Today, Wynonna Judd has released her latest single “Girl Who Could Sing” from her highly anticipated solo album, The Hard Truth, which will be out on October 2, through ANTI- Records. Written by Judd, Cactus Moser, Clara Calaway, Melissa Forrette and Brant Colella, the deeply personal track serves as letter to Wynonna’s late father and finds her at her most raw and vulnerable. Wynonna, who never knew her father, was inspired to write “Girl Who Could Sing,” after his family discovered a drawer filled with newspaper articles and clippings of her after his passing.
Throughout the song, Wynonna reckons with the complicated emotions of having a father she never knew and ultimately will never know, asking, “Did you hear the same lies, that kept us away?” and “Did my voice and my backbone both come from you?” She wonders, “Did you ever buy a ticket, did you come to a show,” questions that will forever remain unanswered. At its core, the song sits with loss, acceptance and the ache of knowing that some answers are not to be found, only felt. Listen and watch the track’s accompanying video below, featuring Wynonna holding the exact press clippings her father had kept.
“I was 30 years old when I learned the truth, that the man I called ‘Dad’ my entire life, was not my biological father,” Wynonna explains. “It changed everything I thought I knew about who I was. By the time I was ready to meet him, he was gone. I never got to hear his voice, look him in the eyes, or ask him why. I’ll carry those unanswered questions with me for the rest of my life. ‘Was I ever really your daughter, or just a girl who could sing?’ is the question that hurts the most because I’ll never get to hear his answer. What do you do with the questions you’ll never have answers to? My answer is simple… I sing about it.”
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