Commentary 5 (from Verzuz: Gladys Knight x Patti Labelle) [Live]

Y'all better sing
Now you know I can't hit that note right now
Woo, yes you could
I can't hit that, hit that note right now, I gotta go find it
You know how long ago that was? (It's a wonderful thing)
Yeah, it was a long time ago (It sure was)
Yeah, yeah, and voices drop as you go, you know
As you get younger (Yeah)
That's so true now, you got to know it (Wow)
You said the right words
Right? (Yes)
As we get younger
Absolutely, that's all we do, you know?
I like to say when I'ma add the numbers together (Yeah?)
That's the age I'd be
When you add the numbers together? (Yeah) Like
So how old are you? Seventy-seven? (Uh-huh)
How much is that? (I'm fourteen)
There you be (I'm twelve)
No, you're fourteen (I'm fourteen)
I'd rather be twelve (You gonna be twelve?)
I'm gonna be twelve
Okay, you be twelve if you want to be
I don't want you to be twelve
What's your numbers, Patti?
Three-three-three
No, you ain't, girl
I'm three-hundred and thirty-three years (You ain't three-hundred and thirty-three years old)
Girl, yes, I am (No, you ain't)
Well, those are my favorite numbers, I'm seventy-six years young
And you're?
I will, in December, be eighty (Twelve)
Eighty (Eighty?)
Eighty (You better work)
She better work (Wow)
Yeah (Better work, girl)
That's beautiful (Yeah, December 12th)
Just glowing too (Wow, that's beautiful)
Just glowing
Well, you know, it's all in the genes
You ain't got no genes, girl
That's the only jeans you gonna be talkin' about
All in the genes, yes (Yeah)
No, you look beautiful, both of you do
Well, this has been wonderful
I'm so happy you invited me to come down and say hello to you
I haven't seen you guys in so long
I know, it's been a while
With this COVID mess, it's been crazy (It's good to see you)
I know, we're blessed to even be standing here (Like this)
Yeah (You know?) Yeah
So, so what are we gonna do now?
Can I go and change and put my jeans back on?
Yes, you can go and put your jeans back on
We'll see you later (We will see you after a while)
Yes, you will (Yeah)
Bye (Bye, baby)
Bye
It's been wonderful (Okay)
I'm out (See ya later, Dionne)
You're out? (I'm out)
Say "I'm out!" (I'm out)
Okay (Okay)
Wow, what a night
Yes, what a night
Been a good night
Yep (Yes)
I'm lowering all my songs
No, you're not, are you really?
Yes, I am, I'm lowering all my songs (You sound great)
I told you, as the years go by, your voice gets lower (Well)
Well, mine does (Mmm)
Okay, I'm a contralto, I can't be hitting them high notes no more
Yeah, but they sound good whenever you do (And be on pitch)
Now, that's a problem (Being on pitch)
Woo, wow
So, Gladys, we've done everything together (Yes, we have)
We've even done duets, that song (We sure did, didn't we?)
Oh boy, I wonder what (I don't know, I wonder)
Could they play it? (I don't know)
Or should we leave? I guess it's time for us to go bye-bye, huh?
Bye, America (Is it time to go?)
It's time to go (I guess that it's time to go)
Yeah, yeah (Well)
We've had our moments up here tonight
And we're blessed, who's ever watching, that you watched
And that you saw real love (Absolutely)
'Cause that's what it is, yeah
And we just wanted to give you a piece of our hearts and our minds
And to tell you the stories that we've been singing about forever and ever
Most of them are surrounded with love
That's what we try to send out to you
In sometimes, life, we sing about it (Yes, we do)
We talk about it (Right)
Now we need to live it, you know?
We have to understand and appreciate
And be so grateful for this thing called love
We can settle anything when we get to that (We really can)
Gotta have empathy in your heart though for the other person
I mean it's a necessary thing, yeah (I love you)
I love you (I do), wow
And it's an amazing, amazing thing, this thing called love (It's wonderful)
It can fix everything, but we have to get to it
Well, you know what else will beat everything?
If everybody voted (Oh yeah)
Bye, was gonna say bye
Please vote, please
We have to vote, we can make a difference by doing that (Yes)
For real
Love you, love you, Gladys
Yep (Okay), and we can tell all of them
Love and need ya, want ya, baby (Yes, ooh, bye)
Yep, you guys take care
Me and my sister
We're always, always ready
To sing about love, life and wonderful things, for real (Yes)
Is that goodnight, everybody?
And all these people that's standing up here, making this happen
We wanna say we're grateful
Aktive, thank you, Aktive, for my music
Yeah, this is amazing
Thank you all my people
And we thank you and all of you that's looking
And have hopefully enjoyed me and my sister Patti, you know
Yes, we hope so, yeah
Let's do something really, really, really good, right?
And pass it on, especially to our kids
It can make a difference in the world
They need to see us and hear us
Involved and surrounded in that thing called L-O-V-E
Makes a difference
It does (Right, baby)
Goodnight, everybody (Goodnight)
Take off my shoes to walk off, they hurt me
Oh, girl (You still the same, Patti)
Goodnight, you can keep those pumps (That's right)
Woo (That's right, kick 'em off, girl)
Oh no, I want 'em back (You want 'em back?)
Yes, somebody bring 'em to the room
There you go
Huh? It's that way?