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Fiona Bridges's avatar

Beautiful piece. Miss her so much. You're absolutely not wrong. She was the GOAT. Always will be.

The Examined Life's avatar

Thank you Fiona for your kind words! 100%, she will always be The Voice

Fiona Bridges's avatar

Always!

Complicated & Unfiltered's avatar

RIP Whitney

great read!

The Examined Life's avatar

Thank you very much!

Polar Funk's avatar

Whitney wasn’t just singing songs… she was emotionally translating human experience at a frequency most people will never touch. That voice carried longing, innocence, heartbreak, hope, love, vulnerability, power — sometimes all in the same note.

And you captured something important here: certain songs stop belonging to the public after an artist delivers them at that level. After Whitney, some records don’t feel covered… they feel inherited.

Well said, Brother. Whitney was The Voice and The Truth!

The Examined Life's avatar

Thank you brother! I love how you described her ability to pull all of these in one note. A great perspective! Yes, inherited is a great way to say it as well.

May The Voice and The Truth continue to RIP.