Read More: 80 for Brady May Not Be a Masterpiece. “Just Like That” shows Raitt refusing to fade away it shows that stories that are supposed to have been long-finished can be rejuvenated. “As we age, nearly all women notice that they become somewhat invisible in the world, but in the golden era of the women’s film, older women really were expected to fade quietly into the wallpaper,” she wrote. Last week, TIME film critic Stephanie Zacharek wrote a piece pegged to the new film 80 For Brady about how the stories of older women have long mattered little to wider culture. The song is reminiscent of another one of Raitt’s foremost hits, the John Prine-penned “Angel From Montgomery,” partially because both are written from a perspective rarely taken seriously in pop music, or pop culture at large, these days. Raitt delivers a lovely, understated vocal performance as a woman who has long buried her sadness before letting it unleash. It’s a story of how heartbreak can spring into hope, filled with suspense and haunting turns of phrase. Several anonymous voters admitted as much in a recent Variety article, with one complaining about the lack of “real musicians” on the ballot and how “the pendulum is swinging… way into ‘We must appease the TikTok generation.’” Grammy voters tend to be old and white they like it when artists play their own instruments, write their own songs, and uphold long-held traditions.
Raitt has succeeded at the Grammys not just for her overflowing musical talent, but because she’s the kind of artist that the Grammys want to honor, especially in the face of rapidly changing musical trends.
She serves as a bridge both to an older generation and a younger one. In recent years she’s gamely performed in an array of situations, whether duetting with Alicia Keys on an Etta James classic or helping Joni Mitchell read the teleprompter last year. She nabbed her first of 13 trophies in 1990-taking home Album of the Year for the Americana classic Nick of Time-and has remained a frequent onstage presence ever since. Raitt was also likely aided by the fact that her connection with the Grammys is long and deep.
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