Whitney H.

alejandro's tribute to whitney


this was the original rendition of the song

Im equally drawn to both versions. I cant seem to describe how, or why but Alejandro's singing has a way of striking a chord in my heart. As for whitney, it feels like you can actually hear the struggles she went through. I first knew whitney through her duet, When you believe, with Mariah Carey and her singles The greatest love of all. Since then, she has always been one of my favorite singers for her powerhouse vocal chords, and there was always something in the way she sings that reaches out to you. She was the reasons why Black females had the chance to gain exposures in music videos and break into radio stations. She was the inspiration of African Americans and probably the walking epitome of overcoming racism.

Here's what was written about Whitney against MJ and Madonna:

"Jackson and Madonna were by turns lascivious and brutish and, crucially, willing to let their production speak more loudly than their voices, an option Ms. Houston never went for. Also, she was less prolific than either of them, achieving most of her renown on the strength of her first three solo albums and one soundtrack, released from 1985 to 1992. If she was less influential than they were in the years since, it was only because her gift was so rare, so impossible to mimic. Jackson and Madonna built worldviews around their voices; Ms. Houston’s voice was the worldview. She was someone more to be admired, like a museum piece, than to be emulated."

She was obviously well loved by everyone but the alienation she felt from all her troubles and loneliness must have been pretty overwhelming. If only someone could have reached out to her because her death is one of the greatest loss of our time :(


As I lay me down
Heaven hear me now
I'm lost without a cause
After giving it my all

Winter storms have come
And darkened my sun
After all that I've been through
Who on earth can I turn to?

I look to you
I look to you
After all my strength is gone
In you I can be strong

I look to you
I look to you
And when melodies are gone
In you I hear a song, I look to you

About to lose my breath
There's no more fighting left
Sinking to rise no more
Searching for that open door

And every road that I've taken
Led to my regret
And I don't know if I'm gonna make it
Nothing to do but lift my head

My levee's have broken, my walls have come
Crumbling down on me
The rain is falling, defeat is calling
I need you to set me free

Take me far away from the battle
I need you, shine on me