"I've got the stuff that you want,
I've got the thing that you need,"
She was one of my favorite artists and her music has featured on my writing playlists since I started making them. All of her songs have been played multiple times on my cassette player, Walkman, CD player, boombox, and iPod. I wore out the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack and the Bodyguard soundtrack. And though "I Will Always Love You", "When You Believe," Exhale (Shoop Shoop)," "I Want to Dance with Somebody", and "I'm Every Woman" will never leave my music list, my jam will always be "Queen of the Night".
"I've got more than enough
to make you drop to your knees"
To this day when the first rifts play over the radio or in a store, I stop what I'm doing and sing along. If it plays at home, I'm probably typing because this song ends up on every writing playlist I make. To me it screams power and assurance with a whole lot of cockiness, and it gives me that edge whether I'm writing a male or female character.
"'Cause I'm the Queen of the Night,
the Queen of the Night
oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah"
Rest In Peace, Whitney, you will be missed.
Darchelle, I was going to post on my blog about Whitney's passing and funeral but I just couldn't do it (too emotional). Even thought I didn't know Whitney like you I felt a connection to her through her music. I remember being in my elementary school talent show singing the Greatest Love of All and playing Run to you (from the Bodyguard soundtrack) at my wedding. Good memories in my life associated with Whitney Houston and she will be missed. RIP Whitney!
ReplyDeleteYes. I'm still playing Whitney Houston and shaking my head about her passing. So many icons have been taken home these last months.
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