Everything about the song «I Will Always Love You»: creation history, performance, success
It often happens that between artists who perform the same song, but in different styles, there is a enmity. But no one thinks about how important to culture and the arts are both variations of the composition, as well as about whether the rumors about the rivalry between the musicians should definitely be believed.
Today we are going to talk about a legendary song called «I Will Always Love You»The film «The Bodyguard» and a performance by Whitney Huston made her famous.
What they criticize the film for
Released on television in 1992, «The Bodyguard» caused ambiguous reaction from critics and viewers alike. Many were not convinced acting: Kevin Costner as a bodyguard and singer Whitney Houston as a pop diva.
The film tells the story of a fleeting love stories of the singer Rachel and her bodyguard Frank. Throughout the film, the characters have feelings for each other, but still can't be together, as both realize that for Frank it's just a job and nothing more. At the end of the movie, the bodyguard performs his task and saves Rachel.
Despite the fact that «The Bodyguard» has become the most cash Warner Bros. film, it received an equal number of positive and negative reviews. Most often critics paid attention to the singer: according to them, Houston failed. with her task and her playing leaves much to be desired. But on the contrary, many argue that the musician succeeded show herself not only as a talented singer, but also as an actress. The reviews of the audience also cannot be judged unequivocally. Some admired love story and storyline, and to some the film seemed flat and uninteresting.
However, in all the reviews of the picture there is Delight voice of the legendary pop singer, who sang soundtrack to the movie, «I Will Always Love You». This song, inspired by the performance of another equally famous singer, became a hymn of love for practically all people.
Who really came up with «I Will Always Love You»?
The music and lyrics were written by the performer and composer Dolly Parton. In the mid-70s, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Song chart, being there twice since the release.
The musician wrote the song while leaving the TV show Porter Wagnerwho had long been her friend and colleague. Parton herself said that she not easy was to express the feelings that overwhelmed my heart and soul. After a while, Dolly did this best In this way, I wrote a song. That's how «I Will Always Love You» was born.
Dolly also notes that meaning The song is very lyrical: the heroine confesses that even if she leaves, she will not stop loving, and she also expresses her hope for her partner's well-being already Without her.
This song first debuted in the film industry in the 1982 re-recorded version. That's when «The Best Little Brothel in Texas» was released.
The History and Meaning of Soul Composition
Although Dolly Parton achieved success with her performance, cover version Whitney Houston, who appeared in the movie «The Bodyguard» in 1992, also became quite popular. At first it was conceived that Whitney would perform «What Becomes of the Brokenhearted» Jim Ruffin, but when the performer learned that this track would be used for the comedy-drama movie Fried Green Tomatoes, she decided to choose another song.
Then she wrote down soul ballad «I Will Always Love You» offered by Kevin Costner. The cover ended up at No. 65 on the list of the best American movie songs of the twentieth century; for about two weeks the song remained on the chart Billboard Hot 100. For the Arista Records label, which handled the release of the song, «I Will Always Love You» was a great composition. In America and England, the ballad was in the lead in the music top charts for a few weeks, and after a while was ranked diamond in Whitney's arsenal.
More than 20 million copies of «I Will Always Love You» sold out worldwide, and the singer was subsequently awarded Grammy in two nominations. 2020 brought «I Will Always Love You» recognition culturally significant a song for art, and a year later the composition would occupy a place of honor on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
After the death of the artist, the song again returned to the Billboard Hot 100 chart and rose to 6 places.
The Parton-Houston rivalry: truth or rumor?
After the successful release of Houston's cover, the media began to hint at rivalry performers. As the media claimed, the country singer did not agree to the condition that she should not perform her song for three months while Whitney Houston's work was held in the tops. Soon, however, the singers dispelled rumor.
Houston was the first to respond to the lie, and in an interview thanked Parton for a good song. For her part, Dolly is very positively reviewed the actress' version of the movie «The Bodyguard». Parton was grateful to Whitney as she managed to make the track accessible for more people. One of the awards for Whitney's composition was given by exactly Dolly Parton.
