Megan Moroney Releases Beautiful Stripped-Back Live Performance Video Of “28th Of June”

An early standout from Am I Okay?. Today, Megan Moroney released a beautiful tripped-back, acoustic live performance video of her fan-favorite song “28th of June” as part of her ongoing Emo Cowgirl Live Sessions series, and it’s a beautiful rendition that lends itself to the simple and honest storytelling in the lyrics. The song, which will be included on her forthcoming sophomore album, was written by Meg along with frequent collaborators Ben Williams, Mackenzie Carpenter and Micah Carpenter. Sad songs are somewhat of a Meg Moroney specialty (she loves them as much as I do), and this gorgeous piano ballad is a beautifully sad breakup song where the date, and title, signifies an old anniversary, though she and the guy are no longer together. Meg recalls how last summer she and her ex spent the evening exchanging cards and having a romantic night with “rose petals on the bed,” and this year, it’s “just another Tuesday”: “28th of June it was me and you Rose petals on the bed and I love you Written on a ‘Happy one year’ card, Here’s to forever you have my heart Drank a bottle of red and opened up another Danced around the room holdin’ on to each other Like we were never gonna let go I was too naive to know Just cuz something’s good don’t mean it lasts” I love the perspective and the way this song was written, as she reflects on the fact that, even though the date might’ve been one of the most important on her calendar at some point in time, that’s no longer the case and “now it’s just another Tuesday.” She struggles with those memories, even though she knows, at the end of the day, it just wasn’t meant to last. But as we all know, that doesn’t make it any less sad or heartbreaking… And of course, the simply, stripped-back nature of this performance lends itself to perfectly to the rawness and sadness of the song. I would love to get this audio on streaming platforms because, while the production is very similar to the original, something about the fully acoustic version hits just a little bit harder. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmEfuwppRZc Am I Okay? is due out everywhere on July 12th, and you can listen to the studio cut of "28th of June" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOG2kwSQ4Ds