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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Summer Breeze, and I'm Feeling...Good.

It was a wonderful night for a moondance.

Michael and I went to see Michael Bublè last night. To say it was a great concert would be a disservice. It was fantastic; Mr. Bublè was in great form; full of energy and fire, a romantic and very entertaining performer who for over two hours kept everyone in the arena clapping and singing along to most of his hits.
But before Michael began his croonfest, his opening act, Naturally 7 got everybody up on their feet. They began the party with an acapella version of Summer Breeze. These seven men from New York didn't need any stinkin' instruments to make the most beautiful music.

I am not the most enthusiastic of Bublè fans. I do like his music, but he's not what I considered to be a superstar...that is, until I saw him live. He really put on one hell of a show last night. He strutted and danced on stage-giving the crowd his biggest hit songs with abandon. He even brought Naturally 7 back to perform Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" to great fanfare.







His most touching songs are ballads; "Home" is a favorite of mine and he really brought the emotion out, dedicating the performance to the troops overseas and their families. But the most emotionally charged performance of the night was at the end. For an encore he came out and killed the crowd with "Cry Me A River" and ended the concert with Time to Say Goodbye, through which he barely kept his composure- he announced that his grandmother had just passed away that day.

How he got through that song last night, heaven only knows. But if you are wanting to see a fantastic concert with incredible heart, humor and of course, talent, do yourself a favor and go see Michael Bublè. He is truly one of the greats.

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