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Dazedcat Feb 12 2012 at 10:52 AM |
I’m very saddened to have read that she passed away. Rest in Peace, that’s all I really should say here. |
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bxl12378 Feb 28 2012 at 2:04 PM |
Back in ’86 or ’87, Whitney did her first european TV-show in Belgium. I got to be there and heard this great voice singing "All at once".Whitney came over to do the show for about a 100 US$ at the time, just to get some promotion. Initially Dionne Warwick, who performed earlier that year in that same show send over a tape to the producer to convince him to give Whitney a chance. And he did. And I was there. We even smoked a cigarette after the show outdoors, Whitney waiting for her ride to the hotel. Great memories.
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thehague Feb 26 2012 at 2:54 AM |
Thanks, Dazed. Found it.
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Dazedcat Feb 25 2012 at 12:25 PM |
Try this: http://tinyurl.com/7rc5e9o
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thehague Feb 24 2012 at 3:04 PM |
"Page not found".
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Dazedcat Feb 24 2012 at 11:22 AM |
ABC News: __http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/02/whitney-houstons-star-spangled-secret/__
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Tom Rudd Feb 24 2012 at 5:36 AM |
Well here it is right here. Beautiful reharmonized orchestra arrangement, flawless vocals. It explains on Wiki that there was a lip- synch controversy. It says she used a prerecorded (protection) copy, but sang it in full voice with the microphone turned off. Either way it’s a wonderful production of our national anthem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupsPg5H6aE
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hman01 Feb 23 2012 at 6:53 PM |
If I remember correctly,Whitney
performed the National Anthem live at
the Super Bowl,right here in Tampa Bay
with our own "Florida Orchestra",a
group of great integrity.I can’t imagine
these musicians showing up to join
Whitney in faking the National
Anthem.I know there are a few
Metheny fans in the orchestra.If any of
you are frequenting this site,would you
care to weigh in on this and confirm or
correct my assumptions?(Under the
anonymity of the web,of course).
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Dazedcat Feb 23 2012 at 12:58 PM |
For the record, her singing the national anthem was not done live, it was taped and she lip synched. It was also the only version of the American national anthem to actually enter the singles charts.
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-m Feb 23 2012 at 12:05 PM |
I missed Whitney’s Super Bowl performance...Does anyone remember Marvin Gaye doing the NBA All-Star game in ’83 or so? I had the pleasure of being there live and that was the quintessential performance IMO.
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Tom Rudd Feb 23 2012 at 9:27 AM |
I wish her Eternal Peace Although I never owned any of her music her rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at the 91 superbowl was the best I think I have ever heard that sung. Quite Impressive, and unequaled
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Dazedcat Feb 22 2012 at 3:19 PM |
I think when people look at what she was and had and then what she ended up being, they criticize. There’s also a bunch of social issues underneath all of this but society today is too gutless to address them. I just wish her final peace myself.
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St P Feb 22 2012 at 12:23 PM |
I dont know how anyone can say anything remotely negative about Whitney Houston. She had a talent that was beyond imagination, and anyone dying that young with those issues, its just incredibly sad.She made songs that could have been trite in the wrong hands, absolutely inspirational.
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weeh Feb 21 2012 at 1:56 AM |
Of course you’re right -m, just trying to tread the fine line between ’not speaking ill of the dead’ and ’putting things in perspective’.
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Domitille Feb 17 2012 at 12:12 PM |
I don’t know who is Whitney Houston. But everybody talks about her !
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thehague Feb 17 2012 at 4:44 AM |
You’re right, -m.
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bucky1960 Feb 16 2012 at 3:29 PM |
i hope my earlier post was not taken wrong by some. it IS a shame that she passed so young. the real issue and disease that permiates our society today is that of drug abuse. there really is no use for illicit drug use. i guess when one is in a fickle business like music it is easy to fall prey to drugs once the adoration of the fans ends. i am sure the family is hurting terribly now but this too will pass for them. in forums like this levity can sometimes be used to right our ship and remember the good times. no harm was initially intended. remember SAY NO TO DRUGS and teach your children well so this kind of stuff, drug abuse and deaths, stops.
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hman01 Feb 16 2012 at 2:46 PM |
My comment was not totally meant to be humorous.It also serves to be a tribute.Listening to different performers sing the song "I Will Always Love You" in tribute to her,some performed it better than others.It’s a song where the notes are VERY long in the chorus.And no matter how good those tribute performances were,those long notes just kind of sat there and didn’t really go anywhere.That’s what makes that song so hard to sing.And when Whitney sang it,those notes just kind of floated effortlessly.She had such a sense of phrasing that even when singing such a series of long notes,the song continued to move along,there was still a forward momentum,that most other singers could not pull off.That’s why that song really only worked for Whitney.Now,there I’ve gone from "snarky" to "gushing high praise".Human beings are complex creatures and though they may fall to certain foilables,they can also attain great things.We’ve seen this many times with great artists.It seems to be part of the human condition.However,I will not attempt to sing the national anthem.
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-m Feb 16 2012 at 11:32 AM |
She was a daughter, a wife and a mother. I’m fairly sure her family is not that concerned about her artistic merits. You might want to consider the grief they are experiencing before the snarky comments. Just a thought.
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Dazedcat Feb 16 2012 at 10:45 AM |
Houston worked with Bill Laswell and Material before Clive Davis turned her into a pop diva. I vaguely remember listening to her sing a ballad off of this album in the early 80’s and she was remarkable. Nothing at all like what she became. Hopefully in the wake of her death they’ll re-issue this record, it’s worth listening to.
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weeh Feb 16 2012 at 9:29 AM |
when she broke through, she made such a noise that she placed real beautiful and genuine soul voices in the shadow. Anita Baker anyone ? Now there was a voice!
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thehague Feb 16 2012 at 7:56 AM |
...and so we leave this on a humoristic note....
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bucky1960 Feb 16 2012 at 7:47 AM |
Whitney did have a beautiful voice and range. I don’t believe she ever did songs that would stand the test of time except for the National Anthem. she’ll be remembered but for how long?
@hman01, nice rendition of that song. NOW, how ’bout a try at the anthem?
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hman01 Feb 15 2012 at 6:45 PM |
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII will always love
HHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRR
RRRRRRRRRR will always love
HHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRR
RRRRRRRRRR will always love
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEERR
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.................................
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Dazedcat Feb 15 2012 at 1:06 PM |
Oh I don’t know. Her vocalese unfortunately paved the path for others who couldn’t do it as well. That’s always what happens though, you get someone unique and then there’s always a ton of copy cats who don’t have the talent to pull it off as well as the original.
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thehague Feb 15 2012 at 2:55 AM |
Didn’t much like the meandering and the yodeling either, but indeed her voice was nice. Nobody deserves to die at such a young age. May she rest in peace.
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Aristide Feb 14 2012 at 3:31 PM |
Her howling sound ruined R&B music for a whole generation. RIP and look out for better days.
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PeeWee Feb 12 2012 at 5:23 PM |
I’ll always remember here for
the unequaled rendition of the
Star-Spangled Banner at the 1991
Super Bowl
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-m Feb 12 2012 at 1:52 PM |
Xactly right. She was a great talent. RIP
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