight
926
00:48:15,862 --> 00:48:19,137
because I'm sharing with you,
my friend.
927
00:48:20,103 --> 00:48:22,275
You and me, Billy.
928
00:48:22,310 --> 00:48:23,551
Me.
929
00:48:23,586 --> 00:48:25,862
-Me.
-[laughter]
930
00:48:25,896 --> 00:48:27,379
Yeah, me, me.
931
00:48:27,413 --> 00:48:28,896
I'm very good, me.
932
00:48:28,931 --> 00:48:30,034
Me, I'm...
933
00:48:30,068 --> 00:48:31,172
I got a...
934
00:48:31,206 --> 00:48:32,896
[bleep] gift, my friend.
I got a...
935
00:48:32,931 --> 00:48:34,931
[laughter, cheering]
936
00:48:34,965 --> 00:48:36,482
Yeah, I do. Yeah.
937
00:48:36,517 --> 00:48:39,310
I do. And, Billy, so do you.
938
00:48:39,344 --> 00:48:40,586
["It Had to Be You" playing]
939
00:48:40,620 --> 00:48:41,931
Now...
940
00:48:43,034 --> 00:48:48,517
♪ It had to be you♪
941
00:48:48,551 --> 00:48:50,689
♪ This friendship♪
[mutters]
942
00:48:50,724 --> 00:48:52,241
♪ Who knew?♪
943
00:48:52,275 --> 00:48:53,310
[laughter]
944
00:48:53,344 --> 00:48:55,931
♪ To prove it ain't fake♪
945
00:48:55,965 --> 00:48:57,862
♪ I'll even make me♪
946
00:48:57,896 --> 00:49:00,413
♪ By singing the best I can♪
947
00:49:00,448 --> 00:49:02,413
♪ My debut♪
948
00:49:02,448 --> 00:49:04,655
♪ I'm [bleep] it up♪
949
00:49:04,689 --> 00:49:06,344
[laughter]
950
00:49:06,379 --> 00:49:09,241
♪ But it's okay♪
951
00:49:09,275 --> 00:49:11,000
♪ Because♪
952
00:49:11,034 --> 00:49:13,655
Nobody is like you, Billy.
953
00:49:13,689 --> 00:49:14,965
Nobody.
954
00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:17,344
[cheering, applause]
955
00:49:17,379 --> 00:49:18,344
Come on!
956
00:49:18,379 --> 00:49:20,551
♪ 'Cause nobody else♪
957
00:49:20,586 --> 00:49:23,068
♪ Gave us a thrill♪
958
00:49:23,103 --> 00:49:26,068
♪ With all of your faults,
Bill, we love you still♪
959
00:49:26,103 --> 00:49:27,931
♪ It had to be you♪
960
00:49:27,965 --> 00:49:29,482
♪ Wonderful you♪
961
00:49:29,517 --> 00:49:32,413
♪ It had to be you♪
962
00:49:32,448 --> 00:49:37,275
♪ You...!♪
963
00:49:37,310 --> 00:49:39,482
[cheering, applause]
964
00:49:40,896 --> 00:49:42,758
♪
965
00:49:56,689 --> 00:50:00,413
ANNOUNCER: Next,
Kerry Washington joins D-Nice,
966
00:50:00,448 --> 00:50:03,689
Yo-Yo, MC Lyte and Monie Love
to pay homage
967
00:50:03,724 --> 00:50:06,310
to rap royalty Queen Latifah.
968
00:50:06,344 --> 00:50:08,586
And still to come,
Sigourney Weaver,
969
00:50:08,620 --> 00:50:12,275
Dove Cameron and Tituss Burgess
tribute Renée Fleming.
970
00:50:12,310 --> 00:50:13,793
The 46th Kennedy Center Honors.
971
00:50:13,827 --> 00:50:14,896
This is CBS.
972
00:50:19,172 --> 00:50:21,137
ANNOUNCER: Still to come,
get ready to get on your feet
973
00:50:21,172 --> 00:50:22,310
with once-in-a-lifetime
performances
974
00:50:22,344 --> 00:50:23,689
from our star-studded lineup.
975
00:50:23,724 --> 00:50:25,413
The Kennedy Center Honors
will continue.
976
00:50:25,448 --> 00:50:26,724
This is CBS.
977
00:50:31,862 --> 00:50:33,689
ANNOUNCER: Please welcome the
chairman of the Kennedy Center,
978
00:50:33,724 --> 00:50:35,758
-David Rubenstein.
-[applause]
979
00:50:37,068 --> 00:50:39,068
Tonight marks the 46th time
980
00:50:39,103 --> 00:50:41,448
the Kennedy Center has honored
distinguished artists
981
00:50:41,482 --> 00:50:43,379
for their transformative impact
982
00:50:43,413 --> 00:50:45,206
on our country
and on our culture.
983
00:50:45,241 --> 00:50:48,034
And make no mistake,
even though this event
984
00:50:48,068 --> 00:50:49,551
is 46 years old,
985
00:50:49,586 --> 00:50:51,206
we continue to evolve,
986
00:50:51,241 --> 00:50:54,034
always aware that,
as art reflects culture,
987
00:50:54,068 --> 00:50:58,344
we must recognize new artforms
alongside the classics.
988
00:50:58,379 --> 00:50:59,620
We have done this
to help demonstrate
989
00:50:59,655 --> 00:51:01,689
the importance
of the arts to our lives.
990
00:51:01,724 --> 00:51:03,758
We have done this
to remind all Americans
991
00:51:03,793 --> 00:51:06,551
of the importance of the arts
to our civilization.
992
00:51:06,586 --> 00:51:08,896
And we have done this
to honor the legacy
993
00:51:08,931 --> 00:51:10,586
of President John F. Kennedy,
994
00:51:10,620 --> 00:51:13,241
for whom the Kennedy Center
is a living memorial.
995
00:51:13,275 --> 00:51:16,206
Without the arts, our country
and, indeed, the world
996
00:51:16,241 --> 00:51:18,310
would be
a much less enjoyable place
997
00:51:18,344 --> 00:51:21,620
for today's adults as well
as for future generations.
998
00:51:21,655 --> 00:51:23,896
Your interest in
and support of the arts
999
00:51:23,931 --> 00:51:26,551
is greatly appreciated by
everyone at the Kennedy Center
1000
00:51:26,586 --> 00:51:27,827
and the country.
1001
00:51:27,862 --> 00:51:30,344
We thank you
and we congratulate and thank
1002
00:51:30,379 --> 00:51:31,896
this year's class of honorees
1003
00:51:31,931 --> 00:51:33,413
for inspiring us,
1004
00:51:33,448 --> 00:51:35,413
for bringing light
into what, at times,
1005
00:51:35,448 --> 00:51:37,275
can seem to be a dark world
1006
00:51:37,310 --> 00:51:39,551
and for enriching us
and our nation.
1007
00:51:39,586 --> 00:51:42,310
[applause]
1008
00:51:42,344 --> 00:51:43,758
Queen Latifah,
1009
00:51:43,793 --> 00:51:45,758
you become
the first female hip-hop artist
1010
00:51:45,793 --> 00:51:47,517
to receive a Kennedy Honor,
1011
00:51:47,551 --> 00:51:49,931
proving that anything
is possible when we discover
1012
00:51:49,965 --> 00:51:52,448
our own voice,
write our own story
1013
00:51:52,482 --> 00:51:53,896
and share it with the world.
1014
00:51:53,931 --> 00:51:55,172
[cheering, applause]
1015
00:51:58,482 --> 00:51:59,896
QUEEN LATIFAH:
My father is here.
1016
00:51:59,931 --> 00:52:01,448
Daddy, stand up.
1017
00:52:01,482 --> 00:52:02,448
You helped make me.
1018
00:52:02,482 --> 00:52:03,862
[cheering, applause]
1019
00:52:04,862 --> 00:52:07,137
He did it, everyone!
1020
00:52:07,172 --> 00:52:09,344
Thank you, Dad!
1021
00:52:12,793 --> 00:52:18,000
I'm so very grateful
for this beautiful honor.
1022
00:52:18,034 --> 00:52:21,586
I'm so very appreciative
to share this with you, Renée,
1023
00:52:21,620 --> 00:52:23,379
with you, Billy,
1024
00:52:23,413 --> 00:52:25,655
with you, Ms. Warwick,
1025
00:52:25,689 --> 00:52:28,482
with you, Mr. Barry Gibb.
1026
00:52:28,517 --> 00:52:30,172
Man, how much I've danced
to your music.
1027
00:52:30,206 --> 00:52:32,206
"Islands in the Stream"--
where do you even...?
1028
00:52:32,241 --> 00:52:35,724
I'm proud to be part
of the Class of 2023,
1029
00:52:35,758 --> 00:52:38,172
and I will never forget
this moment.
1030
00:52:38,206 --> 00:52:40,379
-Thank you so much.
-[cheering, applause]
1031
00:52:44,379 --> 00:52:48,172
KERRY WASHINGTON:
There is a magnetic force
that drives creation
1032
00:52:48,206 --> 00:52:50,931
and demands transformation.
1033
00:52:50,965 --> 00:52:54,275
The heart beats to that rhythm,
1034
00:52:54,310 --> 00:52:56,586
to that push and pull,
1035
00:52:56,620 --> 00:52:58,586
to that internal drum
1036
00:52:58,620 --> 00:53:02,103
as it gives way to revelation
1037
00:53:02,137 --> 00:53:04,379
and manifestation.
1038
00:53:04,413 --> 00:53:06,206
Because if you listen,
1039
00:53:06,241 --> 00:53:11,034
you can hear
your destiny calling.
1040
00:53:11,068 --> 00:53:15,241
ANNOUNCER:
Please welcome Emmy Award winnr
Kerry Washington.
1041
00:53:15,275 --> 00:53:17,206
[cheering, applause]
1042
00:53:20,068 --> 00:53:22,448
Naming ceremonies
are a practice shared
1043
00:53:22,482 --> 00:53:24,310
by different cultures
around the globe.
1044
00:53:24,344 --> 00:53:27,724
The exact traditions
or rituals may vary,
1045
00:53:27,758 --> 00:53:30,310
but the intention behind them
is always the same.
1046
00:53:31,344 --> 00:53:36,620
At age eight, Dana Elaine Owens
divined her own ceremony.
1047
00:53:36,655 --> 00:53:40,551
She flipped through a book of
names and chose one as her own,
1048
00:53:40,586 --> 00:53:42,172
Latifa,
1049
00:53:42,206 --> 00:53:46,482
an Arabic name meaning
"gentle," "kind" and "pleasant."
1050
00:53:46,517 --> 00:53:49,103
This is how she saw herself.
1051
00:53:49,137 --> 00:53:50,724
And then at age 17,
1052
00:53:50,758 --> 00:53:53,310
when it was time to create
her professional moniker,
1053
00:53:53,344 --> 00:53:56,310
she added the title "Queen."
1054
00:53:56,344 --> 00:53:59,344
And in doing so,
this young Black woman
1055
00:53:59,379 --> 00:54:01,655
from East Orange, New Jersey,
1056
00:54:01,689 --> 00:54:06,724
crafted the lens through which
the world would forever see her.
1057
00:54:06,758 --> 00:54:09,758
I've spent many years
admiring her,
1058
00:54:09,793 --> 00:54:12,413
looking up to her example
and being inspired
1059
00:54:12,448 --> 00:54:14,344
by her strength, her resolve,
1060
00:54:14,379 --> 00:54:16,931
her elegance, her artistry.
1061
00:54:16,965 --> 00:54:19,137
She started as a rapper and MC
1062
00:54:19,172 --> 00:54:20,827
when success was an anomaly
1063
00:54:20,862 --> 00:54:22,793
because the genre
was mostly male.
1064
00:54:22,827 --> 00:54:24,793
But she went on to dominate,
1065
00:54:24,827 --> 00:54:27,655
becoming one of the best rappers
of all time,
1066
00:54:27,689 --> 00:54:29,413
male or female.
1067
00:54:29,448 --> 00:54:30,793
-She's conquered acting.
-[applause]
1068
00:54:30,827 --> 00:54:32,586
Yes. Yes.
1069
00:54:33,896 --> 00:54:38,517
She's conquered acting
on screens both big and small,
1070
00:54:38,551 --> 00:54:40,413
earning
an Academy Award nomination,
1071
00:54:40,448 --> 00:54:42,689
an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
1072
00:54:45,068 --> 00:54:49,517
That, that is not what's
most important to her.
1073
00:54:49,551 --> 00:54:52,034
What matters most to Dana
1074
00:54:52,068 --> 00:54:54,103
are the people
who know her best.
1075
00:54:54,137 --> 00:54:56,000
And we couldn't honor her
tonight
1076
00:54:56,034 --> 00:54:57,724
without hearing from them,
1077
00:54:57,758 --> 00:54:59,517
her family.
1078
00:55:00,827 --> 00:55:02,482
♪ The particular name
of this queen is♪
1079
00:55:02,517 --> 00:55:04,241
-MAN: Queen!
-WOMAN: Queen!
-TAMMY: You may know her
1080
00:55:04,275 --> 00:55:05,689
as Queen Latifah,
1081
00:55:05,724 --> 00:55:08,172
but let me introduce you
to Dana Owens,
1082
00:55:08,206 --> 00:55:10,241
Lance and Rita's daughter.
1083
00:55:11,275 --> 00:55:13,344
KEENA:
She's always been a star.
1084
00:55:13,379 --> 00:55:15,344
LANCE:
There's music in the family.
1085
00:55:15,379 --> 00:55:18,241
Her mother had a bit of
a musical background at church.
1086
00:55:18,275 --> 00:55:19,551
I had drums
throughout the house.
1087
00:55:19,586 --> 00:55:21,344
Couple of times,
I had so much noise
1088
00:55:21,379 --> 00:55:23,275
that the police department
got several calls
1089
00:55:23,310 --> 00:55:25,172
on us to come and put
the noise down.
1090
00:55:25,206 --> 00:55:28,620
ANGEL: Her mom was
a very artistic person.
1091
00:55:28,655 --> 00:55:32,793
I do believe that that
contributed to her rapping.
1092
00:55:32,827 --> 00:55:34,655
♪ "Latifah, you got to make 'em
get up off their feet"♪
1093
00:55:34,689 --> 00:55:36,586
♪ So I put my rhyme
to a DJ Mark beat♪
1094
00:55:36,620 --> 00:55:38,103
TAMMY:
Dana is a rebel.
1095
00:55:38,137 --> 00:55:40,172
You say go left,
1096
00:55:40,206 --> 00:55:41,655
she's definitely going right.
1097
00:55:41,689 --> 00:55:43,689
SHERONDA: Her mom and dad
always said to her,
1098
00:55:43,724 --> 00:55:45,241
"You should be treated
like a queen."
1099
00:55:45,965 --> 00:55:48,206
That's not something
that she took lightly.
1100
00:55:48,241 --> 00:55:50,931
♪
1101
00:55:50,965 --> 00:55:52,758
DAVE: That's just the way
she was brought up.
1102
00:55:52,793 --> 00:55:54,206
Nothing else you could tell her.
[chuckles]
1103
00:55:55,241 --> 00:55:57,068
CINETTA:
She was not intimidated
1104
00:55:57,103 --> 00:55:58,517
to express herself
1105
00:55:58,551 --> 00:55:59,758
in any way she wanted to.
1106
00:55:59,793 --> 00:56:01,310
KEENA:
And she was always trying
1107
00:56:01,344 --> 00:56:02,965
to pull me in.
1108
00:56:03,000 --> 00:56:05,103
Be with the big kids.
But I was shy.
1109
00:56:05,137 --> 00:56:08,000
So that song touches me deeply.
1110
00:56:08,034 --> 00:56:10,137
♪ So prepare your mind
for the lifeline♪
1111
00:56:10,172 --> 00:56:12,758
♪ And meet the new Queen
of Royal Badness.♪
1112
00:56:12,793 --> 00:56:14,655
That's it.
[laughs]
1113
00:56:16,241 --> 00:56:18,551
MAN:
Who the hell are you?
1114
00:56:18,586 --> 00:56:21,241
That Equalizershow
is just the bomb,
1115
00:56:21,275 --> 00:56:22,793
as young folk would say.
1116
00:56:22,827 --> 00:56:25,586
"When I can't sleep,
it's not because
1117
00:56:25,620 --> 00:56:27,206
"of all the things I've done.
1118
00:56:27,241 --> 00:56:29,965
It's because of all the people
I couldn't save."
1119
00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:32,241
♪
1120
00:56:33,275 --> 00:56:35,310
-[cheering]
-[chuckles]
1121
00:56:35,344 --> 00:56:36,620
Baby!
1122
00:56:36,655 --> 00:56:38,482
-Mommy!
-[squeals]
1123
00:56:38,517 --> 00:56:40,034
You look great!
1124
00:56:40,068 --> 00:56:41,310
I know!
1125
00:56:41,344 --> 00:56:43,275
RAVEN:
The confidence that she has,
1126
00:56:43,310 --> 00:56:46,275
the love that she pours out,
1127
00:56:46,310 --> 00:56:47,724
it's all based on everything
1128
00:56:47,758 --> 00:56:49,068
that was poured into her
from our mom.
1129
00:56:49,103 --> 00:56:51,310
RITA:
I thank God
1130
00:56:51,344 --> 00:56:53,965
for allowing me to share her
1131
00:56:54,000 --> 00:56:55,827
with the world.
1132
00:56:56,448 --> 00:56:58,103
RAVEN:
Everything that she has done...
1133
00:56:58,137 --> 00:57:00,275
-[echoing]: ♪ Hey♪
-...music...
1134
00:57:00,310 --> 00:57:01,517
♪ What's good, y'all?♪
1135
00:57:01,551 --> 00:57:03,862
...movies, television shows,
1136
00:57:03,896 --> 00:57:06,172
she's a businesswoman,
she's a mogul.
1137
00:57:06,206 --> 00:57:07,275
She is amazing.
1138
00:57:07,310 --> 00:57:08,689
♪
1139
00:57:08,724 --> 00:57:10,448
KEENA:
It's not fake. She's just real.
1140
00:57:10,482 --> 00:57:13,034
She's not afraid
to go for what she wants.
1141
00:57:13,068 --> 00:57:15,206
♪
1142
00:57:15,241 --> 00:57:17,103
ANGEL:
She will never forget
1143
00:57:17,137 --> 00:57:18,862
where she came from.
1144
00:57:18,896 --> 00:57:20,310
♪ Through life and love,
one blood♪
1145
00:57:20,344 --> 00:57:23,275
But she knows
that the sky is the limit.
1146
00:57:23,310 --> 00:57:24,931
♪ I was your queen.♪
1147
00:57:27,448 --> 00:57:32,206
She's proven herself
to be not only a queen
1148
00:57:32,241 --> 00:57:34,862
but the queen.
1149
00:57:35,862 --> 00:57:37,172
[applause]
1150
00:57:41,758 --> 00:57:46,482
In order to properly pay tribute
to hip-hop's queen,
1151
00:57:46,517 --> 00:57:49,000
we felt that it was necessary
to surround her
1152
00:57:49,034 --> 00:57:51,379
with some fellow
hip-hop royalty.
1153
00:57:51,413 --> 00:57:54,310
So please welcome MC Lyte,
1154
00:57:54,344 --> 00:57:55,827
Monie Love,
1155
00:57:55,862 --> 00:57:57,689
Yo-Yo, D-Nice
1156
00:57:57,724 --> 00:58:02,034
and a princess who's following
in Queen Latifah's footsteps,
1157
00:58:02,068 --> 00:58:03,275
Van Van.
1158
00:58:03,310 --> 00:58:06,344
[cheering, applause]
1159
00:58:09,724 --> 00:58:11,689
Good evening, everybody.
1160
00:58:11,724 --> 00:58:14,793
My name is Van Van,
and we're here tonight
1161
00:58:14,827 --> 00:58:17,482
to honor Queen Latifah.
1162
00:58:17,517 --> 00:58:19,206
Thank you
for being an inspiration.
1163
00:58:19,241 --> 00:58:21,965
-We salute you.
-[cheering, applause]
1164
00:58:22,000 --> 00:58:24,000
MAN:
Queen Latifah feeling
the feeling right there.
1165
00:58:24,034 --> 00:58:26,241
WOMAN:
Queen Latifah.
1166
00:58:26,275 --> 00:58:28,620
WOMAN 2: Queen Latifah.
Queen Latifah, everybody.
1167
00:58:28,655 --> 00:58:30,758
♪ Queen L-A-T-I-F-A-H
in command♪
1168
00:58:30,793 --> 00:58:33,586
♪ The Queen is hyped up♪
1169
00:58:33,620 --> 00:58:35,655
♪ The Queen is
hyped up♪
1170
00:58:35,689 --> 00:58:38,793
♪ The Queen is hyped up♪
1171
00:58:38,827 --> 00:58:41,344
♪ Well, well, well,
it's L.A., the T.I.♪
1172
00:58:41,379 --> 00:58:42,689
♪ The F-A-H, you'll see why♪
1173
00:58:42,724 --> 00:58:44,103
♪ Q-U double E, N
is the reason♪
1174
00:58:44,137 --> 00:58:45,655
♪ I must be myself♪
1175
00:58:45,689 --> 00:58:47,482
♪ What else?
Well, fame hasn't gotten me♪
1176
00:58:47,517 --> 00:58:49,068
♪ Suped-up, sold out,
sloppy or poppy♪
1177
00:58:49,103 --> 00:58:51,551
♪ There so much to live for,
there for♪
1178
00:58:51,586 --> 00:58:53,344
♪ Here's more from a woman,
all woman♪
1179
00:58:53,379 --> 00:58:55,172
♪ Keep the rumors to yourself♪
1180
00:58:55,206 --> 00:58:57,068
♪ The overgrown,
not known, half grown♪
1181
00:58:57,103 --> 00:58:59,379
♪ Fools who never shown proof
let alone own♪
1182
00:58:59,413 --> 00:59:01,241
♪ Lots of props
on a hip-hop pop chart♪
1183
00:59:01,275 --> 00:59:04,551
♪ Notch on your clock is my
spot, now who got the marks♪
1184
00:59:04,586 --> 00:59:06,655
♪ I do, I do,
and so ah-choo!♪
1185
00:59:06,689 --> 00:59:08,896
♪ I'm allergic to wack crews♪
1186
00:59:08,931 --> 00:59:11,758
♪ The la, the ti, the fah,
the queen is up♪
1187
00:59:11,793 --> 00:59:13,344
♪ Throwing shade
that you never seen before♪
1188
00:59:13,379 --> 00:59:16,034
♪ How dare those who talk,
we can't have 'em♪
1189
00:59:16,068 --> 00:59:18,034
♪ Make me wanna come out
with the bat and a mag♪
1190
00:59:18,068 --> 00:59:19,517
♪ Give it to 'em, Queen♪
1191
00:59:19,551 --> 00:59:21,793
♪ Give it to 'em,
Queen Latifah♪
1192
00:59:21,827 --> 00:59:24,827
♪ Give it to 'em, Queen,
you got it♪
1193
00:59:24,862 --> 00:59:27,862
-♪ Give it to 'em, Queen♪
-♪ I got it♪
1194
00:59:27,896 --> 00:59:30,034
♪ Give it to 'em, Queen♪
1195
00:59:30,068 --> 00:59:31,724
-♪ Give it to 'em, Queen♪
-♪ I got it♪
1196
00:59:31,758 --> 00:59:34,724
-♪ Give it to 'em, Queen♪
-♪ Yeah, yeah♪
1197
00:59:34,758 --> 00:59:37,413
♪ The Queen L-A-T-I-F-A-H
in command♪
1198
00:59:37,448 --> 00:59:42,482
♪ Ooh, ladies first,
ladies first♪
1199
00:59:42,517 --> 00:59:45,965
♪ Ooh,
ladies first, ladies first♪
1200
00:59:46,000 --> 00:59:48,793
♪ The ladies will kick it,
the rhyme that is wicked♪
1201
00:59:48,827 --> 00:59:50,482
♪ Those that don't know
how to be pros get evicted♪
1202
00:59:50,517 --> 00:59:52,793
♪ A woman can bear you,
break you, take you♪
1203
00:59:52,827 --> 00:59:55,620
♪ Now it's time to rhyme,
can you relate to a sister♪
1204
00:59:55,655 --> 00:59:57,551
♪ Dope enough
to make you holler and scream♪
1205
00:59:57,586 --> 00:59:59,034
-♪ Yo, let me take it
from here, Queen♪
-♪ Yeah♪
1206
00:59:59,068 --> 01:00:00,896
♪ Excuse me
but I think I'm about do♪
1207
01:00:00,931 --> 01:00:03,275
♪ To get into precisely
what I am about to do♪
1208
01:00:03,310 --> 01:00:05,517
♪ I'm conversating to the folks
who have no whatsoever clue♪
1209
01:00:05,551 --> 01:00:07,655
♪ So listen very carefully
as I break it down for you♪
1210
01:00:07,689 --> 01:00:09,620
♪ Merrily, merrily, merrily,
merrily, hyper happy♪
1211
01:00:09,655 --> 01:00:10,724
♪ Overjoyed, pleased with
all the beats and rhymes♪
1212
01:00:10,758 --> 01:00:12,379
♪ My sisters have employed♪
1213
01:00:12,413 --> 01:00:14,275
♪ Slick and smooth throwing down
the sound totally a yes♪
1214
01:00:14,310 --> 01:00:16,448
♪ Let me state the position:
ladies first, yes?♪
1215
01:00:16,482 --> 01:00:18,034
♪ Come on♪
1216
01:00:18,068 --> 01:00:21,689
♪ Ooh, ooh, ladies first,
ladies first♪
1217
01:00:21,724 --> 01:00:23,758
♪ Believe me when I say being
a woman is great, you see♪
1218
01:00:23,793 --> 01:00:26,103
♪ I know that all the fellas
out there will agree with me♪
1219
01:00:26,137 --> 01:00:27,655
♪ Not for being one
but for being with one♪
1220
01:00:27,689 --> 01:00:29,034
♪ When it's time for loving♪
1221
01:00:29,068 --> 01:00:31,000
♪ It's the woman
that gets some, strong♪
1222
01:00:31,034 --> 01:00:33,551
♪ Stepping, strutting,
moving on♪
1223
01:00:33,586 --> 01:00:35,517
♪ Rhyming, cutting,
and not forgetting♪
1224
01:00:35,551 --> 01:00:37,137
♪ We are the ones
that give birth♪
1225
01:00:37,172 --> 01:00:38,758
♪ To the new generation
of prophets♪
1226
01:00:38,793 --> 01:00:40,103
♪ Because it's Ladies First♪
1227
01:00:40,137 --> 01:00:41,862
♪ I break
into a lyrical freestyle♪
1228
01:00:41,896 --> 01:00:43,896
♪ Grab the mic, look
at the crowd and see smiles♪
1229
01:00:43,931 --> 01:00:46,000
♪ 'Cause they see a woman
standing up on her own two♪
1230
01:00:46,034 --> 01:00:48,586
♪ Sloppy slouching is
something I won't do♪
1231
01:00:48,620 --> 01:00:50,517
-♪ Some think
that we can't flow♪
-♪ Can't flow♪
1232
01:00:50,551 --> 01:00:52,551
-♪ Stereotypes, they got to go♪
♪ Got to go♪
1233
01:00:52,586 --> 01:00:55,551
♪ I'm-a mess around and flip
the scene into reverse♪
1234
01:00:55,586 --> 01:00:58,517
-♪ What?♪
♪ With a little touch
of "Ladies First"♪
1235
01:00:58,551 --> 01:01:00,517
QUEEN LATIFAH:
We're realizing
that we can use our voices
1236
01:01:00,551 --> 01:01:03,310
to make change. We are blessed
in some strange way
1237
01:01:03,344 --> 01:01:05,448
to have culture ooze
out of our veins.
1238
01:01:05,482 --> 01:01:07,310
It pumps through our blood.
1239
01:01:07,344 --> 01:01:08,827
We can take nothing
1240
01:01:08,862 --> 01:01:10,413
-and turn it into something.
-We love you, Queen.
1241
01:01:10,448 --> 01:01:13,103
-♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪
-♪ Come on, come on♪
1242
01:01:13,137 --> 01:01:15,379
-♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪
-♪ That's a unity♪
1243
01:01:15,413 --> 01:01:16,896
-♪ Hands up♪
-♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪
1244
01:01:16,931 --> 01:01:18,517
♪ Let's go♪
1245
01:01:18,551 --> 01:01:20,655
♪ Love a Black woman
from infinity to infinity♪
1246
01:01:20,689 --> 01:01:23,413
♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪
1247
01:01:23,448 --> 01:01:26,137
-♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪
-♪ That's a unity♪
1248
01:01:26,172 --> 01:01:28,103
♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪
1249
01:01:28,137 --> 01:01:30,068
♪ Love a Black woman
from infinity to infinity♪
1250
01:01:30,103 --> 01:01:33,034
-♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪
-♪ You said it♪
1251
01:01:33,068 --> 01:01:35,724
-♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪
-♪ That's a unity♪
1252
01:01:35,758 --> 01:01:38,482
♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪
1253
01:01:38,517 --> 01:01:41,068
♪ Love a Black woman
from infinity to infinity♪
1254
01:01:41,103 --> 01:01:43,275
♪ U-N-I-T-Y.♪
1255
01:01:43,310 --> 01:01:46,448
-We love you, Queen Latifah.
-The queen of hip-hop,
1256
01:01:46,482 --> 01:01:48,517
-Queen Latifah.
-[cheering, applause]
1257
01:01:54,793 --> 01:01:57,034
ANNOUNCER:
Next up, Missy Elliott,
1258
01:01:57,068 --> 01:01:58,758
a poetic performance
from Rapsody
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and The Clark Sisters
honor Queen Latifah.
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And later, Ariana DeBose
hosts a dance party
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in the Opera House
in honor of Sir Barry Gibb.
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The 46th Kennedy Center Honors.
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This is CBS.
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ANNOUNCER: And now,
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer
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Missy Elliott.
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[cheering, applause]
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Ooh-ooh!
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-We are celebrating
50 years of hip-hop.
-[cheering, applause]
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But wait,
we are celebrating the Queen.
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I see you, Lah.
I love you so much.
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And I want to tell y'all
a little backstory.
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I was coming home
from high school,
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and I used to watch
a lot of videos,
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and I happen to see
this young woman rapping.
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But what caught my attention
was her clothes,
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because she had on
an African print,
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the African medallion,
and I kept hearing her say,
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"Ooh, ladies first,
ladies first,"
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over and over and over again.
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01:03:07,724 --> 01:03:10,137
And I sat there
and I was like, "Wow,"
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she's saying that during a time
that we kept hearing,
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"It's a man's world."
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She was saying this
unapologetically,
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changing the narrative
right there,
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something that I was
so accustomed to hearing,
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but now I'm hearing,
"Ladies first."
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And then I sat there,
I said, "Who is this girl?"
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And I looked at the bottom
of the screen
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and it said, "Queen Latifah."
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Not "Latifah"
but "Queen Latifah."
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That only said to me
that she was saying,
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"You will respect me."
Get into it now.
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"I will be a leader.
I will be a provider.
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"I will be an inspiration
to many.
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"I will be the blueprint
to success.
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"I won't be just a part
of the culture.
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"I'll be royalty to the culture.
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I won't set the bar,
I am the bar." Let it marinate.
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-[cheering, applause]
-Okay?
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She can't... Wait a minute.
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She can't be boxed in
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because it's too many levels
to what she do.
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She's taking the lid off of it.
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Let it marinate.
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She is queen,
but she is a mutha with an "A."
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I know y'all like,
"What? With an 'A'?"
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Yes, a mutha with an "A."
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I see you, Lah.
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But what Latifah has taught us--
Queen Latifah, forgive me--
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is unity, to believe in yourself
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and to love a Black woman
from infinity to infinity.
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The culture, myself,
we thank you.
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We thank you so much.
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[cheering, applause]
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Now, the next artist
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credits Queen Latifah to be
her mentor, her big sister.
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And, Kennedy Center,
I want y'all to give an applause
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for Grammy-nominated artist
Rapsody!
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[cheering, applause]
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♪ She emerged
a goddess among mortals♪
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♪ Not knowing but flowing♪
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01:05:05,137 --> 01:05:06,758
♪ Finding power in her poems♪
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♪ Using words to paint
a new reality♪
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♪ First with her name,
then with her title♪
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♪ She became an idol♪
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♪ And her flava would change
the palates of many♪
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♪ Not just any Jersey girl,
she is our queen♪
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♪ A vision to behold
on any size screen♪
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♪ She inhabits every character
she plays♪
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♪ She breathes life
into every song she writes♪
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♪ She gives of herself
in every endeavor♪
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♪ All without a flaw♪
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♪ And we witness in awe♪
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♪ As she makes it
look effortless♪
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♪ And maybe it is♪
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♪ Because she's poetry.♪
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We gonna take you down
to 275 Halsted.
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Kennedy Center,
how you feeling tonight?
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[cheering, applause]
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["Just Another Day..." playing]
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♪ Just another day,
living in the hood♪
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♪ Just another day
around the way♪
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-♪ Yeah, hip-hop♪
-♪ Feeling good today♪
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-♪ I'm feeling good, yeah♪
-♪ Feeling lovely-yay♪
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♪ Well, it's a beautiful day
in the neighborhood♪
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♪ A beautiful day
in the neighborhood♪
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♪ Can't go wrong,
I feel strong♪
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♪ And the flavor's good♪
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01:06:04,379 --> 01:06:06,172
♪ I'm with whateva'
comes my way, hip-hop hooray♪
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01:06:06,206 --> 01:06:09,448
♪ Latifah's on vacation,
I'm just plain old Dana today♪
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01:06:09,482 --> 01:06:12,241
♪ I strap out, step out
in every direction♪
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01:06:12,275 --> 01:06:15,034
♪ Glock, TEC, jimmy hats,
in case I need protection♪
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01:06:15,068 --> 01:06:17,413
♪ So I Land Cruise, pump
sounds, play out wannabes♪
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01:06:17,448 --> 01:06:20,379
♪ A kid in the M3 is gettin'
jacked right in front of me♪
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01:06:20,413 --> 01:06:23,103
♪ So I play the TEC close,
my finger's on the trigger♪
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01:06:23,137 --> 01:06:24,689
♪ Don't want to get wet,
so they step♪
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01:06:24,724 --> 01:06:25,862
♪ 'Cause mine's
is slightly bigger♪
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01:06:25,896 --> 01:06:26,862
♪ But better yet, I'm-a threat♪
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♪ So you better walk♪
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♪ Or get sketched out in chalk♪
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♪ 'Cause I don't want to talk♪
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♪ I stay true blue,
I'm hoping it's you, too♪
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01:06:33,965 --> 01:06:36,551
♪ I got the fever
for the flavor of a Woo Woo♪
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♪ So it's back to the block,
time to play♪
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♪ It's just another day
around the way, hey♪
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♪ Just another day,
living in the hood♪
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-♪ Just another day
around the way♪
-♪ Hip-hop, yeah♪
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-♪ Feeling good today♪
-♪ I'm feeling good,
you feeling good?♪
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♪ Feeling lovely-yay♪
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♪ Yo, time to chill,
hit the hill♪
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♪ Uptown,
let's peep the sights♪
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♪ Shoot some pool, act a fool,
'cause it's on tonight♪
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♪ I'm doing the knowledge,
it's not easy♪
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01:07:00,965 --> 01:07:04,448
♪ Watching a cop cuff a kid
for selling a clip to a DT♪
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01:07:04,482 --> 01:07:07,068
♪ But I'm home, so I flex,
get pressures off my chest♪
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♪ Slip in a tape, now which
hood should I hit next?♪
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♪ Stomachache, had
a Steak-N-Take for a bean pie♪
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-♪ Get a Final Call from
the brother in the bow tie♪
-♪ Hey♪
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♪ Just another day,
in the neighborhood♪
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♪ Just another day
around the way♪
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♪ It's hip-hop, Jersey♪
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-♪ Feeling good today♪
-♪ I'm feeling good♪
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-♪ Feeling lovely-yay♪
-♪ Yo♪
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♪ You know I got to give props♪
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♪ I can't stop, without y'all,
I'll be nothing♪
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♪ No wreckin', no checkin'
no rhymin', no cuttin'♪
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♪ No faders, no stages,
no favors, no beepers♪
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♪ No reason to put "Queen" in
front of the name "Latifah"♪
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♪ I come with the real-life
perspective and rule♪
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♪ 'Cause me and my people from
around the way remain cool♪
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01:07:42,655 --> 01:07:45,620
♪ So it's back to the block,
time to play♪
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01:07:45,655 --> 01:07:48,275
♪ It's just another day,
Lah, around the♪
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01:07:48,310 --> 01:07:51,275
♪ Just another day,
living in the hood♪
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01:07:51,310 --> 01:07:53,448
-♪ Just another day
around the way♪
-♪ Yeah♪
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♪ I'm feeling good.♪
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Queen Latifah, hail you.
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We honor you, appreciate you.
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Thank you for everything you've
done for me and this culture.
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01:08:01,620 --> 01:08:04,448
-Much love, sister.
-[cheering, applause]
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01:08:06,482 --> 01:08:08,551
[cheering, applause]
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01:08:10,931 --> 01:08:15,000
Since anointing herself with
that crown over 30 years ago,
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01:08:15,034 --> 01:08:19,654
Dana has held her head high,
making sure it never slips.
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01:08:19,689 --> 01:08:21,895
I think maybe it's because
she has always known
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01:08:21,930 --> 01:08:24,482
the importance of her legacy.
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01:08:24,517 --> 01:08:27,344
Her life of innovation
and transformation
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is lived in service to others
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and in gratitude to all
of the women
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who left the doors open
for her to walk through.
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01:08:35,517 --> 01:08:39,344
And we have a group
of those women here tonight.
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Queen Latifah grew up
listening to their music,
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and jumped at the chance to
executive-produce their biopic,
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01:08:46,103 --> 01:08:48,792
the legendary first ladies
of gospel,
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01:08:48,827 --> 01:08:50,654
-The Clark Sisters.
-[cheering, applause]
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01:08:50,689 --> 01:08:53,206
And Dana...
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01:08:53,241 --> 01:08:57,068
Dana, we had to invite
the choir your mom was in
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01:08:57,103 --> 01:08:59,344
from their very start.
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01:08:59,379 --> 01:09:01,895
Reverend Stef & Jubilation.
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01:09:01,930 --> 01:09:04,310
[cheering, applause]
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01:09:04,344 --> 01:09:05,654
JACKY:
Queen, you brought
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01:09:05,689 --> 01:09:07,068
the sunshine
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01:09:07,103 --> 01:09:10,274
when you helped us to share
our story with the world.
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01:09:10,310 --> 01:09:12,448
And we want to give you
just a little bit
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01:09:12,482 --> 01:09:13,895
of that sunshine back tonight.
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01:09:13,930 --> 01:09:15,862
Queen, we love you.
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01:09:17,033 --> 01:09:18,412
["You Brought the Sunshine"
playing]
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01:09:18,448 --> 01:09:22,274
♪ You made my day♪
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01:09:22,310 --> 01:09:24,412
♪ You came my way♪
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01:09:29,033 --> 01:09:30,000
♪ You heard me♪
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01:09:30,033 --> 01:09:34,103
♪ Every time I pray♪
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01:09:34,136 --> 01:09:36,103
♪ You brought the sunshine♪
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01:09:36,136 --> 01:09:39,310
-♪ You brought the sunshine♪
-♪ In my life♪
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01:09:39,344 --> 01:09:42,033
♪ You are the lifeline♪
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01:09:42,068 --> 01:09:45,482
-♪ Threw out the lifeline♪
-♪ You brought the sunshine♪
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♪ Saved my life♪
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01:09:47,274 --> 01:09:49,620
♪ You are the lifeline♪
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01:09:49,654 --> 01:09:51,654
♪ Since that I have
found Christ♪
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01:09:51,689 --> 01:09:55,931
♪ There has been such
a change in my life♪
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01:09:57,379 --> 01:10:02,344
♪ There but for
the grace of God♪
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01:10:02,379 --> 01:10:04,068
♪ Do I go♪
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01:10:05,068 --> 01:10:08,206
♪ Do I go♪
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01:10:08,241 --> 01:10:13,551
♪ There but for
the grace of God♪
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01:10:13,586 --> 01:10:16,103
♪ Do I go♪
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01:10:16,137 --> 01:10:19,000
♪ Do I go, oh♪
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01:10:23,068 --> 01:10:26,275
♪ For I know♪
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01:10:26,310 --> 01:10:28,758
-♪ I know♪
-♪ There's a road♪
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01:10:28,793 --> 01:10:30,896
♪ There is a road♪
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01:10:30,931 --> 01:10:33,413
♪ We must travel♪
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01:10:33,448 --> 01:10:35,620
♪ We all must travel♪
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01:10:35,655 --> 01:10:38,827
-♪ There's a promise♪
-♪ There is a promise♪
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01:10:38,862 --> 01:10:43,068
-♪ We must make♪
-♪ We all must make♪
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01:10:43,103 --> 01:10:44,689
♪ But the riches♪
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01:10:44,724 --> 01:10:47,034
♪ Oh, but the riches♪
1453
01:10:47,068 --> 01:10:49,413
♪ Will be plenty♪
1454
01:10:49,448 --> 01:10:51,551
♪ They will be plenty, yeah♪
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01:10:51,586 --> 01:10:54,000
-♪ But the riches♪
-♪ Worth the risk♪
1456
01:10:54,034 --> 01:10:56,448
-♪ And the chances♪
-♪ And the chances♪
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01:10:56,482 --> 01:11:00,000
♪ We take♪
1458
01:11:00,034 --> 01:11:04,206
♪ There's a dream♪
1459
01:11:04,241 --> 01:11:07,896
♪ With the future♪
1460
01:11:07,931 --> 01:11:11,275
-♪ There's a struggle♪
-♪ Struggle♪
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01:11:11,310 --> 01:11:13,551
♪ That we have to win♪
1462
01:11:13,586 --> 01:11:15,896
♪ We have yet to win♪
1463
01:11:15,931 --> 01:11:18,517
-♪ Use the pride♪
-♪ Pride♪
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01:11:18,551 --> 01:11:21,034
-♪ In our hearts♪
-♪ In our hearts♪
1465
01:11:21,068 --> 01:11:23,206
-♪ To lift us up♪
-♪ Lift us up♪
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01:11:23,241 --> 01:11:26,482
-♪ Up to tomorrow♪
-♪ Ooh♪
1467
01:11:26,517 --> 01:11:29,206
♪ 'Cause just to sit here♪
1468
01:11:29,241 --> 01:11:30,862
♪ Will be a sin♪
1469
01:11:30,896 --> 01:11:32,482
♪ I know it, I know it♪
1470
01:11:32,517 --> 01:11:36,034
-♪ Yeah♪
-♪ I know where I'm going♪
1471
01:11:36,068 --> 01:11:40,620
♪ Lord knows, I-I know♪
1472
01:11:40,655 --> 01:11:44,620
[holding high note]
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01:11:44,655 --> 01:11:46,413
♪ Oh♪
1474
01:11:46,448 --> 01:11:49,034
♪ Where I've been.♪
1475
01:11:49,068 --> 01:11:50,620
[cheering, applause]
1476
01:11:54,965 --> 01:11:56,344
We love you, Queen.
1477
01:12:05,379 --> 01:12:08,448
[cheering, applause]
1478
01:12:12,344 --> 01:12:13,758
ANNOUNCER:
Our tribute to American soprano
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01:12:13,793 --> 01:12:16,034
Renée Fleming is next,
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01:12:16,068 --> 01:12:19,379
featuring icons of theatre,
film and opera
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01:12:19,413 --> 01:12:21,827
including Dove Cameron,
Sigourney Weaver,
1482
01:12:21,862 --> 01:12:24,448
Christine Baranski
and Tituss Burgess.
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01:12:24,482 --> 01:12:26,206
The 46th Kennedy Center
Honors will continue.
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01:12:26,241 --> 01:12:28,724
This is CBS.
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01:12:32,655 --> 01:12:33,620
...Renée Fleming.
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01:12:33,655 --> 01:12:36,034
On a cold January day in 2009,
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01:12:36,068 --> 01:12:37,586
she performed as Barack and I
1488
01:12:37,620 --> 01:12:39,310
were first inaugurated,
1489
01:12:39,344 --> 01:12:40,689
I'll never forget it.
1490
01:12:40,724 --> 01:12:43,000
It felt like a choir
of angels singing.
1491
01:12:43,034 --> 01:12:45,034
[applause]
1492
01:12:45,068 --> 01:12:48,379
Celebrating artistic
achievement, as we are tonight,
1493
01:12:48,413 --> 01:12:50,413
inspires coming generations.
1494
01:12:50,448 --> 01:12:53,689
This moment, and sharing it
with such magnificent
1495
01:12:53,724 --> 01:12:55,448
fellow honorees,
1496
01:12:55,482 --> 01:12:59,241
fills my heart with
so much gratitude.
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01:12:59,275 --> 01:13:01,275
Thank you so much.
1498
01:13:01,310 --> 01:13:03,206
[cheering, applause]
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01:13:03,241 --> 01:13:05,965
ANNOUNCER:
And now, Emmy and Tony
award-winning actress
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01:13:06,000 --> 01:13:07,931
Christine Baranski.
1501
01:13:07,965 --> 01:13:10,965
[cheering, applause]
1502
01:13:14,379 --> 01:13:17,862
The voice of Renée Fleming.
1503
01:13:17,896 --> 01:13:20,034
How to describe in words
1504
01:13:20,068 --> 01:13:23,551
the sublime beauty
of that sound?
1505
01:13:23,586 --> 01:13:26,793
I would prefer to use
the music of Verdi or Mozart
1506
01:13:26,827 --> 01:13:29,758
so as to literally
sing her praises.
1507
01:13:29,793 --> 01:13:32,793
But then I'd want the voice
of Renée Fleming.
1508
01:13:32,827 --> 01:13:34,724
[laughter]
1509
01:13:34,758 --> 01:13:36,482
I first met Renée
at a benefit for Juilliard,
1510
01:13:36,517 --> 01:13:38,000
our alma mater.
1511
01:13:38,034 --> 01:13:39,965
We quickly bonded talking about
1512
01:13:40,000 --> 01:13:42,137
the challenges of
raising two daughters,
1513
01:13:42,172 --> 01:13:44,034
managing busy careers,
1514
01:13:44,068 --> 01:13:46,379
the importance of
women's education.
1515
01:13:46,413 --> 01:13:49,724
Then I attended her opening
of La Traviata,
1516
01:13:49,758 --> 01:13:53,689
and she came to my premiere
of Mamma Mia.
1517
01:13:53,724 --> 01:13:55,137
[laughter]
1518
01:13:55,172 --> 01:14:00,103
Seems that I love Verdi,
and she loves ABBA.
1519
01:14:00,137 --> 01:14:03,275
Well, imagine having
Renée Fleming
1520
01:14:03,310 --> 01:14:05,241
as a girlfriend.
1521
01:14:05,275 --> 01:14:07,724
I mean, being an opera fan,
I was in the audience
1522
01:14:07,758 --> 01:14:12,344
shouting Brava Diva!the night
she became the first woman
1523
01:14:12,379 --> 01:14:14,482
to solo headline
an opening night
1524
01:14:14,517 --> 01:14:15,931
of the Met's new season.
1525
01:14:15,965 --> 01:14:19,827
And being a football fan,
I watched from my living room
1526
01:14:19,862 --> 01:14:23,206
shouting, "You go, girl!"
1527
01:14:23,241 --> 01:14:25,586
as she became the first
opera singer
1528
01:14:25,620 --> 01:14:29,137
to perform the national anthem
at the Super Bowl.
1529
01:14:29,172 --> 01:14:30,586
[applause]
1530
01:14:34,931 --> 01:14:38,689
On her way to being America's
greatest cultural ambassador,
1531
01:14:38,724 --> 01:14:41,896
Renée has garnered
five Grammy awards,
1532
01:14:41,931 --> 01:14:44,413
sung the Top Ten List
on Letterman,
1533
01:14:44,448 --> 01:14:47,655
and picked up eight
honorary doctorate degrees.
1534
01:14:47,689 --> 01:14:50,827
Oh, and while also appearing
on Mr. Blackwell's
1535
01:14:50,862 --> 01:14:53,448
best dressed list,
because, I mean, really,
1536
01:14:53,482 --> 01:14:56,931
she looks drop-dead glamorous
and gorgeous
1537
01:14:56,965 --> 01:14:59,724
in those designer gowns.
1538
01:14:59,758 --> 01:15:02,551
One of the arias she's become
most famous for
1539
01:15:02,586 --> 01:15:06,482
is "Song to the Moon"
from Dvorak's Rusalka.
1540
01:15:06,517 --> 01:15:09,310
And what better way
to honor Renée than with
1541
01:15:09,344 --> 01:15:11,793
a totally unique performance.
1542
01:15:11,827 --> 01:15:13,689
And by "totally unique,"
I don't mean that
1543
01:15:13,724 --> 01:15:16,862
I'm going to attempt it.
1544
01:15:16,896 --> 01:15:19,482
Here, in a once-in-a-lifetime
tribute,
1545
01:15:19,517 --> 01:15:22,413
are Julia Bullock, Ailyn Pérez,
1546
01:15:22,448 --> 01:15:25,206
Angel Blue and Nadine Sierra,
1547
01:15:25,241 --> 01:15:28,413
joined by Renée's dear friend
Patrick Summers,
1548
01:15:28,448 --> 01:15:31,724
conducting his own singular
arrangement of the score.
1549
01:15:31,758 --> 01:15:33,689
♪
1550
01:15:37,448 --> 01:15:40,206
[operatic singing in Czech]
1551
01:16:06,241 --> 01:16:09,379
[operatic singing in Czech]
1552
01:16:27,758 --> 01:16:30,517
♪
1553
01:16:41,551 --> 01:16:44,344
[operatic singing in Czech]
1554
01:17:16,275 --> 01:17:19,206
[operatic singing in Czech]
1555
01:17:30,275 --> 01:17:32,655
♪
1556
01:17:51,413 --> 01:17:54,000
[operatic singing in Czech]
1557
01:18:05,896 --> 01:18:07,724
[cheering, applause]
1558
01:18:23,758 --> 01:18:25,103
NARRATOR:
"My vocal cords...
1559
01:18:25,137 --> 01:18:28,068
[Renée Fleming singing opera]
1560
01:18:28,103 --> 01:18:32,068
"...delicate, mysterious,
1561
01:18:32,103 --> 01:18:34,551
"slightly unpredictable...
1562
01:18:34,586 --> 01:18:38,862
have taken me to
unimaginable places."
1563
01:18:40,827 --> 01:18:43,482
[operatic singing]
1564
01:18:52,241 --> 01:18:54,448
[operatic singing]
1565
01:18:59,758 --> 01:19:02,620
[operatic singing]
1566
01:19:15,172 --> 01:19:17,896
[operatic singing]
1567
01:19:24,482 --> 01:19:27,172
NARRATOR:
The tradition of music
grounds us.
1568
01:19:27,206 --> 01:19:29,379
It connects us to one another
1569
01:19:29,413 --> 01:19:32,448
through a sort of
universal appreciation
1570
01:19:32,482 --> 01:19:34,586
that transcends taste.
1571
01:19:34,620 --> 01:19:43,793
♪ Amazing grace♪
1572
01:19:43,827 --> 01:19:45,724
NARRATOR:
It's not just the voice.
1573
01:19:45,758 --> 01:19:50,310
♪ How sweet♪
1574
01:19:50,344 --> 01:19:52,827
♪ The sound...♪
1575
01:19:52,862 --> 01:19:55,517
NARRATOR:
It's what you do with the voic.
1576
01:20:02,827 --> 01:20:05,275
I always imagine the voice
as a tapestry...
1577
01:20:05,310 --> 01:20:10,103
♪ You'll never know
just how much♪
1578
01:20:10,137 --> 01:20:14,413
♪ I miss you♪
1579
01:20:14,448 --> 01:20:16,517
NARRATOR:
...in that as one thread
goes up...
1580
01:20:16,551 --> 01:20:19,896
♪ Soul meets body♪
1581
01:20:19,931 --> 01:20:23,103
♪ Soul meets
body♪
1582
01:20:23,137 --> 01:20:25,482
NARRATOR:
...different threads are
woven in.
1583
01:20:26,827 --> 01:20:30,689
For me, the singer's art is
the art of expression.
1584
01:20:30,724 --> 01:20:32,137
Expressing the music.
1585
01:20:34,068 --> 01:20:35,793
Expressing the text.
1586
01:20:35,827 --> 01:20:39,793
Projecting my voice
into a large space,
1587
01:20:39,827 --> 01:20:43,172
and then using it
to make the space
1588
01:20:43,206 --> 01:20:47,172
between me and the audience...
1589
01:20:47,206 --> 01:20:49,448
[operatic singing]
1590
01:20:49,482 --> 01:20:51,241
NARRATOR:
...grow smaller.
1591
01:20:51,275 --> 01:20:53,827
♪
1592
01:20:55,551 --> 01:20:57,896
My voice becomes a wide net...
1593
01:20:57,931 --> 01:21:01,862
[operatic singing]
1594
01:21:01,896 --> 01:21:04,620
NARRATOR:
...that I spread out
1595
01:21:04,655 --> 01:21:08,482
across all of us
1596
01:21:08,517 --> 01:21:11,758
to draw us closer.
1597
01:21:13,206 --> 01:21:15,620
[cheering, applause]
1598
01:21:18,827 --> 01:21:21,068
ANNOUNCER: Dove Cameron lights
up the Kennedy Center stage
1599
01:21:21,103 --> 01:21:22,413
with a thrilling performance,
1600
01:21:22,448 --> 01:21:24,103
and Sigourney Weaver
and Tituss Burgess
1601
01:21:24,137 --> 01:21:27,000
pay tribute to Renée Fleming.
1602
01:21:27,034 --> 01:21:29,689
Later, Gloria Estefan introducs
a music-filled tribute
1603
01:21:29,724 --> 01:21:31,137
to Sir Barry Gibb.
1604
01:21:31,172 --> 01:21:33,137
The 46th Kennedy Center Honors
will continue.
1605
01:21:33,172 --> 01:21:34,206
This is CBS.
1606
01:21:40,862 --> 01:21:42,724
ANNOUNCER: Friends of the arts,
please welcome
1607
01:21:42,758 --> 01:21:44,620
singer and Emmy-winning actress
1608
01:21:44,655 --> 01:21:48,172
Dove Cameron.
1609
01:21:48,206 --> 01:21:51,517
Renée and I starred together
in The Light in the Piazza
1610
01:21:51,551 --> 01:21:52,965
on the West End.
1611
01:21:53,000 --> 01:21:56,241
And besides getting to learn
from her amazing talent,
1612
01:21:56,275 --> 01:21:58,586
I was never not astounded
1613
01:21:58,620 --> 01:22:01,068
by the quality of human
that Renée is.
1614
01:22:01,103 --> 01:22:04,137
And besides Renée's
stunning opera career,
1615
01:22:04,172 --> 01:22:06,172
she received a Tony nomination
1616
01:22:06,206 --> 01:22:08,448
when she appeared on Broadway
in Carousel.
1617
01:22:08,482 --> 01:22:10,931
But she doesn't just have
musical theater chops.
1618
01:22:10,965 --> 01:22:12,758
She's performed jazz,
1619
01:22:12,793 --> 01:22:14,724
recorded an indie rock album,
1620
01:22:14,758 --> 01:22:17,724
and recordings of her voice
have even been incorporated
1621
01:22:17,758 --> 01:22:20,586
into Oscar-nominated scores.
1622
01:22:20,620 --> 01:22:21,896
That's Renée Fleming.
1623
01:22:21,931 --> 01:22:25,551
Consummate diva
and nurturing friend.
1624
01:22:25,586 --> 01:22:28,482
Champion, mentor and mother.
1625
01:22:28,517 --> 01:22:30,620
[applause]
1626
01:22:30,655 --> 01:22:33,000
♪
1627
01:22:37,103 --> 01:22:41,000
♪ I don't see a miracle♪
1628
01:22:41,034 --> 01:22:44,724
♪ Shining from the sky♪
1629
01:22:44,758 --> 01:22:48,551
♪ I'm no good at statues♪
1630
01:22:48,586 --> 01:22:52,310
♪ And stories I try♪
1631
01:22:52,344 --> 01:22:56,103
♪ That's not what
I think about♪
1632
01:22:56,137 --> 01:23:00,275
♪ That's not what I see♪
1633
01:23:00,310 --> 01:23:03,620
♪ I know what the sunlight♪
1634
01:23:03,655 --> 01:23:06,241
♪ Can be♪
1635
01:23:06,275 --> 01:23:12,103
♪ The light, the light
in the piazza♪
1636
01:23:12,137 --> 01:23:16,241
♪ Tiny, sweet,
it's rushing out♪
1637
01:23:16,275 --> 01:23:18,344
♪ It's pouring out♪
1638
01:23:18,379 --> 01:23:23,068
♪ It's flying through the air♪
1639
01:23:23,103 --> 01:23:25,586
♪ Over the air♪
1640
01:23:25,620 --> 01:23:27,827
♪ Who knows what you call it♪
1641
01:23:27,862 --> 01:23:31,931
♪ But it's there♪
1642
01:23:31,965 --> 01:23:36,724
♪ It is there♪
1643
01:23:36,758 --> 01:23:40,551
♪ All I see is, all I want is♪
1644
01:23:40,586 --> 01:23:44,413
♪ Tearing from inside♪
1645
01:23:44,448 --> 01:23:48,758
♪ I see it♪
1646
01:23:48,793 --> 01:23:54,068
♪ I-I see it♪
1647
01:23:54,103 --> 01:23:58,793
♪ Everywhere, it's everywhere♪
1648
01:23:58,827 --> 01:24:02,551
♪ It's everything♪
1649
01:24:02,586 --> 01:24:06,448
♪ And everywhere♪
1650
01:24:10,344 --> 01:24:16,137
♪ The light in the piazza♪
1651
01:24:16,172 --> 01:24:22,344
♪ My love.♪
1652
01:24:28,793 --> 01:24:32,862
[cheering, applause]
1653
01:24:40,586 --> 01:24:43,965
ANNOUNCER:
And now, award-winning actress
Sigourney Weaver.
1654
01:24:44,000 --> 01:24:46,172
[applause]
1655
01:24:50,103 --> 01:24:52,172
Good evening, everyone.
1656
01:24:52,206 --> 01:24:54,344
You know, when people talk
about Renée,
1657
01:24:54,379 --> 01:24:58,965
of course they always talk about
her incomparable voice.
1658
01:24:59,000 --> 01:25:02,827
I get it. But what has
always knocked me out
1659
01:25:02,862 --> 01:25:07,137
about her work onstage
is her acting.
1660
01:25:07,172 --> 01:25:09,482
I mean, there she is
surrounded by these--
1661
01:25:09,517 --> 01:25:12,068
-[applause]
-Yeah. I mean, give it to her.
1662
01:25:16,241 --> 01:25:19,034
She's surrounded by these
towering set pieces,
1663
01:25:19,068 --> 01:25:22,862
a full orchestra,
elaborate costumes and wigs,
1664
01:25:22,896 --> 01:25:24,482
a huge chorus.
1665
01:25:24,517 --> 01:25:27,310
Sometimes even large animals
lumbering around.
1666
01:25:27,344 --> 01:25:32,206
And Renée just cuts through
all that pomp and size
1667
01:25:32,241 --> 01:25:36,689
and gives us a real,
breathing human being.
1668
01:25:36,724 --> 01:25:40,034
But, oh, that double-cream
voice.
1669
01:25:40,068 --> 01:25:42,620
It has inspired desserts
1670
01:25:42,655 --> 01:25:45,068
and new flower species.
1671
01:25:45,103 --> 01:25:48,344
It has brought us comfort
and joy.
1672
01:25:48,379 --> 01:25:50,655
But what is amazing about Renée
1673
01:25:50,689 --> 01:25:55,206
is that she doesn't hold back
and conserve that voice.
1674
01:25:55,241 --> 01:25:59,448
You know, swathing herself
in scarves and, you know...
1675
01:25:59,482 --> 01:26:01,379
No. She doesn't do any of that.
1676
01:26:01,413 --> 01:26:06,206
She uses her voice
to call out for change.
1677
01:26:06,241 --> 01:26:09,793
Helping us understand
the intersection of music,
1678
01:26:09,827 --> 01:26:12,931
health and neuroscience.
1679
01:26:12,965 --> 01:26:15,517
Working with national
institutes of health
1680
01:26:15,551 --> 01:26:17,034
and the Kennedy Center
1681
01:26:17,068 --> 01:26:20,241
to lead the Sound Health
Initiative.
1682
01:26:20,275 --> 01:26:22,620
She has raised
millions of dollars
1683
01:26:22,655 --> 01:26:25,758
to fund research
and raise global awareness
1684
01:26:25,793 --> 01:26:31,206
of the benefits of the arts
on health and wellness.
1685
01:26:31,241 --> 01:26:34,034
She was recently honored
at Davos
1686
01:26:34,068 --> 01:26:37,862
with a Crystal Award from
the World Economic Forum,
1687
01:26:37,896 --> 01:26:41,034
and was appointed as
a Goodwill Ambassador
1688
01:26:41,068 --> 01:26:45,482
for Arts and Health by
the World Health Organization.
1689
01:26:45,517 --> 01:26:47,793
Not too many singers...
1690
01:26:47,827 --> 01:26:49,827
-[applause]
-...have played those venues.
1691
01:26:54,310 --> 01:26:57,586
And it all springs from
that amazing voice.
1692
01:26:57,620 --> 01:27:01,482
And yes, it is a God-given gift.
1693
01:27:01,517 --> 01:27:04,241
But it's what you've done
with your voice, Renée,
1694
01:27:04,275 --> 01:27:08,965
that brings all of us here
to the Kennedy Center tonight.
1695
01:27:09,000 --> 01:27:11,241
And now please welcome
1696
01:27:11,275 --> 01:27:15,724
Emmy-nominated actor
and singer Tituss Burgess.
1697
01:27:25,896 --> 01:27:27,068
Real.
1698
01:27:28,172 --> 01:27:29,896
Who wants real?
1699
01:27:31,482 --> 01:27:36,034
I know I don't want it.
I want magic.
1700
01:27:36,068 --> 01:27:39,896
That was the name of the first
aria I heard you sing
1701
01:27:39,931 --> 01:27:42,793
from the opera
A Streetcar Named Desire.
1702
01:27:42,827 --> 01:27:46,793
It made me question everything
I thought I knew about music.
1703
01:27:50,103 --> 01:27:51,724
We thank you, Renée,
1704
01:27:51,758 --> 01:27:55,655
for including us
on a most magical journey.
1705
01:27:56,655 --> 01:27:59,689
["You'll Never Walk Alone"
playing]
1706
01:28:06,965 --> 01:28:12,517
♪ When you walk
through a storm♪
1707
01:28:12,551 --> 01:28:17,000
♪ Hold your head up high♪
1708
01:28:18,620 --> 01:28:27,448
♪ And don't be afraid
of the dark♪
1709
01:28:28,482 --> 01:28:34,034
♪ At the end of the storm♪
1710
01:28:34,068 --> 01:28:38,827
♪ There's a golden sky♪
1711
01:28:38,862 --> 01:28:41,758
♪ And the sweet♪
1712
01:28:41,793 --> 01:28:48,758
♪ Silver song of a lark♪
1713
01:28:49,724 --> 01:28:51,931
The exceptional Susan Graham.
1714
01:28:51,965 --> 01:28:57,103
♪ Walk on through the wind♪
1715
01:28:57,137 --> 01:29:02,206
♪ Walk on through the rain♪
1716
01:29:02,241 --> 01:29:05,344
♪ Though your dreams♪
1717
01:29:05,379 --> 01:29:12,586
♪ Be tossed and blown♪
1718
01:29:12,620 --> 01:29:17,689
♪ Walk on, walk on♪
1719
01:29:17,724 --> 01:29:22,689
♪ With hope in your heart♪
1720
01:29:22,724 --> 01:29:28,137
♪ And you'll never walk♪
1721
01:29:28,172 --> 01:29:33,310
♪ Alone♪
1722
01:29:33,344 --> 01:29:37,482
♪ You'll never♪
1723
01:29:37,517 --> 01:29:42,413
♪ Walk alone♪
1724
01:29:43,448 --> 01:29:46,482
Please welcome back
Christine Baranski.
1725
01:29:48,620 --> 01:29:53,172
♪ When you walk
through a storm♪
1726
01:29:53,206 --> 01:29:58,758
♪ Hold your head up high♪
1727
01:29:58,793 --> 01:30:03,344
♪ And don't be afraid♪
1728
01:30:03,379 --> 01:30:08,310
♪ Of the dark♪
1729
01:30:08,344 --> 01:30:13,172
♪ At the end of the storm♪
1730
01:30:13,206 --> 01:30:18,068
♪ There's a golden sky♪
1731
01:30:18,103 --> 01:30:22,827
♪ And the sweet silver song♪
1732
01:30:22,862 --> 01:30:28,068
♪ Of a lark♪
1733
01:30:29,103 --> 01:30:31,172
-♪ Walk on♪
-♪ Walk on♪
1734
01:30:31,206 --> 01:30:33,620
-♪ Through the wind♪
-♪ Walk on♪
1735
01:30:33,655 --> 01:30:35,379
♪ Walk on♪
1736
01:30:35,413 --> 01:30:38,068
-♪ Walk on♪
-♪ Through the rain♪
1737
01:30:38,103 --> 01:30:41,310
♪ Though your dreams♪
1738
01:30:41,344 --> 01:30:48,103
♪ Be tossed and blown♪
1739
01:30:48,137 --> 01:30:53,137
♪ Walk on, walk on♪
1740
01:30:53,172 --> 01:30:58,034
♪ With hope in your heart♪
1741
01:30:58,068 --> 01:31:07,344
♪ And you'll never walk alone♪
1742
01:31:07,379 --> 01:31:12,655
♪ You'll never walk♪
1743
01:31:12,689 --> 01:31:20,068
♪ Alone.♪
1744
01:31:21,068 --> 01:31:22,931
[cheering, applause]
1745
01:31:41,172 --> 01:31:42,517
ANNOUNCER:
Still to come,
1746
01:31:42,551 --> 01:31:45,137
a tribute to the incredible
Sir Barry Gibb,
1747
01:31:45,172 --> 01:31:47,275
featuring Little Big Town,
1748
01:31:47,310 --> 01:31:48,310
Michael Bublé,
1749
01:31:48,344 --> 01:31:50,103
Ben Platt and more.
1750
01:31:50,137 --> 01:31:51,206
This is CBS.
1751
01:31:54,551 --> 01:31:55,793
ANNOUNCER: Next,
tonight's grand disco finale
1752
01:31:55,827 --> 01:31:56,931
brings down the house.
So stick around
1753
01:31:56,965 --> 01:31:58,379
for a show-stopping performance
1754
01:31:58,413 --> 01:32:00,655
that is guaranteed
to get you dancing.
1755
01:32:00,689 --> 01:32:01,793
The Kennedy Center Honors
will continue.
1756
01:32:01,827 --> 01:32:02,862
This is CBS.
1757
01:32:07,896 --> 01:32:09,965
When you think of the Bee Gees,
it's an infectious beat.
1758
01:32:10,000 --> 01:32:12,137
Simple human truths
that their lyrics contain,
1759
01:32:12,172 --> 01:32:15,448
so often capture
and grip our hearts.
1760
01:32:15,482 --> 01:32:17,137
I'm a fan.
1761
01:32:17,172 --> 01:32:19,103
[laughter]
1762
01:32:19,137 --> 01:32:20,896
BARRY GIBB:
Thank you all.
1763
01:32:20,931 --> 01:32:23,137
This is the most incredible
honor of my life.
1764
01:32:23,172 --> 01:32:27,620
Renée, I'm never gonna be able
to sing like you do,
1765
01:32:27,655 --> 01:32:30,862
I admit it,
but I can still do it.
1766
01:32:34,000 --> 01:32:36,000
[whooping, applause]
1767
01:32:37,724 --> 01:32:40,517
Maybe I shouldn't anymore,
but I still do it.
1768
01:32:40,551 --> 01:32:43,241
Without my brothers,
I wouldn't be standing here.
1769
01:32:43,275 --> 01:32:46,000
We were a family of music
and a family of love,
1770
01:32:46,034 --> 01:32:49,000
so I salute Maurice,
I salute Robin...
1771
01:32:49,034 --> 01:32:50,965
[applause]
1772
01:32:51,000 --> 01:32:53,724
And I salute Andy.
1773
01:32:53,758 --> 01:32:55,724
ANNOUNCER:
Please welcome back
1774
01:32:55,758 --> 01:32:58,896
Kennedy Center Honoree
Gloria Estefan.
1775
01:32:58,931 --> 01:33:02,034
There's a special connection
that songwriters share.
1776
01:33:02,068 --> 01:33:05,206
We're always reaching
for that perfect song.
1777
01:33:05,241 --> 01:33:07,379
I've learned
that the perfect song
1778
01:33:07,413 --> 01:33:09,586
is the one that moves your soul,
1779
01:33:09,620 --> 01:33:12,689
makes you cry,
gives you goose bumps,
1780
01:33:12,724 --> 01:33:14,413
or touches your heart.
1781
01:33:14,448 --> 01:33:18,551
And sometimes a single song
does all of this.
1782
01:33:18,586 --> 01:33:21,931
I get moved by many genres,
many artists,
1783
01:33:21,965 --> 01:33:23,896
but no one more than Barry Gibb.
1784
01:33:23,931 --> 01:33:27,620
He effortlessly blends
harmony and heart,
1785
01:33:27,655 --> 01:33:29,482
melancholy and melody,
1786
01:33:29,517 --> 01:33:32,310
all while creating
some of the catchiest,
1787
01:33:32,344 --> 01:33:36,965
most popular and universally
beloved music ever.
1788
01:33:37,000 --> 01:33:40,344
And he's been doing it
since he was nine years old.
1789
01:33:40,379 --> 01:33:42,724
The Bee Gees are one
of the best-selling groups
1790
01:33:42,758 --> 01:33:44,137
of all time.
1791
01:33:44,172 --> 01:33:47,620
And sure, they defined
the disco era.
1792
01:33:47,655 --> 01:33:49,724
That alone would have been
enough for Barry
1793
01:33:49,758 --> 01:33:51,379
to receive this honor.
1794
01:33:51,413 --> 01:33:53,931
And yet, that barely
1795
01:33:53,965 --> 01:33:58,344
even scratches the surface
of his contributions to music.
1796
01:33:58,379 --> 01:34:00,655
Writing material,
not just for himself
1797
01:34:00,689 --> 01:34:03,448
but for other artists,
the greats,
1798
01:34:03,482 --> 01:34:08,068
the best of the best--
Diana Ross, Elton John,
1799
01:34:08,103 --> 01:34:11,413
and one of tonight's honorees,
Dionne Warwick,
1800
01:34:11,448 --> 01:34:13,862
just to name a few.
1801
01:34:18,172 --> 01:34:21,517
You could call it
the Barry Gibb effect.
1802
01:34:21,551 --> 01:34:24,172
Grounded in emotional truth,
his work spans
1803
01:34:24,206 --> 01:34:28,965
across genres and generations,
cultures and continents,
1804
01:34:29,000 --> 01:34:31,310
connecting with people
no matter who they are
1805
01:34:31,344 --> 01:34:32,758
or where they're from.
1806
01:34:32,793 --> 01:34:36,724
His music isn't just good,
it's the best.
1807
01:34:36,758 --> 01:34:39,896
In a way that goes above
and beyond words,
1808
01:34:39,931 --> 01:34:43,758
and can really only be
experienced through song.
1809
01:34:43,793 --> 01:34:46,896
Don't believe me?
Hear it for yourself.
1810
01:34:47,931 --> 01:34:49,724
ANNOUNCER [on video]:
Once again,
the fabulous Bee Gees.
1811
01:34:49,758 --> 01:34:51,413
[overlapping announcements]
1812
01:34:51,448 --> 01:34:53,206
-...the Bee Gees.
-One of the most successful
1813
01:34:53,241 --> 01:34:55,034
singer/songwriters of our time.
1814
01:34:55,068 --> 01:34:56,793
One, two, three.
1815
01:34:57,827 --> 01:34:59,620
LIONEL RICHIE:
It was just an amazing sound.
1816
01:34:59,655 --> 01:35:01,862
DOLLY PARTON: Who ain't
danced to the Bee Gees?
1817
01:35:01,896 --> 01:35:03,241
♪ More than a woman...♪
1818
01:35:03,275 --> 01:35:06,034
Who ain't danced to some
of Barry's music?
1819
01:35:06,068 --> 01:35:07,034
[vocalizes]
1820
01:35:07,068 --> 01:35:08,344
Barry Gibb is one of the greats.
1821
01:35:08,379 --> 01:35:10,172
♪ Jive talkin'...♪
1822
01:35:10,206 --> 01:35:12,034
I didn't really know
what the strut was
1823
01:35:12,068 --> 01:35:14,413
until I heard "Stayin' Alive."
1824
01:35:14,448 --> 01:35:17,137
♪ Well, you can tell
by the way I use my walk♪
1825
01:35:17,172 --> 01:35:18,448
♪ I'm a woman's man...♪
1826
01:35:18,482 --> 01:35:20,000
He taught us all how to walk.
1827
01:35:21,827 --> 01:35:24,482
Barry is so responsible
for so many great hits.
1828
01:35:24,517 --> 01:35:26,275
♪ Listen to the ground♪
1829
01:35:26,310 --> 01:35:28,724
♪ There is movement all around♪
1830
01:35:28,758 --> 01:35:30,344
♪ There is something
goin' down...♪
1831
01:35:30,379 --> 01:35:33,517
Barry Gibb is the songbook
to American music.
1832
01:35:34,448 --> 01:35:36,137
♪ Fever, night fever...♪
1833
01:35:36,172 --> 01:35:38,379
Of course, to this day,
we're still singing.
1834
01:35:38,413 --> 01:35:39,620
♪ Stayin' alive...♪
1835
01:35:39,655 --> 01:35:42,517
"How Deep Is Your Love" is
a beautiful song.
1836
01:35:42,551 --> 01:35:45,827
♪ And it's me you need to show♪
1837
01:35:45,862 --> 01:35:47,862
♪ How deep is your love.♪
1838
01:35:48,931 --> 01:35:50,586
I should've written it.
1839
01:35:50,620 --> 01:35:51,689
♪ Tragedy.♪
1840
01:35:51,724 --> 01:35:53,586
♪ Islands in the stream...♪
1841
01:35:53,620 --> 01:35:55,931
PARTON:
"Islands in the Stream"
turned out to be
1842
01:35:55,965 --> 01:35:57,655
one of the biggest country sons
1843
01:35:57,689 --> 01:36:00,000
in the history of country music.
1844
01:36:00,034 --> 01:36:02,655
BARBRA STREISAND:
He was wonderful to work with.
1845
01:36:02,689 --> 01:36:03,931
Do you feel guilty?
1846
01:36:03,965 --> 01:36:05,551
He was good to look at.
1847
01:36:05,586 --> 01:36:07,034
We had fun.
1848
01:36:07,068 --> 01:36:10,482
♪ Stayin' alive...♪
1849
01:36:10,517 --> 01:36:13,275
STREISAND:
We came from different
worlds of music...
1850
01:36:17,448 --> 01:36:20,068
...and he really got me.
1851
01:36:20,103 --> 01:36:23,413
♪ I am a woman in love♪
1852
01:36:23,448 --> 01:36:25,655
♪ And I'd do anything♪
1853
01:36:25,689 --> 01:36:29,724
♪ To get you into my world.♪
1854
01:36:31,206 --> 01:36:33,517
While I first was
working with Barry,
1855
01:36:33,551 --> 01:36:36,172
he told me he would make it
very easy for me--
1856
01:36:36,206 --> 01:36:37,413
writing, arranging,
1857
01:36:37,448 --> 01:36:40,137
producing, singing
the background vocals.
1858
01:36:40,172 --> 01:36:41,586
♪ There's a light♪
1859
01:36:44,034 --> 01:36:45,965
♪ A certain kind of light...♪
1860
01:36:46,000 --> 01:36:47,379
STREISAND:
He said to me,
1861
01:36:47,413 --> 01:36:50,034
"Just sing the same song
ten times,
1862
01:36:50,068 --> 01:36:52,655
and I'll do all the rest."
1863
01:36:52,689 --> 01:36:54,172
♪ I want my life to be...♪
1864
01:36:54,206 --> 01:36:55,482
STREISAND:
I knew from that first moment
1865
01:36:55,517 --> 01:36:58,000
that I walked into that studio
1866
01:36:58,034 --> 01:37:00,931
that I was
in the safest of hands.
1867
01:37:01,931 --> 01:37:03,137
♪ There's a way...♪
1868
01:37:03,172 --> 01:37:05,000
RICHIE:
The sound, the lyrics...
1869
01:37:05,034 --> 01:37:06,896
♪ Everybody say...♪
1870
01:37:06,931 --> 01:37:07,896
...he nailed it.
1871
01:37:07,931 --> 01:37:09,034
♪ To do each♪
1872
01:37:09,068 --> 01:37:10,758
♪ And every little thing...♪
1873
01:37:10,793 --> 01:37:13,620
Who better to be honored
than Barry Gibb?
1874
01:37:13,655 --> 01:37:15,034
♪ But what does it bring...♪
1875
01:37:15,068 --> 01:37:16,310
STREISAND:
You always like to work
1876
01:37:16,344 --> 01:37:18,586
with somebody
who understands you
1877
01:37:18,620 --> 01:37:20,620
in some way.
1878
01:37:20,655 --> 01:37:21,689
And that's what Barry did.
1879
01:37:22,793 --> 01:37:26,310
♪ You don't know
what it's like♪
1880
01:37:26,344 --> 01:37:27,655
♪ Baby♪
1881
01:37:27,689 --> 01:37:30,655
♪ You don't know
what it's like♪
1882
01:37:31,758 --> 01:37:33,517
♪ To love somebody♪
1883
01:37:34,448 --> 01:37:37,275
♪ To love somebody♪
1884
01:37:37,310 --> 01:37:39,034
♪ The way I love you.♪
1885
01:37:39,068 --> 01:37:41,172
[kisses]
I love you.
1886
01:37:46,310 --> 01:37:48,103
[whistling]
1887
01:37:48,137 --> 01:37:50,137
Barry's worked with icons
1888
01:37:50,172 --> 01:37:53,000
and performed on stages
all over the world.
1889
01:37:53,034 --> 01:37:54,689
He's a superstar.
1890
01:37:54,724 --> 01:37:56,862
But where
the real magic happens,
1891
01:37:56,896 --> 01:37:59,896
where the Barry Gibb effect
really takes hold
1892
01:37:59,931 --> 01:38:04,172
and continues to impact
the generations of music lovers
1893
01:38:04,206 --> 01:38:05,620
is in the studio.
1894
01:38:05,655 --> 01:38:08,758
So to start us off,
please welcome
1895
01:38:08,793 --> 01:38:10,275
Little Big Town.
1896
01:38:15,275 --> 01:38:16,655
Tonight, Barry,
1897
01:38:16,689 --> 01:38:19,689
we want to pay tribute to you
and your brothers
1898
01:38:19,724 --> 01:38:21,586
with our version of this song
1899
01:38:21,620 --> 01:38:24,103
that demonstrates
your true genius.
1900
01:38:25,103 --> 01:38:28,137
["Lonely Days" playing]
1901
01:38:36,965 --> 01:38:42,965
♪ Good morning,
mister sunshine♪
1902
01:38:43,000 --> 01:38:47,551
♪ You brighten up my day♪
1903
01:38:49,000 --> 01:38:57,896
♪ Come sit beside me
in your way♪
1904
01:39:00,862 --> 01:39:06,551
♪ I see you every morning♪
1905
01:39:06,586 --> 01:39:12,655
♪ Outside the restaurants♪
1906
01:39:12,689 --> 01:39:21,000
♪ The music plays
so nonchalant♪
1907
01:39:22,344 --> 01:39:26,068
[vocalizing]
1908
01:39:28,206 --> 01:39:33,034
♪ Lonely days, lonely nights♪
1909
01:39:33,068 --> 01:39:36,310
♪ Where would I be
without my woman?♪
1910
01:39:37,310 --> 01:39:41,965
♪ Lonely days, lonely nights♪
1911
01:39:42,000 --> 01:39:45,724
♪ Where would I be
without my woman?♪
1912
01:39:45,758 --> 01:39:50,620
♪ Lonely days, lonely nights♪
1913
01:39:50,655 --> 01:39:54,896
♪ Where would I be
without my woman?♪
1914
01:39:54,931 --> 01:39:59,758
♪ Lonely days, lonely nights♪
1915
01:39:59,793 --> 01:40:03,896
♪ Where would I be
without my woman?♪
1916
01:40:04,896 --> 01:40:10,068
♪ Lonely days, lonely nights♪
1917
01:40:11,344 --> 01:40:16,068
♪ Where would I be
without my woman?♪
1918
01:40:22,931 --> 01:40:28,758
♪ Good morning,
mister sunshine♪
1919
01:40:28,793 --> 01:40:33,310
♪ You brighten up my day♪
1920
01:40:34,413 --> 01:40:41,689
♪ Come sit beside me
in your way♪
1921
01:40:43,862 --> 01:40:48,103
[vocalizing]
1922
01:40:49,862 --> 01:40:51,068
Come on.
1923
01:40:54,344 --> 01:40:56,034
Let's go!
1924
01:40:57,068 --> 01:40:59,206
♪ Lonely days♪
1925
01:40:59,241 --> 01:41:01,137
♪ Lonely nights♪
1926
01:41:01,172 --> 01:41:04,620
♪ Where would I be
without my woman?♪
1927
01:41:04,655 --> 01:41:06,862
-♪ Lonely days♪
-♪ Lonely days♪
1928
01:41:06,896 --> 01:41:08,344
-♪ Lonely nights♪
-♪ Lonely nights♪
1929
01:41:08,379 --> 01:41:10,689
♪ Where would I be
without my woman?♪
1930
01:41:10,724 --> 01:41:12,724
♪ Lonely days, lonely nights♪
1931
01:41:12,758 --> 01:41:14,517
-♪ Lonely days♪
-♪ Lonely days♪
1932
01:41:14,551 --> 01:41:16,000
-♪ Lonely nights♪
-♪ Lonely nights♪
1933
01:41:16,034 --> 01:41:18,034
♪ Where would I be
without my woman, yeah♪
1934
01:41:18,068 --> 01:41:19,965
♪ Lonely days, lonely nights♪
1935
01:41:20,000 --> 01:41:21,793
♪ Lonely days♪
1936
01:41:21,827 --> 01:41:23,344
♪ Lonely nights♪
1937
01:41:23,379 --> 01:41:27,172
♪ Where would I be
without my woman?♪
1938
01:41:27,206 --> 01:41:29,344
♪ Lonely days♪
1939
01:41:29,379 --> 01:41:31,241
♪ Lonely nights♪
1940
01:41:31,275 --> 01:41:34,862
♪ Where would I be
without my woman?♪
1941
01:41:34,896 --> 01:41:36,724
♪ Lonely days♪
1942
01:41:36,758 --> 01:41:39,034
♪ Lonely nights♪
1943
01:41:39,068 --> 01:41:41,103
♪ Where would I be♪
1944
01:41:41,137 --> 01:41:44,689
♪ Without my woman?♪
1945
01:41:48,000 --> 01:41:50,000
We love you, Barry.
1946
01:41:50,034 --> 01:41:51,379
Love you so much, brother.
1947
01:41:51,413 --> 01:41:53,655
[cheering, applause]
1948
01:41:57,034 --> 01:41:59,344
ANNOUNCER: Our tribute
to Barry Gibb continues,
1949
01:41:59,379 --> 01:42:01,655
with Michael Bublé, Ben Platt
1950
01:42:01,689 --> 01:42:04,896
and a finale by Academy Award
winner Ariana DeBose.
1951
01:42:04,931 --> 01:42:07,551
The 46th Kennedy Center Honors
will continue.
1952
01:42:07,586 --> 01:42:09,551
This is CBS.
1953
01:42:14,586 --> 01:42:16,724
[cheering, applause]
1954
01:42:16,758 --> 01:42:20,241
ANNOUNCER: Please welcome Gramy
Award winner Michael Bublé.
1955
01:42:21,862 --> 01:42:23,172
Before people knew who I was,
1956
01:42:23,206 --> 01:42:25,241
I needed to get
my name out there,
1957
01:42:25,275 --> 01:42:28,689
and there was only one song
that could get the job done.
1958
01:42:28,724 --> 01:42:30,965
It was "How Can You Mend
a Broken Heart."
1959
01:42:31,000 --> 01:42:33,931
As fortune would have it,
1960
01:42:33,965 --> 01:42:37,931
I made a demo and it made its
way to the songwriter himself.
1961
01:42:37,965 --> 01:42:41,413
Barry not only had
words of advice for me,
1962
01:42:41,448 --> 01:42:43,241
but was generous enough
1963
01:42:43,275 --> 01:42:46,137
to give this Bubble guy
some heat
1964
01:42:46,172 --> 01:42:48,758
and record it with me,
1965
01:42:48,793 --> 01:42:53,000
which is why this next song
means so much to me,
1966
01:42:53,034 --> 01:42:56,379
and why it is
a tremendous privilege
1967
01:42:56,413 --> 01:42:59,862
to be here celebrating
the great Barry Gibb.
1968
01:43:00,931 --> 01:43:02,896
[cheering, applause]
1969
01:43:02,931 --> 01:43:04,965
["How Can You Mend
a Broken Heart" playing]
1970
01:43:08,620 --> 01:43:12,103
♪ I can think of younger days♪
1971
01:43:12,137 --> 01:43:14,586
♪ When living for my life♪
1972
01:43:14,620 --> 01:43:17,827
♪ Was everything a man♪
1973
01:43:17,862 --> 01:43:20,689
♪ Could want to do♪
1974
01:43:21,793 --> 01:43:24,551
♪ I could never see♪
1975
01:43:24,586 --> 01:43:27,758
♪ Tomorrow♪
1976
01:43:27,793 --> 01:43:31,034
♪ But I was never told♪
1977
01:43:31,068 --> 01:43:36,241
♪ About the sorrow♪
1978
01:43:36,275 --> 01:43:41,275
♪ And how can you mend♪
1979
01:43:41,310 --> 01:43:45,034
♪ A broken heart?♪
1980
01:43:45,068 --> 01:43:49,586
♪ How can you stop the rain
from falling down?♪
1981
01:43:52,000 --> 01:43:54,896
♪ How can you stop♪
1982
01:43:54,931 --> 01:43:58,482
♪ The sun from shining?♪
1983
01:43:58,517 --> 01:44:02,965
♪ What makes the world
go round?♪
1984
01:44:04,965 --> 01:44:07,586
♪ How can you mend♪
1985
01:44:07,620 --> 01:44:10,655
♪ This broken man?♪
1986
01:44:12,413 --> 01:44:14,689
♪ How can a loser♪
1987
01:44:14,724 --> 01:44:17,103
♪ Ever win?♪
1988
01:44:17,137 --> 01:44:20,965
♪ Please help me mend♪
1989
01:44:21,000 --> 01:44:24,689
♪ My broken heart♪
1990
01:44:24,724 --> 01:44:29,413
♪ And let me live again♪
1991
01:44:31,413 --> 01:44:35,965
♪ How can you mend
this broken man?♪
1992
01:44:36,000 --> 01:44:39,344
♪ How can you mend?♪
1993
01:44:39,379 --> 01:44:42,068
♪ How can a loser ever win?♪
1994
01:44:42,103 --> 01:44:43,896
♪ How can you win?♪
1995
01:44:43,931 --> 01:44:47,379
♪ Please help me mend♪
1996
01:44:47,413 --> 01:44:51,655
♪ My broken heart♪
1997
01:44:51,689 --> 01:44:56,689
♪ And let me live again♪
1998
01:44:59,551 --> 01:45:03,068
♪ And let me live♪
1999
01:45:03,103 --> 01:45:06,068
♪ Again.♪
2000
01:45:09,137 --> 01:45:11,172
[cheering, applause]
2001
01:45:16,517 --> 01:45:20,517
ANNOUNCER:
And now, Grammy Award winner
Ben Platt.
2002
01:45:20,551 --> 01:45:21,896
Hi, Barry. Wow.
2003
01:45:21,931 --> 01:45:23,896
I know I'm not exactly
what one might expect
2004
01:45:23,931 --> 01:45:26,896
as a Bee Gees fan,
but I very much idolize you.
2005
01:45:26,931 --> 01:45:29,793
I also admire that you are
very unstoppable, Barry.
2006
01:45:29,827 --> 01:45:31,448
When the Bee Gees
were unfairly caught up
2007
01:45:31,482 --> 01:45:34,241
in the anti-disco backlash--
2008
01:45:34,275 --> 01:45:36,965
straight people can be
very annoying-- um...
2009
01:45:37,000 --> 01:45:39,206
-[laughter]
-[clears throat]
2010
01:45:39,241 --> 01:45:41,551
...he didn't crawl into
a hole, he didn't quit,
2011
01:45:41,586 --> 01:45:44,000
he just made more glorious hits.
2012
01:45:44,034 --> 01:45:46,517
He kept going because
ever since he was a kid--
2013
01:45:46,551 --> 01:45:49,344
and even right now,
sitting up there in the box--
2014
01:45:49,379 --> 01:45:52,689
he had these songs right
inside of him, great songs,
2015
01:45:52,724 --> 01:45:55,172
that he so graciously
shares with all of us.
2016
01:45:55,206 --> 01:45:57,827
So, yes, uh,
I am a huge Barry Gibb fan.
2017
01:45:57,862 --> 01:45:59,379
I'm very honored
to be on this stage.
2018
01:45:59,413 --> 01:46:03,206
I'm a stan, as the children say,
um, and I would love to sing
2019
01:46:03,241 --> 01:46:05,517
one of my very favorite Bee Gees
songs, if you'll have me.
2020
01:46:05,551 --> 01:46:07,413
Let's do it.
2021
01:46:07,448 --> 01:46:09,482
["Nights on Broadway" playing]
2022
01:46:12,137 --> 01:46:14,862
♪ Here we are♪
2023
01:46:16,827 --> 01:46:21,275
♪ In a room full of strangers♪
2024
01:46:23,344 --> 01:46:26,896
♪ Standing in the dark♪
2025
01:46:26,931 --> 01:46:31,241
♪ Where your eyes
couldn't see me♪
2026
01:46:33,206 --> 01:46:37,482
♪ Well, I had to follow you♪
2027
01:46:37,517 --> 01:46:42,586
♪ Though you did not
want me to♪
2028
01:46:43,620 --> 01:46:47,793
♪ But that won't stop
my lovin' you♪
2029
01:46:48,827 --> 01:46:52,655
♪ I can't stay away♪
2030
01:46:52,689 --> 01:46:55,034
-♪ Blamin' it all♪
-♪ Blamin' it all♪
2031
01:46:55,068 --> 01:46:57,724
-♪ On the nights on Broadway♪
-♪ Blamin' it all♪
2032
01:46:57,758 --> 01:46:59,655
♪ Singin' them sweet sounds♪
2033
01:46:59,689 --> 01:47:02,724
♪ To that crazy, crazy town♪
2034
01:47:02,758 --> 01:47:05,344
♪ Now in my place♪
2035
01:47:07,068 --> 01:47:11,689
♪ There are so many others♪
2036
01:47:14,241 --> 01:47:17,275
♪ Standing in the line♪
2037
01:47:17,310 --> 01:47:22,206
♪ How long will they stand
between us♪
2038
01:47:23,310 --> 01:47:26,965
♪ Well, I had to follow you♪
2039
01:47:28,931 --> 01:47:32,379
♪ Though you did not
want me to♪
2040
01:47:34,137 --> 01:47:37,758
♪ But that won't stop
my lovin' you♪
2041
01:47:39,379 --> 01:47:42,965
♪ I can't stay away♪
2042
01:47:43,000 --> 01:47:45,034
-♪ Blamin' it all, hey♪
-♪ Blamin' it all♪
2043
01:47:45,068 --> 01:47:47,620
-♪ On the nights on Broadway♪
-♪ Blamin' it all♪
2044
01:47:47,655 --> 01:47:50,896
♪ Singin' them love songs♪
2045
01:47:50,931 --> 01:47:53,862
♪ Singin' them
straight-to-the-heart songs♪
2046
01:47:53,896 --> 01:47:55,379
-♪ Blamin' it all♪
-♪ I'm blamin' it all♪
2047
01:47:55,413 --> 01:47:57,896
♪ On the nights on Broadway♪
2048
01:47:57,931 --> 01:48:01,620
-♪ Blamin' it all♪
-♪ Singin' them sweet sounds♪
2049
01:48:01,655 --> 01:48:05,172
♪ To that crazy,
crazy town, hey.♪
2050
01:48:09,758 --> 01:48:12,068
[cheering, applause]
2051
01:48:27,517 --> 01:48:30,655
ANNOUNCER: Next, Stephen Gibb
delivers a moving tribute
2052
01:48:30,689 --> 01:48:33,172
to his father, and Ariana DeBoe
and Chloe Flower
2053
01:48:33,206 --> 01:48:35,517
get the Kennedy Center
Opera House dancing
2054
01:48:35,551 --> 01:48:36,827
for Sir Barry Gibb.
2055
01:48:36,862 --> 01:48:40,206
The 46th Kennedy Center Honors.
This is CBS.
2056
01:48:44,689 --> 01:48:46,448
ANNOUNCER: Experience the arts,
experience travel.
2057
01:48:46,482 --> 01:48:48,034
Delta is proud to be
the official airline
2058
01:48:48,068 --> 01:48:49,620
of the Kennedy Center Honors.
2059
01:48:49,655 --> 01:48:51,655
Delta. Keep climbing.
2060
01:48:51,689 --> 01:48:54,034
[cheering, applause]
2061
01:48:54,068 --> 01:48:56,034
♪
2062
01:48:56,068 --> 01:48:58,620
ANNOUNCER:
Please welcome Stephen Gibb.
2063
01:49:00,482 --> 01:49:02,000
Good evening.
2064
01:49:04,000 --> 01:49:05,103
Good evening, everyone.
2065
01:49:05,137 --> 01:49:07,344
My name is Stephen Gibb, and...
2066
01:49:07,379 --> 01:49:10,068
-Barry Gibb just happens
to be my father.
-[cheering, applause]
2067
01:49:15,068 --> 01:49:17,344
So you can probably imagine
that I had a front-row seat
2068
01:49:17,379 --> 01:49:20,965
to some of the best music
this world has to offer, right?
2069
01:49:21,000 --> 01:49:23,206
-[cheering, applause]
-Well...
2070
01:49:23,241 --> 01:49:25,448
some of my fondest
childhood memories would be
2071
01:49:25,482 --> 01:49:27,931
of the weekends we would spend
in the backyard
2072
01:49:27,965 --> 01:49:30,655
at our house
or my uncle Maurice's house.
2073
01:49:30,689 --> 01:49:34,103
And I found out very young
that there's a special alchemy
2074
01:49:34,137 --> 01:49:38,275
that occurs when you have three
brothers harmonizing together.
2075
01:49:38,310 --> 01:49:42,310
Even as a kid, I knew
this was something so special.
2076
01:49:42,344 --> 01:49:44,413
When he was in the studio
with his brothers,
2077
01:49:44,448 --> 01:49:47,793
he was always pushed
to new creative heights by them.
2078
01:49:47,827 --> 01:49:49,551
They were always trying
to impress each other
2079
01:49:49,586 --> 01:49:50,965
with their ideas.
2080
01:49:51,000 --> 01:49:54,206
Like most brothers,
they were very competitive.
2081
01:49:54,241 --> 01:49:57,793
Yet they thrived
under so much pressure
2082
01:49:57,827 --> 01:50:00,172
and managed to create
these perfect little diamonds
2083
01:50:00,206 --> 01:50:02,275
for all of us to enjoy.
2084
01:50:02,310 --> 01:50:06,241
Sadly, with the loss
of his brothers-- my uncles--
2085
01:50:06,275 --> 01:50:09,034
we realized that life
would never be the same,
2086
01:50:09,068 --> 01:50:11,965
but the songs are forever.
2087
01:50:12,000 --> 01:50:13,551
One of the gifts for me,
2088
01:50:13,586 --> 01:50:17,310
as his only living musical
collaborators in the family,
2089
01:50:17,344 --> 01:50:21,517
is that I've been here
for the ride my whole life.
2090
01:50:21,551 --> 01:50:25,862
And when we performed together
at Glastonbury in 2017,
2091
01:50:25,896 --> 01:50:28,241
I can clearly recall
his surprise
2092
01:50:28,275 --> 01:50:29,827
at the size of the crowd,
2093
01:50:29,862 --> 01:50:32,068
the biggest
of his entire career.
2094
01:50:32,103 --> 01:50:33,655
Everyone was singing
and dancing,
2095
01:50:33,689 --> 01:50:36,758
-even the security guards.
-[laughter]
2096
01:50:36,793 --> 01:50:39,586
I looked over at him
and my only thought was,
2097
01:50:39,620 --> 01:50:42,551
"Damn, that's my dad."
2098
01:50:42,586 --> 01:50:43,931
AUDIENCE:
Aw.
2099
01:50:43,965 --> 01:50:47,793
And from day one until now,
he's been my hero.
2100
01:50:47,827 --> 01:50:50,310
He's the coolest cat I know.
2101
01:50:50,344 --> 01:50:52,793
Some people listen to music
2102
01:50:52,827 --> 01:50:55,310
and some people make music,
2103
01:50:55,344 --> 01:50:59,310
and then some people
simply are music.
2104
01:50:59,344 --> 01:51:01,172
And for my dad,
music is who he is.
2105
01:51:01,206 --> 01:51:05,068
He lives and breathes it,
start to finish.
2106
01:51:05,103 --> 01:51:09,517
Dad, I can't tell you how
incredible it feels to be here
2107
01:51:09,551 --> 01:51:10,965
seeing you receive this honor.
2108
01:51:11,000 --> 01:51:12,275
["How Deep Is Your Love"
playing]
2109
01:51:12,310 --> 01:51:15,344
And I couldn't be more proud
to be your son.
2110
01:51:15,379 --> 01:51:17,586
So here, performing what I think
2111
01:51:17,620 --> 01:51:19,758
are some of the best songs
ever written,
2112
01:51:19,793 --> 01:51:22,965
please welcome classical pianist
Chloe Flower
2113
01:51:23,000 --> 01:51:26,758
and Academy Award winner
Ariana DeBose.
2114
01:51:26,793 --> 01:51:29,448
[cheering, applause]
2115
01:51:30,827 --> 01:51:33,137
♪ And you come to me♪
2116
01:51:33,172 --> 01:51:35,724
♪ On a summer breeze♪
2117
01:51:35,758 --> 01:51:38,413
♪ Keep me warm in your love♪
2118
01:51:38,448 --> 01:51:41,241
♪ Then you softly leave♪
2119
01:51:41,275 --> 01:51:44,896
♪ And it's me you need to show♪
2120
01:51:46,862 --> 01:51:49,931
-♪ How deep is your love?♪
-♪ How deep is your love?♪
2121
01:51:49,965 --> 01:51:53,137
-♪ Ah♪
-♪ How deep is your love?♪
2122
01:51:53,172 --> 01:51:56,413
♪ I really mean to learn♪
2123
01:51:56,448 --> 01:52:01,103
♪ 'Cause we're livin'
in a world of fools♪
2124
01:52:01,137 --> 01:52:03,793
♪ Breakin' us down♪
2125
01:52:03,827 --> 01:52:07,931
♪ When they all
should let us be♪
2126
01:52:08,965 --> 01:52:10,448
♪ We belong♪
2127
01:52:10,482 --> 01:52:13,344
♪ To you and me...♪
2128
01:52:13,379 --> 01:52:15,275
-All right, y'all.
-♪ Night fever♪
2129
01:52:15,310 --> 01:52:18,103
-Sing it if you feel it.
-♪ Night fever♪
2130
01:52:18,137 --> 01:52:20,827
♪ We know how to do it♪
2131
01:52:23,000 --> 01:52:25,034
♪ Well, you can tell
by the way I use my walk♪
2132
01:52:25,068 --> 01:52:27,379
♪ I'm a woman's man,
no time to talk♪
2133
01:52:27,413 --> 01:52:29,241
♪ Music loud and women warm♪
2134
01:52:29,275 --> 01:52:31,482
♪ I've been kicked around
since I was born♪
2135
01:52:31,517 --> 01:52:33,793
♪ And it's all right,
and I'm okay♪
2136
01:52:33,827 --> 01:52:35,724
♪ And you can look
the other way♪
2137
01:52:35,758 --> 01:52:37,689
♪ We can try to understand♪
2138
01:52:37,724 --> 01:52:40,275
♪ The New York Times's
effect on man♪
2139
01:52:40,310 --> 01:52:42,310
♪ Whether you're a brother
or whether you're a mother♪
2140
01:52:42,344 --> 01:52:44,586
♪ You're stayin' alive,
stayin' alive♪
2141
01:52:44,620 --> 01:52:46,413
♪ Feel the city breakin'
and everybody shakin'♪
2142
01:52:46,448 --> 01:52:49,034
♪ And we're stayin' alive,
stayin' alive♪
2143
01:52:49,068 --> 01:52:51,034
♪ Ah, ha, ha, ha♪
2144
01:52:51,068 --> 01:52:53,379
♪ Stayin' alive, stayin' alive♪
2145
01:52:53,413 --> 01:52:54,827
♪ Ah, ha, ha, ha♪
2146
01:52:54,862 --> 01:53:00,103
♪ Stayin' alive♪
2147
01:53:03,482 --> 01:53:05,517
["Tragedy" playing]
2148
01:53:07,620 --> 01:53:10,000
♪ Here I lie in a lost♪
2149
01:53:10,034 --> 01:53:13,448
♪ And lonely part of town♪
2150
01:53:15,068 --> 01:53:16,931
♪ Held in time♪
2151
01:53:16,965 --> 01:53:19,241
♪ In a world of tears♪
2152
01:53:19,275 --> 01:53:21,413
♪ I slowly drown♪
2153
01:53:23,206 --> 01:53:24,827
♪ Going home♪
2154
01:53:24,862 --> 01:53:28,931
♪ I just can't make it
all alone♪
2155
01:53:28,965 --> 01:53:31,034
♪ I really should be♪
2156
01:53:31,068 --> 01:53:34,517
♪ Holding you, holding you♪
2157
01:53:34,551 --> 01:53:38,827
♪ Loving you, loving you♪
2158
01:53:41,724 --> 01:53:43,482
♪ Tragedy♪
2159
01:53:43,517 --> 01:53:45,000
♪ When the feeling's gone,
and you can't go on♪
2160
01:53:45,034 --> 01:53:47,034
♪ It's tragedy♪
2161
01:53:47,068 --> 01:53:49,517
♪ When the morning cries
and you don't know why♪
2162
01:53:49,551 --> 01:53:51,206
♪ It's hard to bear♪
2163
01:53:51,241 --> 01:53:53,275
♪ With no one to love you♪
2164
01:53:53,310 --> 01:53:55,896
♪ You're going nowhere♪
2165
01:53:55,931 --> 01:53:59,448
♪ Tragedy...♪
2166
01:53:59,482 --> 01:54:01,620
If you aren't dancing
in your seat,
2167
01:54:01,655 --> 01:54:03,034
you're not doing it right.
2168
01:54:03,068 --> 01:54:05,068
["You Should Be Dancing"
playing]
2169
01:54:06,724 --> 01:54:08,758
♪ My baby moves at midnight♪
2170
01:54:10,620 --> 01:54:12,689
♪ Goes right up to the dawn,
you get it♪
2171
01:54:13,758 --> 01:54:16,827
♪ My woman takes me higher♪
2172
01:54:17,862 --> 01:54:20,068
♪ My woman keeps me warm♪
2173
01:54:21,862 --> 01:54:25,206
-♪ What you doin'
on your back?♪
-♪ Ah♪
2174
01:54:25,241 --> 01:54:28,827
♪ What you doin' on your back?♪
2175
01:54:28,862 --> 01:54:32,655
♪ You should be dancing, yeah♪
2176
01:54:32,689 --> 01:54:35,586
♪ Dancing, yeah♪
2177
01:54:35,620 --> 01:54:40,310
♪ You should be dancing, yeah♪
2178
01:54:40,344 --> 01:54:43,103
♪ Dancing, yeah.♪
2179
01:54:45,655 --> 01:54:47,034
[cheering, applause]
2180
01:54:59,206 --> 01:55:00,517
♪
2181
01:55:02,068 --> 01:55:05,586
Congratulations
to all the honorees,
2182
01:55:05,620 --> 01:55:09,689
and thank you to everyone
who participated
2183
01:55:09,724 --> 01:55:11,034
in this evening.
2184
01:55:11,068 --> 01:55:13,034
Did you have a good time?
2185
01:55:13,068 --> 01:55:14,482
[cheering, applause]
2186
01:55:14,517 --> 01:55:17,620
Good night, everyone.
2187
01:55:17,655 --> 01:55:19,551
♪
2188
01:55:41,379 --> 01:55:44,344
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2189
01:55:44,379 --> 01:55:47,379
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