Ottensen said:

I wanna be living for the love of you
All that I'm giving is for the love of you
Lovely as a ray of sun
That touches me when the morning comes
Feels good to me, my love and me
Smoother than a gentle breeze
Flowing through my mind with ease

"For The Love Of You" is her best remake,imo.It's so lush and exotic Very different from the original.

SoulAlive said:

No, I gotta go with "The Greatest Love of All." That's still her signature song in my eyes and I still think it sounds absolutely fabulous.

AlexdeParis said:

I'm probably the only person on the planet who prefers the George Benson original version

well whitney took the song and made em her own like nobody else can she rocked the hell out the song so ummm does it matter its s a cover??

kaptainkrunk said:

I don`t think anyone said it matter.

I didn't know this was a remake. Interesting. I'd love to hear it, and nobody's taken the time to violate copyright and post it to youtube.

SunnySkies said:

Indeed. It was only pointed out that it was a cover...and there was an introduction to the previous version, not more, not less.

SunnySkies said:

yes i did.

SoulAlive said:

I totally agree. I love her remake of that song. I really can't decide if I like Whitney's version or the Isley Brother's version better. Both are fab .

Ottensen said:

I guess you could agitate just by spelling her name wrong. I knew Mariah fans tend to have some issues, but...

SunnySkies said:

Ahhh, pay it no mind to the whining, it's not so serious . I think I didn't find out that song was a cover until YEARS after...and on top of it I had only heard all the other versions and not Marilyn & Billy's

Cinnamon234 said:

each version gives me a different feeling and reaction. Whitney's version makes me feel all breezy and want to make pancakes and cuddle with somebody on a Saturday morning. The Isley version requires more sensual behavior on a full moon night, with candles and insence and an x-rated shower interlude, well..., you know...




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Ottensen said:

With blueberry jam and a glass of milk, yummy!!

EXACTLY !

kaptainkrunk said:

It matters because people DON'T know what the **** they are listening 2.
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Ottensen said:

Or bacon, potatoes and maple syrup...

Yeah, she's never had a mind of her own and apparantly, she can't come up with too many songs of her own either.

I bet I could mention Shitney's name in front of Marilyn and get away with it. Ms. Marilyn would absolutely love me. We would be having a good ole time talking about Shitney.

I bet you ain't.

vainandy said:

U must be joking. Benson's version is 100% BETTER in every way.

You misunderstood me. I was telling SoulAlive that I bet he ain't the only one on the planet that prefers George Benson's version because that's the one that I prefer also. I know you didn't think I preferred Shitney's version. The day I prefer anything coming from that little goodie two shoes, you better check outside and see if the sky is falling.

Graycap23 said:

Nah, Whitney's is way better (although I like the original quite a bit). The one problem I have with George's version is the backing vocals.

Did you guys know Robyn was in the studio when she sang that?

Do you guys know what she was doing?

AlexdeParis said:

And "Just The Lonely Talking" from the Whitney Album

AlexdeParis said:

The Isleys' For The Love Of You

Guys, I had only included singles on that list.

AlexdeParis said:

Oh, sorry about that. I think we thought were were adding to the list of all her cover songs.

To me, she always over does it when she sings another singer's song.

If you listen to the original version to Dolly's, I'll always love you", Dolly sings it the way it was intended. The person is heartbroken because she realizes that she must let her lover go, and Dolly sings it in such a manner. Whitney, while she starts out soft and slow, ends up making the guy leave because the sincerity of the song has been lost. I never felt that Whitney's version was really sincere. I just thought of it as an exercise in vocal acrobatics, which in my opinion ruined the entire meaning of the song.