I hate Celine's My Heart Will Go On!!

You have not heard “firework” from Katy Perry?

Disagree, OP.

Not worst, but top 10.

When I was ten, this was my favourite song in the world. I'm still fond of it now, although I probably wouldn't like it at all if I only heard it for the first time today.

It is sappy. The radio really killed it.

I've been particularly annoyed since I heard Hymn to the Sea and it's a much better tune. I liked all the HWGO playground parodies that went round though. "once more you shit on the floor" used to make me laugh way too much.

Haha.

Supernatural did an entire episode on this subject. The episode was called "My Heart Will Go On," and one of the angels altered history, so that the Titanic would never have sunk, and therefore, that stupid movie would never have been made, and Celine Dion would never be famous. That's how much he hated the song. Rofl.

After he changed history, Celine Dion became a lounge singer in Quebec!

I'm not a Celine Dion fan, but she is a pro.

Let's just be thankful it's her singing it and not Whitney. OMG, could you imagine?

Celine is far more annoying than Whitney, IMO. A favorite of doctor's waiting rooms all over the world though.

Chest bump!

I Will Always Love You has kind of trite lyrics, as much as I like Dolly, but the performance and the sound of it are sophisticated and impressive.

My Heart Will Go On is as corny as it gets, from the melodramatic title to the Irish-ish instrumentation and misty production to the everything-melodrama of the She-Loaf, Celine Dion. I like the song because she does sing the hell out of it and it is so unabashedly sentimental and saccharine that it’s endearing. It’s like the movie Titanic: just an over-the-top, over-acted and ridiculously written melodrama that lots of people enjoy despite its trappings. But I can stand to watch or listen to each about once a decade and no more.

Celine Dion is harmless. She has a good soul.

How did she not fall of that little fucking stage, R12???

That's crazy.

Totally agree. Painfully bad.

She Loaf is hilarious!

I thought so, too, R15.

It debuted at #1

It came out when I was in college, and the area top 40-style station played four different versions of it.

1. Celine and instruments

2. Celine, instruments, and movie dialogue

3. Instruments and movie dialogue

4. Instruments

My God. It seems like at least two were played every hour.

Even Celine must hate this song by now.

It's over the top and ridiculous, but still somewhat enjoyable. Much like Titanic.

The Macarena is much worse.

There are many stories about Celine on Datalounge. She disliked the song too. The soundtrack version was recorded as demo, as a favor to James Horner. She did it one night, with only Horner on piano. She never expected it to be used in that or any form, as Cameron did not want a pop song over the closing credits of his "masterpiece." Sony pictures had other ideas and voila. They had to build the soundtrack recording around her little late at night demo recording. Celine is a gorgeous vocalist, but she thought the song was kind of a drag too.

She properly recorded the song for her own album after the soundtrack version became a huge hit. Celine tells the story with great goofy charm, as she does most things. Both versions were huge hits.

I hate Celine's Resort 2020.

[quote] Even Celine must hate this song by now.

Not when those royalty checks come in.

OP's Heart Chakra is black hole.

This truly was the worst song ever--a typical Celine, white-as-white bread song. It's not even very well-liked today (in contrast to Whitney's IWALY). The average American who remembers when the song was popular looks back at it with disdain.

I hate this song so fucking much I actually boycotted the notion of ever watching Titanic because of it (that and it looked like an insufferable chick flick). Until just recently, that is...I was out of movies to watch so I just bit the bullet and finally gave in. To my surprise this song didn't even play until the end credits! DOH! It truly is a song for fraus though. The fact that it has no beat really rubs me wrong.

7.7 million people bed to differ. It does come with a beat.

This thread won’t get as emotionally competitive as the Whitney thread because Celine is more of a frau singer.

[quote] 7.7 million people bed to differ.

I may be a whore, but 7.7 million is a lot even to me!

R30, Celine really got around. That's why she sang that "It's all cumming back to me now" song.

R30, it's not. On Youtube, Whitney's IWOL has wayyyy more views than My Heart will Go On--the latter has only about 200 million combined vs. 1 billion for the former. To be perfectly fair, Whitney's streams and youtube views got a huge boost when she died so maybe the same thing will happen to Celine.

Bless your heart, r32.

R22 Wait, there are versions with different vocals? I never knew that.

Celine was famous before the song. Power of Love was her first big ballad although she had a few other songs that must have at least cracked the top 10. James Horner of course was one of the greatest film composers of all time.

r8 You have got be kidding me. The degree in which this site hates Black people is pure lunacy. Celine sucks!

If only Enya had agreed to do the soundtrack like James Cameron originally wanted.

R7 Celine wasn't some unknown. I remember this song being played everywhere in the early 90s. I had no idea that it was originally sung by Patti Labelle.

r32 It won’t happen to Celine because all of her music is middle of the road dreck that is only listened to by old White women. I’ve only heard her sing shitty ballads in her nasally voice. You can say what you want about Whitney’s complete discography, Celine never recorded a You Give Good Love, How Will I Know, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, I’m Every Woman, I’m Your Baby Tonight, My Love is Your Love; It’s Not Right But It’s Okay, etc.

I’m Your Baby Tonight was popular in twitter last week because the visuals were reminiscent of a Beyoncé video. Her up-tempo Pop songs and R&B slow jams seem to be aging far better than her Ballads outside of The Bodyguard Soundtrack. Celine only had a ballads.

Celine is all of Whitney’s weaknesses as an artist maximized with none of her strengths. A nasally voice instead of a gorgeous tone is added on for good measure.

Nevermind her stupid music, SHE NEEDS TO EAT A GOD DAMNED HAMBURGER!!!!

She looks so unhealthy! She looks like a deflated sex doll!!!!

Houston and Dion have a lot in common. One thing they do not have in common is that Celine does not abuse substances and is having a longer career. Both have incredible pipes. However both have recorded primarily mediocre pop music and not a lot more. In my opinion they are short on artistry although maybe Celine will turn her talent to material to match it, with intelligence. Thus I cannot categorize them as in the league of the greats: Garland, Ella, Billie, Streisand, Aretha, Kline, Ronstadt etc. When Celine sings old French songs she becomes an artist and when Whitney sings gospel, the same. Of course each have recorded some solid pop music. But "When Will I Know" etc will not get you into the hall of fame vocally- neither will overwrought versions of sweet little songs. Whitney, because of her problems I assume, had a very hard time sustaining a concert. It was almost impossible for her. Celine can do a show- but the shows are pretty silly unless you like Vegas hyperbole.

r36

No you're the white guy who is threadshitting and the race bait troll

Go fuck off and die, you deserve it

r43 You first buddy

r42 OMG, are you 60 years old. Tell me, how many dicks have you stuck up your whole? How did you survive the AIDS epidemic?

Whitney is a far better artist than Celine fucking Dion.

Lol at putting Barb in there. Can you get anymore eldergay?

I was surprised to see this isn't Celine's most viewed song on YT: I'm Alive, That's The Way It Is and A New Day Has Come all have more views.

R45! Calm yourself! Jesus christ! R42 has an intelligent and articulate theory about a singer's legacy! At no point did he mention race!

I agree OP. ALL of Celine's music is horrible along with the godawful Shania Twain. THANK GOD they're over now. Ear poison.

A New Day Has Come is one of Celine's best English language songs. Precisely because it's not all belted but she gets to show off her laser fast runs and the beautiful fluidity of her voice. She has gorgeous overtones to her voice. She produces two sounds simultaneously, like monks and some mountain folk. Gives her voice a wonderful cello like depth at times. Celine is a wonderful singer, en français. The nasal sound is just the Quebecois placement of her voice more forward in the facial mask. The french all sing with a nasal sound.

But even Celine will tell you that Whitney was the greatest voice ever. Don't listen to charlie at R42. He's a lot older than 60. Closer to 80. He's very upset that no one loves Barbra Streussel.

Honey, have you seen Celine lately? She's in Karen Carpenter territory now. This was taken two months ago.

I secretly like it and makes me feel dirty. Don't judge. It's just a song.

Nobody under the age of 55 could give two fucks about Barbra Streisand. I'm Gen X and she's never been a thing with us.

That's not how Celine looks now R50. She cut her hair, gained weight and is touring the world. Very successfully. She looks and sounds great at 51. She doesn't lip sync anymore. The real imperfect grown woman Celine has emerged and she's wonderful.

Don't tell lies. Celine is a good person. She's doing much better. Looks great.

The anorexic pic was only taken in Nov.

I loved it until they literally drowned us with it. You couldn’t escape it, they played it everywhere on a constant loop.

The anorexic pic was not taken in November. Stop lying. Celine has never been anything but thin. Dangerously so for a few years after her husband died. But she is doing better now. Some of us have seen her up close in the last few weeks and months. She performed the night her mother died, this month. Celine's a strong bitch.

She's a great talent and has a beautiful voice, but her choice of material has always been shit. It's a shame she didn't do some better material when she was at her peak.

R42 how bizarre you using present simple and present perfect to write about Houston.

Bonus: this is really a sad looking grave for a superstar.

Celine Dion will never be listed among the greats but she is a well rounded performer, an entertainer, a show-biz pro in a way Whitney Houston never was.

R42, what about Whitney's performance of the Star Bangled Banner? Was that not art?

R60, I wouldn't call Celine well-rounded at all. Whitney was given song lyrics but how she sang them was her choice. Celine was the opposite--she would always sing a song however she was told to by the producer/song-writer. And neither were even decent dancers, played an instrument, etc. But Whitney was capable of singing more diverse material, so I would say she was more well-rounded.

Celine has the two best selling French language albums of all time and three albums in the top 50 best selling English albums of all time. She is almost a billionaire and still working, selling out and sounding very good indeed. She is not a legend like Whitney, of course not. But her legacy is firmly established. It's Mariah who will be forgotten. Celine will always be thought of as a singular and great voice. Her vocal abilities are both technically and sonically astounding.

She's insanely popular. She is a better and more nuanced singer in her native language.

So how the hell did "I'm Alive" become her most watched video on youtube? That song didn't even crack the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released, sounds totally average and shows Celine at her most anorexic in the video.

When Celine broke through with this song, she sang it phonetically. By 1994 she could sing in Englsh and phrase it more soulfully. Notice how gracious she is to Peabo Bryson, she lets him have the glory notes. She would do the same when she sang with Beyonce, Josh Groban, Anne Murray or any of her French Canadian collaborators. She's a sweet woman Celine. You won't hear a bad word about her from anyone. Does that make her boring? Maybe as Diva's go. She's batshit crazy - with a story we'll never really know. She never really seemed young. Even Whitney was a girl for a hot minute. Celine has questionable and very expensive taste. She earned every penny - including the hundreds of millions her husband gambled away. So she showed off plenty when she sang on her own. Thump!

Celine loves her gay friends, fans and family members. Fierté Montréal!!

Her voice placement here is insane. Don't say that Celine can't interpret songs if you don't speak her language. She is most versatile. Here she keeps her voice a little guttural and forward (nasal) in the facial mask, trapping her resonance to make a thicker and slightly more crude sound. Her vibrato is gorgeous as ever but more pronounced on purpose. She is singing not in the Quebecois conversational french style that is her home, but much more like a Parisian chanteuse. A la Piaf. So beautiful to listen to, so emotional and generous. Une Diva, c'est sûr.

[quote] Americans don't get Celine, not really.

Celine? We barely get YOU.

Americans TRY to get me often. One did.

Not that you're wrong R67, but I feel I have read your exact boilerplate paeans to Celine, previously on DL.

R64, My Heart Will Go On may have been pulled many times off of youtube which would cause its views to be much lower than it should be.

I'm not wrong and I don't understand the word boilerplate? I contributed to a Celine thread before, yes R70. And Whitney too. Many times. They are two of my favorite voices, though not my favorite music to listen to. Both need defending sometimes, from people who know about voices and vocal production, and for other reasons too on Datalounge - which is such a cruel place to women who don't fall in line with easy to mock expectations.

Because I am expert, some of my defenses and examples may sound the same. My expertise and feeling does not change. Sometimes I see why none of it is of much importance here. But some of us make our life and living with music. The old gays do not appreciate being informed and corrected. They are never happy, non? Regardless, you are welcome.

I hated the movie too...it gets my sugar levels up to a dangerous level if I watch it

"boilerplate" means standard expressions, sometimes entire sentences and paragraphs, inserted into an argument. It's usually a term in legal writing.

R72 you type douchey.

The DL music expert is such a pretentious gasbag.

This is my favorite Celine Dion song, circa 1992. It wasn't a big hit, but I think it was her first charting hit.

Love the "smooth jazz" sound of Kenny G.

I type douchey? I'm foreign and sexy.

You are a pedantic sort R75. The "Oh Dear" poster. Perhaps you find all emotional and critical analysis of abstract forms difficult to understand. It's weird that such a prissy old man uses the word douchey though.

Here is your contribution to the Whitney thread:

[quote] the voice, the acapella,

Oh, dear!

[quote] I remember the first time I heard her acapella intro

Oh, DEAR!

[quote] The acapella intro

Oh, fucking DEAR!

Here now is a boilerplate? I've posted this before. I was on this stage, but that is beside the point. Celine gave a free concert on The Plains of Abraham for the 400th anniversary of Quebec. She sang 30 songs and duets for 250,000 people that night. This was the last number, with the most revered Quebecois singing artist, Ginette Reno. Celine's voice was shot, but their raw emotion and conversational "NASAL" singing are e v e r y t h i n g. Respect between two great artists. This is the heart of Celine in a nutty shell. The Vegas costume and hair served with complete sincerity. A great connection with the song - subservience to her elders and complete exhaustion. So much feeling and hard work. Humility. What is boilerplate about this post? I don't understand that term still. Merci.

Pas besoin d'être aussi défensif. Je suis d'accord avec votre appréciation du talent artistique de Céline.... et votre écriture a toute la légèreté de l'Hindenburg.

As I wrote on the Whitney thread, this was the other song that compelled my work group to cover the ceiling speakers when they added it to the MuZak play cycle. I think we lasted a day or two, but couldn't stand listening to it one more time.

That's a bad google translate R80? I am not defensive. My professors, my mentors and my champions taught me to never defend myself. We can only expand on what we know. Artistic life is collaboration. Datalounge is neither.

I'm glad that my language is florid and muscular, heavy handed and emotional, disruptive and dictatorial. I didn't come here to learn about Celine Dion.

You know so much more about porn stars and light expression R80.

[quote] I used to enjoy huge black dick plowing little Rizzo's supple hole. But in the years since he was an ingenue, and the debut of his anal skin tags, there the art has evolved. New greedy little sluts take even bigger cock nowadays and present florid gapes, prolapses and creampies. Rizzo's career heights now seem demure, quaint, producing no heat whatsoever.

I would rather look at a thread full of people dragging Whitney for her drug addiction to see her compared to Celine Dion. That is the most degrading insult. Please stop

Trolldar is your friend I see. Heavy-handed in many threads, you remind me of AIKC. You are AIKC in your a personality. Perhaps you don't even know it.

What is AIKC? And the Kobe Bryant crash and burn GIF isn't kind to anyone of feeling. R84. Yes I am black and French, a musician and singer. You know this. I'm sorry that you are unkind. I've done nothing to hurt you, but such a terrible translation was difficult to understand. You are welcome to enjoy the performances I posted and the little bit of myself that I share here. Good luck to you R84.

A few years ago, a guy in Britain was fined and his music system removed from his home by the local government. He would blast MY HEART WILL GO ON by Celine Dion (and sing along) every day.

Celine with Destiny's Child. Beyonce is doing every last damn thing here to be noticed - but Celine hands it over to her anyway. It's their song. But Dion's orgasmic soprano/head voice run at 2:10 is better than 10 X Bey. Just as Dion's burst into clear chest belt rings through the room. I like Beyonce. But the star voice is the one that shines. Nice job ladies.

*The anorexic rumors about Celine are not new. She's been a too thin woman most of her life.

There is a Celine Dion Stan on this website? This is the darkest place on the internet

Why isn’t this getting as much traction and hate as the Whitney thread? Racist cunts

R89 Maybe it's because, at least with Celine's song, it's the original version, so love it or hate it. Whereas with Whitney, hers is a cover version, so there's the added bonus of it wrecking the original.

I agree with Jim Ho at r90.

r90 She didn’t ruin the original, you don’t have to listen to it if you don’t like it. The original didn’t cease to exist afterwords.

[quote] The original didn’t cease to exist afterwords.

Oh, dear!

I've refused to date a guy because he worshipped her. That's how much I dislike her.

Your loss, r94, because my heart WILL go on.

I hate it too........but it does have an unusually low bass track (if you have a subwoofer)............got a lot of press for that back in the day........radio stations could not transmit notes that low...............most people never heard them...............

I think Celine and Ariana are the same person.

r97 Ariana is far too pretty

James Horner should share the blame. Why only dump on Celine?

Celine's voice heals. She might have been a great artist - but you would never know her name.

Oh brother the purple prose!

This older gentleman is so offended and rude at R101! Because he cannot listen. There is an ugliness to his demeanor. He finds mocking Celine and trolling others to be enjoyable. This is a losing way to live, on the internet and life. He affects a very bad french translation. What could be worse? Old gay men on Datalounge...there is a sadness about them. Real life is full of unbearable pain and loss. We don't need 70 year old girl/men making fun of everything. Non.

[quote] Why isn’t this getting as much traction and hate as the Whitney thread? Racist cunts

We all know why . . .

Bump

Yeah, it's a fucking shocker of a shit song.

On another note, did you see her latest "stunning and brave" video, where she appears WITHOUT MAKEUP?.

She looks like a fucking worm.

I hate this song. So glad others do to. It's her nasally rendition of everything that makes it impossible for me to listen to anything she sings. But I don't hate it as much as "Lady in Red." By Charles Asnivor? I fucking, fucking loathe that song.

[quote] I hate this song. So glad others do to.

Oh, dear!

r105 Ugliest “Pop Star” of all time, even after plastic surgery, quite an accomplishment.

That was her last good song, the culmination of the poperatic power ballads that made her famous.

But to be fair they went out of style, replaced by booty-poppin' vocorder rap.

After that she started affecting an odd singing style (luurrrve) and the good songs just didn't come her way (other than a Roy Orbison cover).

Bump

Bump

I wonder if she would have gotten to sing My Heart Will Go On, if Reba had not dropped out of the movie? I would imagine, she would have gotten to sing My Heart Will Go On or they would have written a second song for her.

Me too. I despise that song.