Watch Laufey perform “Promise” live at an Asian American Heritage Month event
@veryasian.co In a special Asian American Heritage Month event for @nytimes and @taaforg, @laufey stopped by to perform “Promise.” On a panel ahead of her performance, Laufey discussed leaving space for the listener to interpret the song in their own way. “Recently, Alysa Liu, who just won who just won the world championships in figure skating—I heard her story about how she connected to this song, and to her, her translation, the way it applied to her life, it was her relationship to figure skating. And I thought that was so beautiful.” The Chinese Icelandic singer-songwriter said she actually wrote the song about going back to a long distance relationship—to someone you know isn’t good enough for you. 🎙️ Watch as Laufey gives a flawless performance of the song. #laufey #VeryAsian #nytimes #newyorktimes #taaf #music #musiclover #asian #asianamerican #chinese #chineseicelandic #icelandic #alysaliu #liveperformance #piano #pianolover #pianoplayer #singer #songwriter #representation #asianrepresentation #asianheritage #asianheritagemonth ♬ original sound - Very Asian ®
In a special Asian American Heritage Month event for The New York Times and The Asian American Foundation, Laufey stopped by to perform “Promise.”
On a panel ahead of her performance, Laufey discussed leaving space for the listener to interpret the song in their own way.
“Recently, Alysa Liu, who just won who just won the world championships in figure skating—I heard her story about how she connected to this song, and to her, her translation, the way it applied to her life, it was her relationship to figure skating. And I thought that was so beautiful,” Laufey said.
The Chinese Icelandic singer-songwriter said she actually wrote the song about going back to a long distance relationship—to someone you know isn’t good enough for you.
Watch above as Laufey gives a flawless performance of the song.
