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“Jesse” is the third single from Mia Dyson’s acclaimed fourth album The Moment. The song shines a light on a dark corner of Australia’s history, the practice of forced adoptions. “Jesse” was written after fan Lesley Pearse approached her after a show to ask whether she could write a song about her plight. “Lesley’s story had a profound effect on me,” said Dyson. “As an unwed mother in the early 70's, she was sent to live out her pregnancy away from family and friends