Houston’s interpretation was rooted in a completely different place than Parton’s original: both music-wise and context-wise. Parton was singing about a personal experience. Houston was singing from the viewpoint of a fictional character. Parton’s is full country. Houston’s is pop-gospel. Parton’s arrangement coasts…

She is singing Whitney’s version. It is Whitney Houston’s song. Writing a song is not a requirement for it to belong to you. If that’s the case, the majority of the greatest singers of all time don’t really have many songs they can call their own, because most of them weren’t major songwriters.

Which I Will Always Love You are you talking about? Houston clearly starts the song in piano and mezzo-piano tones, and gradually increases in volume, belts the hell out of the climax and brings down the volume to resolve the song. If you’re going to speak on something, don’t make up stories.

Well, she is singing WHITNEY’S version of the song. Thus, it’s absolutely correct to think of it as Whitney Houston’s song. Don’t be so obtuse.

Whitney didn’t sing “Let’s Hear It for the Boy”.....