"Start spreading the news / It's Tony Bennett's birthday," she sang in her glorious throaty belt, adding, "He's my friend. "New York, New York," too, was rousing, as Gaga donned a top hat and the crowd of cheering, clapping New Yorkers sang along. "Some things are more important than showbiz." "Sorry, I had to go sing to my sister for a second," Gaga apologized after literally climbing back up on stage. She heartwarmingly dedicated the former to her sister, fashion designer Natali Germanotta, whom she tearfully serenaded by running into the audience and singing directly to her. One of the night's undeniable highlights was Gaga's phenomenal one-two punch of "La Vie en Rose," which she famously sang in "A Star is Born," and "New York, New York," which she used to introduce Bennett mid-show.
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What if I go and someone gives me a perm and puts me in a pink dress or some ?") She also dedicated a stirring "What a Difference a Day Makes" to brave front-line doctors and nurses. She spoke at length about her hypothetical funeral introducing "Coquette," deadpanning that she wants to be cremated. The chameleonic singer was both sultry and sincere throughout her standards-filled set, charmingly playing off bandmates as well as audience members, some of whom were seated at tables on stage to help evoke the show's jazz club vibe. Joking about some of her on-stage mishaps earlier in the night, including nearly losing her wig while dancing, Gaga proclaimed, "So far, I've called Tony Bennett 'Tony Benny,' and my hair fell out.
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The pop star opened for Bennett with an unabashedly theatrical performance, featuring two sumptuous costume changes as she shook, shimmied and slinked across the stage in full lounge singer mode. Gaga, 35, sweetly served as both emcee and hype woman during the hour-and-a-half concert. 'I miss him all the time': Lady Gaga on her emotional final album, shows with Tony Bennett Set-list highlights included "Steppin' Out with My Baby," "Fly Me to the Moon" and "Last Night When We Were Young," as Bennett poignantly crooned about "the arms that clung when we were young last night." But the music legend was as spry and charismatic as ever as he performed a roughly half-hour solo set for the sold-out Radio City crowd, which gave him a standing ovation after nearly every song. He revealed in February that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.īennett, who turned 95 a day before the performances, was diagnosed with the disease in 2016. Since then, Gaga has released two solo efforts including last year's "Chromatica" and won a best original song Oscar for "Shallow" from 2018's "A Star is Born." Bennett, meanwhile, recorded two other duets albums with Bill Charlap and Diana Krall. The seemingly unlikely duo first met in 2011 and released a jazz album, "Cheek to Cheek," in 2014.
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Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga came together last August at Radio City Music Hall for "One Last Time," the first of two farewell shows the longtime friends and collaborators played in the leadup to their second joint album, "Love for Sale." A TV special drawn from the two shows, "One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga," aired Sunday (CBS, 8 ET/PT). NEW YORK – Two of New York's finest entertainers made magic on one of the city's most iconic stages. Watch Video: Tony Bennett says he is battling Alzheimer's disease
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