![]() I know so many who don’t know the original and when they hear it, they’re AMAZED at what Luther did with it. His version of The Carpenters’ Superstar is so far removed from the original, that it’s become a definitive version in its own right. Luther had a gift for taking dry classics and injecting them with so much soul and emotion. One of Luther’s most beautiful and timeless, in my opinion.Ĥ – Superstar/ Until You Come Back to Me. There are so few songs that make me smile and bring a tear to my eye at the same time. Luther’s vocals are flawless, and this song STILL turns a party out to this day. It’s a song that brings unbridled joy to my heart. I love the absolute early Eightiesness of it. ![]() This video is one of my all time favorites. Dionne Warwick and a young Janet Jackson are visibly blown away as Luther displays the full glory of his vocal range. Please drink in the audience at this live performance at the NAACP Awards. Please share your top Luther favorites in the comments with me! After much consideration, here are my top 5 Luther Vandross songs. All I’m doing here is sharing my top favorite songs in terms of how they make me feel, how they’ve affected my life, and how they linger in my spirit. It’s incredibly difficult to choose 5 of the best Luther Vandross songs and claim it to be a definitive list. That’s how specific my Luther-triggered memories are. I was 12 years old at the wedding and I wore a raspberry colored off the shoulder dress. My big brother Clint chose it as his wedding song, his bride walked down the aisle to Here and Now. My parents would take a break from house cleaning to slow dance to their favorite songs. That was the album we cleaned the house to on Sundays. When I was little, we had The Best of Luther Vandross on vinyl and it stayed in regular rotation.
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