I cried too but it always happens when I listen to The Rain Song, Since I've Been Loving You and Thank You as well, these song completely choke me up...the Rain Song will get you!
Everytime I need the box of tissues. Lol. The bowler hats they are all wearing is a tribute to John Bonham. That was his favorite hat to wear and the drummer is his son Jason Bonham.
I got emotional when I saw Robert crying and seeing Jason Bonham there playing his Dad's drums and him and the choir wearing John's bowler hat. The Kennedy Centre Honours, pays tribute to artists for their contribution to the arts. This was in 2012
The drummer is the son of John Bonham, the drummer for Led Zeppelin. He had been invited by the band members to be there with them, but he said he couldn't make it, he had a prior commitment. They had no idea he would be there. That's why Robert Plant is on the verge of tears.
This is one of the greatest performances in music history. Heart are incomparable, from way back to now. I get emotional the second it begins. To watch Led Zeppelin feel what was happening, is a gift.
Music is a gift. We all share in it and we all experience it This gets me emotional each time I see it. The love in that room that night. Over music. Powerful.
This performance is not just a tribute - it's a freaking religious experience! I've watched this 2012 performance countless times and it gets better each time. Thanks for the reaction!
"Why is it emotional...I feel like im going to cry.." - that kind sir, is the power of this uniquely human invention called MUSIC! honestly, if you DONT get goosebumps then you're dead.
Ann Wilson is imo the best female rock vocalist ever!! Her and sister Nancy have quite an extensive list of great music...this performance is phenomenal in every way...the full version is even better... I have enjoyed watching your reactions 🙂
This hopefully shows that when people say zeppelin are rock Gods , it's not an opnion it is just a fact. The impact they had on music is undeniable. I could be wrong, but I don't think the other members knew that Jason Bonham was going to be there. The hat he, and rhe choir, are wearing is the same hat his dad used to wear.
You are correct -- none of the Zep guys knew Jason was going to be there. In fact Jason had run into one of them at the airport and had to play dumb. I'm not sure if the Zep guys knew any of those performers were going to be there ahead of time.
Heart , sisters Anne and Nancy Wilson, began in the 70s, as a Led Zeppelin tribute band. So, incredible they came full circle! They can both sing amazingly so now I'm guessing you need to go back to their early days. I suggest, Barracuda and Magic Man from the 70s. Later to the 80s. Best rock chick voices in my opinion
I got a kick out of seeing the iconic classical cellist (cello player), Yo Yo Ma, "rocking out" in the audience, at 5:38 (on your vid), when the piece was really wailing. Excellent composition, arrangement, & production crosses all musical boundaries.
Ann Wilson was 63 when they did this. She just walked on stage and figuratively asked all the guests who'd sang earlier "Is that all ya got? Hold my beer"
The addition of the choir is what made me cry. So darn good . Heart has a history of playing Zep tunes live. Robert Plant usually hates covers , But not Heart ❤️
Only four bands to date have received the Kennedy Center Honors, which is awarded annually to those performing artists for their contribution to American culture. I would recommend watching the entire Led Zeppelin tribute which begins with an introduction and history of band by Jack Black. It is 22 minutes long with performances by Foo Fighters, Kid Rock and Lenny Kravitz with Heart closing out the show. If you choose to react to it, would love to see it.
Kid Rock was a last minute replacement for Bon Jovi. I was part of the choir that did KCH every year, and we all thought it was a disgrace that Kid Rock was part of the performance, but he had a relationship with the Kennedy Center board somehow and kept being part of KCH events
Yes, Led Zeppelin was being honored in 2012. Ann and Nancy Wilson from Heart(lead singer and guitarist) sang this when they were 62 and 58 respectively. They were huge Led Zeppelin fans and covered a lot of their songs. I would venture to say you've heard some of their songs too. They're a kickass rock band! Barracuda Magic man These dreams Crazy on you Many more! Thanks for your great reactions! 👍❤ BTW, there's a better version of this that starts with a shot of the outside of the Kennedy Center. You get to see it REALLY build up and it's more moving, IMHO. (This is an edited version)
I didn't know that interesting fact. Her voice is so perfect. Watching Jimmy Page and Robert Plants reactions was bittersweet. My favorite of all time.
IT was a full tribute with many performances but they sure gave Stairway the full treatment that it deserves. So many emotional parts with Bonzos son playing for his Dad the choir all wearing the Bonzo hats Heart being contemporaries and long time fangirls of Led zep. A big performance done beautifully but done originally by 4 guys spectacularly unequalled.
The Kennedy Center Honors are awards that are given to artists from various creative areas. This is from 2012 and the honorees then were, Buddy Guy, Dustin Hoffman, David Letterman, Natalia Makarova, and Led Zeppelin. Each honoree gets a tribute with other artists showcasing their work. For Zep, Jack Black did the introduction, Lenny Kravitz, and the Foo Fighters performed and Heart with this tribute. Heart is comprised of sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson and are huge Zep fans; they often play Zep songs in their concerts and singer Ann Wilson's voice has often been described as the "female Robert Plant". Drummer Jason Bonham is John's son and a fantastic drummer in his own right. Jason also drummed with the remaining members of Zep for their Celebration Day concert in 2007. Jason tells a story that for the Kennedy Center Honors, each honoree could bring a guest and Robert had invited him. Jason couldn't tell him he had to turn him down because he would be onstage performing for their tribute. He said it was the hardest secret he had to keep. The bowler hats people were wearing was a nod to John who'd wear one occasionally onstage. Why is this performance so moving? Because art so often is. Zeppelin's music, especially, is emotional and will touch heart, mind, body, and soul.
I don't know why it was emotional for you, but I can tell you why for me. I've been listening to this song since I was little kid. At one time, even though Zeppelin had a lot of fans, there was a lot of criticism too about the style of music. Ya know that (evil rock music!!) To see them being honored in this way, with Obama and half of DC present was something. also, Heart has been covering Zeppelin beautifully for decades, so having Anne and Nancy Wilson doing this was also something. Not to forget Jason Bonham on the drums, honoring his late father in front of the surviving members. All of that combined made my eyes water first time I saw it.
If I’ve said it once I’ve said it fifty times; this here is Led Zeppelin finally hearing, for the first time, what we’ve all been hearing every time we listen to Stairway for the last 52 years.
Actually the whole 20 minutes or so Kennedy center’s tribute was great. Jack Black kicked things off with a hilariously epic introduction. Then the Foo Fighters with Taylor Hawkins (RIP) on vocals did an energetic rendition of Rock n Roll, followed by Kid Rock doing a cool version of Ramble On, then Lenny Kravitz giving every inch of his love on Whole Lotta Love and finally culminating in an epic performance of Stairway by Heart and company. Great stuff!!
Heart is a band out of the Seattle area in the ‘70’s. Ann Wilson has one of the best female rock voices ever. Her sister Nancy is a great guitarist & singer also. Heart was big in the 70’s & 80’s (although they lost some of their rock edge in the 80’s due to label pressure to make them “marketable”). They are still performing together today. Barracuda (about record execs/managers) Magic Man They are 2 of their early songs that are a great place to start with them. They’ve been friends with Zeppelin since the 70’s.
Heart is fantastic, definitely check them out. One of the many great groups that were influenced by Led Zeppelin. Before you move on you should definitely check out something from Royal Albert Hall 1970. I think How Many More Times (medley) is the best but Dazed and Confused is also stellar. Also Traveling Riverside Blues from The BBC Sessions is a must. It was recorded for BBC Radio in 1971 or so but not released until much later - 1991 maybe. It was created at the recording session on the spot according to Jimmy Page.
Thanks for this one. So emotional. Heart paid much respect to Zep. Heart is so worth checking out. Their Dream Boat Annie album is one of my favorites.
Heart is amazing, such talent in these sisters...Def worth a deep dive into their music...This is a beautiful song, never thought anyone else could do this song, but the grls did a phenomenal job with it and you can see it in the fellas faces that they were very impressed and emotional...Just awesome...Thanx so much for reaction, Peace
A moving performance for sure, it chokes me up seeing Led Zep react to the performance. I think every girl in my freshman dorm brought their Heart and Frampton Comes Alive albums to school with them, they were that good. And yes, we took our stereos and vinyl to school with us in the ‘70s. Peace from Ohio …
It's emotional because 1) this is an incredibly emotional song anyway 2) Jon Bonham's own son is wearing his Dad's bowler hat and playing on his original drum set. 3) the legends Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart are singing this 4) A great gospel choir behind them 5) Led Zeppelin themselves had tears in their eyes and really loved the performance. What's not to love and what's not to get emotional about? I always cry & get goosebumps when I watch this.
The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. The honors have been presented annually since 1978, culminating each December in a star-studded gala celebrating the honorees in the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C. (from Wikipedia)
If you don't know Heart, you're in for a treat if you start reacting to them. Kennedy Center Honors are lifetime awards given out to entertainers in every genre. Other entertainers perform the honorees' works. There's a super Kennedy Center Honors video of Adam Lambert doing Cher's "Believe".
I'm listening to music over 60 years this is one of the greatest performances ever. Anne Wilson is one of the greatest singers ever. I suggest checking out a few of their songs Barracuda, Alone, Crazy on You! This was in 2012. Incredible performance. Best success on yr channel
😊I thought the tribute was great. It was heart felt and huge. That is a tribute to Led Zeppelin! This was a moving performance and even the members of Led Zeppelin enjoyed the performance. Great job by Heart, the singers and orchestra. Loved it.
Can you imagine the nerve it took to play that solo in front of the God King James Patrick Page? I'd be so nervous! Props to Heart (Seattle's own baby!) for bringing it home in style! Great performance
You know who Heart is now! American rock band Heart consists of 15 studio albums, nine live albums, nine compilation albums, 64 singles and 35 music videos. They have sold about 35 million records worldwide. They're been rocking with the big boys since the 70s. This version was cut and edited for TV, it's not the entire song. You can find the full version on youtube.
HEART is an epic band that still performs..They have many great songs..Barracuda, Magic Man, Crazy On You, Straight On, Dog And Butterfly, Alone, among many others..Ann Wilson is considered by many the best Female Rock Voice..They've been around since the early 70's...
No one could have paid a better tribute to the official #1 Classic Rock song of all time, & the great Led Zeppelin, than the sisters, Ann & Nancy Wilson, & Mr. Jason Bonham. Thanks for your reaction.
HEART (Ann and Nancy Wilson) are one of the most legendary iconic female rock bands. They are from my era. I used to listen to them on repeat. Please check out some of their music.
That was the edited-down version, but still good. Maybe the best cover of any rock song, ever. Jason Bonham, who was not known by the band to be coming to this event, was playing his dad's drum kit. Heart is its own (mini) rabbit hole, and yes, Jason is quite an accomplished drummer in his own right. When you get to the end of the reviews of the studio albums, you need to watch the entire 2007 Celebration Day Zeppelin reunion concert at the O2 arena in London. Zeppelin played for two hours, with Jason on the drums, and they were magnificent - very emotional.
Amen to the fantastic 2007 Celebration Day concert!! So thankful LedZep was honored by the Kennedy Center whilst they were still alive -- all too often it takes a death to initiate a memorial tribute. 😩
I'm not putting down this performance, it was truly amazing, but consider that there were 100+ performers on stage to do what 4 guys did, to equal effect, themselves. Consider also that Jason Bonham took on those drumming duties himself while all other positions had a bit of back-up.
That is true. I think there were at least 4 guitarists. But adding the strings, horns and choir was pretty awesome. A fitting tribute and done with style and grace and EXTREME respect
It doesn’t matter how many people they added to this rendition it was amazing did you get tears in your eyes on this one because if you didn’t you don’t understand this LZ song
Heart has many hits of their own and are worthy of a deep dive into them. But Ann and Nancy are big fans of Led Zeppelin and have several covers on RU-vid. One of my favorites is their cover of "Battle of Evermore" but all their Zeppelin covers are great.
Heart, Goddesses of ROCK!!! A great picture of Rock legends singing to Rock Gods lol! Nancy Wilson has one of the greatest female rock voices of all time...This is almost a religious experience every time I hear it...just wow. The event is usually a tribute to someone. Ya emotional for sure.
you should watch the entire thing. jack black starts things off with a brief history of zeppelin and cracks a few jokes. lenny kravitz does a really good performance of "whole lotta love" plus a few other artists do various covers ending with Heart doing "stairway to heaven" you don't know who Heart is??? you should definitely do a reaction to them next. Sisters Ann (singer) and Nancy (guitar) Wilson formed Heart in the late 60's and are still playing today. Amazing female rockers with such smash hits like "Barracuda", "Magic Man", "Crazy on You" +++
Thanks for reviewing this tribute to Led Zepplin! Yes, Heart is definitely a band to look into - especially their early material recorded in the 70s. Ann Wilson kept her voice and range as strong as it's ever been over the decades of her career!
It’s emotional because LZ’s beloved drummer Jon Bonham died young and he loved wearing Bowler hats and to see his son Jason there playing the drums wearing the Bowler hat and the huge choir wearing them too. I’m a big LZ fan and I cried my eyes out when I saw this.
Hey SalvoG, FYI…. THIS VIDEO YOU REACTED TO, WAS ACTUALLY SHORTENED - BY OVER A MINUTE - FROM THE WHOLE ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE; THIS LINK IS FOR THE ENTIRE ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE, WHICH WAS OVER 7 MINUTES (ALMOST 8 MINUTES) LONG: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LFxOaDeJmXk.htmlsi=yLC46zlWDymaDOhb (It includes… MORE of Ann Wilson’s improvised vocals; a longer guitar solo (I think?) …more views of the Obamas/other celebrities “rocking out” in the audience; and Led Zeppelin giving Heart a standing ovation.)
If ya never saw one of the finest films of its era, "ALMOST FAMOUS", the music for the made-up rock band was written by Ann Wilson (and some by a little-known artist named Peter Frampton). If ya haven't seen the movie, I just feel bad for you.
*Morning Bro* seen this 100 times, always gets me.! You *SHOULD* watch the full 20 min Kennedy Center Honors induction of Led Zeppelin.! It's wayyy cool..... *David* ....
The Kennedy Centers Honorees is like a Hall of Fame, so a full tribute for several minutes for several recipients, so lengthy production annually. This Stairway production is like a tie for "best Kennedy Center moment ever" when Aretha Franklin did "Natural Woman" for song composer, Carole King". Here: Jason Bonham had honor of "last note" at end of song.
The Kennedy Center annually honors artists. It airs on CBS sometime between Thanksgiving and New Year's. I DVR it, so I never miss it. This performance, however, is the most powerful and spirit lifting performance I've ever watched.
Kennedy Honor Awards People that have made a contribution to society. David Lettermen was next to Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin was being recognized as a Award Winner
It's from 2012. David Letterman and a ballerina (whose name I cannot recall) were the other honorees that year. There was a longer tribute to Led Zeppelin, but there was a commercial break before Heart came on to do Stairway to Heaven. Jack Black did the actual narration of the tribute, then there were performances by Foo Fighters, Lenny Kravitz, etc. (all the people who came out on stage at the end of Stairway). You can find the whole Led Zeppelin tribute here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AAsUq2aIyr8.html :)
The Kennedy Center Honors are annual honors given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. They have been presented annually since 1978, culminating each December in a gala celebrating five honorees in the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C.. While the awards are primarily given to individuals, they have occasionally been given to couples or musical groups, as well as to one Broadway musical and one television show. The Bowler hats were there for a reason, John Bonham had a particular love for them and frequently wore them on stage.
Jason Bonham is the son of John Bonham the original drummer of Led Zep. Heart and Led Zep. go way back in Rock N Roll. The Kennedy Honors is a tribute to the arts and is hosted by the White House First Family and from Caroline Kennedy who is the Chairwoman the Kennedy Honors. She is the daughter of President John F. Kennedy. This Honors Ceremony takes place every year with the exception of 2016-2020 I will just leave it at that! It is back on now like it should be!😎
My guess on Robert Plant he is thinking back all of those many years and how he started what turned out to be the greatest band alive with his best friend & band mate John Bonham who is now looking down on his old band mates ❤ ....and his son Jason, who is filling in and playing on his old drum kit ✌️🙂 plus Ann & Nancy Wilson, who were brilliant !
And now you've been introduced to Heart ❤ sigh - thanks for perking up the end of crummy day. Freaking love Heart - here's my favorite live that shows off both sisters at once: Heart "Crazy on You" 1977 live ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V44HiAX91Hs.html
*How* do you not know who Heart is???? Different generation. I could be parent to a Millenial I guess but my house would have been filled w/Classic rock to be sure. If I had had children, they would have been well-versed in rock bands of the 60-90's....
Heart was known for doing killer Zep covers around Seattle when they were coming up - Zep knew and approved - they were fans of Heart. Later when Cameron Crow made Singles (Set in Seattle) he had married Nancy Wilson - and he was the first person Zep allowed to license thier music for a film. Lots of connections between Zeppelin and Heart - this goes back to the 70's. Who else do you think they;d trust with thier biggest hit?
Yes, it's honoring them. Watch the whole thing. It's out of this world. Did you know that the drummer is the son of the original drummer who passed away. Watch it all, and also watch The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for many bands. Heart is an amazing group. Listen to Barracuda.
Imagine trying to Robert Plant in front of Robert Plant. Same for Jimmy tbf. I really loved seeing JPJ. He really looked like he was enjoying and definitely feeling the music.
Jack black introduction of zeppelin is a must see. Its the Kennedy honors and yes zeppelin was honored. Lenny Kravitz many other band sang zeppelin songs but ann and nancy Wilson killed it. Especially with Jason Bonham on drums.
Amazed everytime I see this, it is emotional. Yes its a tribute to Led Zeppelin...and Heart was good friends and always looked up to Led Zep. Check out some Heart from the past. Ann Wilson was 59 at the time...btw
It’s emotional for all of us. Especially those of us in our 60’s. The 70’s was the best! My little sister dated Heart’s managers son back in the 70’s. We got to watch them practice in Seattle. Great times!
You never heard of Heart? Ann Wilson is the one of the best if not the best female rock singers of all time. Check out a couple of their hits Barricuda & Crazy on you. By the way they are in the Rock & Roll HOF
What a stunning tribute to Led Zeppelin and this is where you first heard Heart for thr firsr time, isn't it? They are fantastic, please check out more Heart.❤
