Following Whitney Houston's passing last week, the writers at UK music site Pop Justice chronicled their personal experience with Whitney and titled it "Ten Moments in Time." They posted ten videos that encapsulated the singer's journey from fledgling artist to seasoned pro, then they told this story.
They recalled seeing Whitney's "Nothing But Love" concert in 2010 and how the show started strong but eventually ended in a sad whimper. "Right until she left the stage there were flashes of brilliance from the superstar singer we fell in love with in the 80s, but it was sad to see Whitney struggle to hit notes," the article stated. "She seemed as relieved as we were when the show ended."
Then while driving home they got a call from Lady Gaga, who at that time had the two singles "Bad Romance" and "Telephone" blowing up the radio. The call made the writers appreciate Whitney all the more, but toward the end they told Lady Gaga about the Whitney concert and how disappointing it had been. They continued the tale like this:
"[Lady Gaga] told us a brief story which we hope we recall accurately, about an awards show she attended before she'd had any proper success. Maybe it was the 2008 Grammys or something like that. Anyway after the event an overwhelmed Gaga was lost in the room, just another wannabe singer with a deal and no hits in a big room full of twats. Whitney Houston saw this girl and beckoned her over. 'It's alright,' Whitney told the young singer. 'Momma's here.'
It seems odd that Whitney should have picked out this girl from the crowd and felt the need to talk to her. Maybe that night Whitney was just as lost as Gaga. Maybe she wasn't lost - maybe she was just fucking amazing. Maybe, like so many of the singers we lose too early, she was both in equal measures."
Whitney Houston was a very
Whitney Houston was a very inspirational figure. I remember listening to her when I was younger and loving her voice. It's sad that many of her mistakes have put her amazing talent in the shadows.
Touching story
What a wonderful story that says something so powerful about the type of person Whitney was, even as she struggled to be free of drugs and alcohol. She saw this young artist adrift in the room, maybe remembered when she was one of those newbie lost girls in the room, reached out and gave her a moment of comfort. Gaga has spoken many times of being inspired by Whitney Houston but this isn't a story she has shared and I understand why. For Gaga, such moments with another artist are sacred, and she refuses to exploit them and she doesn't generally talk about them, except in this instance when it was really an opportunity to let these writers know that there was more to Whitney than just a disappointing concert performance. I'm glad that the world had Whitney for as long as we did, and that she was able to touch so many lives in so many different ways.
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