This song has been out for almost a year now, but British radio stations (well, Heart, at least) only started playing it a couple of months or so:
It's "Brave" by Sara Bareilles and it's the lead single from her fourth studio album, The Blessed Unrest. The song is about being not afraid to speak up/out and Bareilles has stated that she was inspired to write it after witnessing the hard time a close friend of hers had when coming out.
There was some controversy when Katy Perry's "Roar" came out in the summer of last year, as Perry was criticized for copying Bareilles. However, Bareilles was upset by the criticism Perry received: she stated that she and Perry are friends, that she knew about the existence of "Roar" before its release and that she didn't like how a negative spin was being placed upon two songs that were about spreading positivity.
I was impressed by Bareilles' reaction to the controversy. It's further evidence that she is a wonderful and positive human being. It's also amazing to think that her debut single, "Love Song", came out almost seven years ago (released in 2007, popular in 2008).
"Love Song" is that old? I was a junior/senior in HS. Feels like ages ago.
ReplyDeleteYep, it's that old. :)
DeleteI loved the dancers. Then I paged down and listened to that Anna Kendrick song with the cups.
ReplyDeleteI like Anna Kendrick's song, too. :)
DeleteBrave is the Microsoft theme song these days ha. It's on all of their commercials (here is an example: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-puts-out-a-new-Nokia-Lumia-1020-commercial-its-all-about-the-camera_id49838). It's catchy but not my favorite, I think it was a clever choice for the Microsoft ads though - be brave instead of following the crowd and getting the same iPhone as everyone else.
ReplyDeleteNeat advert. :)
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