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[Jessyka]

In Some Small Way is one of the best songs she's ever recorded.

[MrTim212]

There are so many that I could list, but here are my "Top 5" - #1 being hands down my favorite performance ever - no question!

#1. "Nothing Broken But My Heart" - Live on Jay Leno 1992


#2. "The Colour of My Love" - Live David Foster Special 1994


#3. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" - Live with JJG - Taratata (?) 2002 (?)


#4. "Calling You" - Live a Paris 1995


#5. "In Some Small Way" - Live in Vegas

[Jessyka]

I'm at work (don't tell my boss I'm posting here...) and I can access you tube, but there's a performance of To Love You More with Taro in Vegas that I think it's just amazing.

[Fuzzy]

The whole Millenium concert

[chocolatechip15]

There are so many great live performances that it's hard to choose -- and I agree with so many already posted -- In Some Small Way on Jay Leno; TCOML with David Foster; God Bless America in New York right after 9/11 . . . but here are some other amazing ones:

Fly on Oprah . . the emotion here was so heartfelt . . so heartbreaking but so beautiful:



Because You Loved Me on David Foster and friends. . love how she basically sang it to him -- looking at him especially when singing about him believing in her, seeing the best in her, and making dreams come true. . you could feel the genuine mutual respect and affection there. And she sounded great!



You've Got a Friend on Diva's Live -- love the chemistry and harmonies among the women:



I also really love Celine singing Une Chance Qu'on S'a with JP Ferland at the '98 Junos, but I haven't been able to find that for quite some time.  . .

[Leah-M_ILoveCeline5]

_{Here are some random live performances that I also REALLY LIKE !!!!!!!!}           

[woodstock]

Well...only a few of them are actually live !

[Prima_Donna1]

That GBA from the superbowl was lipped Leah.

[sfbaysinger]

Amazing list, Leah, and the other lists here reminded me of some I'd forgotten!

[Jessyka]

I don't remember if it was mentioned in this thread, but Natural Woman on Letterman was out of this world.

[sfbaysinger]

Don't think it has but glad you brought it up. Also thrilled that A Home For The Holidays was mentioned as well!

[CelineDionFreak]

This is one of my favorite performances of Alone. She put so much into it!

[peanut91]

Here is my list:

1 ( I surrender: Aboslutely melted away)


2) (Thats the way it is: This song is just fell good)


3) ( A Paris: this was a rare gem that I found youtubing)


4) ( Le Temp Qui Compte)


5( On sest Aime A Cause)


6) qu peut vivre sans amour



7) Je ne Vous Oublie pas


8) snippet but the french version of you and i


9) snippet live to love..


10) I believe in you

[sfbaysinger]

There was a French version of You And I? really? and I didn't know she did some songs off of d'elles live other than the first 2. I love Immensite live, have I mentioned that yet? Love love love it, even though on night 1 in Antwerp, she forgot the words. Oh well!

[peanut91]

sfbaysinger, on 01 July 2014 - 10:58 AM, said:

There was a French version of You And I? really? and I didn't know she did some songs off of d'elles live other than the first 2. I love Immensite live, have I mentioned that yet? Love love love it, even though on night 1 in Antwerp, she forgot the words. Oh well!

It was just a promo, but god I wish she would have recorded the full version!. AND YES! she sang those on her delles tv special, they "sound" live to me lol Immensite is one of my favorite videos from her, i sing it in the car haha

fyi: I am also in the bay area! LOL

[woodstock]

Sorry to say that again, but this topic is about live performances, not lipped songs in TV shows or concerts nor studio recordings.

[CelineDionForeverNY]

peanut91, on 01 July 2014 - 11:32 AM, said:

It was just a promo, but god I wish she would have recorded the full version!. AND YES! she sang those on her delles tv special, they "sound" live to me lol Immensite is one of my favorite videos from her, i sing it in the car haha

fyi: I am also in the bay area! LOL

Hate to break the news, but Le temps qui compte and On s'est aimé à cause are lipped. I do hope that one day, she'll perform the latter live.

[woodstock]

Here are some of my very favorite live performances :

All by Myself - Taratata, 1996

This TV show took place a few days after the very first time I saw Celine in concert. How crazy I was watching this ! What a memory !



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Do you hear what I hear - These are the Special Times TV Special, 1998

I love both the song and the duet !



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Je Crois Toi - Live 2013

My one and only very favorite ever...
This unexpected performance is so smooth, so subtle and so right. Love the instrumental part most of all, too !



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Les Derniers seront les Premiers - Falling Into You World Tour, 1996

I've always loved this song, wish she would sing it again, it sounds really cool on stage !



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Je t'aime Encore - A New Day... Live in Las Vegas, 2003

I love this song and this live performance is perfect. The silence at the very end is very emotional.



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I Surrender - A New Day... Live in Las Vegas, 2007

Just because well...this is the Celine that we all love, isn't it ?!



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Seduces Me - Rosie O'donnell Show, 1997

Once again, I simply love the song and this performance shows how good is Celine as a vocalist and how good she expresses feelings with her interpretation.



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Quand on n'a que l'Amour - St Justine Hospital Charity gala, 2007

I had never been fond of the original song but the way Celine sings it always moves me and I love the fact that she keeps on singing it from time to time throughout the years. That particular performance with the choir is very powerful.

[Tyler1991]

I feel like I'm going to devestated a lot of people here.... But a solid 60% of I Surrender is lipsynced. She sings the first verse live, then playback starts with the chorus and continues until the next to last portion. She sings live at the end beginning with "right here, right now..."

[Tyler1991]

I feel like I'm going to devestated a lot of people here.... But a solid 60% of I Surrender is lipsynced. She sings the first verse live, then playback starts with the chorus and continues until the next to last portion. She sings live at the end beginning with "right here, right now..."

[LukeD]

I love this one!

[woodstock]

Tyler1991, on 03 July 2014 - 12:06 AM, said:

I feel like I'm going to devestated a lot of people here.... But a solid 60% of I Surrender is lipsynced. She sings the first verse live, then playback starts with the chorus and continues until the next to last portion. She sings live at the end beginning with "right here, right now..."

Oh don't worry I know that, but I chose to incorporate that one because there was a lack of english songs in my selection and, well the most impressive part is live.

[smw]

So many wonderful performances that I haven't seen in a while!

I'm curious -- for those of you posting lipped performances -- do you care that she lipped them? As far as I Surrender is concerned -- my favorite part of that Vegas performance is when she starts singing with "Right Here, Right Now". SO GOOD! I wish for the DVD taping, she sang the entire thing live.

I also wonder if it's as blatantly obvious to some fans when she's lipping and when she's not. I guess it depends on how obsessed you are!

[Jessyka]

I guess the general public doesn't care (or even know) when she's lipping.

[CelineDionFreak]

Jessyka, on 03 July 2014 - 09:53 AM, said:

I guess the general public doesn't care (or even know) when she's lipping.

The way I look at this is that she had to sing it live to get that track. If she had to lip it, maybe there's some underlying reason we don't know about.

[woodstock]

smw, on 03 July 2014 - 09:01 AM, said:

I also wonder if it's as blatantly obvious to some fans when she's lipping and when she's not. I guess it depends on how obsessed you are!

I don't consider myself as obsessed with that, but well when it comes to songs she has been lipping for more than 15 years now or songs that she does on stage but that have never been live, it's pretty obvious and hard not to consider it.

[DionFanAlways]

I honestly don't care one bit, even when I pay to see her! Now, when she does it bad then it's painful to see! (Some of the shows she was on for promo.....)

[Jessyka]

I usually am so excited just to be near her that I don't care either if she's lipping or not.

[sfbaysinger]

As a blind person, who by the way is very obsessed and proud of it though I HATE THAT WORD!!!!!! I DON'T CARE!!!!!! To be honest, I wish it never ever ever ever had to be discussed ever again but I know that's not realistic. But seriously, I wish people would quit ruining it for those of us who don't care. I agree with what was said earlier, just to be near her. She means her songs and that is obvious, even to the dumb blind lady here!

[sfbaysinger]

And also, I wish she would have recorded a full verion of the French version of You and I. Now, with that, can we get back on topic?!!!!