'One World Together At Home': Viewers tell Kacey Musgraves "hands off our rights!" after she asks them to stay at home
Kacey Musgraves sang ‘Rainbow’ from her home during the 'One World' special tonight and it has led to everything from tears to backlash from people who believe their rights are being taken away.
"I’m must be allergic to @KaceyMusgraves," tweets one user, adding "cause every time I hear her I start tearing up." Another joked, "petition to change the national anthem to rainbow by @KaceyMusgraves" and one fan said, "I don’t care if I’m just gay and basic ‘Rainbow’ is my favorite Kacey Musgraves song"
"I love this woman so much," tweeted one fan, while another stated "Man, Kacey is making me cry with Rainbow @KaceyMusgraves #GoldenHour #Rainbow #TogetherAtHome #OneWorldTogetherAtHome"
One fan said, "Also, yes I was full-on weeping while shaving my head in the bathroom mirror as Kacey Musgraves sang 'Rainbow'." Another tweeted, "kacey musgraves singing “it’ll all be alright” in rainbow is all i’ll ever need in life"
This song strikes an emotional chord with most who hear it, as one fan states, "It doesn't matter where I am or what I'm doing, when I hear @KaceyMusgraves sing Rainbow I just breakdown. That songs means so much to me in a million different ways. #musicheals"
Even non-fans found themselves moved by Musgraves' performance. "I'll admit, I'd never listened to @KaceyMusgraves before, but beautiful voice and beautiful soul, thank you for joining the movement! #TogetherAtHome," said one viewer.
"If there ever was a song to go to during this, it’s Rainbow. Thank you @KaceyMusgraves," tweeted one fan, while another said "rainbow by @KaceyMusgraves is the modern equivalent to landslide, no questions at this time please." Landslide, written by Stevie Nicks and performed by Fleetwood Mac, is another song that can feel rather apt for what we're all going through at present, since it refers to the overwhelming feeling of life is crashing down on you.
Unfortunately, Musgraves' moving performance was not received well by all and her call for viewers to stay at home was met with some resistance and backlash.
Responding to a tweet from 'Global Citizens' that echoed Musgraves' call for social distancing, one viewer tweeted, "No. Allowing our civil liberties & constitutional rights to be violated & our economy to be destroyed by this overblown bioweapon from China is insane. Wear your masks & gloves if you want to, please wash your hands & cough in your elbow, but hands off our rights!" while another responded with a gif of Cardi B saying "F*CK YOU." One viewer claimed, "The flu killed 4x as many people under 45 by this time last year. This entire thing is a SHAM"