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Celine Dion -- legendary singer, ageless wonder, Titanic spokesballadeer, and Rene Angelil's little sparrow -- is 45 years old today. And that's good news. Because it gives me reason to announce I am downright hostile when it comes to selecting the greatest Celine Dion song of all time, and if you disagree with me, you should be forced to duet meagerly with Peabo Bryson for the rest of your life.
Can YOU select Celine Dion's greatest song? Think it over. You get ONE choice.
Hope you weren't misled by that album cover, because Celine's greatest song is NOT on Falling Into You (which won the Grammy for Album of the Year, by the way).
The year is 1999. Whitney Houston is rebounding with a bona fide dance masterpiece called "It's Not Right, But It's OK."Madonna is kicking ass (and rebounding from self-seriousness, I suppose) with "Beautiful Stranger." And Celine Dion, the refined eveningwear-clad songbird, rebounds from austerity with a kickass, empowering, sweetly energetic jam called "That's the Way It Is." It is her best song. It is the song that is most truly Celinedion (which can only be pronounced as one French word).
The best! The best! It may be the ultimate car jam. It is certainly on my mix CDs, and I still make those, guys.
In case there's any doubt that "That's the Way It Is" is more representative of Celine's rambunctious energy than standard picks for Best Celine Jam like "It's All Coming Back To Me,""Because You Loved Me," or "My Heart Will Go On," look no further than the following video, which I believe is the pinnacle of YouTube and the best video tribute to a celebrity I've ever seen. Everything about her exudes "That's the Way It Is." Everything.
Did you guess wrong? Fight with me. Happy birthday, Celine!
