Danielle Ponder - Some Of Us Are Brave (Official Music Video)

Some Of Us Are Brave debut album by Danielle Ponder out September 16th, pre-order now: ffm.to/soub_pre
Stream 'Some Of Us Are Brave', out now: ffm.to/someofusarebrave
Directed by Jared Royal
Produced by Ricky Zanders
LYRICS:
If the sky were to fall
I’d be the first to call
Some of us are brave
Who’s gonna feel my pain
Who’s gonna say my name
Ain't no choice but to be brave
Peace and love to the ones who give praise
Take a bow as the sun hits the face
See me now, golden hour
And to those who fear leads them to hate
What a pity to be locked in a place
You see me now
I’ll show you how
I’ll show you how
I’ll show you how
I’ll show you how
I’ll show you how
Peace and love to the ones who give praise
Take a bow as the light hits the face
See me now, I‘m loud and proud
And to those who fear leads them to hate
What a pity to be locked in that place, I know
You see me though
Cause the breeze don’t blow cause you want it
And the sun gon’ shine regardless
I'm here to stay
I'm here to stay
All we want is to be ourselves
And shine our light with no problems
We don't want problems
I do believe that the power in me
Frightens you, that's your problem
That's your problem
I say the darker the berry, the sweeter the fruit
The kinkier the hair the deeper the roots
Bow down when the queendom comes
Take note when we speak our tongues
Darker the berry the sweeter the fruit
Give her her crown when she walks in the room
We are the first ones
We are light of the sun
All we want is to be ourselves
And shine our light with no problems
We don't want problems
I do believe that the power in me
Frightens you, that's your problem
That's your problem
Black like the earth to the world we gave birth
Hair to the sky so much cool in our stride
I’ll show you how
I’ll show you how

[@afib1677]

WOW Absolutely Phenomenal. Thank You Danielle for being you. For loving us. The Black People & Women from this city. I love you beyond measure and it was an honor for my daughter and I to be apart of something so empowering and profound. I needed that day to reclaim myself. I needed hope light safety. I needed us & I got that and more. We are Brave . Divine Feminine. Goddess Love. Bravo Dani. Keep Shining Beautiful One.

[@alexiswilliamsinc]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@g.b.thornton281]

Profound sound, deep message delivered true conviction.

[@nellerman1]

🎼🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽🎼

[@tinatrivett1862]

❤❤❤

[@stevemeters3090]

For the life of me i cannot understand how this incredible woman only has 12k subscribers. Reminds me of Nina Simone, Mavis Staples, and Candi Stanton all at once. Simply incredible. That voice could move the Earth.

[@qriana9621]

The world needs more music like this.

[@RubyJeans943]

Absolutely!!!

[@notknown6605]

Nah. We’re good

[@semievilsquirrel]

People don't give black women the credit they deserve. They make the world go 'round. It would crumble without them

[@pageyjjj]

"Manhunt" brought me here..... and it's a good place to be.

[@meghandivito3181]

Vocals that powerful will shake your soul.

[@leo3521]

Your soul?? Your house walls you mean.

[@lisamoore1117]

This song gives me a Cynthia Erivo vibe ! Both are powerhouses ! Love it ! So empowering! Thanks Danielle…. Let your light continue to shine !❤

[@jarcher3033]

A duet with Danielle Ponder and Cee-lo Green needs to happen.

[@qloudlet]

Powerful.

[@sophiachavarria6385]

The first time that I heard this song was from a reality show. It was only the instrumental. But I was thinking to myself: “ Wow the melody for the piano…so beautifully played”. So in an instant, I was trying to find this song on Shazam. So grateful that I did!!! This is such a beautiful song. The melody, instruments, your voice, you!!!!!! ❤️

[@kkrobertson1]

BEAUTIFUL!!! This is MUSIC YA'LLLL!

[@joedasilva38]

Please learn the difference between racism and celebration. THIS, ladies and gentlemen of all races, is a perfect and beautiful way to CELEBRATE a race. Thank you for this, today’s America, especially Rochester NY, needs more of this on the mainstream. Well Done!

[@Befriendedstranger]

What a phenomenal ode to the strength and beauty of black women! Thanks for sharing your talents!

[@nn__nn234]

I just finished a 14 hour shift. God bless you. Discovered this song during the rush hour and heard it multiple times during the day. Peace and love to all. There are no bad days just challenging ones. Keep hanging on.

[@09Independent09]

Peace and power to you ❣️

[@patrickevan4081]

AMEN!!❤😊

[@goudagirl6095]

Not many voices nowadays give me LITERAL goosebumps. It's a fairly short list: Aretha. Amy Winehouse. A handful of others. And now I can add Danielle Ponder to that list. Thank you KXT Dallas for featuring this amazing vocal artist and allowing me to discover her. So powerful!

[@kelseywillow8110]

Yes I am fan of Amy, Duffy, Dionne Bromfield..I also hear a bit of Angie Stone. But Danielle’s voice is one in a million.

[@AustralianWheatgrass]

'To those that lead them to hate, what a pity to be locked in that place'. Fantastic voice and great lyrics... Love ya!

[@video128]

Here from kuwk on disney plus final episode song 🎵 🙌

[@markdanielstenor5776]

An anthem!!! You are changing the world!!! You give power!!!

[@shannamccoyreynolosrollins392]

Beautiful voice

[@paulastevens6835]

The beautiful depiction of African American queens and young queens

[@jankarlsson8341]

Manhunt brought me here, and this song sounds fantastic!

[@shaunsmith8593]

I heard this song on Sirius XM this morning introduced by Danielle. I came home and immediately found it to download. You are beautiful, your voice is amazing and this song is absolutely mesmerizing. And to set a perspective, I am a 58 year old white man who finds beauty where it exists and not where I'm told to look.

[@RubyJeans943]

I just heard it too.

[@brandi18977]

This whole album is amazing! I got the pleasure of seeing Danielle open for Marcus Mumford here in Houston and she stole the show! I was ready to go after her performance. As much as I love Marcus she was the one I truly to wanted to see after discovering her music a couple of months ago. I had sent my friends this video and they saw her in NOLA for her last show. They were just as in awe as I was! I can't wait to hear more from this artist!

[@amariis_advice]

You're coming to my school tomorrow! I'm so excited to meet you! This is real art!

[@richardbritt5780]

I just discovered her just now on CBS this morning and now i'm a fan. 🔥

[@darlenecullington2671]

Me too! She’s got an incredible voice! Wanna hear her do a duet with Chris Stapelton!!!

[@ryan3442]

She just popped up on my Spotify. I am mesmerized!!!

[@richardbritt5780]

@@darlenecullington2671 😃

[@richardbritt5780]

@@ryan3442 👍

[@arlettemillersmith394]

Genius: Glorious. Gorgeous. Glamorous. GRAND.

[@rescuediaries]

Everyone in a position of leadership and representation should have this song in their playlist.

[@lorainew47]

She will be appearing on General Hospital next week at the "Nurse's Ball.

[@sophietiger8808]

Bless you my sister !!! Too good ! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💙

[@cowboysfan5852]

This has got to be one of the finest most gorgeous woman walking the earth and has ever walked the earth yes sir yes maam wow

[@sco0tpa]

Beautiful song and the rest of the album is excellent as well. I'm glad I found this early in her career so I can enjoy the albums as she releases them.

[@gabriellearmour1667]

I'm here because of an ad.. but, holy moly this is amazing! ❤❤❤

[@AuthorPhillipTomasso]

What a fantastic song and video!!! (And as a Rochestarian -- Love the locations!)

[@amitkiran27]

Looking forward to hearing you tonight at the Montreal Festival de Jazz. The sky is already clearing up after the 🌧️.❤

[@Ticolocosf]

WOW WOW WOW!!! Happy Heart Tears!

[@jcagudelo5166]

........ALGUNAS TENEMOS CORAJE.....simplemente poderoso el mensaje...beautiful video./pics. DANIELLE PONDER is POWER.......BLESSINGS from NYC.....

[@robertbaker424]

That was absolutely phenomenal. Beautiful voice and lyrics

[@jessicafedele8595]

I’m feeling this. Wow, wow, wow! Love.

[@MetOmorphicSoul]

Here again… A sermon to my soul

[@purplishin]

Shoutout from the Soul City in South Korea...! I just discovered you, your music!...

[@thoughtsofastewdiopheen2716]

Singggggggg!!!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@ThunnyBrown]

Black Girl Magic, feeling you and this Queen, Keep being excellent. Big up from Brooklyn. Salute 🐺🤙🏾💜👐🏾🐝🐊🚀☢👊🏾💪🏾✊🏾❤🖤💚💂🏾‍♀️👑😎🕶⚡🌩🌧⛈⚡

[@foreverstylish6478]

General Hospital brought me here! Love your music❤

[@CamilleLucileGolfier]

I just discover you on french radio station ... Queen, you slay.

[@parkboybm4462]

Black love is great it's wonderful ✊🏿

[@deemogul2105]

OMGEEEE!! I am so glad that I stumbled across you and your music channel surfing , and you were singing on General Hospital!!

[@alexiswilliamsinc]

“The Difficult Kind” popped up on my recommendeds and the comments said the singer is Danielle Ponder. This is the first song I found in my search and my life will never be the same.

[@ivanazivanovic3960]

Radio, grateful.

[@timmilynnjohnson2337]

Wow!!!! Where have you been all my life?

[@mimisauve1120]

My god what a beauty !!!!! I'm in love

[@shawandaowens9054]

Yeasssssssss please share and boost this

[@pipo441]

One of these master pieces

[@tymarq07]

The music to this song is so cool....

[@kelseywillow8110]

Masterpiece! Happy to have discovered your music Danielle ❤

[@RUBBERDUCKDUB]

Beautiful beyond words.

[@Davon12351]

Give her a crown her crown when she enters the room

[@shawnjackson7798]

A voice like this comes around every 50 years or so.

[@LifeWithCoco381]

True Beauty🫶🏾 Art🫶🏾 & LOVE🫶🏾. Thank you🙏🏾

[@oliveroz2705]

Notice how the comments are all the same. Danielle, you awake us.

[@zephyr823]

I just saw you with Eddie Vedder(Love Eddie!)on Facebook as a suggested post. I went to check out your music. You are phenomenal!

[@Angela-km6re]

Seeing you in Dallas on my bday 10/22 would be the best gift!

[@scottwatson956]

I just booked a flight from Fort Lauderdale to see you play in Dallas October 11. Yup. I’m so excited.

[@chaptersbyme6716]

Love this my Beautiful Queen…. 🙏🏽💕🌹

[@AngiesByKim]

Wow! That voice!

[@jean-sebastiengauthier4967]

Am just discovering you now Danielle, completely random. And what a pleasant surprise!! I feel like am back in the 90s when Trip Hop was the thing and add a little touch of Tina Turner in there -> Am charmed.

[@orlandopacheco48]

WOW ....... !!!! I just found your music on the CBS morning show and I was blown away. Your lyrics and soul speak to me. Keep rocking the world.

[@tammyboxton]

WOW, WOW, WOW!!! What a powerful and deeply moving song! I just watched Sista Danielle's interview on CBS Saturday Morning, and she blew the mic out on the live sound stage!!! I usually turn after the food segment, since most of the musical artist do not move me. Well Danielle Ponder not only moved me.........She shoved me right off my comfort zone to continue being the outspoken, caring, loving, and informed Educator that I am! Peace and Blessings to you Sis!

[@darlenecullington2671]

Her voice is soul shaking! She has a voice like Aretha had… so powerful, limitless.

[@wandarose4025]

I heard this for the first time yesterday and can't stop listening to it. It's incredible. Can't wait for your full length album!

[@Adam27031977]

I will have the pleasure of hearing you at the Nord See Jazz Festival. Thank you for your music. ❤

[@cowboysfan5852]

Get rid of lizo this woman has got it going on and a voice I haven't heard since Billy holiday, Macy gray, oh my gosh goose bumps of heart felt love and real music my my my wow ❤️ ♥️ 💖 unbelievable incredible words can't express what I just heard and I heard it and felt it wow wow ❤❤❤

[@zizinnnn]

there's room for everyone on the stage ❤

[@geriawright1292]

This is the new anthem sung to us before when James Brown testified to black self-hate "I'm Black and I'm proud"... this is one's for us, sister, mother, daughter, woman-child...

[@marialyle6781]

WOW, You are amazing. Absolutely love your voice.

[@derp2517]

My aunti and my cousin in this!

[@zeke1200]

Wow, what a voice, so rare to hear GOOD singers nowadays. cant wait for more from her. if you like the song or not fine, but just listen to that smooth voice.

[@RainChristi]

Gorgeous video, powerful message and so wonderful to see so many familiar faces 💜🎶💜

[@JQXIZNXT]

Girl I just discover you on CBS.. I'm here for it all!!!!!

[@michaelkimzey6117]

Love. Amen

[@lisarevelli5051]

I just saw Daniele at Bottlerock perform. We were all crying . She is amazing live!!!!

[@starkid77]

I heard this song tonight on 88.5 wxpn 88.5 in P.A. Danielle you inspire everyone and everything your warmth and beautiful voice touch. I too was inspired and heard a voice that told me to breathe freely so I can speak for those who have no voice. I do this already and will continue to do so.

[@truthspirit4433]

Heard her newest track on the same station 88.5 today. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIGucoerl6t0gck

[@njwtube]

Omg. I cant believe i missed the LP of this its sold out everywhere now. What a track this is. Beautiful

[@nitab585]

Love this for our City😍 Beautiful 🤩

[@xave72]

The voice, the message, the artist : POWERFULL !

[@dalilasmz]

I LOVE THE SONG SO MUCH

[@patriciaford-roegner2425]

unbelievably beautiful

[@barrycuda71]

You’re channeling Nina Simone with this one. Bravo.

[@danielledibari2698]

BRILLIANT!!! You were born to be a song writer/singer!!! I actually have physical reactions listening to your music!!!

[@RTX888]

Good ,chilling vibe. NICE WORK

[@kiarawest9908]

REAL TEARS!

[@Zumpage]

Brought here by your theme tune to MANHUNT which is awesome..great tune

[@TheRickmurray]

Saw you in Knoxville and was extremely impressed.

[@rafah.640]

So much of wisdom, style and beauty... Reminds me of Amy Winehouse... Thank You.

[@mamafeenix]

Wow! This song is incredible! Powerful, and beautiful to see all the brave ones from our city featured in the video.

[@melvinfrohike7437]

The whiny, whispery music I’ve been hearing lately hasn’t impressed me, but I heard this fabulous woman on Jimmy Fallon the other night belting her heart out and she just blew me away. A Fabulous old-school voice that is not heard anymore. Kudos!

[@babyalpaca]

Dreamiest

[@mokmcreativeservices3131]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@johannatrahan6613]

That was gorgeous enough to move even my old cynical stone heart. Amazing.

[@terradionne8530]

WOW SO TRUE AND POWERFUL

[@kbkreativeartistry6291]

Beautiful 💖🔥‼️ Powerful message‼️

[@Kk.Nyx.]

Rochester Thanks You ♡

[@arieltownsend1534]

I LOVE this

[@abstractsamm]

Holy crap this is amazing, as always. You’re an incredible songwriter and musician 💡💡