The singersongwriter wrote that hed been fascinated with the. Complete list of winners for kids choice awards 2020. Sufjan stevens tonya harding official audio youtube. Not sure if the song appears in the forthcoming bio pic movie i, tonya, but we can hope. He has released a total of seven solo studio albums as well as multiple collaborative albums with other artists. In an essay about the song, sufjan says hes been trying to write about tonya since seeing her. Tonya harding is a song written, produced, and recorded by american singersongwriter sufjan stevens. Margot robbie and tonya harding reunite at the i, tonya premiere. Sufjan stevens recently released two versions of a new single, entitled tonya harding.
If you dont know who tonya harding is, go see the movie, or read her wikipedia page. Tonya hardings current moment in american pop culture thanks to the movie i, tonya now includes a sufjan stevens song. This ode to tonya harding, released in 2017, is another example of his genius. Tonya harding is the subject of a new sufjan stevens song. X the title of the decalogue has a touch of the grandiose. And today, hes got a new one thats dedicated to tonya harding, the former olympic. Submitted for the biopic i, tonya, starring margot robbie but not used in the film, it is a quintessentially quiet song for a figure who was feisty. Sufjan stevens says i, tonya didnt want his tonya harding song, but you can listen to it anyway.
Unfortunately, a place could not be found for either version in the film in the late stages of postproduction. Tonya harding in eb major by sufjan stevens, released 08 december 2017 tonya harding, my star well this world is a cold one but it takes one to know one and god only knows what you are just some portland white trash you confronted your sorrow like there was no tomorrow while the rest of the world only laughed triple axel on high a delightful disaster you jumped farther. Stevens said in an interview he had sent the producers the song for use in the film but they couldnt find a way to use it. As you might expect, the song is about the famous and kind of infamous figure skater tonya harding. Tonya harding is the title of a new and quite lovely sufjan stevens. Figure skating championships in 1991, sufjan stevens writes in an essay about his new single. The just released single tonya harding tells the hapless figure skaters story, but she is hardly the monster of john wayne gacy, jr. Tonya harding isnt happy with sufjan stevens song about her. The decalogue by sufjan stevens, timo andres, released 18 october 2019 1. People dont understand that what you guys see in the movie is nothing, she said. Sufjan stevens says i, tonya didnt want his tonya harding song. By putting it out on the eve of the movies release, he may be inviting fans to secondguess the judgment of the films music curators.
Sufjan stevens releases tonya harding song despite soundtrack. Harding herself made an appearance with actress margot robbie at the film s debut, to add to the weirdness of the week. Tonya harding, my star well this world is a cold one but it takes one to know one and god only knows what you are just some portland white trash you. Sufjan stevens tonya harding in d major subtitulada. Today, stevens released a new song that also seems related to the cinema of. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. The new trailer for margot robbies i, tonya offers a look at the complicated dynamics of disgraced figure skater tonya harding and. If you were wondering whether or not sufjan stevens had cemented his place as a queer icon of 2017, heres your answer. For more than a decade, sufjan stevens has been writing. Tonya harding by sufjan stevens single, ambient pop. Sufjan stevens tonya harding official audio by asthmatic kitty records. Vinyl 7 sufjan stevens tonya harding 2018, blue marbled, vinyl discogs.
In 1991, talented figure skater tonya harding becomes the first american woman to complete a triple axel during a competition. Aptly titled tonya harding, stevens explains in an accompanying essay that the song is a long overdue. Tonya harding, an album by sufjan stevens on spotify. Sufjan stevens pays homage to tonya harding on new song. Sufjan stevens lyrics tonya harding tonya harding, my star well this world is a cold one but it takes one to know one and god only knows what you are just some portland white trash you confronted your sorrow. When stevens announced this week that he was issuing a new single, tonya harding, almost simultaneous with the release of the film. Tonya harding video 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tonya harding would like her apology now the new york times. Tonya harding tonya maxene harding is an american figure skating champion, a twotime olympian, and a twotime skate america champion. Hear tonya harding, the sufjan stevens song the biopic. Stevens has shared two different versions of the single tonya harding, and in an essay on the figure skater, he writes that hes been trying to.
Tonya harding, my star well this world is a cold one but it. Luca guadagnino, director of the 2017 film call me by your name, approached the singer to contribute to the film as a narrator, but stevens declined and. I recorded this cover of tonya harding as a part of the 8th installment of my annual christmas album, little tree. At the end of the day, tonya harding was just an ordinary woman with extraordinary talent and a tireless work ethic who set out. Sufjan stevens tonya harding in eb major subscribe for more amazing and latest music daily. Sufjan stevens drops new song tonya harding, paying homage.
It was selfreleased digitally, under license to madison gate records and sony classical, on december 1, 2017. In addition to the film, sufjan stevens released a song about the skater on tuesday, simply titled tonya harding. Tonya harding in eb major tonya harding, my star by sufjan stevens ive been trying to write a tonya harding song since i first saw her skate. In case you missed it, sufjan stevens wrote a song called tonya harding about the figure skater that he was hoping could be used in. Ive been trying to write a tonya harding song since i first saw her skate at the u. Sufjan stevens tonya harding 2018, blue marbled, vinyl. Tonya, you were the brightest yeah you rose from the ashes. Tonya harding in d major by sufjan stevens, released 08 december 2017 tonya harding, my star well this world is a cold one but it takes one to know one and god only knows what you are just some portland white trash you confronted your sorrow like there was no tomorrow while the rest of the world only laughed triple axel on high a delightful disaster you jumped farther. Stevens has also received academy award and grammy award nominations his debut album a sun came was released in 1999 on the asthmatic kitty. Listen to sufjan stevenss ode to tonya harding vox. Here are his full liner notes, which evince a deep love of harding. Mystery of love is a song written and performed by american singersongwriter sufjan stevens and produced by thomas bartlett. Tonya harding, who has been back in the news since margot robbie played her in her new film i, tonya, has some strong thoughts about sufjan stevens. Shes a complicated subject for a song partly because the hard facts of her life are so strange, disputable, heroic, unprecedented, and indelibly american.
Yet this score, composed by sufjan stevens for a dance work choreographed by justin peck that premiered with the new york city ballet in may of 2017, is quiet and. This week, the prolific musician sufjan stevens released a new song titled tonya harding. It was released digitally through asthmatic kitty records on december 8, 2017. Sufjan stevens has released new song about former 90sera disgraced figure skater tonya harding. Tonya harding is not a fan of sufjan stevenss song named. In the movie, i, tonya, the disgraced figure skater looks back on the 1994.
My first response was to laugh at the thought that sufjan had written a song about tonya harding. When tonya and gillooly got married, they filmed themselves having sex on their wedding night and produced one. Sufjan stevens drops new song tonya harding, paying homage to a. Luca guadagnino, director of the 2017 film call me by your name, approached the singer to contribute to the film as a narrator, but. In 1994, her world comes crashing down when her exhusband conspires to injure nancy kerrigan, a fellow olympic hopeful, in a poorly conceived attack that forces the young woman to withdraw from the national championship.
Tonya harding in eb major tonya harding, my star by sufjan stevens ive been trying to write a tonya harding song since i first saw her skate at the u. Tonyas skating technique was feisty, fierce, and full of athleticism, and her. When tonya and gillooly got married, they filmed themselves having sex on their. The haunting ode is, you guessed it, dedicated to the complex, iconic figure skater of. Be sure to seek out the music video for this as well, to which stevens choreographed his song to her 1991 championship skate. According to the essay accompanying his new oneoff single, sufjan stevens has been trying to write tonya harding for almost 30 years. Tonyas skating technique was feisty, fierce, and full of athleticism, and her flamboyant outfits were often. Margot robbie is uncensored as tonya harding in i, tonya. Tonya harding by sufjan stevens, released 08 december 2017 1.
Hear sufjan stevens new song for tanya harding youtube. Indierock hero sufjan stevens has put out his own tribute to tonya harding, even though the song didnt make it into her new biopic. Sufjan stevens pays homage to a true american hero with. Stevens has also received academy award and grammy award nominations. Misery acquaints us with strange bedfellows as the saying goes and sufjan stevens can certainly pick some miserable subjects for his songs at times.
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