As much as I love the song, I love it even more because of the way that its video was done. If you have heard the song before then you know of it’s powerful message, if you have not, then I will not spoil the surprise for you, I will just invite you to listen and be inspired. “Brave” is a powerful song in support of civil rights that follows in the tradition of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul, and Mary, and all of my other favorites.

“Brave” coauthor Jack Antonoff said that he and Bareilles wrote the the song to be “a real civil rights anthem at a time when there are no civil rights anthems and there’s a giant need for civil rights anthems.” They succeeded. That they would use such a powerful message to teach my daughters to stand up for them selves and to be themselves no matter what nearly brought me to tears. The respect that I had for the Young Women’s leaders working with my daughter also shot way up for their choosing such a powerful song as a theme for teaching the young women in our congregation. “Brave” immediately shot to the top of my list of favorite Hymns of Social Justice. I asked her how it went and she said that the theme for this year’s camp was going to be a song called “Brave.” I was curious so I looked the song up and watched the official music video on Youtube.

My daughter had just come home from a meeting at our Church where she was helping to plan the annual summer young women’s camp out. SO I had never heard of Sara Bareilles or her song “Brave” until a few weeks ago. Most of what I listen to was recorded from the mid 1960’s to the mid to early 1990’s. I admit, I’m old, and my music tastes generally align with my age.

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