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Things We Saw Today: Sia’s Music Video for “The Greatest” Memorializes Orlando Shooting

Sia’s music video for her song “The Greatest” is a tribute to the Orlando nightclub shooting. In the video, 49 dancers (the same amount of people massacred at the Pulse night club) perform a powerful routine. The write-up at The Atlantic analyzes the imagery in the video and also discusses the challenges of memorializing tragedy through pop music.

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That’s what we saw today, what did you see?

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