Vanessa Williams: Classic or Dud?

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What does ILM think of this former beauty queen turned singer turned actress?

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 20 May 2004 02:33 (nineteen years ago) link

Shouldn't this be a 'Defend the Indefensible?'

― I Wish You Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 20 May 2004 02:44 (nineteen years ago) link

Well, no. I like her. (Plus I'm going to sing backup for her in a small chorus next month.)

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 20 May 2004 02:45 (nineteen years ago) link

she doesn't have a very strong voice, but she had a few pretty good songs that she was able to do a good job with. she is very pretty also.

― amateur!st (amateurist), Thursday, 20 May 2004 02:47 (nineteen years ago) link

Ah. In that case, dud.

― I Wish You Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 20 May 2004 02:50 (nineteen years ago) link

But I'm listening to Kylie Minogue, so feel free to disregard my opinion.

― I Wish You Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 20 May 2004 02:50 (nineteen years ago) link

"Save the Best for Last" was gorgeous.

― Catherine (Catherine), Thursday, 20 May 2004 02:52 (nineteen years ago) link

it has a really dated synth sound and the arrangement is kind of overstated, but it's a pretty melody and she sings it well.

― amateur!st (amateurist), Thursday, 20 May 2004 02:54 (nineteen years ago) link

Her duet with Brian McKnight was pretty great.

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Thursday, 20 May 2004 03:34 (nineteen years ago) link

Her guest spot on "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" was sorta funny.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 20 May 2004 03:37 (nineteen years ago) link

I probably wouldn't buy any of her records, but I did like STBFL enough that it doesn't, like, make me retch or anything. If it was on the radio I wouldn't turn it off. Did she even have any other hits? I can't think of any other songs by her that I've heard....

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Thursday, 20 May 2004 03:38 (nineteen years ago) link

Classic for Penthouse spread, dud for Radio Shack commercials.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 20 May 2004 03:39 (nineteen years ago) link

greil marcus likes "save the best for last" which i think is pleasingly out of character

― amateur!st (amateurist), Thursday, 20 May 2004 03:42 (nineteen years ago) link

i liked her in a diva's christmas carol

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 20 May 2004 03:57 (nineteen years ago) link

"Vanessa L. Williams .... Ebony Scrooge"

awesome

― amateur!st (amateurist), Thursday, 20 May 2004 04:04 (nineteen years ago) link

"The Right Stuff"

I love the pseudo-french that the suave dude mumbles in the intro of the song...

― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 20 May 2004 04:49 (nineteen years ago) link

Nice tits!

― tester again, Thursday, 20 May 2004 07:44 (nineteen years ago) link

I only ever heard "Save The Best For Last", which was gorgeous.

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 20 May 2004 09:14 (nineteen years ago) link

'Ebony Screwge'

But yeah, 'Save The Best...' is a class act.

― Barima (Barima), Thursday, 20 May 2004 09:21 (nineteen years ago) link

she was also the inspiration for the great Digital Underground line: "Vanessa Williams - you're so fine - just wanna put you in my rhyme."

― Conor (Conor), Thursday, 20 May 2004 12:28 (nineteen years ago) link

She also did "Colors Of The Wind" from Disney's "Pocahontas".

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:28 (nineteen years ago) link

"Save the Best..." is indeed great. "Colors...", um, not so.

― Vinnie (vprabhu), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:57 (nineteen years ago) link

ow, Conor got to it before I could...

― Enrique (Enrique), Thursday, 20 May 2004 13:59 (nineteen years ago) link

Congratulations, Dan.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:30 (nineteen years ago) link

THANK YOU SUNDAR (Really people, hadn't we figured out that this thread was a veiled cover for me to preen and brag? WHERE IS THE LOVE???)

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:36 (nineteen years ago) link

You mean this wasn't intended as an enlightened discussion of Vanessa Williams at all? *cry*

― Vinnie (vprabhu), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:40 (nineteen years ago) link

"Save the Best..." is classic.

How come Ving Rhames isn't with her in the Radio Shack commercials anymore? If I want to see Rick Fox, I'll look at my ass in the mirror.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 20 May 2004 14:45 (nineteen years ago) link

She also did "Colors Of The Wind" from Disney's "Pocahontas".

-- VengaDan Perry (djperr...) (webmail), May 20th, 2004 7:28 AM. (Dan Perry) (later) (link)

(dead silence)

― amateur!st (amateurist), Thursday, 20 May 2004 17:12 (nineteen years ago) link

four years pass...

god, "Love Is" is marvelous.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 01:26 (fifteen years ago) link

She's on George Clinton's "Do Fries Go With That Shake"! Also did a pretty good version of the Isleys' "Work to Do" complete with working-woman video.

― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 03:23 (fifteen years ago) link

I remember her. She was pretty. That is all.

― Bimble, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 03:29 (fifteen years ago) link

What? She's on that George Clinton track? Wow.

― Bimble, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 03:29 (fifteen years ago) link

two years pass...

mmm "Dreamin'."

― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 7 June 2011 00:37 (twelve years ago) link

nine years pass...

"The Sweetest Days" hit a spot today

― muntjac wagner (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 18 August 2020 02:48 (three years ago) link

three months pass...

LOVE BREAKS YOUR HEARRRRRT

I have a hard time picturing her singing these tender love songs since my brain knows her primarily as the Witch from Into the Woods revival and Wilhelmina Slater from Ugly Betty

― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 9 December 2020 05:23 (three years ago) link

3 of her songs on my spotify playlist atm!

― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 9 December 2020 05:24 (three years ago) link

one month passes...

Dreamin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8lO4UQVrsA

― calstars, Sunday, 17 January 2021 00:30 (three years ago) link

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