Urodził się John Bettis; autor tekstów piosenek. Pisał teksty do utworów takich wykonawców jak The Carpenters, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, The Pointer Sisters, Diana Ross, Jennifer Warnes, Peabo Bryson, George Strait, Ronnie Milsap czy Barbara Mandrell. Jest autorem słów do blisko 800 piosenek.
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John Bettis jest współautorem utworu „One Moment in Time”, który w wykonaniu Whitney Houston, był oficjalną piosenką XXIV Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich w Seulu w 1988 roku.
Whitney Houston – One Moment in Time
Najczęściej występujące słowa: in, one, time (11 razy)
Tekst piosenki
Each day I live I want to be A day to give The best of me I'm only one But not alone My finest day Is yet unknown I broke my heart Fought every gain To taste the sweet I face the pain I rise and fall Yet through it all This much remains I want one moment in time When I'm more than I thought I could be When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away And the answers are all up to me Give me one moment in time When I'm racing with destiny Then in that one moment of time I will feel I will feel eternity I've lived to be The very best I want it all No time for less I've laid the plans Now lay the chance Here in my hands Give me one moment in time When I'm more than I thought I could be When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away And the answers are all up to me Give me one moment in time When I'm racing with destiny Then in that one moment of time I will feel I will feel eternity You're a winner for a lifetime If you seize that one moment in time Make it shine Give me one moment in time When I'm more than I thought I could be When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away And the answers are all up to me Give me one moment in time When I'm racing with destiny Then in that one moment of time I will be I will be I will be free I will be I will be free
Autorzy piosenki: Albert Hammond, John Bettis
1946