Lady Gaga Performing Lush Life by Billy Strayhorn

Magnificent perfomance of the hauntigly beautiful Lush Life, by the incomparable Lady Gaga.

[patriciamuscarella]

I can't believe it!  This girl has been hiding her brilliant talents!  This is a difficult song to sing and she nailed it!  She can sing ANYTHING and make it her own! I'm 71 and come from the era of real talented singers, Julie Andrews, Barbara Streisand, Natalie Cole.  Miss Gaga is in their league without question!  I want to hear more from this young brilliant singer.  If she sings pop please make sure it's a great song to show off her range and voice.

[davidkiria]

lush lif is one of the hardest songs even frank sinatra couldnt sing this properly but lady gagaaaa nailed

[workforyourself]

Uh..wow...stunning. I didn't know she had it like THAT. DAMN

[artwalloopia]

Tony said she's the best singer he's ever worked with and the best singer in America . Since he's worked with the very best for decades that's a pretty good endorsement .

[bubbabigz]

Wow!  Two things amaze me.  The first, Lady Gaga stepped out and owned this beautiful Strayhorn tune... The second; that there can be those who would minimize her performance here.  She was emotionally connected, technically (pitch, phrasing, and power) awesome, confident, and beautiful.  People, as much as I respect your right to have an opinion,  if you can't relate to what she delivered, then you need to take a long look at what you value.  I've heard everyone from Nat King Cole to Strayhorn himself, to Queen Lateefah (a credible version by the way) and others do this tune.  Nobody comes close.

[Gmotown]

My spine actually tingled... she's the real deal.

[gnukev]

This is mind blowing. I've never been a fan of Lady Gaga's genre. I had no idea she could sing so well. And this is an extremely profound and difficult song about the hopelessness of the pursuit of true love. The chord changes and modulations are not easily sung over. It seems like she really "gets" it. I am won over.

[jillgiovan]

I've just listened to about a dozen versions of this song - Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Linda Ronstadt, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, Queen Latifah, Esperanza Spalding, Nancy Wilson - and they are all good and worth listening to but NOTHING comes close to this stunning performance by Lady Gaga.  She lives the song as she sings it and imbues it with immense power and nuanced emotion.  Thank you, Lady Gaga.  Streisand has got nothing over you. (Did she ever sing this? ) Looking forward to seeing your concert with Tony Bennett at Radio City Music Hall in June.

[DaveFrank]

yes, unexpectedly our Lady Gaga is a GREAT modern vocal master, who would have thunk it? You go GRRL, you've tons of cajones!! Bravo! Move in he direction of being a figure like Streisand and such and you will have a real place in out mature cultural patheon!

[bloom.]

Her vocals... OH MY GOD!!! I'm so 😭👏👏👏👏❤

[stephansingt]

Absolutely STUNNING. It's great that the world finally gets to hear what an amazing vocalist she is!

[olin]

Well, I'm not a Gaga baby ("monster")...but this rendition of Lush Life is the absolute most stunning I've ever heard....the girl not only has incredible pipes, but her timing is superb and anyone who does not see her ability to interpret a song does clearly not understand her very large capacity as an incredible singer...just remarkable for her age!!!  Hope she continues in this genre....even though she'll find it difficult to mix pop and jazz....her artistic interpretation in pop has been off the charts, but there is NOOOO denying Gaga's jazz vocals, timing, and interpretation are masterful.

[ThitsTheHighestNote]

She getting the standing ovation from this crowd moved her to tears. Music she herself loves and has so much respect for, but outside of her comfort zone, just paying respect to this great tradition.

[artdeco]

Who would give this a thumbs down? I'm not even a fan of Lady Gaga and I'd never give this a thumbs down. Fan or not this is amazing talent.

[mattwhit]

One of the greatest Gaga performances, of which there are MANY

[huntermcmillian]

Fantastic performance! Incredible modern performer. 

[iiAngelic]

She has a golden voice I can't handle it.... Is everyone being cool right now?

[CynthiaAllison]

Extraordinary voice.  This must be one of the hardest songs to sing.  Love Billy Strayhorn.

[DualGrey]

This is the most beautiful and powerful performance Gaga has ever done! Her singing is at its best and her vocal talent shines incredibly bright here. So much emotion, so much passion but also so much power and strength in her voice. She better perform this at next year's Grammys because if she does she will cement her place as one of the best contemporary singers today not only in front of the music industry but in front of the world. Then there will be no denying her talent, no matter what you think of her, if she sings this next year she will have everyone's respect.

[GracielaLeira]

I’ve worshipped this rendition for a long time. Absolutely IMPRESSIVE rendition of this song.
Thank you!