My world on the web
You can’t really write your own story, you just have to surrender to it.
I know this track wonāt hit home for a lot of people and thatās OK. I wrote it during Victorian Lock-down 1.0 at a time when I was feeling particularly lucky to be able to spend so much time with the kids while theyāre still so young. To be able to look at my calendar and see NOTHING on it, forcing me to be completely in the moment because suddenly the future didnāt exist.
Surprisingly, that felt like a gift. I realised Iād been running an invisible race, a rabid dog chasing a phantom rabbit. But to what end? So to be given this chance to stopā¦ well, I really didnāt want to forget it. So this song came out of that moment. Itās a post-it note to my future self: ādonāt forget the good things youāve learnt!ā.
The video clip associated with the song is made up of multiple screens capturing the culture of video conferencing so prevelent during the crisis around COVID.
She has also produced a ‘live’ clip for The Sound which features Higgins walking around Melbourne before finally ending in with a performance at the hauntingly empty steps to Flinders Street Station.
Similar to Child Gambino’s This is America a few years ago, Higgins’ song encapsulates the current state of affairs, especially the hope at the end of the tunnel.
In this episode of Inspired find out how one of Australiaās most influential artists, Missy Higgins channelled her frustration into her award winning hit, āScarā.
At 15 years old, Missy Higgins music career was launched after winning triple j Unearthed for her song āAll For Believingā.
Several years later Higgins released her single āScarā, from her debut album Sound Of White, earning her several Aria Awards including Album Of The Year, Best Female Artist, Highest Selling Album and Best Pop Release.
Playing at the iconic Melba Spiegeltent in Melbourne, Missy will be joined on stage by some very special musical friends – Kasey Chambers, Dan Sultan, Gretta Ray, Ben Abraham and Peter Garrett.
0:55 All For Believing 4:08 Ten Days 9:08 Where I Stood 13:49 Going North (ft. Kasey Chambers) 20:16 Peachy 22:53 Arrows 28:11 Run So Fast (ft. Ben Abraham) 34:34 Oh Canada 39:03 Everyone’s Waiting 44:27 Futon Couch 48:50 Biggest Disappointment (ft. Dan Sultan) 54:34 The Special Two 59:20 Back To The Wall (ft. Peter Garrett) 1:04:43 49 Candles 1:08:27 Unashamed Desire 1:12:07 Warm Whispers 1:18:06 Steer (ft. Gretta Ray) 1:22:16 Scar
When I saw that Missy Higgins had a ‘greatest hits’ album I was a bit unsure. I was unsure how many songs she had. Yet I was shocked at how many of the tracks I knew, but had fogotten about. The concert is a great celebration of her time fifteen plus years.
Oz is the fourth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, and was released by Eleven on 19 September 2014. It is Higgins’ first cover album, which is accompanied by a book of the same name that collects a series of essays by Higgins; using each song title as a jumping off point. The album’s title refers to each of the artists covered being from Australia, as well as being a reference to the land of Oz as established in The Wizard of Oz.
