Whether you love it or hate it, Whitney Houston's hit "I Will Always Love You, " with its elongated "iiieeee-eyes" and "ooooeeeooos, " is a prime example.

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The singer has plumped for a cover of Whitney Houston's power ballad I Will Always Love You, itself a rendition of a Dolly Parton penned track.

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"I don't really know what else to say, but I know we have our differences, but I will always love you unconditionally, " he wrote at the end.

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