Irene Cara Performs 'Out Here On My Own' From 'Fame' | Letterman

The "Fame" singer performs the ballad from the hit musical. RIP, Irene.
(From "The David Letterman Show," air date: 10/14/80)

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[MoonSpinners]

No lip syncing or auto tune. Perfect. RIP you legend

[KIMOCO]

Raw, unfiltered, non-processed real singing. RIP to a beautiful, talented singer, a voice of a generation.

[jenchristensen]

What a voice! Rest in peace you made a mark on this world.

[loriwelch]

Before Whitney and Mariah, there was and will always be Irene Cara❤RIP

[jodydeats]

Innocent times...rip...beautiful angel.

[MrTracy]

Gone too soon. Perfection is right here.

[kavimontanaro]

Simple piano accompaniment, no reverb, no processing, just the singer and her voice. She even dressed simply. Tastefully expressive, perfect intonation, massive projection, total confidence.She was exceptional.

[LPJack]

R.I.P Irene Cara (March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022), aged 63
You will be remembered as a legend

[TheAverycross]

Truly beautiful and talented. RIP Ms. Irene Cara. Thank you for your gift of music.

[acen]

beautiful singer natural, no auto tune, no skimpy outfits, just au natural, we need more artists like this! a true angel

[kleverich]

News just broke of her death. Kudos to the staff for getting this video up so quickly. A truly great voice and talent, RIP Irene.

[uiscepreston]

If people don't know, this was from Dave's very short-lived MORNING talk show that only aired for 4 months in 1980. It got cancelled but NBC liked Dave so much that they paid him 20 grand a month to occasionally host the Tonight Show for a year while he developed the late night program for them.

[LawrenceNealsGeekLifeRules]

It's astonishing to see a talk show interview with such humility. Most of the young artists of today are far too self-aware and full of themselves. Beautiful voice from a beautiful soul.

[ayaltusia]

This song always gives me goosebumps. Thank you Irene for all you gave us. You'll be very missed. RIP.

[davielove]

This will always be Irene's song...such an angelic voice. Sadly, a major record label black balled her over a lawsuit. The song "What a feeling"...from the movie flash dance...Made millions. IRENE..co wrote the song, perform it ...received a Grammy for it..and only received 100, 000 for everything...She was unhappy with what the label gave her considering the song was "song of the year" in 1983..so she sued.

[DAVEJJR]

This was my high school graduation song, 1984. Irene Cara deserved more recognition and respect for her talent, beauty and contribution to pop music!!!

[tomzz]

We've been losing a lot of 80's icons recently.
This one especially hurts, because i grew up watching her on the movie Fame and absolutely fell in love with her.
She always exuded class and beauty.
Rest in Power Irene.

[ed_leonardi]

So elegant, so composed, so well-spoken...unlike most stars nowadays, and she was only 22!

[peterharris]

Light up the sky like a Flame. RIP Irene Cara❤

[mibeatleman]

Rest In Peace, Irene Cara. You had the voice of an angel and the look of one as well. 😢 💔 🕯