The song was penned by Sia, the go-to girl for pop divas who want to show their emo side (see:
Rihanna “Diamonds,” Celine Dion “Loved Me Back To Life,” Christina Aguilera “Blank Page.”) But unlike those other vocalists, Beyonce doesn’t just re-sing a Sia demo – she fully makes this self-empowerment anthem fully her own, with a powerhouse “Halo”-esque vocal, and a bridge that could take you from Houston to Brooklyn in five seconds flat (“it’s my soul that needs surgery.”)
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