Sia

Monday Morning Tunes: Sia

Sia
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I have been on a total Sia kick lately. Cannot get enough of her.

This is actually the second time I have written about Sia here on Woman Tribune. The first time was back in 2010, when she spoke out about developing a panic disorder after being outed as bisexual by celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton. Losing her privacy at the height of her fame and suddenly inundated by the peering eyes of the public, she suffered panic attacks and ultimately decided to step out of the limelight.

After the 2010 release of her fourth album, “We Are Born,” Sia stopped putting out music under her own name. On top of living with a panic disorder, she became addicted to drugs and alcohol and had survived a suicide attempt before entering rehab.

When Sia returned to the music industry, she returned as merely a songwriter. Her writing chops are responsible for chart-topping hits like Rihanna’s “Diamonds,” “Perfume” by Britney Spears, “Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)” performed by Ne-Yo, Beyonce’s “Pretty Hurts,” she wrote “Cannonball” for Lea Michele after the untimely death of Cory Monteith, and she even co-wrote the World Cup anthem “We Are One.”

Of course you may have heard Sia before. Her song “Breathe Me” is what propelled her popularity with American audiences after it was featured during the monumental closing sequence of HBO’s award-winning show “Six Feet Under,” only one of the most incredible shows to have ever aired on television.

Last month, Sia released her first album in four years, “1000 Forms Of Fear.” It is spectacular. Sia’s personal music comeback has been amazing, and if you’ve turned on the radio at all recently, it’s likely you’ve been hearing a lot of “Chandelier.”

When I looked up the song “Chandelier” on YouTube, I saw that Sara Bareilles covered it during a live show in Charlottesville, Virginia. It’s pretty great, as Sara Bareilles usually is. It also made an appearance on “The Voice,” performed by kick ass rocker Kat Perkins.

But while it may be the song getting the most attention right now, “Chandelier” is only the tip of the greatness on “1000 Forms Of Fear.” I recently went an entire day listening to nothing but “Elastic Heart” on repeat. I’m not even kidding. Then the next day I woke up and put it on again. I think I’m doing that thing where you listen to a song obsessively until you get so sick of it you never want to hear it again, except I’m not getting sick of hearing it.

An alternate version of “Elastic Heart” was recorded with The Weeknd and Diplo for “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” soundtrack.

I’m ecstatic that Sia has decided to release a new album. It’s obvious that she has heaps of talent, but even more important than that, it seems that she has found her footing in the public world once again. This time I hope she fits more comfortably in the nook she has successfully carved out for herself.

15 thoughts on “Monday Morning Tunes: Sia”

  1. I can not believe I have sat and missed out on this great artist. I love good music
    and I like to think I have a great ear for great music!!! I love her music!!!

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