Julia Victoria - Honeyhaired Girl
At some point, we want to reach out into the abyss of the past and yell words of wisdom to our younger selves. Julia Victoria brings out the best of her advice in Honeyhaired Girl. This isn’t just a letter to her younger self but a treasure trove of kindness and grace for a young heart that was guilty of being a first-time lover. Most of her music is as meaningful and heavy with meaning as this one. She gives us a vocal experience in this R&B exploration. With a voice as saccharine-laced as hers, even the harshest truth goes down with ease. She gives us an unfettered song that is filled with love, kindness, and reassurance. The track is evidently a personal one, but the desire to shelter your younger self is a universal feeling. The production follows a similar treatment as well; the earthy pop number balms all the existing wounds and holds your inner child. It's amazing what a piano, great vocals, and personal poetry can do. She urges her younger self not to grow up too quickly and be unfettered. The track evokes a montage of images that quickly pass through the window of your imagination. It’s as though all the memories from your head are put inside a blender and merge into each other. We see this happen in Bride Wars as well when Anne Hathaway walks down the aisle to Dream by Priscilla Ahn. We can fit this song in for when she refuses to go through with the wedding. The song creates the perfect time capsule in the film. Julia Victoria is a musical doctor that stitches up a wound with her voice and words; what better gift can the musical industry ask for?
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