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Maren Morris Pays Tribute To Queen Elizabeth On Twitter

Maren Morris posted a rustic black and white video of herself playing the 2007 Patty Griffin song “Up To The Mountain (MLK song)” on Twitter to honor Queen Elizabeth, who…

Maren Morris Pays Tribute To Queen Elizabeth On Twitter
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Maren Morris posted a rustic black and white video of herself playing the 2007 Patty Griffin song "Up To The Mountain (MLK song)" on Twitter to honor Queen Elizabeth, who passed away at age 96 on September 8.

Maren sat down at the piano in her basement and, without saying a word started to sing the song's lyrics, "I went up to the mountain / Because you asked me to / Up over the clouds / To where the sky was blue / I could see all around me / Everywhere / I could see all around me / Everywhere / Sometimes I feel like / I've never been nothing but tired / And I'll be walking / Till the day I expire / Sometimes I lay down / No more can I do / But then I go on again / Because you ask me to / Some days I look down / Afraid I will fall / And though the sun shines / I see nothing at all / Then I hear your / sweet voice, oh / Oh, come and then go, come and then go / Telling me softly / You love me so."

The song, written by Griffin, was inspired by Martin Luther King's last speech. Patty is a vocalist and plays guitar and piano, known for her stripped-down songwriting style in the folk music genre. Numerous musicians have covered her songs, including Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, Kelly Clarkson, Sugarland, Bette Midler, and The Chicks.

Maren captioned the video on Twitter, "Up to the mountain, Queen. Crown emoji @PattyGMusic (yes, I'm calling the piano tuner after this)."

Several fans commented on the touching post, including one who wrote, "This is so beautiful." Another fan wrote, "You sing like my Angel, feel it, and let it out, my love." One more fan commented, "A beautiful tribute. I’m sure HM would have loved it. The piano sounds fine but I’m sure your ear is better than mine."

Maren Morris tends to dazzle a bit when she hits the stage in concert on her "Girl Tour," or just playing a promotional gig, award show performance and of course will do the same her upcoming dates on buddy Miranda Lambert's "Pink Guitars and Road Side Bars Tour."

Just because we can, we take a look as Maren's great stage moments through the years.

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Maren Morris performs onstage during the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards at T-Mobile Arena on April 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Maren Morris performs a private concert at The McKittrick Hotel on September 12, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)


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Maren Morris perfroms onstage during the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Maren Morris performs onstage at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Maren Morris performs exclusively for Hilton Honors members at Gotham Hall on May 11, 2018 in New York City.


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Maren Morris (C) performs with John Osborne (L) and T.J. Osborne (R) of Brothers Osborne onstage during the 54th Academy Of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 07, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Maren Morris performs on stage for day 4 of the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 09, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Maren Morris and Brandi Carlile perform on stage for day 4 of the 2019 CMA Music Festival on June 09, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Maren Morris performs with Zedd at Coachella Stage during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 21, 2019 in Indio, California.


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Maren Morris performs at her “GIRL: The World Tour” at Brooklyn Steel on May 03, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.