Aretha Franklin gets farewell message from unlikely source
The queen of soul received a RIP message from an already dead singer.
Last Friday, The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin passed away at the age of 76.
The 'Respect' singer endured a long battle with cancer prior to her death.
Since then, musicians from all around the world have been paying tribute to Franklin for her philanthropy, as well as iconic music and voice.
From Ariana Grande belting out an emotional tribute:To our very own Thandiswa Mazwai recalling seeing Aretha live:
Circa 2009 NYC #RadioCityMusicHall Rest in Power Mama Aretha Franklin. That voice gave power where it was needed! pic.twitter.com/nb6yHrTsgO
— KingTha (@thandiswamazwai) August 16, 2018
An old thread showing Franklin’s most iconic wig moments also resurfaced to make us laugh during a dark time:
Seeing Aretha in that blunt blonde bob wig made me realize she’s been faithful to beauty supply store wigs for decades so here is a thread.
— Diondra Evangelista (@BasicBitching) June 19, 2017
But the most bizarre message came from Luther Vandross. Yes, the Twitter account of the RnB singer who passed away in 2005 sent out a message of condolence.
RIP To The Queen of Soul. Thank you for inspiring the world with your beautiful voice and spirit @ArethaFranklin. pic.twitter.com/YbhBBHtct2
— Luther Vandross (@OfficialLutherV) August 16, 2018
What makes the whole thing even more bizarre is that the account is verified even though Twitter was invented a year after Vandross' died.
Safe to say, people took notice of the strange tweet and have been having fun with it:
Lutha? pic.twitter.com/jPZ8wWnFf2
— ♐️ Mahogany Brown (@WkndGirl) August 18, 2018
Wena Luther, aren't you suppose to be dancing with your father in heaven ?
— Modanho (@SandileMazibuk9) August 20, 2018
This is why I have trust issues.
— Shifty (@Falcon_Fiver) August 19, 2018
It seems that taking over a dead person’s social media account is now an okay thing to do, just ask Robbie Malinga’s son.
Seeing this tweet made me wonder what I would want people to do with my cellphone and social media if I ever (touch wood) passed away. One thing I know for sure, I don’t want anybody reading my DMs...