I’m off a day on picking a song for Jamesy’s Motivational Music Monday, but I think I’m excused. I was kind of busy yesterday. You see, Adele was playing at the Key Arena in Seattle, and we were fortunate enough to be there. A fabulous performer to the very core, and such a down to earth girl to boot. She interacted with the audience brilliantly, even pulling some fans on stage at different times, completely making their entire year I’m sure. Following are scenes from the evening, a couple of videos I recorded, plus my choice for MMM.
Starting the evening off at a local restaurant, The Yard House. The food was 5-star delicious:
Waiting for the show to start. The eyes open when she comes on:
Her set was fabulous and the big screen was great, sometimes zooming in on her face, sometimes showing random stuff:
Sold out concert, and she had everyone lighting the torches on their phones (this was way before the encore):
Last song of the night after nearly 2-1/2 hours:
The Space Needle at night:
The first video I recorded was “Hello.” It’s probably not as intense on the video, but Seattle put off a lot of energy for her last night:
The next one I recorded was “Skyfall.” In this one, you can see just how cool her set really was.
As for my song for the week, I’m sticking with Adele and her latest, “Send My Love (To Your New Lover).”
If there was one performer/group that you wish could see live, who would that be?
It’s Monday! Ummmm… yay? Okay, well, yay for Motivational Music Monday at 50 in 50 Marathon Quest! Time to post some music that you’re enjoying this week! Got any ’80s songs that you’re in love with? Shout ’em out!!
I mentioned yesterday that James and I went to see Howard Jones and OMD over the weekend, so I think it’s most fitting that I come up with something from good old Howard, one of my all-time favorites.
I think one of the reason’s I was so drawn to Howard is because he was a fabulous lyricist. His words had meaning, and, as an impressionable teenager, I could relate to most of what he was trying to say. The song I chose is probably not a mainstream hit, but it is upbeat and a happy little tune, kind of quirky really. It’s called, “Life In One Day.” The lyrics follow, but I also chose a video that plays the lyrics. The original video is actually quite annoying, with breaks here and there and people talking in the middle of it, and if you’re actually going to listen to the song, then I want you to hear the song as I heard it back in the day.
Lyrics
The old man said to me Said don’t always take life so seriously Play the flute And dance and sing your song
Try and enjoy the here and now The future will take care of itself somehow The grass is never greener over there Time will wear away the stone Gets the hereditary bone
Don’t try to live your life in one day Don’t go speed your time away Don’t try to live your life in one day Don’t go speed your time away
The old man said to me Said you can’t change the world single-handedly Raise a glass enjoy the scenery Pretend the water is champagne And fill my glass again and again While the wolves are gathering round your door Time will wear away the stone Gets the hereditary bone
The old man said to me Said don’t always take life so seriously Play the flute And dance and sing your song
Try and enjoy the here and now The future will take care of itself somehow The grass is never greener over there Time will wear away the stone Gets the hereditary bone
I tried to live my life in one day Don’t go speed your time away
I bit off more than I can chew Only so much you can do
Wolves are gathering round my door Ask them in and invite some more
I tried to live my life in one day Don’t go speed your time away
Of course, the song that got me started on my positive thinking way of life was from him, “Things Can Only Get Better.” I listened to that song over and over again until I truly believed those words, heart and soul (it’s not easy being a teenager). I recorded a snippet of it at the concert… I wanted to sing and dance, too, but no way was I doing that on camera, so I only recorded about a minute. The lyrics to the first verse follow.
Lyrics
We’re not scared to lose it all security throw through the wall Future dreams we have to realize A thousand skeptic hands won’t keep us from the things we plan Unless we’re clinging to the things we prize
And do you feel scared, I do But I won’t stop and falter And if we threw it all away Things can only get better Wow wow wow oh, wow wow wow oh oh oh oh
A long, long time ago in a land far, far away, (okay, really it was just February and it was right here in Lake Stevens), I talked about how James scored us some tickets to go see Howard Jones and OMD (you can read about it here). Last night was the night. Thankfully, the park officials knew it was going to be mostly attended by… older… adults, and as such, the concert started at 6. It’s funny, but James and I were commenting about how, if this were way back when, we would’ve had a “before” party, a “during” party, and an “after” party, quite possibly not calling it a night until 4 or 5 a.m. It’s great to be a grown-up now, but it sure is fun to take a step back in time every now and again. That being said, we were home just after 10, :D. Here are scenes from my evening.
Howard Jones: He was rockin’ the tight white trousers that were so popular in the ’80s. The man can still sing.
OMD: They rocked it as well. Totally impressed.
There was lots of dancing (this man is gearing up to spin her around):
Lots of people:
Great food:
Great ambiance:
A young girl who was none too pleased about hanging out with a bunch of middle-aged rockers:
Even with an outside concert, there were fun stage effects:
And, finally, me… so very happy to be spending an evening with my honey and Howard Jones:
Are you loving the comeback of the great ’80s bands? Do you enjoy outside venues for a concert setting?
Never A Dull Bling 