Whitney Houston Tribute

There’s no doubt in our minds that Whitney Houston will forever be remembered as one of the greatest voices of our time. We are truly blessed to have been able to experience the beauty of her unmatchable voice. In honor of her, I thought sharing a couple videos a will show how her voice can make any moment shine. The review below from 1993 says it best about Whitney, “the voice suffices.” And for that we thank you Whitney. Your voice will always live on.

Review/Pop; For Whitney Houston, Showy Doesn’t Count: The Show Is the Voice

By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Published: July 22, 1993

Whitney Houston is one of the few contemporary pop stars of whom it might be said: the voice suffices. While almost every performer whose albums sell in the millions calls upon an entertainer’s bag of tricks, from telling jokes to dancing to circus pyrotechnics, Ms. Houston would rather just stand there and sing. When not standing still, she either paces back and forth across the stage or sits on a stool. She doesn’t tell jokes. When she talks, her patter has the clunky ring of predigested interview responses.

What largely makes up for the dearth of entertainment values in Ms. Houston’s shows is a voice made of steel and smoke that can send chills through an audience. And at Tuesday’s opening-night performance of a Radio City Music Hall engagement that extends through Monday, that voice rang magnificently through the auditorium.

For the last eight years, Ms. Houston has reigned as the foremost interpreter of the sort of stentorian pop ballad that paints romantic love in grandiose, semi-religious terms. The song titles of her hits speak for themselves: “You Give Good Love,” “Saving All My Love for You,” “The Greatest Love of All,” “Didn’t We Almost Have It All,” “All the Man That I Need.”

Marley Official Trailer – Documentary – Bob Marley Movie (2012) HD

Bob Marley’s universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. MARLEY is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best. From Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (One Day In September, The Last King of Scotland) comes the story of a towering figure of musical history, whose music and message has transcended different cultures, languages and creeds to resonate around the world today as powerfully as when he was alive.

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Song in Progress: “STAY” by Mike D.

Here’s a little acoustic track I’ve been working on for some time now. Basically it’s about being in a relationship that is falling apart and all you want is for the other person to stay….read lyrics below.

I’ve been spending all my nights wondering
Why we argue fuss and fight daily
I feel so distant from you when you’re near me
i never thought that we could ever come to this

you see i know you’ve been lately miserable
i feel it every time when i come home
you think that all i ever wanted was loving
but all i really need is your understanding

you’ll see this life that i live is not so easy
when i know your thinking about leaving
and yet i know there’s no more room for complaining
when it’s all my fault i push you away

i never thought that i could lose my best friend
but i’ve hurt you too much to
hold on to our love i feel you’re gone gone gone
but i still love you and i still want you to stay
stay i still want you stay
for just another day
won’t you stay another day