{"id":2253,"date":"2023-09-04T19:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=2253"},"modified":"2023-09-04T19:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T19:10:00","slug":"lady-gaga-gives-late-friend-singer-tony-bennett-a-tear-jerking-tribute-of-a-lifetime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=2253","title":{"rendered":"Lady Gaga gives late friend, singer Tony Bennett, a tear-jerking tribute of a lifetime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lady Gaga<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>was famously close to the late singing legend Tony Bennett. His death, of course, affected her as well. And to honor his memory, the Queen of Pop did something truly memorable.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep reading to learn more about her beautiful tribute.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-90ddc91ffb2a0a23bd89f04a3678695b\" class=\"newsner-90ddc91ffb2a0a23bd89f04a3678695b newsner-bluebillywig_instream\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-664a06342833814e70445cae9fe0d950\" class=\"newsner-664a06342833814e70445cae9fe0d950\"><\/div>\n<p>Lady Gaga has been doing her residency in Las Vegas. The show titled Lady Gaga: Jazz &amp; Piano<em>\u00a0<\/em>at Dolby Live is located in Park MGM. The singer had taken a break from the shows to film her role for \u2018Joker: Folie \u00e0 Deus.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CwoZgpUsYT8\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=640&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fnews%2Flady-gaga-gives-late-friend-singer-tony-bennett-a-tear-jerking-tribute-of-a-lifetime%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1126.0999999996275%7D\" height=\"704\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Her return to the stage was highly anticipated. The singer had teased her return to the stage on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CwoZgpUsYT8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0with a selfie in full-glam make-up. In the caption, she wrote, \u201cIT\u2019S OUR OPENING SHOW IN VEGAS BABY 1 hr 16 min till we hit the stage to SWING \ud83d\udda4\ud83c\udfba\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-088f045c7b6ba496fde457cb6b0ebde9\" class=\"newsner-088f045c7b6ba496fde457cb6b0ebde9 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1711386191\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/lady-gaga\/\">Lady Gaga<\/a>, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, recently suffered a personal loss. The death of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/tony-bennett\/\">Tony Bennett<\/a>\u00a0was hard on the singer since he was a big part of her life. The two of them had famously collaborated professionally as well.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-135573 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/09\/04134706\/shutterstock_252484615.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"525\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/09\/04134706\/shutterstock_252484615.jpg\" data-eio-rwidth=\"686\" data-eio-rheight=\"1000\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This was Gaga\u2019s first show since his death in July. During the performance, she addressed Bennett\u2019s widow, Susan Crow, in the crowd. \u201cSusan, everybody in this audience loves you so much,\u201d Gaga said before she went on to talk about Tony Bennett.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truth is, I didn\u2019t know exactly what to say about Tony, because this whole show was for Tony. Everything. The opening number, the middle numbers, all the diamonds, all the musical instruments, all the conducting, all the improvisation was in his memory,\u201d she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/lady-gaga-honors-tony-bennett-and-his-wife-with-fly-me-to-the-moon-performance-during-las-vegas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cBut if I know Tony well, I know that he would be real mad at me for being sad, so I couldn\u2019t come out here and be sad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaga first collaborated with the late musician in 2011. She then went on to say that she would be performing \u201cFly Me to the Moon\u201d in his honor.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-a8780c01c2362635a8bf69ccfc20a8fb\" class=\"newsner-a8780c01c2362635a8bf69ccfc20a8fb newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-368601136\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-135574 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/09\/04134727\/bennetttony2737.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/09\/04134727\/bennetttony2737.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/09\/04134727\/bennetttony2737-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/09\/04134727\/bennetttony2737-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/09\/04134727\/bennetttony2737-412x216.jpg 412w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/09\/04134727\/bennetttony2737-664x350.jpg 664w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/09\/04134727\/bennetttony2737.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/09\/04134727\/bennetttony2737.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/09\/04134727\/bennetttony2737-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/09\/04134727\/bennetttony2737-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/09\/04134727\/bennetttony2737-412x216.jpg 412w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/09\/04134727\/bennetttony2737-664x350.jpg 664w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1200\" data-eio-rheight=\"630\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI sung this song while Tony was still alive and I\u2019m going to sing it now, even though he\u2019s gone, \u2019cause he\u2019ll never be gone,\u201d she told the crowd. \u201cSusan, this is for you. I\u2019m going to get through it. I promise. I\u2019ll never do it as well as Tony, but I\u2019ll try.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also used his voice to introduce herself to the crowd. Before she came on stage, Bennett\u2019s voice echoed the venue as he introduced her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/lady-gaga-honors-tony-bennett-and-his-wife-with-fly-me-to-the-moon-performance-during-las-vegas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">saying<\/a>, \u201cLadies and gentlemen\u2026 Lady Gaga.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-read-more\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">READ MORE<\/h2>\n<p><strong>It is so heartwarming to see how Lady Gaga still honor the memory of her late friend. For all fans of the singer, it is a treat to watch<\/strong>.<strong>\u00a0Share this piece with others who are fans of Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga as well!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lady Gaga\u00a0was famously close to the late singing legend Tony Bennett. 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