Ben Joseph's latest single, "Burns for You," is a poignant tribute to the kind of love that never dims and discovers new ways to radiate. The track is both a tribute and a triumph, inspired by the loss of a dear friend who was a soldier: friendship, memory, and music's special power to transmute pain into beauty.
It's a back-and-forth across time, co-written in part with the father of the fallen soldier, who had quietly written lyrics over the years as he mourned. Joseph, whose musicality is thick and full of emotional gristle, took those raw reflections and breathed melody into them, making a remarkably intimate and universal song.
"Burns for You" has that warm, vintage soul with a heartland folk-rock pulse somewhere between the rootsy storytelling of Springsteen and the "Skyman" twin-guitar majesty of The Allman Brothers. And about those guitars: the harmonized solos that fly between Ben Joseph and JB Dano don't just soar but ascend like prayers on strings.
Then there's the harmony work lush, full, and achingly human from the elegiac vocal blend of folk artists Dan Raza, Steven Llewelyn, and Davy Denke. Their voices do not compete with the message; they elevate it, like people gathered around a fire, holding court for the story unfolding.
"Burns for You" is a story of love kept in the heart like a torch in a person's absence. The emotional climax arrives on the bridge when Joseph sings a song that leans into grief but decides to dance with it. Through harmonies, guitar lines, and a lot of heart, Ben Joseph gives us a song that says that even if they're gone, love doesn't leave.
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