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In a rather odd, fitting, yet sad twist of fate, hit television show Glee had already planned to do an emotional cover of [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Dolly Parton[/lastfm]‘s song “I Will Always Love You,” made most famous by the recently-passed pop musical icon, [lastfm link_type=""]Whitney Houston[/lastfm], on The Bodyguard soundtrack.

While we don’t know the exact context of the song, it will be sung by Amber Riley a/k/a “Mercedes” during Glee‘s Valentine’s Day special, “Heart.”

[pullquote quote="Whitney had a huge impact on her."]“It’s a really crazy coincidence,” said Glee‘s music producer Adam Anders to Entertainment Weekly while at the Grammy Awards. “We are shell-shocked.”

“I was talking to Amber last night and she was really in a daze about it. It really flipped her out. She just met her on Thursday. Whitney had a huge impact on her.”

@MsAmberPRiley unknowingly paid tribute to whitney in tuesdays heart episode of #glee shocking tragic passing—
Ali Adler (@AliAdler) February 12, 2012

@MsAmberPRiley I can't believe you're singing "I will always love you" this Tuesday on #Glee—
Lea Michele (@msleamichele) February 12, 2012

@msleamichele I'm glad we get to pay tribute to her.—
Amber Patrice Riley (@MsAmberPRiley) February 12, 2012

• What do you think of Mercedes’ cover of “I Will Always Love You?” Let us know in the comments!

[Source: Idolator]