Keith Urban’s acoustic tribute to artists

With just a guitar, Urban intimately pays tribute to George Michael, Bowie, Glenn Frey, Prince, and more.

With 2016 now in the past, there is, no doubt, a collective hope that 2017 will not be as heartbreaking a year when it comes to losing our cherished musicians. As last year drew to a close, Keith Urban took the stage on December 31 at Nashville's Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park for a rain-soaked New Year's Eve concert that included a six-minute performance paying homage to the music legends who died in 2016. (Watch the video below).
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Hours later, Urban, who had been accompanied onstage by wife Nicole Kidman, filmed an intimate, solo acoustic performance of the medley from the comfort of his own home. The medley incorporates George Michael's "Careless Whisper," Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" and the Eagles' "Take It Easy," co-written by the group's Glenn Frey, who died last January. Urban also reinvents David Bowie's "Heroes," Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried" and Prince's epic "Purple Rain." Watch below.
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