What can we say anymore. She was simply THE best vocalist of my lifetime, hands down! Many were extremely great and rare but none like her. She is certainly missed!!
Do you hear how her voice filled all the entire room??? This is how powerful was!! She deserved that standing ovation at the end of the performance 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Whitney always brought it in this era - whenever she had a full orchestra behind her she never disappointed! I have watched this performance so many times since 1989 that I've lost count! Her tone was one of a kind!
Tears in my eyes so many years later. The song is moving, Whitney was so beautiful and so talented, and watching this in view of the end of her life, it is just heart rending. She is teaching the angels to sing now, I hope.
One of the best live performances, if not the best. Her voice was so incredible everyone wanted her to perform at countless venues & movies. I honestly believe her star was so on fire it was hard for her to have any type of normalcy. She will always be a favorite of mine!
Harri, I was privileged to see Whitney during her first tour. The venue was about half sold out and she was about 22. What a phenomenal performer she was, every time I see this particular performance I weep.
Harri, I’m so glad you were able to react to this AMAZING performance from Whitney! Her VOICE was sent from Heaven. There will never be another Whitney Houston!!! RIP SWEET WHITNEY
She was one of my favorite singers growing up, being an 80s and 90s kid. Happy to have been around when she was. One of the best there was and probably ever will be.
Seems some of the most talented die way before their time, just like Karen Carpenter. Two of the best on earth in my top 3. The other one is still alive - Ann Wilson of Heart.
@@susanhunter7124 Yes and then some make it appear they did, if you know what's been going on in the industry. Many seem to have mental issues that aren't dealt with by anyone who can help them do that as well either.
She’s definitely the greatest 🙏🏼 Edit: So unbelievably talented, so ladylike, so humble, such a beautiful demure spirit ♥️ It’s such a contrast, and was even back then(Madonna, etc.), but especially now to the sleazy, scantily dressed, twerking Grammy performers of today.
🤔 what performances of Whitney have you seen from 2022?? Even at the end her voice was still better than 99.9% of these so called singers we have now. And let’s be clear, during her comeback she put out some phenomenal live performances that were 100% LIVE. Very few artist who toured like Whitney could keep their vocals perfectly. And people need to stop with “the drugs destroyed her voice”…that’s not true. Her vocal damage was from cigarette smoking and over touring rather than her drug usage. And let’s not forget how our own black community didn’t want to accept her precious gift when she first hit the scene, now they all want to praise her now that she’s gone. They are a bunch of hypocritical idiots. From the very beginning I loved her -with all her struggles I loved her after all she’s human. She’s the best vocalist of all time.
Whitney was the queen! Speaking of standing ovation-worthy Grammy performances, I would love to see you react to Pink 2010 Grammys "Glitter In The Air" and i2018 Grammys "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken". Both amazing in different ways 😊. Thanks for another great reaction Harri!
Have you seen the film 'The Bodyguard' with Whitney Houston & Kevin Costner??? It is just superb! The main song from her is the beautiful song 'I will always love you'. Just SUPERB!!!!!
From an Aboriginal Brother way down in Southern Australia I LOVE LOVE LOVE your reaction tributes and Harry Id say for me she was her absolute best in this performance, and heres a bit of Trivia: Usually the Grammys do standing ovations toward the end of the night or when someone gets a lifetime achievement, and I clearly remember this was a standing ovation after the very FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT that opened the show, hence her coming from behind the tribute to the 88 American Olympic Team that year as there was this big fanfare and film about them first which morphed into this song which was one of the American olympic anthems that year Harry (PS: I also see Natalie Cole, Ginger Rogers (who deos the two arm champions salute) Paula Abdul and Andy Williams in the standing ovation, but they would have been ALL there but yes the standing ovation was after the first song which was unheard of so yes another first for her!
Absolutely amazing. Whitney before drugs took their toll. A once in a life time Phenomenon. Love her early voice. Thanks Lady Gator and Harri. Glad you enjoyed Harri. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
Greetings from Canada Harri. Thank you for your heartfelt review. I adored Whitney. Such a specially gifted woman. Please check out Sarah Mclachlan singing In The Arms of an Angel from my country.
Deusa eterna, mundial! Seu TALENTO, inquestionavel! No Brasil - só amor! Tanta saudade que dói... Assim como de tantos outros icones americanos que nos deixaram...
When I see these videoes I am both saddened and angry at what is lost, such talent and such a waste. Sadly Whitney is one of many great artists that were taken too young.😢
idk how you sat through that without crying at least one tear i was a wimpering child for about 3 minutes when i saw that video of her she was one of the greatest hands down
I can't enjoy listening to any Whitney Houston song anymore, knowing how she was over-managed (abused) by so many people in her life a la Elvis Presley. Reading her Wiki bio one can see the unhappy ending shaping up and being fulfilled. Heartbreaking how American entertainment system works. This particular performance was 1989 (?) and her face already looks drawn and drugged. A miracle she lasted until 2012.
She's only 20 years old here. This was early in her career when she wasn't being taken seriously. The press called her the "prom queen" of soul. She blew this out of the water in front of the Grammy audience of pros.
20? She was born August 9th, 1963. So she was almost 26 here. But this was the year of the Soul Train Awards where she was indeed not appreciate. And that was truly ridiculous! It really showed how much unnecessary crap she went through in her career.
I remember this song being popular when the space shuttle blew up. They did a montage special for that event and mixed it in with this song. she is amazing.
You need to react to the 2005 Grammys where they're honoring Janis Joplin Melissa Etheridge and Joss Stone sing Janis Joplin's songs and they do a great job
Oh man, back when the Grammys and the Oscars were actually worth watching. Whitney didn't ever disappoint back then.
What can we say anymore. She was simply THE best vocalist of my lifetime, hands down! Many were extremely great and rare but none like her. She is certainly missed!!
Do you hear how her voice filled all the entire room??? This is how powerful was!! She deserved that standing ovation at the end of the performance 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Whitney always brought it in this era - whenever she had a full orchestra behind her she never disappointed! I have watched this performance so many times since 1989 that I've lost count! Her tone was one of a kind!
Who dosnt love this beautiful lady, and her voice ? America lost the greatest treasure of all when she passed.
It is sad that she is no longer with us. She was something special. 🙂
No one could ever sing this song any better, she has the voice of an Angel. It inspires you to think you can do anything.
Tears in my eyes so many years later. The song is moving, Whitney was so beautiful and so talented, and watching this in view of the end of her life, it is just heart rending. She is teaching the angels to sing now, I hope.
there are very few Men or Women that have that kind of control, power and sings with such ease. She did it really well.
One of the greatest live performances
THE greatest live performance I've ever witnessed
Do not foget about Dionne Warwick.
Whitney's voice. WOW.
I would have to agree with that and say… for me… she IS the greatest female singer. At least in my lifetime.
One of the best live performances, if not the best. Her voice was so incredible everyone wanted her to perform at countless venues & movies. I honestly believe her star was so on fire it was hard for her to have any type of normalcy. She will always be a favorite of mine!
Whitney was definitely a legend of her own and I’ve never seen this performance, thanks
I miss you somuch wthitney Houston Alwys will be the best ever 👏♥️♥️♥️
Yes. The voice, that title belongs to Whitney. She can lay claim to the greatest of all time.
Harri, I was privileged to see Whitney during her first tour. The venue was about half sold out and she was about 22. What a phenomenal performer she was, every time I see this particular performance I weep.
Harri, you need to see her sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl amazing it will give you chills.🏈 Then the fly over WOW.
Verdade eu tanben queria essa reação
Yeah if your American but if your British the American national anthem means nothing too you but i get your point she does sing it well
I agree - I'm not american but her version makes me patriotic and her version is the only reason that I know the lyrics!
Harri, I’m so glad you were able to react to this AMAZING performance from Whitney! Her VOICE was sent from Heaven. There will never be another Whitney Houston!!!
RIP SWEET WHITNEY
She was one of my favorite singers growing up, being an 80s and 90s kid. Happy to have been around when she was. One of the best there was and probably ever will be.
I always loved Whitney's voice. Also, she was a beautiful woman on the outside.
Seems some of the most talented die way before their time, just like Karen Carpenter. Two of the best on earth in my top 3. The other one is still alive - Ann Wilson of Heart.
@@shelter9236 What is really sad is that some great singers die from their own hands.
@@susanhunter7124 Yes and then some make it appear they did, if you know what's been going on in the industry. Many seem to have mental issues that aren't dealt with by anyone who can help them do that as well either.
@@shelter9236 That is so true.
On the inside too. Don’t disparage that lady by implication. We all make mistakes.
Listen to hear her sing Why Do It Hurt SO BAD!!
As you mentioned, a standing ovation from her peers was indicative of the truly remarkable performance she gave.
There are a couple of performances I remember she got a standing ovation before the song was even over
And as I recall this was the opening number. How many people get standing ovations opening the Grammys? I miss her so
How could one hear her powerful voice fill an auditorium and one's own body and not be moved to stand and applaud. 🙏
queen whitney!
She’s definitely the greatest 🙏🏼
Edit: So unbelievably talented, so ladylike, so humble, such a beautiful demure spirit ♥️ It’s such a contrast, and was even back then(Madonna, etc.), but especially now to the sleazy, scantily dressed, twerking Grammy performers of today.
Its absolutely heart breaking to watch her performances now.
🤔 what performances of Whitney have you seen from 2022?? Even at the end her voice was still better than 99.9% of these so called singers we have now. And let’s be clear, during her comeback she put out some phenomenal live performances that were 100% LIVE. Very few artist who toured like Whitney could keep their vocals perfectly. And people need to stop with “the drugs destroyed her voice”…that’s not true. Her vocal damage was from cigarette smoking and over touring rather than her drug usage. And let’s not forget how our own black community didn’t want to accept her precious gift when she first hit the scene, now they all want to praise her now that she’s gone. They are a bunch of hypocritical idiots. From the very beginning I loved her -with all her struggles I loved her after all she’s human. She’s the best vocalist of all time.
@@jobuck879 💯
Whitney was the queen! Speaking of standing ovation-worthy Grammy performances, I would love to see you react to Pink 2010 Grammys "Glitter In The Air" and i2018 Grammys "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken". Both amazing in different ways 😊. Thanks for another great reaction Harri!
O'zbekistondan salom! Whitney Houstonni sevamiz. U yer yuzida bitta bo'lgan. I love you...
I've heard a lot of greats female singers but none of them pleased my ears like she did.
siempre te amaremos Whitney..
Have you seen the film 'The Bodyguard' with Whitney Houston & Kevin Costner??? It is just superb! The main song from her is the beautiful song 'I will always love you'. Just SUPERB!!!!!
#WhitneyHouston #QueenOfPop is absolutely the greatest singer in the world past or present
Absolutely a Gift that God Graced us with Rest in Power💥✨💫💜🙏🏾
Amazing. I saw her live in 1988. That was mindblowing.
Same! Over the top epic!
She sang this song for the American Athlets at one of the Olympics held in America...
I hugely regret not seeing Whitney live too. Feels like I took her for granted when she was here. She was one in a million.
Harri, you should watch her perform the American National Anthem. Best performance of the American National Anthem, hands down.
From an Aboriginal Brother way down in Southern Australia I LOVE LOVE LOVE your reaction tributes and Harry Id say for me she was her absolute best in this performance, and heres a bit of Trivia: Usually the Grammys do standing ovations toward the end of the night or when someone gets a lifetime achievement, and I clearly remember this was a standing ovation after the very FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT that opened the show, hence her coming from behind the tribute to the 88 American Olympic Team that year as there was this big fanfare and film about them first which morphed into this song which was one of the American olympic anthems that year Harry (PS: I also see Natalie Cole, Ginger Rogers (who deos the two arm champions salute) Paula Abdul and Andy Williams in the standing ovation, but they would have been ALL there but yes the standing ovation was after the first song which was unheard of so yes another first for her!
Absolutely amazing. Whitney before drugs took their toll. A once in a life time
Phenomenon. Love her early voice.
Thanks Lady Gator and Harri. Glad you enjoyed Harri. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
Wake TF up they killed her
We miss you so much whitney 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
saw her live mcr 98 simply amazing
Greetings from Canada Harri. Thank you for your heartfelt review. I adored Whitney. Such a specially gifted woman. Please check out Sarah Mclachlan singing In The Arms of an Angel from my country.
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is aweworthy tremendousness ❤
Deusa eterna, mundial! Seu TALENTO, inquestionavel! No Brasil - só amor! Tanta saudade que dói... Assim como de tantos outros icones americanos que nos deixaram...
One of the best voices. That day 10 years ago i cried for 24 hours not only for Whitney my best friend also died that day and it was to much for me.
When I see these videoes I am both saddened and angry at what is lost, such talent and such a waste. Sadly Whitney is one of many great artists that were taken too young.😢
Definitely Amazing!!!
THE Greates live performance I've EVER witnessed
Sad she was booed and not taken seriously for singing pop music. Her talent catapults her into a totally separate and unique category/genre.
Great reaction! You might also want to listen to her and Natalie Cole sing Bridge Over Troubled Water. They sound great together!!!
idk how you sat through that without crying at least one tear i was a wimpering child for about 3 minutes when i saw that video of her she was one of the greatest hands down
I can't enjoy listening to any Whitney Houston song anymore, knowing how she was over-managed (abused) by so many people in her life a la Elvis Presley. Reading her Wiki bio one can see the unhappy ending shaping up and being fulfilled. Heartbreaking how American entertainment system works. This particular performance was 1989 (?) and her face already looks drawn and drugged. A miracle she lasted until 2012.
She's only 20 years old here. This was early in her career when she wasn't being taken seriously. The press called her the "prom queen" of soul. She blew this out of the water in front of the Grammy audience of pros.
20? She was born August 9th, 1963. So she was almost 26 here. But this was the year of the Soul Train Awards where she was indeed not appreciate. And that was truly ridiculous! It really showed how much unnecessary crap she went through in her career.
@@tmason3409 My mistake.
I remember this song being popular when the space shuttle blew up. They did a montage special for that event and mixed it in with this song. she is amazing.
Wow I was 18 when this was shown. She was fhe best!
Diva das Divas 😍
She tore that stage apart
My favorite performance
Personally i think live performance of greatest love of all was unmatched.
Saw he in 1988, nothing compares
goosebumps and chills, seeing her live is an experience i will never ever forget
Makes me cry. Every. Single. Time. What a tragedy.
So great yet so sad how drugs use can destroy an artist. She must have been so unhappy.😢☮️🙏🏼
Harri you need to watch the video of this, it was used for the Olympics. You saw the beginning of it at the start.
Unica en su genero
One of the greatest singers of all time. It’s so tragic what happened to her. 💔
2 mins in, that's all I can do, too painful to watch knowing what was to come. Catch you on the next one.
You need to react to the 2005 Grammys where they're honoring Janis Joplin Melissa Etheridge and Joss Stone sing Janis Joplin's songs and they do a great job
HarriBes maby you check the same song cover by Glennis Grace its a dutch singer who sings a lot of Whitney's songs up to perfection....please do!
Put THAT performance in your pipe and smoke it, Mariah!