tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post2734696332606394793..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Thinking about Whitney HoustonSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-43120809347195389192012-02-14T14:42:45.866+00:002012-02-14T14:42:45.866+00:00She always reminded me of Shirley Bassey. But do y...She always reminded me of Shirley Bassey. But do you remember the first Nelson Mandela concert, about 1985/6, where it was freezing and she came out & sang in sweater & jeans? And looked better than anyone else on earth?Dave Heasmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711280312725701746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-14697025912359517322012-02-12T18:15:01.432+00:002012-02-12T18:15:01.432+00:00@robin
The late 90s stuff I'd still argue suff...@robin<br />The late 90s stuff I'd still argue suffered from a disjoint, it's just the music that she wasn't connecting with was of a higher standard.<br /><br />@anonymous<br />True; there are men as well as women who do it - but it seems in a female artist it's taken as a sign of authenticity more than in a male artist.Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-16982976577865833702012-02-12T17:54:29.627+00:002012-02-12T17:54:29.627+00:00"a generation of FEMALE singers" what, t..."a generation of FEMALE singers" what, there are no males doing this sort of thing? Reeves and Mortimer already parodied the numerous boy bands who adopt this vocal style, with their 'Boystory II" sketch. I agree with Robin re: the nineties stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-73097627912899154302012-02-12T17:22:39.784+00:002012-02-12T17:22:39.784+00:00I agree with most of this, but would cite her late...I agree with most of this, but would cite her late 90s output ("My Love is Your Love" especially) as an exception.<br /><br />Disappointed that few have cited the importance of her singing the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl during the Gulf War - as a moment when Middle America, in time of war, related to and identified with a black woman singing that song, it might have been a step on the road to Obama's victory. But it was also the beginning of the end, in that it forced on her impossible standards which could only drive her to the opposite extreme.Robin Carmodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825645880870474801noreply@blogger.com