Singer-songwriter August Benjamin has released “Rose Marie,” a story about a woman who spends her life searching for a place where she can finally feel she belongs.
Blending Singer-Songwriter Americana and Red Dirt, the song weaves a deeply personal story into the broader sweep of history, touching on the Holocaust, religious conversion, emigration, and loneliness. Rose Marie manages to start a new life, raise a family, and leave her past behind, yet the feeling of being an outsider never truly fades. At the heart of the song is a simple but painful truth: you can change countries and start over, yet still never find a place where you’re allowed to simply be yourself.
