Since Whitney Houston can barley since this song herself anymore… Death Metal Disco Scene has done a smooth little electro-pop cover of “I Wanna Dance With Somebody“. Love me some Whitney but since she insists on destroying her instrument by smoking, I’ve come to the conclusion that I’ll just have to look forward to some amazing covers of her classic hits if I want to hear them sung properly!
Death Metal Disco Scene – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston Cover):
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After a string of rocky vocal performances in Australia, Whitney Houston has come under fire by disgruntled fans who think that she needs to hang up the towel if she doesn’t have the chops to perform as she use to. Today, her promoter down under (Andrew McManus) who originally defended the aging diva is now blaming Whitney’s refusal to stop smoking on her sub-par performances.
“Whitney smokes. God bless her, I can’t tell her not to. She will not take any substances. She just will not. It is what it is. She’s comfortable with the show she’s performing. She knows she’s not hitting every note like she used to. But it’s value for money, it’s Whitney Houston warts and all,”
McManus says that Whitney’s tobacco addiction is the reason that she has been out of breath on stage and having trouble hitting the notes that made her famous.
“I talked to her after the Sydney show. I told her I have her back, but she said, ‘If the good Lord wants me to be attacked and ridiculed that’s the road I have to go down.’ It’s an interesting approach. Here I am being aggressive in trying to protect her and she said, ‘I love you for it but let it go. I can only give my best, if that’s not good enough, so be it. I’m comfortable in my own skin.’”
Wow… You know, I think I find it more disappointed in knowing that Whitney continues to abuse & throw away what use to be a powerhouse of a voice by choosing to smoke. It’s simply taking for granted God’s gift. Such a shame and disappointment.
The Australian promoter in charge of Whitney Houston’s comeback tour down under has come in defense of Mrs. Houston after she has been branded a “huge disappointment” by concert-goers. Whitney had a very shaky opening night at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre and was said to be frail and winded through out the entire performance. She was heavily criticized in the Australian media the next day with a barrage of negative publicity. However, not everyone was disappointed with her performance. Whitney’s Australian promoter, Andrew McManus, has hit back to the all negative critique and had this to say in defense of the diva;
“What happened to the Australian positive support of someone who has seen difficult times, and is now up on stage, warts and all, presenting herself like an open book for the world to see – and they want to ridicule Whitney? I am personally amazed at the few who are trying to derail the project and say if they expected to hear Whitney of 20 years ago, go buy a CD, but if they wanted to see a true professional artist give 100% and have a red hot go at songs that make the greatest vocalists shrink, well come along and enjoy the ride of an amazing talent, on stage, letting her heart and soul out for us all to enjoy.”
In other words; She’ll never be in the vocal shape she use to be in, so get over it. If you simply want to be in the presence of an aging living legend and not except a technically perfect vocal performance then come see the show… Otherwise, just buy her CD and stay at home. It’s a harsh reality, but it’s kind of true.
Whitney Houston caused quite the stir in Australia last night after many concert goers who showed up to see the opening night of her Australian leg of her world tour walked out on the show early with disappointment siting a lack luster performance on Whitney’s part. Some fan who paid almost $200 per ticket stormed out of the theater after Whitney sang only two songs and was forced to take a break. Fans that stuck out the performance say that Whitney coughed and struggled her way through her songs and eventually brought her brother out on stage to sing a number for her.
I love Whitney but from watching the clips in this video, I can understand why some fans might be disappointed. But then again, weren’t Australian concert goers outraged last year and caused a huge deal over Britney Spears lip synching during her tour? (Duh!!! What would you expect from a Britney show?) Almost seems like the Aussies may just be a little bit hard on American artists.
Now you all know that I love me some Whitney Houston and wish her nothing but the best… But…
What the hell was she smoking on BET Honors? (No pun intended.) Check out this clip of Whit’s over-enthusiasm when gospel star, Kim Burelle, sang a rendition of “I Believe in You & Me“. I believe Whitney is clean & sober but I can totally see why people would speculate otherwise from this clip. She’s just blessed with music in her heart and was caught up in the moment which sometimes can make her act a little… Well… “Whack.” Check it out…
So, I totally worship the Freemasons! Not the secret society but the house music producers! They have turned out some pretty amazing remixes for the likes of Beyonce & Whitney Houston over the years and a lot of their work are huge staples in my sets. Today I was made aware of a Bassmonkeys radio show that they recently did in which they played a new unknown remix of Faith Hill’s “Breathe.” So far, no one has been able to identify the remix but from the sounds of it, it may just very well be a Freemasons bootleg production. Either way, it’s a pretty amazing version that I am currently on the hunt for! (Anyone have any further info or know how I can obtain a full copy??) Here is a preview of the mix that was ripped from the radio show that they did. Check it out…
Faith Hill – Breathe (Freemasons Mix??):
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Do you guys remember the remix production team Soul Solution? They were really popular back in the late 90’s when they remixed such hits as Shania Twain’s “You’re Still The One” and Whitney Houston’s “Step By Step.” They have since broken up but it looks like one-half of the former team, Bobby Guy, is back in the studio and has been working with David Morales and Steve Barkin on a new Ultra Naté album!!! I’m a big fan of Ultra Naté’s vocals and was addicted to Soul Solution remixes back in the day so I can’t wait to hear what they create together. Not to meantion that I am, of course, just as excited that dance music legend David Morales is working on this project as well!
Shania Twain – You’re Still The One (Soul Solution Remix):
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Whitney Houston is just so happy to be back! Her and her dancers put on an impromptu performance this weekend in the lobby of her hotel in Seoul, Korea!!! How amazing would it have been to be checking into your room when all of the sudden Whitney Houston and her dancers bust out into song and dance!!
Whitney Houston is currently on her Korean leg of herNothing But LoveWorld Tour and I happy to announce that looks and sounds AMAZING!!! FINALLY!!!! Check out these fan made clips… THE DIVA IS BACK!!! How I wish she would have toured in the US! Her US fans need to see her like this…
Wow… We always knew that Jennifer Hudson can sing but DAMN… THIS GIRL CAN SANG!!! Check her belting out ”I Will Always Love You” to Whitney Houston at the B.E.T. Honors broadcast. The girl gave Whitney Houston herself chills!! I think this is hands down Jennifer’s best live performance to date!
