Whitney Houston’s songs are huge pop productions, but — as has been proven in many covers over the decades — they work great stripped-down, and that’s how Morgan Harper-Jones closes Breathe: covering 1987 Whitney’s opening track, “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)”.
The English singer-song...
[Verse 1]
The clock strikes upon the hour, and the sun begins to fade
Still enough time to figure out how to chase my blues away
I've been alright up to now, it's the light of day that shows me how
When the night falls, my lonely heart calls
[Chorus]
Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
[Verse 2]
I've been in love and lost my senses, spinning through the town
Sooner or later the fever ends, and I wind up feeling down
I need a man who'll take a chance on a lovе that burns hot enough to last
When the night falls, my lonеly heart calls
[Chorus]
Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
With somebody who loves me
[Outro]
Don't you wanna dance? Do you wanna dance? (Oh, I wanna dance with somebody)
Don't you wanna dance?
Don't you wanna dance? Do you wanna dance? (I wanna feel the heat from somebody)
Don't you wanna dance?
Don't you wanna dance? Do you wanna dance? (Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody)
Don't you wanna dance?
With somebody who loves me
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) was written by George Merrill & Shannon Rubicam.
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) was produced by Sam Breathwick.
Morgan Harper-Jones released I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) on Tue Jul 21 2020.
Tomorrow the Breathe EP gets a lil bow on it with its fourth/final track. V excited to release this cover of one of my favourite ever saddo sad songs. I hope you’re doing ok and I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I love playing it.
—Harper-Jones via Instagram