In the 161st edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on โRun To Youโ by the late, great Whitney Houston.ย
The vibes, the vibes, those Throwback Vibez ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ! Throwback Vibez ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ is a column that celebrates awesome songs from the past.ย The records that grace this column are older, but that doesnโt necessarily mean that theyโre ancient โ no fossils ๐ฆด! All genres of music are welcome. In the 161st edition of Throwback Vibez ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ (2023), we recollect and reflect on ๐ต โRun To Youโ, performed by ๐ Whitney Houston.
โI know that when you look at me / Thereโs so much that you just donโt see.โ True, you truly cannot judge a book ๐ by its cover.ย There are so many things that are invisible to the eyes.ย The late, great ๐ Grammy-winning icon ๐ Whitney Houston adds in the in the first verse of ย ๐ฟ The Bodyguard standout, ๐ต โRun To Youโ, โCanโt you see the hurt in me? / I feel so all alone.โ Ah, those layers that arenโt seen. So, whatโs the answer? How is this quandary solved? Well, in the chorus, the crรจme de la crรจme of this gorgeous, underrated ballad penned by ๐ผ โ Jud Friedman and Allan Rich, Houston asserts, expressively:
โI wanna run to you
I wanna run to you
Wonโt you hold me in your arms
And keep me safe from harm?
I wanna run to you
But if I come to you
Tell me, will you stay
Or will you run away?โ
Love, love, love! โRun To You,โ the fourth single from The Bodyguard soundtrack is a love song.ย ย ย
Sadly, โRun To Youโ was not one of Houstonโs biggest hits ๐คฏ.ย It did reach the top-40, though merely peaked at no. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.ย Even so, in 2019, the RIAA certified the single gold โ not too shabby!ย As always, Whitneyโs voice is utterly sublime โ expressive, nuanced, refined, sophisticated, and most of all, celestial. Backed by production courtesy of ๐ David Foster, she is on autopilot. โI need you here / I need you here to wipe away my tears / To kiss away my fears.โ Sigh. An artist the caliber of Whitney Houston is only once in a lifetime. Even on a lesser gem like ๐ต โRun To Youโ, she shows why sheโs considered a musical icon.
๐ Whitney Houston โข ๐ฟ The Bodyguard โข ๐ท Arista โข ๐ 1992ย
Whitney Houston, Run To You: Throwback Vibez ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ No. 161 (2023) [๐ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Arista; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via ย Pixabay]
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[…] icon ๐ Whitney Houston adds in the in the first verse ofย ๐ฟ The Bodyguard standout, ๐ต โRun To Youโ, โCanโt you see the hurt in me? / I feel so all alone.โ Ah, those layers that arenโt seen. […]
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