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daPrettyman

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Whitney Houston singing "I Will Always Love You" Live

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Reply #1 posted 02/18/10 8:35am

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I will always love Whitney!
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Reply #2 posted 02/18/10 8:46am

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All up in the wrong forum and shit. lol
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Reply #3 posted 02/18/10 8:49am

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oh my sad As far as performing that song live, she should never ever try that again and I luv me some Whitney of old.
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Reply #4 posted 02/18/10 8:51am

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ernestsewell said:

All up in the wrong forum and shit. lol

I know! I reported it to the mods. I hope they move it for me. As you can tell, today is not my day! lol
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Reply #5 posted 02/18/10 8:51am

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pennylover said:

oh my sad As far as performing that song live, she should never ever try that again and I luv me some Whitney of old.

Yeah, it's pretty bad.
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Reply #6 posted 02/18/10 8:54am

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oooh dear !!!

It's not right, and barely ok
Good job she made it yesterday
Time to pack up her bags and the stage do leave
Don't you come flaming back at me
It's not right and barely ok
Not for the big notes anyway
Close the door behind you
Please Whitney
I'd rather listen to the master P !

She cut the long/big notes short for a reason and sounded "scratchy" - maybe she'd just been singing for an hour straight?? I dunno ! But, a couple of times I've seen her perform live on TV lately - she has been a shadow of her former self !

Looks like a case of a good singer living off her name and reputation.

Still - each to their own - have never been a big fan, though would always acknowledge that the girl could sing - for me, it was (like Mariah) too often the case of deliberately fitting in as many warbles and octaves into 3 minutes as she could, rather than giving it real emotion??

Do I need to duck abuse at this point?? Just an opinion !! I'm only having some fun !
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Reply #7 posted 02/18/10 8:57am

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Beautiful Song. I Love Whitney. cool
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Reply #8 posted 02/18/10 8:58am

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Tame said:

Beautiful Song. I Love Whitney. cool

Did u watch the video above?
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Reply #9 posted 02/18/10 9:05am

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daPrettyman said:

ernestsewell said:

All up in the wrong forum and shit. lol

I know! I reported it to the mods. I hope they move it for me. As you can tell, today is not my day! lol


Rookie mistake. wink
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Reply #10 posted 02/18/10 9:09am

NouveauDance

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Christ that was depressing. confused
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Reply #11 posted 02/18/10 9:15am

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If that had been anybody other than Whitney herself abusing that song like that, I bet the audience would have torn her to pieces.

I love me some Whitney, I really do and that was just too painful to witness! disbelief
I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart.
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Reply #12 posted 02/18/10 9:19am

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Dang.... neutral
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Reply #13 posted 02/18/10 9:21am

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daPrettyman said:

Tame said:

Beautiful Song. I Love Whitney. cool

Did u watch the video above?

lol Just the comic relief I needed after watching that sad performance. Thank you, LOL.
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Reply #14 posted 02/18/10 9:33am

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sad indeed, but at least she's out performing instead of huddling in a corner whacked out of her head on crack. Her voice is never going to be what it was, but hopefully she can work through her issues and keep getting stronger as a vocalist.
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Reply #15 posted 02/18/10 9:39am

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I'm sorry but she still looks/acts high to me. And why won't she have surgery to get rid of that post "baby gut?" How old is Bobbi K now, 25 or some shit?
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Reply #16 posted 02/18/10 9:42am

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WTF is her problem? She's all sweaty and acting like a junkie. No one pays to hear shit like this. Lip sync.
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Reply #17 posted 02/18/10 9:59am

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dannyd5050 said:

daPrettyman said:


I know! I reported it to the mods. I hope they move it for me. As you can tell, today is not my day! lol


Rookie mistake. wink

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It's called being sleepy!
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WaterInYourBath said:

daPrettyman said:


Did u watch the video above?

lol Just the comic relief I needed after watching that sad performance. Thank you, LOL.

No problem! lol
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Reply #19 posted 02/18/10 10:00am

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illimack said:

I'm sorry but she still looks/acts high to me. And why won't she have surgery to get rid of that post "baby gut?" How old is Bobbi K now, 25 or some shit?

I don't care if she has surgery, but spanks work wonders! lol
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Reply #20 posted 02/18/10 11:02am

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I can't stand that sing-talk thing she does. That song has been reduce to a style that is only a fraction of what it once was.
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Reply #21 posted 02/18/10 11:13am

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WTF! That was a hot mess! disbelief Damn!
RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you.
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Reply #22 posted 02/18/10 11:36am

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My ears!!!!
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Reply #23 posted 02/18/10 11:49am

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I liked it. I thought she sounded just fine. Good, in fact.

I couldn't stand her voice in the '80s and early '90s. It was technically excellent, of course, but it didn't move me. It was like showboating. And I loathed the over-the-top schlock of I Will Always Love You. I always felt she missed the heart and emotion of the original by focusing instead on grandstanding.

The version here is closer to the original, which made me enjoy it.
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Efan said:

I liked it. I thought she sounded just fine. Good, in fact.

I couldn't stand her voice in the '80s and early '90s. It was technically excellent, of course, but it didn't move me. It was like showboating. And I loathed the over-the-top schlock of I Will Always Love You. I always felt she missed the heart and emotion of the original by focusing instead on grandstanding.

The version here is closer to the original, which made me enjoy it.



You'll have to post the original you're talking about because I've never heard Dolly Parton short of breath and singing way off key like that.
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Reply #25 posted 02/18/10 12:02pm

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I have said the following time time again. I hate Whitney's version simply because it was not meant to be sung in the way that she sings it. The song is about letting sombody go, even if you or they don't want you to. That being said, something like that is a very tender and heartfelt moment on both parts...Why in the HELL would I want you to be singing these sentiments at such a volume where my ears start to bleed. Whitney sings this without feeling for the feeling that the song is supposed to be demomstrating. If one listens to Dolly's version, it is sung from the heart. Whitney's version was only made to show that she could belt out a tune.
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HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Efan said:

I liked it. I thought she sounded just fine. Good, in fact.

I couldn't stand her voice in the '80s and early '90s. It was technically excellent, of course, but it didn't move me. It was like showboating. And I loathed the over-the-top schlock of I Will Always Love You. I always felt she missed the heart and emotion of the original by focusing instead on grandstanding.

The version here is closer to the original, which made me enjoy it.



You'll have to post the original you're talking about because I've never heard Dolly Parton short of breath and singing way off key like that.

lol
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Reply #27 posted 02/18/10 12:07pm

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I found Dolly's version:

RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you.
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Reply #28 posted 02/18/10 12:09pm

dag

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First read the comments, then watched the video...
I expected a complete disaster, but I don´t think it was that bad. Shorter notes, yeah, not as strong, but hell, I wouldn´t be able to sing it better. lol I think it was ok.
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Reply #29 posted 02/18/10 12:16pm

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Very sad she had one of the most beautiful female voices I ever heard especially live. Now its just gone. She don't even sound like the same person. Its time to hang your singing career up Whitney. I know Clive wanted U back. But maybe u should go back to acting. U were pretty good at that.I'm glad U beat your addictions. But enough is enough...
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