In this emotional video, Natalie explains that when she wrote Wonder she didn’t know who it was about until she met this special set of twins with Epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Over the years, Natalie’s song, Wonder, has become a treasured anthem for the special needs community. I was so grateful my daughter and her classmates had the chance to experience such a touching and inspiring story.
I saw the film along with my daughter’s class for a school field trip. The film Wonder was released in November 2017 and stars Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay, and Mandy Patinkin. Natalie’s song Wonder was released on her album TigerLily in 1995 and it inspired RJ Palacio’s 2012 best-selling young adult novel, Wonder. Wonder: Introducing Natalie Merchant, released in correlation with the film Wonder – which was inspired by Natalie’s song, Wonder. Recently I searched up Natalie Merchant on Spotify to make a Natalie Merchant playlist, (since all my 10,000 Maniacs and Natalie Merchant albums are on CDs,) and I noticed she has a collection of tracks.
