Saturday, February 11, 2012

Day 42: On Being Every Woman

I certainly never thought I would write a blog post about Whitney Houston. In all honesty, she's not somebody I even thought of anymore unless I would happen to hear an old song of hers on the radio. But, her death today has stirred up all kinds of things in me, many of which relate directly to this blog and my turning 50 this year.

For one, she died at 48, a year younger than I am, that just blows me away. And, even though at this point we don't know the cause of death, I am guessing that it has something to do with her years of addiction, which means it was more than likely preventable. Which again points out the fact that life really is too damned short and that we really shouldn't waste one precious minute of it.

This song is one of my favorites. Ironically it wasn't her song first, it was the great Chaka Khan's song. Chaka is known as the "Queen of Funk" and Whitney was seen as far from that and often criticized by the R&B community for not being "funky enough" because her music was so "pop-like" and she was a huge crossover success.

I never, ever thought anybody else would ever have the talent, let alone the nerve to ever do one of Chaka's songs, but Whitney nailed it. She even paid tribute to Chaka in it by including her at the end of the song, when she sings: "Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan" and by literally including Chaka in this video.

The song speaks to the power of women. Very sad that she didn't believe it of herself. RIP Whitney.  

What ever you want
Whatever you need
Anything you want done baby
I'll do it naturally
Cause I'm every woman
It's all in me
It's all in me

I'm every woman
It's all in me
Anything you want done baby
I'll do it naturally

I'm every woman
It's all in me
I can read your thoughts right now
Every one from A to Z

I can cast a spell
Of secrets you can tell
Mix a special brew
Put fire inside of you
Anytime you feel danger or fear
Instantly I will appear, yeah, cause

I'm every woman
It's all in me
Anything you want done baby
I'll do it naturally

Oh, I can sense your needs
Like rain onto the seeds
I can make a rhyme
Of confusion in your mind
And when it comes down to some good old fashioned love
I got it
I got it
I got it, got it, got it, baby, baby, baby

I'm every woman
It's all in me
Anything you want done baby
I'll do it naturally

I'm every woman
It's all in me
I can read your thoughts right now
Every one from A to Z

I ain't braggin'
Cause I'm the one
Just ask me
Ooh, and it shall be done
And don't bother
To compare
I got it

I'm every woman (repeat til fade)

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