Oh man.....I love how Whitney copied Michael Jackson in so many ways....the thirties themed night club, the dance moves, the Smooth Criminal white suit, the white socks and back loafers, even his trademark vocal falsetto (or 'hiccup')....wow, way to go Whitney! Two of my fave singers..together with a great song, LOVE IT!
Actually, the Smooth Criminal music video came out in 1988 with Michael's movie "Moonwalker". Ms. Houston's video came out in 1990. Even the Michael's "Speed Demon" music video is borrowed from here. So yeah...she copied him. Not that that's a bad thing..I love Whitney and Michael both!
In an interview about the debut of that album, she said that he touched her music in so many ways, she had to send a thank you in one of her videos.....
But yes, two in one...like the peanut butter and jelly in one jar....mmmmmmm
Um no... When she was dressed in the black outfit with loafers, it was in homage to Audrey Hepburn in "Funny Face". Tthe video was a tribute to Hollywood's golden age.
I agree with that....but the white socks and black loafers are Michael's thing. Totally! Also...the part where she's singing in a trio with feather boas and sparkling dresses...a Diana Ross and the Supremes moment if I ever saw one! :D
I've always thought that Christina Aguilera's "Candyman" video borrowed heavily from this video, with the three figures of each respective artist in a different outfit performing synchronized choreography. Never heard anyone point it out though, and cleary Whitney did it originally (and 17 years before, as well.)
It's not about the sexiness, it's about the voice and her's tops them all in tone and character. She sings so effortlessly and doesn't belt for the hell of it
Whitney is the BEST!!! Voiced cracked or not, I love her!!! She can sing anything and blow the hell out of it on her worst day and get a standing ovation!!! EVERY Time!!!!
So true. I think that is what has always set Whitney apart from Mariah and Janet--even though both Mariah and Janet eventually became sexy (Mariah with "Honey" 1997) and (Janet with "Janet." 1993).
weh63: Mariah did not become sexy, she became a slut with no class, but expensive shoes and fake boobs. Janet did not have to try that as hard as Mariah. Oh yeah, If Whitney did not have personal problems, Mariah could not make it over 90s.
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Don't fucking call a woman a slut, because she wears clothes that don't cover her fucking ankles. We didn't fight for sufferage for people to call us sluts, because we show skin. Whitney doesn't wear expensive clothes, because the bitch was too busy trading her wardrobe for crack.
How dare you insult Mariah, when Whitney's only co-written one fucking song in her entire career, and then threw what few records she has sold away to smoke crack in front of her little daughter. This woman's trash
My mom use to play this song all the time when I was little I was 6 years old.Back in the 90s Whitney houston,Toni Braxton,Michael Jackson,Janet Jackson,Baby Face the list gose on they & along with many others ran the music biz......
This was the only album version, the original video version, and the one and only radio version. Call it whatever you like.
I'm not even sure where all of those other versions came from (I never heard any of them back in 1990), but I'm sure Babyface cringes every time he hears one of those clueless hacks butchering his masterpiece.
ummm.. i thought the original version was the one with the piano parts in it. I have never even heard of this version till now. I got the album back then and this song was not like that. also wasn't the video verson on MTV
Never realized it until a couple of years ago, but the scene at 2:49 is from the movie "Funny Face" starring Audrey Hepburn. Thought it was cool how they took so many genres throughout the years and incorporated them into this video. Great video! Saw it when I was a kid, still love it!
now this is amazing whitney, not the crap she put out later in her career, sorry whitney fans. just being honest. like mariah their earlier stuff is awesome
This song is spirited and even subtly sexy. You can't help but feel good when you hear this beat, and of course, Whitney's voice on this track is phenomenal!!!! Her voice is so smooth and strong, and she conveys great depth of emotion through it.
This is a true comeback single. Whitney was getting flack for being too pop. Can you imagine that? "Where do Broken hearts go" got booed on the Soul Train Awards a couple of years before this song. However, Babyface stamped the comeback with this. Whitney was beautiful and this was her most creative video to date!!!!
Actually this third album by Whitney didn't sell as well like her previous two. Not only that, but let's not forget (not trying to start a fight, their both great singers) Mariah Carey's debut was dominating the charts through out 1990 -1991 when Whitney release this one back in the day. You have to admit, Mariah gave Whitney a run for her money during that time. But Whitney made her biggest smash comback (& blew away everybody, lol!!) with of course the "Bodyguard" soundtrack.
To gunn15509, I am a fan of both. I love Mariah. Whitney was still a force to be dealt with in the early 1990s. I was buying Mariah and Whitney and torn between the two. It was like when Janet and Michael wouldn't release albums at the same time. Now, in today's market sales are sales. I admit that the Bodyguard shut everything down. It let Mariah know that Whitney was not down for the count.
Yeah, but then again after the low sales of I'm Your Baby Tonight, Whitney made a huge comeback via The Bodyguard Soundtrack and won all the categories she was nominated in, beating Mariah Carey, Madonna, and Janet Jackson (well except for the grammy nomination for best r&b female which was won by janet for thats the way love goes)
this one is clearer than the other whitney videos question does any body knows the name of first video of whitney houston when she first came out and she had a short fro or bald i think. i cant think of to save my life
Looks like I'm fatal, it's all on the table and baby you hold the cards
You've got the magic and I gotta have it I don't want the peices I want ( every single part) I"ll be your angel I'm ready and able whatever you want is fine, whenevr you're ready just call on your baby, I'll be your baby tonight! It took for forever to learn that back in the day but I was determined (smile)
I love this song and video but I'll always be reminded of the In Living Color comedy skit that made fun of her dancing called "Rhythmless Nation" lol
chain2fate 2 years ago
Absolutely amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love whitters forever! other artisits could learn a thing or two from this original DIVA!!!!!!!! Love this song!!!!
GobbleGibble 2 years ago
Can u really compare this amazing video, song and performance to her latest Million Dollar Bill?????Didn't think so...
ROSASALVAJE82 2 years ago
U mean? hehe.. elaborate.. :) ouh, i love whitney too alongsides celine. Their voices go straight to the heart i tell ya.. :P
aquanaruto 1 year ago
A classic pre-crack Whitney track.
tvfanatic14 2 years ago
80's and 90's videos make me laugh....except Michael Jackson, he was way ahead of his time.
kritiX99 2 years ago 6
TRUE !!
tuncel9 2 years ago
really nice memoriable song of uk chart as well as college
tahirkhan78 2 years ago
I love teh song!The beatin the voice...the lyric!Amazing!
MsTPOL 2 years ago 3
I love this song and video
luvjnz 2 years ago 10
80's/ 90's dancers are so funny now...!
When I first saw this video and stuff like CC Music factory It was so cool but looking now it makes me smile.....ahhhh the 80's and 90's....awesome.
shalontmpl21 2 years ago
She rocks!
keetta98 2 years ago 3
love U Whitney :*
boyfriendpola 2 years ago 6
Oh man.....I love how Whitney copied Michael Jackson in so many ways....the thirties themed night club, the dance moves, the Smooth Criminal white suit, the white socks and back loafers, even his trademark vocal falsetto (or 'hiccup')....wow, way to go Whitney! Two of my fave singers..together with a great song, LOVE IT!
musicsforevahlovah 2 years ago 3
Except this video came out seven months before smooth criminals... so who capoied who?
ShutUpH00ker 2 years ago
Actually, the Smooth Criminal music video came out in 1988 with Michael's movie "Moonwalker". Ms. Houston's video came out in 1990. Even the Michael's "Speed Demon" music video is borrowed from here. So yeah...she copied him. Not that that's a bad thing..I love Whitney and Michael both!
musicsforevahlovah 2 years ago
In an interview about the debut of that album, she said that he touched her music in so many ways, she had to send a thank you in one of her videos.....
But yes, two in one...like the peanut butter and jelly in one jar....mmmmmmm
shalontmpl21 2 years ago 2
Thank you for agreeing! They are truly phenomenal performers....both of them!
musicsforevahlovah 2 years ago
Um no... When she was dressed in the black outfit with loafers, it was in homage to Audrey Hepburn in "Funny Face". Tthe video was a tribute to Hollywood's golden age.
HoneyDrop30ish 2 years ago 3
I agree with that....but the white socks and black loafers are Michael's thing. Totally! Also...the part where she's singing in a trio with feather boas and sparkling dresses...a Diana Ross and the Supremes moment if I ever saw one! :D
musicsforevahlovah 2 years ago
not the funny face .......the fedora....
shalontmpl21 2 years ago
is she really riding that motorcycle.......or is that a stunt double?
simplexyz38 2 years ago
Amazing song, amazing video, breath-taking vocals.
I've always thought that Christina Aguilera's "Candyman" video borrowed heavily from this video, with the three figures of each respective artist in a different outfit performing synchronized choreography. Never heard anyone point it out though, and cleary Whitney did it originally (and 17 years before, as well.)
dinosaurcookies 2 years ago
Too bad only a few videos back then were filmed in HD 16:9 format... that square looking video is, well square....
ShutUpH00ker 2 years ago
It's not about the sexiness, it's about the voice and her's tops them all in tone and character. She sings so effortlessly and doesn't belt for the hell of it
girlhitsbus 2 years ago
Now THAT is a great video! Haven't heard this song since I was a kid.
macychick 2 years ago
Whitney is the BEST!!! Voiced cracked or not, I love her!!! She can sing anything and blow the hell out of it on her worst day and get a standing ovation!!! EVERY Time!!!!
That1xguy 2 years ago
if you are talking about her voice in GMA performance.. you can tottaly hear it that she was sick there
PlatinumBlonde87 2 years ago
this was my fave song from this album
jamilah104 2 years ago 2
god can that girl sing or what, we need a comeback bad.
batgirl2779 2 years ago
did this come out in 86 or 88? I don't remember
simplexyz38 2 years ago
This song came out in 1990.
lmh73088 2 years ago
classic whitney...enough said!
mslbianca 2 years ago
notice how she doesn't use her sexuality to sell music bcos she has real talent unlike the female artists nowadays.
syde82 2 years ago
So true. I think that is what has always set Whitney apart from Mariah and Janet--even though both Mariah and Janet eventually became sexy (Mariah with "Honey" 1997) and (Janet with "Janet." 1993).
weh63 2 years ago
Yeah, The only time I saw whitney wearing a sexy outfit was when she sang It's Not Right But It's Okay at the 1999 Soul Train Music Awards.
jeangreyfan 2 years ago
weh63: Mariah did not become sexy, she became a slut with no class, but expensive shoes and fake boobs. Janet did not have to try that as hard as Mariah. Oh yeah, If Whitney did not have personal problems, Mariah could not make it over 90s.
HekeGeraal 2 years ago 2
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Don't fucking call a woman a slut, because she wears clothes that don't cover her fucking ankles. We didn't fight for sufferage for people to call us sluts, because we show skin. Whitney doesn't wear expensive clothes, because the bitch was too busy trading her wardrobe for crack.
How dare you insult Mariah, when Whitney's only co-written one fucking song in her entire career, and then threw what few records she has sold away to smoke crack in front of her little daughter. This woman's trash
gabibitch 2 years ago
that´s exactlly what i always think and why i adore whitney so much!
horsters 2 years ago
Very True.
Rucks90 2 years ago
I agree.
jeangreyfan 2 years ago
My mom use to play this song all the time when I was little I was 6 years old.Back in the 90s Whitney houston,Toni Braxton,Michael Jackson,Janet Jackson,Baby Face the list gose on they & along with many others ran the music biz......
LyricalGenius89 2 years ago
she was beauty here...she still is... :)
Puff154 2 years ago
All artists copy...no one's 100% original except Michael Jackson.....lol....NO ONE ELSE!
shootingstarabove 2 years ago 4
agreed.. but mj did and has admitted borrowing from james brown....
lionelpatrick 2 years ago
fine girl!!!
duchFUCK 2 years ago
MY FAVORITE SONG BY WHITNEY
1MrzMason 2 years ago 7
madonna copied whitney's white suit and cane for her music video with britney!!! including the cane!
rhodalenegdr 2 years ago
yes sure... and Whitney copied from Marlene Dietrich.
I can´t roll my eyes any more...
Wake up!
markusbernards 2 years ago 2
This was the song in 1990! It was one of my favorites!
pokistick 2 years ago 6
its a cute video. whitney was/is great
GordonFr33man 2 years ago 4
She looks really beautiful in all the clothes she puts on.
She dances so well.
Oh Whitney I love you so much.
longstrong123z 2 years ago
She looks really dashing in that white suit...She's wonderful.......
chocoberi 2 years ago
uuhhmmm.. this is a remix, i guess...
morrisal 2 years ago
This was the only album version, the original video version, and the one and only radio version. Call it whatever you like.
I'm not even sure where all of those other versions came from (I never heard any of them back in 1990), but I'm sure Babyface cringes every time he hears one of those clueless hacks butchering his masterpiece.
mtchap 2 years ago 2
ummm.. i thought the original version was the one with the piano parts in it. I have never even heard of this version till now. I got the album back then and this song was not like that. also wasn't the video verson on MTV
morrisal 2 years ago
WHITNEY, COME BACK!
reelpebbles 2 years ago 3
Never realized it until a couple of years ago, but the scene at 2:49 is from the movie "Funny Face" starring Audrey Hepburn. Thought it was cool how they took so many genres throughout the years and incorporated them into this video. Great video! Saw it when I was a kid, still love it!
ellemarie79 2 years ago
I think this was a tribute to past performers. Love the video and concept!!
georgiaboi420 2 years ago
I miss you whitney !!!
longstrong123z 2 years ago
i love this song so much love you whitney!!!!!!!!!!
hunkguy05 2 years ago
I miss her too :'(....
Haloreznor99 2 years ago
All the old days and thinking back. My god, what happened to her... O.o
It's terrible.
Denji2006 2 years ago
I miss Whitney.
jaivomi 2 years ago 2
ahhhh yes the BB (before bobby) years...classic
diMizza09 2 years ago 5
Here talent is still unmatched even though it's plenty of singers out here with beautiful voices. Whit come Back!!
LaFinlay 2 years ago 4
Whitneyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. I love you forever.
rodgermourtagh 2 years ago 2
now this is amazing whitney, not the crap she put out later in her career, sorry whitney fans. just being honest. like mariah their earlier stuff is awesome
osufan2 2 years ago
love her original beyonce
hcalderon30 2 years ago 2
Amazing song.
jbreezyRulez 2 years ago 2
tis song is so sensual.....
the beat and whitney's voice
really makes someone high.....
whitney.........i will always love you............
by the way,whitney was so cute when her hair was long.
nezryan 2 years ago 3
My favorite Whitney song.
BlackStallionOne 2 years ago 3
This song is spirited and even subtly sexy. You can't help but feel good when you hear this beat, and of course, Whitney's voice on this track is phenomenal!!!! Her voice is so smooth and strong, and she conveys great depth of emotion through it.
moonbeam2484 3 years ago 4
This is a true comeback single. Whitney was getting flack for being too pop. Can you imagine that? "Where do Broken hearts go" got booed on the Soul Train Awards a couple of years before this song. However, Babyface stamped the comeback with this. Whitney was beautiful and this was her most creative video to date!!!!
romeovision2006 3 years ago
Actually this third album by Whitney didn't sell as well like her previous two. Not only that, but let's not forget (not trying to start a fight, their both great singers) Mariah Carey's debut was dominating the charts through out 1990 -1991 when Whitney release this one back in the day. You have to admit, Mariah gave Whitney a run for her money during that time. But Whitney made her biggest smash comback (& blew away everybody, lol!!) with of course the "Bodyguard" soundtrack.
gun15509 3 years ago
To gunn15509, I am a fan of both. I love Mariah. Whitney was still a force to be dealt with in the early 1990s. I was buying Mariah and Whitney and torn between the two. It was like when Janet and Michael wouldn't release albums at the same time. Now, in today's market sales are sales. I admit that the Bodyguard shut everything down. It let Mariah know that Whitney was not down for the count.
romeovision2006 3 years ago
Yeah, but then again after the low sales of I'm Your Baby Tonight, Whitney made a huge comeback via The Bodyguard Soundtrack and won all the categories she was nominated in, beating Mariah Carey, Madonna, and Janet Jackson (well except for the grammy nomination for best r&b female which was won by janet for thats the way love goes)
jeangreyfan 2 years ago
She was just her zone right here..
mcastro456 3 years ago
LOL at 3:10 !
whfan007 3 years ago
This was Before she did drugs
Jag2112707 3 years ago
I prefer this version over the remix. Love the video.
liberal08vixen 3 years ago
This is the best version of this song-more fast paced and clear. Thanks for putting this up!
zizan16 3 years ago
i know the second movie is dream girls and the third is funny Face but the first one ???
erickd001 3 years ago
I'm not sure, but I think she's supposed to be portraying Marlena Dietrich, if that helps.
captainhero518 3 years ago
Yuck, she look way too much like her ugly cousin Dionne Warwick. But the song is cool.
macuser5555 3 years ago
as much as I despise this bitch, I love this song & video......
MyronClare 3 years ago
MyronClare- Same here,I don't like Cruella either but I do like many of her early songs, especailly from the 80's.
marleyjacob 3 years ago
great
lloydlover1313 3 years ago
this one is clearer than the other whitney videos question does any body knows the name of first video of whitney houston when she first came out and she had a short fro or bald i think. i cant think of to save my life
misschocolatemiss 3 years ago
You give good love was her 1st video. And she was bald on the cover of her debut album.
Simstyle12 3 years ago
she wasn't bald, her hair was slicked back
mcarey 2 years ago 2
.I love this song.! SO MUCH
TachiXdei 3 years ago
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why do they take my pics down and not hers?
elgringodeportugal 3 years ago
are you nuts?
TachiXdei 3 years ago
Go ahead on gurlll!
ohnoyouaint 3 years ago
Why'd they call her "Nippy"?
indianred87 3 years ago
This kinda sounds like the intro to the x-men song.
Gum2Gum 3 years ago
one of my favorite Whitney songs.
marcdaddy33 3 years ago
I love that video ...Classic!!!..You go Whitney Houston!!!!!
indianred87 3 years ago
the pre bobby pre crack yrs
almwch 3 years ago
Whats the rap?
mreese1 3 years ago
Mreese
Looks like I'm fatal, it's all on the table and baby you hold the cards
You've got the magic and I gotta have it I don't want the peices I want ( every single part) I"ll be your angel I'm ready and able whatever you want is fine, whenevr you're ready just call on your baby, I'll be your baby tonight! It took for forever to learn that back in the day but I was determined (smile)
richardg270 3 years ago 6
Thanks for typing the words to the rap part of this song. I've been trying to figure it out for the longest time.
BlackStallionOne 3 years ago
Queen
ILoveErykahBadu 3 years ago
pause at 0:29 great pic lol
Simstyle12 3 years ago
i luv and miss u and your voice, come back
swissmiss3275 3 years ago
Glad I found the original...don't care for the remix that someone else posted.
jenscharmed 3 years ago 5
U Go Girl!!!!
keia75501 3 years ago
I MISS YOU WHITNEY!!!! CLASSIC!!!
deltasigmatheta4life 3 years ago
FIERCE!!!
nyman1228 3 years ago
Arghhh hate that word Fierce... i hear it a least 100 times at day!!
TachiXdei 3 years ago
Fabulous!
mediaagent 3 years ago
Legendary!!
TylrDurden68 3 years ago