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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:01,827 --> 00:00:04,586 ♪ 2 00:00:04,620 --> 00:00:06,068 ANNOUNCER: From Washington, D.C. 3 00:00:06,103 --> 00:00:09,310 and the United States National Cultural Center, 4 00:00:09,344 --> 00:00:12,551 it's the Kennedy Center Honors. 5 00:00:12,586 --> 00:00:14,517 Welcome to the Kennedy Center, 6 00:00:14,551 --> 00:00:17,034 right here in our nation's capital. 7 00:00:17,068 --> 00:00:19,758 President John F. Kennedy believed that art 8 00:00:19,793 --> 00:00:23,655 nourishes the roots of our culture and society. 9 00:00:23,689 --> 00:00:26,931 And it's here that we gather every year 10 00:00:26,965 --> 00:00:29,931 to honor that vision by bestowing 11 00:00:29,965 --> 00:00:33,034 our nation's highest achievement in the performing arts, 12 00:00:33,068 --> 00:00:35,931 the Kennedy Center Honors. 13 00:00:35,965 --> 00:00:40,448 Tonight, we're honoring the Class of 2023, 14 00:00:40,482 --> 00:00:44,103 five incredible artists who have made us laugh, 15 00:00:44,137 --> 00:00:47,241 made us cry, and have reminded us 16 00:00:47,275 --> 00:00:50,413 that we are all more similar than we are different. 17 00:00:50,448 --> 00:00:53,034 And if that's not something to celebrate, 18 00:00:53,068 --> 00:00:54,758 I don't know what is. 19 00:00:54,793 --> 00:00:56,827 [band playing "Conga"] 20 00:01:03,103 --> 00:01:05,482 ♪ Everybody♪ 21 00:01:05,516 --> 00:01:07,241 ♪ Gather round now♪ 22 00:01:07,275 --> 00:01:09,068 ♪ Let your body feel the heat♪ 23 00:01:09,103 --> 00:01:10,758 Hey, everybody! 24 00:01:10,793 --> 00:01:12,517 ♪ Don't you worry♪ 25 00:01:12,551 --> 00:01:14,689 ♪ If you can't dance♪ 26 00:01:14,724 --> 00:01:16,413 ♪ Let the music move your feet♪ 27 00:01:16,448 --> 00:01:18,896 ♪ Music move your feet♪ 28 00:01:18,931 --> 00:01:20,206 ♪ It's the rhythm♪ 29 00:01:20,241 --> 00:01:22,724 ♪ The rhythm of the island♪ 30 00:01:22,758 --> 00:01:26,310 ♪ And like sugarcane, so sweet♪ 31 00:01:26,344 --> 00:01:28,517 ♪ If you want to♪ 32 00:01:28,551 --> 00:01:30,206 ♪ Do the conga♪ 33 00:01:30,241 --> 00:01:32,172 ♪ You've got to listen to the beat♪ 34 00:01:32,206 --> 00:01:36,378 The incredible Sheila E., ladies and gentlemen! 35 00:01:39,827 --> 00:01:41,413 ♪ Come on, shake your body, baby, do the conga♪ 36 00:01:41,448 --> 00:01:42,965 ♪ I know you can't control yourself any longer♪ 37 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,068 ♪ Feel the rhythm of the music getting stronger♪ 38 00:01:45,103 --> 00:01:46,413 ♪ Don't you fight it till you've tried it♪ 39 00:01:46,448 --> 00:01:47,793 ♪ Do the conga beat♪ 40 00:01:49,344 --> 00:01:51,033 Do you feel it? 41 00:01:51,068 --> 00:01:54,758 Has the rhythm got you, Kennedy Center? 42 00:02:00,241 --> 00:02:02,034 Sing it with me now! 43 00:02:02,068 --> 00:02:04,310 ♪ Oh-ey, oh-ey, oh-ey, oh-ey♪ 44 00:02:04,344 --> 00:02:06,034 ♪ Oh-ey, oh-ey, oh-ey, oh-ey♪ 45 00:02:06,068 --> 00:02:08,068 ♪ Oh-ey, oh-ey, oh-ey, oh-ey♪ 46 00:02:08,103 --> 00:02:10,033 ♪ Oh-ey, oh-ey, oh-ey, oh-ey♪ 47 00:02:10,068 --> 00:02:13,655 -♪ Arriba con la conga♪ -♪ Arriba con la conga♪ 48 00:02:13,689 --> 00:02:16,172 ♪ Arriba con la conga♪ 49 00:02:16,206 --> 00:02:17,655 -♪ Arriba con la conga♪ -♪ Yeah♪ 50 00:02:18,931 --> 00:02:21,379 Let me see those hands. 51 00:02:21,413 --> 00:02:23,517 ["Get on Your Feet" playing] 52 00:02:25,896 --> 00:02:28,965 ♪ You say I know it's a waste♪ 53 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,448 ♪ Of time, there's no use trying♪ 54 00:02:32,482 --> 00:02:36,000 ♪ So scared that life's gonna pass♪ 55 00:02:36,034 --> 00:02:39,965 ♪ You by, your spirit dying♪ 56 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,448 ♪ You got to keep looking onto tomorrow♪ 57 00:02:43,482 --> 00:02:46,034 ♪ There's so much in life♪ 58 00:02:46,067 --> 00:02:47,793 ♪ That's meant for you♪ 59 00:02:47,827 --> 00:02:50,275 ♪ Get on your feet♪ 60 00:02:50,310 --> 00:02:52,034 ♪ Yeah, get up♪ 61 00:02:52,067 --> 00:02:54,793 ♪ And make it happen♪ 62 00:02:54,827 --> 00:02:58,241 ♪ Get on your feet♪ 63 00:02:58,275 --> 00:03:01,310 ♪ Stand up and take some action♪ 64 00:03:01,344 --> 00:03:04,551 ♪ You got to get on your feet♪ 65 00:03:04,586 --> 00:03:06,586 ♪ Get up, get up, get up♪ 66 00:03:06,620 --> 00:03:10,310 ♪ Don't stop before it's over♪ 67 00:03:10,344 --> 00:03:13,758 ♪ Get on your feet, yeah, yeah♪ 68 00:03:13,793 --> 00:03:17,758 ♪ The weight is off, the weight is off your shoulder♪ 69 00:03:17,793 --> 00:03:20,793 ♪ Get on your feet.♪ 70 00:03:22,655 --> 00:03:24,724 [cheers and applause] 71 00:03:29,379 --> 00:03:32,586 Oh, please stay on your feet 72 00:03:32,620 --> 00:03:34,620 to welcome the 46th class 73 00:03:34,655 --> 00:03:36,965 of the Kennedy Center Honorees. 74 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,241 First Lady of Hip-Hop, 75 00:03:40,275 --> 00:03:42,689 Queen Latifah. 76 00:03:42,724 --> 00:03:44,758 [cheers and applause] 77 00:03:50,137 --> 00:03:52,689 The Grande Dame of Music, 78 00:03:52,724 --> 00:03:56,000 -Ms. Dionne Warwick. -[cheers and applause] 79 00:03:59,551 --> 00:04:01,241 The King of Comedy, 80 00:04:01,275 --> 00:04:03,275 Mr. Billy Crystal. 81 00:04:03,310 --> 00:04:05,482 [cheers and applause] 82 00:04:07,689 --> 00:04:09,689 Opera royalty, 83 00:04:09,724 --> 00:04:12,379 acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming. 84 00:04:12,413 --> 00:04:13,931 [cheers and applause] 85 00:04:16,447 --> 00:04:19,620 And the Knight of Song, 86 00:04:19,654 --> 00:04:21,551 Sir Barry Gibb. 87 00:04:21,586 --> 00:04:23,068 [cheers and applause] 88 00:04:26,517 --> 00:04:29,931 Please welcome Second Gentleman of the United States, 89 00:04:29,965 --> 00:04:32,172 Douglas Emhoff. 90 00:04:32,206 --> 00:04:35,034 [cheers and applause] 91 00:04:36,724 --> 00:04:40,172 And now please welcome the President of the United States 92 00:04:40,206 --> 00:04:42,620 and First Lady Jill Biden. 93 00:04:42,655 --> 00:04:44,689 [cheers and applause] 94 00:04:57,517 --> 00:04:59,896 ANNOUNCER: Friends of the arts, please welcome 95 00:04:59,931 --> 00:05:02,379 2021 Kennedy Center Honoree 96 00:05:02,413 --> 00:05:04,448 Debbie Allen. 97 00:05:04,482 --> 00:05:06,965 [cheers and applause] 98 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,482 Dionne Warwick was born 99 00:05:09,517 --> 00:05:12,034 with a gift from the ancestors, 100 00:05:12,068 --> 00:05:14,758 the powers of the universe and God, 101 00:05:14,793 --> 00:05:16,827 the gift of a golden voice, 102 00:05:16,862 --> 00:05:19,586 a voice that set her on a destiny 103 00:05:19,620 --> 00:05:22,413 to inspire, uplift and change the world. 104 00:05:22,448 --> 00:05:24,931 Tonight we celebrate her legacy, 105 00:05:24,965 --> 00:05:28,068 her artistry, her philanthropy, 106 00:05:28,103 --> 00:05:33,034 her grace, and her courage as a Kennedy Center Honoree. 107 00:05:33,068 --> 00:05:36,310 Many might say that this honor is long overdue, 108 00:05:36,344 --> 00:05:38,620 as the list of her accomplishments and accolades 109 00:05:38,655 --> 00:05:40,586 could wrap around this building. 110 00:05:40,620 --> 00:05:43,517 Image Award, Harvard's Hasty Pudding Award, 111 00:05:43,551 --> 00:05:46,448 American Music Award, U.S. Ambassador of Health 112 00:05:46,482 --> 00:05:49,344 and United Nations Global Ambassador, 113 00:05:49,379 --> 00:05:52,137 six Grammy Awards... 114 00:05:54,896 --> 00:05:58,034 ...38 studio albums, 115 00:05:58,068 --> 00:06:03,137 and more than 100 million records sold. 116 00:06:08,172 --> 00:06:11,793 One of the most successful singers of all time, 117 00:06:11,827 --> 00:06:14,965 knocking down barriers, crashing glass ceilings 118 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,724 with 75 charted hit songs, 119 00:06:17,758 --> 00:06:21,000 and the first African American vocalist to win 120 00:06:21,034 --> 00:06:24,000 a Grammy Award in the pop category. 121 00:06:24,034 --> 00:06:26,034 [cheers and applause] 122 00:06:30,448 --> 00:06:34,655 Dionne, Your voice was the soundtrack of our lives. 123 00:06:34,689 --> 00:06:36,793 You let us know that it wasn't enough for us 124 00:06:36,827 --> 00:06:40,137 to just be wishing and hoping and thinking and praying, 125 00:06:40,172 --> 00:06:42,620 -planning and dreaming. -[laughter] 126 00:06:42,655 --> 00:06:44,793 ALLEN: But, instead, we had to tell 127 00:06:44,827 --> 00:06:47,103 somebody what we feel. 128 00:06:47,137 --> 00:06:50,689 Go and do something about what matters. 129 00:06:50,724 --> 00:06:53,689 That is exactly what has made you so iconic, 130 00:06:53,724 --> 00:06:56,827 so legendary, and so inspiring. 131 00:06:56,862 --> 00:07:00,413 Your heart has always embraced your community, 132 00:07:00,448 --> 00:07:02,344 your family, the world. 133 00:07:02,379 --> 00:07:04,517 Your courage and strength 134 00:07:04,551 --> 00:07:07,758 has compelled you to not just stand and sing 135 00:07:07,793 --> 00:07:09,137 but be heard, 136 00:07:09,172 --> 00:07:12,103 and heard loud and clear in a voice 137 00:07:12,137 --> 00:07:14,448 that truly has changed the world. 138 00:07:14,482 --> 00:07:16,724 That's what friends are for. 139 00:07:16,758 --> 00:07:18,689 [applause] 140 00:07:21,896 --> 00:07:24,551 Let's start out with the 1974 hit 141 00:07:24,586 --> 00:07:25,896 "Then Came You." 142 00:07:25,931 --> 00:07:29,551 Please welcome country music diva 143 00:07:29,586 --> 00:07:32,862 Mickey Guyton and The Spinners. 144 00:07:32,896 --> 00:07:34,931 [cheers and applause] 145 00:07:35,965 --> 00:07:38,000 ["Then Came You" playing] 146 00:07:42,379 --> 00:07:43,620 We love you, Dionne. 147 00:07:45,068 --> 00:07:47,689 ♪ Ever since I met you♪ 148 00:07:48,896 --> 00:07:51,344 ♪ It seems I can't forget you♪ 149 00:07:52,862 --> 00:07:54,655 ♪ The thought of you♪ 150 00:07:54,689 --> 00:07:56,793 ♪ Keeps running through♪ 151 00:07:56,827 --> 00:08:00,000 ♪ The back of my mind♪ 152 00:08:01,206 --> 00:08:03,896 ♪ Every time I'm near you♪ 153 00:08:05,206 --> 00:08:07,655 ♪ I get that urge to feel you♪ 154 00:08:09,275 --> 00:08:10,551 ♪ Just touching you♪ 155 00:08:10,586 --> 00:08:12,482 ♪ And loving you♪ 156 00:08:12,517 --> 00:08:14,896 ♪ Makes everything right♪ 157 00:08:14,931 --> 00:08:16,931 -♪ Just tell me how you feel♪ -♪ Oh, I♪ 158 00:08:16,965 --> 00:08:19,448 ♪ Never knew love before♪ 159 00:08:19,482 --> 00:08:22,068 -♪ I never knew it, baby, oh, no♪ -♪ Then came you♪ 160 00:08:22,103 --> 00:08:24,758 -♪ Then came you♪ -♪ Then came you♪ 161 00:08:24,793 --> 00:08:28,310 -♪ I never knew love before♪ -♪ Yeah♪ 162 00:08:28,344 --> 00:08:30,137 -♪ Then came you♪ -♪ I got to, got to♪ 163 00:08:30,172 --> 00:08:32,000 ♪ Get your loving right now♪ 164 00:08:32,034 --> 00:08:33,758 ♪ Then came you♪ 165 00:08:33,793 --> 00:08:36,724 -♪ Hey, hey, yeah♪ -♪ Whoo!♪ 166 00:08:36,758 --> 00:08:38,448 ♪ You♪ 167 00:08:41,793 --> 00:08:44,310 ♪ Now that I have found you♪ 168 00:08:45,275 --> 00:08:47,793 ♪ How did I live without you?♪ 169 00:08:47,827 --> 00:08:49,379 ♪ I don't know, baby♪ 170 00:08:49,413 --> 00:08:51,172 -♪ It's plain to see♪ -♪ Oh, yeah♪ 171 00:08:51,206 --> 00:08:53,034 ♪ You're all I need♪ 172 00:08:53,068 --> 00:08:54,724 ♪ To satisfy me♪ 173 00:08:57,103 --> 00:08:58,931 ♪ I'm so darned proud♪ 174 00:08:58,965 --> 00:09:01,551 -♪ Of you♪ -I really am. 175 00:09:01,586 --> 00:09:03,965 ♪ I want to sing about you♪ 176 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:05,586 ♪ Just sing it, sing it, sing it, baby♪ 177 00:09:05,620 --> 00:09:07,137 ♪ And all I know♪ 178 00:09:07,172 --> 00:09:09,206 ♪ You made love grow♪ 179 00:09:09,241 --> 00:09:12,206 ♪ By touching my hand♪ 180 00:09:12,241 --> 00:09:13,517 ♪ Oh♪ 181 00:09:13,551 --> 00:09:16,517 ♪ I never knew love before♪ 182 00:09:16,551 --> 00:09:18,620 ♪ Then came you♪ 183 00:09:18,655 --> 00:09:21,655 ♪ Then came you, ooh♪ 184 00:09:21,689 --> 00:09:24,103 ♪ I never knew love before♪ 185 00:09:24,137 --> 00:09:27,241 ♪ Then came you♪ 186 00:09:27,275 --> 00:09:28,758 ♪ Oh♪ 187 00:09:28,793 --> 00:09:31,551 ♪ Then came you, whoo♪ 188 00:09:33,068 --> 00:09:34,896 ♪ Yeah♪ 189 00:09:34,931 --> 00:09:38,137 -♪ Oh♪ -♪ Oh♪ 190 00:09:38,172 --> 00:09:40,275 ♪ I never knew love before♪ 191 00:09:40,310 --> 00:09:42,620 ♪ Then came you♪ 192 00:09:42,655 --> 00:09:45,344 -♪ Then came you♪ -♪ With the power of love♪ 193 00:09:45,379 --> 00:09:48,275 -♪ I never knew love before♪ -♪ Ooh♪ 194 00:09:48,310 --> 00:09:51,000 -♪ So sweeter, sweeter, sweeter, sweeter, sweeter, sweeter♪ -♪ Then came you♪ 195 00:09:51,034 --> 00:09:52,793 ♪ Oh♪ 196 00:09:52,827 --> 00:09:55,137 ♪ Then came you.♪ 197 00:09:55,172 --> 00:09:58,448 -We love you, Dionne. -We love you, Dionne. 198 00:10:02,689 --> 00:10:04,862 You've always said, 199 00:10:04,896 --> 00:10:08,103 "If you think it, you can do it." 200 00:10:08,137 --> 00:10:11,620 And, clearly, it's a sentiment you've embodied your whole life. 201 00:10:11,655 --> 00:10:13,448 And something that I've tried to follow 202 00:10:13,482 --> 00:10:16,000 as I chart my own path as an artist. 203 00:10:16,034 --> 00:10:19,551 Thank you so much, Dionne, for showing us all 204 00:10:19,586 --> 00:10:21,793 how to fearlessly break new ground 205 00:10:21,827 --> 00:10:25,137 while never compromising that special magic 206 00:10:25,172 --> 00:10:27,344 that makes you, you. 207 00:10:28,413 --> 00:10:30,413 Now, make way for Dionne Warwick, 208 00:10:30,448 --> 00:10:33,034 as told by Jennifer Hudson. 209 00:10:33,068 --> 00:10:35,103 [cheers and applause] 210 00:10:37,103 --> 00:10:38,344 HUDSON: She sang of love. 211 00:10:38,379 --> 00:10:39,827 She sang of pain. 212 00:10:39,862 --> 00:10:42,586 She sang of tenderness and friendship. 213 00:10:42,620 --> 00:10:45,724 There a million different notes in Dionne Warwick's voice. 214 00:10:45,758 --> 00:10:47,620 Alone, they can be beautiful. 215 00:10:47,655 --> 00:10:50,379 Together, they create an icon. 216 00:10:52,137 --> 00:10:54,448 What is the sound of home? 217 00:10:54,482 --> 00:10:57,034 It's the soft hum of generatios of a family 218 00:10:57,068 --> 00:10:59,034 harmonizing as one. 219 00:10:59,068 --> 00:11:02,793 It's the breath of voices in church. 220 00:11:02,827 --> 00:11:06,379 1940, Dionne Warwick is born. 221 00:11:06,413 --> 00:11:09,379 At the age of six, she stands in front of a congregation 222 00:11:09,413 --> 00:11:12,068 and sings, and the "amens" that she hears, 223 00:11:12,103 --> 00:11:14,379 tells her, "This is who I am. 224 00:11:14,413 --> 00:11:15,620 This is what I can do." 225 00:11:18,931 --> 00:11:20,344 What is the sound of brillianc? 226 00:11:20,379 --> 00:11:21,965 ♪ Anyone who ever dreamed...♪ 227 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:23,517 HUDSON: A heavenly voice 228 00:11:23,551 --> 00:11:25,482 and a singular mind. 229 00:11:25,517 --> 00:11:26,896 She goes to college, 230 00:11:26,931 --> 00:11:28,448 then grad school, 231 00:11:28,482 --> 00:11:29,827 paying her way singing backup. 232 00:11:29,862 --> 00:11:31,310 But there's only so long 233 00:11:31,344 --> 00:11:34,068 you can keep someone like her in the background. 234 00:11:34,103 --> 00:11:35,931 ♪ Don't make me over...♪ 235 00:11:35,965 --> 00:11:37,724 HUDSON: It's the sound of hearing your voice on the radio, 236 00:11:37,758 --> 00:11:39,517 on everyone's radio. 237 00:11:39,551 --> 00:11:41,758 After that, her career soared. 238 00:11:41,793 --> 00:11:44,344 -Miss Dionne Warwick. -[applause] 239 00:11:44,379 --> 00:11:47,000 Here's the lovely and talented Miss Dionne Warwick. 240 00:11:47,034 --> 00:11:48,379 Dionne Warwick. 241 00:11:48,413 --> 00:11:50,379 ♪ The moment I wake up♪ 242 00:11:50,413 --> 00:11:52,586 ♪ Before I put on my makeup...♪ 243 00:11:52,620 --> 00:11:55,068 HUDSON: What is the sound of strength? 244 00:11:55,103 --> 00:11:57,310 It sounds like the heartbeat of a woman 245 00:11:57,344 --> 00:12:00,379 who can tour the deep South in the 1960s 246 00:12:00,413 --> 00:12:02,827 and sing, "Tell your mama, tell your pa, 247 00:12:02,862 --> 00:12:06,241 we're gonna integrate Arkansas" 248 00:12:06,275 --> 00:12:09,068 What is the sound of friendshi? 249 00:12:09,103 --> 00:12:11,344 It sounds like the rallying call from a woman 250 00:12:11,379 --> 00:12:13,344 who saw suffering all around hr 251 00:12:13,379 --> 00:12:14,827 in the AIDS epidemic 252 00:12:14,862 --> 00:12:17,620 and brought her friends together to record a song 253 00:12:17,655 --> 00:12:20,655 and donated all the proceeds to AIDS research, 254 00:12:20,689 --> 00:12:22,827 including the current royaltie, 255 00:12:22,862 --> 00:12:25,034 which keep on giving. 256 00:12:25,068 --> 00:12:27,137 What is the sound of courage? 257 00:12:27,172 --> 00:12:30,482 It sounds like telling the president of the United States, 258 00:12:30,517 --> 00:12:32,689 who had never said the word "AIDS," 259 00:12:32,724 --> 00:12:35,241 that he needed to say it and say it now. 260 00:12:35,275 --> 00:12:36,344 ...for AIDS research. 261 00:12:36,379 --> 00:12:37,724 HUDSON: Six Grammys, 262 00:12:37,758 --> 00:12:40,034 including one for Lifetime Achievement, 263 00:12:40,068 --> 00:12:41,310 a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 264 00:12:41,344 --> 00:12:43,793 and the Apollo Theater. 265 00:12:43,827 --> 00:12:46,344 A beacon of light for her humanitarian efforts. 266 00:12:46,379 --> 00:12:48,793 Whether she's singing or not, 267 00:12:48,827 --> 00:12:50,620 she has touched generations. 268 00:12:50,655 --> 00:12:53,344 ♪ What the world needs now...♪ 269 00:12:53,379 --> 00:12:55,241 HUDSON: She is the voice of home, 270 00:12:55,275 --> 00:12:58,068 strength, friendship, courage. 271 00:12:58,103 --> 00:13:00,310 She is all of these things. 272 00:13:00,344 --> 00:13:02,310 The mother, the lover, 273 00:13:02,344 --> 00:13:04,448 the friend, the fighter. 274 00:13:04,482 --> 00:13:07,206 ♪ What the world needs now♪ 275 00:13:07,241 --> 00:13:09,172 HUDSON: Just listen. 276 00:13:09,206 --> 00:13:12,862 -♪ Is love, sweet love♪ -♪ Sweet love♪ 277 00:13:12,896 --> 00:13:16,551 ♪ Though not just for some♪ 278 00:13:16,586 --> 00:13:21,931 ♪ But for everyone.♪ 279 00:13:21,965 --> 00:13:25,862 [applause and cheering] 280 00:13:30,896 --> 00:13:34,482 What a day that must have been 281 00:13:34,517 --> 00:13:37,275 when Dionne's voice caught the ear 282 00:13:37,310 --> 00:13:40,448 of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. 283 00:13:40,482 --> 00:13:42,551 They found their muse. 284 00:13:42,586 --> 00:13:45,034 After recording some demos, they promised 285 00:13:45,068 --> 00:13:47,724 to release the song "Make It Easy on Yourself" 286 00:13:47,758 --> 00:13:49,965 as her first single, 287 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:51,586 until she heard it on the radio 288 00:13:51,620 --> 00:13:53,896 with Jerry Butler singing it. Mm. 289 00:13:53,931 --> 00:13:56,482 -[laughter] -She let them have it. 290 00:13:56,517 --> 00:13:59,965 She said, "You don't do that to me." 291 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:03,034 If there's something you can never do to Dionne, 292 00:14:03,068 --> 00:14:05,862 that's try to make her over. Hello. 293 00:14:05,896 --> 00:14:07,862 [laughter] 294 00:14:07,896 --> 00:14:09,896 Those exact words she used 295 00:14:09,931 --> 00:14:12,310 to stand up for herself and straighten them out 296 00:14:12,344 --> 00:14:17,310 became her very first hit, "Don't Make Me Over." 297 00:14:17,344 --> 00:14:21,620 And also cemented one of the greatest musical partnerships 298 00:14:21,655 --> 00:14:23,862 in the industry. 299 00:14:23,896 --> 00:14:27,620 That is superpower. That is destiny. 300 00:14:27,655 --> 00:14:31,000 That is Dionne Warwick. 301 00:14:31,034 --> 00:14:34,793 Here, with one of my favorite songs 302 00:14:34,827 --> 00:14:37,275 to come from that legendary partnership, 303 00:14:37,310 --> 00:14:39,103 singing "Alfie," 304 00:14:39,137 --> 00:14:43,586 Please welcome the beautiful Cynthia Erivo. 305 00:14:43,620 --> 00:14:45,655 [cheering, applause] 306 00:14:48,103 --> 00:14:50,137 ["Alfie" playing] 307 00:14:58,241 --> 00:15:01,655 ♪ What's it all about♪ 308 00:15:01,689 --> 00:15:05,068 ♪ Alfie?♪ 309 00:15:05,103 --> 00:15:07,068 ♪ Is it just♪ 310 00:15:07,103 --> 00:15:12,827 ♪ For the moment we live?♪ 311 00:15:13,620 --> 00:15:16,586 ♪ What's it all about♪ 312 00:15:16,620 --> 00:15:21,586 ♪ When you sort it out, Alfie?♪ 313 00:15:22,965 --> 00:15:27,206 ♪ Are we meant to take more♪ 314 00:15:27,241 --> 00:15:30,206 ♪ Than we give♪ 315 00:15:30,241 --> 00:15:36,000 ♪ Or are we meant to be kind?♪ 316 00:15:37,689 --> 00:15:42,655 ♪ And if♪ 317 00:15:42,689 --> 00:15:49,862 ♪ Only fools are kind, Alfie♪ 318 00:15:49,896 --> 00:15:57,241 ♪ Then I guess it is wise to be cruel♪ 319 00:15:57,275 --> 00:16:05,275 ♪ And if life belongs only to the strong, Alfie♪ 320 00:16:05,310 --> 00:16:12,413 ♪ What will you lend on an old golden rule♪ 321 00:16:12,448 --> 00:16:17,275 ♪ As sure as I believe♪ 322 00:16:17,310 --> 00:16:23,862 ♪ There's a heaven above, Alfie♪ 323 00:16:23,896 --> 00:16:29,448 ♪ I know there's something much more♪ 324 00:16:29,482 --> 00:16:35,862 ♪ Something even nonbelievers♪ 325 00:16:35,896 --> 00:16:41,034 ♪ Can believe in♪ 326 00:16:41,068 --> 00:16:47,103 ♪ I believe in love, Alfie♪ 327 00:16:48,137 --> 00:16:54,206 ♪ Without true love we just exist, Alfie♪ 328 00:16:54,241 --> 00:17:00,379 ♪ Until you find the love you've missed, you're nothing♪ 329 00:17:00,413 --> 00:17:06,482 ♪ Alfie♪ 330 00:17:06,517 --> 00:17:10,517 [holding note] 331 00:17:10,550 --> 00:17:12,448 [cheering, applause] 332 00:17:14,792 --> 00:17:18,619 ♪ When you walk♪ 333 00:17:18,655 --> 00:17:22,137 ♪ Let your heart♪ 334 00:17:22,172 --> 00:17:28,103 ♪ Lead the way♪ 335 00:17:28,137 --> 00:17:32,448 ♪ And you'll find love♪ 336 00:17:32,482 --> 00:17:39,620 ♪ Any day♪ 337 00:17:39,655 --> 00:17:45,068 ♪ Alfie♪ 338 00:17:46,068 --> 00:17:54,310 ♪ Alfie.♪ 339 00:17:56,379 --> 00:17:58,586 [cheering, applause] 340 00:17:58,620 --> 00:18:00,068 I love you, Ms. Warwick. 341 00:18:11,068 --> 00:18:12,620 ANNOUNCER: Up next, 342 00:18:12,655 --> 00:18:14,620 Dionne Warwick's star-studded tribute continues 343 00:18:14,655 --> 00:18:16,827 with Gladys Knight and Chloöe. 344 00:18:16,862 --> 00:18:19,000 Plus Lin-Manuel Miranda, Meg Ryan, 345 00:18:19,034 --> 00:18:20,655 Whoopi Goldberg, Jay Leno, 346 00:18:20,689 --> 00:18:24,068 and Robert De Niro come togethr in honor of Billy Crystal. 347 00:18:24,103 --> 00:18:25,827 And later, Little Big Town, 348 00:18:25,862 --> 00:18:29,862 Michael Bublé and more sparkle in a celebration of the iconic 349 00:18:29,896 --> 00:18:32,344 Sir Barry Gibb you don't want to miss. 350 00:18:32,379 --> 00:18:36,931 The 46th Kennedy Center Honors. This is CBS. 351 00:18:36,965 --> 00:18:38,586 Sponsored by Progressive Insurance. 352 00:18:38,620 --> 00:18:39,931 Round out your protection 353 00:18:39,965 --> 00:18:41,000 with life, phone and pet health insurance. 354 00:18:45,137 --> 00:18:48,034 Tonight we celebrate someone who brings joy to the world 355 00:18:48,068 --> 00:18:49,689 with her extraordinary voice. 356 00:18:49,724 --> 00:18:52,275 She sang for the congregation, 357 00:18:52,310 --> 00:18:56,275 finding her gift and her calling that now spans seven decades. 358 00:18:56,310 --> 00:18:59,689 Her voice and heart make us feel something deep within ourselves. 359 00:19:00,689 --> 00:19:04,241 WARWICK: It's a privilege to wear this. 360 00:19:04,275 --> 00:19:07,517 It means that the recognition 361 00:19:07,551 --> 00:19:11,896 of the 62 years that I've given to you 362 00:19:11,931 --> 00:19:14,137 is now being recognized. 363 00:19:16,103 --> 00:19:19,896 ANNOUNCER: Please welcome actress and comedian Ego Nwodim. 364 00:19:20,896 --> 00:19:24,068 Dionne's been just about everything in her career. 365 00:19:24,103 --> 00:19:27,620 The only thing she's never been is at a loss for words. 366 00:19:27,655 --> 00:19:32,034 Even now, when people ask about all that she's done, she says, 367 00:19:32,068 --> 00:19:35,034 "I don't know why people are so curious about my life. 368 00:19:35,068 --> 00:19:37,448 They need to get their own." 369 00:19:37,482 --> 00:19:39,310 -Mm-hmm. -[laughter] 370 00:19:39,344 --> 00:19:40,655 I remember when I had the honor 371 00:19:40,689 --> 00:19:42,517 of doing my Dionne Warwick impression 372 00:19:42,551 --> 00:19:45,172 opposite the actual Dionne Warwick on SNL. 373 00:19:46,172 --> 00:19:47,965 Okay. [chuckles] Thank you. 374 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,379 Let's... Thank you, guys. Thank you. 375 00:19:50,413 --> 00:19:52,034 Let's just say the stakes weren't exactly low, 376 00:19:52,068 --> 00:19:53,931 so I was incredibly nervous. 377 00:19:53,965 --> 00:19:57,034 On top of being face-to-face with Miss Dionne, 378 00:19:57,068 --> 00:19:58,827 the sketch ends with the two of us singing 379 00:19:58,862 --> 00:20:02,620 a duet of "What the World Needs Now" on live television. 380 00:20:02,655 --> 00:20:06,620 So I wanted to rehearse it over and over and over again, 381 00:20:06,655 --> 00:20:09,137 and after the third time, someone asked Miss Dionne 382 00:20:09,172 --> 00:20:10,620 if she wanted to run it again, 383 00:20:10,655 --> 00:20:14,068 and she kindly said, "I know the song." 384 00:20:14,103 --> 00:20:15,379 [laughter] 385 00:20:15,413 --> 00:20:18,034 Duh. Of course she did. It's her song. 386 00:20:18,068 --> 00:20:21,172 It's like I forgot for a second I was pretending to be her 387 00:20:21,206 --> 00:20:23,551 and she was actually her. So come on, Ego. 388 00:20:23,586 --> 00:20:25,413 And as decent as my impression may be, 389 00:20:25,448 --> 00:20:28,965 it doesn't come close to all that Miss Dionne is. 390 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,068 She is so uniquely herself. 391 00:20:32,103 --> 00:20:35,689 Lena Horne once told her, "Always, always be you. 392 00:20:35,724 --> 00:20:38,068 You cannot be anyone but you." 393 00:20:38,103 --> 00:20:39,965 And Miss Dionne, you have certainly taken 394 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,000 those words to heart. 395 00:20:42,034 --> 00:20:43,655 It's the very reason you will always, 396 00:20:43,689 --> 00:20:47,034 and I mean, always, be relevant. 397 00:20:47,068 --> 00:20:48,482 Please give it up for Chloöe. 398 00:20:53,517 --> 00:20:56,448 ["Walk On By" playing] 399 00:20:56,482 --> 00:20:59,827 ♪ If you see me walking down the street♪ 400 00:20:59,862 --> 00:21:04,724 ♪ And I start to cry each time we meet♪ 401 00:21:04,758 --> 00:21:09,241 ♪ Walk on by♪ 402 00:21:10,206 --> 00:21:13,896 ♪ Walk on by♪ 403 00:21:13,931 --> 00:21:16,103 ♪ Make believe♪ 404 00:21:16,137 --> 00:21:18,275 ♪ That you don't see the tears♪ 405 00:21:18,310 --> 00:21:22,344 ♪ Just let me grieve in private♪ 406 00:21:22,379 --> 00:21:24,965 ♪ 'Cause each time I see you♪ 407 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:29,344 ♪ I break down and cry♪ 408 00:21:29,379 --> 00:21:34,724 ♪ And walk on by♪ 409 00:21:36,103 --> 00:21:39,206 ♪ I just can't get over losing you♪ 410 00:21:39,241 --> 00:21:44,689 ♪ And so if I seem broken and blue♪ 411 00:21:44,724 --> 00:21:48,448 ♪ Walk on by♪ 412 00:21:49,413 --> 00:21:52,482 ♪ Walk on by♪ 413 00:21:53,448 --> 00:21:55,827 ♪ Foolish pride♪ 414 00:21:55,862 --> 00:21:57,793 ♪ That's all that I have left♪ 415 00:21:57,827 --> 00:22:01,000 ♪ So let me hide♪ 416 00:22:01,034 --> 00:22:04,344 ♪ The tears and the sickness you gave me♪ 417 00:22:04,379 --> 00:22:09,586 ♪ When you said goodbye♪ 418 00:22:09,620 --> 00:22:13,379 ♪ And walk on by♪ 419 00:22:14,344 --> 00:22:18,241 ♪ Walk on by♪ 420 00:22:18,275 --> 00:22:22,931 ♪ Now you really got to go, so walk on by♪ 421 00:22:23,965 --> 00:22:28,862 ♪ Baby, leave, you'll never see the tears I cry♪ 422 00:22:28,896 --> 00:22:36,206 ♪ Walk on by.♪ 423 00:22:38,310 --> 00:22:39,448 I love you. 424 00:22:39,482 --> 00:22:40,862 Thank you. 425 00:22:48,448 --> 00:22:51,413 ANNOUNCER: And now, legendary five-time Grammy Award winning 426 00:22:51,448 --> 00:22:54,827 music producer, Clive Davis. 427 00:22:58,068 --> 00:23:03,000 Those songs, those magical songs, 428 00:23:03,034 --> 00:23:05,620 "Walk On By," "Say a Little Prayer," 429 00:23:05,655 --> 00:23:09,551 "Alfie," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose," 430 00:23:09,586 --> 00:23:11,448 "Anyone Who Had a Heart." 431 00:23:11,482 --> 00:23:17,000 There simply is no song that Dionne Warwick cannot sing. 432 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:23,137 The lexicon of her hits is as great and as deep 433 00:23:23,172 --> 00:23:26,448 as any artist who has ever recorded. 434 00:23:26,482 --> 00:23:28,482 And in 1980, 435 00:23:28,517 --> 00:23:34,310 Dionne did what no other female artist had ever done before. 436 00:23:34,344 --> 00:23:35,655 She won the Grammy 437 00:23:35,689 --> 00:23:39,862 for both Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, 438 00:23:39,896 --> 00:23:42,551 for "I'll Never Love This Way Again," 439 00:23:42,586 --> 00:23:48,310 and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Déjà Vu" 440 00:23:48,344 --> 00:23:50,517 in the very same year. 441 00:23:50,551 --> 00:23:56,482 Dionne Warwick has inspired musicians all over the world 442 00:23:56,517 --> 00:24:01,137 as to how long an artist can remain truly relevant 443 00:24:01,172 --> 00:24:04,275 and continue always to soar. 444 00:24:04,310 --> 00:24:09,000 I'm really so proud of my relationship with Dionne 445 00:24:09,034 --> 00:24:12,034 and what we've been able to do together. 446 00:24:12,068 --> 00:24:15,689 All these years, she's always shown up for me. 447 00:24:15,724 --> 00:24:19,586 And it is my deep privilege to be here tonight 448 00:24:19,620 --> 00:24:26,068 and celebrate this honor that she so greatly deserves. 449 00:24:26,103 --> 00:24:27,413 Thank you. 450 00:24:28,620 --> 00:24:32,689 ANNOUNCER: And now, please welcome 2022 Kennedy Center Honoree 451 00:24:32,724 --> 00:24:33,896 Gladys Knight. 452 00:24:33,931 --> 00:24:36,034 ["I Say a Little Prayer" playing] 453 00:24:41,931 --> 00:24:44,827 ♪ The moment I wake up♪ 454 00:24:44,862 --> 00:24:48,344 ♪ Before I put on my makeup♪ 455 00:24:48,379 --> 00:24:51,758 ♪ I say a little prayer for you♪ 456 00:24:52,862 --> 00:24:55,827 ♪ While combing my hair, now♪ 457 00:24:56,862 --> 00:25:00,551 ♪ And wondering what dress to wear, now♪ 458 00:25:00,586 --> 00:25:02,931 ♪ I say a little prayer for you♪ 459 00:25:03,896 --> 00:25:05,758 ♪ Forever, forever♪ 460 00:25:05,793 --> 00:25:08,896 ♪ You'll stay in my heart and I will love you♪ 461 00:25:08,931 --> 00:25:10,689 ♪ Forever and ever♪ 462 00:25:10,724 --> 00:25:13,551 ♪ We never will part, oh, how I love you♪ 463 00:25:13,586 --> 00:25:15,620 ♪ Together, together♪ 464 00:25:15,655 --> 00:25:17,068 ♪ That's how it must be♪ 465 00:25:17,103 --> 00:25:18,655 ♪ To live without you♪ 466 00:25:18,689 --> 00:25:24,310 ♪ Would only mean heartbreak for me♪ 467 00:25:24,344 --> 00:25:28,000 ♪ I run for the bus, dear♪ 468 00:25:28,034 --> 00:25:32,034 ♪ While riding I think of us, dear♪ 469 00:25:32,068 --> 00:25:35,206 ♪ I say a little prayer for you♪ 470 00:25:36,172 --> 00:25:39,724 ♪ At work I just take time♪ 471 00:25:39,758 --> 00:25:43,310 ♪ And all through my coffee break time♪ 472 00:25:43,344 --> 00:25:47,172 ♪ I say a little prayer for you♪ 473 00:25:47,206 --> 00:25:49,931 ♪ Forever, forever♪ 474 00:25:49,965 --> 00:25:52,241 ♪ You'll stay in my heart and I will love you♪ 475 00:25:52,275 --> 00:25:54,206 ♪ Forever and ever♪ 476 00:25:54,241 --> 00:25:57,379 ♪ We never will part, oh, how I love you♪ 477 00:25:57,413 --> 00:25:59,034 ♪ Together, together♪ 478 00:25:59,068 --> 00:26:00,689 ♪ That's how it must be♪ 479 00:26:00,724 --> 00:26:02,241 ♪ To live without you♪ 480 00:26:02,275 --> 00:26:08,241 ♪ Would only mean heartbreak for me♪ 481 00:26:08,275 --> 00:26:11,517 ♪ My darling, believe me♪ 482 00:26:11,551 --> 00:26:19,344 ♪ For me, there is no one but you♪ 483 00:26:19,379 --> 00:26:22,689 ♪ Please love me true♪ 484 00:26:22,724 --> 00:26:28,793 ♪ I'm in love with you, yeah♪ 485 00:26:31,068 --> 00:26:34,379 ♪ Answer my prayer now, baby♪ 486 00:26:37,206 --> 00:26:42,724 ♪ Say you'll love me, too♪ 487 00:26:42,758 --> 00:26:46,344 ♪ Answer my prayer♪ 488 00:26:48,275 --> 00:26:54,068 ♪ Oh, I love you so, my sister.♪ 489 00:27:00,034 --> 00:27:02,172 That's my girl! 490 00:27:24,034 --> 00:27:26,000 ANNOUNCER: Lin-Manuel Miranda, 491 00:27:26,034 --> 00:27:28,413 Meg Ryan, Jay Leno, Whoopi Goldberg 492 00:27:28,448 --> 00:27:31,310 and Robert De Niro take the stage to honor Billy Crystal. 493 00:27:31,344 --> 00:27:33,655 And later, hip-hop royalty including Missy Elliott 494 00:27:33,689 --> 00:27:36,034 honor Queen Latifah, 495 00:27:36,068 --> 00:27:37,931 plus Dove Cameron tributes Renée Fleming. 496 00:27:37,965 --> 00:27:40,206 The 46th Kennedy Center Honors will continue. 497 00:27:40,241 --> 00:27:41,482 This is CBS. 498 00:27:46,137 --> 00:27:47,586 BIDEN: That's Billy Crystal, 499 00:27:47,620 --> 00:27:49,827 an American showman with a heart of gold. 500 00:27:49,862 --> 00:27:52,620 What I admire most about him is his heart. 501 00:27:52,655 --> 00:27:55,689 It reminds us to love and care for one another. 502 00:27:59,034 --> 00:28:00,517 CRYSTAL: To quote a certain vice president, 503 00:28:00,551 --> 00:28:02,862 -this is a big [bleep] deal. -[laughter] 504 00:28:03,827 --> 00:28:05,413 My two girls are here tonight. 505 00:28:05,448 --> 00:28:07,206 And I know they're looking at me right now 506 00:28:07,241 --> 00:28:09,310 with this beautiful medallion on my neck. 507 00:28:09,344 --> 00:28:10,862 And I now what you're thinking... 508 00:28:10,896 --> 00:28:12,517 "Who's gonna get that when he's gone?" 509 00:28:12,551 --> 00:28:13,931 [laughter] 510 00:28:13,965 --> 00:28:15,724 Thank you, Kennedy Center. I toast you. 511 00:28:15,758 --> 00:28:18,137 Thank you all so much. Thank you. 512 00:28:20,241 --> 00:28:21,655 ANNOUNCER: Friends of the arts, 513 00:28:21,689 --> 00:28:23,862 please welcome songwriters Marc Shaiman 514 00:28:23,896 --> 00:28:26,344 and 2018 Kennedy Center Honoree 515 00:28:26,379 --> 00:28:28,758 Lin-Manuel Miranda. 516 00:28:28,793 --> 00:28:31,034 [orchestral music playing] 517 00:28:39,068 --> 00:28:44,724 ♪ It's a wonderful night for Billy♪ 518 00:28:44,758 --> 00:28:48,448 ♪ Billy Crystal, you did win♪ 519 00:28:48,482 --> 00:28:50,241 I've been dreaming of doing 520 00:28:50,275 --> 00:28:52,034 a Billy Crystal-style Oscar medley 521 00:28:52,068 --> 00:28:53,448 since I was ten years old, 522 00:28:53,482 --> 00:28:56,068 watching Billy host the Oscars every year. 523 00:28:56,103 --> 00:28:58,689 This one's for you, Bill, let's go. 524 00:28:59,724 --> 00:29:01,862 ♪ Hey, Bill♪ 525 00:29:01,896 --> 00:29:04,241 ♪ You look marvelous♪ 526 00:29:04,275 --> 00:29:07,103 ♪ Too marvelous for words♪ 527 00:29:07,137 --> 00:29:09,137 ♪ You make us laugh♪ 528 00:29:09,172 --> 00:29:10,793 ♪ You make us clap♪ 529 00:29:10,827 --> 00:29:15,344 ♪ You put Long Island on the map♪ 530 00:29:17,172 --> 00:29:20,379 ♪ You started onSoap ♪ 531 00:29:20,413 --> 00:29:23,000 ♪ The future had hope♪ 532 00:29:24,413 --> 00:29:26,379 ♪ But thenRabbit Test ♪ 533 00:29:26,413 --> 00:29:28,172 ♪ It got you depressed♪ 534 00:29:28,206 --> 00:29:31,482 -♪ The audience said "Nope"♪ -[laughter] 535 00:29:31,517 --> 00:29:34,551 ♪ Well, then you and Rob just couldn't relax♪ 536 00:29:34,586 --> 00:29:38,448 ♪ FromSpinal Tap mimes throughMiracle Max ♪ 537 00:29:38,482 --> 00:29:40,275 ♪ And then with aplomb♪ 538 00:29:40,310 --> 00:29:42,137 ♪ You made a classic rom-com♪ 539 00:29:42,172 --> 00:29:44,344 ♪ With Rob and his mom♪ 540 00:29:44,379 --> 00:29:46,137 I'll have what he's having! 541 00:29:46,172 --> 00:29:48,172 -[laughter] -It was the coolest thing! 542 00:29:48,206 --> 00:29:50,206 [piano plays intro to "My Favorite Things"] 543 00:29:50,241 --> 00:29:52,000 ♪ Making us laugh on that show♪ 544 00:29:52,034 --> 00:29:53,482 ♪ With three letters♪ 545 00:29:53,517 --> 00:29:56,275 ♪ Courting Meg Ryan in cable-knit sweaters♪ 546 00:29:56,310 --> 00:29:59,724 ♪ Hosting the Oscars, we said "Oh, he sings!"♪ 547 00:29:59,758 --> 00:30:03,000 ♪ These are a few of our favorite things♪ 548 00:30:06,068 --> 00:30:08,793 ♪ Comic Relief let you show off your talents♪ 549 00:30:08,827 --> 00:30:11,931 ♪ Riding a horse while you battled Jack Palance♪ 550 00:30:11,965 --> 00:30:15,068 ♪ Analyze This and the sequel it brings♪ 551 00:30:15,103 --> 00:30:16,413 ♪ You're very good♪ 552 00:30:16,448 --> 00:30:17,931 ♪ At our favorite things♪ 553 00:30:17,965 --> 00:30:21,034 -Marc Shaiman, ladies and gentlemen! -[applause] 554 00:30:21,068 --> 00:30:23,896 ♪ Two shows on Broadway, both critical smashes♪ 555 00:30:23,931 --> 00:30:26,551 ♪ Only one eye for Wazowski's eyelashes♪ 556 00:30:26,586 --> 00:30:29,689 ♪ Let's hope the Yankees improve on their swings♪ 557 00:30:29,724 --> 00:30:32,724 ♪ That would be one of your favorite things♪ 558 00:30:32,758 --> 00:30:35,793 ♪ Fifty years of making memories♪ 559 00:30:35,827 --> 00:30:38,344 ♪ And there's more to do♪ 560 00:30:38,379 --> 00:30:41,103 ♪ And when we remember our favorite things♪ 561 00:30:41,137 --> 00:30:42,724 ♪ There isn't a doubt♪ 562 00:30:42,758 --> 00:30:47,034 ♪ That, Billy, it had to be you!♪ 563 00:30:47,068 --> 00:30:49,724 And you look marvelous! 564 00:30:49,758 --> 00:30:51,827 [song ends] 565 00:30:51,862 --> 00:30:56,000 [cheering, applause] 566 00:31:06,172 --> 00:31:08,482 [cheering, applause] 567 00:31:08,517 --> 00:31:10,379 ROB REINER: William Shakespeare wrote, 568 00:31:10,413 --> 00:31:12,103 "All the world's a stage, 569 00:31:12,137 --> 00:31:14,827 and one man, in his time, plays many parts." 570 00:31:16,034 --> 00:31:18,034 Billy's been on virtually every kind 571 00:31:18,068 --> 00:31:20,310 of stage the world has to offe, 572 00:31:20,344 --> 00:31:23,827 and on every stage, there's been one constant. 573 00:31:23,862 --> 00:31:25,689 Unlike Shakespeare, Billy Crystal 574 00:31:25,724 --> 00:31:28,034 has always been "Billy" with a "Y." 575 00:31:28,068 --> 00:31:31,413 Not William, not Bill. Billy. 576 00:31:31,448 --> 00:31:34,034 ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, Billy Crystal! 577 00:31:34,068 --> 00:31:35,896 So holding onto my folks' hands, 578 00:31:35,931 --> 00:31:37,896 we walked into the Kutsher's Nightclub, 579 00:31:37,931 --> 00:31:39,586 and that's where I saw my very first comedian. 580 00:31:39,620 --> 00:31:41,965 -[rimshot] -Good evening, ladies and Jews. 581 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,551 [laughter] 582 00:31:43,586 --> 00:31:45,896 And I'm only nine years old, and I had this epiphany. 583 00:31:45,931 --> 00:31:47,724 I said, "Look at this guy. Look at this guy! 584 00:31:47,758 --> 00:31:50,172 "I could never play baseball like Mickey Mantle ever, 585 00:31:50,206 --> 00:31:53,965 -but this-- whoo-- I could do!" -[laughter] 586 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:55,931 REINER: He's Billy because 587 00:31:55,965 --> 00:31:57,344 we see a piece of ourselves in him. 588 00:31:57,379 --> 00:31:59,931 -He's our dad... -Dad! 589 00:31:59,965 --> 00:32:01,965 -REINER: ...our brother... -Suck out the poison! 590 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:03,931 -REINER: ...our friend. -Glen, suck on his ass. 591 00:32:03,965 --> 00:32:05,482 -What?! -REINER: Our Billy. 592 00:32:05,517 --> 00:32:07,655 [belching] Huh? 593 00:32:07,689 --> 00:32:09,310 [laughter] 594 00:32:09,344 --> 00:32:10,448 I'm here all week. 595 00:32:10,482 --> 00:32:11,724 REINER: No matter the medium, 596 00:32:11,758 --> 00:32:13,275 he elevates the platform 597 00:32:13,310 --> 00:32:15,275 into a stage to entertain us. 598 00:32:15,310 --> 00:32:16,758 Ladies and gentlemen, this is the reason 599 00:32:16,793 --> 00:32:18,827 -for our five-second delay. -[laughter] 600 00:32:18,862 --> 00:32:21,379 -Stop it! -[laughter] 601 00:32:21,413 --> 00:32:24,862 REINER: He gives us laughter like no one else can. 602 00:32:24,896 --> 00:32:26,586 What? What? 603 00:32:26,620 --> 00:32:29,448 -As always, my nipples are hard. -[laughter] 604 00:32:29,482 --> 00:32:31,413 I hate when that happens, I'll tell you that. 605 00:32:31,448 --> 00:32:32,586 [laughter] 606 00:32:32,620 --> 00:32:33,827 [clangs] 607 00:32:33,862 --> 00:32:35,137 [groans] 608 00:32:35,172 --> 00:32:37,241 -Holy cow. -[laughter] 609 00:32:37,275 --> 00:32:39,241 REINER: We love staying up late with him. 610 00:32:39,275 --> 00:32:40,931 -[neighing] -[laughter] 611 00:32:42,551 --> 00:32:44,206 [laughter] 612 00:32:45,275 --> 00:32:46,793 REINER: On the Broadway stage, 613 00:32:46,827 --> 00:32:48,448 he's poured his heart out. 614 00:32:48,482 --> 00:32:50,965 Don't get me started! 615 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,241 REINER: On TV, he broke new ground. 616 00:32:53,275 --> 00:32:55,034 You didn't know? 617 00:33:02,344 --> 00:33:03,965 REINER: And in his films, 618 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:06,034 he never fails to connect with the audience. 619 00:33:06,068 --> 00:33:09,551 Paprikash. But I would be proud to partake of your pecan pie. 620 00:33:09,586 --> 00:33:10,758 [laughing]: Oh, no. 621 00:33:10,793 --> 00:33:12,931 Hi, Curly. Kill anyone today? 622 00:33:12,965 --> 00:33:16,827 You make a lot of... smart remarks, 623 00:33:16,862 --> 00:33:18,758 -don't you? -Do with everybody. 624 00:33:19,862 --> 00:33:21,310 It's just my way. 625 00:33:22,862 --> 00:33:25,172 REINER: Tonight, we celebrate Billy Crystal... 626 00:33:25,206 --> 00:33:27,103 I love this part. 627 00:33:27,137 --> 00:33:28,931 REINER: ...the ultimate performer 628 00:33:28,965 --> 00:33:31,034 in all the stages of his life. 629 00:33:31,068 --> 00:33:32,103 I'm so excited! 630 00:33:32,137 --> 00:33:33,965 [cheering] 631 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:35,000 I love him. 632 00:33:36,103 --> 00:33:40,448 ♪ I wouldn't have nothing if I didn't have you♪ 633 00:33:40,482 --> 00:33:42,517 ♪ You, you♪ 634 00:33:42,551 --> 00:33:44,862 ♪ A-E-I-O♪ 635 00:33:44,896 --> 00:33:47,482 -♪ That means you, yeah.♪ -[applause] 636 00:33:47,517 --> 00:33:49,241 -You're good, you. -No, no. 637 00:33:49,275 --> 00:33:51,034 Yes, you are. No, no, no, no. 638 00:33:51,068 --> 00:33:53,103 You're very, very good. 639 00:33:53,137 --> 00:33:55,896 All right, I have a gift. [laughs] 640 00:33:55,931 --> 00:33:58,965 [cheering, applause] 641 00:34:02,482 --> 00:34:04,724 ANNOUNCER: Next up: Meg Ryan, 642 00:34:04,758 --> 00:34:06,551 Jay Leno, Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Costas 643 00:34:06,586 --> 00:34:10,655 and Rob Reiner come together in honor of Billy Crystal. 644 00:34:10,688 --> 00:34:14,241 And Robert De Niro makes his singing debut. 645 00:34:14,275 --> 00:34:18,068 And still to come, Dove Cameron pays tribute to Renée Fleming, 646 00:34:18,103 --> 00:34:21,000 plus a never-before-seen operatic performance. 647 00:34:21,034 --> 00:34:22,757 The 46th Kennedy Center Honors will continue. 648 00:34:22,793 --> 00:34:24,447 This is CBS. 649 00:34:28,965 --> 00:34:30,793 ANNOUNCER: When we return, stars of music, 650 00:34:30,827 --> 00:34:33,620 stage and screen dazzle 651 00:34:33,655 --> 00:34:37,000 as they celebrate the Kennedy Center Honors Class of 2023. 652 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:40,620 With heartfelt tributes and one-of-a-kind performances 653 00:34:40,655 --> 00:34:42,620 you don't want to miss. 654 00:34:42,655 --> 00:34:46,447 The Kennedy Center Honors will continue. This is CBS. 655 00:34:50,965 --> 00:34:53,379 [piano plays "Comedy Tonight"] 656 00:34:53,413 --> 00:34:57,068 Making his debut at the Kennedy Center Improv Stage, 657 00:34:57,103 --> 00:34:59,517 direct from Hollywood-- 658 00:34:59,551 --> 00:35:02,448 Jay Leno! 659 00:35:02,482 --> 00:35:04,310 [cheering, applause] 660 00:35:06,413 --> 00:35:08,689 That opening number was the most Billy Crystal thing 661 00:35:08,724 --> 00:35:10,793 I have ever seen. Wouldn't you agree with that? 662 00:35:10,827 --> 00:35:12,827 -[applause] -Yeah, there you go. 663 00:35:12,862 --> 00:35:15,137 You know, originally written it, Billy, for your funeral, 664 00:35:15,172 --> 00:35:17,034 but I figured, why wait? Let's just do it now. 665 00:35:17,068 --> 00:35:19,586 -Come on. Yeah! -[laughter] 666 00:35:19,620 --> 00:35:21,620 This award is not just for talent, 667 00:35:21,655 --> 00:35:24,000 but for character, as well. 668 00:35:24,034 --> 00:35:26,896 It's a testament to a life well led. 669 00:35:26,931 --> 00:35:28,206 You know, Billy is one of my favorite guests 670 00:35:28,241 --> 00:35:29,793 on The Tonight Show. 671 00:35:29,827 --> 00:35:32,655 He was also my very first guest, as well as my final one. 672 00:35:32,689 --> 00:35:35,620 There were two reasons for that. First of all, 673 00:35:35,655 --> 00:35:38,448 I knew he'd deliver. And second, because in those key moments, 674 00:35:38,482 --> 00:35:41,448 you want to have someone in your life who kind of gets you, 675 00:35:41,482 --> 00:35:42,793 you know, and the only person 676 00:35:42,827 --> 00:35:44,344 who really understands a comedian 677 00:35:44,379 --> 00:35:46,034 is another comedian. 678 00:35:46,068 --> 00:35:49,586 About 30 years ago, Billy did a movie called Mr. Saturday Night, 679 00:35:49,620 --> 00:35:52,724 where he played an aging comedian, much like today. 680 00:35:52,758 --> 00:35:55,000 -[laughter] -And... 681 00:35:55,034 --> 00:35:58,034 he said something so obvious, I wish I had said this. 682 00:35:58,068 --> 00:36:00,482 He said, "The only business where the affirmation 683 00:36:00,517 --> 00:36:03,827 of strangers is more important than that of friends." 684 00:36:03,862 --> 00:36:05,586 But Billy, tonight is proof 685 00:36:05,620 --> 00:36:08,034 that you have both the affirmation of strangers 686 00:36:08,068 --> 00:36:10,896 and the respect and affection of all of us lucky enough 687 00:36:10,931 --> 00:36:12,931 to be able to call you friend. 688 00:36:12,965 --> 00:36:14,620 Mazel tov, my old buddy. 689 00:36:14,655 --> 00:36:16,758 -Thank you very much. -[applause] 690 00:36:16,793 --> 00:36:19,137 [piano playing "Sunny Side of the Street"] 691 00:36:26,448 --> 00:36:28,517 ANNOUNCER: Please welcome Rob Reiner. 692 00:36:28,551 --> 00:36:31,241 [applause] 693 00:36:33,793 --> 00:36:35,793 Uh, Billy and I, you know, we've been friends for, 694 00:36:35,827 --> 00:36:37,620 oh, God, almost 50 years. 695 00:36:37,655 --> 00:36:40,206 The first time we met was, uh... 696 00:36:40,241 --> 00:36:42,689 It was an episode of All in the Family. 697 00:36:42,724 --> 00:36:46,551 And Norman Lear-- he cast Billy to be my best friend. 698 00:36:46,586 --> 00:36:49,103 And I figured, you know, "Norman-- he's very smart. 699 00:36:49,137 --> 00:36:50,724 He knows what he's doing." 700 00:36:50,758 --> 00:36:53,103 So I just listened to him, and I stayed his friend... 701 00:36:53,137 --> 00:36:54,793 for 50 years. 702 00:36:54,827 --> 00:36:56,724 -[laughter] -And I got to tell you, 703 00:36:56,758 --> 00:36:58,206 Billy is really... He... 704 00:36:58,241 --> 00:36:59,793 You're my good luck charm. 705 00:36:59,827 --> 00:37:02,413 Billy is in three films that I made. 706 00:37:02,448 --> 00:37:06,137 And all of those films are in the National Film Registry. 707 00:37:06,172 --> 00:37:08,551 So, Billy, you know, because of you. 708 00:37:08,586 --> 00:37:11,103 [applause] 709 00:37:11,137 --> 00:37:12,896 So there you go. 710 00:37:12,931 --> 00:37:14,551 In This Is Spinal Tap, he only had one line. 711 00:37:14,586 --> 00:37:17,206 He played Morty the Mime. 712 00:37:17,241 --> 00:37:19,758 Then, in The Princess Bride, of course, you know, 713 00:37:19,793 --> 00:37:22,862 he was Miracle Max, and yes, and he told us... 714 00:37:22,896 --> 00:37:24,689 [applause] 715 00:37:24,724 --> 00:37:28,034 He told us that the greatest thing 716 00:37:28,068 --> 00:37:31,241 in the world was true love, 717 00:37:31,275 --> 00:37:34,103 except for a nice MLT-- 718 00:37:34,137 --> 00:37:36,862 a mutton, lettuce, and tomato sandwich 719 00:37:36,896 --> 00:37:39,344 when the mutton is nice and lean, is so perky. 720 00:37:39,379 --> 00:37:42,137 So that was The Princess Bride, and then... 721 00:37:42,172 --> 00:37:46,275 then, along with Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally, 722 00:37:46,310 --> 00:37:48,965 not only was he great as Harry Burns, 723 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:53,137 but Bill wrote, what I believe, 724 00:37:53,172 --> 00:37:56,551 is maybe the funniest line in all of movie history-- 725 00:37:56,586 --> 00:37:58,551 "I'll have what she's having." 726 00:37:58,586 --> 00:38:00,517 [laughter] 727 00:38:00,551 --> 00:38:02,413 Said by my mother. 728 00:38:02,448 --> 00:38:04,482 [applause] 729 00:38:06,517 --> 00:38:08,793 Yes. 730 00:38:08,827 --> 00:38:11,241 In our 50 years of friendship, 731 00:38:11,275 --> 00:38:14,344 Billy and I have spent countless hours 732 00:38:14,379 --> 00:38:16,379 hanging out, having meals, 733 00:38:16,413 --> 00:38:18,724 talking on the phone, helping each other 734 00:38:18,758 --> 00:38:21,551 through sometimes some very tough times. 735 00:38:21,586 --> 00:38:25,482 And my life is better 736 00:38:25,517 --> 00:38:28,068 because Billy Crystal has been in it. 737 00:38:28,103 --> 00:38:32,862 And, uh, I love you, Bill, I love you. 738 00:38:32,896 --> 00:38:37,379 And, uh, here's the person who faked the orgasm-- Meg Ryan. 739 00:38:37,413 --> 00:38:40,000 [applause] 740 00:38:44,827 --> 00:38:46,862 [cheering, applause] 741 00:38:49,103 --> 00:38:50,965 Ah. 742 00:38:53,793 --> 00:38:55,344 Honestly, um, 743 00:38:55,379 --> 00:38:57,586 I'm surprised they even let me back in this place. 744 00:38:57,620 --> 00:38:59,758 [laughter] 745 00:38:59,793 --> 00:39:01,896 The scene came really naturally to me, 746 00:39:01,931 --> 00:39:04,137 and I really have Billy to thank for that. 747 00:39:04,172 --> 00:39:06,586 [laughter] 748 00:39:06,620 --> 00:39:08,827 I've actually never been around anyone 749 00:39:08,862 --> 00:39:11,551 who made faking an orgasm easier. 750 00:39:11,586 --> 00:39:14,896 [laughter] 751 00:39:14,931 --> 00:39:17,275 [applause] 752 00:39:17,310 --> 00:39:20,620 Oh. Oh, my. 753 00:39:20,655 --> 00:39:22,241 So thank you, Billy. 754 00:39:22,275 --> 00:39:25,068 Somehow, even a million years later, 755 00:39:25,103 --> 00:39:27,586 When Harry Met Sally is still at the top 756 00:39:27,620 --> 00:39:31,586 of every list when people talk about their favorite rom-coms, 757 00:39:31,620 --> 00:39:35,034 which is flattering, amazing and humbling. 758 00:39:35,068 --> 00:39:37,448 Who really knows why it's lasted. 759 00:39:37,482 --> 00:39:41,551 Rob's brilliant direction, Nora Ephron's perfect script, 760 00:39:41,586 --> 00:39:45,689 Marc Shaiman's fantastic musical score, and then, 761 00:39:45,724 --> 00:39:47,689 there's chemistry. 762 00:39:47,724 --> 00:39:49,965 Chemistry is... 763 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:53,034 Well, no one really knows what chemistry is, 764 00:39:53,068 --> 00:39:55,034 but Harry and Sally had it, 765 00:39:55,068 --> 00:39:58,689 and all I know is that acting with Billy was effortless, 766 00:39:58,724 --> 00:40:00,931 the characters just came alive, 767 00:40:00,965 --> 00:40:02,896 and just meeting him, I don't know 768 00:40:02,931 --> 00:40:05,931 how could you not love Billy Crystal? 769 00:40:05,965 --> 00:40:09,137 Of course Harry is a very flawed character-- 770 00:40:09,172 --> 00:40:12,965 obnoxious, insensitive and terrified of commitment. 771 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:15,689 But if you strip away all of Harry's flaws, 772 00:40:15,724 --> 00:40:17,965 what you have underneath is pure Billy. 773 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:22,137 And what he brings to all of his characters: heart. 774 00:40:22,172 --> 00:40:26,068 Harry listened to his heart because Billy listens to his. 775 00:40:26,103 --> 00:40:28,689 And as his wife Janice has known 776 00:40:28,724 --> 00:40:30,724 for over 50 years, 777 00:40:30,758 --> 00:40:34,689 falling in love with Billy is a pretty easy thing to do. 778 00:40:34,724 --> 00:40:36,655 [applause] 779 00:40:36,689 --> 00:40:38,655 SHAIMAN: From the Kennedy Center Comic Relief Stage, 780 00:40:38,689 --> 00:40:41,793 please welcome Whoopi Goldberg. 781 00:40:41,827 --> 00:40:43,793 [piano playing "My Buddy"] 782 00:40:43,827 --> 00:40:45,896 [cheering, applause] 783 00:40:56,413 --> 00:41:00,413 -Look at the company you're keeping, Billy. -[laughter] 784 00:41:00,448 --> 00:41:03,827 My God, you know, the first time I ever saw Billy Crystal, 785 00:41:03,862 --> 00:41:08,034 it was him doing his classic potato chip comedy bit. 786 00:41:08,068 --> 00:41:11,517 It was pure Billy. It was a bowl of potato chips 787 00:41:11,551 --> 00:41:15,103 and a scene from a Victor Mature jungle movie. 788 00:41:15,137 --> 00:41:18,310 And it had me wondering about this guy. 789 00:41:18,344 --> 00:41:21,724 What kind of brain can put those three things together? 790 00:41:21,758 --> 00:41:23,310 [laughter] 791 00:41:23,344 --> 00:41:26,448 And then I saw him play Jodie on Soap, 792 00:41:26,482 --> 00:41:29,931 the first gay character on primetime sitcom, 793 00:41:29,965 --> 00:41:31,551 and it hit me. 794 00:41:31,586 --> 00:41:34,758 This man is fearless. 795 00:41:34,793 --> 00:41:37,344 Then I got to meet Billy 796 00:41:37,379 --> 00:41:40,482 when HBO gathered Billy, Robin and I together 797 00:41:40,517 --> 00:41:42,724 to front Comic Relief. 798 00:41:42,758 --> 00:41:45,034 The three of us came from different backgrounds. 799 00:41:45,068 --> 00:41:48,482 Robin grew up pretty well-off and wanted to give back. 800 00:41:48,517 --> 00:41:50,551 I came from the projects. 801 00:41:50,586 --> 00:41:53,793 I knew how hard it was just to be a poor person. 802 00:41:53,827 --> 00:41:58,000 And Billy grew up with neither wealth nor poverty. 803 00:41:58,034 --> 00:42:01,827 He grew up with tikkun olam. 804 00:42:01,862 --> 00:42:06,137 It's a Hebrew phrase that means... You can clap. 805 00:42:06,172 --> 00:42:10,448 [applause] 806 00:42:10,482 --> 00:42:12,482 It doesn't mean you can clap, 807 00:42:12,517 --> 00:42:14,896 but I was just saying, you could clap. 808 00:42:14,931 --> 00:42:17,344 -[laughter] -You know? 809 00:42:18,379 --> 00:42:23,517 It means to repair and improve the world. 810 00:42:23,551 --> 00:42:26,620 Now that's something I believe he probably learned at home, 811 00:42:26,655 --> 00:42:29,448 something his parents instilled in him. 812 00:42:29,482 --> 00:42:31,620 He grew up in a house where jazz legends, 813 00:42:31,655 --> 00:42:36,172 like Billie Holiday, used to sit him on her lap. 814 00:42:36,206 --> 00:42:38,310 She used to call him "Face." 815 00:42:38,344 --> 00:42:41,241 That always knocked me out. 816 00:42:41,275 --> 00:42:43,275 He learned at the knee 817 00:42:43,310 --> 00:42:46,758 of those folks what life was really like, 818 00:42:46,793 --> 00:42:48,448 what was going on in the world. 819 00:42:48,482 --> 00:42:51,379 And because of that, he never stopped giving, 820 00:42:51,413 --> 00:42:54,931 never forgot his roots. 821 00:42:54,965 --> 00:42:59,068 And I want to acknowledge that the person 822 00:42:59,103 --> 00:43:04,034 who also should be standing here with me is our brother Robin. 823 00:43:04,068 --> 00:43:07,310 [applause] 824 00:43:15,310 --> 00:43:18,448 You are my family. 825 00:43:18,482 --> 00:43:20,517 You're my big brother, 826 00:43:20,551 --> 00:43:25,344 and you have no idea what an honor it is 827 00:43:25,379 --> 00:43:27,620 to see you get your due. 828 00:43:27,655 --> 00:43:30,551 -I love you. You're a mensch. -[laughter] 829 00:43:30,586 --> 00:43:33,482 You're... You're a national treasure. 830 00:43:33,517 --> 00:43:35,724 -[laughter] -National... 831 00:43:35,758 --> 00:43:37,275 treasure. 832 00:43:38,241 --> 00:43:39,689 Billy, 833 00:43:39,724 --> 00:43:41,862 congratulations. 834 00:43:41,896 --> 00:43:44,275 [cheering, applause] 835 00:43:44,310 --> 00:43:46,241 ["Take Me Out to the Ball Game" playing] 836 00:43:47,275 --> 00:43:52,034 Please welcome Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Costas. 837 00:43:56,862 --> 00:44:00,137 Sports, especially baseball, has been 838 00:44:00,172 --> 00:44:02,206 a big part of Billy's life and career 839 00:44:02,241 --> 00:44:04,310 and a big part of our friendship. 840 00:44:04,344 --> 00:44:06,000 But beyond that, we're friends 841 00:44:06,034 --> 00:44:08,724 because we have so much in common. 842 00:44:08,758 --> 00:44:11,000 We're about the same age. 843 00:44:11,034 --> 00:44:12,862 We have the same initials. 844 00:44:12,896 --> 00:44:16,655 We're each just a shade under six feet tall. 845 00:44:16,689 --> 00:44:18,517 [laughter] 846 00:44:18,551 --> 00:44:20,448 What? 847 00:44:20,482 --> 00:44:24,068 And we both grew up on Long Island in the '50s and '60s, 848 00:44:24,103 --> 00:44:26,068 rooting for the New York Yankees 849 00:44:26,103 --> 00:44:28,793 -and idolizing Mickey Mantle. -[applause] 850 00:44:28,827 --> 00:44:33,034 This is Mickey Mantle's 1958 baseball card. 851 00:44:33,068 --> 00:44:35,620 And as any kid of our generation knows, 852 00:44:35,655 --> 00:44:37,758 on the back, you see the guy's stats. 853 00:44:37,793 --> 00:44:41,172 And in Mickey's case, they're obviously incredible. 854 00:44:41,206 --> 00:44:43,965 But what if Billy had a baseball card? 855 00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:48,620 Well, then the stats would be just as impressive. 856 00:44:48,655 --> 00:44:52,482 79 film and television appearances as an actor, 857 00:44:52,517 --> 00:44:55,620 hosted nine Academy Award shows, 858 00:44:55,655 --> 00:44:56,965 three Grammy shows 859 00:44:57,000 --> 00:45:00,241 and nine Comic Relief specials, 860 00:45:00,275 --> 00:45:03,310 won six Emmys, a Tony 861 00:45:03,344 --> 00:45:07,379 and is a recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. 862 00:45:07,413 --> 00:45:10,000 And like so many of our generation, 863 00:45:10,034 --> 00:45:12,793 Billy was drawn to Muhammad Ali. 864 00:45:12,827 --> 00:45:16,793 In fact, his first big break came when an unknown Billy 865 00:45:16,827 --> 00:45:19,310 did a spot-on impersonation of Ali 866 00:45:19,344 --> 00:45:21,310 in front of the champ himself. 867 00:45:21,344 --> 00:45:22,965 And it came full circle 868 00:45:23,000 --> 00:45:26,068 when he delivered a magnificent eulogy at Ali's funeral, 869 00:45:26,103 --> 00:45:29,034 a brilliant and poignant testimony 870 00:45:29,068 --> 00:45:32,172 to what Ali meant to Billy and to the world. 871 00:45:32,206 --> 00:45:34,896 It was Billy Crystal at his best. 872 00:45:34,931 --> 00:45:37,068 Funny, heartfelt, 873 00:45:37,103 --> 00:45:39,827 both personal and universal. 874 00:45:39,862 --> 00:45:44,068 It was a tribute all of us who were there will always remember. 875 00:45:44,103 --> 00:45:46,827 For all that and so much more, 876 00:45:46,862 --> 00:45:48,068 congrats, Billy. 877 00:45:48,103 --> 00:45:50,137 And next up in the batting order, 878 00:45:50,172 --> 00:45:52,034 Robert De Niro. 879 00:45:52,068 --> 00:45:54,344 ["I've Got the World on a String" playing] 880 00:46:03,241 --> 00:46:06,827 Tonight, the Kennedy Center honors 881 00:46:06,862 --> 00:46:09,275 the O.G., Billy Crystal, 882 00:46:09,310 --> 00:46:13,068 on this, the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. 883 00:46:13,103 --> 00:46:15,310 [laughter] 884 00:46:18,172 --> 00:46:19,758 My brotha. 885 00:46:22,103 --> 00:46:25,275 Billy, looking at that video 886 00:46:25,310 --> 00:46:27,620 and seeing your friends and admirers 887 00:46:27,655 --> 00:46:30,000 talking about everything you've done, 888 00:46:30,034 --> 00:46:32,344 I had no idea you'd done so much. 889 00:46:32,379 --> 00:46:33,551 [laughter] 890 00:46:33,586 --> 00:46:35,206 And you've done it all 891 00:46:35,241 --> 00:46:37,551 in such a relatively short amount of time. 892 00:46:37,586 --> 00:46:38,827 You're only 75. 893 00:46:39,862 --> 00:46:43,034 That means you're just about six years away from being 894 00:46:43,068 --> 00:46:45,413 the perfect age to be elected president. 895 00:46:45,448 --> 00:46:46,965 [laughter, applause] 896 00:46:47,000 --> 00:46:48,931 [cheering] 897 00:46:57,965 --> 00:47:00,620 Billy, you are one of the funniest people 898 00:47:00,655 --> 00:47:02,241 to ever walk this earth. 899 00:47:02,275 --> 00:47:04,965 As a comedian, you'll be remembered 900 00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:07,793 along with such greats as... 901 00:47:09,551 --> 00:47:11,206 ...as, um... 902 00:47:11,241 --> 00:47:13,034 [laughter] 903 00:47:13,068 --> 00:47:14,034 Well, whatever. You know. 904 00:47:14,068 --> 00:47:15,103 Y-You know. 905 00:47:15,137 --> 00:47:16,482 The unforgettable guys. Whatever. 906 00:47:16,517 --> 00:47:18,862 [laughter] 907 00:47:18,896 --> 00:47:20,517 But I'd like to talk for a moment 908 00:47:20,551 --> 00:47:22,862 about Billy Crystal the actor, 909 00:47:22,896 --> 00:47:24,586 because you're able to shed 910 00:47:24,620 --> 00:47:27,724 the silliness of Billy the comedian 911 00:47:27,758 --> 00:47:30,965 to completely inhabit your characters 912 00:47:31,000 --> 00:47:34,103 and, resisting exaggeration and schtick, 913 00:47:34,137 --> 00:47:37,000 you-you never raise an eyebrow one millimeter higher 914 00:47:37,034 --> 00:47:38,241 than it needs to be, 915 00:47:38,275 --> 00:47:41,551 to capture a moment and the feeling. 916 00:47:41,586 --> 00:47:45,689 You're one of our best comic actors, Billy, which is... 917 00:47:45,724 --> 00:47:49,689 In essence, I'm saying simply you are one of our best actors. 918 00:47:50,724 --> 00:47:52,758 -And... -[applause] 919 00:47:59,413 --> 00:48:04,103 I was honored to receive this award for acting 14 years ago. 920 00:48:04,137 --> 00:48:07,344 Uh, they were a little more selective then. 921 00:48:07,379 --> 00:48:09,827 [laughter] 922 00:48:10,965 --> 00:48:11,931 But... 923 00:48:11,965 --> 00:48:13,620 -[chuckles] -[laughter] 924 00:48:13,655 --> 00:48:15,827 But it means a lot more to me tonight 925 00:48:15,862 --> 00:48:19,137 because I'm sharing with you, my friend. 926 00:48:20,103 --> 00:48:22,275 You and me, Billy. 927 00:48:22,310 --> 00:48:23,551 Me. 928 00:48:23,586 --> 00:48:25,862 -Me. -[laughter] 929 00:48:25,896 --> 00:48:27,379 Yeah, me, me. 930 00:48:27,413 --> 00:48:28,896 I'm very good, me. 931 00:48:28,931 --> 00:48:30,034 Me, I'm... 932 00:48:30,068 --> 00:48:31,172 I got a... 933 00:48:31,206 --> 00:48:32,896 [bleep] gift, my friend. I got a... 934 00:48:32,931 --> 00:48:34,931 [laughter, cheering] 935 00:48:34,965 --> 00:48:36,482 Yeah, I do. Yeah. 936 00:48:36,517 --> 00:48:39,310 I do. And, Billy, so do you. 937 00:48:39,344 --> 00:48:40,586 ["It Had to Be You" playing] 938 00:48:40,620 --> 00:48:41,931 Now... 939 00:48:43,034 --> 00:48:48,517 ♪ It had to be you♪ 940 00:48:48,551 --> 00:48:50,689 ♪ This friendship♪ [mutters] 941 00:48:50,724 --> 00:48:52,241 ♪ Who knew?♪ 942 00:48:52,275 --> 00:48:53,310 [laughter] 943 00:48:53,344 --> 00:48:55,931 ♪ To prove it ain't fake♪ 944 00:48:55,965 --> 00:48:57,862 ♪ I'll even make me♪ 945 00:48:57,896 --> 00:49:00,413 ♪ By singing the best I can♪ 946 00:49:00,448 --> 00:49:02,413 ♪ My debut♪ 947 00:49:02,448 --> 00:49:04,655 ♪ I'm [bleep] it up♪ 948 00:49:04,689 --> 00:49:06,344 [laughter] 949 00:49:06,379 --> 00:49:09,241 ♪ But it's okay♪ 950 00:49:09,275 --> 00:49:11,000 ♪ Because♪ 951 00:49:11,034 --> 00:49:13,655 Nobody is like you, Billy. 952 00:49:13,689 --> 00:49:14,965 Nobody. 953 00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:17,344 [cheering, applause] 954 00:49:17,379 --> 00:49:18,344 Come on! 955 00:49:18,379 --> 00:49:20,551 ♪ 'Cause nobody else♪ 956 00:49:20,586 --> 00:49:23,068 ♪ Gave us a thrill♪ 957 00:49:23,103 --> 00:49:26,068 ♪ With all of your faults, Bill, we love you still♪ 958 00:49:26,103 --> 00:49:27,931 ♪ It had to be you♪ 959 00:49:27,965 --> 00:49:29,482 ♪ Wonderful you♪ 960 00:49:29,517 --> 00:49:32,413 ♪ It had to be you♪ 961 00:49:32,448 --> 00:49:37,275 ♪ You...!♪ 962 00:49:37,310 --> 00:49:39,482 [cheering, applause] 963 00:49:40,896 --> 00:49:42,758 ♪ 964 00:49:56,689 --> 00:50:00,413 ANNOUNCER: Next, Kerry Washington joins D-Nice, 965 00:50:00,448 --> 00:50:03,689 Yo-Yo, MC Lyte and Monie Love to pay homage 966 00:50:03,724 --> 00:50:06,310 to rap royalty Queen Latifah. 967 00:50:06,344 --> 00:50:08,586 And still to come, Sigourney Weaver, 968 00:50:08,620 --> 00:50:12,275 Dove Cameron and Tituss Burgess tribute Renée Fleming. 969 00:50:12,310 --> 00:50:13,793 The 46th Kennedy Center Honors. 970 00:50:13,827 --> 00:50:14,896 This is CBS. 971 00:50:19,172 --> 00:50:21,137 ANNOUNCER: Still to come, get ready to get on your feet 972 00:50:21,172 --> 00:50:22,310 with once-in-a-lifetime performances 973 00:50:22,344 --> 00:50:23,689 from our star-studded lineup. 974 00:50:23,724 --> 00:50:25,413 The Kennedy Center Honors will continue. 975 00:50:25,448 --> 00:50:26,724 This is CBS. 976 00:50:31,862 --> 00:50:33,689 ANNOUNCER: Please welcome the chairman of the Kennedy Center, 977 00:50:33,724 --> 00:50:35,758 -David Rubenstein. -[applause] 978 00:50:37,068 --> 00:50:39,068 Tonight marks the 46th time 979 00:50:39,103 --> 00:50:41,448 the Kennedy Center has honored distinguished artists 980 00:50:41,482 --> 00:50:43,379 for their transformative impact 981 00:50:43,413 --> 00:50:45,206 on our country and on our culture. 982 00:50:45,241 --> 00:50:48,034 And make no mistake, even though this event 983 00:50:48,068 --> 00:50:49,551 is 46 years old, 984 00:50:49,586 --> 00:50:51,206 we continue to evolve, 985 00:50:51,241 --> 00:50:54,034 always aware that, as art reflects culture, 986 00:50:54,068 --> 00:50:58,344 we must recognize new artforms alongside the classics. 987 00:50:58,379 --> 00:50:59,620 We have done this to help demonstrate 988 00:50:59,655 --> 00:51:01,689 the importance of the arts to our lives. 989 00:51:01,724 --> 00:51:03,758 We have done this to remind all Americans 990 00:51:03,793 --> 00:51:06,551 of the importance of the arts to our civilization. 991 00:51:06,586 --> 00:51:08,896 And we have done this to honor the legacy 992 00:51:08,931 --> 00:51:10,586 of President John F. Kennedy, 993 00:51:10,620 --> 00:51:13,241 for whom the Kennedy Center is a living memorial. 994 00:51:13,275 --> 00:51:16,206 Without the arts, our country and, indeed, the world 995 00:51:16,241 --> 00:51:18,310 would be a much less enjoyable place 996 00:51:18,344 --> 00:51:21,620 for today's adults as well as for future generations. 997 00:51:21,655 --> 00:51:23,896 Your interest in and support of the arts 998 00:51:23,931 --> 00:51:26,551 is greatly appreciated by everyone at the Kennedy Center 999 00:51:26,586 --> 00:51:27,827 and the country. 1000 00:51:27,862 --> 00:51:30,344 We thank you and we congratulate and thank 1001 00:51:30,379 --> 00:51:31,896 this year's class of honorees 1002 00:51:31,931 --> 00:51:33,413 for inspiring us, 1003 00:51:33,448 --> 00:51:35,413 for bringing light into what, at times, 1004 00:51:35,448 --> 00:51:37,275 can seem to be a dark world 1005 00:51:37,310 --> 00:51:39,551 and for enriching us and our nation. 1006 00:51:39,586 --> 00:51:42,310 [applause] 1007 00:51:42,344 --> 00:51:43,758 Queen Latifah, 1008 00:51:43,793 --> 00:51:45,758 you become the first female hip-hop artist 1009 00:51:45,793 --> 00:51:47,517 to receive a Kennedy Honor, 1010 00:51:47,551 --> 00:51:49,931 proving that anything is possible when we discover 1011 00:51:49,965 --> 00:51:52,448 our own voice, write our own story 1012 00:51:52,482 --> 00:51:53,896 and share it with the world. 1013 00:51:53,931 --> 00:51:55,172 [cheering, applause] 1014 00:51:58,482 --> 00:51:59,896 QUEEN LATIFAH: My father is here. 1015 00:51:59,931 --> 00:52:01,448 Daddy, stand up. 1016 00:52:01,482 --> 00:52:02,448 You helped make me. 1017 00:52:02,482 --> 00:52:03,862 [cheering, applause] 1018 00:52:04,862 --> 00:52:07,137 He did it, everyone! 1019 00:52:07,172 --> 00:52:09,344 Thank you, Dad! 1020 00:52:12,793 --> 00:52:18,000 I'm so very grateful for this beautiful honor. 1021 00:52:18,034 --> 00:52:21,586 I'm so very appreciative to share this with you, Renée, 1022 00:52:21,620 --> 00:52:23,379 with you, Billy, 1023 00:52:23,413 --> 00:52:25,655 with you, Ms. Warwick, 1024 00:52:25,689 --> 00:52:28,482 with you, Mr. Barry Gibb. 1025 00:52:28,517 --> 00:52:30,172 Man, how much I've danced to your music. 1026 00:52:30,206 --> 00:52:32,206 "Islands in the Stream"-- where do you even...? 1027 00:52:32,241 --> 00:52:35,724 I'm proud to be part of the Class of 2023, 1028 00:52:35,758 --> 00:52:38,172 and I will never forget this moment. 1029 00:52:38,206 --> 00:52:40,379 -Thank you so much. -[cheering, applause] 1030 00:52:44,379 --> 00:52:48,172 KERRY WASHINGTON: There is a magnetic force that drives creation 1031 00:52:48,206 --> 00:52:50,931 and demands transformation. 1032 00:52:50,965 --> 00:52:54,275 The heart beats to that rhythm, 1033 00:52:54,310 --> 00:52:56,586 to that push and pull, 1034 00:52:56,620 --> 00:52:58,586 to that internal drum 1035 00:52:58,620 --> 00:53:02,103 as it gives way to revelation 1036 00:53:02,137 --> 00:53:04,379 and manifestation. 1037 00:53:04,413 --> 00:53:06,206 Because if you listen, 1038 00:53:06,241 --> 00:53:11,034 you can hear your destiny calling. 1039 00:53:11,068 --> 00:53:15,241 ANNOUNCER: Please welcome Emmy Award winnr Kerry Washington. 1040 00:53:15,275 --> 00:53:17,206 [cheering, applause] 1041 00:53:20,068 --> 00:53:22,448 Naming ceremonies are a practice shared 1042 00:53:22,482 --> 00:53:24,310 by different cultures around the globe. 1043 00:53:24,344 --> 00:53:27,724 The exact traditions or rituals may vary, 1044 00:53:27,758 --> 00:53:30,310 but the intention behind them is always the same. 1045 00:53:31,344 --> 00:53:36,620 At age eight, Dana Elaine Owens divined her own ceremony. 1046 00:53:36,655 --> 00:53:40,551 She flipped through a book of names and chose one as her own, 1047 00:53:40,586 --> 00:53:42,172 Latifa, 1048 00:53:42,206 --> 00:53:46,482 an Arabic name meaning "gentle," "kind" and "pleasant." 1049 00:53:46,517 --> 00:53:49,103 This is how she saw herself. 1050 00:53:49,137 --> 00:53:50,724 And then at age 17, 1051 00:53:50,758 --> 00:53:53,310 when it was time to create her professional moniker, 1052 00:53:53,344 --> 00:53:56,310 she added the title "Queen." 1053 00:53:56,344 --> 00:53:59,344 And in doing so, this young Black woman 1054 00:53:59,379 --> 00:54:01,655 from East Orange, New Jersey, 1055 00:54:01,689 --> 00:54:06,724 crafted the lens through which the world would forever see her. 1056 00:54:06,758 --> 00:54:09,758 I've spent many years admiring her, 1057 00:54:09,793 --> 00:54:12,413 looking up to her example and being inspired 1058 00:54:12,448 --> 00:54:14,344 by her strength, her resolve, 1059 00:54:14,379 --> 00:54:16,931 her elegance, her artistry. 1060 00:54:16,965 --> 00:54:19,137 She started as a rapper and MC 1061 00:54:19,172 --> 00:54:20,827 when success was an anomaly 1062 00:54:20,862 --> 00:54:22,793 because the genre was mostly male. 1063 00:54:22,827 --> 00:54:24,793 But she went on to dominate, 1064 00:54:24,827 --> 00:54:27,655 becoming one of the best rappers of all time, 1065 00:54:27,689 --> 00:54:29,413 male or female. 1066 00:54:29,448 --> 00:54:30,793 -She's conquered acting. -[applause] 1067 00:54:30,827 --> 00:54:32,586 Yes. Yes. 1068 00:54:33,896 --> 00:54:38,517 She's conquered acting on screens both big and small, 1069 00:54:38,551 --> 00:54:40,413 earning an Academy Award nomination, 1070 00:54:40,448 --> 00:54:42,689 an Emmy and a Golden Globe. 1071 00:54:45,068 --> 00:54:49,517 That, that is not what's most important to her. 1072 00:54:49,551 --> 00:54:52,034 What matters most to Dana 1073 00:54:52,068 --> 00:54:54,103 are the people who know her best. 1074 00:54:54,137 --> 00:54:56,000 And we couldn't honor her tonight 1075 00:54:56,034 --> 00:54:57,724 without hearing from them, 1076 00:54:57,758 --> 00:54:59,517 her family. 1077 00:55:00,827 --> 00:55:02,482 ♪ The particular name of this queen is♪ 1078 00:55:02,517 --> 00:55:04,241 -MAN: Queen! -WOMAN: Queen! -TAMMY: You may know her 1079 00:55:04,275 --> 00:55:05,689 as Queen Latifah, 1080 00:55:05,724 --> 00:55:08,172 but let me introduce you to Dana Owens, 1081 00:55:08,206 --> 00:55:10,241 Lance and Rita's daughter. 1082 00:55:11,275 --> 00:55:13,344 KEENA: She's always been a star. 1083 00:55:13,379 --> 00:55:15,344 LANCE: There's music in the family. 1084 00:55:15,379 --> 00:55:18,241 Her mother had a bit of a musical background at church. 1085 00:55:18,275 --> 00:55:19,551 I had drums throughout the house. 1086 00:55:19,586 --> 00:55:21,344 Couple of times, I had so much noise 1087 00:55:21,379 --> 00:55:23,275 that the police department got several calls 1088 00:55:23,310 --> 00:55:25,172 on us to come and put the noise down. 1089 00:55:25,206 --> 00:55:28,620 ANGEL: Her mom was a very artistic person. 1090 00:55:28,655 --> 00:55:32,793 I do believe that that contributed to her rapping. 1091 00:55:32,827 --> 00:55:34,655 ♪ "Latifah, you got to make 'em get up off their feet"♪ 1092 00:55:34,689 --> 00:55:36,586 ♪ So I put my rhyme to a DJ Mark beat♪ 1093 00:55:36,620 --> 00:55:38,103 TAMMY: Dana is a rebel. 1094 00:55:38,137 --> 00:55:40,172 You say go left, 1095 00:55:40,206 --> 00:55:41,655 she's definitely going right. 1096 00:55:41,689 --> 00:55:43,689 SHERONDA: Her mom and dad always said to her, 1097 00:55:43,724 --> 00:55:45,241 "You should be treated like a queen." 1098 00:55:45,965 --> 00:55:48,206 That's not something that she took lightly. 1099 00:55:48,241 --> 00:55:50,931 ♪ 1100 00:55:50,965 --> 00:55:52,758 DAVE: That's just the way she was brought up. 1101 00:55:52,793 --> 00:55:54,206 Nothing else you could tell her. [chuckles] 1102 00:55:55,241 --> 00:55:57,068 CINETTA: She was not intimidated 1103 00:55:57,103 --> 00:55:58,517 to express herself 1104 00:55:58,551 --> 00:55:59,758 in any way she wanted to. 1105 00:55:59,793 --> 00:56:01,310 KEENA: And she was always trying 1106 00:56:01,344 --> 00:56:02,965 to pull me in. 1107 00:56:03,000 --> 00:56:05,103 Be with the big kids. But I was shy. 1108 00:56:05,137 --> 00:56:08,000 So that song touches me deeply. 1109 00:56:08,034 --> 00:56:10,137 ♪ So prepare your mind for the lifeline♪ 1110 00:56:10,172 --> 00:56:12,758 ♪ And meet the new Queen of Royal Badness.♪ 1111 00:56:12,793 --> 00:56:14,655 That's it. [laughs] 1112 00:56:16,241 --> 00:56:18,551 MAN: Who the hell are you? 1113 00:56:18,586 --> 00:56:21,241 That Equalizershow is just the bomb, 1114 00:56:21,275 --> 00:56:22,793 as young folk would say. 1115 00:56:22,827 --> 00:56:25,586 "When I can't sleep, it's not because 1116 00:56:25,620 --> 00:56:27,206 "of all the things I've done. 1117 00:56:27,241 --> 00:56:29,965 It's because of all the people I couldn't save." 1118 00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:32,241 ♪ 1119 00:56:33,275 --> 00:56:35,310 -[cheering] -[chuckles] 1120 00:56:35,344 --> 00:56:36,620 Baby! 1121 00:56:36,655 --> 00:56:38,482 -Mommy! -[squeals] 1122 00:56:38,517 --> 00:56:40,034 You look great! 1123 00:56:40,068 --> 00:56:41,310 I know! 1124 00:56:41,344 --> 00:56:43,275 RAVEN: The confidence that she has, 1125 00:56:43,310 --> 00:56:46,275 the love that she pours out, 1126 00:56:46,310 --> 00:56:47,724 it's all based on everything 1127 00:56:47,758 --> 00:56:49,068 that was poured into her from our mom. 1128 00:56:49,103 --> 00:56:51,310 RITA: I thank God 1129 00:56:51,344 --> 00:56:53,965 for allowing me to share her 1130 00:56:54,000 --> 00:56:55,827 with the world. 1131 00:56:56,448 --> 00:56:58,103 RAVEN: Everything that she has done... 1132 00:56:58,137 --> 00:57:00,275 -[echoing]: ♪ Hey♪ -...music... 1133 00:57:00,310 --> 00:57:01,517 ♪ What's good, y'all?♪ 1134 00:57:01,551 --> 00:57:03,862 ...movies, television shows, 1135 00:57:03,896 --> 00:57:06,172 she's a businesswoman, she's a mogul. 1136 00:57:06,206 --> 00:57:07,275 She is amazing. 1137 00:57:07,310 --> 00:57:08,689 ♪ 1138 00:57:08,724 --> 00:57:10,448 KEENA: It's not fake. She's just real. 1139 00:57:10,482 --> 00:57:13,034 She's not afraid to go for what she wants. 1140 00:57:13,068 --> 00:57:15,206 ♪ 1141 00:57:15,241 --> 00:57:17,103 ANGEL: She will never forget 1142 00:57:17,137 --> 00:57:18,862 where she came from. 1143 00:57:18,896 --> 00:57:20,310 ♪ Through life and love, one blood♪ 1144 00:57:20,344 --> 00:57:23,275 But she knows that the sky is the limit. 1145 00:57:23,310 --> 00:57:24,931 ♪ I was your queen.♪ 1146 00:57:27,448 --> 00:57:32,206 She's proven herself to be not only a queen 1147 00:57:32,241 --> 00:57:34,862 but the queen. 1148 00:57:35,862 --> 00:57:37,172 [applause] 1149 00:57:41,758 --> 00:57:46,482 In order to properly pay tribute to hip-hop's queen, 1150 00:57:46,517 --> 00:57:49,000 we felt that it was necessary to surround her 1151 00:57:49,034 --> 00:57:51,379 with some fellow hip-hop royalty. 1152 00:57:51,413 --> 00:57:54,310 So please welcome MC Lyte, 1153 00:57:54,344 --> 00:57:55,827 Monie Love, 1154 00:57:55,862 --> 00:57:57,689 Yo-Yo, D-Nice 1155 00:57:57,724 --> 00:58:02,034 and a princess who's following in Queen Latifah's footsteps, 1156 00:58:02,068 --> 00:58:03,275 Van Van. 1157 00:58:03,310 --> 00:58:06,344 [cheering, applause] 1158 00:58:09,724 --> 00:58:11,689 Good evening, everybody. 1159 00:58:11,724 --> 00:58:14,793 My name is Van Van, and we're here tonight 1160 00:58:14,827 --> 00:58:17,482 to honor Queen Latifah. 1161 00:58:17,517 --> 00:58:19,206 Thank you for being an inspiration. 1162 00:58:19,241 --> 00:58:21,965 -We salute you. -[cheering, applause] 1163 00:58:22,000 --> 00:58:24,000 MAN: Queen Latifah feeling the feeling right there. 1164 00:58:24,034 --> 00:58:26,241 WOMAN: Queen Latifah. 1165 00:58:26,275 --> 00:58:28,620 WOMAN 2: Queen Latifah. Queen Latifah, everybody. 1166 00:58:28,655 --> 00:58:30,758 ♪ Queen L-A-T-I-F-A-H in command♪ 1167 00:58:30,793 --> 00:58:33,586 ♪ The Queen is hyped up♪ 1168 00:58:33,620 --> 00:58:35,655 ♪ The Queen is hyped up♪ 1169 00:58:35,689 --> 00:58:38,793 ♪ The Queen is hyped up♪ 1170 00:58:38,827 --> 00:58:41,344 ♪ Well, well, well, it's L.A., the T.I.♪ 1171 00:58:41,379 --> 00:58:42,689 ♪ The F-A-H, you'll see why♪ 1172 00:58:42,724 --> 00:58:44,103 ♪ Q-U double E, N is the reason♪ 1173 00:58:44,137 --> 00:58:45,655 ♪ I must be myself♪ 1174 00:58:45,689 --> 00:58:47,482 ♪ What else? Well, fame hasn't gotten me♪ 1175 00:58:47,517 --> 00:58:49,068 ♪ Suped-up, sold out, sloppy or poppy♪ 1176 00:58:49,103 --> 00:58:51,551 ♪ There so much to live for, there for♪ 1177 00:58:51,586 --> 00:58:53,344 ♪ Here's more from a woman, all woman♪ 1178 00:58:53,379 --> 00:58:55,172 ♪ Keep the rumors to yourself♪ 1179 00:58:55,206 --> 00:58:57,068 ♪ The overgrown, not known, half grown♪ 1180 00:58:57,103 --> 00:58:59,379 ♪ Fools who never shown proof let alone own♪ 1181 00:58:59,413 --> 00:59:01,241 ♪ Lots of props on a hip-hop pop chart♪ 1182 00:59:01,275 --> 00:59:04,551 ♪ Notch on your clock is my spot, now who got the marks♪ 1183 00:59:04,586 --> 00:59:06,655 ♪ I do, I do, and so ah-choo!♪ 1184 00:59:06,689 --> 00:59:08,896 ♪ I'm allergic to wack crews♪ 1185 00:59:08,931 --> 00:59:11,758 ♪ The la, the ti, the fah, the queen is up♪ 1186 00:59:11,793 --> 00:59:13,344 ♪ Throwing shade that you never seen before♪ 1187 00:59:13,379 --> 00:59:16,034 ♪ How dare those who talk, we can't have 'em♪ 1188 00:59:16,068 --> 00:59:18,034 ♪ Make me wanna come out with the bat and a mag♪ 1189 00:59:18,068 --> 00:59:19,517 ♪ Give it to 'em, Queen♪ 1190 00:59:19,551 --> 00:59:21,793 ♪ Give it to 'em, Queen Latifah♪ 1191 00:59:21,827 --> 00:59:24,827 ♪ Give it to 'em, Queen, you got it♪ 1192 00:59:24,862 --> 00:59:27,862 -♪ Give it to 'em, Queen♪ -♪ I got it♪ 1193 00:59:27,896 --> 00:59:30,034 ♪ Give it to 'em, Queen♪ 1194 00:59:30,068 --> 00:59:31,724 -♪ Give it to 'em, Queen♪ -♪ I got it♪ 1195 00:59:31,758 --> 00:59:34,724 -♪ Give it to 'em, Queen♪ -♪ Yeah, yeah♪ 1196 00:59:34,758 --> 00:59:37,413 ♪ The Queen L-A-T-I-F-A-H in command♪ 1197 00:59:37,448 --> 00:59:42,482 ♪ Ooh, ladies first, ladies first♪ 1198 00:59:42,517 --> 00:59:45,965 ♪ Ooh, ladies first, ladies first♪ 1199 00:59:46,000 --> 00:59:48,793 ♪ The ladies will kick it, the rhyme that is wicked♪ 1200 00:59:48,827 --> 00:59:50,482 ♪ Those that don't know how to be pros get evicted♪ 1201 00:59:50,517 --> 00:59:52,793 ♪ A woman can bear you, break you, take you♪ 1202 00:59:52,827 --> 00:59:55,620 ♪ Now it's time to rhyme, can you relate to a sister♪ 1203 00:59:55,655 --> 00:59:57,551 ♪ Dope enough to make you holler and scream♪ 1204 00:59:57,586 --> 00:59:59,034 -♪ Yo, let me take it from here, Queen♪ -♪ Yeah♪ 1205 00:59:59,068 --> 01:00:00,896 ♪ Excuse me but I think I'm about do♪ 1206 01:00:00,931 --> 01:00:03,275 ♪ To get into precisely what I am about to do♪ 1207 01:00:03,310 --> 01:00:05,517 ♪ I'm conversating to the folks who have no whatsoever clue♪ 1208 01:00:05,551 --> 01:00:07,655 ♪ So listen very carefully as I break it down for you♪ 1209 01:00:07,689 --> 01:00:09,620 ♪ Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, hyper happy♪ 1210 01:00:09,655 --> 01:00:10,724 ♪ Overjoyed, pleased with all the beats and rhymes♪ 1211 01:00:10,758 --> 01:00:12,379 ♪ My sisters have employed♪ 1212 01:00:12,413 --> 01:00:14,275 ♪ Slick and smooth throwing down the sound totally a yes♪ 1213 01:00:14,310 --> 01:00:16,448 ♪ Let me state the position: ladies first, yes?♪ 1214 01:00:16,482 --> 01:00:18,034 ♪ Come on♪ 1215 01:00:18,068 --> 01:00:21,689 ♪ Ooh, ooh, ladies first, ladies first♪ 1216 01:00:21,724 --> 01:00:23,758 ♪ Believe me when I say being a woman is great, you see♪ 1217 01:00:23,793 --> 01:00:26,103 ♪ I know that all the fellas out there will agree with me♪ 1218 01:00:26,137 --> 01:00:27,655 ♪ Not for being one but for being with one♪ 1219 01:00:27,689 --> 01:00:29,034 ♪ When it's time for loving♪ 1220 01:00:29,068 --> 01:00:31,000 ♪ It's the woman that gets some, strong♪ 1221 01:00:31,034 --> 01:00:33,551 ♪ Stepping, strutting, moving on♪ 1222 01:00:33,586 --> 01:00:35,517 ♪ Rhyming, cutting, and not forgetting♪ 1223 01:00:35,551 --> 01:00:37,137 ♪ We are the ones that give birth♪ 1224 01:00:37,172 --> 01:00:38,758 ♪ To the new generation of prophets♪ 1225 01:00:38,793 --> 01:00:40,103 ♪ Because it's Ladies First♪ 1226 01:00:40,137 --> 01:00:41,862 ♪ I break into a lyrical freestyle♪ 1227 01:00:41,896 --> 01:00:43,896 ♪ Grab the mic, look at the crowd and see smiles♪ 1228 01:00:43,931 --> 01:00:46,000 ♪ 'Cause they see a woman standing up on her own two♪ 1229 01:00:46,034 --> 01:00:48,586 ♪ Sloppy slouching is something I won't do♪ 1230 01:00:48,620 --> 01:00:50,517 -♪ Some think that we can't flow♪ -♪ Can't flow♪ 1231 01:00:50,551 --> 01:00:52,551 -♪ Stereotypes, they got to go♪ ♪ Got to go♪ 1232 01:00:52,586 --> 01:00:55,551 ♪ I'm-a mess around and flip the scene into reverse♪ 1233 01:00:55,586 --> 01:00:58,517 -♪ What?♪ ♪ With a little touch of "Ladies First"♪ 1234 01:00:58,551 --> 01:01:00,517 QUEEN LATIFAH: We're realizing that we can use our voices 1235 01:01:00,551 --> 01:01:03,310 to make change. We are blessed in some strange way 1236 01:01:03,344 --> 01:01:05,448 to have culture ooze out of our veins. 1237 01:01:05,482 --> 01:01:07,310 It pumps through our blood. 1238 01:01:07,344 --> 01:01:08,827 We can take nothing 1239 01:01:08,862 --> 01:01:10,413 -and turn it into something. -We love you, Queen. 1240 01:01:10,448 --> 01:01:13,103 -♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪ -♪ Come on, come on♪ 1241 01:01:13,137 --> 01:01:15,379 -♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪ -♪ That's a unity♪ 1242 01:01:15,413 --> 01:01:16,896 -♪ Hands up♪ -♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪ 1243 01:01:16,931 --> 01:01:18,517 ♪ Let's go♪ 1244 01:01:18,551 --> 01:01:20,655 ♪ Love a Black woman from infinity to infinity♪ 1245 01:01:20,689 --> 01:01:23,413 ♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪ 1246 01:01:23,448 --> 01:01:26,137 -♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪ -♪ That's a unity♪ 1247 01:01:26,172 --> 01:01:28,103 ♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪ 1248 01:01:28,137 --> 01:01:30,068 ♪ Love a Black woman from infinity to infinity♪ 1249 01:01:30,103 --> 01:01:33,034 -♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪ -♪ You said it♪ 1250 01:01:33,068 --> 01:01:35,724 -♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪ -♪ That's a unity♪ 1251 01:01:35,758 --> 01:01:38,482 ♪ U-N-I-T-Y♪ 1252 01:01:38,517 --> 01:01:41,068 ♪ Love a Black woman from infinity to infinity♪ 1253 01:01:41,103 --> 01:01:43,275 ♪ U-N-I-T-Y.♪ 1254 01:01:43,310 --> 01:01:46,448 -We love you, Queen Latifah. -The queen of hip-hop, 1255 01:01:46,482 --> 01:01:48,517 -Queen Latifah. -[cheering, applause] 1256 01:01:54,793 --> 01:01:57,034 ANNOUNCER: Next up, Missy Elliott, 1257 01:01:57,068 --> 01:01:58,758 a poetic performance from Rapsody 1258 01:01:58,793 --> 01:02:01,724 and The Clark Sisters honor Queen Latifah. 1259 01:02:01,758 --> 01:02:04,551 And later, Ariana DeBose hosts a dance party 1260 01:02:04,586 --> 01:02:07,448 in the Opera House in honor of Sir Barry Gibb. 1261 01:02:07,482 --> 01:02:09,034 The 46th Kennedy Center Honors. 1262 01:02:09,068 --> 01:02:10,172 This is CBS. 1263 01:02:15,206 --> 01:02:17,793 ANNOUNCER: And now, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer 1264 01:02:17,827 --> 01:02:19,275 Missy Elliott. 1265 01:02:19,310 --> 01:02:21,344 [cheering, applause] 1266 01:02:26,103 --> 01:02:28,137 Ooh-ooh! 1267 01:02:30,448 --> 01:02:35,000 -We are celebrating 50 years of hip-hop. -[cheering, applause] 1268 01:02:35,034 --> 01:02:39,275 But wait, we are celebrating the Queen. 1269 01:02:39,310 --> 01:02:42,275 I see you, Lah. I love you so much. 1270 01:02:42,310 --> 01:02:45,034 And I want to tell y'all a little backstory. 1271 01:02:45,068 --> 01:02:46,965 I was coming home from high school, 1272 01:02:47,000 --> 01:02:49,034 and I used to watch a lot of videos, 1273 01:02:49,068 --> 01:02:53,206 and I happen to see this young woman rapping. 1274 01:02:53,241 --> 01:02:55,827 But what caught my attention was her clothes, 1275 01:02:55,862 --> 01:02:58,689 because she had on an African print, 1276 01:02:58,724 --> 01:03:03,068 the African medallion, and I kept hearing her say, 1277 01:03:03,103 --> 01:03:05,586 "Ooh, ladies first, ladies first," 1278 01:03:05,620 --> 01:03:07,689 over and over and over again. 1279 01:03:07,724 --> 01:03:10,137 And I sat there and I was like, "Wow," 1280 01:03:10,172 --> 01:03:13,172 she's saying that during a time that we kept hearing, 1281 01:03:13,206 --> 01:03:15,000 "It's a man's world." 1282 01:03:15,034 --> 01:03:17,034 She was saying this unapologetically, 1283 01:03:17,068 --> 01:03:20,034 changing the narrative right there, 1284 01:03:20,068 --> 01:03:21,689 something that I was so accustomed to hearing, 1285 01:03:21,724 --> 01:03:24,620 but now I'm hearing, "Ladies first." 1286 01:03:24,655 --> 01:03:27,448 And then I sat there, I said, "Who is this girl?" 1287 01:03:27,482 --> 01:03:29,379 And I looked at the bottom of the screen 1288 01:03:29,413 --> 01:03:32,137 and it said, "Queen Latifah." 1289 01:03:32,172 --> 01:03:35,413 Not "Latifah" but "Queen Latifah." 1290 01:03:35,448 --> 01:03:38,310 That only said to me that she was saying, 1291 01:03:38,344 --> 01:03:41,758 "You will respect me." Get into it now. 1292 01:03:41,793 --> 01:03:44,724 "I will be a leader. I will be a provider. 1293 01:03:44,758 --> 01:03:46,931 "I will be an inspiration to many. 1294 01:03:46,965 --> 01:03:50,103 "I will be the blueprint to success. 1295 01:03:50,137 --> 01:03:52,103 "I won't be just a part of the culture. 1296 01:03:52,137 --> 01:03:54,655 "I'll be royalty to the culture. 1297 01:03:54,689 --> 01:03:58,655 I won't set the bar, I am the bar." Let it marinate. 1298 01:03:58,689 --> 01:04:01,517 -[cheering, applause] -Okay? 1299 01:04:01,551 --> 01:04:03,172 She can't... Wait a minute. 1300 01:04:03,206 --> 01:04:05,172 She can't be boxed in 1301 01:04:05,206 --> 01:04:08,448 because it's too many levels to what she do. 1302 01:04:08,482 --> 01:04:10,758 She's taking the lid off of it. 1303 01:04:10,793 --> 01:04:12,068 Let it marinate. 1304 01:04:12,103 --> 01:04:16,034 She is queen, but she is a mutha with an "A." 1305 01:04:16,068 --> 01:04:17,758 I know y'all like, "What? With an 'A'?" 1306 01:04:17,793 --> 01:04:20,275 Yes, a mutha with an "A." 1307 01:04:20,310 --> 01:04:21,793 I see you, Lah. 1308 01:04:21,827 --> 01:04:26,172 But what Latifah has taught us-- Queen Latifah, forgive me-- 1309 01:04:26,206 --> 01:04:30,586 is unity, to believe in yourself 1310 01:04:30,620 --> 01:04:35,551 and to love a Black woman from infinity to infinity. 1311 01:04:35,586 --> 01:04:38,379 The culture, myself, we thank you. 1312 01:04:38,413 --> 01:04:40,103 We thank you so much. 1313 01:04:40,137 --> 01:04:42,586 [cheering, applause] 1314 01:04:42,620 --> 01:04:45,344 Now, the next artist 1315 01:04:45,379 --> 01:04:49,965 credits Queen Latifah to be her mentor, her big sister. 1316 01:04:50,000 --> 01:04:53,310 And, Kennedy Center, I want y'all to give an applause 1317 01:04:53,344 --> 01:04:56,482 for Grammy-nominated artist Rapsody! 1318 01:04:56,517 --> 01:04:58,551 [cheering, applause] 1319 01:05:00,551 --> 01:05:03,551 ♪ She emerged a goddess among mortals♪ 1320 01:05:03,586 --> 01:05:05,103 ♪ Not knowing but flowing♪ 1321 01:05:05,137 --> 01:05:06,758 ♪ Finding power in her poems♪ 1322 01:05:06,793 --> 01:05:09,000 ♪ Using words to paint a new reality♪ 1323 01:05:09,034 --> 01:05:10,517 ♪ First with her name, then with her title♪ 1324 01:05:10,551 --> 01:05:12,517 ♪ She became an idol♪ 1325 01:05:12,551 --> 01:05:15,379 ♪ And her flava would change the palates of many♪ 1326 01:05:15,413 --> 01:05:18,517 ♪ Not just any Jersey girl, she is our queen♪ 1327 01:05:18,551 --> 01:05:21,379 ♪ A vision to behold on any size screen♪ 1328 01:05:21,413 --> 01:05:24,034 ♪ She inhabits every character she plays♪ 1329 01:05:24,068 --> 01:05:26,793 ♪ She breathes life into every song she writes♪ 1330 01:05:26,827 --> 01:05:29,448 ♪ She gives of herself in every endeavor♪ 1331 01:05:29,482 --> 01:05:30,827 ♪ All without a flaw♪ 1332 01:05:30,862 --> 01:05:32,172 ♪ And we witness in awe♪ 1333 01:05:32,206 --> 01:05:34,000 ♪ As she makes it look effortless♪ 1334 01:05:34,034 --> 01:05:35,310 ♪ And maybe it is♪ 1335 01:05:35,344 --> 01:05:37,689 ♪ Because she's poetry.♪ 1336 01:05:37,724 --> 01:05:41,172 We gonna take you down to 275 Halsted. 1337 01:05:41,206 --> 01:05:43,689 Kennedy Center, how you feeling tonight? 1338 01:05:43,724 --> 01:05:45,034 [cheering, applause] 1339 01:05:45,068 --> 01:05:47,034 ["Just Another Day..." playing] 1340 01:05:47,068 --> 01:05:49,620 ♪ Just another day, living in the hood♪ 1341 01:05:49,655 --> 01:05:51,310 ♪ Just another day around the way♪ 1342 01:05:51,344 --> 01:05:53,275 -♪ Yeah, hip-hop♪ -♪ Feeling good today♪ 1343 01:05:53,310 --> 01:05:56,620 -♪ I'm feeling good, yeah♪ -♪ Feeling lovely-yay♪ 1344 01:05:56,655 --> 01:05:59,241 ♪ Well, it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood♪ 1345 01:05:59,275 --> 01:06:00,655 ♪ A beautiful day in the neighborhood♪ 1346 01:06:00,689 --> 01:06:02,344 ♪ Can't go wrong, I feel strong♪ 1347 01:06:02,379 --> 01:06:04,344 ♪ And the flavor's good♪ 1348 01:06:04,379 --> 01:06:06,172 ♪ I'm with whateva' comes my way, hip-hop hooray♪ 1349 01:06:06,206 --> 01:06:09,448 ♪ Latifah's on vacation, I'm just plain old Dana today♪ 1350 01:06:09,482 --> 01:06:12,241 ♪ I strap out, step out in every direction♪ 1351 01:06:12,275 --> 01:06:15,034 ♪ Glock, TEC, jimmy hats, in case I need protection♪ 1352 01:06:15,068 --> 01:06:17,413 ♪ So I Land Cruise, pump sounds, play out wannabes♪ 1353 01:06:17,448 --> 01:06:20,379 ♪ A kid in the M3 is gettin' jacked right in front of me♪ 1354 01:06:20,413 --> 01:06:23,103 ♪ So I play the TEC close, my finger's on the trigger♪ 1355 01:06:23,137 --> 01:06:24,689 ♪ Don't want to get wet, so they step♪ 1356 01:06:24,724 --> 01:06:25,862 ♪ 'Cause mine's is slightly bigger♪ 1357 01:06:25,896 --> 01:06:26,862 ♪ But better yet, I'm-a threat♪ 1358 01:06:26,896 --> 01:06:28,103 ♪ So you better walk♪ 1359 01:06:28,137 --> 01:06:29,724 ♪ Or get sketched out in chalk♪ 1360 01:06:29,758 --> 01:06:31,310 ♪ 'Cause I don't want to talk♪ 1361 01:06:31,344 --> 01:06:33,931 ♪ I stay true blue, I'm hoping it's you, too♪ 1362 01:06:33,965 --> 01:06:36,551 ♪ I got the fever for the flavor of a Woo Woo♪ 1363 01:06:36,586 --> 01:06:39,482 ♪ So it's back to the block, time to play♪ 1364 01:06:39,517 --> 01:06:42,310 ♪ It's just another day around the way, hey♪ 1365 01:06:42,344 --> 01:06:45,068 ♪ Just another day, living in the hood♪ 1366 01:06:45,103 --> 01:06:48,103 -♪ Just another day around the way♪ -♪ Hip-hop, yeah♪ 1367 01:06:48,137 --> 01:06:49,862 -♪ Feeling good today♪ -♪ I'm feeling good, you feeling good?♪ 1368 01:06:49,896 --> 01:06:52,517 ♪ Feeling lovely-yay♪ 1369 01:06:52,551 --> 01:06:54,517 ♪ Yo, time to chill, hit the hill♪ 1370 01:06:54,551 --> 01:06:56,344 ♪ Uptown, let's peep the sights♪ 1371 01:06:56,379 --> 01:06:59,034 ♪ Shoot some pool, act a fool, 'cause it's on tonight♪ 1372 01:06:59,068 --> 01:07:00,931 ♪ I'm doing the knowledge, it's not easy♪ 1373 01:07:00,965 --> 01:07:04,448 ♪ Watching a cop cuff a kid for selling a clip to a DT♪ 1374 01:07:04,482 --> 01:07:07,068 ♪ But I'm home, so I flex, get pressures off my chest♪ 1375 01:07:07,103 --> 01:07:09,862 ♪ Slip in a tape, now which hood should I hit next?♪ 1376 01:07:09,896 --> 01:07:12,551 ♪ Stomachache, had a Steak-N-Take for a bean pie♪ 1377 01:07:12,586 --> 01:07:15,620 -♪ Get a Final Call from the brother in the bow tie♪ -♪ Hey♪ 1378 01:07:15,655 --> 01:07:18,103 ♪ Just another day, in the neighborhood♪ 1379 01:07:18,137 --> 01:07:19,655 ♪ Just another day around the way♪ 1380 01:07:19,689 --> 01:07:21,931 ♪ It's hip-hop, Jersey♪ 1381 01:07:21,965 --> 01:07:23,758 -♪ Feeling good today♪ -♪ I'm feeling good♪ 1382 01:07:23,793 --> 01:07:25,206 -♪ Feeling lovely-yay♪ -♪ Yo♪ 1383 01:07:25,241 --> 01:07:26,862 ♪ You know I got to give props♪ 1384 01:07:26,896 --> 01:07:28,448 ♪ I can't stop, without y'all, I'll be nothing♪ 1385 01:07:28,482 --> 01:07:31,620 ♪ No wreckin', no checkin' no rhymin', no cuttin'♪ 1386 01:07:31,655 --> 01:07:34,655 ♪ No faders, no stages, no favors, no beepers♪ 1387 01:07:34,689 --> 01:07:37,551 ♪ No reason to put "Queen" in front of the name "Latifah"♪ 1388 01:07:37,586 --> 01:07:39,862 ♪ I come with the real-life perspective and rule♪ 1389 01:07:39,896 --> 01:07:42,620 ♪ 'Cause me and my people from around the way remain cool♪ 1390 01:07:42,655 --> 01:07:45,620 ♪ So it's back to the block, time to play♪ 1391 01:07:45,655 --> 01:07:48,275 ♪ It's just another day, Lah, around the♪ 1392 01:07:48,310 --> 01:07:51,275 ♪ Just another day, living in the hood♪ 1393 01:07:51,310 --> 01:07:53,448 -♪ Just another day around the way♪ -♪ Yeah♪ 1394 01:07:53,482 --> 01:07:54,551 ♪ I'm feeling good.♪ 1395 01:07:54,586 --> 01:07:56,862 Queen Latifah, hail you. 1396 01:07:56,896 --> 01:07:58,862 We honor you, appreciate you. 1397 01:07:58,896 --> 01:08:01,586 Thank you for everything you've done for me and this culture. 1398 01:08:01,620 --> 01:08:04,448 -Much love, sister. -[cheering, applause] 1399 01:08:06,482 --> 01:08:08,551 [cheering, applause] 1400 01:08:10,931 --> 01:08:15,000 Since anointing herself with that crown over 30 years ago, 1401 01:08:15,034 --> 01:08:19,654 Dana has held her head high, making sure it never slips. 1402 01:08:19,689 --> 01:08:21,895 I think maybe it's because she has always known 1403 01:08:21,930 --> 01:08:24,482 the importance of her legacy. 1404 01:08:24,517 --> 01:08:27,344 Her life of innovation and transformation 1405 01:08:27,379 --> 01:08:29,930 is lived in service to others 1406 01:08:29,965 --> 01:08:32,033 and in gratitude to all of the women 1407 01:08:32,068 --> 01:08:35,482 who left the doors open for her to walk through. 1408 01:08:35,517 --> 01:08:39,344 And we have a group of those women here tonight. 1409 01:08:39,379 --> 01:08:41,551 Queen Latifah grew up listening to their music, 1410 01:08:41,586 --> 01:08:46,068 and jumped at the chance to executive-produce their biopic, 1411 01:08:46,103 --> 01:08:48,792 the legendary first ladies of gospel, 1412 01:08:48,827 --> 01:08:50,654 -The Clark Sisters. -[cheering, applause] 1413 01:08:50,689 --> 01:08:53,206 And Dana... 1414 01:08:53,241 --> 01:08:57,068 Dana, we had to invite the choir your mom was in 1415 01:08:57,103 --> 01:08:59,344 from their very start. 1416 01:08:59,379 --> 01:09:01,895 Reverend Stef & Jubilation. 1417 01:09:01,930 --> 01:09:04,310 [cheering, applause] 1418 01:09:04,344 --> 01:09:05,654 JACKY: Queen, you brought 1419 01:09:05,689 --> 01:09:07,068 the sunshine 1420 01:09:07,103 --> 01:09:10,274 when you helped us to share our story with the world. 1421 01:09:10,310 --> 01:09:12,448 And we want to give you just a little bit 1422 01:09:12,482 --> 01:09:13,895 of that sunshine back tonight. 1423 01:09:13,930 --> 01:09:15,862 Queen, we love you. 1424 01:09:17,033 --> 01:09:18,412 ["You Brought the Sunshine" playing] 1425 01:09:18,448 --> 01:09:22,274 ♪ You made my day♪ 1426 01:09:22,310 --> 01:09:24,412 ♪ You came my way♪ 1427 01:09:29,033 --> 01:09:30,000 ♪ You heard me♪ 1428 01:09:30,033 --> 01:09:34,103 ♪ Every time I pray♪ 1429 01:09:34,136 --> 01:09:36,103 ♪ You brought the sunshine♪ 1430 01:09:36,136 --> 01:09:39,310 -♪ You brought the sunshine♪ -♪ In my life♪ 1431 01:09:39,344 --> 01:09:42,033 ♪ You are the lifeline♪ 1432 01:09:42,068 --> 01:09:45,482 -♪ Threw out the lifeline♪ -♪ You brought the sunshine♪ 1433 01:09:45,517 --> 01:09:47,241 ♪ Saved my life♪ 1434 01:09:47,274 --> 01:09:49,620 ♪ You are the lifeline♪ 1435 01:09:49,654 --> 01:09:51,654 ♪ Since that I have found Christ♪ 1436 01:09:51,689 --> 01:09:55,931 ♪ There has been such a change in my life♪ 1437 01:09:57,379 --> 01:10:02,344 ♪ There but for the grace of God♪ 1438 01:10:02,379 --> 01:10:04,068 ♪ Do I go♪ 1439 01:10:05,068 --> 01:10:08,206 ♪ Do I go♪ 1440 01:10:08,241 --> 01:10:13,551 ♪ There but for the grace of God♪ 1441 01:10:13,586 --> 01:10:16,103 ♪ Do I go♪ 1442 01:10:16,137 --> 01:10:19,000 ♪ Do I go, oh♪ 1443 01:10:23,068 --> 01:10:26,275 ♪ For I know♪ 1444 01:10:26,310 --> 01:10:28,758 -♪ I know♪ -♪ There's a road♪ 1445 01:10:28,793 --> 01:10:30,896 ♪ There is a road♪ 1446 01:10:30,931 --> 01:10:33,413 ♪ We must travel♪ 1447 01:10:33,448 --> 01:10:35,620 ♪ We all must travel♪ 1448 01:10:35,655 --> 01:10:38,827 -♪ There's a promise♪ -♪ There is a promise♪ 1449 01:10:38,862 --> 01:10:43,068 -♪ We must make♪ -♪ We all must make♪ 1450 01:10:43,103 --> 01:10:44,689 ♪ But the riches♪ 1451 01:10:44,724 --> 01:10:47,034 ♪ Oh, but the riches♪ 1452 01:10:47,068 --> 01:10:49,413 ♪ Will be plenty♪ 1453 01:10:49,448 --> 01:10:51,551 ♪ They will be plenty, yeah♪ 1454 01:10:51,586 --> 01:10:54,000 -♪ But the riches♪ -♪ Worth the risk♪ 1455 01:10:54,034 --> 01:10:56,448 -♪ And the chances♪ -♪ And the chances♪ 1456 01:10:56,482 --> 01:11:00,000 ♪ We take♪ 1457 01:11:00,034 --> 01:11:04,206 ♪ There's a dream♪ 1458 01:11:04,241 --> 01:11:07,896 ♪ With the future♪ 1459 01:11:07,931 --> 01:11:11,275 -♪ There's a struggle♪ -♪ Struggle♪ 1460 01:11:11,310 --> 01:11:13,551 ♪ That we have to win♪ 1461 01:11:13,586 --> 01:11:15,896 ♪ We have yet to win♪ 1462 01:11:15,931 --> 01:11:18,517 -♪ Use the pride♪ -♪ Pride♪ 1463 01:11:18,551 --> 01:11:21,034 -♪ In our hearts♪ -♪ In our hearts♪ 1464 01:11:21,068 --> 01:11:23,206 -♪ To lift us up♪ -♪ Lift us up♪ 1465 01:11:23,241 --> 01:11:26,482 -♪ Up to tomorrow♪ -♪ Ooh♪ 1466 01:11:26,517 --> 01:11:29,206 ♪ 'Cause just to sit here♪ 1467 01:11:29,241 --> 01:11:30,862 ♪ Will be a sin♪ 1468 01:11:30,896 --> 01:11:32,482 ♪ I know it, I know it♪ 1469 01:11:32,517 --> 01:11:36,034 -♪ Yeah♪ -♪ I know where I'm going♪ 1470 01:11:36,068 --> 01:11:40,620 ♪ Lord knows, I-I know♪ 1471 01:11:40,655 --> 01:11:44,620 [holding high note] 1472 01:11:44,655 --> 01:11:46,413 ♪ Oh♪ 1473 01:11:46,448 --> 01:11:49,034 ♪ Where I've been.♪ 1474 01:11:49,068 --> 01:11:50,620 [cheering, applause] 1475 01:11:54,965 --> 01:11:56,344 We love you, Queen. 1476 01:12:05,379 --> 01:12:08,448 [cheering, applause] 1477 01:12:12,344 --> 01:12:13,758 ANNOUNCER: Our tribute to American soprano 1478 01:12:13,793 --> 01:12:16,034 Renée Fleming is next, 1479 01:12:16,068 --> 01:12:19,379 featuring icons of theatre, film and opera 1480 01:12:19,413 --> 01:12:21,827 including Dove Cameron, Sigourney Weaver, 1481 01:12:21,862 --> 01:12:24,448 Christine Baranski and Tituss Burgess. 1482 01:12:24,482 --> 01:12:26,206 The 46th Kennedy Center Honors will continue. 1483 01:12:26,241 --> 01:12:28,724 This is CBS. 1484 01:12:32,655 --> 01:12:33,620 ...Renée Fleming. 1485 01:12:33,655 --> 01:12:36,034 On a cold January day in 2009, 1486 01:12:36,068 --> 01:12:37,586 she performed as Barack and I 1487 01:12:37,620 --> 01:12:39,310 were first inaugurated, 1488 01:12:39,344 --> 01:12:40,689 I'll never forget it. 1489 01:12:40,724 --> 01:12:43,000 It felt like a choir of angels singing. 1490 01:12:43,034 --> 01:12:45,034 [applause] 1491 01:12:45,068 --> 01:12:48,379 Celebrating artistic achievement, as we are tonight, 1492 01:12:48,413 --> 01:12:50,413 inspires coming generations. 1493 01:12:50,448 --> 01:12:53,689 This moment, and sharing it with such magnificent 1494 01:12:53,724 --> 01:12:55,448 fellow honorees, 1495 01:12:55,482 --> 01:12:59,241 fills my heart with so much gratitude. 1496 01:12:59,275 --> 01:13:01,275 Thank you so much. 1497 01:13:01,310 --> 01:13:03,206 [cheering, applause] 1498 01:13:03,241 --> 01:13:05,965 ANNOUNCER: And now, Emmy and Tony award-winning actress 1499 01:13:06,000 --> 01:13:07,931 Christine Baranski. 1500 01:13:07,965 --> 01:13:10,965 [cheering, applause] 1501 01:13:14,379 --> 01:13:17,862 The voice of Renée Fleming. 1502 01:13:17,896 --> 01:13:20,034 How to describe in words 1503 01:13:20,068 --> 01:13:23,551 the sublime beauty of that sound? 1504 01:13:23,586 --> 01:13:26,793 I would prefer to use the music of Verdi or Mozart 1505 01:13:26,827 --> 01:13:29,758 so as to literally sing her praises. 1506 01:13:29,793 --> 01:13:32,793 But then I'd want the voice of Renée Fleming. 1507 01:13:32,827 --> 01:13:34,724 [laughter] 1508 01:13:34,758 --> 01:13:36,482 I first met Renée at a benefit for Juilliard, 1509 01:13:36,517 --> 01:13:38,000 our alma mater. 1510 01:13:38,034 --> 01:13:39,965 We quickly bonded talking about 1511 01:13:40,000 --> 01:13:42,137 the challenges of raising two daughters, 1512 01:13:42,172 --> 01:13:44,034 managing busy careers, 1513 01:13:44,068 --> 01:13:46,379 the importance of women's education. 1514 01:13:46,413 --> 01:13:49,724 Then I attended her opening of La Traviata, 1515 01:13:49,758 --> 01:13:53,689 and she came to my premiere of Mamma Mia. 1516 01:13:53,724 --> 01:13:55,137 [laughter] 1517 01:13:55,172 --> 01:14:00,103 Seems that I love Verdi, and she loves ABBA. 1518 01:14:00,137 --> 01:14:03,275 Well, imagine having Renée Fleming 1519 01:14:03,310 --> 01:14:05,241 as a girlfriend. 1520 01:14:05,275 --> 01:14:07,724 I mean, being an opera fan, I was in the audience 1521 01:14:07,758 --> 01:14:12,344 shouting Brava Diva!the night she became the first woman 1522 01:14:12,379 --> 01:14:14,482 to solo headline an opening night 1523 01:14:14,517 --> 01:14:15,931 of the Met's new season. 1524 01:14:15,965 --> 01:14:19,827 And being a football fan, I watched from my living room 1525 01:14:19,862 --> 01:14:23,206 shouting, "You go, girl!" 1526 01:14:23,241 --> 01:14:25,586 as she became the first opera singer 1527 01:14:25,620 --> 01:14:29,137 to perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl. 1528 01:14:29,172 --> 01:14:30,586 [applause] 1529 01:14:34,931 --> 01:14:38,689 On her way to being America's greatest cultural ambassador, 1530 01:14:38,724 --> 01:14:41,896 Renée has garnered five Grammy awards, 1531 01:14:41,931 --> 01:14:44,413 sung the Top Ten List on Letterman, 1532 01:14:44,448 --> 01:14:47,655 and picked up eight honorary doctorate degrees. 1533 01:14:47,689 --> 01:14:50,827 Oh, and while also appearing on Mr. Blackwell's 1534 01:14:50,862 --> 01:14:53,448 best dressed list, because, I mean, really, 1535 01:14:53,482 --> 01:14:56,931 she looks drop-dead glamorous and gorgeous 1536 01:14:56,965 --> 01:14:59,724 in those designer gowns. 1537 01:14:59,758 --> 01:15:02,551 One of the arias she's become most famous for 1538 01:15:02,586 --> 01:15:06,482 is "Song to the Moon" from Dvorak's Rusalka. 1539 01:15:06,517 --> 01:15:09,310 And what better way to honor Renée than with 1540 01:15:09,344 --> 01:15:11,793 a totally unique performance. 1541 01:15:11,827 --> 01:15:13,689 And by "totally unique," I don't mean that 1542 01:15:13,724 --> 01:15:16,862 I'm going to attempt it. 1543 01:15:16,896 --> 01:15:19,482 Here, in a once-in-a-lifetime tribute, 1544 01:15:19,517 --> 01:15:22,413 are Julia Bullock, Ailyn Pérez, 1545 01:15:22,448 --> 01:15:25,206 Angel Blue and Nadine Sierra, 1546 01:15:25,241 --> 01:15:28,413 joined by Renée's dear friend Patrick Summers, 1547 01:15:28,448 --> 01:15:31,724 conducting his own singular arrangement of the score. 1548 01:15:31,758 --> 01:15:33,689 ♪ 1549 01:15:37,448 --> 01:15:40,206 [operatic singing in Czech] 1550 01:16:06,241 --> 01:16:09,379 [operatic singing in Czech] 1551 01:16:27,758 --> 01:16:30,517 ♪ 1552 01:16:41,551 --> 01:16:44,344 [operatic singing in Czech] 1553 01:17:16,275 --> 01:17:19,206 [operatic singing in Czech] 1554 01:17:30,275 --> 01:17:32,655 ♪ 1555 01:17:51,413 --> 01:17:54,000 [operatic singing in Czech] 1556 01:18:05,896 --> 01:18:07,724 [cheering, applause] 1557 01:18:23,758 --> 01:18:25,103 NARRATOR: "My vocal cords... 1558 01:18:25,137 --> 01:18:28,068 [Renée Fleming singing opera] 1559 01:18:28,103 --> 01:18:32,068 "...delicate, mysterious, 1560 01:18:32,103 --> 01:18:34,551 "slightly unpredictable... 1561 01:18:34,586 --> 01:18:38,862 have taken me to unimaginable places." 1562 01:18:40,827 --> 01:18:43,482 [operatic singing] 1563 01:18:52,241 --> 01:18:54,448 [operatic singing] 1564 01:18:59,758 --> 01:19:02,620 [operatic singing] 1565 01:19:15,172 --> 01:19:17,896 [operatic singing] 1566 01:19:24,482 --> 01:19:27,172 NARRATOR: The tradition of music grounds us. 1567 01:19:27,206 --> 01:19:29,379 It connects us to one another 1568 01:19:29,413 --> 01:19:32,448 through a sort of universal appreciation 1569 01:19:32,482 --> 01:19:34,586 that transcends taste. 1570 01:19:34,620 --> 01:19:43,793 ♪ Amazing grace♪ 1571 01:19:43,827 --> 01:19:45,724 NARRATOR: It's not just the voice. 1572 01:19:45,758 --> 01:19:50,310 ♪ How sweet♪ 1573 01:19:50,344 --> 01:19:52,827 ♪ The sound...♪ 1574 01:19:52,862 --> 01:19:55,517 NARRATOR: It's what you do with the voic. 1575 01:20:02,827 --> 01:20:05,275 I always imagine the voice as a tapestry... 1576 01:20:05,310 --> 01:20:10,103 ♪ You'll never know just how much♪ 1577 01:20:10,137 --> 01:20:14,413 ♪ I miss you♪ 1578 01:20:14,448 --> 01:20:16,517 NARRATOR: ...in that as one thread goes up... 1579 01:20:16,551 --> 01:20:19,896 ♪ Soul meets body♪ 1580 01:20:19,931 --> 01:20:23,103 ♪ Soul meets body♪ 1581 01:20:23,137 --> 01:20:25,482 NARRATOR: ...different threads are woven in. 1582 01:20:26,827 --> 01:20:30,689 For me, the singer's art is the art of expression. 1583 01:20:30,724 --> 01:20:32,137 Expressing the music. 1584 01:20:34,068 --> 01:20:35,793 Expressing the text. 1585 01:20:35,827 --> 01:20:39,793 Projecting my voice into a large space, 1586 01:20:39,827 --> 01:20:43,172 and then using it to make the space 1587 01:20:43,206 --> 01:20:47,172 between me and the audience... 1588 01:20:47,206 --> 01:20:49,448 [operatic singing] 1589 01:20:49,482 --> 01:20:51,241 NARRATOR: ...grow smaller. 1590 01:20:51,275 --> 01:20:53,827 ♪ 1591 01:20:55,551 --> 01:20:57,896 My voice becomes a wide net... 1592 01:20:57,931 --> 01:21:01,862 [operatic singing] 1593 01:21:01,896 --> 01:21:04,620 NARRATOR: ...that I spread out 1594 01:21:04,655 --> 01:21:08,482 across all of us 1595 01:21:08,517 --> 01:21:11,758 to draw us closer. 1596 01:21:13,206 --> 01:21:15,620 [cheering, applause] 1597 01:21:18,827 --> 01:21:21,068 ANNOUNCER: Dove Cameron lights up the Kennedy Center stage 1598 01:21:21,103 --> 01:21:22,413 with a thrilling performance, 1599 01:21:22,448 --> 01:21:24,103 and Sigourney Weaver and Tituss Burgess 1600 01:21:24,137 --> 01:21:27,000 pay tribute to Renée Fleming. 1601 01:21:27,034 --> 01:21:29,689 Later, Gloria Estefan introducs a music-filled tribute 1602 01:21:29,724 --> 01:21:31,137 to Sir Barry Gibb. 1603 01:21:31,172 --> 01:21:33,137 The 46th Kennedy Center Honors will continue. 1604 01:21:33,172 --> 01:21:34,206 This is CBS. 1605 01:21:40,862 --> 01:21:42,724 ANNOUNCER: Friends of the arts, please welcome 1606 01:21:42,758 --> 01:21:44,620 singer and Emmy-winning actress 1607 01:21:44,655 --> 01:21:48,172 Dove Cameron. 1608 01:21:48,206 --> 01:21:51,517 Renée and I starred together in The Light in the Piazza 1609 01:21:51,551 --> 01:21:52,965 on the West End. 1610 01:21:53,000 --> 01:21:56,241 And besides getting to learn from her amazing talent, 1611 01:21:56,275 --> 01:21:58,586 I was never not astounded 1612 01:21:58,620 --> 01:22:01,068 by the quality of human that Renée is. 1613 01:22:01,103 --> 01:22:04,137 And besides Renée's stunning opera career, 1614 01:22:04,172 --> 01:22:06,172 she received a Tony nomination 1615 01:22:06,206 --> 01:22:08,448 when she appeared on Broadway in Carousel. 1616 01:22:08,482 --> 01:22:10,931 But she doesn't just have musical theater chops. 1617 01:22:10,965 --> 01:22:12,758 She's performed jazz, 1618 01:22:12,793 --> 01:22:14,724 recorded an indie rock album, 1619 01:22:14,758 --> 01:22:17,724 and recordings of her voice have even been incorporated 1620 01:22:17,758 --> 01:22:20,586 into Oscar-nominated scores. 1621 01:22:20,620 --> 01:22:21,896 That's Renée Fleming. 1622 01:22:21,931 --> 01:22:25,551 Consummate diva and nurturing friend. 1623 01:22:25,586 --> 01:22:28,482 Champion, mentor and mother. 1624 01:22:28,517 --> 01:22:30,620 [applause] 1625 01:22:30,655 --> 01:22:33,000 ♪ 1626 01:22:37,103 --> 01:22:41,000 ♪ I don't see a miracle♪ 1627 01:22:41,034 --> 01:22:44,724 ♪ Shining from the sky♪ 1628 01:22:44,758 --> 01:22:48,551 ♪ I'm no good at statues♪ 1629 01:22:48,586 --> 01:22:52,310 ♪ And stories I try♪ 1630 01:22:52,344 --> 01:22:56,103 ♪ That's not what I think about♪ 1631 01:22:56,137 --> 01:23:00,275 ♪ That's not what I see♪ 1632 01:23:00,310 --> 01:23:03,620 ♪ I know what the sunlight♪ 1633 01:23:03,655 --> 01:23:06,241 ♪ Can be♪ 1634 01:23:06,275 --> 01:23:12,103 ♪ The light, the light in the piazza♪ 1635 01:23:12,137 --> 01:23:16,241 ♪ Tiny, sweet, it's rushing out♪ 1636 01:23:16,275 --> 01:23:18,344 ♪ It's pouring out♪ 1637 01:23:18,379 --> 01:23:23,068 ♪ It's flying through the air♪ 1638 01:23:23,103 --> 01:23:25,586 ♪ Over the air♪ 1639 01:23:25,620 --> 01:23:27,827 ♪ Who knows what you call it♪ 1640 01:23:27,862 --> 01:23:31,931 ♪ But it's there♪ 1641 01:23:31,965 --> 01:23:36,724 ♪ It is there♪ 1642 01:23:36,758 --> 01:23:40,551 ♪ All I see is, all I want is♪ 1643 01:23:40,586 --> 01:23:44,413 ♪ Tearing from inside♪ 1644 01:23:44,448 --> 01:23:48,758 ♪ I see it♪ 1645 01:23:48,793 --> 01:23:54,068 ♪ I-I see it♪ 1646 01:23:54,103 --> 01:23:58,793 ♪ Everywhere, it's everywhere♪ 1647 01:23:58,827 --> 01:24:02,551 ♪ It's everything♪ 1648 01:24:02,586 --> 01:24:06,448 ♪ And everywhere♪ 1649 01:24:10,344 --> 01:24:16,137 ♪ The light in the piazza♪ 1650 01:24:16,172 --> 01:24:22,344 ♪ My love.♪ 1651 01:24:28,793 --> 01:24:32,862 [cheering, applause] 1652 01:24:40,586 --> 01:24:43,965 ANNOUNCER: And now, award-winning actress Sigourney Weaver. 1653 01:24:44,000 --> 01:24:46,172 [applause] 1654 01:24:50,103 --> 01:24:52,172 Good evening, everyone. 1655 01:24:52,206 --> 01:24:54,344 You know, when people talk about Renée, 1656 01:24:54,379 --> 01:24:58,965 of course they always talk about her incomparable voice. 1657 01:24:59,000 --> 01:25:02,827 I get it. But what has always knocked me out 1658 01:25:02,862 --> 01:25:07,137 about her work onstage is her acting. 1659 01:25:07,172 --> 01:25:09,482 I mean, there she is surrounded by these-- 1660 01:25:09,517 --> 01:25:12,068 -[applause] -Yeah. I mean, give it to her. 1661 01:25:16,241 --> 01:25:19,034 She's surrounded by these towering set pieces, 1662 01:25:19,068 --> 01:25:22,862 a full orchestra, elaborate costumes and wigs, 1663 01:25:22,896 --> 01:25:24,482 a huge chorus. 1664 01:25:24,517 --> 01:25:27,310 Sometimes even large animals lumbering around. 1665 01:25:27,344 --> 01:25:32,206 And Renée just cuts through all that pomp and size 1666 01:25:32,241 --> 01:25:36,689 and gives us a real, breathing human being. 1667 01:25:36,724 --> 01:25:40,034 But, oh, that double-cream voice. 1668 01:25:40,068 --> 01:25:42,620 It has inspired desserts 1669 01:25:42,655 --> 01:25:45,068 and new flower species. 1670 01:25:45,103 --> 01:25:48,344 It has brought us comfort and joy. 1671 01:25:48,379 --> 01:25:50,655 But what is amazing about Renée 1672 01:25:50,689 --> 01:25:55,206 is that she doesn't hold back and conserve that voice. 1673 01:25:55,241 --> 01:25:59,448 You know, swathing herself in scarves and, you know... 1674 01:25:59,482 --> 01:26:01,379 No. She doesn't do any of that. 1675 01:26:01,413 --> 01:26:06,206 She uses her voice to call out for change. 1676 01:26:06,241 --> 01:26:09,793 Helping us understand the intersection of music, 1677 01:26:09,827 --> 01:26:12,931 health and neuroscience. 1678 01:26:12,965 --> 01:26:15,517 Working with national institutes of health 1679 01:26:15,551 --> 01:26:17,034 and the Kennedy Center 1680 01:26:17,068 --> 01:26:20,241 to lead the Sound Health Initiative. 1681 01:26:20,275 --> 01:26:22,620 She has raised millions of dollars 1682 01:26:22,655 --> 01:26:25,758 to fund research and raise global awareness 1683 01:26:25,793 --> 01:26:31,206 of the benefits of the arts on health and wellness. 1684 01:26:31,241 --> 01:26:34,034 She was recently honored at Davos 1685 01:26:34,068 --> 01:26:37,862 with a Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum, 1686 01:26:37,896 --> 01:26:41,034 and was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador 1687 01:26:41,068 --> 01:26:45,482 for Arts and Health by the World Health Organization. 1688 01:26:45,517 --> 01:26:47,793 Not too many singers... 1689 01:26:47,827 --> 01:26:49,827 -[applause] -...have played those venues. 1690 01:26:54,310 --> 01:26:57,586 And it all springs from that amazing voice. 1691 01:26:57,620 --> 01:27:01,482 And yes, it is a God-given gift. 1692 01:27:01,517 --> 01:27:04,241 But it's what you've done with your voice, Renée, 1693 01:27:04,275 --> 01:27:08,965 that brings all of us here to the Kennedy Center tonight. 1694 01:27:09,000 --> 01:27:11,241 And now please welcome 1695 01:27:11,275 --> 01:27:15,724 Emmy-nominated actor and singer Tituss Burgess. 1696 01:27:25,896 --> 01:27:27,068 Real. 1697 01:27:28,172 --> 01:27:29,896 Who wants real? 1698 01:27:31,482 --> 01:27:36,034 I know I don't want it. I want magic. 1699 01:27:36,068 --> 01:27:39,896 That was the name of the first aria I heard you sing 1700 01:27:39,931 --> 01:27:42,793 from the opera A Streetcar Named Desire. 1701 01:27:42,827 --> 01:27:46,793 It made me question everything I thought I knew about music. 1702 01:27:50,103 --> 01:27:51,724 We thank you, Renée, 1703 01:27:51,758 --> 01:27:55,655 for including us on a most magical journey. 1704 01:27:56,655 --> 01:27:59,689 ["You'll Never Walk Alone" playing] 1705 01:28:06,965 --> 01:28:12,517 ♪ When you walk through a storm♪ 1706 01:28:12,551 --> 01:28:17,000 ♪ Hold your head up high♪ 1707 01:28:18,620 --> 01:28:27,448 ♪ And don't be afraid of the dark♪ 1708 01:28:28,482 --> 01:28:34,034 ♪ At the end of the storm♪ 1709 01:28:34,068 --> 01:28:38,827 ♪ There's a golden sky♪ 1710 01:28:38,862 --> 01:28:41,758 ♪ And the sweet♪ 1711 01:28:41,793 --> 01:28:48,758 ♪ Silver song of a lark♪ 1712 01:28:49,724 --> 01:28:51,931 The exceptional Susan Graham. 1713 01:28:51,965 --> 01:28:57,103 ♪ Walk on through the wind♪ 1714 01:28:57,137 --> 01:29:02,206 ♪ Walk on through the rain♪ 1715 01:29:02,241 --> 01:29:05,344 ♪ Though your dreams♪ 1716 01:29:05,379 --> 01:29:12,586 ♪ Be tossed and blown♪ 1717 01:29:12,620 --> 01:29:17,689 ♪ Walk on, walk on♪ 1718 01:29:17,724 --> 01:29:22,689 ♪ With hope in your heart♪ 1719 01:29:22,724 --> 01:29:28,137 ♪ And you'll never walk♪ 1720 01:29:28,172 --> 01:29:33,310 ♪ Alone♪ 1721 01:29:33,344 --> 01:29:37,482 ♪ You'll never♪ 1722 01:29:37,517 --> 01:29:42,413 ♪ Walk alone♪ 1723 01:29:43,448 --> 01:29:46,482 Please welcome back Christine Baranski. 1724 01:29:48,620 --> 01:29:53,172 ♪ When you walk through a storm♪ 1725 01:29:53,206 --> 01:29:58,758 ♪ Hold your head up high♪ 1726 01:29:58,793 --> 01:30:03,344 ♪ And don't be afraid♪ 1727 01:30:03,379 --> 01:30:08,310 ♪ Of the dark♪ 1728 01:30:08,344 --> 01:30:13,172 ♪ At the end of the storm♪ 1729 01:30:13,206 --> 01:30:18,068 ♪ There's a golden sky♪ 1730 01:30:18,103 --> 01:30:22,827 ♪ And the sweet silver song♪ 1731 01:30:22,862 --> 01:30:28,068 ♪ Of a lark♪ 1732 01:30:29,103 --> 01:30:31,172 -♪ Walk on♪ -♪ Walk on♪ 1733 01:30:31,206 --> 01:30:33,620 -♪ Through the wind♪ -♪ Walk on♪ 1734 01:30:33,655 --> 01:30:35,379 ♪ Walk on♪ 1735 01:30:35,413 --> 01:30:38,068 -♪ Walk on♪ -♪ Through the rain♪ 1736 01:30:38,103 --> 01:30:41,310 ♪ Though your dreams♪ 1737 01:30:41,344 --> 01:30:48,103 ♪ Be tossed and blown♪ 1738 01:30:48,137 --> 01:30:53,137 ♪ Walk on, walk on♪ 1739 01:30:53,172 --> 01:30:58,034 ♪ With hope in your heart♪ 1740 01:30:58,068 --> 01:31:07,344 ♪ And you'll never walk alone♪ 1741 01:31:07,379 --> 01:31:12,655 ♪ You'll never walk♪ 1742 01:31:12,689 --> 01:31:20,068 ♪ Alone.♪ 1743 01:31:21,068 --> 01:31:22,931 [cheering, applause] 1744 01:31:41,172 --> 01:31:42,517 ANNOUNCER: Still to come, 1745 01:31:42,551 --> 01:31:45,137 a tribute to the incredible Sir Barry Gibb, 1746 01:31:45,172 --> 01:31:47,275 featuring Little Big Town, 1747 01:31:47,310 --> 01:31:48,310 Michael Bublé, 1748 01:31:48,344 --> 01:31:50,103 Ben Platt and more. 1749 01:31:50,137 --> 01:31:51,206 This is CBS. 1750 01:31:54,551 --> 01:31:55,793 ANNOUNCER: Next, tonight's grand disco finale 1751 01:31:55,827 --> 01:31:56,931 brings down the house. So stick around 1752 01:31:56,965 --> 01:31:58,379 for a show-stopping performance 1753 01:31:58,413 --> 01:32:00,655 that is guaranteed to get you dancing. 1754 01:32:00,689 --> 01:32:01,793 The Kennedy Center Honors will continue. 1755 01:32:01,827 --> 01:32:02,862 This is CBS. 1756 01:32:07,896 --> 01:32:09,965 When you think of the Bee Gees, it's an infectious beat. 1757 01:32:10,000 --> 01:32:12,137 Simple human truths that their lyrics contain, 1758 01:32:12,172 --> 01:32:15,448 so often capture and grip our hearts. 1759 01:32:15,482 --> 01:32:17,137 I'm a fan. 1760 01:32:17,172 --> 01:32:19,103 [laughter] 1761 01:32:19,137 --> 01:32:20,896 BARRY GIBB: Thank you all. 1762 01:32:20,931 --> 01:32:23,137 This is the most incredible honor of my life. 1763 01:32:23,172 --> 01:32:27,620 Renée, I'm never gonna be able to sing like you do, 1764 01:32:27,655 --> 01:32:30,862 I admit it, but I can still do it. 1765 01:32:34,000 --> 01:32:36,000 [whooping, applause] 1766 01:32:37,724 --> 01:32:40,517 Maybe I shouldn't anymore, but I still do it. 1767 01:32:40,551 --> 01:32:43,241 Without my brothers, I wouldn't be standing here. 1768 01:32:43,275 --> 01:32:46,000 We were a family of music and a family of love, 1769 01:32:46,034 --> 01:32:49,000 so I salute Maurice, I salute Robin... 1770 01:32:49,034 --> 01:32:50,965 [applause] 1771 01:32:51,000 --> 01:32:53,724 And I salute Andy. 1772 01:32:53,758 --> 01:32:55,724 ANNOUNCER: Please welcome back 1773 01:32:55,758 --> 01:32:58,896 Kennedy Center Honoree Gloria Estefan. 1774 01:32:58,931 --> 01:33:02,034 There's a special connection that songwriters share. 1775 01:33:02,068 --> 01:33:05,206 We're always reaching for that perfect song. 1776 01:33:05,241 --> 01:33:07,379 I've learned that the perfect song 1777 01:33:07,413 --> 01:33:09,586 is the one that moves your soul, 1778 01:33:09,620 --> 01:33:12,689 makes you cry, gives you goose bumps, 1779 01:33:12,724 --> 01:33:14,413 or touches your heart. 1780 01:33:14,448 --> 01:33:18,551 And sometimes a single song does all of this. 1781 01:33:18,586 --> 01:33:21,931 I get moved by many genres, many artists, 1782 01:33:21,965 --> 01:33:23,896 but no one more than Barry Gibb. 1783 01:33:23,931 --> 01:33:27,620 He effortlessly blends harmony and heart, 1784 01:33:27,655 --> 01:33:29,482 melancholy and melody, 1785 01:33:29,517 --> 01:33:32,310 all while creating some of the catchiest, 1786 01:33:32,344 --> 01:33:36,965 most popular and universally beloved music ever. 1787 01:33:37,000 --> 01:33:40,344 And he's been doing it since he was nine years old. 1788 01:33:40,379 --> 01:33:42,724 The Bee Gees are one of the best-selling groups 1789 01:33:42,758 --> 01:33:44,137 of all time. 1790 01:33:44,172 --> 01:33:47,620 And sure, they defined the disco era. 1791 01:33:47,655 --> 01:33:49,724 That alone would have been enough for Barry 1792 01:33:49,758 --> 01:33:51,379 to receive this honor. 1793 01:33:51,413 --> 01:33:53,931 And yet, that barely 1794 01:33:53,965 --> 01:33:58,344 even scratches the surface of his contributions to music. 1795 01:33:58,379 --> 01:34:00,655 Writing material, not just for himself 1796 01:34:00,689 --> 01:34:03,448 but for other artists, the greats, 1797 01:34:03,482 --> 01:34:08,068 the best of the best-- Diana Ross, Elton John, 1798 01:34:08,103 --> 01:34:11,413 and one of tonight's honorees, Dionne Warwick, 1799 01:34:11,448 --> 01:34:13,862 just to name a few. 1800 01:34:18,172 --> 01:34:21,517 You could call it the Barry Gibb effect. 1801 01:34:21,551 --> 01:34:24,172 Grounded in emotional truth, his work spans 1802 01:34:24,206 --> 01:34:28,965 across genres and generations, cultures and continents, 1803 01:34:29,000 --> 01:34:31,310 connecting with people no matter who they are 1804 01:34:31,344 --> 01:34:32,758 or where they're from. 1805 01:34:32,793 --> 01:34:36,724 His music isn't just good, it's the best. 1806 01:34:36,758 --> 01:34:39,896 In a way that goes above and beyond words, 1807 01:34:39,931 --> 01:34:43,758 and can really only be experienced through song. 1808 01:34:43,793 --> 01:34:46,896 Don't believe me? Hear it for yourself. 1809 01:34:47,931 --> 01:34:49,724 ANNOUNCER [on video]: Once again, the fabulous Bee Gees. 1810 01:34:49,758 --> 01:34:51,413 [overlapping announcements] 1811 01:34:51,448 --> 01:34:53,206 -...the Bee Gees. -One of the most successful 1812 01:34:53,241 --> 01:34:55,034 singer/songwriters of our time. 1813 01:34:55,068 --> 01:34:56,793 One, two, three. 1814 01:34:57,827 --> 01:34:59,620 LIONEL RICHIE: It was just an amazing sound. 1815 01:34:59,655 --> 01:35:01,862 DOLLY PARTON: Who ain't danced to the Bee Gees? 1816 01:35:01,896 --> 01:35:03,241 ♪ More than a woman...♪ 1817 01:35:03,275 --> 01:35:06,034 Who ain't danced to some of Barry's music? 1818 01:35:06,068 --> 01:35:07,034 [vocalizes] 1819 01:35:07,068 --> 01:35:08,344 Barry Gibb is one of the greats. 1820 01:35:08,379 --> 01:35:10,172 ♪ Jive talkin'...♪ 1821 01:35:10,206 --> 01:35:12,034 I didn't really know what the strut was 1822 01:35:12,068 --> 01:35:14,413 until I heard "Stayin' Alive." 1823 01:35:14,448 --> 01:35:17,137 ♪ Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk♪ 1824 01:35:17,172 --> 01:35:18,448 ♪ I'm a woman's man...♪ 1825 01:35:18,482 --> 01:35:20,000 He taught us all how to walk. 1826 01:35:21,827 --> 01:35:24,482 Barry is so responsible for so many great hits. 1827 01:35:24,517 --> 01:35:26,275 ♪ Listen to the ground♪ 1828 01:35:26,310 --> 01:35:28,724 ♪ There is movement all around♪ 1829 01:35:28,758 --> 01:35:30,344 ♪ There is something goin' down...♪ 1830 01:35:30,379 --> 01:35:33,517 Barry Gibb is the songbook to American music. 1831 01:35:34,448 --> 01:35:36,137 ♪ Fever, night fever...♪ 1832 01:35:36,172 --> 01:35:38,379 Of course, to this day, we're still singing. 1833 01:35:38,413 --> 01:35:39,620 ♪ Stayin' alive...♪ 1834 01:35:39,655 --> 01:35:42,517 "How Deep Is Your Love" is a beautiful song. 1835 01:35:42,551 --> 01:35:45,827 ♪ And it's me you need to show♪ 1836 01:35:45,862 --> 01:35:47,862 ♪ How deep is your love.♪ 1837 01:35:48,931 --> 01:35:50,586 I should've written it. 1838 01:35:50,620 --> 01:35:51,689 ♪ Tragedy.♪ 1839 01:35:51,724 --> 01:35:53,586 ♪ Islands in the stream...♪ 1840 01:35:53,620 --> 01:35:55,931 PARTON: "Islands in the Stream" turned out to be 1841 01:35:55,965 --> 01:35:57,655 one of the biggest country sons 1842 01:35:57,689 --> 01:36:00,000 in the history of country music. 1843 01:36:00,034 --> 01:36:02,655 BARBRA STREISAND: He was wonderful to work with. 1844 01:36:02,689 --> 01:36:03,931 Do you feel guilty? 1845 01:36:03,965 --> 01:36:05,551 He was good to look at. 1846 01:36:05,586 --> 01:36:07,034 We had fun. 1847 01:36:07,068 --> 01:36:10,482 ♪ Stayin' alive...♪ 1848 01:36:10,517 --> 01:36:13,275 STREISAND: We came from different worlds of music... 1849 01:36:17,448 --> 01:36:20,068 ...and he really got me. 1850 01:36:20,103 --> 01:36:23,413 ♪ I am a woman in love♪ 1851 01:36:23,448 --> 01:36:25,655 ♪ And I'd do anything♪ 1852 01:36:25,689 --> 01:36:29,724 ♪ To get you into my world.♪ 1853 01:36:31,206 --> 01:36:33,517 While I first was working with Barry, 1854 01:36:33,551 --> 01:36:36,172 he told me he would make it very easy for me-- 1855 01:36:36,206 --> 01:36:37,413 writing, arranging, 1856 01:36:37,448 --> 01:36:40,137 producing, singing the background vocals. 1857 01:36:40,172 --> 01:36:41,586 ♪ There's a light♪ 1858 01:36:44,034 --> 01:36:45,965 ♪ A certain kind of light...♪ 1859 01:36:46,000 --> 01:36:47,379 STREISAND: He said to me, 1860 01:36:47,413 --> 01:36:50,034 "Just sing the same song ten times, 1861 01:36:50,068 --> 01:36:52,655 and I'll do all the rest." 1862 01:36:52,689 --> 01:36:54,172 ♪ I want my life to be...♪ 1863 01:36:54,206 --> 01:36:55,482 STREISAND: I knew from that first moment 1864 01:36:55,517 --> 01:36:58,000 that I walked into that studio 1865 01:36:58,034 --> 01:37:00,931 that I was in the safest of hands. 1866 01:37:01,931 --> 01:37:03,137 ♪ There's a way...♪ 1867 01:37:03,172 --> 01:37:05,000 RICHIE: The sound, the lyrics... 1868 01:37:05,034 --> 01:37:06,896 ♪ Everybody say...♪ 1869 01:37:06,931 --> 01:37:07,896 ...he nailed it. 1870 01:37:07,931 --> 01:37:09,034 ♪ To do each♪ 1871 01:37:09,068 --> 01:37:10,758 ♪ And every little thing...♪ 1872 01:37:10,793 --> 01:37:13,620 Who better to be honored than Barry Gibb? 1873 01:37:13,655 --> 01:37:15,034 ♪ But what does it bring...♪ 1874 01:37:15,068 --> 01:37:16,310 STREISAND: You always like to work 1875 01:37:16,344 --> 01:37:18,586 with somebody who understands you 1876 01:37:18,620 --> 01:37:20,620 in some way. 1877 01:37:20,655 --> 01:37:21,689 And that's what Barry did. 1878 01:37:22,793 --> 01:37:26,310 ♪ You don't know what it's like♪ 1879 01:37:26,344 --> 01:37:27,655 ♪ Baby♪ 1880 01:37:27,689 --> 01:37:30,655 ♪ You don't know what it's like♪ 1881 01:37:31,758 --> 01:37:33,517 ♪ To love somebody♪ 1882 01:37:34,448 --> 01:37:37,275 ♪ To love somebody♪ 1883 01:37:37,310 --> 01:37:39,034 ♪ The way I love you.♪ 1884 01:37:39,068 --> 01:37:41,172 [kisses] I love you. 1885 01:37:46,310 --> 01:37:48,103 [whistling] 1886 01:37:48,137 --> 01:37:50,137 Barry's worked with icons 1887 01:37:50,172 --> 01:37:53,000 and performed on stages all over the world. 1888 01:37:53,034 --> 01:37:54,689 He's a superstar. 1889 01:37:54,724 --> 01:37:56,862 But where the real magic happens, 1890 01:37:56,896 --> 01:37:59,896 where the Barry Gibb effect really takes hold 1891 01:37:59,931 --> 01:38:04,172 and continues to impact the generations of music lovers 1892 01:38:04,206 --> 01:38:05,620 is in the studio. 1893 01:38:05,655 --> 01:38:08,758 So to start us off, please welcome 1894 01:38:08,793 --> 01:38:10,275 Little Big Town. 1895 01:38:15,275 --> 01:38:16,655 Tonight, Barry, 1896 01:38:16,689 --> 01:38:19,689 we want to pay tribute to you and your brothers 1897 01:38:19,724 --> 01:38:21,586 with our version of this song 1898 01:38:21,620 --> 01:38:24,103 that demonstrates your true genius. 1899 01:38:25,103 --> 01:38:28,137 ["Lonely Days" playing] 1900 01:38:36,965 --> 01:38:42,965 ♪ Good morning, mister sunshine♪ 1901 01:38:43,000 --> 01:38:47,551 ♪ You brighten up my day♪ 1902 01:38:49,000 --> 01:38:57,896 ♪ Come sit beside me in your way♪ 1903 01:39:00,862 --> 01:39:06,551 ♪ I see you every morning♪ 1904 01:39:06,586 --> 01:39:12,655 ♪ Outside the restaurants♪ 1905 01:39:12,689 --> 01:39:21,000 ♪ The music plays so nonchalant♪ 1906 01:39:22,344 --> 01:39:26,068 [vocalizing] 1907 01:39:28,206 --> 01:39:33,034 ♪ Lonely days, lonely nights♪ 1908 01:39:33,068 --> 01:39:36,310 ♪ Where would I be without my woman?♪ 1909 01:39:37,310 --> 01:39:41,965 ♪ Lonely days, lonely nights♪ 1910 01:39:42,000 --> 01:39:45,724 ♪ Where would I be without my woman?♪ 1911 01:39:45,758 --> 01:39:50,620 ♪ Lonely days, lonely nights♪ 1912 01:39:50,655 --> 01:39:54,896 ♪ Where would I be without my woman?♪ 1913 01:39:54,931 --> 01:39:59,758 ♪ Lonely days, lonely nights♪ 1914 01:39:59,793 --> 01:40:03,896 ♪ Where would I be without my woman?♪ 1915 01:40:04,896 --> 01:40:10,068 ♪ Lonely days, lonely nights♪ 1916 01:40:11,344 --> 01:40:16,068 ♪ Where would I be without my woman?♪ 1917 01:40:22,931 --> 01:40:28,758 ♪ Good morning, mister sunshine♪ 1918 01:40:28,793 --> 01:40:33,310 ♪ You brighten up my day♪ 1919 01:40:34,413 --> 01:40:41,689 ♪ Come sit beside me in your way♪ 1920 01:40:43,862 --> 01:40:48,103 [vocalizing] 1921 01:40:49,862 --> 01:40:51,068 Come on. 1922 01:40:54,344 --> 01:40:56,034 Let's go! 1923 01:40:57,068 --> 01:40:59,206 ♪ Lonely days♪ 1924 01:40:59,241 --> 01:41:01,137 ♪ Lonely nights♪ 1925 01:41:01,172 --> 01:41:04,620 ♪ Where would I be without my woman?♪ 1926 01:41:04,655 --> 01:41:06,862 -♪ Lonely days♪ -♪ Lonely days♪ 1927 01:41:06,896 --> 01:41:08,344 -♪ Lonely nights♪ -♪ Lonely nights♪ 1928 01:41:08,379 --> 01:41:10,689 ♪ Where would I be without my woman?♪ 1929 01:41:10,724 --> 01:41:12,724 ♪ Lonely days, lonely nights♪ 1930 01:41:12,758 --> 01:41:14,517 -♪ Lonely days♪ -♪ Lonely days♪ 1931 01:41:14,551 --> 01:41:16,000 -♪ Lonely nights♪ -♪ Lonely nights♪ 1932 01:41:16,034 --> 01:41:18,034 ♪ Where would I be without my woman, yeah♪ 1933 01:41:18,068 --> 01:41:19,965 ♪ Lonely days, lonely nights♪ 1934 01:41:20,000 --> 01:41:21,793 ♪ Lonely days♪ 1935 01:41:21,827 --> 01:41:23,344 ♪ Lonely nights♪ 1936 01:41:23,379 --> 01:41:27,172 ♪ Where would I be without my woman?♪ 1937 01:41:27,206 --> 01:41:29,344 ♪ Lonely days♪ 1938 01:41:29,379 --> 01:41:31,241 ♪ Lonely nights♪ 1939 01:41:31,275 --> 01:41:34,862 ♪ Where would I be without my woman?♪ 1940 01:41:34,896 --> 01:41:36,724 ♪ Lonely days♪ 1941 01:41:36,758 --> 01:41:39,034 ♪ Lonely nights♪ 1942 01:41:39,068 --> 01:41:41,103 ♪ Where would I be♪ 1943 01:41:41,137 --> 01:41:44,689 ♪ Without my woman?♪ 1944 01:41:48,000 --> 01:41:50,000 We love you, Barry. 1945 01:41:50,034 --> 01:41:51,379 Love you so much, brother. 1946 01:41:51,413 --> 01:41:53,655 [cheering, applause] 1947 01:41:57,034 --> 01:41:59,344 ANNOUNCER: Our tribute to Barry Gibb continues, 1948 01:41:59,379 --> 01:42:01,655 with Michael Bublé, Ben Platt 1949 01:42:01,689 --> 01:42:04,896 and a finale by Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose. 1950 01:42:04,931 --> 01:42:07,551 The 46th Kennedy Center Honors will continue. 1951 01:42:07,586 --> 01:42:09,551 This is CBS. 1952 01:42:14,586 --> 01:42:16,724 [cheering, applause] 1953 01:42:16,758 --> 01:42:20,241 ANNOUNCER: Please welcome Gramy Award winner Michael Bublé. 1954 01:42:21,862 --> 01:42:23,172 Before people knew who I was, 1955 01:42:23,206 --> 01:42:25,241 I needed to get my name out there, 1956 01:42:25,275 --> 01:42:28,689 and there was only one song that could get the job done. 1957 01:42:28,724 --> 01:42:30,965 It was "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart." 1958 01:42:31,000 --> 01:42:33,931 As fortune would have it, 1959 01:42:33,965 --> 01:42:37,931 I made a demo and it made its way to the songwriter himself. 1960 01:42:37,965 --> 01:42:41,413 Barry not only had words of advice for me, 1961 01:42:41,448 --> 01:42:43,241 but was generous enough 1962 01:42:43,275 --> 01:42:46,137 to give this Bubble guy some heat 1963 01:42:46,172 --> 01:42:48,758 and record it with me, 1964 01:42:48,793 --> 01:42:53,000 which is why this next song means so much to me, 1965 01:42:53,034 --> 01:42:56,379 and why it is a tremendous privilege 1966 01:42:56,413 --> 01:42:59,862 to be here celebrating the great Barry Gibb. 1967 01:43:00,931 --> 01:43:02,896 [cheering, applause] 1968 01:43:02,931 --> 01:43:04,965 ["How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" playing] 1969 01:43:08,620 --> 01:43:12,103 ♪ I can think of younger days♪ 1970 01:43:12,137 --> 01:43:14,586 ♪ When living for my life♪ 1971 01:43:14,620 --> 01:43:17,827 ♪ Was everything a man♪ 1972 01:43:17,862 --> 01:43:20,689 ♪ Could want to do♪ 1973 01:43:21,793 --> 01:43:24,551 ♪ I could never see♪ 1974 01:43:24,586 --> 01:43:27,758 ♪ Tomorrow♪ 1975 01:43:27,793 --> 01:43:31,034 ♪ But I was never told♪ 1976 01:43:31,068 --> 01:43:36,241 ♪ About the sorrow♪ 1977 01:43:36,275 --> 01:43:41,275 ♪ And how can you mend♪ 1978 01:43:41,310 --> 01:43:45,034 ♪ A broken heart?♪ 1979 01:43:45,068 --> 01:43:49,586 ♪ How can you stop the rain from falling down?♪ 1980 01:43:52,000 --> 01:43:54,896 ♪ How can you stop♪ 1981 01:43:54,931 --> 01:43:58,482 ♪ The sun from shining?♪ 1982 01:43:58,517 --> 01:44:02,965 ♪ What makes the world go round?♪ 1983 01:44:04,965 --> 01:44:07,586 ♪ How can you mend♪ 1984 01:44:07,620 --> 01:44:10,655 ♪ This broken man?♪ 1985 01:44:12,413 --> 01:44:14,689 ♪ How can a loser♪ 1986 01:44:14,724 --> 01:44:17,103 ♪ Ever win?♪ 1987 01:44:17,137 --> 01:44:20,965 ♪ Please help me mend♪ 1988 01:44:21,000 --> 01:44:24,689 ♪ My broken heart♪ 1989 01:44:24,724 --> 01:44:29,413 ♪ And let me live again♪ 1990 01:44:31,413 --> 01:44:35,965 ♪ How can you mend this broken man?♪ 1991 01:44:36,000 --> 01:44:39,344 ♪ How can you mend?♪ 1992 01:44:39,379 --> 01:44:42,068 ♪ How can a loser ever win?♪ 1993 01:44:42,103 --> 01:44:43,896 ♪ How can you win?♪ 1994 01:44:43,931 --> 01:44:47,379 ♪ Please help me mend♪ 1995 01:44:47,413 --> 01:44:51,655 ♪ My broken heart♪ 1996 01:44:51,689 --> 01:44:56,689 ♪ And let me live again♪ 1997 01:44:59,551 --> 01:45:03,068 ♪ And let me live♪ 1998 01:45:03,103 --> 01:45:06,068 ♪ Again.♪ 1999 01:45:09,137 --> 01:45:11,172 [cheering, applause] 2000 01:45:16,517 --> 01:45:20,517 ANNOUNCER: And now, Grammy Award winner Ben Platt. 2001 01:45:20,551 --> 01:45:21,896 Hi, Barry. Wow. 2002 01:45:21,931 --> 01:45:23,896 I know I'm not exactly what one might expect 2003 01:45:23,931 --> 01:45:26,896 as a Bee Gees fan, but I very much idolize you. 2004 01:45:26,931 --> 01:45:29,793 I also admire that you are very unstoppable, Barry. 2005 01:45:29,827 --> 01:45:31,448 When the Bee Gees were unfairly caught up 2006 01:45:31,482 --> 01:45:34,241 in the anti-disco backlash-- 2007 01:45:34,275 --> 01:45:36,965 straight people can be very annoying-- um... 2008 01:45:37,000 --> 01:45:39,206 -[laughter] -[clears throat] 2009 01:45:39,241 --> 01:45:41,551 ...he didn't crawl into a hole, he didn't quit, 2010 01:45:41,586 --> 01:45:44,000 he just made more glorious hits. 2011 01:45:44,034 --> 01:45:46,517 He kept going because ever since he was a kid-- 2012 01:45:46,551 --> 01:45:49,344 and even right now, sitting up there in the box-- 2013 01:45:49,379 --> 01:45:52,689 he had these songs right inside of him, great songs, 2014 01:45:52,724 --> 01:45:55,172 that he so graciously shares with all of us. 2015 01:45:55,206 --> 01:45:57,827 So, yes, uh, I am a huge Barry Gibb fan. 2016 01:45:57,862 --> 01:45:59,379 I'm very honored to be on this stage. 2017 01:45:59,413 --> 01:46:03,206 I'm a stan, as the children say, um, and I would love to sing 2018 01:46:03,241 --> 01:46:05,517 one of my very favorite Bee Gees songs, if you'll have me. 2019 01:46:05,551 --> 01:46:07,413 Let's do it. 2020 01:46:07,448 --> 01:46:09,482 ["Nights on Broadway" playing] 2021 01:46:12,137 --> 01:46:14,862 ♪ Here we are♪ 2022 01:46:16,827 --> 01:46:21,275 ♪ In a room full of strangers♪ 2023 01:46:23,344 --> 01:46:26,896 ♪ Standing in the dark♪ 2024 01:46:26,931 --> 01:46:31,241 ♪ Where your eyes couldn't see me♪ 2025 01:46:33,206 --> 01:46:37,482 ♪ Well, I had to follow you♪ 2026 01:46:37,517 --> 01:46:42,586 ♪ Though you did not want me to♪ 2027 01:46:43,620 --> 01:46:47,793 ♪ But that won't stop my lovin' you♪ 2028 01:46:48,827 --> 01:46:52,655 ♪ I can't stay away♪ 2029 01:46:52,689 --> 01:46:55,034 -♪ Blamin' it all♪ -♪ Blamin' it all♪ 2030 01:46:55,068 --> 01:46:57,724 -♪ On the nights on Broadway♪ -♪ Blamin' it all♪ 2031 01:46:57,758 --> 01:46:59,655 ♪ Singin' them sweet sounds♪ 2032 01:46:59,689 --> 01:47:02,724 ♪ To that crazy, crazy town♪ 2033 01:47:02,758 --> 01:47:05,344 ♪ Now in my place♪ 2034 01:47:07,068 --> 01:47:11,689 ♪ There are so many others♪ 2035 01:47:14,241 --> 01:47:17,275 ♪ Standing in the line♪ 2036 01:47:17,310 --> 01:47:22,206 ♪ How long will they stand between us♪ 2037 01:47:23,310 --> 01:47:26,965 ♪ Well, I had to follow you♪ 2038 01:47:28,931 --> 01:47:32,379 ♪ Though you did not want me to♪ 2039 01:47:34,137 --> 01:47:37,758 ♪ But that won't stop my lovin' you♪ 2040 01:47:39,379 --> 01:47:42,965 ♪ I can't stay away♪ 2041 01:47:43,000 --> 01:47:45,034 -♪ Blamin' it all, hey♪ -♪ Blamin' it all♪ 2042 01:47:45,068 --> 01:47:47,620 -♪ On the nights on Broadway♪ -♪ Blamin' it all♪ 2043 01:47:47,655 --> 01:47:50,896 ♪ Singin' them love songs♪ 2044 01:47:50,931 --> 01:47:53,862 ♪ Singin' them straight-to-the-heart songs♪ 2045 01:47:53,896 --> 01:47:55,379 -♪ Blamin' it all♪ -♪ I'm blamin' it all♪ 2046 01:47:55,413 --> 01:47:57,896 ♪ On the nights on Broadway♪ 2047 01:47:57,931 --> 01:48:01,620 -♪ Blamin' it all♪ -♪ Singin' them sweet sounds♪ 2048 01:48:01,655 --> 01:48:05,172 ♪ To that crazy, crazy town, hey.♪ 2049 01:48:09,758 --> 01:48:12,068 [cheering, applause] 2050 01:48:27,517 --> 01:48:30,655 ANNOUNCER: Next, Stephen Gibb delivers a moving tribute 2051 01:48:30,689 --> 01:48:33,172 to his father, and Ariana DeBoe and Chloe Flower 2052 01:48:33,206 --> 01:48:35,517 get the Kennedy Center Opera House dancing 2053 01:48:35,551 --> 01:48:36,827 for Sir Barry Gibb. 2054 01:48:36,862 --> 01:48:40,206 The 46th Kennedy Center Honors. This is CBS. 2055 01:48:44,689 --> 01:48:46,448 ANNOUNCER: Experience the arts, experience travel. 2056 01:48:46,482 --> 01:48:48,034 Delta is proud to be the official airline 2057 01:48:48,068 --> 01:48:49,620 of the Kennedy Center Honors. 2058 01:48:49,655 --> 01:48:51,655 Delta. Keep climbing. 2059 01:48:51,689 --> 01:48:54,034 [cheering, applause] 2060 01:48:54,068 --> 01:48:56,034 ♪ 2061 01:48:56,068 --> 01:48:58,620 ANNOUNCER: Please welcome Stephen Gibb. 2062 01:49:00,482 --> 01:49:02,000 Good evening. 2063 01:49:04,000 --> 01:49:05,103 Good evening, everyone. 2064 01:49:05,137 --> 01:49:07,344 My name is Stephen Gibb, and... 2065 01:49:07,379 --> 01:49:10,068 -Barry Gibb just happens to be my father. -[cheering, applause] 2066 01:49:15,068 --> 01:49:17,344 So you can probably imagine that I had a front-row seat 2067 01:49:17,379 --> 01:49:20,965 to some of the best music this world has to offer, right? 2068 01:49:21,000 --> 01:49:23,206 -[cheering, applause] -Well... 2069 01:49:23,241 --> 01:49:25,448 some of my fondest childhood memories would be 2070 01:49:25,482 --> 01:49:27,931 of the weekends we would spend in the backyard 2071 01:49:27,965 --> 01:49:30,655 at our house or my uncle Maurice's house. 2072 01:49:30,689 --> 01:49:34,103 And I found out very young that there's a special alchemy 2073 01:49:34,137 --> 01:49:38,275 that occurs when you have three brothers harmonizing together. 2074 01:49:38,310 --> 01:49:42,310 Even as a kid, I knew this was something so special. 2075 01:49:42,344 --> 01:49:44,413 When he was in the studio with his brothers, 2076 01:49:44,448 --> 01:49:47,793 he was always pushed to new creative heights by them. 2077 01:49:47,827 --> 01:49:49,551 They were always trying to impress each other 2078 01:49:49,586 --> 01:49:50,965 with their ideas. 2079 01:49:51,000 --> 01:49:54,206 Like most brothers, they were very competitive. 2080 01:49:54,241 --> 01:49:57,793 Yet they thrived under so much pressure 2081 01:49:57,827 --> 01:50:00,172 and managed to create these perfect little diamonds 2082 01:50:00,206 --> 01:50:02,275 for all of us to enjoy. 2083 01:50:02,310 --> 01:50:06,241 Sadly, with the loss of his brothers-- my uncles-- 2084 01:50:06,275 --> 01:50:09,034 we realized that life would never be the same, 2085 01:50:09,068 --> 01:50:11,965 but the songs are forever. 2086 01:50:12,000 --> 01:50:13,551 One of the gifts for me, 2087 01:50:13,586 --> 01:50:17,310 as his only living musical collaborators in the family, 2088 01:50:17,344 --> 01:50:21,517 is that I've been here for the ride my whole life. 2089 01:50:21,551 --> 01:50:25,862 And when we performed together at Glastonbury in 2017, 2090 01:50:25,896 --> 01:50:28,241 I can clearly recall his surprise 2091 01:50:28,275 --> 01:50:29,827 at the size of the crowd, 2092 01:50:29,862 --> 01:50:32,068 the biggest of his entire career. 2093 01:50:32,103 --> 01:50:33,655 Everyone was singing and dancing, 2094 01:50:33,689 --> 01:50:36,758 -even the security guards. -[laughter] 2095 01:50:36,793 --> 01:50:39,586 I looked over at him and my only thought was, 2096 01:50:39,620 --> 01:50:42,551 "Damn, that's my dad." 2097 01:50:42,586 --> 01:50:43,931 AUDIENCE: Aw. 2098 01:50:43,965 --> 01:50:47,793 And from day one until now, he's been my hero. 2099 01:50:47,827 --> 01:50:50,310 He's the coolest cat I know. 2100 01:50:50,344 --> 01:50:52,793 Some people listen to music 2101 01:50:52,827 --> 01:50:55,310 and some people make music, 2102 01:50:55,344 --> 01:50:59,310 and then some people simply are music. 2103 01:50:59,344 --> 01:51:01,172 And for my dad, music is who he is. 2104 01:51:01,206 --> 01:51:05,068 He lives and breathes it, start to finish. 2105 01:51:05,103 --> 01:51:09,517 Dad, I can't tell you how incredible it feels to be here 2106 01:51:09,551 --> 01:51:10,965 seeing you receive this honor. 2107 01:51:11,000 --> 01:51:12,275 ["How Deep Is Your Love" playing] 2108 01:51:12,310 --> 01:51:15,344 And I couldn't be more proud to be your son. 2109 01:51:15,379 --> 01:51:17,586 So here, performing what I think 2110 01:51:17,620 --> 01:51:19,758 are some of the best songs ever written, 2111 01:51:19,793 --> 01:51:22,965 please welcome classical pianist Chloe Flower 2112 01:51:23,000 --> 01:51:26,758 and Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose. 2113 01:51:26,793 --> 01:51:29,448 [cheering, applause] 2114 01:51:30,827 --> 01:51:33,137 ♪ And you come to me♪ 2115 01:51:33,172 --> 01:51:35,724 ♪ On a summer breeze♪ 2116 01:51:35,758 --> 01:51:38,413 ♪ Keep me warm in your love♪ 2117 01:51:38,448 --> 01:51:41,241 ♪ Then you softly leave♪ 2118 01:51:41,275 --> 01:51:44,896 ♪ And it's me you need to show♪ 2119 01:51:46,862 --> 01:51:49,931 -♪ How deep is your love?♪ -♪ How deep is your love?♪ 2120 01:51:49,965 --> 01:51:53,137 -♪ Ah♪ -♪ How deep is your love?♪ 2121 01:51:53,172 --> 01:51:56,413 ♪ I really mean to learn♪ 2122 01:51:56,448 --> 01:52:01,103 ♪ 'Cause we're livin' in a world of fools♪ 2123 01:52:01,137 --> 01:52:03,793 ♪ Breakin' us down♪ 2124 01:52:03,827 --> 01:52:07,931 ♪ When they all should let us be♪ 2125 01:52:08,965 --> 01:52:10,448 ♪ We belong♪ 2126 01:52:10,482 --> 01:52:13,344 ♪ To you and me...♪ 2127 01:52:13,379 --> 01:52:15,275 -All right, y'all. -♪ Night fever♪ 2128 01:52:15,310 --> 01:52:18,103 -Sing it if you feel it. -♪ Night fever♪ 2129 01:52:18,137 --> 01:52:20,827 ♪ We know how to do it♪ 2130 01:52:23,000 --> 01:52:25,034 ♪ Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk♪ 2131 01:52:25,068 --> 01:52:27,379 ♪ I'm a woman's man, no time to talk♪ 2132 01:52:27,413 --> 01:52:29,241 ♪ Music loud and women warm♪ 2133 01:52:29,275 --> 01:52:31,482 ♪ I've been kicked around since I was born♪ 2134 01:52:31,517 --> 01:52:33,793 ♪ And it's all right, and I'm okay♪ 2135 01:52:33,827 --> 01:52:35,724 ♪ And you can look the other way♪ 2136 01:52:35,758 --> 01:52:37,689 ♪ We can try to understand♪ 2137 01:52:37,724 --> 01:52:40,275 ♪ The New York Times's effect on man♪ 2138 01:52:40,310 --> 01:52:42,310 ♪ Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother♪ 2139 01:52:42,344 --> 01:52:44,586 ♪ You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive♪ 2140 01:52:44,620 --> 01:52:46,413 ♪ Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin'♪ 2141 01:52:46,448 --> 01:52:49,034 ♪ And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive♪ 2142 01:52:49,068 --> 01:52:51,034 ♪ Ah, ha, ha, ha♪ 2143 01:52:51,068 --> 01:52:53,379 ♪ Stayin' alive, stayin' alive♪ 2144 01:52:53,413 --> 01:52:54,827 ♪ Ah, ha, ha, ha♪ 2145 01:52:54,862 --> 01:53:00,103 ♪ Stayin' alive♪ 2146 01:53:03,482 --> 01:53:05,517 ["Tragedy" playing] 2147 01:53:07,620 --> 01:53:10,000 ♪ Here I lie in a lost♪ 2148 01:53:10,034 --> 01:53:13,448 ♪ And lonely part of town♪ 2149 01:53:15,068 --> 01:53:16,931 ♪ Held in time♪ 2150 01:53:16,965 --> 01:53:19,241 ♪ In a world of tears♪ 2151 01:53:19,275 --> 01:53:21,413 ♪ I slowly drown♪ 2152 01:53:23,206 --> 01:53:24,827 ♪ Going home♪ 2153 01:53:24,862 --> 01:53:28,931 ♪ I just can't make it all alone♪ 2154 01:53:28,965 --> 01:53:31,034 ♪ I really should be♪ 2155 01:53:31,068 --> 01:53:34,517 ♪ Holding you, holding you♪ 2156 01:53:34,551 --> 01:53:38,827 ♪ Loving you, loving you♪ 2157 01:53:41,724 --> 01:53:43,482 ♪ Tragedy♪ 2158 01:53:43,517 --> 01:53:45,000 ♪ When the feeling's gone, and you can't go on♪ 2159 01:53:45,034 --> 01:53:47,034 ♪ It's tragedy♪ 2160 01:53:47,068 --> 01:53:49,517 ♪ When the morning cries and you don't know why♪ 2161 01:53:49,551 --> 01:53:51,206 ♪ It's hard to bear♪ 2162 01:53:51,241 --> 01:53:53,275 ♪ With no one to love you♪ 2163 01:53:53,310 --> 01:53:55,896 ♪ You're going nowhere♪ 2164 01:53:55,931 --> 01:53:59,448 ♪ Tragedy...♪ 2165 01:53:59,482 --> 01:54:01,620 If you aren't dancing in your seat, 2166 01:54:01,655 --> 01:54:03,034 you're not doing it right. 2167 01:54:03,068 --> 01:54:05,068 ["You Should Be Dancing" playing] 2168 01:54:06,724 --> 01:54:08,758 ♪ My baby moves at midnight♪ 2169 01:54:10,620 --> 01:54:12,689 ♪ Goes right up to the dawn, you get it♪ 2170 01:54:13,758 --> 01:54:16,827 ♪ My woman takes me higher♪ 2171 01:54:17,862 --> 01:54:20,068 ♪ My woman keeps me warm♪ 2172 01:54:21,862 --> 01:54:25,206 -♪ What you doin' on your back?♪ -♪ Ah♪ 2173 01:54:25,241 --> 01:54:28,827 ♪ What you doin' on your back?♪ 2174 01:54:28,862 --> 01:54:32,655 ♪ You should be dancing, yeah♪ 2175 01:54:32,689 --> 01:54:35,586 ♪ Dancing, yeah♪ 2176 01:54:35,620 --> 01:54:40,310 ♪ You should be dancing, yeah♪ 2177 01:54:40,344 --> 01:54:43,103 ♪ Dancing, yeah.♪ 2178 01:54:45,655 --> 01:54:47,034 [cheering, applause] 2179 01:54:59,206 --> 01:55:00,517 ♪ 2180 01:55:02,068 --> 01:55:05,586 Congratulations to all the honorees, 2181 01:55:05,620 --> 01:55:09,689 and thank you to everyone who participated 2182 01:55:09,724 --> 01:55:11,034 in this evening. 2183 01:55:11,068 --> 01:55:13,034 Did you have a good time? 2184 01:55:13,068 --> 01:55:14,482 [cheering, applause] 2185 01:55:14,517 --> 01:55:17,620 Good night, everyone. 2186 01:55:17,655 --> 01:55:19,551 ♪ 2187 01:55:41,379 --> 01:55:44,344 Captioning sponsored by CBS 2188 01:55:44,379 --> 01:55:47,379 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 162923