Her reaction during the film after re-listening to songs like “I Never Wanna Live Without You,” “Be With You” and the title track makes it seem that the sadness is just as fresh in her mind and soul now as it was over 25 years ago. What was also intriguing was Blige seems to still be triggered by the lyrics on My Life. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images)Ī brilliant recurring component in the doc is an animation of Blige as a small child evolving into the young adult who sang hits like “Real Love” and “You Remind Me.” It was great because it illustrated how much the child Mary and the adult Mary are one and the same. Blige with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on Januin Hollywood, California. Blige attend the ceremony honoring Mary J. Producer Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and recording artist Mary J. It tells the story of how the basic ideals of self-love, affirmation and awareness aren’t readily available to everyone, and God is the key to retrieving inner peace. The lyrics were the narrative motif of the film, with each progressive passage of the first verse representing a chronological chapter in Mary’s story. “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” the 1976 Ayers composition from the album of the same title, represented the simplicity of sunshine – brightness, hope, life, vibrancy – and how it was ultimately elusive to Blige during her time in Yonkers.įor that reason, it became the basis for the title track of My Life.
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