I arrived late for the show thinking it would start at the usual 9PM. I just arrived in time to finish Xanadu, which was a drag, since it was one of the songs I was really looking forward for her to sing. I was a bit thrown off during the first part of her show as she immediately did Magic and Suddenly which were, again, some of the songs I really liked from her. At this point, I was still catching my breath since I had to rush to Araneta after watching the musical, Jekyll and Hyde in Makati, so I wasn't able to prepare my camera to video her performances for the two songs. Tsk tsk....
Anyhow, soon as I settled, ONJ, as one of my seatmates called out to her, launched into a medley of country songs which included Dolly Parton's Jolene and John Denver's Country Roads. That started the nostalgia feel a bit for me.
One thing for sure was that she still sounded good and looked good! She looked fit even considering she'd be like 10 years older than me, or maybe more!
Continuing on, the most applauded parts from her show tonight were her songs from Grease - not surprisingly. I didn't know Hopelessly Devoted To You came from that movie. Why haven't they remade that movie yet? They already remade Footloose and Dirty Dancing, why not Grease? Today's generation should be able to discover the beauty of this catchy pop musical.
Yes, she did Physical and yes, she danced to it, launching it first as a mellow song, then stopping one-fourth of the way and asked the audience, "Would you like to hear it in its original form?" - which of course got a loud YES from everyone. Well, some did stand and danced to it but my seatmates were content to clap and sway. Really, it was a very mature audience last night!
Physical may be her most popular hit, but it was I Honestly Love You which really brought the house down. This was the first spontaneous standing ovation that I saw in a live show this year. Most of the audience, mature as they were, were content to sit the concert through, but once ONJ finished the song, the reaction was just spontaneous - it was so beautiful to see! I'm sure it moved ONJ too! Even the guys beside me were cheering for her when she was singing that song.
With all the love songs she sang last night, I'm sure many in the audience felt like it was Valentine's Day all over again!
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