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Passenger Scare Away the Dark

Today’s song of the day is “Scare Away the Dark” by Passenger. It is one of those songs featuring advice on how to live your life, which either can be annoying or uplifting. In this case, I think it falls in the latter category.

The song recounts how we waste our lives when we should be out dancing in the woods. The singer tells us to sing at the top of our voices and to love without fear, because, “If we all light up we can scare away the dark.” Below is the official video for “Scare Away the Dark.”

Although Passenger started out as a real band, after the group dissolved, English singer-songwriter Michael David Rosenberg kept the group name as his stage name. So, Passenger is really Rosenberg. For another version of “Scare Away the Dark,” here is Rosenberg performing live at the Wonder Ballroom in Portland on July 14, 2014.

“Scare Away the Dark” is from Passenger’s fifth album Whispers (2014). While “Hearts on Fire” was the lead single from the album, I have grown most fond of “Scare Away the Dark.” Rosenberg also played the song while busking in Kings Square in Fremantle, Australia in December 2013.

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