Whitney Houston – The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)
12/1/2024 | 1h 53m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Celebrate Houston’s transcendent 1994 performance, which brought joy to a newly liberated country.
Celebrate Houston’s transcendent 1994 performance, which brought joy to a newly liberated country. Houston was the first major Western recording artist to perform in the post-apartheid nation following President Nelson Mandela’s historic election.
Whitney Houston – The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)
12/1/2024 | 1h 53m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Celebrate Houston’s transcendent 1994 performance, which brought joy to a newly liberated country. Houston was the first major Western recording artist to perform in the post-apartheid nation following President Nelson Mandela’s historic election.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(CROWD CHEERING) (INTRODUCTORY MUSIC PLAYING) (CROWD CLAPPING) (CROWD WHISTLING) (CHEERING) CHORUS: ♪ Ooh... ♪ Ooh, ooh WHITNEY: (SINGING) ♪ Good morning and even' friends ♪ I'm your friendly announcer ♪ I have serious news ♪ To pass on to everybody ♪ What I'm about to say ♪ Could mean the world's disaster ♪ Could change your joy and laughter ♪ To tears and pain ♪ Did you know that love's in need ♪ Of love today CHORUS: ♪ Ooh!
♪ Don't delay ♪ Send yours in right away CHORUS: ♪ Right away!
WHITNEY: ♪ Ooh, ooh, oh, yes CHORUS: ♪ Ooh!
-(DRUMROLL) -WHITNEY: ♪ Ooh (DRUMS BEATING) ♪ Ooh!
♪ The force of evil plans ♪ To make you its possessions ♪ And it will if we let it ♪ Destroy everybody ♪ So we all must take ♪ Precautionary measures CHORUS: ♪ Precautionary measures ♪ If love and peace you treasure ♪ Then you'll hear me when I say ♪ Whoa, oh, love's ♪ Love's in need ♪ Of love today ♪ Oh ♪ So, don't you delay ♪ Send yours in ♪ Right away, away ♪ Did you know that ♪ Hate's goin' 'round ♪ Breaking many many, many hearts ♪ We've got to CHORUS: ♪ Stop WHITNEY: ♪ Stop CHORUS: ♪ It WHITNEY: ♪ It CHORUS: ♪ Please WHITNEY: ♪ Please ♪ Before it's gone too far ♪ Ah, love's, love's ♪ In need ♪ Of love today ♪ No ♪ Don't you, don't you delay ♪ Send it on in ♪ Right away, right away ♪ Don't you know that hate is ♪ Hate is goin' 'round ♪ Breaking so many many hearts ♪ Hey!
♪ See, you've gotta I've gotta, we've gotta ♪ We've got to stop the madness ♪ Before it's gone too... ♪ Ooh... ♪ (CROWD CHEERING) (INAUDIBLE) (DRUMROLL, MUSIC PICKING UP) ♪ I've been hearin' your heartbeat inside of me ♪ I keep your photographs right beside my bed ♪ Livin' in a world of fantasies ♪ I can't get you ♪ Out of my head, uh ♪ I've been waiting for the phone to ring CHORUS: ♪ All night ♪ Why you wanna make me ♪ Feel so good?
♪ I got a love of my own, baby ♪ I shouldn't get so hung up on you ♪ I remember the way that we...
CHORUS: ♪ I wish I... WHITNEY: ♪ Wish I never liked it so much ♪ So much!
♪ No ♪ Oh, I get so emotional, baby CHORUS: ♪ Every time I think of you ♪ Think of you CHORUS: ♪ I get so emotional ♪ Ain't it shocking what ♪ Love can do?
♪ Ain't it shocking what love can do?
♪ Tell me, ain't it shocking what love can do?
♪ I gotta watch you walk in the room ♪ Uh!
♪ I gotta watch you walk out ♪ I like the animal way you move ♪ And when you talk, boy CHORUS: ♪ I just watch your mouth ♪ No, I just cant stand it ♪ Oh, I remember the way that we CHORUS: ♪ I wish ♪ Wish I never liked it so much ♪ So much ♪ No!
♪ Oh, oh, oh!
CHORUS: ♪ I get so emotional, baby ♪ I get so emotional ♪ When I think of you, baby CHORUS: ♪ I get so emotional ♪ Ain't it shocking what ♪ Love can do?
♪ I get so emotional -♪ Every time -CHORUS: ♪ Every time ♪ I think of you, babe CHORUS: ♪ I get so emotional ♪ Ain't it shocking what WHITNEY: ♪ Love can do!
♪ Ain't it shocking what love can do?
♪ Tell me, ain't it shocking what love can do?
Get it, Carl!
♪ Uh-huh, hey, hey, hey, hey!
(GUITAR SOLO CONTINUES) ♪ Oh, I remember ♪ The way that we...
CHORUS: ♪ I wish I... ♪ Wish I never liked it so much ♪ So much ♪ No!
♪ Oh, I, I, I ♪ Get so emotional ♪ When I CHORUS: ♪ Think of you WHITNEY: ♪ Think of you, baby CHORUS: ♪ I get so emotional ♪ Ain't it shocking what WHITNEY: ♪ Love can do -♪ I get so... -CHORUS: ♪ So emotional, baby WHITNEY: ♪ When I think of you ♪ And you, and you ♪ And you, hoo CHORUS: ♪ I get so emotional ♪ Ain't it shocking what WHITNEY: ♪ Love can do?
♪ I get so emotional ♪ When I think of you, you, you ♪ You CHORUS: ♪ I get so emotional WHITNEY: ♪ Oh!
CHORUS: ♪ Ain't it shocking what ♪ Love can do, ooh-ooh ♪ Oh!
♪ (SONG ENDS) (MUSIC PLAYING) Yeah!
Come on!
Put your hands together for me.
♪ I feel love ♪ I feel love, love ♪ Love, love, love!
Listen... ♪ Sometimes life can make you crazy ♪ It can really put your body to the test ♪ Uh-huh ♪ You try so hard to make sure everything goes right ♪ You find you've only wound up with a mess ♪ My love ♪ It's a common situation ♪ Even though you feel ♪ Abandoned and alone ♪ You ain't the first to experience the hurt ♪ So don't panic when you CHORUS: ♪ Hit the danger zone ♪ Danger zone ♪ What you need's a little change of heart ♪ Forget your fears and frustration ♪ You know ♪ Love will always play the greater part CHORUS: ♪ Greater part ♪ When your battles wear you down ♪ Here's my advice ♪ Here it is ♪ Oh ♪ When you're feeling down and out ♪ And you've got troubles on your mind CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day ♪ Oh, yes, it will ♪ When your world's falling apart ♪ Say a prayer CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day ♪ Just ♪ When you're feeling full of doubt ♪ All you have to do is say a prayer CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day ♪ Oh, yes, it will ♪ There's the answer in your heart ♪ So let your light shine on, my dear CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day -♪ So, save the day - CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day -♪ Love will -CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day ♪ Love will -CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day -♪ Love will CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day ♪ Oh, I do believe in love ♪ Do you believe in love?
♪ Oh, I do believe ♪ Love will save the day ♪ Many things in this world bring you down ♪ It's a wonder you can CHORUS: ♪ Make it through the day WHITNEY: ♪ Through the day ♪ Well, you can't sleep ♪ 'Cause your problems are too deep ♪ And there's always something CHORUS: ♪ Getting in the way ♪ Oh!
♪ And when you turn over CHORUS: ♪ Evening news ♪ Mass confusion is the only thing you're gonna see ♪ See now!
CHORUS: ♪ Well, there's no question that ♪ We need a new direction ♪ 'Cause we all could use some peace ♪ And harmony ♪ What you need's a little change of heart CHORUS: ♪ Change of heart ♪ Forget your fears and frustration ♪ Your love can always play the greater part CHORUS: ♪ Greater part WHITNEY: ♪ When your battles ♪ I know they wear you down ♪ Here's my advice ♪ Here's my advice ♪ When you're feeling down and out ♪ And you've got troubles on your mind CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day ♪ My love ♪ And when you're feeling full of doubt ♪ And fear has got you in a bind CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day ♪ Oh, you gotta believe it ♪ When your world is falling apart ♪ Come on and just say a prayer CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day ♪ Say a prayer ♪ There is an answer in your heart ♪ Let your light shine on, my dear CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day ♪ Save the day -♪ You gotta believe in love - CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day -♪ You gotta believe in love -CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day -♪ You gotta believe in love - CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day ♪ See, I do believe in love ♪ Do you believe in love?
♪ I do believe ♪ Love will Love can save the day (GUITAR SOLO PLAYING) ♪ Love!
♪ Let's say, "Love" -♪ Say "love!"
- CROWD: Love!
-♪ Say "love!"
-CROWD: Love!
-♪ Say "love!"
- CROWD: Love!
-♪ Say "love, love!"
- CROWD: Love!
-♪ Say "love love!"
- CROWD: Love!
-♪ Say "love love!"
- CROWD: Love!
♪ Love, love, love, love!
(SAXOPHONE INTERLUDE PLAYING) Come on!
(GUITAR INTERLUDE PLAYING) ♪ If you need a little change of heart ♪ Forget your fears and frustrations ♪ See love will always play the greater part CHORUS: ♪ Greater part ♪ Your battles will wear you down ♪ Oh, here's my advice CHORUS: ♪ Here it is ♪ Here's my advice CHORUS: ♪ When you're feeling down and out WHITNEY: ♪ Here's my advice CHORUS: ♪ And you've got troubles on your mind ♪ Love will save the day ♪ Love's gonna save the day ♪ See, love will ♪ Believe it, love will CHORUS: ♪ And fear has got you in a bind WHITNEY: ♪ Love will CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day ♪ Love will, love will ♪ See, love, love, love!
♪ Love, love, love -♪ Love will - CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day ♪ Love, love, love, love ♪ Love will, love will ♪ Love will, love will ♪ Love will CHORUS: ♪ Save the day (SAXOPHONE INTERLUDE PLAYING) (CROWD CHEERING) Come on.
Come on.
♪ Love!
♪ We need love ♪ More love ♪ Love will CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day WHITNEY: ♪ Save the day CHORUS: ♪ Love will save the day WHITNEY: ♪ Gonna save the day ♪ Believe it Love will save the day ♪ (DRUMROLL) -(SONG ENDS) -(CROWD CHEERING) Yes!
Yeah!
Yeah!
So good... ...to be... ...at home.
(CROWD CHEERING) So good to be at home.
Oh, my goodness.
Ooh!
Hello, hello, hello!
Hello, hello, hello!
Hi!
Hello, my loves.
Hello, my loves.
(INAUDIBLE CONVERSATION) (SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) (CROWD CHEERING) (IN ENGLISH) Not bad.
(CHUCKLES) (SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGE) (IN ENGLISH) I am so, so happy to be here tonight.
You don't know, you just don't know.
I am here to make tribute to you, and to celebrate with you, the beginning of a new South Africa!
I am so pleased to be a part of a dream that has finally come true.
(CROWD CHEERING) You know what I've been doing?
(SINGING) ♪ Saving my love for you (CROWD CHEERING) ♪ Saving my love for you ♪ Oh, oh (SAXOPHONE PLAYING SOFTLY) ♪ I've been saving ♪ My love ♪ For ya ♪ You, you, you, you!
♪ You!
(SAXOPHONE PLAYING) ♪ Oh, yeah!
Playing saxophone is Mr. Kirk Whalum.
♪ A few stolen moments ♪ Is all that we shared ♪ You've got your family ♪ And they need you there ♪ Though I try ♪ To resist being last on your list ♪ But no other man's gonna do ♪ I'm saving ♪ All my love for ♪ You (CROWD CHEERING) ♪ It's not very easy ♪ Living all alone ♪ My friends try and tell me ♪ Find a man of your own ♪ But each time I try ♪ Lord knows I break down and cry ♪ 'Cause I'd rather be home ♪ Feeling blue CHORUS: ♪ I'm saving all my love for you ♪ All of my love for you ♪ For you ♪ You used to tell me ♪ We're gonna run away together CHORUS: ♪ Together!
♪ Love gives you the right to be free ♪ Then you said ♪ "Be patient ♪ "Just wait a little longer" ♪ But that's just an old fantasy ♪ A few minutes more ♪ I'm gonna get that old feeling ♪ When you walk through my door ♪ Baby, tonight is the night ♪ I'm feeling all right ♪ We'll be making love ♪ The whole ♪ The whole night through ♪ Saving my love CHORUS: ♪ Saving all my love ♪ My love for you CHORUS: ♪ Saving all my love ♪ My love for you CHORUS: ♪ Saving all my love ♪ Saving my love for ♪ You ♪ You ♪ No, no other woman is ever ♪ Ever, ever gonna love you Gonna love you ♪ Ever gonna love you more ♪ Tonight is the night ♪ I'm feeling all right ♪ We'll be ♪ Making love ♪ The whole ♪ The whole night through ♪ My love for you ♪ Saving my, saving my CHORUS: ♪ Saving all my love WHITNEY: ♪ Yeah!
♪ That's what I'm gonna do, baby CHORUS: ♪ Saving all my love ♪ Saving my love for you CHORUS: ♪ You!
♪ For you ♪ You!
♪ You!
♪ For you ♪ All my love is for you CHORUS: ♪ Saving my love ♪ Saving my love CHORUS: ♪ Keeping it warm ♪ Keeping it warm CHORUS: ♪ For you ♪ All my love is CHORUS: ♪ Love you WHITNEY: ♪ Love is CHORUS: ♪ Need you WHITNEY: ♪ I need you ♪ My love is all CHORUS: ♪ Just for you ♪ For you -(SONG ENDS) -(CROWD CHEERING) ♪ Saving all my love ♪ Ooh!
♪ Yes!
Saving all of my love for you.
Hey!
(I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY PLAYING) (UPBEAT INTRO PLAYING) Come on, girls!
♪ Oh, oh ♪ Come on ♪ Come on CHORUS: ♪ Oh, I wanna dance with somebody WHITNEY: ♪ With somebody CHORUS: ♪ I wanna feel the heat with somebody ♪ Somebody!
♪ Yeah CHORUS: ♪ Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody ♪ Come on!
♪ The clock strikes upon the hour ♪ The sun begins to fade ♪ There's still enough time to figure out ♪ How to chase my blues away ♪ See, I've done all right ♪ Up 'til now ♪ It's the light of day ♪ That shows me how ♪ And when the night falls ♪ My lonely heart calls ♪ Can you say?
CHORUS: ♪ Oh, I wanna dance with somebody WHITNEY: ♪ Let me hear you say it CHORUS: ♪ I wanna feel the heat with somebody ♪ You say!
CHORUS: ♪ Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody ♪ With somebody CHORUS: ♪ With somebody who loves me ♪ I wanna dance, oh CHORUS: ♪ I wanna dance with somebody ♪ Somebody CHORUS: ♪ I wanna feel the heat with somebody ♪ With somebody, oh CHORUS: ♪ I wanna dance with somebody ♪ I really wanna dance ♪ With somebody who loves me ♪ You know, y'all ♪ I've been in love and I've lost my senses now ♪ Spinnin' through the town ♪ I feel sooner or later the fever will end ♪ And I wind up feelin' down ♪ See, I need a man ♪ Who'll take a chance ♪ His love gotta burn hot enough to last ♪ Yeah, when the night falls ♪ My lonely heart calls ♪ Let me hear you say CHORUS: ♪ Oh, I wanna dance with somebody ♪ Somebody, eh!
CHORUS: ♪ I wanna feel the heat with somebody WHITNEY: ♪ You sing!
CHORUS: ♪ Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody ♪ Come on!
CHORUS: ♪ With somebody who loves me ♪ Somebody who loves me CHORUS: ♪ Oh, I wanna dance with somebody WHITNEY: ♪ Yes!
♪ All right, now CHORUS: ♪ I wanna feel the heat ♪ Heat CHORUS: ♪ I wanna dance with somebody ♪ Don't you wanna dance?
CHORUS: ♪ With somebody who loves me WHITNEY: ♪ Somebody ♪ I see somebody WHITNEY: ♪ Somebody CHORUS: ♪ Ooh WHITNEY: ♪ Somebody who loves me ♪ Somebody who loves me WHITNEY: ♪ Somebody CHORUS: ♪ Who WHITNEY: ♪ Somebody CHORUS: ♪ Who ♪ Who holds me in his arms ♪ I need a man ♪ Who'll take a chance ♪ His love's ♪ Gotta burn hot enough to last ♪ When the night falls ♪ My lonely heart calls -♪ Oh -CHORUS: ♪ I wanna dance with somebody WHITNEY: ♪ You sing with me CHORUS: ♪ I wanna feel the heat with somebody ♪ Come on, and you sing CHORUS: ♪ Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody ♪ Dance with somebody who loves you ♪ Love, love ♪ Say dance, dance CHORUS: ♪ Oh, I wanna dance with somebody WHITNEY: ♪ Dance!
♪ All right CHORUS: ♪ I wanna feel the heat ♪ Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody ♪ Oh, oh CHORUS: ♪ With somebody who loves me ♪ Don't you, don't you ♪ Wanna dance?
♪ You wanna dance?
♪ You wanna dance?
♪ Go ahead and dance ♪ Go ahead and dance ♪ Go ahead and dance ♪ Oh, oh, oh, whoa!
♪ Don't you wanna dance?
♪ Don't you wanna dance ♪ With me, boy?
♪ Hey, don't you wanna dance ♪ With me, baby?
♪ Come on, come on ♪ Hey ♪ Dance CHORUS: ♪ Ooh, dance!
♪ Dance, dance, dance CHORUS: ♪ Dance ♪ Dance, dance, hey, hey!
CHORUS: ♪ With somebody who loves me ♪ Come on!
CHORUS: ♪ Oh, I wanna dance with somebody ♪ Dance!
CHORUS: ♪ I wanna feel the heat with somebody ♪ Dance!
CHORUS: ♪ Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody WHITNEY: ♪ Come on CHORUS: ♪ With somebody who loves me WHITNEY: ♪ Oh, do you feel it?
CHORUS: ♪ Oh, I wanna dance with somebody ♪ Do you feel it?
CHORUS: ♪ I wanna feel the heat with somebody WHITNEY: ♪ Hey, do you feel it?
CHORUS: ♪ Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody WHITNEY: ♪ Come on, come on ♪ Say, oh, don't you?
CHORUS: ♪ Oh, I wanna dance with somebody ♪ Do you wanna dance?
CHORUS: ♪ I wanna feel the heat with somebody ♪ Don't you wanna dance?
♪ Dance, dance, dance ♪ Dance, dance, dance ♪ Dance, dance, dance ♪ Hey!
♪ (CROWD CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) (HOW WILL I KNOW PLAYING) WHITNEY: ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ All right, now!
Here we go!
Come on!
Let's have a party!
(VOCALIZING) ♪ There's a boy I know ♪ He's the one I'm dreaming of ♪ Uh-huh!
♪ He looks into my brown eyes ♪ Takes me to the clouds above ♪ Yeah, he does ♪ Ooh, y'all I lose all control ♪ Just can't seem to get enough ♪ When I wake CHORUS: ♪ From dreaming ♪ Tell me, is it really love?
(VOCALIZING) ♪ How will I know?
CHORUS: ♪ Don't trust your feelings ♪ But how will I know?
♪ How will I know?
CHORUS: ♪ Love can be deceiving ♪ How will I know?
CHORUS: ♪ How will I know?
WHITNEY: ♪ If he really loves me -CHORUS: ♪ I say a prayer with every heartbeat -♪ With every...
CHORUS: ♪ I fall in love ♪ Whenever we meet, we meet CHORUS: ♪ I'm asking you ♪ Because you know about these things -CHORUS: ♪ How will I know -♪ If he's thinking of me -♪ I try to phone -♪ But I'm too shy CHORUS: ♪ Can't speak Faling in love ♪ Can be bittersweet, huh CHORUS: ♪ This love is strong ♪ Why do I feel weak?
-♪ Oh, wake me - CHORUS: ♪ I'm shaking ♪ Wish I had you near me now Really do ♪ Said there's no CHORUS: ♪ No mistakin' ♪ I feel real love (VOCALIZING) ♪ How will I know?
CHORUS: ♪ Don't trust your feelings ♪ How will I know?
-♪ How will I know?
- CHORUS: ♪ Love can be deceiving ♪ How will I know?
CHORUS: ♪ How will I know?
♪ Know if he really loves me?
-♪ I say it with every - CHORUS: ♪ I say a prayer with every heartbeat ♪ I fall in love ♪ Whenever we meet, we meet CHORUS: ♪ I'm missing you WHITNEY: ♪ Because you know -♪ I know that you know - CHORUS: ♪ How will I know ♪ He is thinking of me ♪ But I'm too shy CHORUS: ♪ Bittersweet Falling in love ♪ Look at me ♪ Bittersweet -CHORUS: ♪ This love is strong -♪ Why do I feel weak?
CHORUS: ♪ If he loves me ♪ Say you love me Do you love me?
Say it -CHORUS: ♪ If he loves me -♪ Do you love me?
Say it ♪ Sing it too -CHORUS: ♪ If he loves me -♪ Oh, don't you love me?
♪ I love you back -CHORUS: ♪ If he loves me -♪ I love you, I love you -CHORUS: ♪ If he loves me -♪ I love you, yeah -♪ I feel love - CHORUS: ♪ If he loves me (VOCALIZING) -CHORUS: ♪ How will I know?
-♪ How will I... ♪ How will I... ♪ Say, how will... -CHORUS: ♪ How will I know?
-♪ How will I... ♪ Hey!
Hey!
♪ How will I... hey ♪ Hey (VOCALIZING) ♪ Hey!
♪ (CROWD CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) Hey!
How is everybody?
(CROWD CHEERS) That's very good.
(ALL AT ONCE PLAYING) ♪ Mmm You fill my heart... You fill my heart with so much joy.
Yeah.
(CROWD CHEERING) (VOCALIZING) I'd like to sing you some love songs.
(CROWD CHEERS) I know you like love songs, South Africa.
You have proven that to me in many ways.
I can't begin to thank you for your love, your appreciation, and your support.
(CROWD CHEERING) (ALL AT ONCE CONTINUES PLAYING) (VOCALIZING) WHITNEY: ♪ I need a little water (CROWD CHEERING) ♪ Mmm, mmm... ♪ (MUSIC CONTINUES) You know, I have found that when love comes into our lives, it's a wonderful thing.
And we hope that it lasts forever.
Whether it is love for our family... our lovers... or love for our friends.
♪ Love is love, is love ♪ Is love, is love ♪ And God is love ♪ And we are love ♪ Come on!
♪ Come on and get your ♪ Love CHORUS: ♪ All that you love WHITNEY: ♪ I love you more CHORUS: ♪ More than it shows ♪ All at once (CROWD CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) ♪ All at once ♪ I finally took a moment ♪ I'm realizing that ♪ You're not coming back ♪ And it finally hit me ♪ All at once ♪ All at once ♪ I started counting teardrops ♪ At least a million fell ♪ My eyes began to swell ♪ And all my dreams were shattered ♪ All at once ♪ Ever since I met you ♪ You're the only love I've known (CHORUS VOCALIZING) ♪ I can't forget you ♪ Though I must face it all alone ♪ All at once ♪ I was drifting on a lonely sea ♪ Wishing you'd come back to me ♪ That's all that matters now CHORUS: ♪ Matters now ♪ All at once ♪ I was drifting on a lonely sea ♪ And holding on ♪ To memories ♪ It hurts me more than you know CHORUS: ♪ More than you know ♪ So much more than it shows ♪ All at once ♪ All at once, my love Yeah.
(WHERE YOU ARE PLAYING) (VOCALIZING) ♪ I saw the news this morning (CROWD CHEERING) ♪ Saw your faces across the screen ♪ As I poured my coffee ♪ I picked up a magazine ♪ Then, as I turned the page -♪ And looked inside - CHORUS: ♪ Inside ♪ There you are again CHORUS: ♪ There you are ♪ All those feelings ♪ Not those feelings -♪ Not again - CHORUS: ♪ Again -♪ You're too far -♪ You're too far ♪ I know I should ♪ Be here where you are (CROWD CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) ♪ Today I did some shopping ♪ I had to clear my mind again ♪ My love, I just can't stop CHORUS: ♪ I can't stop thinking about you ♪ I hop into a taxi ♪ In a moment ♪ I was home again ♪ And when I stepped inside ♪ Stepped inside -♪ My heart could not pretend - CHORUS: ♪ Not pretend ♪ Oh, these lonely times ♪ They never seem to end -CHORUS: ♪ You're too far -♪ You're too far ♪ I know I should ♪ Be there where you are ♪ Oh!
♪ Tossing and turning in my sleep CHORUS: ♪ In my sleep -♪ I can't help being without you -CHORUS: ♪ Without you -♪ I'm gonna catch the next plane out -♪ Next plane out ♪ I've got to get to where you are CHORUS: ♪ Where you are ♪ No matter how near or far ♪ I'm gonna get to ♪ I'm gonna get to ♪ Where you are ♪ (CROWD CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) (WHITNEY WHOOPS) All right, then.
Hey!
(QUEEN OF THE NIGHT PLAYING) Caroline Brown, Shane Johnson!
Merlyn Mitchell!
Saleema Mubaarak!
Come on, girls, show 'em!
CHORUS: ♪ I've got the stuff that you want WHITNEY: ♪ Uh-huh!
CHORUS: ♪ I've got the thing that you need WHITNEY: ♪ That you need CHORUS: ♪ I've got more than enough ♪ To make you drop to your knees ♪ Because I'm the queen of the night ♪ Oh, yeah?
CHORUS: ♪ The queen of the night, oh, yeah!
♪ 'Cause I'm the queen of the night ♪ Queen of the night, oh, yeah!
-♪ Oh, yeah, oh, yeah Oh, yeah, yeah -♪ Hey!
♪ Don't make no difference if I'm wrong or I'm right ♪ I've got the feeling and I'm willing tonight ♪ Well, I ain't nobody's angel ♪ What can I say?
♪ Well I'm just that way Hey, hey CHORUS: ♪ I've got the stuff that you want ♪ Stuff that you want -CHORUS: ♪ I've got the thing that you need -♪ The thing that you need -♪ I've got more than enough -♪ Got more than enough -♪ To make you drop to your knees -♪ To make you drop -♪ Because I'm the queen of the night -♪ Queen of the night -♪ Queen of the night -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, hey-ey ♪ Just say it, say it again -♪ Because I'm the queen of the night -♪ Queen of the night -♪ Queen of the night -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah ♪ I said, I said that if you've got a problem ♪ With the way that I am, ah ♪ They say I'm trouble and I don't give a damn ♪ But when I'm bad, I know ♪ I'm better ♪ I just want to get loose ♪ And turn it up for you -CHORUS: ♪ I've got the stuff that you want -♪ I've got the stuff CHORUS: ♪ I've got the thing that you need ♪ I've got the thing that you need -CHORUS: ♪ I've got more than enough -♪ Got more than enough -♪ To make you drop to your knees -♪ I'll make you drop -♪ Because I'm the queen of the night -♪ Queen of the night -♪ Queen of the night -♪ Queen of the night -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, hey, hey ♪ Just say it, say it again -CHORUS: ♪ Because I'm the queen of the night -♪ Queen -♪ Queen of the night -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah ♪ Because I'm the queen CHORUS: ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ Oh, oh, yeah ♪ Oh, oh, yeah ♪ Oh, oh, yeah ♪ Queen -CHORUS: ♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Queen CHORUS: ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ Oh, yeah -CHORUS: ♪ Oh, yeah -♪ I've got the stuff that you want -♪ I've got the stuff that you want -♪ The thing that you need ♪ I've got more than enough -CHORUS: ♪ I've got more than enough -♪ To make you drop to your -♪ To make you drop to your knees -♪ Knees, yeah -♪ Because I'm the queen of the night -♪ Queen of the night -♪ Queen of the night -♪ Queen of the night -CHORUS: ♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, hey-ey ♪ Just say it, say it again -CHORUS: ♪ Because I'm the queen of the night -♪ Queen of the night -♪ Queen of the night -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah CHORUS: ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ Come on!
I want everybody to put your hands together!
Come on!
(SAXOPHONE SOLO PLAYING) (CROWD CHEERING) ♪ I've got the stuff that you want ♪ The thing that you need -♪ I've got more - CHORUS: ♪ I've got more than enough ♪ More than enough -CHORUS: ♪ To make you drop to your knees -♪ To make you drop CHORUS: ♪ Because I'm the queen of the night ♪ The queen -CHORUS: ♪ Queen of the night -♪ Of the night -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah ♪ Oh, yeah Say it, say it again -CHORUS: ♪ Because I'm the queen of the night -♪ I am your queen -♪ Queen of the night -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah Oh, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ Uh-huh ♪ I've got the stuff that you want WHITNEY: ♪ That you want you want, you want you want, you want ♪ Oh, yeah, oh, yeah ♪ (CROWD CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) (MOUTHING) I love you.
I love you so much!
(CROWD CHEERING) ♪ Share -(CROWD ROARING) -♪ My life ♪ Take me for what I am ♪ 'Cause I'll never change ♪ All my colors for you ♪ Take my love ♪ I'll never ask for too much ♪ Just all that you are ♪ And everything that you do ♪ Do ♪ I don't really need to look ♪ Very much further ♪ I don't want to have to go ♪ Where you don't follow ♪ I won't hold it back again ♪ This passion inside ♪ I can't run from myself ♪ There's nowhere to hide ♪ So don't make me close ♪ One more door ♪ I don't wanna hurt anymore ♪ Stay in my arms ♪ If you dare ♪ Must I imagine you there?
♪ Don't walk away from me, no ♪ I have nothing ♪ Nothing, nothing ♪ If I don't have ♪ You (CROWD CHEERING) ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ You see through ♪ Right to the heart of me ♪ You break down the walls ♪ With the strength of your love ♪ And I say, oh, yes ♪ I never knew ♪ A love like ♪ I've known it with you ♪ Will our memories survive?
♪ One I can hold on to ♪ See, I don't really need to look very much further ♪ I don't want to have to go ♪ Where you don't ♪ I won't hold it back again ♪ This passion inside ♪ I can't run from myself ♪ There's nowhere to hide ♪ But your love ♪ I'll remember forever ♪ Don't make me close ♪ One more door ♪ I don't want to hurt anymore ♪ Stay in my arms if you dare ♪ Must I imagine you there ♪ Don't walk away from me, no ♪ I have nothing, nothing ♪ Nothing ♪ Don't (DRUMS SOLO PLAYING) ♪ Make ♪ Me ♪ Close one more door ♪ I don't want to hurt any more ♪ Just stay in my arms ♪ If you dare ♪ Must I imagine you there ♪ Don't walk away from me, no ♪ Come here, baby Don't walk away ♪ I said don't you dare ♪ Walk away from me, no ♪ I have nothing, nothing (SCATTING) ♪ Nothing ♪ Nothing (CROWD CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) ♪ If ♪ If I don't ♪ If I don't ♪ If I don't have ♪ You ♪ You ♪ Yeah, yes ♪ If I don't have, have ♪ You ♪ -(CROWD CHEERING) -Come on!
Yeah!
Yes, thank you so much!
Thank you, thank you.
(TOUCH THE WORLD PLAYING) We can touch the world with love if we put our hearts in it.
I know it is true.
Love breaks down barriers of all kinds.
Come on!
(MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ She walks with a beat ♪ As she works the streets ♪ In the dead of night ♪ Her kids must eat ♪ She's been laid off ♪ And his money's right ♪ Oh, Lord ♪ A world away ♪ Beneath the sun ♪ The Earth ♪ The Earth goes dry ♪ Hungry, starving people ♪ Search for food ♪ As their babies die ♪ And I say that We can touch the world ♪ We can touch the world ♪ When we meet them at their need ♪ We can touch them where they are ♪ If we help them to believe -CHORUS: ♪ Help them to believe -♪ Help them to believe ♪ Come on and touch the world ♪ Come on, oh, yeah ♪ He's on the pipe and he's got the shakes ♪ As he takes a puff (SINGER 1 VOCALIZING) SINGER 2: ♪ Their badges shine and there's no escape ♪ As they lock him up -♪ Lord have mercy -WHITNEY: ♪ Oh, Lord SINGER 1: ♪ Fourteen years old ♪ And without love ♪ The girl's runnin' wild SINGER 2: ♪ Yeah ♪ How can it be a four-month pregnancy?
♪ When she's the child Come on!
♪ We can touch the world ♪ When we meet them at their need ♪ We can touch them where they are ♪ Help them to believe -CHORUS: ♪ Help them to believe -♪ God knows ♪ We can help them to believe ♪ Oh, yes ♪ Around the globe ♪ People need to know ♪ That the answer's theirs today ♪ Oh ♪ Somewhere, somehow ♪ We must let them know ♪ That God gives hope -♪ And Jesus -CHORUS: ♪ Jesus is the way WHITNEY: ♪ Is the way ♪ My love is the way ♪ Oh, yes, He is -♪ Oh, yes, He is -CHORUS: ♪ Oh, yes, He is ♪ Oh, yes, He is ♪ Oh, yes, He is ♪ Help them ♪ Help them ♪ Help them to believe ♪ There's a boy out there ♪ Strung out on crack Lord, help him ♪ Gonna take all we have WHITNEY: ♪ Yes, it is -♪ To bring the boy on back -♪ Yes, it is SINGER 2: ♪ People search for food ♪ Without a home -SINGER 1: ♪ Gotta let them know -♪ Them know (ALL VOCALIZING) WHITNEY: ♪ Yeah, yeah -♪ Oh, yeah -♪ Yeah ♪ Help them, help them ♪ To believe ♪ Come on, yeah, yeah ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ Help them to believe WHITNEY: ♪ Help them to believe ♪ We can touch the world ♪ Touch the world, yeah CHORUS: ♪ When we meet them at their need WHITNEY: ♪ Touch the world ♪ Touch them CHORUS: ♪ We can touch them where they are ♪ Right here where they are CHORUS: ♪ Help them to believe ♪ Believe, come on CHORUS: ♪ We can touch the world ♪ We can touch this whole wide world ♪ With love, with love CHORUS: ♪ When we meet them at their need ♪ With love, yeah CHORUS: ♪ We can touch them where they are ♪ Help them to believe CHORUS: ♪ Help them to believe WHITNEY: ♪ To believe Yes!
CHORUS: ♪ Touch the world WHITNEY: ♪ Oh, yes ♪ Oh, yes, oh, yes ♪ Yes, we can♪ Ladies and gentlemen, my mother, Mrs. Cissy Houston!
(CROWD CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) CHORUS: ♪ Yeah, yeah All my brothers and sisters!
CHORUS: ♪ Yeah (CHORUS VOCALIZING) ♪ Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah ♪ Help them to believe ♪ Come on.
Come on.
-♪ Yeah - WHITNEY: ♪ Yeah -♪ Yeah -♪ Yeah ♪ Oh, yes ♪ We can touch the world -(CHORUS VOCALIZING) -♪ With love we can -♪ Yeah, yeah -♪ We can change things -♪ Yeah -♪ With love CHORUS: ♪ Oh, yeah -WHITNEY: ♪ Help them -♪ Help them to believe ♪ (SONG ENDS) (CROWD CHEERING) WHITNEY: Little more of that.
Little more.
Come on.
Go, go, go.
We're a little crooked up here.
There you go, baby.
Thank you so much.
Thank you so much.
Do you mind if I sit for a while?
No?
It's okay?
Cool.
Are you having a good time?
(CROWD CHEERING) (WHITNEY CHUCKLES) I'm having a ball.
I'm having a ball.
You know...
I have to tell you all something.
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING) When I came to South Africa...
I thought I was coming with something to give.
Never in my wildest imagination... did I think that I would receive so much.
(CROWD CHEERING) I have been... Oh, God.
I have been all over the world.
But never, and I mean never, have I felt such love and affection as I have here in South Africa.
Madiba.
Madiba.
I dedicate this song to you.
(CLEARS THROAT) You have taught me simply this... (LOVE IS PLAYING) ♪ Love is... ♪ What we... ♪ Make it ♪ Yes ♪ We can make it ♪ Something lovely ♪ So don't ♪ Desert me ♪ Instead ♪ Learn ♪ To trust, trust me ♪ And love is ♪ What we make it ♪ So... (CROWD CHEERING) ♪ Make it love ♪ Sweet love ♪ Oh, good love ♪ Yes, love is ♪ Give and taking ♪ Also making the best of nothing ♪ Let your reaction ♪ Be one ♪ Of compassion ♪ And love is ♪ What we make it ♪ So ♪ Why not make it love?
♪ Why work against the grain ♪ You tried so hard to grow?
♪ Why should we work in vain ♪ When in your heart You know ♪ All we need is love Sweet love ♪ Why ♪ Work against the grain ♪ You try so hard to grow?
♪ Why should we work in vain ♪ When in your heart you know ♪ Love is ♪ Sacrifices, sweet devices ♪ Toward one another ♪ So let's discover ♪ My, my, my ♪ What love ♪ Sweet, sweet love ♪ All la-love ♪ Love, love, la-love ♪ Has undercover ♪ I found that love is ♪ Give and taking ♪ Love is sacrificing ♪ Yes, love is ♪ What we make it ♪ So ♪ Oh (CROWD CHEERING) ♪ I pray ♪ We make it ♪ Love ♪ Sweet love ♪ Love, love, love Love, love ♪ I love you, Madiba.
(CROWD CHEERING) Thank you so much.
Did you know... That Jesus loves you?
I know there were times when you must've felt that nobody loves you.
There must've been times when you felt that nobody cared.
I know one man that loves you and loves me unconditionally.
His name is Jesus.
His name is Jesus.
(JESUS LOVES ME PLAYING) ♪ Yes ♪ Jesus loves me ♪ For the Bible ♪ Tells me and you so CHORUS: ♪ Tells me so ♪ Oh, yes, it does ♪ Oh CHORUS: ♪ Tells me so ♪ Jesus loves me ♪ This I know ♪ For the Bible tells me so ♪ All the little ones ♪ To him belong ♪ See, they are weak But God is strong ♪ Yes, Jesus loves me ♪ Yes, Jesus loves me -CHORUS: ♪ Loves me so... -♪ Yes, Jesus loves me ♪ For the Bible ♪ Tells me and you so ♪ Ooh, oh ♪ Yes, Jesus loves me ♪ He loves you ♪ Jesus ♪ He loves me ♪ For the Bible ♪ Tells me so CHORUS: ♪ I know I am loved ♪ You are loved ♪ You are loved It tells you so CHORUS: ♪ Feels so good to know ♪ And you're never, ever Ever alone ♪ Sometimes I'm lonely But never alone ♪ For the Bible ♪ Thank you, Lord ♪ Tells ♪ For the Bible ♪ See, it tells ♪ For, for the Bible ♪ Hallelujah ♪ Tells ♪ Tells me so -CHORUS: ♪ Ooh -♪ Oh, yes, it does CHORUS: ♪ Tells me so WHITNEY: ♪ Do you believe it?
♪ Ooh, ooh WHITNEY: ♪ Do you believe it?
CHORUS: ♪ Tells me so ♪ See, you've gotta believe ♪ You've gotta believe it CHORUS: ♪ Tells me so ♪ So, do you believe?
♪ Do you believe?
♪ Do you believe?
♪ Do you believe in love?
♪ You've gotta believe, You've gotta believe it ♪ Oh, yes ♪ He loves you ♪ He told me to tell you ♪ He loves you, He loves you ♪ He loves you, oh ♪ My Lord ♪ Just want to say Thank you, Lord ♪ Just want to say Thank you, Lord ♪ I want to say... ♪ Young lady playing keyboards is my blond sister Ms. Bette Sussman.
♪ Bette, Bette I know He loves you ♪ Yes, He does ♪ Oh ♪ Playing guitar, please welcome Mr. Paul Jackson Jr. ♪ Paul, know He loves you, Paul ♪ How do you know, Paul?
♪ That's how you know ♪ Uh-huh... ♪ These beautiful singers with these angelic God-given voices, I am proud to have them on stage with me.
♪ Olivia ♪ Oh... ♪ Olivia ♪ Oh... -♪ Does He love you, girl?
-OLIVIA: ♪ Yes, He does ♪ Does He love you?
(OLIVIA VOCALIZING) ♪ I know... ♪ Ms. Olivia McClurkin.
♪ Pattie (PATTIE VOCALIZING) -♪ Pattie -(VOCALIZING) ♪ Patience, does He love you?
♪ He loves me, Whitney WHITNEY: ♪ How do you know, girl?
♪ For the Bible tells me so... ♪ And do you believe it?
♪ I believe it, yeah -♪ Do you believe it?
-♪ I believe it -♪ Do you believe it?
-♪ Oh... ♪ Ms. Pattie Howard!
♪ For love, my love, Alfie -ALFIE: ♪ Yeah -♪ Alfie ALFIE: ♪ Yeah ♪ Does He love you?
♪ He loves me WHITNEY: ♪ How do you know, girl?
♪ He didn't abandon me When I've been too sad WHITNEY: ♪ Have you tried Him, girl?
♪ Oh, I've tried, Whitney -♪ Has He been true?
-♪ Yeah!
♪ Oh, he's good, ooh ♪ WHITNEY: Ms. Alfie Silas.
Ms. Alfie Silas!
♪ Uh-huh ♪ Oh, yes ♪ Oh, I want you to hear the girls -♪ Tell you so, come on -CHORUS: ♪ He loves me so ♪ Uh-huh-uh ♪ And I know WHITNEY: ♪ So glad I know ♪ Yes, He loves me so ♪ He loves us so CHORUS: ♪ And I know ♪ Look around ya, look CHORUS: ♪ Yes, He loves me so ♪ Look at one another and say ♪ And I know... ♪ He loves me and you the same CHORUS: ♪ Yes, He loves me so ♪ He loves us so CHORUS: ♪ And I know... ♪ Oh, do you believe He loves you?
♪ Ooh ♪ Ooh, ooh CHORUS: ♪ Loves you so ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ My Lord ♪ Loves me so ♪ See, He loves me ♪ Me and you ♪ Yes, He does ♪ Don't you ever Ever forget that ♪ Yes, He does -CHORUS: ♪ He loves you so -♪ Oh, oh ♪ Yeah ♪ Yeah ♪ Yeah ♪ Yeah, He does ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ Hallelujah ♪ Hallelujah ♪ Everybody, say yeah CROWD: Yeah!
♪ Say yeah CROWD: Yeah!
-♪ Say yeah -CROWD: ♪ Yeah!
♪ Say yeah, yeah CROWD: Yeah, yeah.
♪ Say yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ CROWD: Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Oh, Jesus loves you.
He loves you.
(CHUCKLES) My, my, my.
Jesus call them... Oh, we're gonna have a church song.
Oh, my goodness.
We have church like this back home.
♪ Uh-huh ♪ My God's all right ♪ He's all right ♪ He's all, He's all -CHORUS: ♪ He's all... -♪ He's all right -♪ He's all right -♪ He's all right -♪ He's mighty good -♪ He's all right -♪ He's all right -♪ He's all right -♪ We are loved -♪ He's all right -♪ He can change things -♪ He's all right -♪ He can change things -♪ He's all right -♪ Aren't you glad?
-♪ He's all right -♪ Aren't you glad?
-♪ He's all right -♪ Aren't you glad?
-♪ He's all right -♪ I'm glad about it -♪ He's all right ♪ I'm glad about it ♪ Aren't you glad?
♪ Aren't you glad?
♪ Oh, Lord, we are glad ♪ Yes, we are ♪ Hallelujah ♪ Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord.
-Praise the Lord.
-(CROWD CHEERING) The Lord wants us to jam right about now.
(MASTER BLASTER (JAMMIN') PLAYING) Come on!
Yeah.
♪ Everyone's feeling pretty ♪ It's hotter than July ♪ Though the world is full of problems ♪ They can't touch us Even if they try ♪ From the park, I hear rhythms ♪ Bash is hot on the box ♪ Tonight There will be a party ♪ Right here The end of the block ♪ Didn't know that you ♪ Would be jammin' Until the break of dawn ♪ See nobody ever told you That you ♪ Would be jammin' Until the break of dawn ♪ Would be jammin' And jammin' and jammin' ♪ Jam on ♪ Jam on ♪ Hey, hey ♪ They want us To join their fighting ♪ But our answer today ♪ Is to let all our worries ♪ Like the breeze through our fingers slip away ♪ Peace has come to Zimbabwe ♪ Third World's right on the one ♪ Now's the time for celebration ♪ We've only just begun ♪ Didn't know that you ♪ Would be jammin' until the break of dawn ♪ See nobody ever told you that you ♪ Would be jammin' Until the break of dawn ♪ Oh, oh, nobody ever told you that you ♪ You, you, you ♪ Dawn ♪ Don't just stop the music Oh, no ♪ Oh, no!
♪ Don't stop the love ♪ Don't stop the love, oh, no ♪ We're in the middle of a ♪ Love, love, love Love, love, love ♪ Oh, break it down ♪ Break it Break it down for me ♪ Oh, oh... ♪ I'd like to introduce some of the brass on stage with me.
Playing trumpet is Mr. Michael "Patches" Stewart.
Give it up, give it up, give it up, give it up.
(CROWD CHEERING) Playing trombone is Mr. George Bohanon.
Give it up.
What's that big thing?
A bara... A baratoon?
Baritone?
Playing the baritone saxophone is Mr. Gary Bias.
(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY) Playing trumpet, Oscar... Mr. Oscar Brashear.
Can I hear y'all a little bit?
Can you play for me a little bit?
(TRUMPETS PLAYING) ♪ Uh, uh... ♪ Playing percussions, please welcome Mr. Bashiri Johnson, everybody.
♪ Ooh ♪ Can we say that we're jammin'?
CHORUS: ♪ Jammin', jammin' ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord ♪ Oh, yes -♪ Jammin' -CHORUS: ♪ Jammin' -♪ Jammin' -CHORUS: ♪ Jammin' ♪ Jammin' CHORUS: ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord ♪ Can you say, jammin', jammin' ♪ Jammin' ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord ♪ Can you say we're jammin'?
♪ Jammin', jammin' ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord ♪ You say we're jammin' ♪ Jammin', jammin' ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord Come on!
♪ Jammin', jammin', jammin' ♪ Jammin' in the name ♪ Let me hear you say CROWD: (SINGING) ♪ Jammin', jammin', jammin' ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord WHITNEY: Way over here, come on!
CROWD: (SINGING) ♪ Jammin', jammin', jammin' ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord I can't hear you.
♪ Jammin', jammin', jammin' ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord ♪ Come on, y'all, we're ♪ Jammin', jammin', jammin' ♪ Jammin' in the name ♪ All right, let me hear you, South Africa!
CROWD: (SINGING) ♪ Jammin', jammin', jammin' ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord Way over here, let me hear you.
CROWD: (SINGING) ♪ Jammin', jammin', jammin' ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord Let me hear you louder!
CROWD: (SINGING) ♪ Jammin', jammin', jammin' ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord You can do better than that.
CROWD: (SINGING) ♪ Jammin', jammin', jammin' ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord ♪ Oh, we're jammin' Jammin', jammin' ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord ♪ Oh, y'all, we're CHORUS: ♪ Jammin' Jammin', jammin' ♪ Oh, oh ♪ Oh ♪ That was very good.
But now, listen, I know that there are at least over 60,000 people here tonight.
(CROWD CHEERING) Now, I wanna hear that strong South African pride.
Come on.
Come on.
We're gonna try one more time.
A one, two, three, go!
CROWD: (SINGING) ♪ Jammin', jammin', jammin' ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord Yeah!
CROWD: (SINGING) ♪ Jammin', jammin', jammin' ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord ♪ Yeah, come on, we...
CROWD: (SINGING) ♪ Jammin', jammin', jammin' ♪ Yes!
♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord ♪ Oh, you sound beautiful ♪ Yes, we're gonna be jammin' ♪ In the name In the name of the Lord ♪ We are jammin' Jammin', jammin' CHORUS: ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord WHITNEY: ♪ Yes, we are Yeah, we're...
CHORUS: ♪ Jammin', jammin', jammin' WHITNEY: ♪ Oh...
CHORUS: ♪ Jammin' in the name of the Lord WHITNEY: ♪ Yes, oh, oh ♪ Hey, hey ♪ We are jammin' ♪ With peace ♪ And love ♪ (CROWD CHEERING) Yeah!
Yeah!
You are beautiful.
You are beautiful.
You are beautiful.
I love you back.
I love you back.
I love you back.
I love you back.
Please, on drums, Mr. Michael Baker.
(CROWD CHEERING) And please give a warm round of applause for our musical director, Mr. Rickey Minor.
You know, I...
I'm so full.
I may never be able to tell... ...what I truly feel here tonight.
So I'll just sing it to you.
(CROWD CHEERING) (I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU PLAYING) - ♪ If... -(CROWD CHEERING) (CROWD CONTINUES CHEERING) ♪ I... ♪ Should... ♪ Stay ♪ I would only, only be in ♪ Your way (CROWD CHEERING) ♪ So I'll go ♪ But I know ♪ I'll think of you ♪ Every step of ♪ The way (CROWD CHEERING) ♪ And I ♪ Ooh, I ♪ Will always love you ♪ I will always ♪ Love you ♪ You, you ♪ You ♪ My darling, you ♪ Mmm ♪ Bittersweet memories ♪ That is all ♪ I'm taking with me ♪ So goodbye ♪ Please, don't cry ♪ We both know ♪ I'm not what you, you need ♪ And I ♪ Will always love you ♪ I will always love you ♪ You (SAXOPHONE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ Oh, yes, I will ♪ I hope ♪ I hope life treats you kind ♪ And I hope ♪ You have all you've dreamed of ♪ And I wish to you joy ♪ And happiness ♪ But above all this ♪ I wish you love ♪ And I ♪ Will always love you ♪ I will always love you ♪ Say, I ♪ I will always love you ♪ I, I will ♪ I will always love you ♪ You, I I will always ♪ Love you You, I ♪ I will always love (CROWD CHEERING) ♪ I will always love (VOCALIZING) ♪ You ♪ You, you ♪ You, you, you, you, you ♪ Ooh, I'll always ♪ I'll always ♪ Love ♪ You ♪ You ♪ (VOCALIZING) (CROWD CHEERING) (SAXOPHONE MUSIC PLAYING) Peace!
I love you!
God bless you and thank you!
All my heart.
(MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING) (SONG ENDS) (I'M EVERY WOMAN PLAYING) (CROWD CHEERING) ♪ Whatever you want ♪ Whatever you need ♪ Anything you want done, baby ♪ I'll do it naturally ♪ 'Cause I'm every woman CHORUS: ♪ Every woman ♪ It's all in me (VOCALIZING) ♪ It's all in me ♪ Yeah ♪ Oh, Lord Go, ladies!
Go, ladies!
Go, ladies!
Come on!
♪ Oh, yes!
(UPBEAT TEMPO PLAYING) Come on!
Ladies, you sing, it's your song.
CHORUS: ♪ I'm every woman ♪ It's all in me ♪ Anything you want done, baby ♪ I'll do it naturally ♪ I'm every woman CHORUS: ♪ It's all in me ♪ I can read your thoughts right now ♪ Every one from A to Z CHORUS: ♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa -♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa -WHITNEY: ♪ Oh, oh ♪ I can cast a spell ♪ Secrets you can't tell ♪ Mix a special brew ♪ Put fire inside of you ♪ Anytime you feel danger or fear ♪ Then instantly I will appear, oh CHORUS: ♪ I'm every woman - ♪ It's all in me -WHITNEY: ♪ It's all in me ♪ Anything you want done, baby ♪ I'll do it naturally CHORUS: ♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa -♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa -♪ Oh, oh ♪ Oh, I can sense your needs ♪ Like rain onto the seeds ♪ I can make a rhyme of confusion in your mind ♪ And when it comes down to some good old-fashioned love ♪ I've got it, I've got it ♪ I've got it, got it Baby, baby CHORUS: ♪ I'm every woman -♪ It's all in me -♪ It's all in me ♪ Anything you want done, baby ♪ I'll do it, naturally ♪ I'll do it, I'll do it I'll do it, I'll do it CHORUS: ♪ I'm every woman -♪ It's all in me -♪ It's all in me ♪ I can read your thoughts right now ♪ Every one from A to Z CHORUS: ♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa -♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa -♪ Oh, oh CHORUS: ♪ I ain't bragging ♪ 'Cause I'm the one CHORUS: ♪ Just ask me ♪ Ooh, and it shall be done CHORUS: ♪ And don't bother ♪ Oh, to compare CHORUS: ♪ I've got it -♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa -♪ Aah, yeah, yeah, got it ♪ Got it, got it, yeah (SINGER VOCALIZING) ♪ Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah -CHORUS: ♪ I'm every woman -♪ I'm every woman -CHORUS: ♪ I'm every woman -♪ Do you believe that, baby?
-CHORUS: ♪ I'm every woman -♪ Oh ♪ I want you to know that -CHORUS: ♪ I'm every woman -♪ Oh -CHORUS: ♪ I'm every woman -♪ I'm every woman, baby -CHORUS: ♪ I'm every woman -(VOCALIZING) -CHORUS: ♪ I'm every woman -♪ I'm every, I'm every -CHORUS: ♪ I'm every woman -♪ I'm every, I'm every, oh -CHORUS: ♪ I'm every woman -♪ You're every woman -CHORUS: ♪ I'm every woman -♪ You're every woman ♪ You're every woman -♪ I'm every woman -♪ Oh, I want you to know that ♪ You know that, oh -♪ I'm every woman -♪ I'm every woman CHORUS: ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman♪ (SONG ENDS) (CROWD CHEERING) You, you, you!
You, you, you!
You are... and you have shown the world that you are the greatest love of all.
(CROWD CHEERING) This is from me to you.
(THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL PLAYING) ♪ I believe ♪ The children are our future ♪ Let's teach them well ♪ And let them lead the way ♪ Let's show them all ♪ The beauty they possess ♪ Inside ♪ Give them a sense of pride to make it easier ♪ Let the children's laughter ♪ Remind us how ♪ We used ♪ We used to ♪ To be ♪ Everybody's searching for a hero ♪ People need someone to look up to ♪ I never found anyone ♪ Who fulfilled my needs ♪ It's a lonely place to be ♪ So I learned to depend on me ♪ I decided long ago ♪ Never to walk in anyone's shadows ♪ If I fail, if I succeed ♪ At least I'll live as I believe, oh ♪ No matter what they take from me ♪ They can't take away our dignity ♪ Because the greatest ♪ Love of all ♪ Is happening to you and me ♪ My love ♪ I found ♪ The greatest ♪ The greatest love of all ♪ Inside of me ♪ The greatest love ♪ Of all ♪ Oh ♪ It is, it is so easy ♪ We gotta learn ♪ Learn to love ourselves ♪ Yes, it's the greatest ♪ Greatest love of all ♪ And if, by chance ♪ Your special place ♪ That you've been ♪ Dreaming of ♪ Should lead you ♪ To a lonely place ♪ Just ♪ You gotta find ♪ You gotta find ♪ You gotta find ♪ Babe, gotta find your... ♪ Find your strength ♪ In ♪ Find it in love♪ (SONG ENDS) (CROWD CLAPPING) I love you.
I love you.
I love you so much.
Can you wait for a minute?
I'll be back.
Can you wait?
You sure?
All right, I'll be right back.
(CROWD CHEERING) I cannot leave without singing this particular song.
I have... Like I said, I have been everywhere in this world.
I have... seen Japanese people in Japan.
I have seen Chinese people in China.
I have seen Italian people in Italy.
I have seen the Spanish in Spain.
I have finally come home to see my people.
(CROWD CHEERING) (HOME PLAYING) And this is simply what I think about it.
(VOCALIZES) ♪ When I think of home ♪ I think of a place ♪ Where there's ♪ Love overflowing ♪ I wish I was home ♪ I wish I was back there ♪ With the things I've been knowing ♪ Wind that makes the tall grass ♪ Bend into leaning ♪ And suddenly the raindrops that fall ♪ They have a meaning ♪ Sprinkling the scene ♪ Makes the scene ♪ So clean ♪ And, yes, there's a chance ♪ For me to go back ♪ Now that I have free direction ♪ Sure would be nice ♪ To be home ♪ Where there's so much love ♪ And affection ♪ And just maybe I can convince time ♪ To slow up ♪ Giving me enough time in my life ♪ To grow up ♪ Time, remain my friend ♪ And let me start ♪ Again ♪ And, yes ♪ Suddenly the world is gonna change its face ♪ But we know where we're going Don't we know where we're going?
Yeah.
♪ I have had my mind ♪ Spun around and around in space ♪ And yet, I've ♪ I've watched it growing ♪ Oh, I know you're listening, God ♪ So please don't make it hard ♪ To know we shouldn't believe ♪ Everything we see ♪ Tell us, should we try and stay?
♪ Or should we run away ♪ Would it be better ♪ Just to let things be?
♪ Living here in my brand new world ♪ Yes, it might be a fantasy ♪ Lord, please don't let it be ♪ Because you taught me to love ♪ So I know I know this world is real ♪ It's so real ♪ It's real to me ♪ And I've learned we must look ♪ Inside our hearts ♪ To find ♪ To find ♪ A world full of love ♪ Just like yours Just like 'em ♪ Like mine ♪ Like my home♪ (SONG ENDS) I love you!
I love you!
Thank you so much.
Good night.
(CROWD CLAPPING) (I'M EVERY WOMAN PLAYING) CHORUS: ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman - ♪ I'm every woman -(INAUDIBLE) ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ I'm every woman ♪ (SONG ENDS) (CROWD CLAPPING)
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