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Have you ever cried over a celebrity or complete strangers death, why? (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 days ago by Mr_Stellar@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Has the news of famous persons death ever made you cry even though you never met them, or a stranger that you knew about but never met? Why did it make you cry?

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[–] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Gord Downey of the Tragically Hip.

His music was songs of more than one generation of Canadians. I caught the last few songs of the live streamed final concert. I almost missed it because I was on graveyard shift and slept through an alarm.

I caught my favorite song "Ahead by a Century" and since he passed, I haven't been able to listen to that song again. When it comes on the radio I either turn it off or leave the room. It is too sad to hear. It has been harder in the last two years because my sister died of the same brain cancer as him. She played music with a few Canadian bands but never met them.

[–] Mr_Stellar@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

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