Those men are the surviving members of Led Zeppelin. The drummer, John Bonham, died. That is his son, Jason on the drums here. Lovely reaction.

@MrYFlyer

3 жыл бұрын

She knows. Like Americans not knowing who is Messi.

@greghortonsr.5428

3 жыл бұрын

don't forget the Bowler hats. it was Jon's favorite hat

@adenauerlemos7926

3 жыл бұрын

Robert Plant - Vocal Jimmy Page - Guitar John Paul Jones - Bass and Keyboards John Bonham Drums - Deceased on September 25, 1980 (his son Jason is playng the drums)

@taquitobandito6054

3 жыл бұрын

You can see Robert coming to tears because of how amazing Ann’s voice is and how well she’s vocalizing his song similar to how he did it when he first sang it. Truly a spectacular performance. I looooove Heart! They’re amazing.

@robertmaloney2198

2 жыл бұрын

Ringo and Phil's sons can play too. Saw all three kids!

I was part of the choir for this show, it was an amazing experience. Dave Grohl was on drums for all the rehearsals, so it was a surprise to everyone when Jason Bonham came out for the final performance. Also, this video has footage both from the dress rehearsal, and the live performance. After the show was over, Stephen Colbert came up to me and 2 of my fellow choir members to tell us that we did a great job, it was surreal. Choral arrangement was done by Rob Mathes, and our chorus director is Joyce Garrett. Our choir was also at Obama's inauguration, Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl, and every Christmas in Washington performance on TNT, until it was canceled. We were drawn from a lot of different sources around the DC area, including some former High School choirs after we all graduated, some church choirs, and eventually some University of Maryland choir members. We rehearsed every day including weekends for about 3 weeks for this, and for most of our performances

@michaelsoper3610

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your part in this wonderful performance. The overall arrangement was just perfect, the layers being added at all the right points, with the final reveal of the full choir at the height of the vocal build a perfect capstone.

@davidmullens7565

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing these details. You were GREAT 😃👍

Ann Wilson was 62 when she preformed this tribute. Simply amazing rock and roll voice.

Ann Wilson has PIPES. She really nailed this

You just witnessed the greatest tribute ever.. The men are the 3 remaining members and the drummer is the son of the original drummer!! I came of age in the mid 70’s and this performance always fills me with such emotion.. Led Zeppelin’s library of compositions is just astonishing!! 🎼✌️❤️

From what I understand, Robert Plant (the lead singer of Led Zep sitting in the middle), he usually didn't like it when people did covers of this song, but he was fine with Anne Wilson doing it because he knew she would do it right. Anne has the voice to do it, obviously. Not all singers could do it justice like she did.

if you can make Robert Plant cry with your version of his song, you done good!

@sergioomar9090

3 жыл бұрын

The things that must have been going through his head?

This is by far the best rendition of the song, not being played by Led Zep themselves. I can just sit here for hours watching Jimmy Page having a ball with this performance, especially the moment the larger choir kicks in. The smiles on his face are priceless.

@paulolsen602

3 жыл бұрын

You can see him just say “wow” as the choir appears. I felt the same!

@gerardquinn6637

2 жыл бұрын

THAT THEY ARE.

No one else could ever cover this as well.

@greghortonsr.5428

3 жыл бұрын

when Heart started in Canada they did a lot of LZ covers . this was easy for them

@RideAcrossTheRiver

3 жыл бұрын

@@greghortonsr.5428 Ann said she and Nancy were so nervous before the performance they joked about leaving by the back door.

@mikemac7196

3 жыл бұрын

@@greghortonsr.5428 Heart are from Seattle but yes they recorded and toured in Canada

@greghortonsr.5428

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikemac7196 all the things i read and saw made it sound like they were from Canada

@houngandave

3 жыл бұрын

@@greghortonsr.5428 they were a seattle band before it meant anything.

The drummer is Jason Bonham, John Bonham’s son.

@ingobordewick6480

3 жыл бұрын

... and he is playing on his dads drum kit.

@pamagnolia

3 жыл бұрын

@@ingobordewick6480 Wow! That I didn’t know. Thanks!

@lenstgelais7376

3 жыл бұрын

@@ingobordewick6480 indeed and also he went with Led Zeppelin for their final world 🌎 tour as there drummer 😉👍

Beautiful reaction by a beautiful woman

Robert Plant was brought to tears with this performance, to hear his and his bands song performed like this. Awesome video.

@ingobordewick6480

3 жыл бұрын

He was thinking about John, he said.

@frodofraggins

3 жыл бұрын

@@ingobordewick6480 yeah seeing Jason playing drums made him think of John

Those three old guys are the Led Zeppelin original band members from left to right John Paul Jones , Robert Plant and Jimmy Page . The drummer is Jason Bonham the son of the late great Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham who died in 1980 . The bowler hat the drummer Jason Bonham and the choir are wearing is a tribute to his father John Bonham who wore the hat while he was alive .

@davidpost428

3 жыл бұрын

and he was playing on his Dad's drum kit !

I've watched this performance many times and I am always moved to tears. Especially since my mother passed away last summer. She gave me my joy and appreciation for music. And I know she enjoyed it also...we discussed it in depth. RIP Patricia Lovell RIP John Bonham

@nathan-ck3je

3 жыл бұрын

Do you know this song is santic it has a message in it playing it backwards. This what it says. Hear why its sung here, oppositioner.. Allll on track, all arriving They all sing, and they are one. Shall I loathe you now, parishoner? Oh hear Him, Christian within me. It stirs my sin; the river, Oh, she swells with our lousiness. All my life will end for him? We’re all out of signs, I know I’m sorta shocked To hear The Lord, My God now will save me! Oh I will n’er be saved, Because I live with Satan.. One wish today; That you’ll all pray for Three who will make it here late. Pray now and you’ll see.. The ‘Lord’ turned me on, But, oh, I was the shaggy fool.. Clothed in agony, Lost at a height. There’s no escaping it, Nor his woes.. So here’s to my Sweet Satan. The other’s little path Would make me sad, Whose power is faith. He’ll give those with him 666. And all the evil fools, they know he made us suffer sadly. Ohohohoh… “Family won’t get loose, They’re offered me.” Always soothes the worker. Always will be as we know now “I see ruins,” said he, “the world they offered me? Who wished the Lord’s fall?” If we lose feather, Say you’ll save me! And no wimps can bend the rules.. And no wimps can do.. Hunt next to the shore, ‘Cause they see all from there, See here’s the news, Who walks with mute grief! Perhaps no-one found thee… “Heavy, lift me out,” Spake the Reve, “Someday, failed, we’ll lose one line-up, They’ve gotta leave forsaken.” And no wimps can do.. And no wimps can do… He, who say the lords Thoth have our laws, Maat must be superb. Mass is ended.. Over there, He who should learn thee. Any moot that serves by my sworn music, I wish it with snow be shushed, All for my mass’s sake. Hear why its sung, here, oppositioner, Ohh.. He who should show May make his show worthy, To look, for us, odd.. sickly, There’s one chance - take his show. Hold thy head, Hear why its sung here. oppositioner. Who owns this earth built below? Oh sweet Israel…

The reason they're so somber at first is that they were overcome with emotion when they saw Jason Bonham, John Bonham's son, on the drums. Robert Plant was upset beforehand because he thought Jason wasn't invited. Plant is trying not to cry the whole time. And the Wilson Sisters of Heart were very close with the band. So just an incredibly moving experience.

Yes this is the band. This is what they look like today - decades later ...

Rock legends performing in front of rock Gods by playing their most famous song .. No pressure at all .. and they absolutely slayed it .. Greatest cover in the history of music

Jimmy Page singing his guitar solo to himself while the guitarist is playing it!!

@gerardquinn6637

2 жыл бұрын

SO EXCELLENT...!!!

Yes! That’s Led Zeppelin watching- and their late drummers son on his Dads drums- VERY emotional experience! Robert Plant (Zeppelins lead singer) fighting back tears- Heart is another ICONIC band- ❤️✌️

Anne Wilson, the best female singer in rock bar none

@tamilashultz9676

3 жыл бұрын

Annie Lennox is up there as well. :)

That performance gave me goosebumps!

@gerardquinn6637

2 жыл бұрын

It IS just that THRILLING.

It was said that Robert Plant(old dude with the facial hair ) was trying not to cry, when he saw His late bandmate’s son Jason sit down at the drums, in his father’s hat

This is an annual event to honor people/groups who have made a lifetime impact with their body of music. It's a huge honor

this is hands down the best cover of Stairway To Heaven. Nobody like Nancy could ever add this much of feeling to a song that is already overflown with feeling. The fact that she, the band - and also / especially Jason, the drummer at this gig (the son of the late John Bonham) - brought these giants of music to tears ... is just the biggest compliment you could ever ask for as an artist.

@CIN-bn9zc

3 жыл бұрын

You mean ANN VOICE & NANCY GUITAR PLAYING. I love what you wrote .

Led Zeppelin gave Heart their blessings to cover what ever song they wanted to

This was Anne & Nancy Wilson of Heart doing a tribute to Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Center. High Honors! The 3 remaining members were the men you thought was LZ. Zeppelin broke up after the death of the drummer John Bonham. That was John’s son playing the drums for his father. Loved your reaction and please, do yourself a service and check out more Led Zeppelin & Pink Floyd. Better music does not exist.

Watching Robert Plant crying made me cry. To be honored by the President and First lady, at the Kennedy Center, was quite a tribute to a genius career.

I have seen this video so many times and each time I am always moved by it. Love the choir that came in at the end it was amazing.

The members of Heart and Led Zeppelin have been great friend for many years!!!! I think that's why they were chosen. 💜🎶🎼🎵🎧🤟

Excellent cover of the one of Rock's most iconic songs. very well done, with sensitivity and respect for it's importance to soooo many people. John, Robert, and Jimmy looked touched.

The best band to cover Zep. HEARTfelt performance.

Those three are the remaining 3 of 4 members... the drummer died and his son is playing here.

The Rock n Roll Gods take care of their own. There's 60 year's of coverage that'd take 40 year's to relive. Nice choice well played! Thumbs up.

@gerardquinn6637

2 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY.

❤️🌎❤️🌎❤️🌎 I'm in tear's 😪 unbelievable!

I'm so pleased you enjoyed this. Stairway to Heaven is one of those classic rock songs that most guitar players have tried to cover at some point, and Ann & Nancy Wilson (Heart) gave the best performance of it I've ever heard!

Beautiful on so many levels.

@6:48, there rockin out to Heart playing a Zeppelin tune in honor of the 3 original Zeppelin members the camera keeps panning to, is none other than Yo-Yo Ma, who is arguably the greatest classical cellist on the planet, he's a legend...how cool is it he's there like that?!...@7:04 that's Debbie Allen, Tony Award winning Broadway choreographer and award wining music video director....@7:43, with her arms up rockin out? Yeah that's Bonnie Raitt, she's the writer and original performer of the song "I Can't Make You Love Me", the song expertly covered by Teddy Swims....

When Led Zeppelin freaks out over how a band plays their own song---- that's pretty good. That just might be the greatest live performance of any song EVER in the history of music! Magnificent.

Yes they are 3 of the members of Led Zeppelin. The one in the middle that is rubbing under his nose is Robert Plant, he's trying to hold back tears.

@blindriv3r

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I think it was the memory of John Bonham, as much as the great performance that hit him..of course he and John were the two young kids when the band was formed by the already pro studio and touring guys in Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones

That was out of this world! I would jumping over the seats dancing if i was at that venue that night, what a performance ♥️♥️♥️♥️

The most beautiful tribute that this great band has been able to receive in life, with the best song in history. Long live Led Zeppelin.

Gotta say it. Your smile could bring world peace.

of course, they were impressed........because ann and nancy Wilson performed it.legends in their own right

I can’t even imagine the pressure on each and every person up on that stage...

@RideAcrossTheRiver

3 жыл бұрын

Word was that the rehearsals went badly and fell apart each time. Nobody was sure they could pull it off!

@handsome-brute2666

3 жыл бұрын

@@RideAcrossTheRiver wow!

Never having seen this performance before, wow, outstanding version, the choral backing really compliments it so well. Trying to read the reaction in Plants face but the smile and standing ovation finally reveal all. You are lovely Empress, nice reaction

An epic performance from HEART one of the great live bands thankyou joy for reacting to this video Awesome ❤

Heart really did a fantastic job 👏, Ann still can sing great 👍

Heart loved Led Zeppelin, I have seen them 3 times and in each concert they did a Zeppelin cover.

I can't tell you the joy I feel watching you feel this music. Your smile says it all. You can say so much without saying a word. 😍

Yep - the three you noticed were the surviving members of Led Zeppelin - those medals around their necks are the highest civilian "honor" given by the US. This was actually a mini show where Stairway was the last of a string of Led Zeppelin songs played by other musicians in honor of Led Zeppelin by its peers.

Best reboot of a classic...brought the house down....kept true to it.... Stunningly beautiful.....as is the Empress....

Yep that's Led Zeppelin...2 groups of Rock Royalty there. Oh wow that really brought out some emotions there...2 of my favorites of all time!

Joy you know the words to the song! Loved your reaction!

Great selection Empress. Who else but Ann and Nancy to take this on. I think it was 1969 when the first Led Zeppelin album came out. The doorbell rings, my buddies are standing outside holding the album, and they say..."you gotta hear this album, we're coming in".

Takes a powerful voice to be heard that clearly over a chorus and orchestral instruments. Ann Wilson, folks!

@ 8:42 it looks like Jason is thinking of his dad, John Bonham, who was the original drummer for Led zeppelin. it always brings a little tear to my eye, it must be a proud moment for him as he plays the drums on the same song as his dad did.

This is one of the best cover songs I literally had goosebumps when I played it first time

If you really want to see an blow your mind unforgettable amazing song preformed by Led Zeppelin watch Kashmir Celibration Day and turn up the volume. It is un******g believable. There is no other way to put it and still no words do this performance justice, truly! Bless you

Has to be an amazing feeling to hear your song being done by another outstanding band.

A great tribute to a legendary rock band. Yes, the older gentlemen they kept showing are the remaining members of Led Zeppelin. Good catch.

The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. The honors have been presented annually since 1978, culminating each December in a star-studded gala celebrating the honorees in the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C - The people they keep showing are the honorees for that year

Once you have performed this hit like this, in front of the original artists, with their reaction what it was. There is no where else to go.

You are a rocker ! yes, they all came together to do this tribute - best triibute ever done !

Amazing live version and great to share it with someone who is really moved by it as well. Makes me want to listen to more Heart again.

Excellent reaction, thank you Empress Joy-Jean! It was a truly exceptional performance.

The Drummer, Jason Bonham, Led Zeppelin's drummer, rip, John Bonham's son and the choir wore a Bowler hat to honor 'Bonzo' after he took up wearing one, after watching the 1971 movie 'A Clockwork Orange' When the choir appeared wearing them, that what almost put Robert Plant in tears, remembering his friend and bandmate. Ann and Nancy Wilson and their band Heart are big Led Zeppelin fans, always played a cpl Led Zep songs at their live shows, Ann and Robert Plant are friends When Ann singing the last line and Jason looks to Heaven....omg....

when I look at your reaction to this song I feel like I'm looking at myself :D when I'm in the mood I'm able to watch this video 10 times in a row, it has an incredible atmosphere. Perfect visual and musical expression.

For me that is by far the best tribute cover I've ever heard outstanding performances all around. Great reaction thank you.

HEART...Ann & Nancy Wilson...Legendary Rock Goddesses honoring Rock Gods (Zep). 2 Gypsies paying tribute to 4 Vikings by performing the most loved Rock song in history. :-) I liked your reaction much. Have a fun day. Auf Wiedersehen aus Wiesbaden :-)

What almost brought tears to my eyes was when Jason Bonham (playing drums) looked up toward the heavens at his father when she sang at the end “And she’s buying a stairway to heaven”. Beautiful!

Now that you have been introduced to the magic of Led Zombies music you should watch them perform in a live performance. I was fortunate to see them 50 years ago at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

To a lesser note when they showed the people playing horns and orchestra instruments, Blue Lou Marini from the Blues Brothers Band was playing saxophone with them.

The best band rock'roll in history, mystic, esoteric and aquarian.

7:33 Stunning, Beautiful, WOW!! and here's the proof!! 8:07... oh and the song/video is awesome as well (8:46) - such a cutie and thoroughly enjoyed it!!

I love your reaction and presence, it was appropriate and listening to HEART doing the final cover, it got better and voice is still amazing. I thought a woman doing it was like eehhh, but later i read the article that Robert plant went over to her, during a banquet, and said it was his favorite cover from all others he didn’t like from that song...

Love your reactions beautiful young lady!!

Wearing of bowler hats, paying homage to a British band and yes, the guys the camera kept going to are the surviving band members of Led Zeppelin. The song was released in 1971 - 50 years ago! Some music is timeless. Love your videos, XXX.

This event was an evening set up to honor Led Zeppelin for their music they have given us. Those three older gentlemen are the surviving members of LZ, some 40 years later. The gentleman on the drums is the son of the original drummer John Bonham, who when he died caused the band to dissolve. He plays exactly like his dad. Robert Plant seems close to tears as he listens to this. He said it was because he was thinking about John. I believe him, since they were all very close friends and remain so today. Quite a tribute to them, especially as it culminates with this performance by Heart. Both ladies have remarked at how nervous they were to be performing this live in front of these guys. The fact that the president was there was not the cause of their apprehension. They nailed it!!!!!!! Quite a tribute in America for an English band! You should watch the whole tribute and even Obama makes some remarks on how great they were and their influence on so many. Many other great performers and musicians are present in the audience including Stephen Colbert, Yoyo Ma - a great cellist, David Letterman and several actors including Al Pacino. You should check out Led Zeppelin's live version of this at Madison Square garden from 1973 to also see how this should be done LIVE!

So moving to see John Bonham's son on drums. He would make his father proud!!

I saw Heart in 2013, at a small ampitheater on the SDSU campus. So it was the year following the Kennedy Center thing. They called it the "Heartbreaker Tour". Jason Bonham's Zeppelin cover band opened for Heart, so I figured they'd do an encore with Jason... maybe a couple of Zep songs... It turned out that Heart's entire second set was ALL Zeppelin songs with Jason on drums! It was INCREDIBLE!

In a business where women have a particular hard time, Heart blew it out of the water and performed the best version of a classic ever. Now that ain't bad!

The two ladies on the stage are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. They formed the rock band Heart. Ann is the lead vocalist and Nancy plays guitar and is also great at vocals as well. Barracuda and Crazy On You by Heart are two good starter songs if you wanna check them out. BTW Ann was 62 when she did this performance.

This version of Heart doing this song....Is one of the Most Feel Good performances I have ever seen of this song....the growing smiles on the faces of Led Zeppelin helped to make this such a great video

Among the most powerful performances I have ever seen in my life.

Hi Joy, Great reaction to my favorite female vocalist!! You have such a beautiful accent; listening to you brings joy to my heart. I recently heard a song by Styx called "Paradise", from Return to Paradise CD, and I believe it compliments your Soul!!! Compliments from Eli🎶

Honoring Led Zeppelin in the Balcony! This is a tribute to Zeppelin with jason filling in for his dad....and The choir wearing Johns famous Bowler Hat in tribute to the greatest Drummer ever!

Oh shit, that made me cry like a baby. To get the approval of the original legends is a massive honour. Thank you. ♥️

Great song, heart is awesome, love your reaction

Nice job by Shane Fontaine on lead guitar. Saw him live playing with Graham Nash. This was perfect. Can't imagine how nervous the Wilson sisters must have been.

If you've never seen Led Zeppelin perform in their prime, you must check out Since I've Been Loving You, live at Madison Square Garden.

@kimberlinibambini1988

3 жыл бұрын

Yessssss- agreed! Mmm hmmm 😋

The best rendition I've ever heard period!

Heart has been called the female version of Led Zeppelin. The lady sitting behind and in-between John Paul and Robert Plant is the writer of the song the great Carol King.

Now you understand, music, musicians, proper writing, music and lyrics. Very good!!

Hello, my dear Empress. Thank you for reacting to this one. It holds a special place in my life as I grew up seeing Heart before they were famous. When I was 13, they played at my high school as well as many shows all over the city. They were the perfect choice for this song for several reasons, not the least of which is Ann Wilson's wonderful voice. When Heart first started out, they played a beautiful blend of Gypsy style music with Rock, most especially I always heard a strong Led Zeppelin influence in their early shows. From what I understand, Led Zeppelin singer, Robert Plant, has never been fond of anyone else playing this song as most never seem to grasp the emotion of it. To see him teary-eyed and appreciative of one of my teenage favourites is a joy, indeed. The added bonus of Jason Bonham on drums, the son of Zep's former bandmate, certainly added to his emotional reaction. But it's more than just that. The bowler hats in respect of their fallen partner, the choir, even to the restraint of the performance. Heart and the rest of the show never once tried to outdo the original. They played it their own way, and still gave it the respect it deserved. Beautiful! ♥

Those are the ones that wrote the song they won an award I think the song was 50 years old and Heart paying them a compliment to do their song the girl singing and the girl in the guitar or sisters

I love that you know the words! I watched your first Stairway reaction vid, I can see it left a mark. Awesome. You da best.

Heart songs Crazy On You, Magic Man, Kick It Out, Straight On To You, Alone, These Dreams, and Never ...so many songs

Love it.... nice to see someone like YOU likes our music!! ....so sweet!!

Led zeppelin have said on many occasions they are not fans of bands covering there songs but you can see on there faces they really got emotional over this performance ,hands down one of the best covers of any song ever done x 😊 Another Kennedy space centre tribute worth watching is Steve Tyler doing a tribute to paul McCartney x

THIS CONCERT IS A TRUE ROCK AND ROLL GIFT TO MY GENERATION AS WELL TO THOSE WHO WILL FOLLOW. IT WILL ALWAYS BE AMAZING.