You did read that correct…this is a Special Edition ‘Dust’ post. Guess who just popped their head out from the motherhood covers to deliver us another classic song? The one and only Christina Perri. On October 20, my favourite female contemporary music artist released ‘Pixie Dust‘ a lullaby dedicated to her daughter Pixie’s first birthday. It is from her brand new lullaby album Songs for Pixie. What makes this release even more momentous is it is the first time I have ventured forward in the alphabetic listing of songs in my Music Project to present a song such is my excitement about its release.
Like her other songs presented here Pixie Dust is one of the few songs which I hear for the first time and then set on repeat for half an hour because I like it more each subsequent listen and eventually send it to all and sundry. Perri gives master-class lessons on how to deliver a ballad. I mean that quite technically. Her intonations, pauses and animated texture of voice is the stuff that only the best know how to do. And here in Pixie Dust she outdoes herself even, if that is even possible. If you could harness the best of what A.I. could produce from Perri’s music back catalogue and lyrics then Pixie Dust is it.
We’ve been waiting for little sister
With roses in our garden
Then like magic, you appeared
In our hearts, the healing started
Moonlight
You shine bright
All at once
You’re what our dreams are made of
Wrapped up in love
With a little faith and trust and pixie dust
You turn the light on, in the dark
And it sparkles when I hold ya
There’s a story, in your name
That I’ll tell you when you’re older (Read the remainder here)
Perri shares on Instagram alongside a video of her gently singing “Pixie Dust” a capella as she shows off the album that sits inside a case surrounded by crystals. Songs for pixie continues Perri’s tradition of releasing lullaby albums in honor of her three daughters. She released songs for carmella in 2019 and songs for rosie in 2021. Rosie was stillborn in 2020 and the album was released on what would have been her first birthday.
“I’ve also learned over time, and as a songwriter progressing in my craft, I’ve learned to go and dig deeper and deeper and deeper,” she explained to American Songwriter in 2022. “And if I’m not feeling better, I haven’t hit the core of that emotion yet. I have to keep singing about it until I feel better, which I think is the magical thing about songwriting.”
I think she has achieved that with Pixie Dust. This is a fantastical voyage into the mystique and exhilaration of Motherhood. I feel grateful to be witness to this legendary art.
Reference:
1. Christina Perri Releasing Lullaby Album, ‘songs for pixie’ – American Songwriter
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Lovely song. I like her. Don’t know a lot about her though.
Christina Perri songs have featured here 16 times Tom. That’s more than twice as much as any other female artist up to the ‘O’s’ in the alphabetic music order. You won’t have to go looking very long to find out more about her here lol
I will be listening to her Matt!
I love her. I’d be lost without her music.
Music is healing…
Christina Perri music. She was someone so bold and brazen in her youth and learnt to settle down and draw upon whats important : family and values
Watch Perri here: I’ve called it Muhammad Ali staring at Foreman in the Rumble. Her eyes at the beginning are just lile Ali’s when Foreman was kicking his arse. Do or die:
Ali and Foreman..I like that. She does have it. Love the song, but it reminds me to much….
‘She does have it’ – that’s quite the endorsement coming from you. My kids used to like her music, but because I play her so much they wince when she comes on. I never grow tired of listening to her.
She is something. Very attractive also. Singing like a bird. Just lovely.
Ok, you want to see a grown up Perri whose been through the ringer with a still born death and the rest check out her ‘Evergone’. One of the greatest ballads if not the greatest I’ve heard post 2020’s. Her writing is on another level. I feel honoured to hear her music tbh.
Well now, that got me….she is wonderful.
All aboard the Perri train! Choo Choo. Tell me at any time if you want to get off. Hehe
Tom I’m stoked you think so highly of her.
Another one I’d recommend particularly if you find her attractive. Check out her face in the first 30 seconds of ‘Arms’ below. Also there’s this stupendous scene in the video where she taken on board a boat. The combination of the drumming, instrumentals and her face singing – ‘it’s easier for you to let me go’ is Perri heaven.
She is wonderful. In the state I’m in this morning she brought tears.
She’s the best. I love her. haha