--- description: Poehler wore an incredible outfit, too title: Watch Amy Poehler and Jack Black Sing a Bette Midler Classic image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Amy Poehler and Jack Black Sing a Bette Midler Classic by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 12, 2015 7:35 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 12, 2015 7:35 PM CUT Amy Poehler revealed that in addition to being a talented actor, comedian and author, she’s also a pretty decent singer. At Tenacious D’s third annual [Festival Supreme](http://festivalsupreme.com/ "undefined") in Los Angeles Saturday, the _Parks and Recreation_ star joined Jack Black for a heartfelt rendition of Bette Midler’s classic song, “The Rose.” It wasn’t a surprising song choice, since Poehler has revealed that she’s a huge Bette Midler fan. “So I first met Bette Midler in my head when I watched the film _The Rose_ in 1979,” Poehler[ told](http://www.vulture.com/2014/05/amy-poehler-dreams-of-bette-midler.html# "undefined") _Vulture_ last year. “And since then, her and I have been best friends, in my head. In my head, she and I travel together, we have cut an album, and we pranked George Clooney.” Decked out in a Janis Joplin-inspired get-up, Poehler definitely did the song justice, so maybe this will bring her one step closer to a best friendship with Midler. To be fair, though, we’d think Poehler did an incredible job if all she did was stand onstage and[ giggle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtmEQ6%5FCXS8 "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4070431/amy-poehler-jack-black-the-rose/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4070431/amy-poehler-jack-black-the-rose/"},"headline":"Watch Amy Poehler and Jack Black Sing a Bette Midler Classic","datePublished":"2015-10-12T19:35:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:25:54.733Z","description":"Amy Poehler reveals yet another one of her talents","url":"https://time.com/4070431/amy-poehler-jack-black-the-rose/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4070431/amy-poehler-jack-black-the-rose/","name":"Watch Amy Poehler and Jack Black Sing a Bette Midler Classic"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Sisters - Official Trailer","description":"Sisters - Official Trailer","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/3WVfOhjb/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-07-15T12:18:08.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/3WVfOhjb.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4070431/amy-poehler-jack-black-the-rose/","duration":"PT2M42S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4070431/amy-poehler-jack-black-the-rose/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```