This song is best when paired with chamomile tea, a solitary walk in the rain, and a day of the realest, rawest feelings. The longing for an easier time that, in its moment, felt like a natural order, before falling away and revealing itself to be as ephemeral and precious as so many good and pure things in this life.
Though it had been written a year or more before we found ourselves smack dab where we are, it summarized my innermost feelings perfectly. I managed to eke out “I know you miss the world / The one you knew / The one where everything made sense because you didn’t know the truth / That’s how it works / Till the bottom drops out / And you learn we’re all just hunters seeking solid ground” before dissolving into sloppy, sloppy quarantine tears. In true artist’s fashion, there was a period of despondence, followed by a bid to turn her hurting heart into some healing art.Ī couple of weeks ago I sat down at the piano and began to play (badly) with this song burning inside me. This album, from which I draw this Song of the Day was written in response to 2016, which, as many will agree, was a doozy. Man alive, does she know how to write lyrics that resonate! She is so much more a poet than most people writing commercially at this minute in the industry, and in this case, cuts right to the quick – no frills, no preciousness, just a lyric with devastating truth. The MusiCares Foundation offers programs and services, including emergency financial assistance for basic living and medical expenses, for member of the music community.įriday’s MusiCares benefit raised more than $5.5 million for the charity.A couple decades ahead in a brave new world called “the present”, lives Sara Bareilles, one of my favorite artists working today. convention center bash.īareilles went into the night nominated for two Grammys, including album of the year for The Blessed Unrest and best pop solo performance for “Brave.” Bareilles was also among the performers at the L.A. King, who was named 2014’s MusiCares Person of the Year, was previously honored at a star-studded benefit gala on Friday night. The duo then presented the song of the year Grammy to Lorde for “Royals.”
“And what a thrill to see the future of music in such good hands,” King added.Īfter Bareilles’ noted that King won the song of the year Grammy in 1971 for “a timeless song called ‘You’ve Got a Friend,'” King said, “I like her.” “What a thrill to perform with the woman who has been such an inspiration to me,” Bareilles said. Bareilles also jumped up and down and squealed after performing with her icon.
After their performance, King blew Bareilles a kiss and they joined each other in front of the pianos, putting their arms around each other.
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