Jamie Griffin’s new single is not only music, but a testimony to “Live, Laugh, Love – Live.” In this live-sounding number, Griffin leads us from hard times to gratitude and the minor triumph of just making it through. The layout is matter-of-fact, no more nor less than the power Griffin has packed into his words, enough open expanse that you can listen to how hard they pound the drums or frets of the guitar and hear each nuance in his voice. It’s not slick perfection, it doesn’t have to be. It sticks together because it’s real.
Griffin spills about the shadows of his past struggles, which sometimes felt on the verge of consuming him. But this is not about going out of business. It’s about resilience. He reminds us that there are many basics that many people can often take for granted, even when things feel dark, a roof over head, something to eat, friends who carry the light when we can’t. He doesn’t sugarcoat, he admits to suffering. And he makes it uplifting.
“Live, Laugh, Love — Live” has something quietly celebratory about it. Not a loud victory, but a quiet one in staying alive. As you wake up to a new day, take a moment to be grateful. His lyrics not only mirror hardship, but they also reflect perspective. There’s a chorus big enough for the emotion to breathe, and verses that keep it grounded.
There’s a tension that makes this premiere so compelling, and it is in how it walks the line between heavy and hopeful. It’s not a cry for help, or a pity party, it’s an exchange of handshakes. The lived worldliness of Griffin’s experience invests this with weight, and his humility warms it. In a society that can be demanding of perfection,” Live, Laugh, Love – Live” is asking for something braver honesty. And there, in that honesty, comes its beauty. Jamie Griffin not only sings about survival, but also celebrates life.