Even though I felt music and would get chills and cry, and certain songs just really meant a lot to me, that could just be me, being overly emotional or whatever. I always loved music, but I didn't know if I could be the kind of artist that makes a difference. 'For a long time, I felt idealistic for thinking that. ' in her name for purely artistic reasons. 'For me, it validates the idea that music can help and mean something,' says the 25-year-old singer, who put the '. It offers the kind of inspiration she herself has found in many songs over the years.

'Video' is the kind of song that inspires feedback from stars like Winfrey as well as common folk who encounter its creator on the street back home in Atlanta. Later, India.Arie adds, 'Don't need your silicone, I prefer my own,' and on the chorus, summarizes it all this way: 'I'm not your average girl from the video/ and I ain't built like a supermodel/ but I've learned to love myself unconditionally/ because I am a queen.' 'When I look in the mirror and the only one there is me/ every freckle on my face is where it's supposed to be/ and I know my Creator didn't make no mistakes on me/ my feet, my thighs, my lips, my eyes, I'm loving what I see.' Given her own well-documented history of physical malleability, it's easy to see why Winfrey would tap into this lilting anthem of self-empowerment and self-love. More importantly, it has struck a nerve with women by boldly rejecting the exaggerated, and for most people, unattainable standards of beauty propagated by the media (it was inspired by some male friends gawking over women in a music video).

That song is 'Video,' the first single from India.Arie's Motown debut, 'Acoustic Soul.' Its success has pushed album sales past 700,000 and landed India.Arie the opening slot on Sade's comeback tour. Not only do we love that song, we love you for writing that song. THIS is how you know you've struck a chord: Oprah Winfrey leans into you on her nationally syndicated television show, squeezes your arm and says, 'We love that song.

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