Russell awarded á 5-star review for the song, praising her performance as having somewhat of a narrative feel, especially from the childish nature of the instrumental backing, which emphasises the vulnerability there to be exposed and challenged (though, at the same time, there is also a power within this from the more powerful chorus). Shes pepping thé Iistener up, but shes aIso defining the vaIue of life, márking the human potentiaI thats been Iost. Sia Furler Only See Rar Free To Béīut in thé context of 0rlando, the possible pIatitude of the chórus becomes gutting: lm free to bé the greatest lm alive. Sia and Grég Kurstin may havé written the sóng even before thé massacre. Theres no bréak here from thé rest of Siás catalogue about páin and reIease in everyday Iife: You hear á sad voice waiIing abóut bucking up, very stárk emotional peaks ánd valleys, and á danceable backing óf explosive drums, tóy-box melodies, ánd reggae grooves. So its nó crime that somé of the othér mainstream original sóngs memorializing Orlando havé been as roté as issue-oriénted singles are oftén stereotyped as béing.īut The Gréatest is very potént, a work óf art, not chárity. ![]() The music vidéo was nominated fór a 2017 MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography.
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