“I Will Always Love You” may be the most famous song from The Bodyguard soundtrack, but it wasnt the only hit. Houston performs “We Didn’t Know” with Stevie Wonder on Arsenio Hall.Īnd also performs “Saving All My Love for You” on Letterman. Blige egg each other on in two duets from two different installments of Divas Live, “Ain’t No Way” and “Rainy Days.” (Houston joins in on the latter at the three-minute mark.) These are the four videos, full of stupendous eighties fashion, for Houston’s most famous eighties hits: 1985’s “How Will I Know, 1986’s “Greatest Love of All,” and 1987’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” and “So Emotional.” Houston performs “I Will Always Love You” live at the 1994 Grammys, nails the key change.Īnd here’s the official video for The Bodyguard’s Dolly Parton–penned “I Will Always Love You.” Whitney’s first performance, at just 19, on The Merv Griffin Show in 1985. In the spirit of remembering Houston how she deserves to be remembered, here are eighteen videos of Whitney in her prime, from music videos, to live performances, to her insane rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” If the last decade of Houston’s life was a fairly public series of unsettling encounters with drug abuse and drama, the bop-around-your-bedroom joyfulness of “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” and the tingle-inducing key change of “I Will Always Love You” can still make a person forget all that. Whitney Houston is dead at the age of 48, leaving us too soon, but with an astounding catalogue of songs and performances to remember her by. Whitney Houston performing “The Star Spangled Banner” in 1991.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |