Update – March 2026: The artist has removed this song, so it is no longer available online.

Here is a song that is very much in tune with the times and closely connected to current events. The title is quite evocative: "Why Do Bad Things Happen to Such Good People?" With the successive waves of terrorist attacks the world has experienced, it is a question we are entitled to ask.

Parker Twomey shares his emotion and sadness through a very pleasant pop-folk styled ballad. The voice is simple but steady, and it sounds very professional. There is no need to overdo it to deliver a message… a message we all share: we would really like to stop seeing so much bad news on TV.

One might think it is someone already quite advanced in age speaking to us with a clear and thoughtful view of the world. Are you sitting down? He is only 16 years old.