Here’s a rather amusing pop music related joke for you. What was Whitney Houston’s favourite type of coördination? Hand Eyeeeye. Do you get it? Do you like it? Feel free to contribute your own music jokes!
“We both know I’m not what you, you need” May 18, 2014
“I know in my heart you’d find a girl who’s scared sometimes” February 16, 2012
As seems usual these days after the death of a famous musician or singer Whitney Houston is likely to have at least three songs in the UK top 40 this week; “I Will Always Love You“, “I Have Nothing“, “One Moment In Time“, “My Love Is Your Love” and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody“.
The Westboro Baptist Church take the opportunity to increase the number of people they hate! 😉
Who profits from this upsurge in sales? well obviously Whitney’s estate will do reasonably well, but frankly I would imagine her family would rather have her still there. Then there is Sony of course. Now they stand to make a lot of money and being a large corporation they are obviously not cynical at all are they? Well I’ll let you be the judge of that. A few hours after Whitney was pronounced dead Sony increased the prices for her songs. They have later reduced the prices and apologised. But it’s interesting that they made no similar increases for other artists on their roster.
"Osama All My Love For You"
It takes a death to bring out some strange stories doesn’t it? Well apparently Osama Bin Laden was besotted by Whitney and wanted to marry her. Well he wanted her to be one of his wives at least. This is according to a one time friend of Bin Laden who lived with him for a time in the 90s. Her name is Kola Boof who is described as a poet and activist. She says that Bin Laden claimed that Whitney would be a good Muslim but for having been brainwashed by the USA. He also spoke about having Whitney’s now ex husband Bobby Brown killed. For me the Osama in love with Whitney story really deserves to be true doesn’t it?
"Million Dollar Bin Laden"
“Pretty lights on the tree I’m watching them shine” December 25, 2010
As a special Billy Christmas bonus for those of you who have stuck with me through each and every one of the 25 posts on my UK Christmas Number Ones Advent Calendar. Here are the 21 UK Christmas number ones that did not get seen or heard on any of the original posts. Enjoy them as you digest your turkey and enjoy a nice glass of wine 🙂
And finally at the end of the post I couldn’t resist adding another bonus, the final song is my favourite Christmas song ever, it’s Darlene Love with “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
1953 Frankie Laine “Answer Me”
1954 Winifred Atwell “Let’s Have Another Party”
1956 Johnnie Ray “Just Walkin’ in the Rain”
1959 Emile Ford & The Checkmates “What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?”
1969 Rolf Harris “Two Little Boys”
1976 Johnny Mathis “When A Child Is Born (Soleado)”
1977 Wings “Mull of Kintyre”
1980 St Winifred’s School Choir “There’s No-one Quite Like Grandma”
1982 Renée and Renato “Save Your Love”
1985 Shakin’ Stevens “Merry Christmas Everyone”
1992 Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You”
1994 East 17 “Stay Another Day”
1995 Michael Jackson “Earth Song”
1997 Spice Girls “Too Much”
2000 Bob The Builder “Can We Fix It?”
2001 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman “Somethin’ Stupid”
2005 Shayne Ward “That’s My Goal”
2006 Leona Lewis “A Moment Like This”
2007 Leon Jackson “When You Believe”
2008 Alexandra Burke “Hallelujah”
