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52. Thanks, I enjoy Joan Baez and Emilylou Harris.

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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 03:05 PM

Feb 2012

I'm off to learn about Amalia Rodriguez, Mariza, Misia and Storm Large.

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Sorry about Whitney Houston, but she really wasn't "that" good. [View all] GoneOffShore Feb 2012 OP

I strongly disagree. frogmarch Feb 2012 #1

A little question: cliffordu Feb 2012 #2

Uh....It's been nice knowing you! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #3

Nonsense... hlthe2b Feb 2012 #4

Maybe you don't like "pop" music at all. Quantess Feb 2012 #5

Dolly Parton's "I will always love you" was infinitely superior. NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #6

I love me some Dolly! Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2012 #8

Gotta love that she wrote these songs about her own life and loves! Jolene: NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #9

Dolly was just being sweet and gracious, as usual. Frank Cannon Feb 2012 #24

I can't tell you how strongly I diasgree with you as well (as another person posted). IMHO nirvana555 Feb 2012 #10

Well, both were great, but only one actually wrote the song. (nt) NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #11

Dolly has a nice voice but it does not compare to Whitney's Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #22

Whitney's version had way more sales and many more awards than Dolly's version MrScorpio Feb 2012 #82

Dolly! Every word explodes with emotion! Bake Feb 2012 #35

dolly parton "when i wrote that song SwampG8r Feb 2012 #49

And that's just how classy Dolly Parton was and still is! NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #73

Dolly got more real emotion into one syllable than ANYBODY else ... Bake Feb 2012 #84

Disagree. You might be too young to know. NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #7

I've probably heard and made more live music than you've had hot dinners GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #31

I couldn't stand her either. kurtzapril4 Feb 2012 #72

Possibly, possibly not. Probably not. Almost certainly not, odd thing to say. NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #74

ahem. cliffordu Feb 2012 #76

Hey, neither of us is dead, right, and we still have 17 fingers between us, right? NYC_SKP Feb 2012 #77

YEah..... cliffordu Feb 2012 #79

This message was self-deleted by its author Tripod Feb 2012 #12

she was that good. Whisp Feb 2012 #13

I don't believe you. Ptah Feb 2012 #14

WTF! Tripod Feb 2012 #15

Agree 100% rufus dog Feb 2012 #16

Hey, hey, hey!!! Since when is honest aesthetic minority dissent gangtackled here? MiddleFingerMom Feb 2012 #17

Thank you. GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #30

I'm with MFM! Bake Feb 2012 #36

That was what I was wondering. Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2012 #70

I'm not really of fan of that music style but since she just died I was going to go with the flow. limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #18

Meh. De gustibus etc. nt trackfan Feb 2012 #19

Sorry to learn of your hearing impairment Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #20

*snort* laundry_queen Feb 2012 #21

lol! Okay. HappyMe Feb 2012 #23

I never found her shrieking vocal gymnastics to be all that inspiring. Frank Cannon Feb 2012 #25

And had I posted that subject line as the headline of this thread GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #33

Hmm...I kind of think that 'shrieking' as far as vocals HappyMe Feb 2012 #48

My biggest complaint about Ms. Houston, may she rest in peace, is... Orrex Feb 2012 #26

Karaoke? HappyMe Feb 2012 #28

I know, I know. Orrex Feb 2012 #29

Yes, there's even a webcam where you can watch karaoke from a New Orleans bar ... Bake Feb 2012 #37

Isn't that against the Geneva Convention? HappyMe Feb 2012 #39

It depends on how you define "torture." Bake Feb 2012 #41

I agree. HappyMe Feb 2012 #42

That's not 100% true! LynneSin Feb 2012 #34

Oh God, I'm jabbing knitting needles in my ears now!! Bake Feb 2012 #38

Fuck yeah! JVS Feb 2012 #43

How do you feel about little girls with red wigs singing "Tomorrow" then? yellowcanine Feb 2012 #55

Tell it, brotha. Doc Holliday Feb 2012 #78

Opinions are like...... marmar Feb 2012 #27

I have to disagree with that and even I'm not a big fan of her music LynneSin Feb 2012 #32

I agree. She had real talent,but I don't care for her genre of music. Swede Feb 2012 #40

She isn't a one trick pony. If you watch the video clip above of The Greatest Love of All... JVS Feb 2012 #46

Nice to know I'm not the only one Rob H. Feb 2012 #44

"...she rarely passed up an opportunity to bludgeon listeners over the head with it..." yellowcanine Feb 2012 #56

Whether you like her or not, she had a GREAT singing voice... Iggo Feb 2012 #45

Lovely. Thanks for playing. nolabear Feb 2012 #47

I liked her, and I am interested in listening to those you think were/are more rewarding to hear. Ptah Feb 2012 #50

Susannah McCorkle, China Forbes, Jonatha Brooke GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #51

Thanks, I enjoy Joan Baez and Emilylou Harris. Ptah Feb 2012 #52

Storm Large is singing occasionally with Pink Martini GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #64

Wooot! flying rabbit Feb 2012 #83

"Sorry..........BUT......." doesn't really work for me when someone has died. yellowcanine Feb 2012 #53

+1 ScreamingMeemie Feb 2012 #59

If one doesn't offer a critique on the body of work of an artist who just died GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #66

Don't flatter yourself. This was no critique on the body of work of an artist. yellowcanine Feb 2012 #71

Bullseye, Y.C......... (n/t) Paladin Feb 2012 #75

I wish I could sing like she did. RiffRandell Feb 2012 #54

Too much Whitney Polly Hennessey Feb 2012 #57

I think her voice was very good. The music she sang over . . . RZM Feb 2012 #58

I'd like to hear your view of Anita O'Day Ptah Feb 2012 #60

Watch it, now! Iggo Feb 2012 #65

Not really- digonswine Feb 2012 #61

STRONGLY DISAGREE.......She sang effortlessly......... MindMover Feb 2012 #62

that is possibly backwoodsbob Feb 2012 #68

I apologize to your greater sensibilities for my song choice.....maybe you have a better one...???? MindMover Feb 2012 #69

I agree, she was a warbler, I don't like warblers. n/t A Simple Game Feb 2012 #63

Hell of a thing to say the week she dies. But, if you really... TreasonousBastard Feb 2012 #67

I'm relieved to know I'm not the only person on Earth who was not a big Whitney fan. Pool Hall Ace Feb 2012 #80

Really? MrScorpio Feb 2012 #81