Singer-songwriter Minnie Murphy released a brand-new track, “Get Over It,” available now on all streaming platforms worldwide. Co-written by Minnie, Don Bedell, and Trafton Harvey and available HERE, “Get Over It” tells the story of a narrator who is reeling from a recent heartbreak as she does her best to find a way of moving forward. Minnie vividly describes this experience with relatable lyrics such as “When I’m all cried out, and my tears have dried / But my heavy heart’s too much to set aside / And sleepless sober nights have gone on too long / Well I’d do anything to feel nothing at all.”
A seasoned songwriter, Minnie has worked as a staff writer at Evergreen for the past six years, where she wrote “Get Over It.” She spoke about the meaning of the song, saying, “I think everyone at one time or another has felt restless, lonely, impulsive, and self-destructive due to heartbreak. When we make choices that we know will only make things worse, we are just looking for that instant relief, and choosing to deal with the consequences later is very relatable to me. One of my favorite psychologists, Caroline Myss, said we all share the self-saboteur archetype. Sometimes, it takes a lot of wrestling with ourselves and repeating the same mistakes until we begin to discipline our dark sides. Country music has always bravely revealed real-life struggles in this way, and the beauty of it all to me is that once you hear the raw personal story as a song, someone else can relate, and the healing begins. It lets us know we’re not alone. Music helps to trivialize our dramas because if you can sing about it, you can ‘Get Over It.'”
The mid-tempo track perfectly embodies a country music heartbreak with the steel guitar and lonesome melody. The song also features Minnie’s rich, effortlessly powerful vocals that perfectly blend with the instrumentation while also capturing the listener’s attention.
She didn’t initially plan to release the song. After she found herself frequently listening to the melody, she thought it might be time to share the song with others. She explained, “This song was just a demo, and I had no intentions to put it out myself as an artist until I heard Jon Conley’s track. I found myself listening to it every morning with my coffee. It never got old to me, and I loved how it made me feel when I heard it. We ended up adding steel guitar and some keys and remixing it with John Albani. I’m very proud of the final product. I love the music and melody of this song because it feels so nostalgic and brings me back to the older style of country music I adore so much.”
“Get Over It” is the lead track off Minnie’s upcoming LP, due out later in 2021.
Minnie Murphy was born with music in her DNA. Raised in a musical family in the coastal town of Bellingham, Washington, father Jimmy Murphy, a guitarist, mother Patricia Murphy, a piano player, and she’s a half-sister to early-2000s country staple, Jamie O’Neal.
Minnie voyaged across the country with her father to Nashville, where she had the opportunity to write songs with some of the industry’s finest and record a handful of them at the mere age of 16. Those songs landed her a record deal at Sony Music Nashville a year later and a publishing deal as a songwriter at Tree Publishing alongside her mother.
But Minnie got her first taste of the bitter side of the music industry when the deal fell through when Sony merged with RCA. Turning to survival mode, Minnie waited tables while keeping her musical talents alive with gigs around Nashville, ranging from a one-time gig singing backup for Martina McBride and sister O’Neal on coveted stages, including the Grand Ole Opry and The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, to weekly jobs playing piano and singing cover songs with some of her originals mixed in at Maggiano’s and Sambuca in Nashville. After a patron noticed her at Sambuca, she landed a role in the 2010 film Redemption Road where she sang one of the first songs she ever wrote, “Bluer Than Blue.” Additionally, she toured in France with The Funk Brothers.
Minnie was then offered a deal at a new record company founded by her former team at Sony, only to have her album shelved, sending her back to waiting tables. Around that time, she knocked on the door of Evergreen Records President Johnny Morris, where she shared her desire of being a songwriter, a request granted in the form of her own writing room, and a refreshed perspective on the craft. For over a decade, she has been in Nashville, working as a writer and recording demos. Still a staff writer at Evergreen, where she’s been represented for the past six years, and where she wrote her upcoming single, “Get Over It,” alongside Don Bedell and Trafton Harvey, Minnie is gearing up for the release of new original music.
In 2018, she faced some personal struggles; however, the tides changed for her after having a baby in 2020. Becoming a mother reignited her passion and vision and has led her to record and release new music, a fresh new project unlike any other at this time. Minnie’s new single, “Get Over It,” is reflective and delivers a potent mix of classic traditional country along with her unique musical ability to bring passion and real deal emotion to life, both vocally or instrumentally.
Minnie’s new LP, Evergreen, is due out later in 2021. For more information on Minnie Murphy, visit her Instagram and Facebook.
