Brandi Carlile‘s song “The Joke” is one of the most beautiful tracks written this millennium. Like its composer, the work becomes more and more classic in meaning with each passing day. On it, Carlile boasts a woodgrain voice, creaky and bright, sad and hopeful, knowing and incendiary. At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, “The Joke” … Continue reading Behind the History and Meaning of the Song “The Joke” by Brandi Carlile