Whitney Houston bombastically sang some of the schmaltziest songs of all time. In the late 80s and early 90s you couldn’t escape that hideous song about the children being the future. I think I saw it performed by self indulgent girls in talent shows and assemblies at school six times in one year. And then there was “I Will Always Love You”.

I think the fascination with her the last couple weeks has been more about her tabloidy lifestyle and demise, because everyone knows her music was terrible.

Pitchfork annually has one good feature, and that is the best of the guest lists. This is where you find out what the more interesting musicians of the year are listening to, which is a far more valuable resource and much more interesting than what music writers or even the fans think.

Did they draw songs out of a hat?