I just saw Jen1's E! performance at THE SITE. I've been a fan of hers forever but she really needs to give up the ghost of Effie Melody White. It's past time to move on somehow anyhow. That was also hardly her best performance of that song. It just didn't work in that context. Please don't let Whitney comeback attempting to live off old glory like this.
Before anyone beats me down for making the comparison it's no secret that Miss Holliday was never very fond of Miss Houston either when both were under contract at Arista. Miss Holliday raised a stank when Miss Houston performed HER "signature tune" in concert the first time. Miss Houston's lukewarm version is also available at THE SITE.
The really interesting thing about all of this is that musicals & plays in the US are considered 'dramatic works' and afforded a level of copyright protection above and beyond that of mere popular recordings. The forefathers were very careful to bestow "grand rights" upon dramatic works. No one can commercially reproduce any portion of a dramatic work in the US w/o the express consent of ALL copyright holders, end of story. Ergo, unless the Bennett estate and/or any of the other copyright holders of the musical work have assigned a portion of authorship (or copyright) to Miss Holliday, she really needs to shut the f*ck up.
#FactsMatter...your feelings not so much.
Updated On: 2/27/07 at 05:52 PM