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Xavier Rudd - Part of Life (Official Music Video)

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Directed and Animated by Jarrad Wright. @THEBIGLEZSHOWOFFICIAL “Like most of my songs, the lyrics kinda say it all, but with “Part of Life”, I guess the underlying message is a reminder that in a male dominated world, how important it is to remember to listen to our women. The front half of the song touches on the journey of life and the struggles we face, the lessons we learn. The back half then drifts into this retrospective bubble or dream cloud, with the sound of ancient whales and the wise words of the late Dr Jane Goodall as the figure of a strong feminine elder to sum it all up. I’ve always marvelled at the way things can flow when it comes to the mysterious happenings related to the spirit of music. For me the synergy around this song was strong. The events in my life, the song coming through me, Dr Jane’s final words before she died and then the final chapter of meeting the amazing and hilarious local animator, Jarrad Wright. I’d been watching some of his stuff and when I reached out to him about working on the video, he told me he’d just been watching a show featuring Jane Goodall and was pumped about the idea of this collaboration. To me this is more than a song, it’s an art collaboration and I’m super proud of it. I hope people can relate to it in their own ways.” – Xavier Rudd *Contains a sample of Dr. Jane Goodall as featured in the Netflix documentary Famous Last Words. Courtesy of Jane Goodall Institute, the Estate of Dr. Jane Goodall and Banijay. Used with permission. Join the Jane Goodall Institute community by subscribing at: www.janegoodall.org.au/about/#subscribe Keep ya chin up mate There’s a lot to do Plenty of shit like this Is gonna happen to you You gotta harden ya shell It’s a part of life One day you’ll have some kids And a beautiful wife And when she smiles at you You’ll do all you can To keep it together Do your absolute best Sometimes, it won’t be enough And that’s just life I know you’ve got some troubles Stemming from you