Bettye LaVette (born Betty Jo Haskins, January 29, 1946) is an American sou… Read Full Bio ↴Bettye LaVette (born Betty Jo Haskins, January 29, 1946) is an American soul singer-songwriter who made her first record at sixteen, but achieved only intermittent fame until 2005, with her album I've Got My Own Hell to Raise. Her eclectic musical style combines elements of soul, blues, rock and roll, funk, gospel, and country music.
With one of her first singles turning into a national hit, 1962's "Let Me Down Easy", Detroit-raised LaVette would seem a natural soul star, but she was never able to cut an album deal. In 1972 her album A Child of the Seventies was shelved by Atlantic Records, then thought lost forever in a fire. She eked out a living on the European festival circuit, occasionally surfacing such as with the disco single "Doin' the Best that I Can", but remained obscure until French soul collector Gilles Petard tracked down the lost masters and persuaded Atlantic to let him release them on his vanity label as Souvenirs. A live album and 2005's cover album I've Got My Own Hell to Raise followed.
With the release of The Scene of the Crime, Bettye Lavette inches closer to the mainstream, or at least a much bigger cult following. Backed by The Drive-by Truckers and released on -Anti, The Scene of the Crime is recorded at the legendary FAME studios in Muscles Shoals, Alabama. The same place as her lost album. The connection doesn't end there - Patterson Hood of the Drive-by Truckers is the son of David Hood, who played on the 1972 album.
In 2009, she appeared at President Barack Obama's Inaugural Celebration, singing "A Change Is Gonna Come" with Jon Bon Jovi. It was televised globally.
With one of her first singles turning into a national hit, 1962's "Let Me Down Easy", Detroit-raised LaVette would seem a natural soul star, but she was never able to cut an album deal. In 1972 her album A Child of the Seventies was shelved by Atlantic Records, then thought lost forever in a fire. She eked out a living on the European festival circuit, occasionally surfacing such as with the disco single "Doin' the Best that I Can", but remained obscure until French soul collector Gilles Petard tracked down the lost masters and persuaded Atlantic to let him release them on his vanity label as Souvenirs. A live album and 2005's cover album I've Got My Own Hell to Raise followed.
With the release of The Scene of the Crime, Bettye Lavette inches closer to the mainstream, or at least a much bigger cult following. Backed by The Drive-by Truckers and released on -Anti, The Scene of the Crime is recorded at the legendary FAME studios in Muscles Shoals, Alabama. The same place as her lost album. The connection doesn't end there - Patterson Hood of the Drive-by Truckers is the son of David Hood, who played on the 1972 album.
In 2009, she appeared at President Barack Obama's Inaugural Celebration, singing "A Change Is Gonna Come" with Jon Bon Jovi. It was televised globally.
Talking Old Soldiers
Bettye Lavette Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Talking Old Soldiers' by these artists:
Elton John Why hello, say can I buy you another glass of…
John/Taupin Why hello, say can I buy you another glass of…
Lavette Bettye Why hello Say can I buy you Another glass of beer? Well Than…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Bettye Lavette:
A Woman Like Me You could fall for a woman like me 'Cause I find…
All My Love Should I fall out of love, my fire in the…
Bless Us All Bless the losers Gods lost children The drunks the fools…
Bless Us All... Bless the losers Gods lost children The drunks the fools…
Choices I've had choices since the day I was born There were…
Close As I'll Get to Heaven Just 'cause I haven't had what I want don't mean I…
Complicated She looks so simple in her way And does the same…
Crazy I remember when I almost lost my mind There was something …
Dirty Old Town I met my love down by Norman High Dreamed the dream…
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Baby, do you understand me now Sometimes I feel a little…
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me I can't light up No more of your darkness All of my…
Down to Zero Oh the feeling When you're reeling You're stepin' lightly th…
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere I think I′d like to go Back home And take it easy There's…
Everything Is Broken Broken lines, broken strings Broken threads, broken springs …
Fortune Teller Waking up like hello Feeling so mellow Fresh up at the style…
He Made a Woman Out of Me I was born on a levy A little bit south of…
How Am I Different I can't do it, I can't conceive You're everything you're tr…
I When I was a young girl, advice I would scorn Now…
I Can’t Stop I can′t stop I can't stop this feeling Oh I just can′t…
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got I'm walking through the desert And I am not frightened altho…
I Heard It Though the Grapevine I bet you're wonderin' how I knew 'Bout your plans to…
I Heard It Through The Grapevine I bet you're wonderin' how I knew 'Bout your plans to…
i hold no grudge I hold no grudge There′s no resentment und'neath I′ll extend…
I'm Gonna Try EVERYBODY KNOWS...EVERYONE FORGETS YOU'D THINK BY NOW WE WOU…
I'm in Love As I stand alone on this moonful night for the…
I'm Not Gonna Waste My Love EVERYBODY KNOWS...EVERYONE FORGETS YOU'D THINK BY NOW WE WOU…
I'm Not The One As I stand alone on this moonful night for the…
Iâm Not the One EVERYBODY KNOWS...EVERYONE FORGETS YOU'D THINK BY NOW WE WOU…
IM IN LOVE As I stand alone on this moonful night for the…
Isn't It a Pity Isn't it a pity? Now, isn't it a shame How we break…
It Ain't Me Babe Go on away from my window Leave at your own chosen…
It Don't Come Easy One, two, One, two, three, four! It don't come easy You…
I’m Not the One I've been tried And I've been tested I was born tired And I…
Jealousy It cuts me deep And it cuts me wide This gut rock…
Jimmy Mack Jimmy Mack Jimmy, Oh Jimmy Mack when are you comin'…
Joy I don't want you anymore Cause you took my joy I don't…
Just Between You and Me and the Wall You No amount of money Ever take away the pain Trouble and the…
Just Between You and Me and the Wall You're a Fool No amount of money Ever take away the pain Trouble and the…
Just Say So If you want me tonight, just say so If you want…
Le'ts Go Lets Go Let's Go There's a thrill upon the hill Let's go, let's a-go, let's…
Let Me Down Easy Let me down easy though your love for me is…
Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go There's a thrill upon the hill Let's go, let's a-go, let's…
Little Sparrow Little sparrow, little sparrow Precious fragile little thi…
Love Reign O'Er Me Only love can make it rain Like when the beach is…
Mama, You Been On My Mind Perhaps it′s the color of the sun cut flat Covering the…
Maybe I'm Amazed Maybe I'm amazed at the way you love me all…
Most Of The Time Most of the time I'm clear focused all around, Most of the…
Nights in White Satin Nights in white satin, never reaching the end, Letters I've…
No Time to Live As time begins to burn itself upon me And the days…
On the Surface On the surface everything seems right no one notices the…
Piece of My Heart Somebody pick up my pieces I'm scattered everywhere And put …
Salt of the Earth I wanna drink to the hard working people Let's drink of…
Sleep to Dream I tell you how I feel, but you don't care. I…
Somebody Pick Up My Pieces Somebody pick up my pieces I'm scattered everywhere And pu…
Souvenirs All the snow has turned to water Christmas days have come…
Step Away I been lied to, I been crossed I been put up…
Stop Don't tell me to stop Tell the rain not to drop Tell…
Streets of Philadelphia I was bruised and battered, couldn't tell what I felt I…
Surrender I want the love that you deny me That I need…
The Forecast The forecast Home before my breakfast Shot of whisky on the…
The High Road I won't be a victim, a beggar, a fool I try…
The Last Time Time is runnin' out Friends are too The word is getting' o…
The More I Search (The More I Die) I am an open book, I ain't got no secrets My…
The Word Say the word and you'll be free Say the word and…
Things Have Changed Worried woman with a worried mind No one in front of…
Too Great A Price To Pay We have our ups and downs That's part of how we…
Unbelievable It's unbelievable, it's strange but true It's inconceivable …
Undamned Sometimes, the things we believe Turn out to be nothing but…
Wait It's been a long time Now I'm coming back home I've been…
When a Woman's Had Enough Lord I tried to tell him time and time again Just wasn'…
When I Was a Young Girl When I was a young girl, advice I would scorn Now…
When the Blues Catch Up to You You're moving way too fast One day you'll pay for what…
Where a Life Goes What's it like Who you are? Are you young and beautiful…
Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad I gotta find a way To get me back to yesterday How…
Wish You Were Here So, so you think you can tell Heaven from hell Blue skies…
Worthy It took a mighty blow To crack me all the way…
Yesterday Is Here If you want money in your pocket You want a top…
You Don't Know Me At All I woke up this morning With an attitude Looked at the head…
You Dont Know Me At All I woke up This morning I had a blues Looked At the headlines…
Your Turn To Cry I gave you all of my love But you treated me…
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Eric Engbloom
Who is this, a good job.
I'd like to hear
ALICIA KEYS KEYS TO GO ALL IN ON THIS SONG !
EVEN BETTER WITH PRINCE IF HE WAS STILL AROUND
IT REALL FK SUCKS
IT RIPS MY GUTS OUT
My PTSD BOTH LIFE AND MILITARILARY
WHEN I HEAR HIM SING IN HIS NATURAL VOICE AND PLAY HIS GUITAR IT TRANSCENDS ME TO ANOTHER PLACE ONLY A HAND FULL OF GROUPS OF MUSCIANS COULD OR CAN DO. ALICIA CAN
AND I WOULD LOVE HER TO DO A BLUES VERSION OF THIS ELTON SONG WITH MR LEGEND AND MR MARSSAYLS.
Talking old. Solderiers
Someone Save my life Tonite
Don't let the sun go down on me
High flying bird
Pinky
Harmony
Friends (picking friends)
Idol
The PRINCESS DI
VERSION (REALLY)
YOUR SONG
MADMAN ACEOSS
THE WATER
MONA LISA S AND MAD HATTERS
LEVON
TINY DANCER
THESE SONGS
BY ALICIA KEYS ❤️
WOULD BE SO INCREDIBLY GREAT
OH MY GOD... !
WHY NOT ?
Ellen Yarbrough
Wow....great version of the Elton John classic. I love the range of songs she does. And that voice!
Tracy Kelly
Get a listen to Marcene ‘dimples’ Harris version! Will blow you away🎶👌🏻✊🏻
donnadignity
She's a master of delivery. so much heart...so much soul.
Joadun
This is most definitely how this song should be sung. She makes it fit her like a glove. The lone piano arrangement is so tasty and this dark tune that speaks for many of us who have lost too many friends over the years is so poignant - as only Bettye could make it reach in and tug at our heartstrings so bad and so good. Thanks, Bettye for throwing your experience and talent into this great tune.
mwilson70201
My mind is screaming no, no no. Yet I still have goosebumps from this rendition of one of my favorite songs.
Noah CS vlogs
mwilson70201 very true
kpitt1204
I didn't know there was a video for this until I read her book, which I finished last night. She is sooooo unapologetically honest, and I appreciate that. Ms. B is one of the most genuine people I have ever met. And her performances blow me away. First time I saw her live performance, the audience was in the palm of her hand. She is right up there with the rest of the classic vocalists we know and love for sure.
Sonia O'Toole
When times seem unbearable, music comes bearing the truth
DJDJANGO1
Dang! Betty owns this tune.....she puts the soul & flava in it that was missing.
morin michel
même sans comprendre toutes les paroles ,cette voix vous prends aux tripes une grande dame