MUSIC: "The Joke" by Brandi Carlile

POWERFUL and MEANINGFUL

We started this week 

With the studio version of this song

Ever feel marginalized for being gay

Or in any other way

Then this song is for us

Here are two versions of this song

Live (Acoustic) from ellen

I also enjoyed Brandi's interview with Ellen

and

Live from the Grammy Awards

About the song:

"Lyrically, the song uplifts people who struggle to fit the molds made for them by modern society. Carlile said on NPR of the track, "There are so many people feeling misrepresented [today] ... So many people feeling unloved. Boys feeling marginalized and forced into these kind of awkward shapes of masculinity that they do or don't belong in ... so many men and boys are trans or disabled or shy. Little girls who got so excited for the last election, and are dealing with the fallout. The song is just for people that feel under-represented, unloved or illegal."(Wikipedia)

Brandi Carlile 

"The Joke"

from ELLEN

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/EEC-tmwjAJU

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Brandi Carlile 

"The Joke"

From the Grammy Awards

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/KJqL1yIm9e0