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Josh Charles, ‘Life Ain’t Fair’ — New Video on THE BOOT!
Sometimes the worst of times bring out the best in music. “‘Life Ain’t Fair’ is about the state of our country and how so many folks are dealing with the complications of everyday life — whether it be losing their jobs, their faith, their homes, their struggle to keep a relationship together under hard times,” Josh tells The Boot of the song’s inspiration.
Josh Charles Returns With A New Single “Life Ain’t Fair”
Josh Charles, the New York City-based singer-songwriter digitally releases his highly anticipated new country single “Life Ain’t Fair,” on Tuesday September 13 on Down Home Records/Interscope Digital Distribution.
“Life Ain’t Fair,” was co-written with hit maker Milton L. Brown (Merle Haggard, Kenny Rogers, Jimmy Buffet, Randy Travis) and is a classic country tune featuring Al Perkins on pedal steel guitar and multi-instrumentalist Charles on the Wurlitzer piano. This melodic song is about how hopeless and lonely life can seem at times, with a highly relatable chorus: “Preacher said don’t give up until you try prayer/I’ve been prayin’, but seems like ain’t nobody there/Life ain’t fair.”
American Songwriter Features Josh Charles
Josh Charles Releases New Single, “Life Ain’t Fair” “’Life Ain’t Fair’ is a song that speaks for what is happening to the socio-economic state of our country, and yet for as dark as days get, there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel,” Charles says. “You keep keepin’ on because that’s the only way to go,”
Huffington Post Feature: “LIFE AIN’T FAIR” What makes country so strong?”
“Especially for a guy born in New York City, raised in New Jersey, and living in Los Angeles, I really love country music. And as someone who spends a lot about music and life in both my professional and personal life, I often think about why country music seems to have a closer bond with its fans these days than other genres. Part of the reason, I think, is that in country music, writing about life as it is really lived is not just allowed, but also actually encouraged….”
Austin Chronicle Editor comments about Josh Charles:
“Josh Charles is one of those rare writers who seems to have come out of nowhere as a fully mature talent. It’s not just that the songs are really ambitious matching rich lyrics to strong music but that his performances often sound like he must have been playing out for decades. There is something very exciting about the performances as well as this songwriter and his songs.”
-Louis Black (Austin Chronicle -Editor/ SXSW-Senior Director)
