Valerie June - Joy, Joy [Video]

Valerie June believes in the superpowers of joy, so she made a song about it. Anger and concern melt away when you watch her dancing through the colorful video. And when she launches an exhilarating guitar solo, you are ready to face the next challenge with a smile.

Valerie says:

“Everyone has felt moments of darkness, depression, anxiety, stress, ailments, or pain. Some say it takes mud to have a lotus flower. This song reflects on the hard times we might face: to fail, to fall, to lose, to be held down, to be silenced, to be shut out yet still hold onto a purely innocent and childlike joy. I come from a heritage of ancestors who lived this truth by inventing blues music. Generations after they’ve gone, the inner joy they instilled in us radiates and lifts cultures throughout the world. From the world to home, what would a city council focused on inspiring inner joy for all of a town's citizens look like? As the times are changing across the planet, what would it look like to collectively activate our superpowers of joy?”

"Joy, Joy" is the first single off Valerie June's new album, Owls, Omens, and Oracles. Listen to our Song Pick of the Day on your favorite streaming service, or watch the beautiful video directed by Taylor Washington below:

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Joy, Joy!, by Valerie June

from the album Owls, Omens, and Oracles

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