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Thread started 08/22/11 2:28pm

JabarR74

Aretha Franklin or Whitney Houston?

"Look Into Your Heart"

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Reply #1 posted 08/22/11 2:42pm

MickyDolenz

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Philip Michael Thomas razz

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #2 posted 08/22/11 2:52pm

Entertainer

They are both great! I prefer Whitneys! and I can' wait to see if she will be in the remake of 'Sparkle'

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Reply #3 posted 08/22/11 4:11pm

Timmy84

ARETHA!


ARETHA!


ARETHA!

That's all.

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Reply #4 posted 08/22/11 4:18pm

UncleGrandpa

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The Queen before the Princess, for a moment I was wondering " What the hell are you asking? " but it's not that bad of a question.

Jeux Sans Frontiers
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Reply #5 posted 08/22/11 4:20pm

Timmy84

UncleGrandpa said:

The Queen before the Princess, for a moment I was wondering " What the hell are you asking? " but it's not that bad of a question.

Me too.

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Reply #6 posted 08/22/11 5:33pm

UncleGrandpa

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Coming back to this for a moment, Whitney's modernized version is nice for a midday listen or if you like contemporary christian music but Aretha's is that old soul sound that still resonates today, even if the song is only known on this soundtrack.

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Reply #7 posted 08/22/11 5:38pm

Timmy84

UncleGrandpa said:

Coming back to this for a moment, Whitney's modernized version is nice for a midday listen or if you like contemporary christian music but Aretha's is that old soul sound that still resonates today, even if the song is only known on this soundtrack.

Oddly enough I heard Whitney's version before I heard Aretha's. And while Whitney's was cool, as soon as I heard Aretha, I didn't wanna hear Whitney's version. I didn't like the film version for some reason but I do like "Sparkle" the film... maybe less Phillip Michael Thomas idk lol I liked it when Irene did it solo though. biggrin

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Reply #8 posted 08/22/11 5:39pm

AlexdeParis

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Both music
"Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis
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Reply #9 posted 08/22/11 6:33pm

purplethunder3
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No contest. Aretha.

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #10 posted 08/22/11 6:59pm

mjscarousal

lol

Aretha NO question

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Reply #11 posted 08/22/11 7:02pm

Nothinbutjoy

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Aretha
I'm firmly planted in denial
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Reply #12 posted 08/23/11 6:26am

JoeBala

Are you kidding? Mrs. Franklin for sure!

Just Music-No Categories-Enjoy It!
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Reply #13 posted 08/23/11 6:37am

vainandy

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Aretha Franklin by a million, trillion, ZILLION miles. Not a very good vs. topic though because anybody is better than Shitney. evillol

Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #14 posted 08/23/11 7:08am

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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #15 posted 08/23/11 7:15am

mjscarousal

purplethunder3121 said:

Aretha looks beautiful here... nice

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Reply #16 posted 08/23/11 7:31am

HAPPYPERSON

vainandy said:

Aretha Franklin by a million, trillion, ZILLION miles. Not a very good vs. topic though because anybody is better than Shitney. evillol

vainandy it be funny if you and whitney ever cross paths never know you guys might be BFFS lol

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Reply #17 posted 08/25/11 10:45am

PlayboyOrigina
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Aretha's version sounds like a girl group which matches the theme of the movie.

Whitney's version sounds like an album track from a 1994 album that was never released from her. She kinda sounds like Terry Ellis from En Vogue on it.

Aretha wins.

Stevie Wonder = EARTH
Prince = WIND
Chaka Khan = FIRE
Sade = WATER
the ELEMENTS of MUSIC
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Reply #18 posted 08/25/11 11:26am

grethomory

WHITNEY WHITNEY WHITNEY

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Reply #19 posted 08/25/11 11:30am

RnBAmbassador

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The one and only first lady of soul, soul sister number one - the Queen of Soul - Miss Aretha Franklin!

Stay in your lane Miss Houston LOL

Music Royalty in Motion
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