2018-02-07

More on female singer/songwriters

I have seen a comment that Harmogu was like the "Mongolian Taylor Swift".  But surely that is backwards, and it would be better to say that Taylor Swift was like the "American Harmogu".  But that is wrong too, because Taylor Swift is not actually good enough for the comparison to be apt.
Reminiscing after receiving reminders of past days, I discovered a much more apt parallel.  It turns out that Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" is the highest ranked song performed and written by a woman on Rolling Stone's 500 greatest songs of all time.  Like Harmogu, Tracy can sing a mean cover:
"Stand By Me"

But she is at her best when singing her original, so poetic words, in a voice that is hers and hers alone, not to be compared to anyone else on the planet.
"Talking Bout A Revolution"
Given those incomparables, I am not comparing Harmogu to Tracy Chapman, only suggesting a parallel.  The way forward for a unique poetic and musical talent is just to run with it and never look back.

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