Sarah Close, Did It Have To Be Her?

6 months ago, singer, songwriter and YouTube sensation Sarah Close announced that she would release a new song on the 1st of every month, after going a year without any new music.

Every single song released so far has been beautiful, delicate, and incredibly personal to Sarah. With these new tracks, it feels like we’ve been given an honest look into Sarah’s life, thoughts and feelings, and the intimacy that comes with these songs along with her exceptional musical talent have made them her best work yet.

Her latest track, ‘Did It Have To Be Her?’, tells the listening of Sarah Close’s experience with losing a past love to someone else. The rawness of the lyrics, emotional piano chords and melodic chorus, have made Did It Have To Be Her our favourite new song so far, and we can’t wait to see what’s next!

"With these new tracks, it feels like we've been given an honest look into Sarah's life, thoughts and feelings"

Her latest track, ‘Did It Have To Be Her?’, tells the listening of Sarah Close’s experience with losing a past love to someone else, in particular someone else who seems to be a near carbon copy of yourself. The line “Did you really have to go and break my heart, with someone just like me?”, pinpoints Sarah Close’s unapologetic rawness surrounding her new music. She is no longer keeping quiet about the things that hurt her, and this newfound bravery has fueled her songwriter abilities.

Did It Have To Be Her is our favourite new song so far, and we can’t wait to see what’s next!

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