A week after 9/11 she had a series of performances at Town Hall in New York. It's a nice space and one that was emulated in Christopher Guest's A Mighty Wind.
I've been to Town Hall for a few performances in the past, but oh how I'd have loved to see Anderson there - or anywhere.
That she continued with the performances after the WTC attacks still kind of amazes me, as so many things just shut down or were cancelled. But naturally, I purchased the disk when it came out.
Again, this is one of mostly spoken word pieces with her unique musical stylings behind them. And I do love her speaking voice.
I've chosen "Wildebeests" - which is almost five minuets long. I urge you to listen to it. I'd like to think that it draws you in.
She repeats part of the piece from her "One Beautiful Evening" from Life on a String, as though she were still workshopping it. The Life album came out about a month prior to this performance taking place.
I won't lie, part of this resonates with me for the times we've just experienced. This song is about the survivors. I like to think of that as us. I say "us", as if I have any BLOTUS supporters reading me, following me, they have yet to speak up.
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