Third World Woman

Album: Somewhere Down The Road (2010)
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  • On this acoustic blues number Grant contrasts Western affluence with worldwide poverty. She told Christianity Today the story behind the song: "The idea for 'Third World Woman' began in Washington several years ago when I was at a meeting for the Red Cross. They were talking about what's needed - vaccines, food - and how important it is for women to carry the banner for the women on the other side of the world. Flash forward to summer of 2008; Chris Eaton and I are working on a song for my Christmas album, 'I Need a Silent Night.' which is about the craziness of shopping and all the merchandising. While writing, the television was on, showing footage of poverty overseas. I just sang out, 'What if I were that mother staring from my TV?' Chris and I wrote the song just as a chant, but didn't finish it that day because we had a deadline for the Christmas song."

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