Posted by: John from Canada 7 September 23:25
One word "FABULOUS"
Posted by: platonic 12 September 23:54
i adore Luciano, even now that he is gone. And i feel the pain of his death. He was a truly joyful and enchanting being, if half of us had half of his passion and joy for life the world would undoubtebly be a better place. He always did to SPECTACULAR duets.
Posted by: Cristina 16 September 19:49
A friend sent me this video. This duet is great! Thanks for posting.
Posted by: grasshopper 30 September 19:38
Wow.....It's a classic.
Posted by: louis dennis 19 October 14:29
Excellent,a very good performance by both.
Posted by: phyllisdenman 28 November 16:34
This is great,would like to have been there.
Posted by: Jessica Roesner 4 December 00:19
Amazing...I watched it again & again. Absolutely beautiful
Posted by: Undoo 14 December 16:58
please..if someone has the audio track of this (live) performance,send it at alesul_andrei@yahoo.com ... thank you.
Posted by: MSPLUSIE 31 December 09:43
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!
Posted by: Fabian 31 December 23:30
THIS is somethin' else. As a fan of both of these men/artists and any good music in general new/old.. I was unaware of this until the day they announced Pavarotti died in PST.. I hit youtube for performances and found this video.. the way Luciano adapted songs and mitigated his formidable voice has always been under appreciated in commercial articles.. and James.. brother James does a frankly surprisingly fresh and powerful rendering of this song.. like scripture. There are few great talents, and even fewer titans in the pantheon of musicians of the mid-late 20th century... Luciano, James, Elvis, Aretha.... there are others as talented but for whatever reason not as HUGE... Otis Redding, Mahalia Jackson.. two truly unique individuals are beyond this earth now.
Posted by: kadene26 20 March 16:09
A truly epic performance! The measured cadence and discipline of one classic art form merges with the spontaneity of another classic genre: rhythm and blues. I believe Pavrotti had seen the future when he removed opera out of its exclusivity and brought it within reach of the masses by the many duets he performed, intent on fusing his genre with others. The result of this collaboration with James Brown is an extraordinary musical tour de force! Both legends will echo into eternity.
Posted by: Josep 19 May 06:17
Fabulous¡Fantastic¡ Luciano and James friends for ever¡
Posted by: D. Patmon 7 September 03:43
This James Brown/Luciano Pavarotti performance was recorded in 2006, which means neither of these legends would live much longer. Nevertheless, despite their better years being well behind them, they sing with great passion. On this night, they were LIVE. Look at the joy on Brown's face while Luciano is singing. Observe Luciano smile and nod his head in affirmation as Brown sings (preaches, actually). Behold the rapturous expressions on the faces of the female singers, as they sway in unison -- even though the words, "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World", seem incongruous and anachronistic to all of us. Likely, these women place no credence in the lyrics (and yes, they ARE being paid to perform), yet they seem to be as wrapped up in the magic as do Brown and Luciano. The cynic in attendance at a concert (why?) is on guard and expectant of the revealing moment that betrays an artist, who is weary of being on the road for too many years, and has decided to "phone in" a performance. Not this time. But to take a tangent off that metaphor, everybody on stage -- the singers and musicians alike -- is "dialed in". And the audience knows it. Heck, they're dialed in, too. That's why many can't refrain from applauding DURING the song. An alchemy occurred on that evening, which certainly could not have been predicted by Brown when he first recorded the song in 1966. Nor can one imagine Luciano could have foreseen such far-away chemistry, when in that same year, with his career still on the upswing, he first performed in Pagliacci. But 40 years later, a bonding of two men with quite disparate formative backgrounds and with quite disparate professional careers achieved the holy grail that still eludes scientists: Fusion Power How awesome that the arcs of their performing lives should intersect near their ends, yet also their acmes -- a single acme in this instance, only on this night! As Jimi Hendrix sonically said, "And the Gods made love". Bravo, Luciano! Bravo, James! Bravo, everybody!