Cry Me A River

‘HAVE Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston heard that religion is the opium of the masses?

”And I baptise you Charlie…”

The husband and wife singers are shown in a state of spiritual ecstasy as they emerge after a plunge in the Biblical waters of the River Jordan.

Both Whitney and Bobby stand in white robes, heads pointed to the heavens, mouths open in the rictus of frenzied, pained enlightenment. Between them, head bowed, is their ten-year-old daughter Bobbi.

And if we cock an ear to the page we can hear what we imagine to be her private payer: ”When I open my eyes, please let it all have been some horrible nightmare…”

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Posted: 4th, June 2003 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink