and for the record,
i don't think that everybody has to "sing from the gut" to have soul.

diana ross sings with soul.
el debarge sings with soul.

neither of these artists have an ounce of grit to them,
but still, it's soulfull.



but whitney, she doesn't have soul to me.

i love whitney houston,
but she doesn't have soul.


i never believe a word that's coming out her mouth lol.





*notable execption*

"saving all my love for you," where she really does sound
like a teenage girl, hoping against all hope that the
married man will leave his wife, but knowing deep down
that it will never be.


i believe that one.





SIDENOTE: why do most whitney houston songs
sound as if they were written by a gay man?

i don't know if a guy could cover a whitney houston song
without having it sound like he was singing to another dude
(not that there's anything wrong with that).


my theory is that all of her songs are about
pining for the object of your affection,
and that's not an emotion that guys typically expresss.

so if a man came out and sang "saving all my love for you,"
he'd sound very, very gay.






anyway, thoughts?


do you think whitney houston has soul?