It takes absolute guts for any artist to perform their own rendition of a song in front of the original artist, let alone in front of a legend for the Kennedy Centre Honors!! Adam was phenomenal and Cher was reduced to tears and jumped to her feet as soon as Adam finished the song, just can’t imagine what that reaction from Cher must have felt like for him! That has to be one of the biggest accolades and accomplishments of Adam’s career apart from his work with Queen! ❤

Adam Lambert is one of the greatest artists of our time! He never got the recognition he deserves!!

It was my understanding that Cher was so touched by his rendition, she gave him recording rights for his version.

When i saw Adam on american idol i told my house hold on day one he was going to win. We all watched religiously. When he didnt win all of america knew it was bull and he was cheated. But Adam was ok with it because he knew he was going somewhere no matter if he won or not. I said it didnt matter because his talent was going to take him places. Then one day my son called me up and said mom you were right, Adam is the lead singer for Queen. And my heart sung for him. We love you Adam. Your talent is legendary!😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊❤❤❤❤❤

Every person in that audience was hanging on to every note. It was such a beautiful rendition it brought tears the Cher’s eyes….that’s all you need to know about this performance.

I love Adam’s version. What a great talent

This song belongs only to two people…Cher and Adam. Two completely different renditions but two completely heartfelt performances. ❤

Adam Lambert has always been my favorite singing competition find. He's so much more and this performance gets me -every- time. It's a completely different song.

who won Idol that year reeeally? He did. Second place made him king.❤

Adam lambert is the best vocalist in the world!!

Adam Lambert hit the feels with this arrangement. He can emote in a way that will blow your mind.

Adam fricken nailed this song and created his own rendition and Cher was proud; my understanding this was the first song they used autotune, Cher thought it was needed for the song but not for her vocals

Adam is simply amazing.

I adore Adam's talent and his fire! He's special. Cher recognized that here. I'm sure someone told you that he sings with Queen now. Because....Freddie's voice!

He didn't win! And I'm so glad he didn't. He was able to record what he wanted to. ❤

I was completely shocked and disappointed that Adam didn’t win American Idol. He always touches my soul with his voice and delivery. 💜☺️💜

You really need to watch Adam Lambert and Queen perform Who Wants To Live Forever. They were at a featival the night after the Pulse nightclub shooting and the song was dedicated to them.

I work at the Kennedy Ctr Work the honors. This blew us all away.

Excellent reaction!! Cher let him release this version himself. I love your reactions. I found you because of Ren & HOG I really like independent artists these day but Adam Lambert will always be one of my favorites. Thank you Wishing you an awesome day!! Much love from West Virginia ❤

He is such a great performer, yet so humble.

To be honest, I love this version the best. It's so much more poignant than the original. It gives me the goosebumps and I get teary eyed every time I hear it. Also, when he sings like this he kind of reminds me of George Michael.

A beautiful ballad and a magnificent performance worthy of avations. Adam is a strong and technical vocalist, the best to date. I go to Queen+Lambert concerts every year and it's an amazing show, and they've been perfoming together for 12 years

Brilliant! Nuff said.

Cher loved Adam's version so much, she gave him permission to record it. The man is awesome in so many ways. ILHSM

This is so amazing. You can see how much he admires her and he sounds that amazing while he was very sick.

Talk about making it his own...well done. Loved Cher The No. 1 Diva's reaction

He is a wonderful singer and has presence . Love Cher she is an icon😊😊😊

Genius!

The instrumental arrangement for this song and Adam's amazing vocals are just perfect and give the song a whole different vibe; his singing is so heartfelt, moving and passionate a tour de force performance.

Just a side note, you mentioned that you didn't know what Adam had been up to. Well he's the lead singer for Queen, stepping in to some very big shoes and honestly, Freddie would be impressed. ❤️

i adore adam lambert. gives me chills, that guy lol. xo

Oh my, this was gut wrenching. Absolutely stunning!

Ohh my is right!!! Adam is simply amazing! Love your reaction and you have beautiful eyes!💜🥰

Now THAT is a Singer!!! He’s simply fantastic. I prefer his version to the original.

He is amazing.

Superb. My entire body shivered when he hit those high notes 🇨🇦♥️🇨🇦

Fun right now ….Adam was on Jimmy Fallon’s show What’s My Jam. He went viral singing The Muffin Man on Drury lane. You can catch the whole crowd at Summerfest ball at Wembley Stadium, and this last weekend in Trafalgar square. He did a sold out concert at Royal Albert Hall so hitting all the Uk hotspots. Some major appearances in New York the previous week Touring again with Queen this fall, sold out in a day. As mentioned in the comments The Isle of Wight performance is special. This performance and the Isle of Wight one are used by vocal coaches as master classes. When Queen and AL were in Bologna last summer( July 10th) they did an impromptu Puccini cover of Nessum Dorma which is stunning. Fun too!

I knew he was something special on American Idol, which he deservedly won. He was the perfect choice for Brian May and the rest of Queen to ask to take Freddie's place. That he brought Cher to tears with this doesn't surprise me at all.

That was a tour de force. What an incredible tribute to Cher: she was in tears.

What an honor to Cher. Impeccably performaned.

It is a BALLAD arrangement. Wow!

Adam’s standing ovation 👏 was well deserved and Cher was so happy with it! I love ❤️ Adam, just a true talent!

Adam is the best!!! 👏👏👏💖💖💖

Beautiful!!

Love, love Adam, he is incredible, he was robbed by not winning American idol, but he proved every one wrong

I saw Adam in concert not long after he released his first album. He was amazing live. This is an amazing rendition of this iconic song. Thanks for your reaction 💖🦋

Cher was the first one to her feet. that had to feel great for Adam!

What an exquisite voice. What an exquisite talent. What an exquisite performance. ❤❤❤

The Kennedy award honorees would be quite an audience to impress, and impress them Adam did. Cher, who was being awarded, was moved to tears, and also, the Broadway cast of Hamilton was in that audience. A standing ovation is always, good, but.a standing ovation from that crowd is amazing!

This performance of this song, has been one of my favorites for a long time!!!! He is such a a professional and total ability!!

I am new to your channel and I like to tell you that you are the best "First Time Hearing" I have ever seen and heard. Thank you for just being you, it's easy to see your reaction on your face and I had the same reaction to this fantastic performance by Adam Lambert as you. I followed him on American Idol and fell in love with his totally own way to make a song his and his voice is out of this world. I have ben so lucky to meet him twice and he is the most down to earth person, so sweet and he is all smiles. I saw him when he visited Denmark and Norway back in 2010, the time I met him. I can tell you one thing. I am now 63 years old, I am from the 60s and was teenager in the 70s and grow up with SO much great music that still today is popular. I have ben to a ton of concerts since my first one with Deep Purple back in '73 and are still going to concerts. I have NEVER - as I was to Adams concert in Oslo, Norway, ben hyptonized. I was on first row looking right up into his face and his present is so powerful that I didn't see other musicians, dancers or anything. I was BLOWN away by Adam and still today I remember it clearly. His extra song before the concert ended was "20th Century Boy" by T.Rex who I was and still am a HUGE fan of. He killed the song and I was right back in 1973 when I saw T.Rex and I couldn't believe what I heard. I was at that time 50 years old, but somehow also 13 :D Long story short, THANK you for your channel. I have subscribed and will follow you. I properly will ask you to listen to some songs along the way and it's of course up to you if you want to check them out. Hugs to you from Denmark. Snug

Adam is an absolute amazing singer!!! Top of the line!!!

I come back to this song time and time again ❤

Please please listen to his version of “Who Wants To Live Forever?” At the Isle Of White Festival Trust me

Yes was Cher there he came 2nd 2009. He is amazing live. Love Cher and Adams versions but with Adam with the musical arrangement you actually hear and connect with lyrics as its not a dance song anymore great performance as normal. Great reaction thank you.

You really need to check him out singing with Queen!

Feeling his broken heart. He is amazing! Yes he is crushing it! One of the greats!

Wow! I never paid attention to Adam but now I know what I was missing! Amazing rendition! Great reaction!

Phenomenal

Love the song.Cher is my favorite singer.Adam Lambert rock that song and touch ed the one and only Cher ❤😢😢 thanks Cathy West OBX NC

I remember the original song always played at the clubs when it was out lol. Adam made it his own version, quite breathtaking even for Ms. Cher the Queen herself! I was blown away by Adam's vocal range and ability in Am. Idol. I still love his first CD he released, it was diverse in musical style from pop rock to dance to a little more rock to ballads. Glad you're checking out Adam's stuff!

27 years in the music business and it always amazed me how a songwriter or artist envisioned a song one way and someone else heard it completely different. I could have done without Melissa Peterman singing along, but he is just a one of a kind. It’s obvious it took Cher by surprise. I worked either back in the day and she is truly one of a kind. Shocked The hell out of Cher. He is a superstar with unbelievable humility. What he’s done with Queen has just been a miracle.

Love this rendition it's beautiful

There is no doubt about his talent!!! Mad respect!!

Adam singing this was so pure. You can feel every nuance. I love Adam’s voice. He came in second on American Idol but it didn’t matter, his voice assured he would be successful. Odd I can’t remember the name of the winner. I can picture him, a real sweet guy.

So Moving! I loved seeing Cher shedding tears over it🙂 Really beautiful! Thanks again Nick!💜

All I can say is WOW!!!

Melts my heart !,,

I;m still emotionally inspired by Adam's rendition of Cher's masterpiece.

Adam is so sassy (with that little little earpiece flip) and his voice is AMAZING!!! This performance is just stunning, I love Adam Lambert!!!

The strings gave it a beautiful ethereal quality.

It’s a breathtaking rendition of Cher’s song. I also saw him as the frontman of Queen 4 years ago. He blew me away and it was an amazing concert.

Magical performance!!💜😌love your reaction…🥰

He is amazing!!!!

Best singer out there

Yes, that was Cher and her reaction to the song interpreted by Lamber is testament of how incredible it is! 🥰

Adam brought out a whole different side of this song that was so beautiful

That was definitely Cher! This was such an amazing performance!! I LOVED him on American Idol! New to your channel! This is the 2nd video of yours I've watched, and I will continue to watch. I like you!

Love this song. Thanks

This was beautiful!! I love his voice!! It would have been nice to see this full screen and without all of the stops and talking.

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He's a fantastic voice nobody to touch him x

There is nothing that Adam can’t sing. every time I listen to the song I get gooses all over my Body.I just love him

Adam is one of the most underrated singers in my opinion. He did a cover of Chandelier on America’s Got Talent (and his new album) that was just as amazing as this. In front of Simon Cowell (again) and the end of it was SO funny. Thanks for your reaction. T ✌🏻

He did a great job ! Love Cher n I love Adam :) He did jimmy Fallon had to do muffin man to chers song and it was awesome!!!

Beautiful performance.

I was thinking about making this my patreon request. Thanks Alex! It is truly an unforgettable performance. Thank you again, Nick. Great reaction, very thoughtful.

Adam é incrível demais 🇧🇷

He was my favorite American Idol contestant EVER. I remember that I couldn't wait to see his performance EVERY week. Like you, I haven't followed him much since then EXCEPT for his Queen stuff

They were honoring Cher her song believe

This song should be sung this way since Cher wrote and sang it. This is my favorite version of this song and many others that Adam covers. Love him so much.

I have watch this performace so many times, it is unbelievable!❤

Hi Nick…thanks for your reaction…more Adam & Pentatonix please…thanks❤

I think Adam could sing the phone book. His voice gives me shivers.

oh my! haha - love ur reaction nick! when u make cher cry and stand up ! u know uve done good ! love ur reactions ! thats how cher meant the song to be! - love all ur reactions ! thanks for loving great music and when it hits our soul ! its the best ! cant wait to see more! much love to u and urs

I would love to hear them sing together.

Two of my favorite singers are Adam Lambert and Dan Vasc. I've been a fan of Adam since AI and have seen six of his solo concerts and seven of his Queen concerts. I just heard Dan Vasc for the first time singing Amazing Grace. I am a huge fan of both as I like the power voices with the big range. Both sing with great emotion. They are such different kinds of singers but each is at the top of his game. Check out each of their version of Nessum Dorma. Adam sang it during a Queen concert in Italy. Queen was impressed.

i remember hearing this that night. i thought it was the best version i had ever heard. and still do. he's amazing.

Loved watching you watch this ! It’s one of my favorites and your reaction to every note was priceless!

Amazing! Just beautiful!