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
Pink ended 2016 in the best possible way, by announcing the birth of her second child, Jameson Moon Hart. Its been a busy year for Pink in 2017, lets take a look back at what she got up to…
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January
Pink threw Willow a ‘Big Sister’ party
The Harts attended the Los Angeles Women’s March on 21st January
May
In May, Pink, Carey and friends took part in Chef’s Cycle to raise money for No Kid Hungry by cycling 100 miles.
June
Tour rehearsals began!
July
Pink went back on the road performing at summer festivals.
August
Pink’s big comeback came in August when she released her first lead single from an album in five years. Released on 10th August, What About Us topped the charts worldwide.
Pink continued with her promo tour travelling throughout Europe where she played at locations such as Berlin, Budapest, and V Festival in the UK.
While in the UK, Pink also visited Radio One Studios to perform at the Live Lounge, which was released the following month on her birthday.
To end the month, Pink attended the MTV Video Music Awards with Carey and Willow, where she accepted the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, presented to her by Ellen DeGeneres.
Pink performed a medley of her greatest hits and dedicated her acceptance speech to her daughter.
September
Pink attended more promo appearances throughout September.
October
On 13th October 2017, Pink’s seventh studio album, Beautiful Trauma, was released. The album topped the charts at number 1 in many countries worldwide.
Pink did numerous promo appearances throughout October to support the new album.
November
Pink continued her promo in November, and headed back to Europe towards the end of the month. She also attended the Country Music Awards with Willow and performed Barbies. At the American Music Awards she wowed the audience with a live performance of Beautiful Trauma while performing on the side of a hotel building and a performance with Kelly Clarkson.
December
Pink concluded the promo tour in Europe. She performed on the X Factor final in the UK and did appearances in France and Germany.
Jameson Moon Hart, born 26.12.2016
In November, Pink surprised everyone with the news that she was pregnant with her second child. The Harts shared the news of the birth of Jameson Moon Hart via social media.
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.”
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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 This Day in Pink History… 20th December 2009, Carey surprised Pink on stage!
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…
On This Day in Pink History, 17th December 2002, Family Portrait was released
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… 10th December 2013, Pink was presented with Billboard’s Woman of the Year Award
On This Day in Pink History… 9th December 2012, Pink played at the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball in London
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On This Day in Pink History… 8th December 2012, Pink performed Try on Wetten Dass
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