https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o900wTovKIQ

Not good for national TV exposure...

Naah, it's just her way. Besides, she still has the lungs and chops to hit all the right notes. She wasn't drunk...high?

Neither. She just doesn't know the lyrics and I'd say the majority of the planet doesn't either, until you get to the chorus. She sounded good to me.

She seemed kinda uncomfortable singing this song.I think this song is beneath her.I would have liked to hear her sing one of her own great classics.

It looked like she was reading the lyrics from a teleprompter on the floor in front of her, still, her range was phenominal!

I saw this, and it didnt matter - everythine she opened her mouth she sounded amazing - it looked like she couldnt see the telepromter though and I thought something happened at thta moment and she just ran with it ....

Lol........neither.

She was reading the tele for the lyrics.

"Ten time Grammy winner... TEN!!!"

Yes, not good when the backup singers know the song better than the lead singer, but CK can sing the friggin' Dollar Menu at McDonald's and make it sound amazing!

And Mr. Letterman also said she will have a new album out in the fall.

(Let's hope it's not a covers album... but I'm anxious to hear what we've waited an ETERNITY (no pun intended) to get!)

[Edited 4/23/15 18:58pm]

Stop spreading rumors.

fun fact: the song "It's Raining Men" was offered to several female artists,including Donna Summer,Diana Ross.Cher and even Barbra Streisand,but they all turned it down.

SoulAlive said:

fun fact: the song "It's Raining Men" was offered to several female artists,including Donna Summer,Diana Ross.Cher and even Barbra Streisand,but they all turned it down.

Can you blame them? It's a novelty song like "YMCA". Most people don't know the lyrics, only the chorus. I've heard both songs hundreds of times over the years and I don't know one lyrics outside of the chorus. So, I will give C.K. as pass on this one. I still say, if he didn't do it, out of respect, Paul should have asked Martha Wash to come on the show to perform the song.

That was rough.

SoulAlive said:

fun fact: the song "It's Raining Men" was offered to several female artists,including Donna Summer,Diana Ross.Cher and even Barbra Streisand,but they all turned it down.

I didn't know Paul Shafer wrote it. Or that he could have been George Costanza!

"Shaffer never returned the call which offered him the role of George Costanza in Seinfeld. Shaffer claims he never auditioned for the role, Seinfeld simply called to offer him the job."

kitbradley said:

SoulAlive said:

fun fact: the song "It's Raining Men" was offered to several female artists,including Donna Summer,Diana Ross.Cher and even Barbra Streisand,but they all turned it down.

Can you blame them? It's a novelty song like "YMCA". Most people don't know the lyrics, only the chorus. I've heard both songs hundreds of times over the years and I don't know one lyrics outside of the chorus. So, I will give C.K. as pass on this one. I still say, if he didn't do it, out of respect, Paul should have asked Martha Wash to come on the show to perform the song.

yup,it's a total novelty song a silly one,at that

FormerlyKnownAs said:

"Ten time Grammy winner... TEN!!!"

Yes, not good when the backup singers know the song better than the lead singer, but CK can sing the friggin' Dollar Menu at McDonald's and make it sound amazing!

And Mr. Letterman also said she will have a new album out in the fall.

(Let's hope it's not a covers album... but I'm anxious to hear what we've waited an ETERNITY (no pun intended) to get!)

[Edited 4/23/15 18:58pm]

An ETERNITY is an understatement! And I'm here (not hear lol) to say I saw Chaka perform four years ago and she still has the chops to sing. I so hope a new album comes out or that she come round here to perform again.

[Edited 4/28/15 21:59pm]