Strong Enough

Album: Monovision (2020)
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Songfacts®:

  • This stomping number came about when Ray LaMontagne overheard a conversation in a coffee shop. He told American Songwriter the patron's hard-luck tale stirred his creative juices.

    "It struck me how universal that story is, how many of us were raised by single moms in small towns," LaMontagne explained. "I know I did, and my mom really struggled to keep everybody fed and to keep a roof over our heads. It was hard. I don't why it took me so long to realize this, but it's like, wow, this is such a common thing. There are probably a gazillion of us out there who all had this same upbringing, a single mom raising a family all by herself. And we just want to get the hell out and make our own way somehow."
  • The song was LaMontagne's second #1 on the Adult Alternative chart. It followed "Beg Steal or Borrow," which spent six weeks at the summit in 2010.

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  • Dave from PittsburghI just heard “Strong Enough”. In my car switching channels. Blew me away- The guitar part is awesome.
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