WHITNEY HOUSTON - WHY DOES IT HURT SO BAD? (MTV Awards Live Reaction - from the Patreon archive!)
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2023
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Currently on Patreon:
THE PREACHER'S WIFE soundtrack
THE BODYGUARD MUSIC VIDEOS
CONCERT FOR SOUTH AFRICA
JAPAN 1991 - Full concert reaction
I'M YOUR BABY TONIGHT Full album reaction
Brazil 1994 Full Concert reaction
WHITNEY 1987 ALBUM
Wembley 1988 full concert reaction
Ain't No Way with Mary J Blige
One Moment In Time - Grammys 89
Why Does It Hurt So Bad? - MTV Movie Awards 1996
WHITNEY HOUSON full debut album reaction
WELCOME HOME HEROES - Full concert reaction, 1h45mins
This Day (1992 and 1995), It's Not Right But It's Okay, Where Do Broken Hearts Go? (AMA 1988), Don't Cry For Me, Arista Hits Medley 2000, The Greatest Love Of All (Wembley Arena 1988), Saving All My Love for You (1986 Grammys) and many more..
BTG NEWS!
Been a bit quiet on here lately... I'm off on holiday for two weeks until early September and I've pre-recorded everything for Patreon (Madonna, Mariah, Whitney, Lana). That is all recorded and I should be able to upload them all at the right times while I'm away.
Here's what I will post between now and the end of August on Patreon:
MARIAH CAREY
Got To Be Real - with Patti Labelle
MADONNA
I'M BREATHLESS - Full Album Reaction,
Angels With Dirty Faces (demo) + Supernatural
WHITNEY HOUSTON
Home / Ain’t No Way - Merv Griffin Show 1983,
The Greatest Love of All in tribute to Muhammad Ali on his 50th birthday
LANA DEL REY
Pink Champagne / Let Me Love You Like A Woman (Ultraviolence Demo),
HONEYMOON - Full Album Reaction
I have nothing else recorded so if I can post anything to UA-cam in the last two weeks of August, it will be songs taken from those above, or stuff out of the Patreon archive.
If you're not into those 4 artists, you'll have to wait til September for anything different sorry. This is going to be a strictly Mariah / Madonna / Whitney / Lana zone! Stay subscribed and check out my playlists.
I'll be back with more variety in September!
Thanks,
Jonny x
She sang the song sitting on a stool...did y'all catch that? The best!
Her emotive ability is second to none - you just don't hear her sing - you feel it!
She will forever be in my book THE BEST VOICE OF ALL TIME……nobody past or present has ever touched MY SOUL the way Whitney Houston has…… it still baffles me to this very day The amount of Talent GOD put in that woman’s throat….
Many of Whitney's live performances are mesmerizing because she always exceeded the recorded version of the song. She did different runs. She changed the phrasing a bit. Nevertheless, she admitted when the drug use began. And it started to affect her life. And she has said it affected the filming of Waiting to Exhale. This song is from that movie so she had become familiar with addiction by this time.
This is actually my all time favorite Whitney live performance. It's precisely because of that raw emotion that comes pouring out of her. Most of the songs on the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack have a similar melancholy tone to them about relationships and breakups. And they are all excellent songs. This here is still prime Whitney in terms of voice. Her declining vocals become more apparent a few years after this.
@5470dan, I couldn't agree with you more. All this talk of something missing or being "off" misses the mark. This is raw, pained, vulnerable and heartfelt Whitney - best of her live performances.
This is a vocal masterclass. As I read the comments, I think her addiction has been well documented and spoken about. Not to over look it, but artists like Elvis who've also battled with addiction get to have a legacy based solely on music. Whitney deserves the same. Please check out Exhale (Shoop, Shoop) from Waiting to Exhale the recorded version.
Elvis’s legacy is NOT solely based on music (Whitney’s mother sang background for him BTW). Substance abuse changed his appearance and killed him just like it did Whitney and many others.
@@brynneholt1990 respectfully, im not saying that his appearance and in general, life wasn't changed due to drug use. All im saying is that generally when talking about Elvis, his addiction is rarely mentioned or discussed and his fans get to just remember him for the music. I am aware that Cissy and her group the sweet inspirations sang with him for a few years. I just would like for Whitney to be able to have the same. Not shying away from the truth of the addiction, but it has been addressed to the point where it sometimes overshadows her musical brilliance.
@@adavis8605Thank you. Most commentors especially when this video is being reacted to bring up her troubles. Why? This is about her amazing performance. How when she was about 3 years past her prime vocals and she delivered a vocally phenomenal performance. I love Whitney. From her early days as a model to the day she passed away and until the end of time. I don’t harp on her issues because she was human-just like Janis Joplin, just like Kurt Cobain, just like Elvis, just like so many other famous and non famous people it’s their private business and once it’s publicly shown it still doesn’t make it anyone else’s business. I will forever listen and watch her videos because she was THE GREATEST VOCALIST OF ALL TIME. She was is and will forever be The Voice.
@@jobuck879 I agree wholeheartedly!!
@@brynneholt1990Whitney was beaten and murdered look at her autopsy
This is one of the best live performances from any artist. The runs, voice changes, the passion is unparalleled. She changed the song from the recorded version and made it so much better. Its not a song with high notes, you wont find it on the recorded version neither. This is so much better than 99% of the live singing women out there.
This woman was out of this world… She was awesome… love her FOREVER… never, NEVERRRR, will be another Whitney Houston ❤️
and all by just sitting down on a chair! One of my favorite live performances. Just stunning.
Whitney live performance of “Don’t cry for me” ….. Amazing must see 😊
Hands down one of my favorite performances of hers because of the emotion, soul, and her incredible tone. She also outdid the record vocally. She certainly had many flawless performances where her voice was in better shape, but I feel more rawness and soul when she is spontaneous instead of staying true to every ad lib from the record. By her later years, that improvisation becomes more of a crutch rather than an artistic choice because of her declining voice, but at around this time, it was more because of her emotion in the moment, which I absolutely love. I'd say my favorite Whitney years were the 1990-1996 even though her voice was technically at its best in the 80s.
This wasn't the only song she performed, which is why she's sweating. Her vocals were GREAT, all while sitting down, which takes extreme breath control.
This was 4 years after The Bodyguard
Yes! One of My Favorite performances!
Love this performance she puts all of her emotions in this song (well she does this in every song) that's why I love her as a singer
I'm sorry but I challenge anyone to find a performance that tops this one. Whitney just slays all singers past, present and future without trying and while seated. THE ABSOLUTE GOAT OF GOATS! Ive heard all the arguments, bla, bla, bla, I don't care, lol, Whit forever.
Whitney is a sweater! 💦 especially when singing live.
As far as anything else.. who knows What I do know.. She sounds AMAZING!
I believe this was part of a medley!
Love this song and this performance.
The voice thanks for the reaction
She has been working so much since 1992, nonstop, and I do mean nonstop. This. Ran all the way up to 97 through Cinderella. Then she made another new album my love is your love, so she never got any rest physically or vocally. I honestly would’ve needed drugs to get through it, and obviously she did too. The industry really took advantage of her from what I’ve determined
Whitney's live performances are sweaty, gritty and emotional. According to her mother she always hated lip sinking (for videos etc..) because she felt she was so bad at it. She would say "its got to be live Mama". No other voice hes ever moved me the way hers does. When I got the news she had passed it was a gut punch.
The sweating was mainly from the drugs, especially from this period of her life when everything was in such chaos and drugs became her comfort.
Great choice.. Love this performance... 1996 and she is still magnificent.
Even if you don't like runs that coming D5# or Eb5 into that beautiful run and the music breaks she goes into head voice and did a pentatonic scale back into her natural so quickly she glided down those notes like butter that is technical and masterful to throw a run into a break. Only Whitey Best Singer Ever
Hope you enjoy your vacation Jonny! I don’t want to speak too much on Whitney’s state during this era. I don’t want to be attacked by fans lol. In America this particular era was tough on Whitney. Rumors of drug use, as well as Bobby being in and of jail really damaged a lot of the public image that Whitney had up to that point. Coincidentally this is one of my favorite performances of Whitney lol. I think it’s superior to the recorded version.
I haven't actually heard the recorded version yet, but I can't imagine it having this power
@@bridgethegapreactions yes it’s very light compared lol. This is the definitive version for me. It’s more raw.
@@bridgethegapreactions hi Whitney was offered the song before she recorded this but she refused because she hadnt felt hurt like that song. But her and bobby had seperated briefly during waiting to Exhale then she felt she could record it
If you don’t think sitting down on a stool is hard to sing, try it one time. And with so much power and effort she’s put it into her lyrics, it’s just phenomenal!
Please watch he I believe wembly by herself it's amazing
The entire album is amazing!!!! You should listen
A honest performance from Whitney.
This was a bad period in her life. She and Bobby were having issues at this time as well. Babyface gave her the song years earlier and she did not want to record it then. After the issues with Bobby, she decided to record the song.
WH was given that song two years before she actually sang it because she did not feel that way and could not relate to it at the time. When she decided to sing it, she knew what it meant, so yes, she could have been going through a difficult time in her relationship. There's an interview on it.
She was pranked just before this by another MTV show and she got really upset. She left angry and came back "different" so that probably adds to what you are seeing here. It was also the beginning of a rough period personally for her. This is actually my favorite live performance of hers. A reviewer said she was "wailing like Aretha, and sweating like James Brown" The recorded version pales in comparison BTW
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You were spot on in your accessment..Whitney had left Bobby Brown and she had refuse to do the song for 2-3 yrs until she had reach a point of resolve..
The persons that say she sweats because she is high - that might be true but she was sweating all through her career - she was also sick in this performance but just concluding she sweats because she is high is unnuanced. She also liked it warm when she performed because it helped her voice. I sweat a lot and haven't done drugs once in my life and weighing 62 kilos. I am just easily sweating and once I was one a stage singing in gymnasium I sweat like a pig LOL!
Cocaine in the body raises the body temperature so she will sweat alot more. She said by the preacher's wife it was drugs everyday. But she carried on performing so that she could support herself, her family, and all those people hanging on around her. Very tragic she couldn't beat this addiction. She was one of the greatest singers the world will ever know.
Excessive sweating is absolutely a sign of serious cocaine use. We now know she unfortunately was a drug abuser and her voice decreased and her sweating increased as her drug abuse increased.
@@missbigkim her voice decreased mostly to smoking cigarettes not just from cocaine use
@@kennethbrdk it was the combination of the two, neither one is good for a singer but both is unacceptable. She also smoked marijuana with cocaine in it.
@@missbigkim She was always sweating tho….That must mean Aretha was doing coke too and the same for church preachers…..not everything has to be drug related weirdo
Beautiful done. I love this song❤❤
Coming from the musical, she was destined! Her mother, the Drinkard singers, and THEEEE LEONTINE PRICE!
I think we can't ignore this was a point in time she was really struggling with substance abuse, that really plays a role in performances of this time. Not judging at all, have nothing but compassion for people struggling with these problems, and what happened to Whitney is such a tragedy.
It's sad to see to her really struggling with her health at this point. She sounded great and had to carry on and perform to support herself, her family, and all the people hanging on around her.😢
Regardless, this was about the performance and this performance was incredible!!!!! Enjoy her talent we all know what happened we don’t need to bring it up every fuckin time her name is mentioned. Y’all don’t do that shit with Elvis or Janis Joplin. At Whitney’s worst she was still better than most of these singers at there best.. In this moment she was dealing with marriage issues and if you listened to the words it was probably tough for her.. She sounded better than the recorded version (as always)because of the emotional rawness of this performance!!!
I think we need to ignore it….you ppl dont know how to watch a Whitney vid without mentioning drugs….shes human just like everybody else….
@@naeemrasheed9368 Exactly they dont do this to elvis judy or janis….
@@diorrboyyyy I really wish people hadn't ignored it, or mocked it constantly when it was happening. It was obvious she was suffering terribly and people pretended not to see. Ignoring it, and keeping her performing and performing when she was clearly exhausted and sick is part of her story. Not judging her in any way. Feel like the industry and celebrity culture contributed to this and not sure why I'm admonished for bringing up that issue. And, yes, people didn't talk about it with Elvis and Janis etc and that's really messed up. Maybe we can do a little better now and see what we see and reflect on it with compassion.
You are spot on
The only reason she even accepted to record the song is because she was going through a lot of things. She refused it in the early 90's.
It was said that she and Bobby were going through a very difficult time in their marriage and she refused to perform this song live at any point of time until things got better between the two of them. I believe that's where and why you see the Raw emotions and passion in this particular song. This is why there aren't many live performances of this song. She's sweating bc She's wearing pleather and sitting under those hot showtime lights, NS. The performance was excellent, I think. RIH WHITNEY HOUSTON! WE'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU.
I believe she was sick that day, but more prominent was her personal situation with Bobby, it’s obvious she was going through the motions, I love this performance because of the raw emotion!!
She was clearly in her addiction. But I still love love love her performance and rendition. She was sweating because she was high. I’m a recovering addict and I can tell. God bless Whitney, her struggle and her gift. I love all her performances. My first vocal love.
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She's sweating because she has on a tight Leather outfit under hot lights also like Luther Vandross...to save her vocals..she probably had them turn off the AC to assure the voice won't crack and enable her to hit all her notes like on that fabulous run she did.
she didnt go down hill quite yet her voice was still good till early 2000s she was tho on drugs bad at this piont i love her
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You are correct. This was the beginning of the heavy drugs and vocal decline. The voice had taken on a darker more coarse tone that would continue to get darker and raspier as the drugs continued. 😪😪. She OD on the set of The Preachers Wife in 96💔
If she actually OD, I think it was on WTE.
@@Nipnana in Jenifer Lewis's book she said she OD on the set of Preachers Wife. 🤷🏾♂️
@@NipnanaI heard one of her bodyguards say she OD during waiting to exhale as well, which is the reason production had to be shut down. I'm not sure about the preacher's wife but as whitney said it was drugs everyday by that point....
One of my favorite live performances of hers! It far, far outshines the recorded version IMO. Absolutely raw and brimming with emotion.
Regarding her physical / emotional state at this time, the whole drug use situation has already been covered well enough (including by Whitney herself) and the troubles in her marriage were also becoming public knowlege at this time. However to add to that, she did also suffer a number of (at least 3) miscarriages, one of which was in 1996. I don't know the exact date of that Vs this performance but I agree she's visibly channeling an inner pain here and using it convey the song's meaning with conviction, and I can't help but wonder if that's (at least in part) what was causing her that inner pain and loss of joy/spark?
Either way, she put her all into this performance and my god can't you just FEEL it! 🤩💔
Enjoy… be safe 💜
On that soundtrack the Aretha Franklin song, and Patti Labelle song are both really good, such powerful voices.
Still, the Deborah Cox and Tamia live version of 'Count on Me' is a must listen!!!
That's on a long (long) list of songs I need to get to - I need to hear more from both those ladies!
I second that motion 😊, let me know when you do as i want to make sure you get some top picks 😊
I requested this I’m glad to see this!
You try singing like she does under those hot lights! And, trust me, you get hot!! I’ve sung on stage, so I know
Toni Braxton….how many ways❤
Please do a reaction to when you believe by Whitney & Mariah
Coming up in September sometime! Plus a couple of live performances of it for sure
FOR ME …This is where i noticed a change where previously she would sing the tracks exactly like the record but here she definitely changes the track to suit her changing voice …the whole album is amazing but Not gon Cry - Mary J bilge is top tier
This was her voice at that point. I don't think She sounds tired or sick . Where are the flaws?
Could it the lyrics are a metaphor for addiction. A relapse.
This is about her and robert barisford
I’ve said this before, you are very perceptive. This period was absolutely the beginning ging of her not being able to hide her issues anymore. Slight voice cracking, an occasional off note, sweating profusely ect.
Her voice was so spectacular she could get by and still be better than everyone else but the hardcore fans could hear the difference.
Why won't you play One Moment in time?
She was definitely in the height of her addiction but she was still functional. It's quite obvious since she's soaking in sweat from singing a single song while sitting and also her overall disheveled appearance. Moving forward from 1995 on, you can usually tell exactly where she is in her addiction based on how much sweating and how messy her hair is.
The poor woman couldn't rest. She had to work to keep paying the bills of her family and all those who were hanging on at that time.
Poor girl! I wish I had been her manager. I would’ve owned a flyswatter made out of steel!
She was sweating a lot because of the drug ! She did’’t have this problem before. We had in France a singer who took drug and sweating a lot too on stage, The problem stopped when he met his last wife and stopped his addictions ... How nobody had a doubt about her problems ? Why nobody came to save her ? Finally, the artists are often alone in a crowd of people around them ....
She was sweating from singing….