Barbra Streisand

BARBRA STREISAND ""HONOREE"" - (COMPLETE) 31st KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, 2008 (163)

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Queen Latifah introduces honoree BARBRA STREISAND at the 31st Kennedy Center Honors awards ceremony. Barbra's biography is shown on screen. GLENN CLOSE comes out to introduce the performers paying tribute to Barbra - IDINA MENZEL "Don't Rain On My Parade"; BEYONCE, "The Way We Were"; NE-YO "Lover Come Back To Me; and KELLI O'HARA & NATHAN GUNN, "Somewhere". Can anyone help me with name above? (Thank you, Gorey, for Ne-Yo's name.) The other honorees this evening are Morgan Freeman, George Jones, Twyla Thorp, and The Who [Roger Daltry & Pete Townshend]. I have posted them all separately. CAROLINE KENNEDY opened this ceremony. People are sometimes critical of artists that pay tribute to the honorees as not talented enough or suitable for that particular honoree, etc.! 'Vabman2' has replied to someone's complaint about Beyonce's tribute performance by saying "You have to have respect for ANYBODY who puts themselves out there like these people do." I would add that the first choice for someone to pay tribute to an honoree may not be interested at all (for a variety of reasons) and turn the job down - so the organizers are fortunate to find someone who will do it - and it is an added bonus when it is someone of Beyonce's high caliber.... Previous Comments: GoreyFantod Ne-Yo sang, "Lover Come Back To Me." My reply: Thanks very much, GoreyFantod, for Ne-Yo's name.  Nice to hear from you.... StoryeTime It is rare to find a singer that can sustain notes as Barbra does (except in opera and there must be one or two somewhere), although I think Mariah can do it, maybe not as long. Beyond her extraordinary vocals, Streisand has this amazing technique of breath. There is no one like her, no one. I'm a singer myself and have learned so much from her. Thank you for uploading this