2021Released
4:17

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During this psychedelic song, St. Vincent pays tribute to some women in the entertainment industry whose brilliance got stifled. People only recognized their true genius after time had passed; or as the singer puts it, after the sun had melted away the attempts to mute their artistic vision.

So who are these heroes that St. Vincent salutes in this song? During the first verse, she celebrates 1950s actress Jayne Mansfield. The second verse finds her paying tribute to "Saint Joni" Mitchell, and "My Marilyn" Monroe. In the third verse she bigs up "Brave Tori" Amos and "Proud Nina" Simone. St. Vincent explained to The Guardian these were women whose "particular genius was not recognized at the time, or when they spoke out they weren't listened to or they were actively suppressed. What they were doing was powerful, but they were met with a hostile world."

Nina Simone wrote the song "Mississippi Goddam" in response to the murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers and the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. After citing the way "Mississippi Goddam" damaged Simone's career, St. Vincent compares herself unfavorably with the women who helped pave the way for her. But me, I never cried To tell the truth, I lied St. Vincent despairs of her lack of courage in her music. "I hope I wasn't a coward when you guys were brave," she told The Guardian.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of The Melting Of The Sun.
A♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
160BPM

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Loma Vista Recordings
© 2021 Loma Vista Recordings., Distributed by Concord.
℗ 2021 Loma Vista Recordings., Distributed by Concord.

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