On This Day in Pink History, 31st December 2008, Pink performed at Wasted Space in Las Vegas
Setlist (from setlist.fm)
Funhouse
Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely)
One Foot Wrong
Sober
Who Knew
Trouble
Crazy
Get The Party Started
So What
Counting down to New Year
Thanks to PinksMidori & Liz Cisneros for uploading the videos to YouTube
If we thought that 2015 was a quiet year for Pink, it was nothing compared to 2016. Although Pink released the single Just Like Fire for the 2016 movie, Alice Through the Looking Glass, she spent the second half of the year away from the spotlight until she surprised us with the announcement of her pregnancy. Lets take a look back at some of the highlights of what Pink got up to in 2016…
January
Pink attended the Stella McCartney Autumn Presentation in Hollywood.
March
In March, Pink re-joined Instagram with a public account for her fans to follow.
April
In April, Pink released the single Just Like Fire, which she had wrote for the soundtrack of Disney’s Alice Through the Looking Glass.
May
In early May 2016, Pink and Willow did a Facebook live video chat with fans.
Pink was then on The Ellen Show…
Pink appeared as a guest judge on the Voice
Later on in the month, Pink attended the Alice premiere and was on The Jimmy Kimmel Show, where she was surprised by Johnny Depp. There was also a performance of Just Like Fire and White Rabbit
Pink also performed Just Like Fire at the Billboard Music Awards in May…
June
In June, Pink attended the 5th Annual SYV Polo Classic event and performed at the Genentech Gives Back event.
July
Pink teamed up with country singer Kenny Chesney to release the duet Setting the World on Fire
Pink then took some time out to be away from the spotlight and to spend time with her family. There were many rumours about a new album and tour, but in November she surprised us all with the announcement of her pregnancy!
UPDATE!
This post was originally created a few days ago, I left it as close to the end of the year as possible to create this post, but on Wednesday 28th December, Pink took to Instagram to announce the birth of Jameson Moon Hart! Jameson was born on 26th December (Boxing Day!) and Pink posted the cutest photos of the new born’s arrival…
Congratulations to the Hart family and welcome to the world little Jameson!
In November 2016, Pink announced via social media that the Harts were expecting their second child.
On Wednesday 28th December, she announced that she had a Boxing Day baby boy on 26th December 2016.
Jameson Moon Hart 26.12.16
Pink and Carey have stated in past interviews that if they were to have a baby boy they would name him Jameson. “My dad’s name is James, and my brother’s name is Jason. [Carey and I] are both Irish, Carey’s middle name is Jason, and Jameson—we like whiskey. That’s a no brainer.”
Congratulations to Pink and Carey on the birth of your beautiful baby boy. And to Willow – congrats on becoming a big sister!
Merry Christmas from PinkHistory!
Although its been a quiet year for P!nk, that doesn’t mean she hasn’t been making Pink History over the last 12 months, from releasing soundtrack single Just Like Fire for the 2016 Alice movie, to announcing her pregnancy, P!nk has still had a very busy year!
As Pink spends the Christmas holidays with her family and those close with her, there are no daily events to post over the next few days (apart from paparazzi sightings, which will never be posted on Pink History!!), but please stay tuned over the next few days for some fun and exciting posts over Christmas! Bookmark this page and follow Pink History on Facebook and Twitter to make sure you don’t miss out! Pink History will be back with the daily posts on 27th December.
Also, join us on Instagram where we will be making some special posts over the Christmas holidays.
I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has followed and supported PinkHistory over the last 12 months. Every like, comment and follow really means a lot to me, and it makes all the hard work put into this project worth it. Pink fans really are the ‘most loyal, dedicated motherfuckers’ out there. I’m so proud to be a part of the Pink family!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all Pink fans and their families
Love,
PinkHistory xoxo
On This Day in Pink History… 21st December 2006, Dear Mr President was released
Dear Mr President was recorded for Pink’s fourth album, I’m Not Dead. The song, featuring Indigo Girls, is an open letter to then President of the United States, George W. Bush, written by Pink and Billy Mann. The song criticizes several areas of Bush’s administration and terms in office, including the Iraq War, No Child Left Behind Act, disapproval of equal rights for homosexuals, lack of empathy for poor and middle class citizens, Bush’s strong religious beliefs, and Bush’s drinking and drug usage in college. Pink felt that it was one of the most important songs she had ever written.
The song received positive reviews by music critics. Bill Lamb noted that Pink has rarely made songs about social problems: “the searing anti-Bush “Dear Mr. President” (…) “a folkie singalong” (…) The Indigo Girls lend their sizable instrumental and background vocal punch” and he highlighted it.Robert Christgau noted that Pink thinks “Bush did coke and teens care about the homeless.” Entertainment Weekly described Dear Mr. President “with its incongruous folkie social concern and Bush-baiting applause lines.” Los Angeles Times said that Pink taps her inner Ani DiFranco on the confrontational “Dear Mr. President.” NY Times noted that the song is “well meaning” and “hectoring” and that it grows even more sententious. PopMatters praised the single with long overview: “Oh, and speaking of presidents, Pink’s musical letter to the Commander-in-Chief (“Dear Mr. President”) is just as topical. The Indigo Girls tag along for moral support and, with lyrics like “How can you say, ‘no child is left behind’ / we’re not dumb and we’re not blind” or “You’ve come a long way, from whiskey and cocaine”, you just know that if she’d made the song a few years earlier, it would have been featured in Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 911. You also get the impression that this is personal for Pink, that she’s not doing it to be trendy. On the lyric page for “Dear Mr. President”, there’s a picture of Pink in an oval frame. Red, white, and blue ribbons are tied to the frame and her father’s dog tags share the reddish page.” Rolling Stone told that Pink writes a scathing letter in “Dear Mr. President” (“You’ve come a long way from whiskey and cocaine!”) and critic praised “cooing righteous folk harmonies with Indigo Girls.” Sal Cinquemani was mixed: “”Dear Mr. President,” which cleverly uses George W. Bush’s own words against him, pales next to Missundaztood’s “My Vietnam.”
Wikipedia
A music video was released with the single of a live performance of Dear Mr President, recorded in the UK on the I’m Not Dead tour.
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On 20th December 2009, Pink played at TUI Arena in Hannover, Germany, on the Funhouse Tour. During the performance of So What, Carey surprised Pink on stage, by replacing dancer Leo, this is what happened…
Family Portrait, written by Pink and Scott Storch, was released as the fourth and final single from Pink’s second album, Missundaztood.
Pink wrote the song to help her deal with her parents divorce when she was a child.
According to Pink’s father, James Moore Jr., during an E! Entertainment’s E! True Hollywood Story, this song has been unofficially named the national anthem for young kids who have been through the harsh effects of divorce of their parents: “I have got letters from parents thanking us from this song.” The song, which she wrote and composed in collaboration with Scott Storch, was still going strong as of late April 2012, with millions of hits on YouTube and millions of albums sold from Missundaztood. “It took me a while to listen to ‘Family Portrait’ without getting emotional,” Pink’s mother told E! True Hollywood Story. Although the song addresses how Pink struggled through her parents’s divorce, it is also addressed to kids, to encourage them to talk with their parents about how they feel about their divorce.
Wikipedia
Family Portrait is included in most set lists.
Family Portrait performed well in singles charts worldwide, reaching the top 20 in many countries
PinkHistory’s favourite performances of Family Portrait
On This Day in Pink History, 14th December 2010, Fuckin’ Perfect was released
Fuckin’ Perfect was released by LaFace Records and RCA Records as the second single from The Greatest Hits… So Far! The song was written by Pink with Max Martin and Shellback, and it was also recorded as a radio-friendly edit – ‘Perfect’.
The song received mostly positive reviews from music critics, and it also received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance.
In 2011, Fuckin’ Perfect was ranked at number-fourteen on the Top 40 Year-End Chart, behind her previous single Raise Your Glass, based on Mediabase.
Fuckin’ Perfect was included in the setlist for The Truth About Love tour, and was performed as the clean, acoustic version.
The music video for Fuckin’ Perfect was filmed towards the end of 2010, during Pink’s first few months of pregnancy. Dave Meyers, who has worked with Pink on many of her music videos before, directed the video. It focuses on the life of a woman who overcomes several struggles during her life. The lead role was played by Tina Majorino, as confirmed by Pink via Twitter and Facebook, describing her as “insanely talented”.
Pink used this music video to raise awareness for the struggles people go through, including self harm, bulling, suicide, depression and eating disorders. She posted a message on her official website about the video:
Cutting, and suicide, two very different symptoms of the same problem, are gaining on us. (the problem being; alienation and depression. the symptoms; cutting and suicide). I personally don’t know a single person who doesn’t know at least two of these victims personally.
Pink explains that, while the video may be considered shocking, it is intended to open people’s eyes to these problems. In addition, Pink believes the video is a message to everyone who needs help. Pink described the process of making the video as a “very emotional experience” and related the core theme of “Fuckin’ Perfect” to her yet-to-be-born baby, saying, “I have a life inside of me, and I want her or him to know that I will accept him or her with open and loving and welcoming arms. And though I will prepare this little munchkin for a sometimes cruel world, I will also equip this kid to see all the beauty in it as well.” She also noted that she expects the video to “ruffle some feathers”, meaning it would cause controversy.
The song did well in the charts worldwide.
PinkHistory’s Favourite performances of Fuckin’ Perfect
On This Day in Pink History 12th December 2011, Pink performed with Butch Walker
On This Day in Pink History… 10th December 2013, Pink was presented with Billboard’s Woman of the Year Award
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