The Worst Is Over

Allow me to introduce to you another amazing female vocalist (if you don’t already know of her). Another amazing singer-songwriter who is not a household name yet, Laura Izibor has a voice that’s addictive and her songs are fun and uplifting to her demographic so not all of them grabbed me like this song did. “The Worst Is Over” is simply a great song regardless of the fact that the man is the bad guy. The musicianship is beautiful, the strings lay a lovely bed for Laura’s piano playing and vocals to make this song truly poignant. It’s about getting up again because once you’ve said goodbye, the worst is over. I have known quite a few women who were afraid to cut ties and walk away and every time I hear this song it strikes me like an anthem for them.

Originally from Dublin, Ireland she discovered soul music around 13 years old and fell in love with it when she heard the likes of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Roberta Flack and others of that era. She’s been dubbed “the soul of Ireland” and when you listen to her you can see why. Her debut album “Let The Truth Be Told” is a collection of hard hitting soul songs that Laura called “her truth” and you can hear that in each song. You can also hear that this wasn’t a thrown together project. In fact it took four years for the 22 year old singer to complete it (yes I said “22 year old”). There’s been no video of this song but I found a live version of it which isn’t all that bad, it gives you a good idea of the song and of her talent.

“The Worst is Over” is that kind of song that will make anyone sit up and listen, it’s not one of those songs that will play meekly in the background and will soon be forgotten. This is a song that is an anthem for those people, not just women that fear taking that step of saying goodbye to someone who doesn’t deserve them. Maybe it’ll even be your anthem, you never know.