This is the most gifted singer I have ever heard! Lucy Thomas

And Judy Garland.

It's pretty good. Very good singing, though it IS an easy song to sing.

Some things I don't like:

1) Piano is out of tune.

2) Sing "she's" as is the original lyric. Never a fan of changing lyrics for any reason.

3) Not a fan of the cello solo.

Fair. I find I have a HUGE bias toward whatever the first version of a song I heard. I heard Whitney's version before Dolly's.

Ever hear Linda Ronstadt's?

Lucy just dreams:

Yeah, Linda's recording is probably the first time I heard the song, back in the 1970s, and it's lovely. I can't really remember now when I first heard it, but it was long before Whitney sang it. Linda's cover is much closer to the original with its country sound.

Whitney's version was completely rearranged to showcase her immense vocal talent, and it was done brilliantly. But whenever I want to listen to the song I'm always drawn back to Dolly's original (not the one from "Best Little Whorehouse in TX", which I don't particularly care for). The original recording is the one that feels the most authentic to me and really moves me the most.

I have heard better singers from my church's choir. Lucy Thomas is not even close to the most gifted singer.

Linda's is the one David Foster listened to before the idea for Whitney to sing it was presented

being able to sing well is not that rare of a quality. go to 10 churches in the south on any given sunday and you will hear at least 6 people as talented as most people that are professional recording artists.

what they do not have is the personality to be an entertainer and draw a crowd.

With ProTools anyone can be a singer. You can literally just speak words into the microphone and it will come out sounding like you are singing a pop song.

Being a true singer is more of a party trick now than it is necessary for stardom.

She is good, but I like this version better.

My favorite rendition was done by Lucie Jones back in 2009.

And I completely agree with the post earlier in this thread that it should always be acknowledged that this song was written and first recorded by (the living legend) Ms. Dolly Parton.

I am going to assume you are joking; Dolly herself said Whitney's version was way better.

Is this the most over-played over-hyped song ever? I'd puke if I have listen to yet another female singer over-sing this song just to show off their 'vocal range'.

The most gifted singer in the galaxy is Dimash. No one can match his power, control and range, Check these examples, both live performances:

Dimash kudaibergen - Sinful passion ( live Moscow concert) - YouTube

The best voice in the world. Dimash Kudaibergenov - Opera 2 (2017) - YouTube

Sorry, here are the Dimas links.

It will not sounds anything like you expect it to, give her looks.

Parker Valby will beat her by a full minute.

Dolly did indeed say that. She is correct too. Whitney Houston's version is better than the original.

Now, Dolly Parton is a class act, so it is unclear if she really believes that or not (she probably believes it), but she is a humble person and felt like praising Houston.