Keys’ almost casual brilliance blew me right away here. As someone in the comments said:Ĭan we all just appreciate the fact that she can pull fallin out her back pocket, dust it off like an old record, and make us fall in love all over again. The song’s spiritual refrain is sure to be a sing-along moment for the rest of Keys’s career.Īs an encore, she and her band played Fallin, her first big single. It’s one of those timeless songs that will transcend radio formats and genres, with lyrics that address how utter selflessness and worrying about making everyone happy but yourself can throw your own center askew. The stand-out moment during her Tiny Desk was the premiere of “Gramercy Park”, a song from her upcoming self-titled album, ALICIA, which is set to be released this fall. No one could have predicted then how much her lyrics and musical healing would be crucial during this emotionally fraught time of unprecedented political and racial unrest, heightened by three months of quarantine due to a global pandemic. In February, before the pandemic lockdown, Alicia Keys recorded a Tiny Desk Concert and NPR released the video earlier this week.Īs she approached her piano, a bit surprised at the amount of people in the room, she smiled and remarked over her shoulder, “Gee, the Tiny Desk is tiny!” She kicked off the set with an uncanny ode to combat the darkness of this moment in American history: “Show Me Love,” a single she released in 2019.

SET LISTĪlicia Keys: vocals, piano RAII & Whitney: vocals Ant Parrish: bass Curt Chambers: guitar Mike Reid: drums Omar Edwards: keys.Well, this is a treat. The world, now more than ever, needs more love, reflection and accountability – a mantra that's woven into every fiber of Alicia Keys's being and every lyric of her songs. After crowdsourcing suggestions, she and her band delivered a riveting rendition of Keys's breakout 2001 single, 'Fallin'.' After wrapping up what was to be a three-song set with her latest single 'Underdog,' which you may have seen her perform at this year's Grammys, the crowd begged for an encore. Luckily for the Tiny Desk audience, that resolution didn't pertain to this concert. She told the crowd after 'Gramercy Park' that she's struggled with appeasing people her whole life, but she's trying harder now to set boundaries.

The song's spiritual refrain is sure to be a sing-along moment for the rest of Keys's career. Back in October 2016, Alicia Keys threw a surprise concert in the middle of New York City’s Times Square to support her then-forthcoming studio album, Here. It's one of those timeless songs that will transcend radio formats and genres, with lyrics that address how utter selflessness and worrying about making everyone happy but yourself can throw your own center askew. The stand-out moment during her Tiny Desk was the premiere of 'Gramercy Park', a song from her upcoming self-titled album, ALICIA, which is set to be released this fall.

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