*Updated 5/10/22
Of all the great artists, poets, musicians, athletes, and personalities that I’ve watched or read about who profoundly impacted the 21st Century, Linda Evangelista without a doubt ranks among the brightest of cultural icons of our time. She’s what Sugar Ray Robinson is to boxing, what Audrey Hepburn is to cinema, what Emily Dickinson is to poetry, what Michael Jordan is to basketball, and so many greats I can endlessly list on. There are so many fan pages on social media dedicated to 90s music, film and fashion and though I was someone born in the early 1990s, I was far too young to appreciate or understand any of it at the time.
But out of all the incredible music acts, iconic fashion moments, and cult classic films of the decade, there’s one model who completely changed the way I viewed fashion and art. By sheer passion, love, and creative force, she was able to completely redefine not only what a model could be, but also what fashion could mean to people. What Linda Evangelista was able to do on the catwalk, campaigns, and especially in fashion editorials was nothing short of miraculous. It’s like if you could capture the brilliance of Scorsese film-making or the beautiful way Jimi Hendrix played the guitar into one or a series of photos, and even then that wouldn’t adequately describe the wonder of Linda Evangelista.
But more than anything else, underneath all of the fame and notoriety, Linda Evangelista’s character and spirit are what I admire most. The person I discovered from her own words in magazine and video interviews was so humble, open, critical of herself, kind, and hardworking. Her passion and love infected everyone around her, elevating colleagues, designers, make-up artists, photographers, editors, journalists and the very fashion she loved so much itself.
She’s been through so much lately and I can’t imagine her pain. There’s so many people who love her and she’s touched so many lives. I hope/know things will get better and I hope Linda Evangelista’s birthday is wonderful and filled with love.
When I first met you
I knew that my life would never be the same
And I knew that you felt it too
Never feel alone again, boy
‘Cause your love makes me feel so secure
You got me singin
What do you do when you’re
Not satisfied
And when you’ve done all that you can
You know you tried, oh yeah
And how do you say that
You need to get away
Don’t make it so hard
When I’m there for you
Versace 1992
Love has truly been good to me
Not even one sad day
Or minute have I had
Since you’ve come my way
I hope you know, I’d gladly go
Anywhere you’d take me
It’s so amazing to be loved
I’d follow you to the moon in the sky above
I’d go
Got to tell you how you thrill me
I’m happy as I can be
You have come
And it’s changed my whole world
Bye-bye sadness, hello mellow
What a wonderful day
It’s so amazing to be loved
I’d follow you to the moon in the sky above
I’d go
And it’s so amazing, amazing (so amazing)
I could stay forever, forever (stay for ever)
Here in love and no, leave you never (no, leave you never)
‘Cause we’ve got amazing love (amazing love)
Truly it’s amazing, amazing (so amazing)
Love brought us together, together (we’re together)
I will leave you never and never (leave you never)
I guess, we’ve got amazing love (amazing love)
My love she throws me like a rubber ball
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing
She won’t catch me or break my fall
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing
Baby’s got blue skies up ahead
But in this I’m a rain cloud
You know she likes a dry kind of love
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing
I’m losing you
I’m losing you
Ain’t love the sweetest thing
I wanted to run but she made me crawl
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing
Eternal fire, she turned me to straw
Oh oh, the sweetest thing
You know I got black eyes
But they burn so brightly for her
This is a blind kind of love
Oh oh oh, the sweetest thing
The sun’s still shining in the big blue sky
But it don’t mean nothing to me
O-o-oh let the rain come down
Let the wind blow through me
I’m living in an empty room
With all the windows smashed
And I’ve got so little left to lose
That it feels just like I’m walking on broken glass
And if you’re trying to cut me down
You know that I might bleed
‘Cause if you’re trying to cut me down
I know that you’ll succeed
And if you want to hurt me
There’s nothing left to fear
‘Cause if you want to hurt me
You do it really well my dear
Walking on, walking on broken glass
Walking on, walking on broken glass
You were the sweetest thing that I ever knew
But I don’t care for sugar honey if I can’t have you
Since you’ve abandoned me
My whole life has crashed
Won’t you pick the pieces up
‘Cause it feels just like I’m walking on broken glass
I’ll give you the sun, the rain, the moon, the stars and the mountains
I’ll give you the world and all that you wish for
And even more
Girl I’ll love you more than you could know
And that’s for sure
I’d climb the highest hill, cross the widest sea
Nothing could discourage me
And I pray that you’ll be always there for me forevermore, oh
Ready or not
I’ll give you everything and more
All that I’ve got is yours
I’ll give you everything
All that you’re looking for
I’ll give you my heart, my soul, my time my love is a fountain
I will be your earth
Ooh and all that you need for and even more
‘Cause girl I love you more than words can show
My love is pure
I, I’ll walk a thousand miles, sail a thousand seas
Nothing will discourage me
And I pray that you will be always there for me forevermore
Since you been gone
I been hangin’ around here lately
With my mind messed up
Jumped in my car tried to clear my mind
Didn’t help me
I guess I’m all messed up now baby
Soon as I jumped into my ride
Those memories start to play
A song comes on the radio
And there you are baby once again
It’s just another sad love song
Rackin’ my brain like crazy
Guess I’m all torn up
Be it fast or slow
It doesn’t let go
Or shake me
And it’s all because of you
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, lover boy to you I belong
But maybe one day you’ll wake
And you’ll find me gone
But lover boy if you call me home
I’ll come driving, I’ll come driving
Fast as wheels can turn
Oh, lover boy I know you too well
And all of my lonely secrets
To you I tell
The highest of highs, the lowest of lows
I’ll come driving, I’ll come driving
Fast as wheels can turn
Fast as wheels can turn
Take a bow, the night is over
This masquerade is getting older
Light are low, the curtains down
There’s no one here (There’s no one here, there’s no one in the crowd)
Say your lines but do you feel them
Do you mean what you say when there’s no one around (No one around)
Watching you, watching me,
One lonely star (One lonely star you don’t know who you are)
See the medal reverse
This hope is not lost
There’s mischief to turn
Your ship to send off
Barbed wits and gowns
They’ll ransack this town
I’d rescue you now
But in velvet you’ll drown
And dance again
Oh Austere, lay by my side
You’ve been left here but you’ll make no sound
Hey, last word, don’t let me down
You’re just another unfinished story now
♡
Super Love Unknown 
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