NDRU said:

shorttrini said:

Making the song your own and changing up the melody is one thing, but when you are obviously having trouble hitting notes that you onced hit with ease, that is a totally different story. You saw and heard what we all, on this website saw with our own eyes....She was terrible.

PDogz said:

...fixed!

shorttrini said:

An ability to sing it again at a later concert doesn't make it any difference to you whilst you're there at the show with your £200 ticket. Yes, doing drugs is a selfish way to live, people DO realise that but that *is* addiction. Just because she can sing doesn't make her any less infallible then than anyone else. She has a right to try and make a living, former addict or not. If people don't like what she's doing then don't go! Concerts are optional, even if you are a fan.

Tell Whitney that.

Timmy84 said:

She wore that song out. I can't take it any more!

AshK said:

and if you are a fan, you expect that person to give their very best, especially for that price. Her ability to sing DOES not make her any less infallible, you are correct. But, it is because she sings better than most, is the reason why I hold her to a higher standard than anybody else.

NDRU said:

Girl was croaking through that motherfucker.

BklynBabe said:

...I'm thinking that might be the case, sadly. And that pipe is telling her... "Go on out there and SANG Girl!". And Whitney leaves the stage thinking... "Yeah, I just ROCKED that shit! They LOVED me!"

shorttrini said:

As a fan you should realise your expectations of her are unfair; I think Whitney is out there giving her best to her current ability, and that's all you can ask from any performer.

Well blame her management company. The so-called greatest singer of her generation can't even sing any of her classics out of a high school auditorium anymore.

Either that or she needs to fix the way the songs are done or just don't do them at all.

I don't know how long she can go on praying God she gets her "God-given" voice back. It wasn't like when Marvin started his final tour all raspy and croaky until the last month and a half of it or whenever his voice gave out on him. And it's hard to compare Whitney to Prince, two different performers entirely.

Just saying.

PDogz said:

Like Richard Pryor's crack pipe telling him he loved him.

^^^

Timmy84 said:

It's not like I'm comparing The Bodygaurd and Purple Rain lol. I'm comparing the actual concert experience, the fans, disappointment etc.

Timmy84 said:

Oh wow! I forgot about that, lol. Richard took control of his whole situation by making better jokes about himself than anyone else could come up with. I think people may be less forgiving of Whitney because she seems to be in such denial.

Timmy84 said:

And it sounded like they already lowered the key a few steps for her, too

NDRU said:

Yeah and when she got to the "...AND I" part, she forgot the key altogether before realizing it, she went from, what is it, B flat to G major? I forget.

People gave Richard a pass because he was a badass and drugs were expected coming from him. People expect drugs from known badasses like Rick James and damn near all rock and heavy metal bands.

What makes it so funny with Shitney, is that she was the little goodie goodie, pom pom cheerleader, black valley girl, barbie doll, sweet little wholesome, apple pie baking, goodie two shoes. When a goodie two shoes gets involved in drugs, it's as funny as a Republican getting caught sucking dicks in a public men's room.

AshK said:

As a fan, I expect to get my money's worth. An artist of Whitney's caliber should be able to give 100% every night,(she would tell you that herself), so I don't think that my expectations are unfair. Timmy is correct, when he says that her management is to blame. They are exploiting her for the sake of their pockets.

Some of her delusional fans are still insisting that there were parts of this current tour where she has sounded fantastic! However, they are unable to provide me any evidence that it's actually happened. How strange.

vainandy said:

Ooooh, I so NEVER bought into THAT one, lol. I hear what you're saying though.

vainandy said:

...and he's STILL denying THAT one, lol.

Timmy84 said:

On the record the song goes from A major to B major.

On this version it went from Q to K.

carlcranshaw said:

Oh I think I know what it was initially:

It started on D major, then her note was at B flat, but the music went to G major.

Timmy84 said:

Some very sophisticated jazz is being sung here. We'll understand it in years to come.

carlcranshaw said:

Mmhmm it's some sophisticated jazz alright.

Whitney struggles to hit high note

Tuesday, 27 April 2010

Whitney Houston struggled to hit the high notes in the second of her London gigs.

The diva, who once topped the charts with her impressive vocals, had to pause as she attempted to reach the top notes during her classic ballad I Will Always Love You, before turning to her keyboardist and asking him to lower it an octave at the concert at the O2 Arena.

But the 46-year-old - who is recovering from a respiratory infection which forced her to cancel the first three UK dates - managed it and received applause from the crowds, who supported her throughout her performance, as she held the note.

"I love you all, thank you London," she gushed in return.

Whitney's second London show, part of her Nothing But Love world comeback tour, turned out to be a family affair. Mum Cissy was watching her daughter from the audience and brother Gary sang during her first costume change, but it was 17-year-old daughter Bobbi who got rapturous cheers when she took the mic for My Love Is Your Love.

Whitney, who has battled troubles with substance abuse, admitted her vocal problems at her previous London show, where she told the audience: "She doesn't want to come, my soprano friend. Sometimes the old girl sings, but not tonight."

It is her first tour in the UK since 1999.

Man, I know when a star falls, they fall hard...but to continue to add fuel to the fire is just nuts!

PDogz said:

I would not get up and sing Karaoke if my voice was flat as that. How can she stand up in front of all those THOUSANDS of people and sound that off??

Such a sad sad turn of events... I sound better singing this song in my shower than Whitney Houston!

I guess Dolly should claim her song back... once again she sings it best.

SoulAlive said:

I also blame whoever is producing/arranging the songs for her tour.

I have gone to see Prince and heard him sing Little Red Corvette. The song was arranged so differently that it took awhile before I recognized this WELL recognized song. It was great to hear it so differently. Made me appreciate Prince's talent so much more.

If Whitney could sing her songs in such a while... slow it down if it was a dance song or jazz up I will always love you the way Jill Scott alters her hits would work for Whitney embracing her new voice.