
MPT Presents
Kings of Music: A Royal Concert
Special | 58m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Gerald Alston, Howard Hewett and Russell Thompkins Jr. in a concert together for the first time!
Get ready for a once in a lifetime experience featuring three music legends, together on stage for the first time. Gerald Alston from the Manhattans, Howard Hewett from Shalamar and Russell Thompkins Jr. from the Stylistics. Together in a concert you won't soon forget!
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MPT Presents
Kings of Music: A Royal Concert
Special | 58m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Get ready for a once in a lifetime experience featuring three music legends, together on stage for the first time. Gerald Alston from the Manhattans, Howard Hewett from Shalamar and Russell Thompkins Jr. from the Stylistics. Together in a concert you won't soon forget!
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♪ La donna è mobile ♪ ♪ Qual piuma al vento ♪ ♪ Muta d'accento ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ E di Pensiero ♪ ♪ E di Pensiero ♪ ♪ E.... ♪ ♪ E di... Pensiero ♪ ♪ Pensiero ♪ ♪ Pensiero ♪ (Applause) WOMAN MC: Ladies and gentlemen, Please welcome Howard Hewett... (Applause) Gerald Alston and Russell Thompkins Jr. (Applause) ♪ O Danny boy, ♪ ♪ the pipes, the pipes are calling ♪ ♪ From glen to glen and down the mountainside ♪ ♪ The summer's gone and all the roses dying ♪ ♪ Tis you, tis you, must go and I must bide ♪ ♪ But come ye back, when summer is in meadow ♪ ♪ Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow ♪ ♪ 'Tis I'll be here... in sunshine or in shadow ♪ ♪ O Danny boy, O Danny boy, ♪ ♪ I love you so ♪ ♪ 'Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ O Danny, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ boy, O Danny boy, ♪ ♪ I love you so... ♪ (Applause) RUSSELL THOMPKINS JR.: The show this evening was uh, an effort of more than three to four months of learning new music, genres of things I've never done before.
And I think it was the same for um, Gerald and for Howard.
Um, five days of extensive rehearsing, something I've never done this before.
Like doing something on Broadway.
And uh, it turned out to be very very good.
♪♪ ♪ La donna è mobile ♪ ♪ Qual piuma al vento ♪ ♪ Muta d'accento ♪ ♪ E di Pensiero ♪ ♪ Sempre un amabile ♪ ♪ Leggiadro viso ♪ ♪ In pianto e riso ♪ ♪ È menzognero ♪ ♪ La donna è mobile ♪ ♪ Qual piuma al vento ♪ ♪ Qual Muta d'accento ♪ (Applause) (Laughs) GERALD ALSTON: Go 'head man.
♪ E di pensier ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ E di pensier ♪ ♪ E... ♪ ♪ E di pensier ♪ ♪ ♪ HOWARD HEWETT: Yeah man.
(Laughs) ♪ ♪ ♪ È sempre misero ♪ ♪ Chi a lei s'affida ♪ ♪ Chi le confida ♪ ♪ Mal cauto il core ♪ ♪ Pur mai non sentesi ♪ ♪ Felice appieno ♪ ♪ Chi su quel seno ♪ ♪ Non liba amore ♪ ♪ La donna è mobile ♪ ♪ Qual piuma al vento ♪ ♪ Muta d'accento ♪ HOWARD: Yeah.
♪ E di pensier ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ E di pensier ♪ ♪ E... ♪ ♪ E di... ♪ ♪ Pensier ♪ ♪ Pensier ♪ ♪ Pensier ♪ (Applause) (Laughs) GERALD: Go 'head Russell.
GERALD ALSTON: The funniest part of the concert, believe it or not, was at the beginning when we did La Donna E Mobile.
We were serious about the song, but we wanted to have fun doing it.
And when when Howard and Russell held those notes it just took us to another level.
And Howard, oh my god, he started in rehearsal the other day.
He was holding a note, and doing his hand, going through the whole thing as an opera singer.
And we just had a lot of fun with it.
That was the camaraderie that we have together.
♪♪ GERALD: Yeah.
You gotta help me out here, y'all.
Put it right here.
♪ ♪ ♪ Oooh oooh ooooh, yeah ♪ ♪ Honey you, are my shining star ♪ ♪ Don't you go away, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ No, baby ♪ ♪ Wanna be, right here where you are ♪ ♪ Until my dying day, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, baby ♪ Listen.
♪ So many have tried ♪ ♪ Tried to find a love like yours and mine, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, baby ♪ ♪ Girl, don't you realize how you hypnotize?
♪ ♪ Make me love you more, each time ♪ ♪ Yeah, baby ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Honey, I'll never leave you lonely ♪ ♪ Well... ♪ Come on!
♪ Give my love to you only ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ To you only, ♪ ♪ To you only ♪ ♪ Honey you, are my shining star ♪ ♪ Don't you go away, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ No, baby ♪ ♪ Wanna be right here, where you are ♪ ♪ Until my dying day, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, baby ♪ Listen.
♪ Feels so good when we're lying here next to each other ♪ ♪ Lost in love, yeah, baby ♪ ♪ Baby when we touch, ♪ ♪ I love you so much ♪ ♪ You're all I ever dreamed of, yeah baby.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Honey, I'll never leave you lonely ♪ ♪ Well... ♪ ♪ Give my love to you only ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ To you only, ♪ ♪ to you only ♪ ♪ Honey you, are my shining star ♪ ♪ Don't you go away girl, no, baby ♪ ♪ Wanna be, right here where you are ♪ ♪ Until my dying day ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Everybody sing the song for me, come on ♪ ♪ Honey, you ♪ I wanna hear you.
♪ Are my shining star ♪ ♪ Don't you go away, ♪ I wanna hear all the ladies singing.
Come on ladies sing it.
♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ You are my shining star ♪ ♪ Don't you go away ♪ I like that, but you can do it better than that.
You can do it better that.
Come on.
Loud and clear.
♪ Honey you, ♪ Sing it!
♪ Are my shining star ♪ ♪ Don't you go away ♪ I like that.
Now fellas, you got to top that.
Come on fellas, sing it for me.
♪ Honey you, ♪ Come on fellas.. ♪ Are my shining star ♪ ♪ Don't you go away ♪ Yeah, haha!
One more time fellas for me, come on.
♪ Honey, you ♪ ♪ Are my shining star ♪ ♪ Don't you go away ♪ I hear some harmony down here.
Haha!
♪ Everybody sing the song for me ♪ ♪ Honey you, are my shining star ♪ ♪ Don't you go away ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ No, no, no, no, no, no, no ♪ ♪ Honey you, are my shining star ♪ ♪ Don't you go away ♪ ♪ Oh no ♪ Haha.
♪ Honey, I'll never leave you lonely ♪ ♪ Well... ♪ ♪ Give my love to you only ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ To you only, ♪ ♪ To you only ♪ ♪ Honey you, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Don't you go away, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh no ♪ ♪ Honey you... ♪ (Applause) ♪♪ Baby, you are my life And without you, I'm an empty shell ♪ There's no house, without a home ♪ ♪ And there's no man who wants to be alone ♪ ♪ There's no child without a dream ♪ ♪ And there's no song without a meaning ♪ ♪ That's how I know... ♪ ♪ There's no me without you... ♪ ♪ There's no me without you ♪ ♪ Ohhh... Oh yeah ♪ ♪ There's no life, without a plan ♪ ♪ Every woman wants herself a good, good, good man ♪ ♪ There's no heartaches, no heartaches without tears ♪ ♪ And time just can't go by without the years ♪ ♪ Sing the song again ♪ ♪ That's how I know... ♪ ♪ There's no me without you, yeah ♪ ♪ There's no me without you ♪ You know, there's no stars without the night ♪ ♪ And there's no wrong, ha without a right ♪ ♪ There's no good without a bad ♪ ♪ And when one man is happy, the other man's sad ♪ Oh... ♪ ♪ That's how I know... ♪ ♪ There's no me without you ♪ ♪ Yeah baby, ♪ ♪ There's no me without you ♪ ♪ Oh... ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ That's how I know ♪ ♪ That's how I know, baby, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ There's no me without you ♪ ♪ My, my, my, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ There's no house, there's no house without a home ♪ ♪ And there's no man, no man who wants to be alone ♪ ♪ Oh yeah... ♪ ♪ That's how ♪ ♪ That's how I know ♪ ♪ Whoa... ♪ ♪ There's no me ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ That's how I know baby ♪ ♪ Yeah... ♪ ♪ There's no me without you ♪ ♪ You... ♪ ♪ ♪ (Applause) ♪ ♪ Thank you for making this song the biggest song ever for the group.
I'm a do this my way.
Check it out.
This has got to be the saddest day of my life.
♪ ♪ I called you here today, for a bit of bad news.
♪ ♪ ♪ Oohh ♪ I won't be able to see you anymore, because of of the ties I have and your obligations.
♪ ♪ We've been meeting here everyday.
♪ Ooohh ♪ And since this is the last day, I wanna hold you just one more time haha.
♪ ♪ When you turn and walk away baby, don't look back.
♪ ♪ I wanna remember you just like this.
Let's just kiss and say goodbye.
♪ ♪ ♪ I had to meet you here today ♪ Thank you.
♪ There's just so many things to say... ♪ ♪ Please don't stop me 'til I'm through ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ This is something I hate to do ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ We've been meeting here so long ♪ ♪ I guess what we done, oh, was wrong ♪ ♪ Please darlin', don't you cry ♪ ♪ Let's just kiss and say goodbye ♪ ♪ Goodbye ♪ ♪ Many months have passed us by ♪ ♪ I'm gonna miss you ♪ ♪ I'm gonna miss you, I can't lie ♪ ♪ I'm gonna miss you ♪ ♪ I've got ties, and so do you ♪ ♪ I'm gonna miss you ♪ ♪ I just think this is, the thing to do ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It's gonna hurt me, I can't lie ♪ ♪ Maybe you'll meet, you'll meet yourself another guy ♪ ♪ I know you will ♪ ♪ Understand me, ♪ ♪ Won't you try, try, try, try, try, try, try?
♪ ♪ Let's just kiss and say goodbye ♪ ♪ Ooooh... ♪ ♪ I'm gonna miss you ♪ ♪ I'm gonna miss you, I know, I know, I know, ♪ ♪ I know I just can't lie ♪ ♪ Understand me, won't you try?
♪ ♪ I'm gonna miss you ♪ ♪ It's gonna hurt me, ♪ ♪ I know, I know, I know, I just can't lie ♪ ♪ Take my handkerchief, ♪ ♪ and wipe your lonely lonely lonely eyes ♪ ♪ Maybe you'll find, do you know, ♪ ♪ I know you'll find yourself another guy ♪ ♪ I'm gonna miss you ♪ ♪ Let's kiss and say goodbye, pretty baby ♪ ♪ I'm gonna miss you ♪ ♪ Please... don't you cry ♪ ♪ I'm gonna miss you ♪ ♪ Understand me, won't you try..?
♪ (Cheering and applause) ♪ Let's just kiss ♪ ♪ And say... ♪ ♪ Goodbye... ♪ ♪ Bye... ♪ ♪ Yeah... ♪ (Applause and cheering) Thank you and God bless you.
We love you.
Thank you.
GERALD: The way we did it is by writing songs about life, Singing songs about life.
Breaking up.
Going back together.
Falling in love.
We even sang about making love.
But we did it in a way that anyone can listen to it.
With respect.
And um, our main things that we wrote songs about experiences that we may have seen, heard or had ourselves.
(Applause) HOWARD: Yeah.
How you feel?
You having fun tonight?
I want y'all to just put your hands together like this.
Come on.
♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ I did this with a cat named Stanley Clarke long time ago.
First single from the first solo album.
A thing called I'm For Real y'all.
Now if you know the words, just sing along, here we go.
♪ Whoa girl, I just wanna sit you down ♪ ♪ And let you know how I feel ♪ Come on.
♪ It's been a long time since I, felt so strong ♪ ♪ And much too long since love's been here ♪ ♪ Now I know there's many questions ♪ ♪ Runnin' through your mind ♪ ♪ You're wondering have you felt true love this time ♪ ♪ Have you found the one who cares, ♪ ♪ who will always be right there ♪ ♪ I wrote this song just to ease your mind ♪ Come on.
♪ Now your love ♪ ♪ Your love to me is very serious ♪ Y'all don't know the words.
Come on.
♪ I won't play games with your tender heart ♪ ♪ And when I look into your eyes and say I love you girl ♪ ♪ That's how I feel, my baby I'm for real, I'm for real ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ ♪ They say in life we take the chances ♪ ♪ In love there's no guarantee ♪ ♪ The sweetest satisfaction comes from sharing our lives ♪ ♪ And tearing down walls of mystery ♪ Y'all hear me now.
♪ Ooh what we share is special, so mystical ♪ ♪ There's magic when I look in your eyes ♪ Come on.
♪ This is no illusion, I never want to lose you, no ♪ ♪ Say you'll be with me for the rest of my life, ♪ ♪ Oh, girl ♪ ♪ I want your... ♪ ♪ I want your love ♪ ♪ It's the kind of love that you hope and you pray for ♪ ♪ Every day ♪ ♪ Oh baby baby ♪ ♪ No, no guessing games, ♪ If y'all know the words, sing along.
Clap your hands.
♪ Hey, your love ♪ ♪ Your love to me is very serious ♪ ♪ I won't play games ♪ ♪ I won't play games with your tender heart ♪ ♪ And when I look into your eyes and say I love you girl ♪ ♪ See that's how I feel, Say I'm for real ♪ ♪ I'm for real, ♪ ♪ Oooh baby your love ♪ ♪ Your love to me is very ♪ ♪ Whooo ♪ ♪ I won't play games now ♪ ♪ I won't play games with your ♪ ♪ Yeahh ♪ ♪ W hen I look... ♪ ♪ Into your eyes and say, ♪ ♪ Your eyes ♪ ♪ See that's how I feel, ♪ ♪ Say I'm for real, ♪ And then we bring it down.
We say... ♪ Ooooh ♪ Y'all don't nothing about this tonight.
♪ Ladies say oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Say oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Say baby ♪ ♪ Baby ♪ ♪ Ah baby ♪ ♪ Now repeat after me ladies ♪ ♪ Your love to me is so serious ♪ Let me hear ya ladies ♪ Your love to me is so serious ♪ A little bit louder now ♪ I'm not gonna play no more silly games ♪ Let me hear ya.
I'm not gonna play no more silly games Now fellas, fellas.
Say I'm for real.
(Laughter) I'm trying to help y'all out now fellas.
Y'all gonna thank me later on tonight for this.
Come on now.
♪ Say I'm for real ♪ ♪ To the bridge y'all ♪ ♪ I want your love ♪ ♪ I want your... ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ It's the kind of love ♪ ♪ that you hope for and pray for every day ♪ ♪ Ooohh ♪ ♪ No more guessing games ♪ ♪ Pretending ♪ ♪ Pretend, no more my darlin' ♪ ♪ That's all over ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ (Applause) ♪ ♪ Come on out now ♪ Y'all know what I'm talking about ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, ahhh, oooooh, ♪ ♪ Ahoooo... ♪ ♪ Yeah yeah yeah, Yeah yeah yeah ♪ Y'all know the words?
♪ You don't have to say, this love's ♪ ♪ Forever ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I can see it in, your eyes ♪ ♪ Tonight ♪ Y'all hear me ladies.
♪ You don't have to talk ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Talk about it, ♪ ♪ Tomorrow, no no no no no ♪ ♪ Just hold me in your arms, baby ♪ ♪ Hold me tonight ♪ ♪ My love... oooh ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Silently, you and me baby ♪ ♪ Caress each other's hearts desperately ♪ ♪ We long to be lover's forever ♪ ♪ Oh and darling ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Wanting you, oh the way I do ♪ ♪ Burns, a fire deep inside my soul ♪ ♪ Touching you, I never knew ♪ ♪ I could feel this way... ♪ Come on now.
♪ You don't have... ♪ ♪ To say ♪ ♪ To say, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh this love, is forever no, no, no ♪ ♪ I can see it in... ♪ ♪ I see it, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ See it in your eyes ♪ ♪ I see it in your eyes tonight ♪ ♪ Your eyes... ♪ Come on now.
♪ Hey baby!
♪ ♪ You... ♪ ♪ You don't have to talk ♪ ♪ Oh talk about it ♪ ♪ No, no, no, no, no, no ♪ ♪ Hold me ♪ ♪ ...I n your arms ♪ ♪ Hold me 'baby in your arms, my love ♪ Come on give me a little hand clap here, hop in.
Come on.
Come on.
♪ Hey!
♪ ♪ Words cannot begin to tell ♪ ♪ The way I feel for you ♪ ♪ We share a special kind of love ♪ ♪ That's only shared by two ♪ ♪ Words cannot begin to tell ♪ ♪ The way you make me feel ♪ ♪ Unspoken is our passion; ♪ ♪ We share a love that real... ♪ ♪ Love!
♪ ♪ Whoooo, ♪ (On beat clapping) Aw y'all aint hear me tonight.
Y'all aint hear me.
Y'all ain't hear me.
I said, ♪ You... ♪ I like that.
♪ You Whooo ♪ ♪ You don't have to say... ♪ ♪ Yeah babe ♪ ♪ Ah, is forever, forever whooooo.
♪ ♪ I can see it in, ♪ ♪ See it in your eyes tonight my love ♪ ♪ Yeah, see it in your eyes tonight ♪ ♪ Eyes tonight ♪ ♪ Heyyy ♪ ♪ You don't have to talk ♪ ♪ You don't have to talk about it, ♪ ♪ Tomorrow ♪ ♪ Tomorrow ♪ ♪ Hold me ♪ ♪ Hold me in your arms ♪ ♪ In your arms, hold me in your arms ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ My love ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ My love ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Come on, come on, come on my love ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I wanna feel ya ♪ ♪ Feel ya my love ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When I hold you squeeze ya, tease ya please ya, ♪ ♪ Come on my love, love ♪ ♪ Y'all don't hear me now ♪ ♪ I said y'all don't hear me now ♪ (Clapping) ♪ I want to hold ya please ya, say my love now baby ♪ ♪ When I hold you ♪ ♪ When I feel ya all night long ♪ ♪ Heyy ♪ ♪ You don't have to talk about it no, my love ♪ (Applause and cheering) Give it up for the band and background singers.
Y'all beautiful.
Come on now.
♪♪ Yeah.
I did this one a long time ago.
I used to be with a little group called Shalamar y'all.
(Crowd yells) Y'all don't know nothing about no Shalamar.
Y'all know about Shalamar?
♪ Well clap your hands just like this ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ And if you know the words, I want you to sing along ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ See we made babies to this song.
(Laughs) Some of y'all got married to this song.
That might be good or bad.
I don't know.
Don't blame me.
But if you know the words...
I just want y'all to help me out and sing along.
Are you ready?
Here we go.
Check it out.
Let me hear you.
♪ It's got to be real ♪ ♪ Girl, I could write a book on how you're makin' me feel ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ I know I'll never find, no no ♪ ♪ Another who could match the lovin' you've givin' ♪ Let me hear you.
♪ This is ♪ What is it y'all?
♪ For the lover in you ♪ ♪ And this ring, it means I'll... ♪ ♪ Always be true ♪ ♪ This is, how we'll... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And baby, this time ♪ ♪ It's gonna last... ♪ Second verse ♪ I trust you, yes, I do girl ♪ ♪ And girl you're not the kind a guy could easily charm ♪ ♪ No no no ♪ ♪ 'Cause the meaning of love ♪ What is it y'all?
♪ Is always shown to me when you're wrapped up in my arms ♪ A little bit louder.
Let me hear ya.
♪ This is... ♪ What is it y'all?
♪ For the lover in you ♪ ♪ And this ring, it means I'll... ♪ ♪ Oooh ♪ ♪ This is, how we'll... ♪ ♪ Aw baby this time, it's gonna last forever ♪ ♪ I don't wanna give you up ♪ ♪ This is... ♪ Let me hear you now.
♪ For the lover in you ♪ ♪ And This ring, it means I'll... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ This is... ♪ ♪ How we'll... ♪ ♪ And baby this time... ♪ Y'all remember the third verse?
Third verse, come on.
♪ I could say I never met a girl, no, no ♪ ♪ Who satisfied my mental and my physical thing ♪ Come on now.
♪ When I... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm rest assured with the... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ...right next to me ♪ Let me hear you loud.
♪ This is... ♪ What is it y'all?
♪ For the lover in you ♪ ♪ And this ring, it means I'll... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Whoo, And this is... ♪ ♪ How we'll... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Aw baby, this time... ♪ ♪ It's gonna last, forever ♪ Let me hear ya.
♪ Say this is, whoooo ♪ ♪ My baby this ring, It means I'll always be true ♪ ♪ This is, how we'll... ♪ ♪ And baby... ♪ See back in the day we used to break it down.
Y'all remember the break down?
Come on.
Come On.
♪ I say your love... ♪ ♪ So much love between us ♪ I can't hear ya, say.
♪ I'll be the one to come runnin' ♪ ♪ Be the one to come runnin' ♪ ♪ Oh, home to you, baby now ♪ Let me hear ya.
♪ Home to you ♪ ♪ You give me sweet ♪ ♪ Sweet, sweet, sweet loving ♪ ♪ And with a woman like you, ♪ ♪ I don't need... ♪ Why is that?
♪ Cause, you're more than just one woman ♪ ♪ You're blowin' my mind with the love that you're givin' ♪ ♪ I wanna hear you say ♪ ♪ I just wanna hear you say ♪ Come on.
Just wave your hands up in the air.
♪ It's for the lover in you, baby ♪ ♪ And with this ring ♪ ♪ I'll show you that there ain't no maybes ♪ Just wave your hands up in the air.
♪ It's for the lover in you, ♪ ♪ You... ♪ ♪ And this time ♪ ♪ Hey, we're gonna last... ♪ ♪ Forever ♪ Come on.
♪ It's for the lover in you, baby ♪ ♪ And with this ring I'll show you ♪ ♪ That there ain't no maybes ♪ ♪ It's for the lover in you, baby ♪ ♪ Come on ah girl ♪ ♪ And this time... ♪ I want to hear the audience.
Come on y'all sing to me.
Let me hear.
♪ It's for the lover in you, baby ♪ ♪ And with this ring I'll... ♪ ♪ Show you that there ain't no maybes ♪ Ah, you're so beautiful.
♪ It's for the ♪ ♪ Lover in you, baby ♪ ♪ Whoooo baby, This time... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Forever ♪ ♪ It's for the lover in you baby ♪ ♪ Oh baby ♪ ♪ With this ring I'll show you ♪ ♪ I'll show you ♪ ♪ Youuuu ♪ ♪ For the lover in you ♪ ♪ For you darling ♪ ♪ Yeahh ♪ ♪ And this time... ♪ ♪ We're gonna last forever ♪ (Applause) (Applause) ♪♪ ♪ There's a spark of magic in your eyes ♪ ♪ Candyland appears each time you smile ♪ ♪ Never thought that fairy tales came true ♪ ♪ But they come true ♪ ♪ When I'm near you ♪ ♪ You're a genie in disguise ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Full of wonder and surprise ♪ ♪ And betcha by golly, wow ♪ ♪ You're the one that I've been waiting for forever ♪ ♪ And ever will my love for you ♪ ♪ Keep growin' strong ♪ ♪ Keep growin' strong ♪ ♪ If I could I'd catch a falling star ♪ ♪ To shine on you so I'll know where you are ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Order rainbows in your favorite shade ♪ ♪ To show I love you, thinking of you ♪ ♪ Write your name across the sky ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ Anything you ask, I'll try ♪ ♪ 'Cause betcha by golly, wow ♪ ♪ You're the one that I've been waiting for forever ♪ ♪ And ever will my love for you ♪ ♪ Keep growin' strong ♪ ♪ Keep growin' strong ♪ Ladies and gentlemen, give the orchestra a nice round of applause.
(Applause) Give the band a nice round of applause.
(Applause) And these wonderful singers.
(Applause) ♪ Betcha by golly ♪ ♪ Youu... forever ♪ ♪ And ever will my love for you ♪ ♪ Ever will my love ♪ ♪ Keep growin' strong ♪ ♪ Oh so strong ♪ ♪ Betcha by golly, wow ♪ ♪ Betcha by golly ♪ ♪ You're the one that I've been ♪ ♪ Youuu... ♪ ♪ Forever... ♪ ♪ And ever will my love ♪ ♪ Ever will my love ♪ ♪ Keep keep... ♪ ♪ Ooohh whoo... ♪ ♪ Betcha by golly, wow ♪ ♪ You're the one that I 've been waiting for forever ♪ ♪ And ever will my love for you ♪ ♪ Keep growing strong ♪ ♪ Keep growing strong... ♪ (Applause) ♪♪ ♪ You're alone all the time ♪ ♪ Does it ever puzzle you, have you asked why ♪ ♪ You seem to fall in love, out again ♪ ♪ Do you ever really love or just pretend?
♪ ♪ Why fool yourself?
♪ ♪ Fool ♪ ♪ Don't be afraid to help yourself ♪ ♪ It's never too late, too late to ♪ ♪ Stop, look ♪ ♪ Listen to your heart, hear what it's saying ♪ ♪ Stop, look ♪ ♪ Listen to your heart, hear what it's saying ♪ ♪ Love, love, love ♪ ♪ Though you try, you can't hide ♪ ♪ All the things you really feel, this time decide ♪ ♪ That you will open up, let it in ♪ ♪ There's no shame in sharing love you keep within ♪ ♪ So jump on in ♪ ♪ Head over heels, and fall right in ♪ ♪ It's never too late, too late to ♪ ♪ Stop, look ♪ ♪ Listen to your heart, hear what it's saying ♪ ♪ Stop, look ♪ ♪ Listen to your heart, hear what it's saying ♪ ♪ Love, love, love ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ ♪ ♪ Old school.
♪ ♪ ♪ Stop, look ♪ ♪ Listen to your heart, hear what it's saying ♪ ♪ Listen to your heart, ♪ ♪ can't you see it's not too late?
♪ ♪ Hear what it's saying ♪ ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ Listen to your heart, can't you see it's not too late?
♪ ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ Love, love, love ♪ (Applause) Thank you very much RUSSELL: You know I remember when I first you know came out to start you know uh, performing, I was you know, very nervous, and I had tremendous stage fright.
And all I wanted to do was sing the songs the best that I could and I hoped that the people enjoyed what I was doing.
And this is my 50th year.
Now when I go out there, I just, I just want to be a part of what the people experience.
I want to be a part of their life, part of- you know of their evening, part of their fun.
And uh instead of just me being an entertainer I want to...make them a part of what I'm doing.
And I think it works much better you know that way.
♪ ♪ ♪ Trashmen didn't get my trash today ♪ ♪ And oh, why?
♪ ♪ Because they want more pay... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Buses on strike want a raise in fare... ♪ ♪ So they can help pollute the air... ♪ ♪ But that's what makes the world go 'round ♪ ♪ The up and downs, a carousel ♪ ♪ Changing people's heads around ♪ ♪ Go underground young man... ♪ ♪ People make the world go 'round... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Wall Street losin' dough on every share ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ They're blaming it on longer hair... ♪ ♪ Big men smokin' in their easy chairs... ♪ ♪ On a fat cigar without a care ♪ ♪ But that's what makes the world go 'round ♪ ♪ The up and downs, a carousel ♪ ♪ Changing people's heads around ♪ ♪ Go underground young man ♪ ♪ People make the world go 'round... ♪ ♪ ♪ (Audience cheers) ♪ But that's what makes the world go round ♪ ♪ The ups and downs, a carousel ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Changing people's heads around ♪ ♪ Go underground young man ♪ ♪ People make the world go 'round ♪ ♪ People make the world go 'round ♪ ♪ People make the world go 'round ♪ ♪ People make the world go 'round ♪ ♪ People make the world go 'round ♪ ♪ People make the world go 'round ♪ ♪ People make the world go 'round... ♪ ♪ ...Go 'round ♪ ♪ People... ♪ ♪ Make the world go 'round ♪ ♪ People make the world go 'round ♪ ♪ And 'round and round... ♪ ♪ People make the world go 'round ♪ ♪ People make the world go 'round ♪ ♪ People make the world go 'round ♪ ♪ Go 'round ♪ ♪ People make the world go 'round ♪ ♪ People make the world go 'round ♪ (Applause) Thank you so much.
(Clapping and cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ Amazing grace, how sweet the sound ♪ ♪ That saved a wretch like me ♪ ♪ I once was lost, but now I'm found ♪ ♪ Was blind, but now I see ♪ (Clapping) ♪ Through many dangers, toils, and snares ♪ ♪ I have... ♪ GERALD: Lord have mercy.
♪ Already, come... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Twas grace, grace that brought me ♪ ♪ Thank you, Jesus ♪ ♪ Safe, Lord safe thus far ♪ ♪ And grace, I want to tell the world ♪ ♪ Will lead... ♪ ♪ Oh... lead me home... ♪ HOWARD: Alright now.
♪ Twas grace, ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ That taught... my heart to fear ♪ Ah you didn't think I could get down that low did you?
♪ And grace, my fears relieved yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ How precious did that grace ♪ ♪ How precious did that grace appear ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ The... hour, ♪ I said, ♪ The hour that grace, relieves ♪ Come on.
♪ And we've been there ♪ ♪ Ohhh ♪ ♪ Ten thousand years ♪ ♪ Yeahh yeah yeah ♪ ♪ Bright shining as the sun ♪ ♪ Oohh ten thousand years ♪ ♪ We've no less days ♪ ♪ Thank you Jesus ♪ ♪ To sing God's praise ♪ ♪ Than when... ♪ ♪ We first... ♪ HOWARD: Yeah!
♪ Ohhhhh ♪ ♪ Yeahhhhh ♪ HOWARD: Yeah!
♪ (Praise break) ♪ ♪ Amazing grace, how sweet the sound ♪ ♪ That saved a wretch like me ♪ ♪ I once was lost, but now I'm found ♪ ♪ Was blind, but now I see ♪ HOWARD: Clap your hands.
Come on and... ♪ Amazing grace, how sweet the sound ♪ ♪ That saved a wretch like me ♪ ♪ I once was lost, but now I'm found ♪ ♪ Was blind, but now I see... ♪ ♪ Yeahhh ♪ HOWARD: Yeah!
Oliver.
GERALD: Thank you Jesus!
HOWARD: Whew!
Yeah.
(Applause) GERALD: I've been knowing Russell, Jesus Christ since I've started singing.
Almost over 40 years.
I've known Howard for a long time.
And each time that I've ever met them or been around them, they've were always the same.
And so was I to them.
And um you know we've been at it too long.
Egos is...is like has been, you know.
We want to make our shows- concert, whether this concert or any concert we're on together we want to do our best to make it the best for our fans .
And that's the most important thing.
RUSSELL: Oh I just want to thank everybody.
I want to thank all the people who brought us, brought us in, took care of us all week.
Uh, I mean everyone was so fantastic.
You know, I'm... almost sorry that it's ending.
But I don't think it's going to be the end.
I think it just, it might be a beginning.
HOWARD: Show was amazing.
It was great.
It was great working with Russell, and with uh Gerald, with the with the choir, with the band, with the orchestra.
It was an amazing show.
And the main thing, the people had a good time.
God bless.
♪ ♪
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