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Surviving the Hard Seasons
• SPOTIFY • APPLE MUSIC • AMAZON MUSIC • DEEZER • PANDORA • YOUTUBE The Story Behind “Through It All” This is the one makes me cry. I know, I know—I’ve said that about other songs. But this one is different. This is the title track. This is the heart of the album. This is the song that took me three years to write because I…
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Loving What You Don’t Understand
• SPOTIFY • APPLE MUSIC • AMAZON MUSIC • DEEZER • PANDORA • YOUTUBE The Story Behind “Smile and Nod” My husband is trying to explain something to me. There are hand gestures involved. Technical terms I’ve never heard. His eyes are lit up with genuine enthusiasm. I have absolutely no idea what he’s talking about. Is it about computers? Probably. Is it about marketing analytics?…
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“Where Do You Want to Eat?”
• SPOTIFY • APPLE MUSIC • AMAZON MUSIC • DEEZER • PANDORA • YOUTUBE The Story Behind “Anywhere’s Fine (But Not There)” “What do you want for dinner?” “I don’t know. What do you want?” “I’m fine with anything.” “Okay, how about Thai?” “Eh, I’m not really feeling Thai.” “You just said you were fine with anything.” “Anything except Thai.” If you’ve never had this conversation,…
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The Beard, The Trash, and The Gift-Giving
• SPOTIFY • APPLE MUSIC • AMAZON MUSIC • DEEZER • PANDORA • YOUTUBE The Story Behind “Lucky Me” It’s a ROAST – for laughs. Let’s talk about my husband’s beard. Specifically, let’s talk about where it goes after he trims it. Nowhere! He doesn’t Trim it! This is a love song about that. Wait, It’s Actually a Love Song? I know. I KNOW. “My husband…
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Your Girlfriends ARE Your Valentines
The story behind “Cheaper By The Bottle” — a Galentine’s Day anthem celebrating female friendship, wine nights, and the women who hold us together. From the album “Through It All” by The Melanie Grace.
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Final Thoughts on “Soundtrack of Your Life”
• SPOTIFY • APPLE MUSIC • AMAZON MUSIC • DEEZER • PANDORA • YOUTUBE If you’ve made it this far—through all twelve songs, all twelve stories—thank you. Thank you for letting me share these pieces of my heart with you. Thank you for seeing yourself in these songs. Thank you for being part of this journey. Creating “Soundtrack of Your Life” has been one of the…
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The Story Behind “Enough”
• SPOTIFY • APPLE MUSIC • AMAZON MUSIC • DEEZER • PANDORA • YOUTUBE‘ I spent years trying to be someone else. Thinner, prettier, more accomplished, less messy, more put-together. I chased validation from mirrors and strangers and people who would never be satisfied. I apologized for taking up space. I shrunk myself to fit into boxes that were never meant for me. And then one…
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The Story Behind “Learning to Let Go”
• SPOTIFY • APPLE MUSIC • AMAZON MUSIC • DEEZER • PANDORA • YOUTUBE Some songs are about triumph. This one is about surrender. “Learning to Let Go” is about the moment when you finally stop fighting for something that’s already over. When you stop trying to force someone to choose you. When you accept that letting go isn’t giving up—it’s giving yourself permission to move…
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The Story Behind “Ride or Die”
• SPOTIFY • APPLE MUSIC • AMAZON MUSIC • DEEZER • PANDORA • YOUTUBE Some friendships are casual. Pleasant. Easy. And then there are the friendships that are forged in fire—the ones where you’ve seen each other at rock bottom and still chose to stay. Where there’s history and scars and inside jokes that no one else understands. Where “I’ve got your back” isn’t just something…
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The Story Behind “Home for the Holidays”
• SPOTIFY • APPLE MUSIC • AMAZON MUSIC • DEEZER • PANDORA • YOUTUBE The holiday season can be complicated. For some, it’s a time of joy and tradition. For others, it’s a reminder of what they don’t have—or what they’ve chosen to leave behind. “Home for the Holidays” is for everyone whose family doesn’t look like the greeting card version. For the chosen families. For…
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Singer-songwriter turning 10+ journals of songs into reality ✨ Classical soprano gone indie | Transparent about AI collaboration | “Through It All” album Feb 2026 | Mom of 2 | 5:30am fitness | Also quilts sewmelanie.com
