
Laura Mvula
3/27/2024 | 1h 9m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
Vocalist Laura Mvula performs in an orchestral pop style that's all her own.
Laura Mvula, a classically trained vocalist with an orchestral pop style all her own, takes the Baloise Session stage in a performance. The Birmingham-born artist’s influences include Nina Simone, Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill, and she is often compared to other neo-soul artists.
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Laura Mvula
3/27/2024 | 1h 9m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
Laura Mvula, a classically trained vocalist with an orchestral pop style all her own, takes the Baloise Session stage in a performance. The Birmingham-born artist’s influences include Nina Simone, Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill, and she is often compared to other neo-soul artists.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[ Intro playing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ When your heart is broken down, down, down ♪ ♪ And your head don't reach the sky ♪ ♪ Take your broken wings and fly ♪ ♪♪ ♪ When your head is hanging low, low, low ♪ ♪ And the tears, they keep falling ♪ ♪ Take your broken feet and run ♪ ♪ Run ♪ ♪ Run ♪ ♪ You can go, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ With the world up on your shoulders ♪ ♪ There's nowhere left to hide ♪ ♪ There's nowhere left to hide ♪ ♪ Keep your head up, carry on ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ Keep your head up and carry on ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ Don't give up, no, don't ♪ ♪ Keep your head up and carry on, yes ♪ ♪ Don't give up, no, don't ♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪ It ain't no time to die, die, die ♪ ♪ Even though we suffer, we suffer, yeah ♪ ♪ Come together, be brave ♪ ♪ Come together ♪ ♪ All God's children ♪ ♪ 'Round the mountain, all God's children run ♪ ♪ 'Round the mountain, all God's children run ♪ ♪ Run, run, run ♪ ♪ 'Round the mountain, all God's children run ♪ ♪ Run, run, run 'round the mountain, yes ♪ ♪ 'Round the mountain, run ♪ ♪ Mountain, all God's children run ♪ ♪ God's children ♪ ♪ All God's children, run, run, run ♪ ♪ 'Round the mountain, all God's children, run ♪ ♪ God's children, run, run, run, run ♪ ♪ 'Round the mountain, all God's children, run ♪ ♪ God's children, run ♪ ♪ 'Round the mountain, yes ♪ ♪ 'Round the mountain, all God's children, run ♪ ♪ God's children, run ♪ ♪ All God's children, run ♪ ♪ 'Round the mountain, all God's children, run ♪ ♪ God's children, run ♪ ♪ Run 'round the mountain, run ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you so much.
Hello.
This is very special.
Such a full room and my first time here.
I'm very excited to share my music with you.
I'm gonna share two albums.
The first one is called "Sing to the Moon."
And the second album I made this year with many amazing collaborators, like Nile Rodgers and John Scofield, and it was produced by Troy Miller, who's on drums behind me.
So I hope you enjoy this music.
And I know you have seats, but some of the music is dance-y and you feel the groove.
Yes.
So if you feel this, please feel free -- stand up, you know?
Nobody's gonna shout at you.
I'm not gonna bite.
So have a good time.
[ Cheers and applause ] [ "Let Me Fall" playing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I wait, nervously muddle through ♪ ♪ You found me here alone ♪ ♪ I followed empty dreams for you ♪ ♪ I wait, out of the folly fields ♪ ♪ Don't try to save me now ♪ ♪ I wonder how it feels to be free ♪ ♪ And I pray, I pray that I would sleep ♪ ♪ Sleep for a thousand years there in your arms ♪ ♪ Won't you let my soul shine like the morning sun?
♪ ♪ Another day has come, so let me be ♪ ♪ And if I fall ♪ ♪ Let me fall ♪ ♪ And if I fall ♪ ♪ Let me fall ♪ ♪ Let me fall, let me fall, let me fall ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I wait, nervously muddle through ♪ ♪ You found me here alone ♪ ♪ I followed empty dreams for you ♪ ♪ I wait, out of the folly fields ♪ ♪ Don't try to save me now ♪ ♪ I wonder how it feels to be free ♪ ♪ Fall ♪ ♪ Let me fall ♪ ♪ And if I fall ♪ ♪ Let me fall ♪ ♪ And if I fall, yes ♪ ♪ Let me fall ♪ ♪ Fall ♪ ♪ And if I fall ♪ ♪ Let me fall ♪ I can see a fallen angel As she's turned to flowers and the miracle of time And the miracle of time ♪ No looking back when hope is pushing forward ♪ ♪ Hand in the sky will lead us out of the darkness ♪ ♪ No looking back when hope is pushing forward ♪ ♪ Hand in the sky will lead us out of the darkness ♪ ♪ No looking back when hope is pushing forward ♪ ♪ Hand in the sky will lead us out of the darkness ♪ ♪ No looking back when hope is pushing forward ♪ ♪ Hand in the sky will lead us out of the darkness ♪ ♪ No looking back when hope is pushing forward ♪ ♪ Hand in the sky will lead us out of the darkness ♪ ♪ No looking back when hope is pushing forward ♪ ♪ Hand in the sky will lead us out of the darkness ♪ ♪ Don't look back ♪ ♪ Don't look back ♪ ♪ Don't look back ♪ [ Sings indistinctly ] ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Don't look back ♪ ♪ Don't look back ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you so much.
Thank you.
You're very kind.
Wait.
Are you feeling less shy?
No.
I feel like here, we're warming up.
Over there, the back warming up.
Okay, let me do a song for you that I enjoy.
I tried to make an arrangement to sound like Prince.
I don't know if it does, but I like to have fun with this song.
And there's a part where you can feel the rhythm, and you clap with us.
Will you do it?
[ Scattered applause ] One person will clap with me.
When you feel it, clap with us.
This song is called "Flying Without You."
[ "Flying Without You" playing ] ♪♪ ♪ He was a boy in love, just not with me ♪ ♪ I could not see how hard it would be ♪ ♪ To love alone without another ♪ ♪ Crushed my heart, I fell into ♪ ♪ I fell into pieces ♪ ♪ I was a girl in love ♪ ♪ Gave my heart ♪ ♪ Lost my soul ♪ ♪ And even though time and time again ♪ ♪ You left me there ♪ ♪ Another happy memory ♪ ♪ I'm flying without you ♪ ♪ I'm fine now without you ♪ ♪ I found something better ♪ ♪ I love more than ever ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We were the perfect picture ♪ ♪ Make believe ♪ ♪ I could not see it ♪ ♪ Even when time and time again ♪ ♪ We were young ♪ ♪ We were just young and innocent ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We were the perfect picture ♪ ♪ Make believe ♪ ♪ I could not see it ♪ ♪ Even when time and time again ♪ ♪ You left me there ♪ ♪ Another happy memory ♪ ♪ I'm flying without you ♪ ♪ I'm fine now without you ♪ ♪ I found something better ♪ ♪ I love more than ever ♪ ♪ I'm flying without you ♪ ♪ I'm fine now without you ♪ ♪ I found something better ♪ ♪ I love more than ever ♪ [ Rhythmic clapping ] Don't worry.
The song don't finish just yet.
'Cause we gonna take off... with real wings.
♪♪ 'Cause I know sometimes when you feel stuck, you can't move.
Maybe somebody hurt you... ...treated you bad.
♪♪ But it's possible to be free.
♪ Sing I'm flying without you, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I found something better ♪ ♪ Found something better, better, yeah ♪ ♪ Say I found ♪ ♪ I found ♪ ♪ Oh, I found something better ♪ ♪ I love ♪ ♪ Love myself more than ever ♪ ♪ Love ♪ ♪ Love myself more than ever, yeah ♪ ♪ See, I'm flying without you, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ I'm flying, yes ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ I'm flying without you, yeah ♪ ♪ Flying without you ♪ ♪ Flying without you ♪ ♪ Flying without you ♪ ♪ Flying without you ♪ ♪ Without you ♪ ♪ Flying without you ♪ ♪ Flying without you ♪ ♪ Flying without you ♪ ♪ Flying without you ♪ ♪ Flying without you ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] So I like the theme of freedom.
This song is also about freedom.
It celebrates all people together.
We are glorious.
We are wonderful.
[ "People" playing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, love kill my people and drown them dead ♪ ♪ Down in the river of lights ♪ ♪ Down ♪ ♪ I'll fall ♪ ♪ To drive us out to the end and take ♪ ♪ A dream and bury them deeper ♪ ♪ Bury them deeper ♪ ♪ Could I reach down deep inside myself?
♪ ♪ And dig out the gold?
♪ ♪ How glorious, this light in us ♪ ♪ We are a wonder ♪ ♪ How glorious, this light in us ♪ ♪ We are a wonder, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, love ♪ ♪ They strip us down and rape our minds ♪ ♪ Our skin was a terrible thing to live in ♪ ♪ And now with hand in hand, we free our souls ♪ ♪ Remind us of our glory ♪ ♪ Of our glory ♪ ♪ Could I reach down deep inside myself?
♪ ♪ And dig out the gold?
♪ ♪ How glorious ♪ ♪ This light in us ♪ ♪ We are a wonder ♪ ♪ How glorious, this light in us ♪ ♪ We are a wonder ♪ ♪ Ahh, ahh, ahh ♪ ♪ How glorious, this light in us 'cause ♪ ♪ We are a wonder ♪ ♪ Ahh, ahh ♪ ♪ How glorious, this light in us ♪ ♪ 'Cause you are a wonder ♪ ♪♪ ♪ How glorious ♪ ♪ How glorious ♪ ♪ How glorious ♪ ♪ How glorious ♪ ♪ How glorious ♪ ♪ Oh!
How glorious ♪ ♪ How glorious ♪ ♪ Reach down deep inside myself ♪ ♪ And dig out the gold, dig out the gold ♪ ♪ Reach down deep inside myself ♪ ♪ And dig out the gold, dig out the gold ♪ ♪ Reach down deep inside myself ♪ ♪ And dig out the gold, dig out the gold ♪ ♪ Reach down deep inside myself ♪ ♪ And dig out the gold, dig out the gold ♪ ♪ When you reach down deep inside yourself ♪ ♪ And dig out the gold, dig out the gold ♪ ♪ Reach down deep inside yourself ♪ ♪ Reach down deep inside yourself ♪ ♪ Dig out the gold, dig out the gold ♪ ♪♪ ♪ The gold ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Sing to the Moon" playing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Hey there you, shattered in a thousand pieces ♪ ♪ Weeping in the darkest night ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Hey there you, try to stand up on your own two feet ♪ ♪ And stumble in ♪ ♪ Stumble into the sky ♪ ♪♪ ♪ When the lights go out and you're on your own ♪ ♪ How you're gonna make it through ♪ ♪ Till the morning sun ♪ ♪ Sing to the moon and the stars will shine ♪ ♪ Over you ♪ ♪ Lead you to the other side ♪ ♪ Sing to the moon ♪ ♪ And the stars will shine ♪ ♪ Heaven's gonna turn the time ♪ ♪ Heaven ♪ ♪ Heaven ♪ ♪ Heaven's gonna turn the time ♪ ♪ Hey there you, looking for a brighter season ♪ ♪ Need to lay your burden down ♪ ♪ Hey there you, drowning in a helpless feeling ♪ ♪ Buried under deeper ground ♪ ♪♪ ♪ When the lights go out it's a waiting game ♪ ♪ Never gonna see a day when your world will change ♪ ♪ Sing to the moon and the stars will shine ♪ ♪ Over you ♪ ♪ Lead you to the other side ♪ ♪ Sing to the moon ♪ ♪ And the stars will shine ♪ ♪ Over you ♪ ♪ Heaven's gonna turn the time ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Sing to the moon and the stars will shine ♪ ♪ Over you ♪ ♪ Lead you to the other side ♪ ♪ Sing to the moon ♪ ♪ And the stars will shine ♪ ♪ Over you ♪ ♪ Heaven's gonna turn the time ♪ ♪ Sing to the moon, yeah ♪ ♪ And the stars will shine ♪ ♪ Sing to the moon, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Sing to the moon ♪ ♪ And the stars will shine ♪ ♪ Over you ♪ ♪ Heaven's gonna turn the time ♪ ♪ Sing to the moon ♪ ♪ Sing, sing, sing ♪ ♪ Sing, sing ♪ ♪ Sing to the moon ♪ ♪ And the stars will shine ♪ ♪ Over you ♪ ♪ Heaven's gonna turn the time ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you so much.
Is everybody feeling okay?
[ Cheers and applause ] You still with me?
Yes?
I really didn't expect so many people.
There's so many people.
This is really nice.
Hello.
[ Chuckles ] Okay.
I'd like to share with you the very first song I wrote for my second album.
Lots of people, especially journalists, would speak to me about second album syndrome.
I didn't understand this concept.
They would say things like, "So, are you nervous?
Are you under pressure to write more music?"
And I was like, "Nah.
It's fine."
Until I tried to write for the second album.
And it took me probably about a year to find quiet and to find stillness, and then I could write.
And this next song is the first song, again with Troy Miller, who produces.
This is the first song that went on the record that we finished, and we knew, "Hold on.
We have a whole project."
This song is called "Lucky Man."
[ Cheers and applause ] [ "Lucky Man" playing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Lao, low, low ♪ ♪ Lao, lao, lao, low, low, low, low ♪ ♪ Low, low, low, low, low ♪ ♪ Low, low, low ♪ ♪ Forgive me ♪ ♪ I've been a long way from my mind and a happy home ♪ ♪ My head is gone and ♪ ♪ Mercy ♪ ♪ Carry my soul as one did many far places yonder ♪ ♪ Then throw me far out, yeah ♪ ♪ Lao, lao, lao, low, low, low, low ♪ ♪ Low, low, low, low, low ♪ ♪ Low, low, low ♪ ♪ Amazing, all the freedom we did ever demand ♪ ♪ There's no promised land ♪ ♪ Freedom; we cried, our loud and lonely crying veins ♪ ♪ We lost again, we lost again ♪ ♪ Oh, the wings of time will not define you ♪ ♪ Whether or not you find ♪ ♪ Looking for peace of mind ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, the wings of time will not define you ♪ ♪ Whether or not you find ♪ ♪ Looking for peace of mind ♪ ♪ Oh, the wings of time will not define you ♪ ♪ Whether or not you find ♪ ♪ Looking for peace of mind ♪ ♪ Nothing is impossible ♪ ♪ Love is the only answer ♪ ♪ Then you'll find peace of mind ♪ ♪ Nothing is impossible ♪ ♪ Love is the only answer ♪ ♪ Then you'll find peace of mind ♪ ♪ Nothing is impossible ♪ ♪ Love is the only answer ♪ ♪ Then we find peace of mind ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Okay.
So, um...
Yes.
This next song, you have to let me -- give me permission to moan.
[ Sighs ] My ex-boyfriend.
Yes.
Yes, it's that song.
At least it's just one song.
Right?
You can permit me for that.
So the story with this song... because I thought we were in love or whatever... [ Laughter ] No, it's good.
I'm over it.
Um, and so I named the song after him.
So it was called, like, his name.
I can't speak his name... [ Laughter ] ...at the moment.
Um, and then he broke up with me.
So I called the lawyers for the album credits, and I said, "I'm sorry.
I have to change the song title."
[ Laughing ] So... the song is now called "Kiss My Black A * *."
[ Laughter ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Kiss My Feet" playing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I feel lost and found ♪ ♪ At the same damn time ♪ ♪ Made my bed, but I can't rest ♪ ♪ I got losing on my mind ♪ ♪ Oooh, oooh, oooh ♪ ♪ I got losing on my mind ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Dreamt I played with fire ♪ ♪ Played with the noose around my neck ♪ ♪ But you flew by to save me ♪ ♪ I tried to find the reasons why you found me ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I've been waiting for you ♪ ♪ And I'd be lost without you ♪ ♪ And I've been praying for someone like you ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Tried to build my house ♪ ♪ On a concrete ground ♪ ♪ Stone turned into sand ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And then I was drowning deeper under land ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ And I was drowning and then I was drowning ♪ ♪ And then I was drowning, yeah ♪ ♪ Ooh, whoa, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Take my trembling hands ♪ ♪ Kiss my busy head ♪ ♪ And I will hold your hand ♪ ♪ We can paint our story red ♪ ♪ We can paint it together ♪ ♪ 'Cause I've been waiting for you ♪ ♪ And I'd be lost without you ♪ ♪ And I've been praying for someone like you ♪ ♪ 'Cause I've been waiting for you ♪ ♪ I'd be lost without you ♪ ♪ I've been praying for someone like you ♪ ♪ I've been waiting for you ♪ ♪ I'd be lost without you ♪ ♪ I've been praying for someone like you ♪ ♪♪ I've been waiting for you I'd be lost without you ♪ I've been praying for someone like you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I've been waiting for you, baby ♪ ♪ Waiting on you ♪ ♪ I'd be ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] When I said to you one song, I had lied.
Just two songs.
[ Laughter ] Please...for me.
So the second song, for me, is the most important song on my second album, "The Dreaming Room."
If you don't have the album, and you don't want to listen to the whole thing, just listen to this next song.
[ Laughter ] It's called "Show Me Love."
[ "Show Me Love" playing ] ♪ Oh, God, I need to belong to someone ♪ ♪ I miss the breath of a kiss ♪ ♪ I miss the wonder of a future with somebody ♪ ♪ Oh, God, show me love ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I miss belonging to someone ♪ ♪ I miss the kiss of another ♪ ♪ I miss the morning ♪ ♪ I miss the waking up ♪ ♪ I need someone to hold my hand ♪ ♪ Bigger than mine ♪ ♪ Oh, God, where are you?
♪ ♪ Show me love ♪ ♪♪ ♪ If it wasn't real, then why does it hurt so bad?
♪ ♪ 'Cause the thing that we had ♪ ♪ It was everything ♪ ♪ Never thought we would be torn apart ♪ ♪ By a change in the wind or a cloud in the sky ♪ ♪ We were always ♪ ♪ And you showed me love of the deepest kind ♪ ♪ And I will never find another love like you ♪ ♪ Showed me love ♪ ♪ And now I see you ♪ ♪ Now I see you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ If it wasn't real, then why does it hurt so bad?
♪ ♪ 'Cause the thing that we had ♪ ♪ It was everything ♪ ♪ Never thought we would be torn apart ♪ ♪ By a change in the wind or a cloud in the sky ♪ ♪ We were always ♪ ♪ You showed me love ♪ ♪ Of the deepest kind ♪ ♪ I will never find another love like you ♪ ♪ Showed me love ♪ ♪ Now I see you ♪ ♪ Now I see you ♪ ♪ In time, this heart may heal ♪ ♪ Take a while to find another way to be whole again ♪ ♪ And together, we'll ♪ ♪ We'll move mountains far ♪ ♪ Take a reach for a prayer ♪ ♪ That begins with a story of old ♪ ♪ Never ended here ♪ ♪ You showed me love ♪ ♪ Of the deepest kind ♪ ♪ I will never find another love ♪ ♪ Like you ♪ ♪ Showed me love ♪ ♪ Now I see you ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ You showed me love ♪ ♪ Of the deepest kind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I will never find a love like you ♪ ♪ 'Cause you showed me love ♪ ♪ You showed me love ♪ ♪ Of the deepest kind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ There's nobody, there's nobody like you ♪ ♪ There's nobody like you ♪ ♪ You showed me love ♪ ♪ Of the deepest kind ♪ ♪ And I will never find ♪ ♪ A love like you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You showed me love ♪ ♪ You showed me love ♪ ♪ You showed me love ♪ ♪ You showed me love ♪ ♪ Of the deepest kind ♪ ♪ I will never find a love like you ♪ ♪ You showed me love ♪ ♪ You showed me love ♪ ♪ Of the deepest kind ♪ ♪ Showed me love ♪ ♪ Oh, love ♪ ♪ You showed me love ♪ ♪ You showed me love ♪ ♪ You showed me love ♪ ♪ You showed me love ♪ ♪ Showed me love ♪ ♪♪ You showed me love You showed me love Showed me love Showed me love Showed me love Showed me love Showed me love Showed me love ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Okay,uh... Ladies... Hello, ladies.
[ Cheering ] Hey, girls.
So, this next song is for you.
[ Light cheering ] Mm-hmm.
The men are like, [sighs] [ Laughter ] But here's the thing.
The idea is we celebrate the women just for the next 3:30.
I think that's reasonable.
Right?
[ Cheers and applause ] So if you're sat -- If you are sitting next to a lady, uh, you know, just acknowledge her, hold her hand.
If you're feeling brave, give her a kiss.
[ Smooches ] Whatever.
But this song is for all ladies.
It's for you.
Man: Whoo!
Whoo!
Yeah!
[ Cheers and applause ] [ "She" playing ] ♪♪ ♪ She want to watch you with her head down low ♪ ♪ She wondered if there's a way out of the blue ♪ ♪ Who's gonna take her home this time ♪ ♪ She knew that this time wouldn't be the last time ♪ ♪♪ ♪ It ain't gonna be the last time ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ And there she waits looking for a savior ♪ ♪ Someone to save her from her dying self ♪ ♪ Always taking ten steps back and one step forward ♪ ♪ She's tired, but she don't stop ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ohh ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ Ohh ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ Every day she stood, hoping for a new light ♪ ♪ She closed her eyes ♪ ♪ and she heard a small voice say ♪ ♪ You don't stop, no, you belong to me ♪ ♪ She cried ♪ ♪ Maybe it's too late ♪ ♪ Ohh ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ Ohh ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ Ohh ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ No, no, no, no, no ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ She don't stop, no, no, no, no ♪ ♪♪ ♪ She don't stop, she don't stop ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪♪ ♪ She don't stop, she don't stop ♪ ♪ She don't stop ♪ ♪ She want to watch you with her head down low ♪ ♪ She wondered if there's a way out of the blue ♪ ♪ Who's gonna take her home this time ♪ ♪ She knew that this time wouldn't be the last time ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] For the ladies.
[ "Father, Father" playing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Father, father, let me love you ♪ ♪ Saw you wandering in my dream ♪ ♪ Last night singing ♪ ♪ Wonder, wonder what you might do ♪ ♪ You can't simply hide our dream in the blue ♪ ♪ Don't try to fight; don't let me go ♪ ♪ You've gone too far from what I know ♪ ♪ I lost my heart in the dark with you ♪ ♪ Father, father, why you let me go ♪ ♪ Father, please don't let me go ♪ ♪ Brother, brother, let me love you ♪ ♪ Whisper all your deepest fears ♪ ♪ You can trust me ♪ ♪ And when it's over, we can begin ♪ ♪ Finally let's make amends ♪ ♪ Try to save us ♪ ♪ Don't try to fight; don't let me go ♪ ♪ You've gone too far from what I know ♪ ♪ I lost my heart in the dark with you ♪ ♪ Father, father, why you let me go ♪ ♪ Father, please don't let me go ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Let me love you ♪ ♪ Let me love you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Let me love you ♪ ♪ Let me love you ♪ ♪ Let me love you ♪ ♪ Let me love you ♪ ♪ Let me love you ♪ ♪ Let me love you ♪ ♪ Let me love you ♪ ♪ Let me love you ♪ ♪ Don't try to fight; don't let me go ♪ ♪ You've gone too far from what I know ♪ ♪ I lost my heart in the dark with you ♪ ♪ Father, father, why you let me go ♪ ♪ Father ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Father, please don't let ♪ ♪ Father, Father, why ♪ ♪ Why you let me go ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Father, please don't let ♪ ♪ Father, Father, why ♪ ♪ Why ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Father, please don't let ♪ ♪ Father, Father, why ♪ ♪ Why you let me go ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Father, why ♪ ♪ Why you let me go ♪ ♪ Father, Father ♪ ♪ Oh, why ♪ ♪ Father, please ♪ ♪ Father ♪ ♪ Father, please ♪ ♪ Don't let me go ♪ ♪ Father, why ♪ ♪ Father, why ♪ ♪ Why ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Father, please don't ♪ ♪ Father, why ♪ ♪ Why, why you let me go ♪ ♪ Why you let me go ♪ ♪ Father, please don't ♪ ♪ Father, Father ♪ ♪ Father, mmm ♪ ♪ Father, mmm ♪ ♪ Don't let me go ♪ ♪ Father, Father ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Karl Rasheed on the bass.
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you so much.
[ Notes playing ] You guys have been such a wonderful audience.
It doesn't always happen this way, you know?
Sometimes I'm in front of an audience that... ...but you guys are with me.
It's great.
So I'd like to dedicate this next song to you because it's called "Diamonds."
It's about treasure.
So this one is for everybody here.
Thank you so much for coming.
[ "Diamonds" playing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Sometimes the grass ain't ♪ ♪ Greener ♪ ♪ On the other side ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ And maybe the sky is clearer ♪ ♪ In another place ♪ ♪ In another ♪ ♪♪ ♪ But you ♪ ♪ You got diamonds ♪ ♪ Under your feet ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Under your feet ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And you, you ♪ ♪ You got diamonds in your heart ♪ ♪ In your heart ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Waiting for a day ♪ ♪ A day of change to come ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ But you're beautiful ♪ ♪ Dancing, dancing ♪ ♪ Dancing in a gloomy store ♪ ♪ Dancing, dancing ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You, you got diamonds ♪ ♪ Under your feet ♪ ♪ Under your feet ♪ ♪ Under your feet ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And you, you ♪ ♪ You've got diamonds ♪ ♪ In your heart ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You, you ♪ ♪ You got diamonds ♪ ♪ In your heart ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
Did you fall asleep?
Wake up.
Wake up.
[ "Bread" playing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Hard to say which way we go from here ♪ ♪ Is it written in the stars?
♪ ♪ Do they even know where we are?
♪ ♪ Do they even know ♪ ♪ Do the stars even know ♪ ♪ Where we are ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We loved a while, let go, seen nothing for miles ♪ ♪ Now we're standing here alone ♪ ♪ How will we ever get home?
♪ ♪ Lay the breadcrumb down ♪ ♪ So we can find our way ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Baby, lay the breadcrumb down ♪ ♪ So we can find our way ♪ ♪ Find our way ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Looking for a sign of truth ♪ ♪ Where is it to be found?
♪ ♪ There's nothing around here ♪ ♪ Is it somewhere in another universe?
♪ ♪ They're coming to ask ♪ ♪ Listen, you'll hear them say ♪ ♪ Lay the breadcrumb down ♪ ♪ So we can find ♪ Ahh Ahh ♪ Baby, lay the breadcrumb down ♪ ♪ So we can find our way ♪ ♪ Find our way ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Baby, lay the breadcrumb down ♪ ♪ Lay the bread ♪ ♪ Lay the breadcrumb down ♪ [ Man singing indistinctly ] ♪ Find our way ♪ ♪ Lay the breadcrumb down together ♪ ♪ Together we can make it ♪ ♪ Lay the breadcrumb down ♪ ♪ So we can find our way ♪ ♪ Lay the breadcrumb down ♪ ♪ This is where we sing together ♪ [ Chuckles ] ♪ Lay the breadcrumb down, down and down ♪ ♪ Lay the breadcrumb down, down and down ♪ Sing with me.
♪ Lay the breadcrumb down, down and down ♪ Or you could go, "La, la la la la la."
[ Laughs ] ♪ La la la ♪ Try that.
♪ La la la la la la la ♪ ♪ La la la la la la la ♪ ♪ La la la la la la la ♪ ♪ Lay the breadcrumb ♪ ♪ Lay the breadcrumb down ♪ ♪ Lay the breadcrumb down ♪ ♪ Lay the breadcrumb down ♪ ♪ Lay the breadcrumb down ♪ ♪ Lay the breadcrumb down ♪ ♪ Together we do it ♪ ♪ Lay the breadcrumb down ♪ ♪ Lay the breadcrumb down ♪ James Douglas on the cello.
[ Cheers and applause ] So, um...
I guess there's a reason why I'm not a teacher anymore.
You guys have zero confidence in your singing abilities.
[ Light laughter ] What is that?
Hmm.
Well, it's almost the last song.
You know what the last song means.
Anybody who feels comfortable is about to feel very uncomfortable.
[ Chuckles ] It's basically time for, um, everybody to feel free.
What I say is have integrity to the groove.
[ Cheers and applause ] What that means is if your brain and your body say, "I want to move now..." [ Laughter ] ...your response is, "Okay."
Let's go.
[ Cheers and applause ] Yeah?
I promise you, best feeling in the world.
Better than sex... better than food.
I'm telling you.
Let the groove take you.
Clifford, put the track up, man.
Don't worry about the limits.
Don't worry about it.
It's the last song.
You're cool.
Thank you so much for being a wonderful audience.
Goodbye.
[ Cheers and applause ] [ "Phenomenal Woman" playing ] ♪♪ ♪ Nobody ever told her she was beauty ♪ ♪ One day, she realized she was already free ♪ ♪ The color in her eyes was fire rising ♪ ♪ She found the light inside, a new horizon ♪ ♪ Oh, my my ♪ ♪ Oh, my, she flies ♪ ♪ Phenomenal woman ♪ ♪ Oh, my my ♪ ♪ Oh, my, she flies ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, my my ♪ ♪ Oh, my, she flies ♪ ♪ Phenomenal woman, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, my my ♪ ♪ Oh, my, she flies ♪ ♪♪ There's still time!
There's still time!
♪ She battled through in every kind of tribulation ♪ ♪ Tribulation ♪ ♪ She reveled in adventure and imagination ♪ ♪ Imagination ♪ ♪ She never listened to no hater, liar ♪ ♪ Hater, liar ♪ ♪ Breaking boundaries and chasing fire ♪ ♪ Oh, my my ♪ ♪ Oh, my, she flies ♪ ♪ Phenomenal woman, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, my my ♪ ♪ Oh, my, she flies ♪ ♪ Phenomenal woman, yes ♪ ♪ Oh, my my ♪ ♪ Oh, my, she flies ♪ ♪ Phenomenal woman, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, my my ♪ ♪ Oh, my, she flies ♪ ♪ Phenomenal woman ♪ ♪ It don't matter what people say ♪ ♪ 'Cause they don't know you ♪ ♪ Where you come from or where you're going ♪ ♪ It don't matter ♪ ♪ It don't matter ♪ ♪ What people say ♪ ♪ What people say ♪ ♪ 'Cause they don't know you ♪ ♪ They don't know you ♪ ♪ Where you come from ♪ ♪ 'Cause you are a phenomenal woman ♪ ♪ You are phenomenal ♪ ♪ Oh, my my ♪ ♪ Oh, my, she flies ♪ ♪ Phenomenal woman ♪ ♪ Oh, my my ♪ ♪ Oh, my, she flies ♪ ♪ Phenomenal woman, yes ♪ ♪ Oh, my my my ♪ ♪ Oh, my, she flies ♪ ♪ Phenomenal woman ♪ ♪ Oh, my my my ♪ ♪ Oh, my, she flies ♪ ♪ Phenomenal woman, yeah ♪ ♪ Phenomenal woman ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Congrats!
Congratulations to those of you who [indistinct] Yeah.
I said it was gonna be the last song.
I lied.
I lie a lot.
Thank you so much for having us.
It's been such a wonderful experience.
Thank you.
[ "Make Me Lovely" playing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I can't make you love me ♪ ♪ Oh, make you love me ♪ ♪ You can't make me lovely ♪ ♪ So ♪ ♪ Please don't try to hold me down ♪ ♪ It's over now ♪ ♪ I will go ♪ ♪ Someplace you can't find me ♪ ♪ I don't think I can trust you ♪ I trust you.
I don't know what I'm supposed to do We got lost when we went too far Give back my soul and take my heart ♪ I can't make you love me ♪ ♪ Oh, make you love me ♪ ♪ You can't make me lovely ♪ ♪ So ♪ ♪ Please don't try to hold me down ♪ ♪ It's over now ♪ ♪ It's over now ♪ ♪ 'Cause I will go ♪ ♪ Someplace you can't find me ♪ ♪ I'll go ♪ ♪ Someplace ♪ ♪ Someplace you can't find me ♪ Have you enjoyed my band this evening?
[ Cheers and applause ] Give it up for them.
Speaking of someplace you can't find us!
♪ Make you love me ♪ ♪ Make you love me ♪ ♪ Make you love me ♪ ♪ Make you love me ♪ ♪ I don't need love to rescue me ♪ ♪ I'll be all that I choose to be ♪ ♪ Even when the sky fills with falling stars ♪ ♪ Give back my soul and take my heart ♪ ♪ I can't make you love me ♪ ♪ I can't make you love me ♪ ♪ You can't make me lovely ♪ ♪ So please ♪ ♪ Don't try to hold me down ♪ ♪ It's over now ♪ ♪ It's over now ♪ ♪ 'Cause I will go ♪ ♪ Someplace you can't find me ♪ ♪♪ So... ♪♪ I just want to celebrate my singers today because it's gonna be a while before I can afford... to have my singers with me on the road.
So I'd like to honor them and say a big thank you to Miss Baby N'Sola... [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ...the wonderful mother-to-be with twins... Miss Philly Lopez.
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ Been with me since the beginning.
♪♪ On the harp and the vocals, Miss Iona Thomas.
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ On the bass, Mr. Karl Rasheed Abel.
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ On guitar, my sister Miss Dionne Douglas.
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ On the keys... ♪♪ I want to marry him someday.
Mr. Oli Rockberger.
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ On the cello, my little brother... Mr. James Douglas.
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ On front-of-house sound, Mr. Clifford Brothers.
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ On in-ear monitors, Mr. Paul Hart.
He's over there.
[ Cheers and applause ] A big shout-out to the rest of my team.
♪♪ ♪ I don't want the world ♪ ♪ To lose my soul ♪ ♪ I don't want the world ♪ ♪ To lose my soul ♪ ♪ Lose my soul ♪ ♪ I don't want the world ♪ ♪ Don't want the world ♪ ♪ To lose my soul ♪ ♪ I don't want the world ♪ ♪ I don't want the world ♪ ♪ I don't want the world ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you so much.
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The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
A pop icon, Bob Ross offers soothing words of wisdom as he paints captivating landscapes.












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