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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: That time she absolutely nailed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lCmBvYMRs "The Star Spangled Banner"]] at Super Bowl XXV in 1991.
* Dark and Troubled Past: According to the biography Whitney (2018), she and her brother Gary Houston alleged that their cousin, singer Dee Dee Warwick molested them.

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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: That time she absolutely nailed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lCmBvYMRs "The Star Spangled Banner"]] at Super Bowl XXV in 1991.
* Dark and Troubled Past:
DarkAndTroubledPast: According to the biography Whitney (2018), she and her brother Gary Houston alleged that their cousin, singer Dee Dee Warwick molested them.



* MemeticMutation / {{Narm}}: '''AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-YIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU...'''

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* MemeticMutation / {{Narm}}: MemeticMutation: '''AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-YIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU...'''



* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: That time she absolutely nailed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lCmBvYMRs "The Star Spangled Banner"]] at Super Bowl XXV in 1991.
* {{Narm}}: '''AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-YIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU...'''
** During the height of its popularity, you could literally extend the "and I~" part to several seconds more by changing radio stations at the right time.



* {{Signature Song}}s: "I Will Always Love You", "Saving All My Love for You", "Greatest Love of All". Granted that all of those songs are covers, but still. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" may also qualify - before "I Will Always Love You," it was her biggest hit in America.

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* {{Signature Song}}s: "I Will Always Love You", "Saving All My Love for You", "Greatest Love of All". SignatureSong: Granted that all of those songs are covers, but still. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" may also qualify - before "I Will Always Love You," it was her biggest hit in America.America:
** "I Will Always Love You"
** "Saving All My Love for You"
** "Greatest Love of All"
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*Dark and Troubled Past: According to the biography Whitney (2018), she and her brother Gary Houston alleged that their cousin, singer Dee Dee Warwick molested them.
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** During the height of its popularity, you could literally extend the "and I~" part to several seconds more by changing radio stations at the right time.
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** In the same album, "Saving All My Love for You", originally by Marilyn McCoo.

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** In the same album, "Saving All My Love for You", originally by Marilyn McCoo.[=McCoo=].

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** "I Will Always Love You" originally done by Music/DollyParton.

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** "I Will Always Love You" originally done by Music/DollyParton. You'd be surprised at the amount of people you can confuse by saying it was originally Dolly Parton's song.



* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: That time she absolutely nailed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lCmBvYMRs "The Star Spangled Banner"]] at Super Bowl XXV in 1991.



* {{Signature Song}}s: "I Will Always Love You", "Saving All My Love for You", "Greatest Love of All". Granted that all of those songs are covers, but still.

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** Popular internet joke: What's Whitney Houston's favorite coordination? [[spoiler: HAND-EYYYYYYYYYYYYYE...]]
* {{Signature Song}}s: "I Will Always Love You", "Saving All My Love for You", "Greatest Love of All". Granted that all of those songs are covers, but still. "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" may also qualify - before "I Will Always Love You," it was her biggest hit in America.
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* MemeticMutation/{{Narm}}: '''AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-YIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU...'''

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* MemeticMutation/{{Narm}}: MemeticMutation / {{Narm}}: '''AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-YIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU...'''
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* MemeticMutation: '''AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-YIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU...'''

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* MemeticMutation: MemeticMutation/{{Narm}}: '''AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-YIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU...'''

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** In the same album, "Saving All My Love for You", originally by Marilyn McCoo.



* {{Signature Song}}s: "I Will Always Love You", "Saving All My Love for You", "Greatest Love of All". Granted that two of those songs are covers, but still.

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* {{Signature Song}}s: "I Will Always Love You", "Saving All My Love for You", "Greatest Love of All". Granted that two all of those songs are covers, but still.
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* MemeticMutation: '''AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU'''.

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* MemeticMutation: '''AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-YIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU'''.YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU...'''
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** The name of the song "Love is a Contact Sport" comes off as far more disturbing considering Houston's marriage to Bobby Brown was plagued with domestic violence allegations.
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** Just one week before her death, {{Rifftrax}} released a trailer for their riff of ''Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1'', in which Kevin Murphy tearfully sings "I Will Always Love You."

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** Just one week before her death, {{Rifftrax}} Podcast/RiffTrax released a trailer for their riff of ''Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1'', in which Kevin Murphy tearfully sings "I Will Always Love You."
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* HarsherInHindsight: Three years after Houston's death, her daughter also died in chillingly similar circumstances.
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* MemeticMutation: '''AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU'''.
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** Just one week before her death, {{Rifftrax}} released a trailer for their riff of ''Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1'', in which Kevin Murphy tearfully sings "I Will Always Love You."
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** As well as "All the Man I Need", originally by Sister Sledge

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** As well as "All the Man I Need", originally by Sister SledgeSledge.



** In her 'Nothing But Love' World Tour in 2010, she paid tribute to one Music/MichaelJackson, even singing excerpts of "Wanna be starting something" and "The way you make me feel". Two years later and she very much followed in his footsteps...
* SignatureSong: "I Will Always Love You", "Saving All My Love for You", "Greatest Love of All".

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** In her 'Nothing But Love' World Tour in 2010, she paid tribute to one Music/MichaelJackson, even singing excerpts of "Wanna be starting something" Starting Something" and "The way you make me feel". Way You Make Me Feel". Two years later and she very much followed in his footsteps...
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* SignatureSong: {{Signature Song}}s: "I Will Always Love You", "Saving All My Love for You", "Greatest Love of All".All". Granted that two of those songs are covers, but still.
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** In her 'Nothing But Love' World Tour in 2010, she paid tribute to one [[Michael Jackson]], even singing excerpts of "Wanna be starting something" and "The way you make me feel". Two years later and she very much followed in his footsteps...

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** In her 'Nothing But Love' World Tour in 2010, she paid tribute to one [[Michael Jackson]], Music/MichaelJackson, even singing excerpts of "Wanna be starting something" and "The way you make me feel". Two years later and she very much followed in his footsteps...
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** In her 'Nothing But Love' World Tour in 2010, she paid tribute to one [[Michael Jackson]], even singing excerpts of "Wanna be starting something" and "The way you make me feel". Two years later and she very much followed in his footsteps...

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** Also, "Greatest Love of All," originally by GeorgeBenson.

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** Also, "Greatest Love of All," originally by GeorgeBenson.George Benson.



* EarWorm: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, When You Believe, I'm Every Woman.

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* EarWorm: I "I Wanna Dance With Somebody, When Somebody", "When You Believe, I'm Believe", "I'm Every Woman.Woman".


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* SignatureSong: "I Will Always Love You", "Saving All My Love for You", "Greatest Love of All".
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** "I'm Every Woman," originally by Chaka Khan.
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*** Not it wasn't already hard to watch being a terrible movie

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*** Not it wasn't already hard to watch being a terrible movie----

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** EpicMovie had a running gag about her and her relationship with Bobby, so much harder to watch now.

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** EpicMovie Epic Movie had a running gag about her and her relationship with Bobby, so much harder to watch now.now.
***Not it wasn't already hard to watch being a terrible movie
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** As well as "All the Man I Need", originally by Sister Sledge
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** Also her song "I Will Always Love You" is particularly sad because all of the lyrics seem to relate to her dying, like "So good-bye/Please don't cry /We both know I'm not what you need". The whole song is about her having to leave for an unknown reason.

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** Also her song "I Will Always Love You" is particularly sad because all of the lyrics seem to relate to her dying, like "So good-bye/Please don't cry /We both know I'm not what you need". The whole song is about her having to leave for an unknown reason.reason.
** EpicMovie had a running gag about her and her relationship with Bobby, so much harder to watch now.

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** "I Will Always Love You" originally done by DollyParton.

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** "I Will Always Love You" originally done by DollyParton.Music/DollyParton.



** Also her song "I Will Always Love You" is particularly sad because all of the lyrics seem to relate to her dying, like "So good-bye/Please don't cry /We both know I'm not what you need". The whole song is about her having to leave for an unknown reason.
* {{Hypocrite}}: She appeared in government-sponsored anti-drug commercials, despite taking drugs since the age of 19.

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** Also her song "I Will Always Love You" is particularly sad because all of the lyrics seem to relate to her dying, like "So good-bye/Please don't cry /We both know I'm not what you need". The whole song is about her having to leave for an unknown reason.
* {{Hypocrite}}: She appeared in government-sponsored anti-drug commercials, despite taking drugs since the age of 19.
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** Also her song "I Will Always Love You" is particularly sad because all of the lyrics seem to relate to her dying, like "So good-bye/Please don't cry /We both know I'm not what you need". The whole song is about her having to leave for an unknown reason.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: All the jokes relating to her drug use and her relationship with Bobby Brown aren't really funny anymore, considering...[[AuthorExistenceFailure well...]]

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: All the jokes relating to her drug use and her relationship with Bobby Brown aren't really funny anymore, considering...[[AuthorExistenceFailure well...]]]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: She appeared in government-sponsored anti-drug commercials, despite taking drugs since the age of 19.
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* EarWorm: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, When You Believe, I'm Every Woman.

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* EarWorm: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, When You Believe, I'm Every Woman.Woman.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: All the jokes relating to her drug use and her relationship with Bobby Brown aren't really funny anymore, considering...[[AuthorExistenceFailure well...]]

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* CoveredUp: "I Will Always Love You" originally done by DollyParton.

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* CoveredUp: "I Will Always Love You" originally done by DollyParton.
** Also, "Greatest Love of All," originally by GeorgeBenson.
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* EarWorm: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, When You Believe, I'm Every Woman.

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