by Chris Latham | Jul 22, 2018 | Op-Ed
The Differences Are The Point is an early Grace song which is of interest for several reasons, most notably because it was her first real collaboration. It also has the distinction of being written and sung as a duet. Another difference from Grace’s other work is that... by Chris Latham | Jun 4, 2018 | Op-Ed, Reviews
Continuing on with the second verse, You’re just, just, just, you are, (you are,) just a crush Now we get to the voice bending chorus, where Grace is able to take the rather boring adverb, ‘just’, and turn it into the most devastating arrow ever shot into the heart of... by Chris Latham | Jun 3, 2018 | Op-Ed, Reviews
“I did it! I did it! I did it!” At my current stage of life, being both a parent and grandparent, I find no greater joy than in watching little children discover new things in a world that has become old and familiar to me. Whether it’s their wide-eyed wonder when... by Chris Latham | Apr 22, 2018 | Op-Ed, Reviews
Today, we continue our look into the lyrics of DKCM, beginning with the second verse: Hiding places Remind me of you and I Thinking of her treehouse again, is it her hiding place? It could even be a reference to a child’s game of hide-and-seek, and remembering a... by Chris Latham | Apr 21, 2018 | Op-Ed, Reviews
For any of the long time fans of Grace VanderWaal’s music, there has been one song above all others they could point to if challenged by someone regarding Grace’s raw talent, and that’s the final track on her debut album, titled Darkness Keeps Chasing Me. That’s... by Chris Latham | Apr 12, 2018 | Op-Ed
For any of our readers who have been following Grace’s career for anything more than a month or two, you have probably read something somewhere that purports to provide an in-depth analysis of the lyrics of one or more of her songs. Indeed, one of the stated goals... by Chris Latham | Apr 8, 2018 | Op-Ed
Early in Grace VanderWaal’s career, before the world had taken notice of the precocious preteen, she performed a song to a small gathering of patrons at the BeanRunner Cafe that she’d titled Miss You, and in concert has called Missing You. Take your pick, but under... by Chris Latham | Apr 2, 2018 | Op-Ed, Reviews
With the release of the music video for her new single, Clearly, Grace VanderWaal has shown that she’s not just a prodigy when it comes to words and song – she can pack an emotional punch in the visual arts department, too. Though directed by Brian Petchers, it is... by Chris Latham | Mar 27, 2018 | Op-Ed, Reviews
In the last installment, we left Grace with the question asked of her by an impartial observer, “. . . why I cut my hair and changed myself completely”, showing that Grace appears willing to change herself to fit in with her peers. Now we come to a repeat of the... by Chris Latham | Mar 26, 2018 | Op-Ed, Reviews
In the last installment, I left you with the question and central theme of IDKMN, “Who am I?” But before we continue, I think it best to take a detour and consider Grace’s actual name, since most often we humans bear names that have meanings. A common definition... by Chris Latham | Mar 25, 2018 | Op-Ed, Reviews
It’s been almost two years now since Grace Avery VanderWaal burst onto the world stage, performing her song ‘I don’t know my name’ to a thunderous round of applause and accolades heaped on her by the judges of the talent show, America’s got Talent. Upon that first... 