I wasn’t going to write about Daryl Braithwaite’s newest single “It’s You.” While it’s Dazza’s first release in four years, it’s not exactly groundbreaking. It’s a love song by the numbers if you will, and those kinds of songs are easy to dismiss. But it’s such an earworm. I’ve found myself singing the chorus randomly at all times of the day since I heard it, so I’m relenting. Because while it doesn’t reinvent the wheel, it’s super catchy, and that’s not nothing.
“The first time I heard ‘It’s You’ was when Michael Fatkin, who wrote ‘Love Songs’, sent it to me maybe a year or so back and I started playing it live to a very warm reaction,” Daryl recalled. I hope that as people continue to discover ‘It’s You’ it will resonate with them and bring them the same joy it brings me to play it live on stage!”
And who can argue with that? If you need a slice of feelgood pop today, you’ve found it. Not every song has to be “The Horses.” This one is pretty fun. You can see Daryl play this track and all your old favourites at one of his upcoming shows:
23 November 2024 – Seppeltsfield Wines, Peramangk, Ngadjuri and Kaurna Country/Seppeltsfield (with Tina Arena and Richard Marx)
29 November 2024 – Frankston Art Centre, Monmar/Frankston
30 November 2024 – Sandstone Point Hotel, Ningy Ningy Country/Sandstone Point (with Tina Arena and Richard Marx)
6 December 2024 – Her Majesty’s Theatre, Balaarat/Ballarat
7 December 2024 – Mornington Racecourse, Bunurong Country/Mornington (with Tina Arena and Richard Marx)
14 December 2024 – Torquay Hotel, Wadawurrung Country/Torquay
15 December 2024 – The Longley International, Nipaluna/Longley
20 December 2024 – Events Centre Caloundra, Cullowundoor/Caloundra
21 December 2024 – Twin Towns Services Club, Goodjinburra Country/Tweed Heads
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