Angélique Kidjo Sings Help Me
Clip: Season 2023 Episode 1 | 3m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Angélique Kidjo performs "Help Me" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell.
Angélique Kidjo performs "Help Me" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song concert honoring Joni Mitchell at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., March 1, 2023.
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Angélique Kidjo Sings Help Me
Clip: Season 2023 Episode 1 | 3m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Angélique Kidjo performs "Help Me" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song concert honoring Joni Mitchell at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., March 1, 2023.
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(audience applauds) ♪ Help me ♪ ♪ I think I'm falling in love again ♪ ♪ When I got that crazy feeling I know I'm in trouble again ♪ ♪ I'm in trouble.
♪ ♪ 'Cause you're a rambler and a gambler ♪ ♪ And a sweet talkin' ladies man ♪ ♪ And you love your lovin' ♪ ♪ Lovin' ♪ ♪ Not like you love your freedom ♪ (trumpet plays) ♪ Help me, I think I'm fallin' in love too fast ♪ ♪ It's got me hopin' for the future ♪ ♪ and worryin' about the past ♪ ♪ 'Cause I've seen some hot, hot blazes come down ♪ ♪ to smoke and ash ♪ ♪ We love our lovin' ♪ ♪ Lovin' ♪ ♪ But not like we love our freedom ♪ (trumpet plays) ♪ Oh, didn't it feel good ♪ ♪ We were sittin' there talkin' ♪ ♪ Or lyin' there not talkin', didn't it feel good ♪ ♪ Go dance with the lady with the hole in her stockin' ♪ ♪ Didn't it feel good ♪ ♪ Didn't it feel good ♪ ♪ Didn't it feel good ♪ ♪ Good ♪ ♪ Didn't it feel good ♪ ♪ Didn't it feel good ♪ (band plays) ♪ Help me, I think I'm fallin' in love with you ♪ ♪ Are you gonna let me go there by myself ♪ ♪ That's such a lonely thing to do ♪ ♪ Both of us flirtin' around ♪ ♪ Flirtin' around, hurtin' too ♪ ♪ We love our lovin' ♪ ♪ Lovin' ♪ ♪ But not like we love our freedom ♪ ♪ Mmm, we do love our freedom ♪ ♪ What will be without freedom ♪ ♪ Freedom, freedom, freedom ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey ♪ ♪ Ah ah ah ♪ (audience applauds)
An All-Star Ensemble Performs Big Yellow Taxi
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An all-star ensemble sings "Big Yellow Taxi" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell. (3m 25s)
Annie Lennox Sings Both Sides Now
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Annie Lennox performs "Both Sides Now" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell. (5m 3s)
Brandi Carlile, Lucius and Celisse Perform Shine
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Brandi Carlile, Lucius and Celisse perform "Shine" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize. (5m 6s)
Carla Hayden Presents The Gershwin Award to Joni Mitchell
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Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden presents the Gershwin Prize to Joni Mitchell. (2m 56s)
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Cyndi Lauper performs "Blue" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell. (3m 32s)
Diana Krall Performs For the Roses
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Diana Krall performs "For the Roses" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell. (4m 17s)
Graham Nash Performs A Case of You
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Graham Nash performs "A Case of You" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize concert for Joni Mitchell. (5m 1s)
Herbie Hancock and Ledisi Perform River
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Ledisi and Herbie Hancock perform "River" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell. (4m 50s)
James Taylor Performs California
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James Taylor performs "California" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell. (4m 23s)
Joni Mitchell's Gershwin Prize Acceptance Speech
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Singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell accepts the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. (51s)
Joni Mitchell Sings Summertime
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Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoree Joni Mitchell performs "Summertime." (6m 57s)
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Marcus Mumford performs "Carey" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize concert honoring Joni Mitchell. (3m 32s)
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