NEW YORK. Mar 2: It was deja vu for Whitney Houston at the 36th annual Grammys Tuesday night aa she took the awards for beet pop female vo-cakat and song of the year, reports AP.

Just three weeks ago. she collected eight trophies st the American Music Awards for her single 1 Will Always Love

the movie. The Bodyguard

I think everyone can dig and understand I Will Always Love You ’, she said backstage

Doily Parton, who wrote the torch song two decades ago presented the Grammy to Miss Houston. The single has been one of the fastest selling tunes tn music history, and the movie soundtrack has sold more than 10 million copies

The Disney soundtrack for Aladdin." Tony Bennett and country star Mary-Chapin Carpenter were among the early winners of Grammy Awards as the recording Indus try honored its lop perform ers

SUng. Btlly Joel. Miss Houston and Neil Young were

among the competitors for the prestigious record of the year to be awarded during the teie-viaed portion of the show

Other early winners were Aerosmith for best rock group.

with cheers and gasps when he used a four-letter word in delivering ’a message to the young people of America

He returned a short while later to present a lifetime achievement award to Frank Sinatra and apparently dldn t stray from his prepared introduction.

After a standing ovation, a tearful Sinatra said: That's the best welcome I ever had.'

He took a couple of deep breaths trying to regain his composure. then said This Is like being in baseball, the bases are loaded and you're at bat - you don't know what you re going to do "

Before the telecast, the "Aladdin" soundtrack was re sponsible for four Grammys Last year, the movie woo two Academy Awards.

Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle won the award for beat

pop performance by a duo or group for singing. "A Whole New World (Alladdin's Theme).’

Carpenter, the country singer who grew up in New Jersey, won the best female country vocal performance. Lucinda Williams Passionate Kisses.' which Carpenter covered. received the award for best country song

Bennett's 'Steppin' out.’ beat Barbra Streisand's "Back to Broadway’ for best traditional pop vocal performance.

"What a thrill.’ Bennett said. 1 don't know what Barbra a going to say about this"

Outside Radio City Music Hall, a group of protesters that Included Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth and members of the Breeders criticized the elimi nation, of the award for best female rock vocal

The other awards for Aladdin" were best musical album for children, and best instrumental composition written for a motion picture or for television. The theme song won beet song written for a motion picture or trlrviy