Sesame Street - George Benson - The Greatest Love of All (1982)

From 1982, George Benson sings "The Greatest Love of All" to a group of kids. Written in 1977 for the Muhammad Ali biopic "The Greatest", by Michael Masser (that's him on the piano) and Linda Creed, George was the first to record this monster hit for Whitney Houston (1985). CLICK ON SHOW MORE FOR INFO AND LINKS! Creed wrote the lyrics during her struggle with breast cancer. Weeks before Whitney's version hit #1, Linda succumbed to the disease (April 1986); she was only 37. In 1992 she was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In a sad twist of timing, her co-writer on this, Michael Masser, passed away just a couple of days ago (July 9, 2015), having never recovered from a stroke he had a few years ago. He was 74. A gentle reminder to grab life while you can, kids, it doesn't last forever. VIDEO (Shirley Bassey): http://bit.ly/1Rqtx3a VIDEO (Whitney Houston): http://bit.ly/1Rqtrse PLAYLIST: http://bit.ly/Sesame_Street_3 Shameless Amazon Plugs! The George Benson Collection (CD, MP3s) http://amzn.to/1RqvqwC Whitney Houston: Deluxe Anniversary Edition (CD/DVD, MP3s, Vinyl) http://amzn.to/1RqulF2 https://www.lindacreed.org/ http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_... http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/George_B... http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/... http://www.billboard.com/articles/new... Twitter:   / tinydancer500   YouTube:    / tinydancer500   Web: http://members.tripod.com/tiny_dancer... Facebook:   / thesesamestreetlyricsarchive