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I was in high school when I first heard Eartha Kitt sing the Filipino song Waray-Waray. I laughed when I heard it .  Then, I was amazed when my parents told me that Eartha was not Filipino. Eartha sang the song like she had spoken Filipino all her life and understood the meaning of the song.

I had forgotten about Eartha until Neil Gaiman mentioned Eartha’s obituary in his journal.   I never even knew that Eartha had died.  Since the obituary did such a good job of describing Eartha’s life, I will say no more about her except to say that you should read Eartha’s obituary and click on this to hear her sing.

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