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Jean

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Merci WB ;)

La vidéo que tu as postée vient à l'évidence de la même émission que celle de la version de "Home" que j'ai postée dans l'autre sujet (même garde robe et coupe de cheveux).


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Wonder B

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Oui Jean ce sont des instants magiques...
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Un joli texte de l'assistant personnel de Whitney Houston. Texte posté par Bobby Eli (le guitariste producteur compositeur bien connu de Philly)

This was posted by Whitney's best friend and loyal assistant:

Whitney Elizabeth Houston, 1963-2012 A look back at the star from one of her closest friends By Robyn Crawford I met her when she was 16. It was at a summer job. I was working at a community center in East Orange, New Jersey, and she was working just like the rest of us. She was there to work. She introduced herself as "Whitney Elizabeth Houston," and I knew right away she was special. Not a lot of people introduced themselves with their middle names back then. She had peachy colored skin and she didn't look like anyone I'd ever met in East Orange, New Jersey. She was nothing like the Whitney Houston she became but at the same time she was already there. She knew, and so did everyone around her. She was doing shows in Manhattan with her mother, and she'd change her clothes in the car and get on stage and do her thing. She hadn't signed her contract yet. But she was modeling for Wilhelmina because she was discovered on the street. She was walking in front of Carnegie Hall and someone walked up to her and said, "There's a modeling agency upstairs that's looking for someone just like you." She walked upstairs and they signed her. That's what it was like, that's what she gave off. She looked like an angel. When my mother first met her, she laughed and said, "You look like an angel, but I know you're not." And she wasn't. But she looked like one. She chose the life she lived, and she chose it from the beginning. She knew the life better than anyone. Her mother was Cissy Houston, and she had been on the road with Dionne Warwick. She got her chops singing in church, and her mother said to her, "You know, you can always sing for free. You can always sing in church. You don't have to choose the professional life." But she chose because she'd been chosen. Some people sing just because. She was never like that. She had to put on her gear. She knew it was going to be a job and that's how she treated it. Once she committed to something, she finished it. Not long after I met her, she said, "Stick with me, and I'll take you around the world." She always knew where she was headed. And we went around the world. I was her assistant and then her executive assistant and then her creative director. I was her point person for the day-to-day. I traveled all around the world first-class and anyone who ever worked for her will tell you her checks never bounced. You knew she was going to take care of you. She wasn't going to be in a five-star hotel while you were in a two. I flew the Concorde the way some people ride the bus. She shared the fruits, and she changed a lot of lives. The record company, the band members, her family, her friends, me — she fed everybody. Deep down inside that's what made her tired. It was never easy. She never left anything undone. But it was hard. The Bodyguard was great when it was done, but it was a lot of work. She did the movie, she did the music, she did everything — and when she was done, she was done. She nailed it. The music supervisor brought her Linda Ronstadt's version of "I Will Always Love You" way before Kevin Costner brought Dolly Parton's version — and she always knew what she could do with it. So when Kevin came in and played it for her and told her he wanted her to sing it for the movie, she said, "Fine." She wasn't much for showing off what she had, except when she had to. I always compare her performance of that song with a great athlete hitting his peak — with Michael Jordan in the playoffs. It was the absolute pinnacle of what she could do, of what anyone could do — and then she had to keep on doing it. Everybody wanted to hear her sing that song, and so she sang it. It didn't matter whether she had a cold, or wasn't in good voice; she had to deliver it, and she had it arranged so she could deliver every last note. And even if the note wasn't there, the feeling was. A lot of her songs were like that. They were a lot to deliver, but she delivered them every note, every time. It's so strange that she died when she did. February was her month. Her first album was released on Valentine's Day, right around the time of the Grammys, right around the time of Clive Davis's party. It was an orchestrated thing. She was Clive's girl, his great discovery. And she died right before Valentine's Day, right before the Grammys, right before Clive's party. Of course, she was going. I don't know if she was singing, I don't know what kind of pressure she was putting on herself. But she was going, that's for damned sure. People thought they had to protect her. She hated that. And that's what people don't understand: She was always the one doing the driving. Someone just called and told me that the family kept Whitney from seeing her. Nobody kept Whitney from doing anything. She did what she wanted to do. When people left her or were told to leave, they could never believe that Whitney would never call them — but she never did. She was working hard to keep herself together, and I think she felt that if she admitted any feeling of sadness or weakness she would crumble. One time, back when we were young, we were out, we were partying, and I said, "Listen, I have to go. I'm tired. I can't make it." And she looked at me with her eyes wide and said, "I've got to make it." And that was Whitney. She could not pick up the phone, and that meant it was too painful. I have never spoken about her until now. And she knew I wouldn't. She was a loyal friend, and she knew I was never going to be disloyal to her. I was never going to betray her. Now I can't believe that I'm never going to hug her or hear her laughter again. I loved her laughter, and that's what I miss most, that's what I miss already. I'm trying not to think of the end. I'm trying not to listen to all the reports. All these people talking about drugs — well, a lot of people take drugs, and they're still around. Whitney isn't, because you never know the way the wind blows. I just hope that she wasn't in pain and that she hadn't lost hope. She gave so much to so many people; I hope that she felt loved in return. She was the action, for such a long time. She's out of the action now. I hope she can finally rest.
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Doc Emett Brown

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C'est pas toi qui parlait l’autre jour de ne pas mettre de pavé en anglais... LOL
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:lol: J'osais pas le dire...

Mais je suppose que c'est pour la bonne cause ;)
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Wonder B

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OK OK OK Mais là ce n'est pas un texte de présentation ou une chronique...
Et puis j'ai gaulé çà à une heure indûe comme vous pouvez aisément le constater. De surcroît je me levais 5 heures plus tard pour vous répondre d'ici où je viens tout juste d'arriver çà fait donc 23 heures que je suis debout (Lima, Pérou!!!!) Alors vous pensez si j'avais le temps de me taper une traduction dans les règles! Mais si vous voulez je vous le traduit!
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Tu as des circonstances atténuantes B !
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Une grande dame qui nous a quitté , en tout cas une chanteuse que j'admirai beaucoup : elle avait la voix, la beauté, la classe ... RIP Whitney :(
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Wonder B a écrit :Probablement une des premières TV de Whitney qui chante avec sa mère Cissy... Parfait...

Moi qui suis aussi dans la discologie et dans les musiques de breakdance... Je sais pas trop si c'est le "truc" des forumeurs ici... Mais sa maman a fait un morceau Disco que je kiffe dont les break danseurs ont fait une boucle que j'adore (qui fait toujours son effet lors des battles) mais qui mérite d'être mieux éditée parce que c'est mal fait et trop court, pourtant le morceau tue (selon mes goûts) !

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L'edit, trop court malheureusement

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Wonder B

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Hommage à Whitney Houston aux BET Awards avec une pléiade d'artistes sur scène...

Emouvante performance de Cissy Houston avec une version spéciale de Bridge Over Troubled Water, Brandy chante I'm Your Baby Tonight et I Wanna Dance With Somebody, et le final avec Chaka Khan et sa ligne retrouvée qui envoie du lourd avec I'm Every Woman...

http://www.billboard.com/column/the-jui ... 4152.story

Tout çà devant le Who's Who des célébrités noires américaines du cinéma, de la chanson et du sport...

Beyoncé au premier rang s'éclate et verse sa larme après le passage de Cissy Houston...
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Sista Pat

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Tres émouvant ... :(
... et Chaka .. wow ... trop canon !!! :lol: :mrgreen:
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Wonder B

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Oui mouvant est le mot... Et Chaka a perdu 30 kilos et 30 ans avec... Invraisemblable!!!
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Sista Pat

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Incroyable !! :shock: .. et by ze way ... trop beau ton 'pavé' en anglais ci-dessus ... :?
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Wonder B

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C'est vrai Sista... Il faut le courage de le lire en entier mais c'est un très beau texte...
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En ce moment sur CANAL+ : présentation d'une émission de tv réalité et tous les membres de la famille Houston dont la mère, Cissy, :nonono: y apparaissent et y participent.
Négociations financières clôturées, 3 mois après le décès. :affraid: Money, money, money... (je cite ABBA). :mrgreen:
Avis des présentateurs de CANAL+ : surtout à ne pas regarder. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Marrant car ils en parlent et en montrent des extraits dont la fille déchirée par l'alcool semble-t-il (j'entends ma tv mais je n'ai pas l'écran tourné vers moi : c'est de la tv/radio). :lol:
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