Watch Bette Midler sing Kim Kardashian tweets for Kimmel Live

Bette Midler sings Kim Kardashian tweets

(Image credit: Jimmy Kimmel Live)

last updated 10 March 2015

Bette Midler is such a fan of Kim Kardashian that she named one of her chickens after her, Jimmy Kimmel explained on Monday night's Kimmel Live. So naturally, Midler was game for a little mockery, singing some of Kardashian's 140-character (or less!) drops of wisdom in true cabaret style, with piano accompaniment and Twitter backdrop. If imitation is the highest form of flattery, where does creating a temple to a Twitter account rank? Midler is, as you'd expect, delightfully deprecating. Watch below. —Peter Weber

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Peter Weber is a senior editor at TheWeek.com, and has handled the editorial night shift since the website launched in 2008. A graduate of Northwestern University, Peter has worked at Facts on File and The New York Times Magazine. He speaks Spanish and Italian and plays bass and rhythm cello in an Austin rock band. Follow him on Twitter.

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