Houston began singing at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, as a child and became a background vocalist while in high school. She was one of the first black women to appear on the cover of Seventeen after becoming a teen model in 1981. With the guidance of Arista Records chairman Clive Davis, Houston signed to the label at age 19. Her first two studio albums, Whitney Houston (1985) and Whitney (1987), both peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and are among the best-selling albums of all time. Hit singles from the albums, including "How Will I Know", "Greatest Love of All" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", established her as a catalyst in the acceptance of black female artists on MTV. Her third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990), yielded two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, the title track and "All the Man That I Need". Houston's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV in 1991 received widespread media coverage.
Houston made her acting debut with the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard (1992), which despite its mixed reviews became the tenth highest-grossing film to that date. Its soundtrack won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and remains the bestselling soundtrack album of all time. It generated multiple hit singles, including "I Have Nothing", "I'm Every Woman" and "I Will Always Love You"; the latter won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, spent a then-record 14 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and became the best-selling single by a woman in music history. Subsequently, she went on to star in the films Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996), and she recorded their respective soundtracks; the former scored her last Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)", while the latter, produced by Houston herself, became the bestselling gospel album of all time. As a film producer, she produced multicultural movies and series such as Cinderella (1997) and The Princess Diaries and The Cheetah Girls.
Houston's first studio album in eight years, My Love Is Your Love (1998), spawned several hit singles, including the title track, "Heartbreak Hotel", "It's Not Right but It's Okay" and the Academy Award-winning Mariah Carey duet "When You Believe". Following the success, she renewed her contract with Arista for $100 million in 2001, one of the biggest recording deals of all time. However, her personal problems began to overshadow her career. Her 2002 studio album, Just Whitney, received mixed reviews, while her drug use and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown received widespread media coverage. After divorcing Brown, Houston returned to the top of the Billboard 200 chart with her final studio album, I Look to You (2009). In February 2012, Houston accidentally drowned in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, with heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. News of her death coincided with the 2012 Grammy Awards, which took place the day following her death, and was covered internationally. Her life and career were dramatized in the 2022 biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody. Her assets amounted to $250 million, earned over a 25-year career.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Houston
Discography
Whitney Houston (1985)
Whitney (1987)
I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990)
My Love Is Your Love (1998)
Just Whitney (2002)
One Wish: The Holiday Album (2003)
I Look to You (2009)
Higher Love
Whitney Houston Lyrics
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(Bring me higher love, love)
(That love, that love)
(Bring me higher love)
Think about it, there must be a higher love
Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above
Without it, life is wasted time
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
We walk the line and try to see
Fallin' behind in what could be, oh
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, oh
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, love
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, oh
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, love
That love, that love
Bring me a higher love
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, love
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, oh
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, love
That love, that love
Bring me a higher love
Worlds are turnin', and we're just hanging on
Facing our fear, and standin' out there alone
A yearning, yeah, and it's real to me
There must be someone who's feeling for me
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
We walk the line and try to see
Fallin' behind in what could be, oh
Bring me a higher love (oh my Lord)
Bring me a higher love, oh (oh)
Bring me a higher love (my Lord)
It's that higher love I keep thinking of
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, love
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, oh
That love, that love
Bring me higher love, love
That love, that love
Bring me a higher love
(Bring me a higher love) oh, bring me love
(Bring me a higher love, oh) we need a higher love
(Bring me a higher love) bring me, bring me, yeah
A higher love I keep thinking of, oh
That love, that love (bring me a higher love)
Bring me higher love, love
That love, that love (bring me a higher love)
Bring me higher love, oh
That love, that love (bring me a higher love)
Bring me higher love, love
A higher love I keep thinking of
Bring me a higher love (that love, that love)
(Bring me higher love, love)
Bring me a higher love (that love, that love)
(Bring me higher love) oh
The song "Higher Love" by Whitney Houston is about searching for a higher love that transcends the everyday struggles and injustices of the world. The lyrics suggest that this higher love could be found within ourselves or beyond, but regardless, it is necessary for a fulfilling life. The line "Without it, life is wasted time" emphasizes the importance of love in our lives. The song also touches on the common experience of feeling lost or uncertain, but hoping to find someone who understands and shares our feelings.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Bring me a higher love," expressing a longing for this kind of love. The line "Worlds are turnin', and we're just hangin' on" acknowledges the chaos and uncertainty of the world, but also suggests that we have the power to lift ourselves up and seek better things. The song ends with a final plea for a higher love, emphasizing the desire for something beyond the mundane.
Overall, the lyrics of "Higher Love" convey a universal human desire for something deeper and more meaningful in life. It encourages listeners to seek out love and connection in all aspects of their lives, and to never give up hope for something better.
Line by Line Meaning
(That love, that love)
I am longing for a love that is higher than anything I have ever experienced
(Bring me higher love, love)
I desire a love that will elevate me to new heights
(That love, that love)
This love I am talking about is not ordinary
(Bring me higher love)
I want to experience a deep and profound love that transcends my current reality
Think about it, there must be a higher love
Reflect on the possibility that a greater love exists
Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above
This higher love can be found within oneself or in something beyond what we can see
Without it, life is wasted time
A life without this higher love is meaningless
Look inside your heart, and I'll look inside mine
We should both search for this higher love within ourselves
Things look so bad everywhere
The world can be a cruel and unfair place
In this whole world, what is fair?
In such a world, is it possible to find love that is fair and just?
We walk the line and try to see
We try our best to navigate this world and find meaning in it
Fallin' behind in what could be, oh
Even though we try, we often feel like we are missing out on something greater
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?
I continue to search for and long for this higher love
Worlds are turnin', and we're just hanging on
Life moves on regardless of what we do or feel
Facing our fear, and standin' out there alone
We often experience fear in our pursuit of love, and it can be a lonely journey
A yearning, yeah, and it's real to me
I truly desire and long for this higher love
There must be someone who's feeling for me
I believe that there is someone out there who feels the same way as I do
(Bring me a higher love) oh, bring me love
I am praying and asking for the gift of this higher love
(Bring me a higher love, oh) we need a higher love
Humanity as a whole needs this higher love
(Bring me a higher love) bring me, bring me, yeah
I am begging for this love to come into my life
A higher love I keep thinking of, oh
The thought of this higher love is constantly on my mind
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Steve Winwood, Will Jennings
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@chrissi2810
Just in case someone is interested in all the names of the dancers:
Main Dancers: Vanessa Morgan & Mason Cutler
Featured Male Dancers: Parker Harris, Antwon Keith Collier
Featured Female Dancers: Morgan Wright, Jasmine Mason, China Taylor, Amanda Cleghorn, Taylor Ackerman, Alaina Hoolihan, Maisy Dunne, Dominique Domingo
Directed by Hannah Lux Davis
Choreography by Dani Vitale
Assistant Choreographers: Michelle Dawley & Scott Myrick
@ankitmeena4959
Bring me higher love, love
Bring me higher love
Think about it, there must be a higher love
Down in the heart or hidden in the stars above
Without it, life is wasted time
Look inside your heart, and I'll look inside mine
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair?
We walk the line and try to see
Falling behind in what could be, oh
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love, oh
Bring me a higher love
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?
Bring me higher love, love
Bring me higher love (oh)
Bring me higher love, love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me higher love, love
Bring me higher love (oh)
Bring me higher love, love
Bring me a higher love
Worlds are turning, and we're just hanging on
Facing our fear, and standing out there alone
A yearning, yeah, and it's real to me
There must be someone who's feeling for me
Things look so bad everywhere
In this whole world, what is fair
We walk the line and try to see
Falling behind in what could be, oh
Bring higher love (My love)
Bring higher love, oh (Oh)
Bring higher love (My love)
Where's that higher love I keep thinking of?
Bring me higher love, love
Bring me higher love (Oh)
Bring me higher love, love
Bring me a higher love
Bring me a higher love (Oh, bring me love)
Bring me higher love, oh (We need a higher love)
Bring me a higher love (Bring me, bring me, yeah)
A higher love I keep thinking of, oh
Bring me higher love, love
(Bring me a higher love)
Bring higher love (Oh)
(Bring me a higher love)
Bring me higher love, love
A higher love I keep thinking of, oh
Bring me a higher love
(Bring me higher love, love)
Bring me a higher love, oh (Bring me higher love)
@ChillYourMind
Getting those 80's vibes from the video, love it! 💕
@brannonharris9761
oh really? getting 80's vibes? Didn't catch that.
@prettyp6639
@@brannonharris9761 LMAO
@JJ_Justice
I was getting 90s since I believe it was in the 90s that Whitney released that song.
@Grimeyhoob
Did you grow up in the 80s?
@PSCA1988
@@JJ_Justice Well considering that Whitney covered the song in 1990 it's hard to get a 90's vibe. The original is from Steve Winwood from 1986, and the workout outfits definitely give off an 80's vibe.
@traviswilson9620
Thank you, Kygo for helping our queen place yet another musical stamp on this generation. You are amazing!
Edit: Holy moly 13k likes?!
@adasofficial1222
https://youtu.be/II5xA83EVuk
@AmiR277rco
Awesome!
@Juanele23bcn
American pie 3 and Erick pridz, wtf, real copy