Our song of the week this week is the moving, tender love song “Sweet Symphony” by singer songwriter Joy Oladokun featuring Chris Stapleton. Oladokun’s debut album, Carry, was released in 2020 and was named one of the “Top 10 Best Best LGBTQ Albums of 2020″n by Billboard. The Nashville-based Nigerian-American singer songwriter has been wowing audiences ever since with her soulful, powerful music.
Of the song, Oladokun told The Tennessean, “‘Sweet Symphony’ is a song I wrote about the love that I got to witness my parents share as a kid. It’s about the vulnerability, the fear, and the ups and downs that come from loving someone. Showing all of yourself so that someone else can accept and celebrate you is what it’s all about. I’m excited to have Chris Stapleton on this song not only because he has one of the most iconic voices on the planet, but also, he’s just an incredible songwriter, artist, and instrumentalist. I feel very lucky and honored he considered this song worthy enough to be a part of.”
With lyrics like the following, this beautiful song is the perfect way to celebrate love.
I get weak
Whenever you’re around
I let my walls down
Lay my weapons on the floor
Fight
Every day I used to fight
Dream of real love at night
Well it’s reality now