Music

I’m feeling nostalgic this evening so here’s a playlist featuring some of the sappiest 80s easy listening tunes for you to either mock, or sing along to.

Laugh all you want… I am a child of the 80s after all. :p

Little Jeannie, by Elton John
It Might Be You, by Stephen Bishop
Stuck On You, by Lionel Richie
Holding Back The Years, by Simply Red
Foolish Heart, by Steve Perry
Through The Barricades, by Spandau Ballet
Fragile, by Sting
Sailing, by Christopher Cross
She’s Like The Wind, by Patrick Swayze
In Too Deep, by Genesis
Drive, by The Cars
Don’t Give Up, by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush

(My other Friday Night playlists can be found here, here and here.)

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The text simply read:

You wanna go James Morrison’s gig tonight? Please call me back.

I stared at it for a good five seconds, wondering how on earth could I have possibly not known there was a James Morrison gig happening. Without hesitation, I called my cousin back immediately to say YES! YES! YES! How do you say ‘No’ to a James Morrison gig, right?

Apparently, she had scored a pair of tickets from her lecturer who was working this private acoustic session for only 200 people, filmed exclusively for MTV. Shrieks filled my head.

It was without a doubt one of the most spontaneous things I’ve ever done. I only had 30 minutes to get ready, get the cab to swing by her place, before heading off to the Resorts World Sentosa Waterfront Studios.

The crowd was quite noticeably older. And by older, I mean my age. I was glad, actually, to see there were no screaming fangirls in sight. I’d hate for this intimate sesh to be interrupted by countless declarations of “I love you, James”. I just wanted to enjoy the man’s music.

It was a solid near one-hour set with songs from all his albums. Naturally, most of the songs he performed were from his new album, but I was really happy to hear Broken Strings live. It was every bit as good as I’d always imagined it to be. To many, the mark of a true artist is when he sounds exactly like he does (or better than) on his album and folks? James Morrison sounds A-MAH-ZING live. He was also quite a bit of a charmer (a Brit accent always helps) with his little anecdotes, and did a hilarious impression of Michael Jackson while introducing his song Slave to the Music. I wish there was an encore number or two, but I guess that doesn’t happen with these taped gigs? I would’ve loved to hear his cover of Man in the Mirror, because it’s really that good.

The session airs on April 28, on MTV Asia, so be sure to check it out. :)

Thanks again, Bitty, for thinking of me! *kiss*

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Song of the Day, since I’m naturally in a James Morrison mood.