{"id":3990,"date":"2022-09-23T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=3990"},"modified":"2023-02-23T10:42:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T15:42:47","slug":"parsons-playlists-best-live-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2022\/09\/parsons-playlists-best-live-performances\/","title":{"rendered":"Parsons Playlists: “Best Live Performances”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists<\/a>! Today\u2019s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Eliana (class of 2024) and features a selection of songs recorded live.<\/em><\/p>\n

Best Live Performances<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s an endless number of incredible live performances, but these are some of the ones that top my list. I suppose being able to see the real thing would be better but a YouTube video is a close second, right?!? <\/p>\n

\"Audience<\/p>\n

Kelly Clarkson – “A Moment Like This” <\/a> (American Idol<\/em> winning performance from 2002) – A true cultural reset<\/p>\n

Michael Jackson – “Billie Jean”<\/a> (Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983) – An even bigger cultural reset<\/p>\n

Rihanna – “Love on the Brain”<\/a> (Live at Global Citizen Festival 2016) – Performance I would have traded my left kidney for to see live<\/p>\n

Miley Cyrus – “Heart of Glass”<\/a> (Live from the iHeart Festival 2020) – The rockification of Hannah Montana <\/p>\n

Soshana Bean – “She Used To Be Mine” from Waitress<\/em><\/a> (From Club Broadway.com 2019) – The storytelling makes this a 15\/10<\/p>\n

Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody”<\/a> (Live Aid 1985) – No description necessary<\/p>\n

Beyonc\u00e9 – “At Last”<\/a> (For Barack and Michelle Obama – Inaugural Ball January 20, 2009) – A defining historical moment that never fails to bring tears to my eyes <\/p>\n

Keala Settle – “This Is Me” from The Greatest Showman<\/em><\/a> (2017) – BTS you need to see<\/p>\n

Ben Platt & Broadway Cast – “You Will Be Found” from Dear Evan Hansen<\/em><\/a> – (From The Today Show<\/em> April 2017) – Best of Broadway off of Broadway <\/p>\n

Ariana Grande – “One Last Time” <\/a> (From One Love Manchester June 2017) – Bravery and resilience highlighted in a single performance <\/p>\n

Olivia Rodrigo & Joshua Bassett – “Just For A Moment”<\/a> (Live Performance Vevo 2020) – Didn\u2019t age well but the irony only adds to the heartbreak of the performance<\/p>\n

Bruno Mars covers Adele’s “All I Ask”<\/a> (The Live Lounge BBC Radio 1 November 2016) – Fun fact, Bruno wrote this song. And he kills it. <\/p>\n

Here is a version of the whole playlist on YouTube: https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZexFIivdsXLUDb4weJss_Niy<\/a><\/p>\n