Thank You's and Introductions
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Now I think it's time I introduce you to the boys in the band
On guitar, there's Brian Koonin, and on bass, Jeff Carney
Both played with me on my last tour
And on drums back there is Ray Marchica
God, you guys are good, huh?
And to my right is this most exquisite pianist
That actually Diana Krall found for me
Tamir Hendelman
Who's extraordinary, thank you
The Grammy award-winning producer
Who did the album with Diana and me
Uh, Tommy LiPuma is here
I usually don't like to introduce celebrities because I—
Faint in my chair if anybody's about to introduce me
I just, "Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't!"
But, it's such a small room, you can't hide here, you know?
So I'll just tell you briefly that—
The very talented star of Sex and the City and many other movies
Sarah Jessica Parker
I still have the shoe you sent me with the flowers, you know I told you?
So generous, thank you so much
The Academy award-winning, incredible, beautiful, Nicole Kidman is here
Where are you?
Ah!
Almost met you in Australia, right? Australia
Uh, my friend, the brilliant designer, Donna Karan, is here
With her granddaughter and daughter
Where are you, honey?
And I'd like to thank my team, Richard Jay Alexander, Jay Landers, Dave Reitzas
Peter Morris, Peter Fletcher, Columbia Records
Especially my long-time manager Martin Erlichman, who has been in my life
Since I was nineteen
Believed in me
Right from the start
His office was a phone booth on the corner of 53rd Street and 6th Avenue
With a roll of dimes, yeah
My good friend, my dear friend, Cis Corman, is here now
Cis was one of my surrogate moms
And we met in acting class when I was sixteen
And when I was eighteen, I said I couldn't do something with them because I had to
Sing at a talent contest in the village, and um—
She said, "I've known you two years and you never told me you could sing"
But, uh—she said, "Sing for me and Harvey", her husband, who was a doctor
And I said, "I can't sing, if I see your face, I am too shy", and um—
So I turned and faced the wall
I used to have actually bad condu—I had very high marks in school, but
D in conduct, because I always said the answer if I knew it
I just couldn't wait to be called on, but—so—that's true
When I turned back, they had tears in their eyes, and I—
They went with me to this talent contest
And we walked into the club
And, Cis and I were the only women there
We didn't know it was a gay club
Isn't that funny?
I just wondered, "Isn't that odd?"
Anyway, I won the contest and my salary was $50 a week
And all the London broil I could eat
They made great London broil
So I've been singing for my supper ever since
Uh, now, what a journey this next extraordinary woman is on
She's devoted decades of service to many—
So many non-profit organizations
Especially those concerning education and children
And she is the first woman to move from becoming our first lady
To United States senator
To the secretary of state
And as far as I'm concerned there was only one more first for this woman
And we all know what that is
Hillary Clinton, everybody
Now, as for her husband—
We all know how well he took care of us during his presidency
Eight years of prosperity
Respect around the world
And we know about his intellectual curiosity and his ability
Extraordinary brain
But watching him this week at the Clinton Global Initiative
Reminds me of something truly rare in a human being
That his soul connects to the least fortunate among us
And he is as comfortable with them as he is with the most powerful leaders of the world
Ladies and gentlemen, the 42nd—my lucky number—
President of the United States, Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton
You're also very funny
David Letterman, John Stewart, you're funny
And also here tonight is their daughter
Their smart and very lovely daughter, Chelsea and Mark, hi
I feel Virginia's here, too, somehow, his mom
Another one of my surrogate moms
On guitar, there's Brian Koonin, and on bass, Jeff Carney
Both played with me on my last tour
And on drums back there is Ray Marchica
God, you guys are good, huh?
And to my right is this most exquisite pianist
That actually Diana Krall found for me
Tamir Hendelman
Who's extraordinary, thank you
The Grammy award-winning producer
Who did the album with Diana and me
Uh, Tommy LiPuma is here
I usually don't like to introduce celebrities because I—
Faint in my chair if anybody's about to introduce me
I just, "Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't!"
But, it's such a small room, you can't hide here, you know?
So I'll just tell you briefly that—
The very talented star of Sex and the City and many other movies
Sarah Jessica Parker
I still have the shoe you sent me with the flowers, you know I told you?
So generous, thank you so much
The Academy award-winning, incredible, beautiful, Nicole Kidman is here
Where are you?
Ah!
Almost met you in Australia, right? Australia
Uh, my friend, the brilliant designer, Donna Karan, is here
With her granddaughter and daughter
Where are you, honey?
And I'd like to thank my team, Richard Jay Alexander, Jay Landers, Dave Reitzas
Peter Morris, Peter Fletcher, Columbia Records
Especially my long-time manager Martin Erlichman, who has been in my life
Since I was nineteen
Believed in me
Right from the start
His office was a phone booth on the corner of 53rd Street and 6th Avenue
With a roll of dimes, yeah
My good friend, my dear friend, Cis Corman, is here now
Cis was one of my surrogate moms
And we met in acting class when I was sixteen
And when I was eighteen, I said I couldn't do something with them because I had to
Sing at a talent contest in the village, and um—
She said, "I've known you two years and you never told me you could sing"
But, uh—she said, "Sing for me and Harvey", her husband, who was a doctor
And I said, "I can't sing, if I see your face, I am too shy", and um—
So I turned and faced the wall
I used to have actually bad condu—I had very high marks in school, but
D in conduct, because I always said the answer if I knew it
I just couldn't wait to be called on, but—so—that's true
When I turned back, they had tears in their eyes, and I—
They went with me to this talent contest
And we walked into the club
And, Cis and I were the only women there
We didn't know it was a gay club
Isn't that funny?
I just wondered, "Isn't that odd?"
Anyway, I won the contest and my salary was $50 a week
And all the London broil I could eat
They made great London broil
So I've been singing for my supper ever since
Uh, now, what a journey this next extraordinary woman is on
She's devoted decades of service to many—
So many non-profit organizations
Especially those concerning education and children
And she is the first woman to move from becoming our first lady
To United States senator
To the secretary of state
And as far as I'm concerned there was only one more first for this woman
And we all know what that is
Hillary Clinton, everybody
Now, as for her husband—
We all know how well he took care of us during his presidency
Eight years of prosperity
Respect around the world
And we know about his intellectual curiosity and his ability
Extraordinary brain
But watching him this week at the Clinton Global Initiative
Reminds me of something truly rare in a human being
That his soul connects to the least fortunate among us
And he is as comfortable with them as he is with the most powerful leaders of the world
Ladies and gentlemen, the 42nd—my lucky number—
President of the United States, Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton
You're also very funny
David Letterman, John Stewart, you're funny
And also here tonight is their daughter
Their smart and very lovely daughter, Chelsea and Mark, hi
I feel Virginia's here, too, somehow, his mom
Another one of my surrogate moms
⏱️ Synced Lyrics
[00:00.29] Now I think it's time I introduce you to the boys in the band
[00:03.79] On guitar, there's Brian Koonin, and on bass, Jeff Carney
[00:08.28] Both played with me on my last tour
[00:13.81] And on drums back there is Ray Marchica
[00:18.94] God, you guys are good, huh?
[00:21.01] And to my right is this most exquisite pianist
[00:25.61] That actually Diana Krall found for me
[00:29.28] Tamir Hendelman
[00:31.20] Who's extraordinary, thank you
[00:36.06] The Grammy award-winning producer
[00:39.25] Who did the album with Diana and me
[00:42.15] Uh, Tommy LiPuma is here
[00:49.05] I usually don't like to introduce celebrities because I—
[00:55.29] Faint in my chair if anybody's about to introduce me
[00:57.93] I just, "Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't!"
[01:00.13] But, it's such a small room, you can't hide here, you know?
[01:05.13] So I'll just tell you briefly that—
[01:07.39] The very talented star of Sex and the City and many other movies
[01:13.93] Sarah Jessica Parker
[01:20.11] I still have the shoe you sent me with the flowers, you know I told you?
[01:24.02] So generous, thank you so much
[01:27.03] The Academy award-winning, incredible, beautiful, Nicole Kidman is here
[01:33.59] Where are you?
[01:35.67] Ah!
[01:37.85] Almost met you in Australia, right? Australia
[01:42.30] Uh, my friend, the brilliant designer, Donna Karan, is here
[01:46.23] With her granddaughter and daughter
[01:48.78] Where are you, honey?
[01:52.17] And I'd like to thank my team, Richard Jay Alexander, Jay Landers, Dave Reitzas
[01:57.35] Peter Morris, Peter Fletcher, Columbia Records
[02:00.94] Especially my long-time manager Martin Erlichman, who has been in my life
[02:07.25] Since I was nineteen
[02:10.24] Believed in me
[02:12.40] Right from the start
[02:13.76] His office was a phone booth on the corner of 53rd Street and 6th Avenue
[02:19.37] With a roll of dimes, yeah
[02:23.81] My good friend, my dear friend, Cis Corman, is here now
[02:27.88] Cis was one of my surrogate moms
[02:31.95] And we met in acting class when I was sixteen
[02:36.01] And when I was eighteen, I said I couldn't do something with them because I had to
[02:39.83] Sing at a talent contest in the village, and um—
[02:44.22] She said, "I've known you two years and you never told me you could sing"
[02:48.87] But, uh—she said, "Sing for me and Harvey", her husband, who was a doctor
[02:54.49] And I said, "I can't sing, if I see your face, I am too shy", and um—
[03:01.09] So I turned and faced the wall
[03:06.29] I used to have actually bad condu—I had very high marks in school, but
[03:10.13] D in conduct, because I always said the answer if I knew it
[03:14.04] I just couldn't wait to be called on, but—so—that's true
[03:20.48] When I turned back, they had tears in their eyes, and I—
[03:26.65] They went with me to this talent contest
[03:30.45] And we walked into the club
[03:32.70] And, Cis and I were the only women there
[03:36.89] We didn't know it was a gay club
[03:39.93] Isn't that funny?
[03:41.48] I just wondered, "Isn't that odd?"
[03:47.95] Anyway, I won the contest and my salary was $50 a week
[03:52.12] And all the London broil I could eat
[03:55.41] They made great London broil
[03:57.32] So I've been singing for my supper ever since
[04:01.80] Uh, now, what a journey this next extraordinary woman is on
[04:10.77] She's devoted decades of service to many—
[04:16.25] So many non-profit organizations
[04:18.44] Especially those concerning education and children
[04:22.62] And she is the first woman to move from becoming our first lady
[04:29.26] To United States senator
[04:32.20] To the secretary of state
[04:34.99] And as far as I'm concerned there was only one more first for this woman
[04:41.96] And we all know what that is
[04:45.08] Hillary Clinton, everybody
[05:02.84] Now, as for her husband—
[05:08.58] We all know how well he took care of us during his presidency
[05:21.83] Eight years of prosperity
[05:24.85] Respect around the world
[05:27.66] And we know about his intellectual curiosity and his ability
[05:32.71] Extraordinary brain
[05:36.05] But watching him this week at the Clinton Global Initiative
[05:40.65] Reminds me of something truly rare in a human being
[05:47.03] That his soul connects to the least fortunate among us
[05:54.09] And he is as comfortable with them as he is with the most powerful leaders of the world
[06:02.54] Ladies and gentlemen, the 42nd—my lucky number—
[06:07.49] President of the United States, Bill Clinton
[06:17.22] William Jefferson Clinton
[06:33.15] You're also very funny
[06:35.69] David Letterman, John Stewart, you're funny
[06:40.36] And also here tonight is their daughter
[06:42.34] Their smart and very lovely daughter, Chelsea and Mark, hi
[06:53.03] I feel Virginia's here, too, somehow, his mom
[06:58.08] Another one of my surrogate moms
[07:00.85]
[00:03.79] On guitar, there's Brian Koonin, and on bass, Jeff Carney
[00:08.28] Both played with me on my last tour
[00:13.81] And on drums back there is Ray Marchica
[00:18.94] God, you guys are good, huh?
[00:21.01] And to my right is this most exquisite pianist
[00:25.61] That actually Diana Krall found for me
[00:29.28] Tamir Hendelman
[00:31.20] Who's extraordinary, thank you
[00:36.06] The Grammy award-winning producer
[00:39.25] Who did the album with Diana and me
[00:42.15] Uh, Tommy LiPuma is here
[00:49.05] I usually don't like to introduce celebrities because I—
[00:55.29] Faint in my chair if anybody's about to introduce me
[00:57.93] I just, "Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't!"
[01:00.13] But, it's such a small room, you can't hide here, you know?
[01:05.13] So I'll just tell you briefly that—
[01:07.39] The very talented star of Sex and the City and many other movies
[01:13.93] Sarah Jessica Parker
[01:20.11] I still have the shoe you sent me with the flowers, you know I told you?
[01:24.02] So generous, thank you so much
[01:27.03] The Academy award-winning, incredible, beautiful, Nicole Kidman is here
[01:33.59] Where are you?
[01:35.67] Ah!
[01:37.85] Almost met you in Australia, right? Australia
[01:42.30] Uh, my friend, the brilliant designer, Donna Karan, is here
[01:46.23] With her granddaughter and daughter
[01:48.78] Where are you, honey?
[01:52.17] And I'd like to thank my team, Richard Jay Alexander, Jay Landers, Dave Reitzas
[01:57.35] Peter Morris, Peter Fletcher, Columbia Records
[02:00.94] Especially my long-time manager Martin Erlichman, who has been in my life
[02:07.25] Since I was nineteen
[02:10.24] Believed in me
[02:12.40] Right from the start
[02:13.76] His office was a phone booth on the corner of 53rd Street and 6th Avenue
[02:19.37] With a roll of dimes, yeah
[02:23.81] My good friend, my dear friend, Cis Corman, is here now
[02:27.88] Cis was one of my surrogate moms
[02:31.95] And we met in acting class when I was sixteen
[02:36.01] And when I was eighteen, I said I couldn't do something with them because I had to
[02:39.83] Sing at a talent contest in the village, and um—
[02:44.22] She said, "I've known you two years and you never told me you could sing"
[02:48.87] But, uh—she said, "Sing for me and Harvey", her husband, who was a doctor
[02:54.49] And I said, "I can't sing, if I see your face, I am too shy", and um—
[03:01.09] So I turned and faced the wall
[03:06.29] I used to have actually bad condu—I had very high marks in school, but
[03:10.13] D in conduct, because I always said the answer if I knew it
[03:14.04] I just couldn't wait to be called on, but—so—that's true
[03:20.48] When I turned back, they had tears in their eyes, and I—
[03:26.65] They went with me to this talent contest
[03:30.45] And we walked into the club
[03:32.70] And, Cis and I were the only women there
[03:36.89] We didn't know it was a gay club
[03:39.93] Isn't that funny?
[03:41.48] I just wondered, "Isn't that odd?"
[03:47.95] Anyway, I won the contest and my salary was $50 a week
[03:52.12] And all the London broil I could eat
[03:55.41] They made great London broil
[03:57.32] So I've been singing for my supper ever since
[04:01.80] Uh, now, what a journey this next extraordinary woman is on
[04:10.77] She's devoted decades of service to many—
[04:16.25] So many non-profit organizations
[04:18.44] Especially those concerning education and children
[04:22.62] And she is the first woman to move from becoming our first lady
[04:29.26] To United States senator
[04:32.20] To the secretary of state
[04:34.99] And as far as I'm concerned there was only one more first for this woman
[04:41.96] And we all know what that is
[04:45.08] Hillary Clinton, everybody
[05:02.84] Now, as for her husband—
[05:08.58] We all know how well he took care of us during his presidency
[05:21.83] Eight years of prosperity
[05:24.85] Respect around the world
[05:27.66] And we know about his intellectual curiosity and his ability
[05:32.71] Extraordinary brain
[05:36.05] But watching him this week at the Clinton Global Initiative
[05:40.65] Reminds me of something truly rare in a human being
[05:47.03] That his soul connects to the least fortunate among us
[05:54.09] And he is as comfortable with them as he is with the most powerful leaders of the world
[06:02.54] Ladies and gentlemen, the 42nd—my lucky number—
[06:07.49] President of the United States, Bill Clinton
[06:17.22] William Jefferson Clinton
[06:33.15] You're also very funny
[06:35.69] David Letterman, John Stewart, you're funny
[06:40.36] And also here tonight is their daughter
[06:42.34] Their smart and very lovely daughter, Chelsea and Mark, hi
[06:53.03] I feel Virginia's here, too, somehow, his mom
[06:58.08] Another one of my surrogate moms
[07:00.85]