RIP Whitney Houston

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I've been quiet about anything about her since her death but I gotta day I really don't understand what the deal is with her. She hasn't been relevant since like 1994 and her last hit was the National Anthem in 2001 which was a re-release of a song she (prerecorded) for the Super Bowl in 1991. Up until her death she was a character that Mad TV, late night talk shows, and SNL used for laughs and she's been basically known for her inebriation and bad marriage for the past fifteen years. All of a sudden she's some sort of nation treasure that needs a televised funeral!? It's like if Meatloaf passed away and we all of a sudden talked about what an icon we lost even though he hasn't done anything decent since 1978. Don't get me wrong, dying at 48 is tragic under any circumstance but it's been twenty + years since she could sing and at best she was a has-been singer that had a decent voice at one time but lost it years ago due to drugs. To make her out to be the second coming of Michael Jackson is absurd. I saw some footage of the funeral today too and it looked more like a publicity stunt instead of a memorial service. Again very sad she died so young but everything else.....I'm sorry but just don't get it....

[GSPUSA]

I've been quiet about anything about her since her death but I gotta day I really don't understand what the deal is with her. She hasn't been relevant since like 1994 and her last hit was the National Anthem in 2001 which was a re-release of a song she (prerecorded) for the Super Bowl in 1991. Up until her death she was a character that Mad TV, late night talk shows, and SNL used for laughs and she's been basically known for her inebriation and bad marriage for the past fifteen years. All of a sudden she's some sort of nation treasure that needs a televised funeral!? It's like if Meatloaf passed away and we all of a sudden talked about what an icon we lost even though he hasn't done anything decent since 1978. Don't get me wrong, dying at 48 is tragic under any circumstance but it's been twenty + years since she could sing and at best she was a has-been singer that had a decent voice at one time but lost it years ago due to drugs. To make her out to be the second coming of Michael Jackson is absurd. I saw some footage of the funeral today too and it looked more like a publicity stunt instead of a memorial service. Again very sad she died so young but everything else.....I'm sorry but just don't get it....

My thoughts exactly

[starsky]

rip whitney.

[Figuremod73]

Its one of those 'You dont know what we've got till its gone" type of things. I do think they go a little to far with it on the news (the world news is way more important). I think the thinking is maybe her tragedy could help someone eles.