
ACL Hall of Fame Honors Brandi Carlile
Season 52 Episode 5202 | 53m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Brandi Carlile joins the ACL Hall of Fame with a best-in-class set and induction by Bonnie Raitt.
Austin City Limits inducts 11-time Grammy Award winner Brandi Carlile into the 12th Annual ACL Hall of Fame. Bonnie Raitt performs in tribute and inducts Carlile and the honoree takes the stage with favorites and songs from Returning to Myself.
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ACL Hall of Fame Honors Brandi Carlile
Season 52 Episode 5202 | 53m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Austin City Limits inducts 11-time Grammy Award winner Brandi Carlile into the 12th Annual ACL Hall of Fame. Bonnie Raitt performs in tribute and inducts Carlile and the honoree takes the stage with favorites and songs from Returning to Myself.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship-It's the 12th annual Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Honors, a celebration of the artists who've helped make "Austin City Limits" the longest running music program in television history.
This year, we honor and induct Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile with special guest Bonnie Raitt.
♪ ♪ The Austin City Limits Hall of Fame was created to honor the artists who have contributed to the legacy for the longest running music program in television history.
Tonight, we celebrate Brandi Carlile.
-♪ But it was right on time ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ -I don't remember not knowing Brandi Carlile.
I feel like if there were past lives, we must have been sisters, cousins.
We must have been guys in a rock band.
I mean, she's so good at what she does, but she's also an artist.
She leads from her heart.
She brings people together.
♪ -I mean, Austin City Limits just stands for music, all kinds of music, you know, walks of life.
And Brandi should be in the ACL Hall of Fame because she is a singularly fantastic artist and she walks the walk and she is of the spirit of sharing music.
And that's what ACL is to me.
-♪ All of my friends who think that I'm blessed ♪ -Brandi Carlile is a consummate artist.
She represents the best of what Austin City Limits is all about.
She's a singular talent, original, authentic, genuine, a brilliant songwriter.
And then there's that voice.
-♪ ...really am ♪ -There's no doubt that she is more than qualified and deserving to be honored into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame.
♪ -♪ And they don't know... ♪ -She will bring everyone together.
She's like the -- You have a good word for it.
What is it?
-Well, well, I call her the sun first of all because she shines on people and you definitely feel when she's not shining on you.
[ Laughter ] No, but I always call her -- She's basically the quarterback, the receiver.
-Yeah.
-She'll take the ball and run it again.
[ Laughs ] -[ Sings indistinctly ] [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ -The perception is that she's the shooting star.
And it's like the reality I think is she's always been one.
And it's just took a minute for people to -- everybody to catch up.
-And that's the thing with Brandi.
Like, you know, she's always lifted up other artists around her.
♪ Just bringing everybody together and making sure everybody's got a place at the table and, uh, and just... That's the way she lives.
It's a real thing.
-♪ Only broken horses know to run ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ACL!
Oh, it's so good to be back here with you in this sacred space.
[ Cheers and applause continue ] -A living music legend in her own right and fellow member of the ACL Hall of Fame, the one and only Bonnie Raitt.
[ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continue ] -Whoo!
What a night this is going to be.
Thank you all so much for that response.
Thank you for that welcome.
For more than half a century now, Austin City Limits has been a loving home to all kinds of real music and the real people who make it.
And tonight, it means the world to return to ACL, to induct into its Hall of Fame a great artist and human being who's a treasured part of our musical family.
She's also my dear friend, the one and only Brandi Carlile.
[ Cheers and applause ] I became aware of Brandi right around the time of her brilliant and beautiful second album, "The Story."
There was already a brushfire spreading about her in our Americana circles, and I was blown away by what I heard.
There's really no one quite like her.
The most amazing range and voice, clarion, clear and powerful and as far-reaching as her songs and lyrics.
20 years ago, out of the blue, I received a lovely handwritten letter from Brandi telling me how much she admired my music and what I do.
I don't think she knew I was already a fan.
Our instant mutual admiration was a great start to what has become a treasured friendship.
Over the years, my love for her as a brilliant artist has been matched by my admiration for how she runs her whole life, her career, her music, her band and crew, how she stands up for the causes and other artists she cares passionately about.
[ Cheers and applause ] Her incredible advocacy, fundraising work with her wife Catherine for their Looking Out Foundation... [ Cheers and applause ] ...and all this while managing to rock a solid home life with a successful marriage and raising two beautiful girls.
[ Cheers and applause ] Somehow, while making her latest amazing record, "Returning to Myself," Brandi also made a terrific new album with Elton.
There's other outside projects too, like reviving Tanya Tucker's career... [ Cheers and applause ] ...or working with Brandy Clark and The Highwomen and creating her own fantastic and successful music festivals.
[ Cheers and applause ] For me, the most wonderful of all is what Brandi has done for one of our most beloved heroes, Joni Mitchell.
[ Cheers and applause ] I was honored to be in the audience when she performed Joni's iconic "Blue" album in its entirety for her, Elton, and a rapt, adoring audience.
What a gift to us all.
[ Applause ] I think we should give Brandi a whole other award tonight just for helping Joni regain her voice.
[ Cheers and applause ] How does Brandi manage it all?
She may tell you it's the fishing that keeps her balanced, but we know different.
It's the passion, the vision and the drive to put her absolute all into everything and everyone she touches.
That's what makes her a hero to me and generations that will keep looking to her for inspiration.
Brandi's first Austin City Limits came in 2010, another in 2018 and most recently in 2022.
Brandi also performed for Roy Orbison's posthumous induction in 2017, and both inducted and performed for our friend Sheryl in 2023.
[ Cheers and applause ] Because Brandi has a way of showing up and coming through.
She came through for me when she made the time to come perform "I Can't Make You Love Me" with Sheryl Crow on piano when I received the Kennedy Center Honor back in the good old days.
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you for that.
[ Cheers and applause continue ] Thank you for that, Brandi.
I could talk about the 11 Grammy Awards, her six Americana Awards and being nominated for two more this year, the two Emmy Awards, that Oscar nomination or being named one of Time's Women of the Year or the way you fought the good fight for justice and compassion this year in Minneapolis.
[ Cheers and applause ] But I'm not going to dwell on your accolades, just honor you tonight for the person you are and the great artistry, heart, and purpose that keeps you living your best life.
Brandi, you didn't just sing "America the Beautiful" beautifully at the Super Bowl.
[ Audience cheers ] You helped define what is still beautiful about this country and the world at a time when we really need to be reminded.
[ Cheers and applause ] And I -- And I know you'll continue to be a shining light for us all.
For all ACL has meant to us both, the generations of roots, jazz and world musicians, I'm so glad to be the one here tonight to honor and induct you, my dear sis, into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame.
[ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continue ] [ Cheers and applause continue ] -Thank you.
I'm so overwhelmed.
Thank you, Bonnie, from the absolute bottom of my heart for being here.
There are not words to adequately describe how much I appreciate this and how much I appreciate you.
You and your music are foundational for me and your music and total command that you have over an audience with a guitar put me and so many other women like me on a stage with the belief that it takes to do this job.
-Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause ] -But your friendship?
That's something that I wish on everybody.
-Thank you.
-You're a soulful friend, and you've encouraged me in ways that no one else could.
-Oh, my pleasure.
-Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
You all look so beautiful.
Look at the "Be Human."
She's wonderful.
This is an outrageous honor for me and the twins.
Me and my brothers, Tim and Phil Hanseroth... [ Cheers and applause ] ...first rolled into Austin, Texas, in our old Chevy van -- White Lightning, it was called -- over 20 years ago to play the Cactus Café over at the university.
[ Cheers and applause ] I remember getting to town and wanting two things -- Tex-Mex and to know where "Austin City Limits" was taped.
[ Cheers and applause ] I grew up poor and overly confident in rural Washington state.
[ Laughter ] And I never actually got to go on an airplane until I was 17, and I only really got to go to Idaho at that point.
But Austin, Texas, was somewhere I wanted to go because of Austin City Limits.
[ Cheers and applause ] That was the place everybody was allowed to discover music.
The Indigo Girls and Mary Chapin, Shawn Colvin, Vince Gill I saw, John Prine and Todd Snider, Sheryl Crow... [ Cheers and applause ] ...Wynonna, and come on, Bonnie.
[ Cheers and applause ] We were just arguing over the date of one of my favorite songs that Bonnie played here on "ACL."
Um, those were some of my favorite discoveries.
Uh, Austin City Limits platform music where everybody could see it.
And not just one song, but enough time for an artist to really unfold and show you who they are, a place where you can hear them speak between songs and get just comfortable enough to, like, take it off the rails a little bit.
And I knew, because of "Austin City Limits," I knew the Austin city skyline before I knew the Seattle skyline.
[ Laughter, cheers ] And me and the twins always hoped and believed that we'd be able to grace the stage at ACL.
It was always a major goal that we had set for ourselves and talked about it all the time.
It took us three albums to get our first appearance, but standing here now, I can hardly believe that we've been inducted into this hallowed hall and family.
[ Cheers and applause ] And that's what it really feels like is at the end of the day, it is.
We are proud to be a part of this family and "thank you" will never cover it.
But thank you, Bonnie, and thank you, Austin City Limits.
[ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continue ] ♪ ♪ ♪ Is there some freewheeling watcher ♪ ♪ Shooting marbles in the sky?
♪ ♪ Holding your years between their fingers ♪ ♪ Watching it burn till the fire dies ♪ ♪ Why is it heroic to untether?
♪ ♪ How is alone some holy grail?
♪ ♪ And if we really come and go unknown ♪ ♪ Couldn't I find myself in jail?
♪ ♪ Oh, keeper, how I love you ♪ ♪ I love you and you and you ♪ ♪ Returning to myself is such a lonely thing to do ♪ ♪ But it's the only thing to do ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ Is it evolving turning inward?
♪ ♪ Oh, what an easy way to be ♪ ♪ Only kneeling at the altar of ♪ ♪ The great and mighty me ♪ ♪ Let me break myself apart ♪ ♪ Instead and scatter to my birds ♪ ♪ Like a burial at sea ♪ ♪ To be the gospel without words ♪ ♪ Oh, my darlings, how I love you ♪ ♪ I love you and you and you ♪ ♪ Returning to myself is such a lonely thing to do ♪ ♪ But it's the only thing to do ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ There's no honor in the pilgrimage ♪ ♪ Until a soul returns ♪ ♪ To hold another's hand and then ♪ ♪ And only then it learns ♪ ♪ That life is like a stone ♪ ♪ Only skipping for a time ♪ ♪ Oh, it never really holds its own ♪ ♪ It'll never see the other side ♪ ♪ And I was born to love you ♪ ♪ I love you and you and you ♪ ♪ Returning to myself is such a lonely thing to do ♪ ♪ Returning to myself is just returning me to you ♪ ♪ That's the only thing I wanna do ♪ ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
This song is about dysfunctional relationships and how much I love them.
[ Laughter ] It's called "No One Knows Us."
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Can you get out of bed today?
♪ ♪ Do you need anything from me?
♪ ♪ I'm anywhere, anywhere I need to be ♪ ♪ Even I had the dream last night ♪ ♪ We were squatters in fight or flight ♪ ♪ Bonfires and Christmas lights ♪ ♪ I miss those nights too ♪ ♪ Don't be a stranger now ♪ ♪ You never really know when the floor drops out ♪ ♪ The day they drop the bomb, you won't hear a sound ♪ ♪ Stay in touch ♪ ♪ No one knows us ♪ ♪ By the way, right across the street from the miner's grave ♪ ♪ They built another field for the kids to play ♪ ♪ I'll bring an extra blanket for you just in case ♪ ♪ I didn't wanna bother you anyway ♪ ♪ But can you still see your heart racing in the mirror?
♪ ♪ Isn't it hilarious to live in fear?
♪ ♪ '80s movies and Everclear ♪ ♪ What if we're gay?
♪ ♪ Don't be a stranger now ♪ ♪ We never really know when the plane goes down ♪ ♪ The day they drop the bomb, you won't hear a sound ♪ ♪ No one knows us ♪ ♪ Don't turn your back on me ♪ ♪ What about the secrets you've got to keep?
♪ ♪ We're never really sure where the river's deep ♪ ♪ We've seen too much ♪ ♪ No one knows us ♪ ♪ We've still got time, can we move to the city?
♪ ♪ Can we sleep in light?
♪ ♪ Can we just forget it?
♪ ♪ While they're still alive, can we drive to the city?
♪ ♪ Can we dream in light?
♪ ♪ Dream in light ♪ ♪ While the sun sets down in the glass in the city ♪ ♪ We can lay our heads in the grass in the city ♪ ♪ Making snow angels in the park like kids ♪ ♪ Can we kiss the dark?
♪ ♪ Kiss the dark, kiss the dark ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, there won't be a stranger now ♪ ♪ You never really know when the floor drops out ♪ ♪ The day they drop the bomb, you won't hear a sound ♪ ♪ No one knows us ♪ ♪ Don't turn your back on me ♪ ♪ What about the secrets you've got to keep?
♪ ♪ We're never really sure where the river's deep ♪ ♪ No one knows us ♪ ♪ Don't be a stranger now ♪ ♪ We never really know when the plane goes down ♪ ♪ The day they drop the bomb, you won't hear a sound ♪ ♪ Stay in touch, we've seen too much ♪ ♪ No one knows us ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ This is a song I don't normally play this way.
But when I do play it this way, I call it the sad gay version.
[ Cheers and applause ] I don't know how many sad gays we have out there in the audience tonight.
[ Cheers and applause ] But the secret to being a sad gay is that you don't even need to be gay to be a sad gay.
[ Laughter and cheers ] Here's looking at all of you.
[ Laughter ] This song's about being human.
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ Baby, you're only gonna hurt your back ♪ ♪ Looking down like that ♪ ♪ Cut yourself a little more slack ♪ ♪ Baby, you're gonna have a heart attack ♪ ♪ And they won't thank you ♪ ♪ They don't make awards for that ♪ ♪ We know by now that time does not take sides ♪ ♪ We're only human ♪ ♪ I don't need to see how it ends ♪ ♪ To tell you that we'll never be here again ♪ ♪ We're only human ♪ ♪ I just wanna feel my face in the sun ♪ ♪ I never really wanted to hurt anyone ♪ ♪ Forever only means we had a good run ♪ ♪ We don't need to know right now ♪ ♪ It's hard enough being human ♪ ♪ It's not like we're ever really gonna learn ♪ ♪ And I'm no angel ♪ ♪ I know we're gonna watch it burn ♪ ♪ And, baby, there isn't anywhere to run ♪ ♪ And I won't blame you ♪ ♪ For seeing all the beauty in a wildfire sun ♪ ♪ Tomorrow isn't nothing but a game that we used to play ♪ ♪ We're only human ♪ ♪ I don't need to see how it ends ♪ ♪ To tell you that we'll never be here again ♪ ♪ We're only human ♪ ♪ I just wanna feel my face in the sun ♪ ♪ I never really wanted to hurt anyone ♪ ♪ Forever only means we had a good run ♪ ♪ We don't need to know right now ♪ ♪ It's hard enough being human ♪ ♪ We don't need to know right now ♪ ♪ It's ha-a-a-a-a-a-rd ♪ ♪ Enough ♪ ♪ Being human ♪ ♪ And, baby, when you wake up, and it wasn't a dream ♪ ♪ And you're tired of crying, you're too broken to scream ♪ ♪ Shake your fist at the city, let it rip at the seams ♪ ♪ Be human ♪ ♪ You're gonna hammer the street with your hands and your feet ♪ ♪ Let the bitterness die, fall in time to the beat ♪ ♪ When you look in the eyes of the strangers you meet ♪ ♪ Be human ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh-oh-ooh-oooh ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Give it up for SistaStrings.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ While the empire was failing ♪ ♪ I was so far from home ♪ ♪ I heard a thousand sirens wailing ♪ ♪ But I was never on my own ♪ ♪ And when the blackness slowly parted ♪ ♪ I saw the ivory towers ♪ ♪ Before the revolution started ♪ ♪ Between the madness of the hours ♪ ♪ And they don't see what we see ♪ ♪ We believe, we believe ♪ ♪ That they're not gonna live forever ♪ ♪ Burn tomorrow, never say ♪ ♪ They're here today then they're gone forever ♪ ♪ Never say, never say, never say ♪ ♪ We'll find a way ♪ ♪ We'll find a way ♪ ♪ We'll find a way ♪ ♪ Imagine if we could ♪ ♪ Imagine if we could ♪ ♪ ♪ In the days that quickly followed ♪ ♪ They began to turn to stone ♪ ♪ They couldn't stand or speak or swallow ♪ ♪ They couldn't get out of bed alone ♪ ♪ And when the frailty overcomes them ♪ ♪ And they begin to crawl ♪ ♪ Reaching out their bloody hands ♪ ♪ Guess who gets to make the call ♪ ♪ They don't see what we see ♪ ♪ We believe, we believe ♪ ♪ That they're not gonna live forever ♪ ♪ Burn tomorrow, never say ♪ ♪ They're here today then they're gone forever ♪ ♪ Never say, never say, never say ♪ ♪ We'll find a way ♪ ♪ We'll find a way ♪ ♪ We'll find a way ♪ ♪ Imagine if we could ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act ♪ ♪ Of the whole American people, which declared that ♪ ♪ Their legislature should make no law ♪ ♪ Respecting an establishment of religion ♪ ♪ Or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ♪ ♪ Thus building a wall of separation ♪ ♪ Between church and state ♪ ♪ No, they're not gonna live forever ♪ ♪ Burn tomorrow, never say ♪ ♪ They're here today then they're gone forever ♪ ♪ Never say, never say, never say ♪ ♪ We'll find a way ♪ ♪ We'll find a way ♪ ♪ We'll find a way ♪ ♪ Imagine if we could ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ I love you, too.
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪ Any of you guys got kids?
[ Cheers and applause ] Nieces and nephews, just anything you love more than yourself.
Anything, you know, that you love like that where you set yourself aside for another... another being.
Um, I got two little girls, 12 and 8.
[ Applause ] And, um, right around the youngest one's age, eight, they start to do little things that, um, that kind of throw you.
They -- They -- They start to separate from you in tiny ways at first, tiny ways so that your heart, you know, doesn't break.
And I call those the "you without me" moments, you know, because you think you know them.
You think you know everything -- your -- their voice and the way they stand and you know their face when they're embarrassed, you know when they're afraid, um, you know when they're testing it out a little bit.
And -- And then suddenly there's a new face and a new voice and you've never seen it and maybe it's 30 seconds, maybe it's one minute, maybe they're taking a risk, maybe they're walking up to a group of kids they didn't know and introducing themselves.
And you can't be there.
You can't be the one to make that okay.
And it starts out small like that.
And then -- then they leave.
And those little moments are to prepare you for -- for the fact that they do.
And, um, I was thinking about that because I was seeing those moments.
[ Strums guitar ] And, uh, the truth about them is they're devastating.
[ Laughter ] They're devastating, but you don't know whether you're devastated or just unspeakably proud.
And that's what this is about.
♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ Was your smile always crooked?
♪ ♪ Was the freedom ever free?
♪ ♪ Do you kick the rocks between your feet ♪ ♪ After all this time with me?
♪ ♪ You can listen to your own records now ♪ ♪ Decide what you believe ♪ ♪ You can pray on stars and skip the gods ♪ ♪ Like stones across the sea ♪ ♪ But I would know you anywhere ♪ ♪ I lost myself in you ♪ ♪ And heavy are the hands ♪ ♪ That you are free to slip right through ♪ ♪ Do what you have to do ♪ ♪ ♪ And there you are, my morning star ♪ ♪ I wondered when you'd show ♪ ♪ Give me just a quick thumbs up, a wink before you go ♪ ♪ I never heard that voice before today ♪ ♪ I remind myself to breathe ♪ ♪ And there you are ♪ ♪ It's just you ♪ ♪ Without me ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm late to another game ♪ ♪ I guess I never learned the rules ♪ ♪ I showed up with a broken name and handed it to you ♪ ♪ I'm not sure if you can fix it now, but if you wanted to ♪ ♪ I would follow you around and carry all your tools ♪ ♪ 'Cause I would know you anywhere ♪ ♪ I found myself in you ♪ ♪ And heavy are the hands ♪ ♪ That hold the changes you go through ♪ ♪ Do what you have to do ♪ ♪ ♪ And there you are, my morning star ♪ ♪ I wondered when you'd show ♪ ♪ Give me just a quick thumbs up, a wink before you go ♪ ♪ I never heard that voice before today ♪ ♪ I remind myself to breathe ♪ ♪ And there you are ♪ ♪ It's just you ♪ ♪ Without me ♪ ♪ ♪ Without me ♪ ♪ ♪ As predictable as time and age ♪ ♪ But comforting in some strange way ♪ ♪ Time makes every one of us an absolute cliché ♪ ♪ But when I met you face to face, none of it was true ♪ ♪ So who am I if I'm not you?
♪ ♪ ♪ There you are, my morning star ♪ ♪ I wondered when you'd show ♪ ♪ Give me just a quick thumbs up, a wink before you go ♪ ♪ I never heard that voice before today ♪ ♪ I remind myself to breathe ♪ ♪ I'm ever just a thought away, if ever you need me ♪ ♪ You're gonna live a lot of life ♪ ♪ You're gonna see a lot of years ♪ ♪ God willing ♪ ♪ Just you ♪ ♪ Without me ♪ ♪ There you are ♪ ♪ It's just you ♪ ♪ ♪ Without me ♪ ♪ ♪ Without me ♪ ♪ Without me ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
When I was, um... ...about I think it was 19 years old, my first girlfriend and me, Jessica, we wanted to go see Bonnie Raitt play at the at the Puyallup Fair in Washington state.
And, uh, we couldn't afford a ticket.
We were too broke.
We were just broke lesbians working at a coffee stand in a grocery store.
But the Puyallup Fair is an open-air spot, you know?
So we went outside and we sat outside the fence and we listened to Bonnie sing all night.
And she played a good long set, and we felt like we were there.
And we felt like the luckiest girl in the world sitting there with our funnel cakes.
And, um, it's things like tonight that are just beyond my ability to fathom them.
Um, and I'm having one of the best nights of my life, but it's about to get a whole lot better because I'm going to welcome to the stage, my hero, Bonnie Raitt!
[ Cheers and applause ] I'm excited about this song we're about to do.
-Me too.
I'm so excited that you picked this song and was so surprised.
So you better explain.
-Oh, well, this is one of my favorite songs that you've ever done.
You've done this in several different ways.
That's right.
Unapologetic blues song.
-Oh, my Lord.
-And the guitar playing alone is about the sexiest thing I have ever been able to fathom until you factor in the lyrics for this song.
And I thought to myself, "I want to sing that song with Bonnie Raitt."
So I sent her a little note and I asked her and she -- she rolled her eyes at me but said, "Sure, Brandi."
[ Laughter ] -Brave doesn't even begin to put a label on you.
You're a label-less girl.
[ Laughter ] ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ Men that I've been seeing, baby ♪ ♪ Got their soul up on a shelf ♪ ♪ You know they could never love me ♪ ♪ Can't even love themselves ♪ ♪ I want someone to love ♪ ♪ I want a man to understand ♪ ♪ ♪ Won't put himself above me ♪ ♪ Just love me like a man ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ -♪ I've never seen such losers, Bonnie ♪ ♪ Even though you know I tried ♪ ♪ To find a woman who can take me home instead ♪ ♪ Of takin' me for a ride ♪ ♪ I need someone to love me ♪ ♪ You're the only one who can ♪ -Ooh, baby!
♪ ♪ Better believe it when I tell you, darlin' ♪ ♪ You can love me like a man ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Come on, baby!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, they all want me to rock 'em, Brandi ♪ ♪ Like my back ain't got no bone ♪ -♪ I want a woman to rock me like my backbone was her own ♪ -♪ Whoo, yes, girl ♪ ♪ Need someone that can understand me ♪ -♪ The only one who can ♪ ♪ -♪ Believe it when I tell you ♪ -♪ Believe me ♪ -♪ You can love me like a man ♪ -Whoo!
♪ -♪ I come home sad and lonely ♪ ♪ I feel like I wanna cry ♪ -♪ I want a man to hold me ♪ ♪ Not another fool that wants to know why ♪ ♪ Whoo, I need someone to love me ♪ -♪ Darlin', you're the only one who can ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, don't you put yourself above me ♪ ♪ Just try and love me like a man ♪ ♪ -♪ Well, don't put yourself above me, baby ♪ ♪ Just try to ♪ -♪ Love me ♪ -♪ Like a man ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Whoo!
Brandi Carlile.
-Bonnie Raitt!
[ Cheers and applause continue ] -Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause continue ] [ Cheers and applause continue ] ♪ ♪ Like anyone would be ♪ ♪ I am flattered by your fascination with me ♪ ♪ ♪ Like any hot-blooded woman ♪ ♪ I have simply wanted an object to crave ♪ ♪ But, you, you're not allowed ♪ ♪ You're uninvited ♪ ♪ An unfortunate slight ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Must be strangely exciting ♪ ♪ To watch the stoic squirm ♪ ♪ Must be somewhat heartening ♪ ♪ To watch shepherd meet shepherd ♪ ♪ But, you, you're not allowed ♪ ♪ You're uninvited ♪ ♪ An unfortunate slight ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Like any uncharted territory ♪ ♪ I must seem greatly intriguing ♪ ♪ ♪ You speak of my love like ♪ ♪ You have experienced love like mine before ♪ ♪ ♪ But this is not allowed ♪ ♪ You're uninvited ♪ ♪ An unfortunate slight ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't think you unworthy ♪ ♪ But I need a moment to deliberate ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continue ] [ Cheers and applause continue ] -♪ We'll find a way ♪ ♪ We'll find a way ♪ ♪ Imagine if we could ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
Brandi Carlile and Bonnie Raitt "Angel From Montgomery"
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