Tuesday's Tune - February 14th, 2012

Happy Valentine's day fellow readers!

Today's tune is to pay tribute to one of the best female singers of all time, the late Whitney Houstan.

I have to say that the news of Whitney's death completely shocked me, and made me feel sick and uneasy. Hearing about any death makes me feel this way, and it makes me realize how precious life is, and how quickly real it can become, when you hear of a loss. 

I was pretty annoyed with Facebook and Twitter comments stating that "she deserved this", and that we "shouldn't be making a big deal out of her death". The thing is, Whitney Houstan was a big deal, she helped shape our music as we know it today, and touched millions of people's lives with her lyrics. I found it disrespectful and tactless to say such things about her. Addiction much like we saw with Amy Winehouse, is a disease, and unfortunately it always ends up getting the best of us. In my opinion, when someone passes, we shouldn't bash or criticize the choices he or she made, but rather celebrate their lives for who they were. In Whitney's case, she was a music legend. I cannot tell you how many drunken girls nights have ended up with multiple Whitney sing a longs, it truly makes me sad that we've lost such a great talent, especially at such a young age. Rest in Peace Whitney, I thank you for your music, it will live on forever.

Off the album "My Love is Your Love", (released in 1998), here is tuesday's tune. "My Love is Your Love", my favorite song from the late Whitney Houstan.

Cheers to Whitney