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Vincent and I arrived at The George Michael 25 Live concert at Bercy last night, only to find we were in a classic “I Love Lucy” mishap: Our great, top-price seats were for Monday instead of Tuesday. Reeling with anger and disappointment, we scrambled to find a cash machine so we could buy scalper tickets. We lucked out and got two standing floor room tickets for 50 Euros, half the price they were marked.
As my fallen arches stood for the two-hour plus concert, one word kept coming to mind: sexy, sexy, sexy. His smooth but not-too-croony voice wafted over me with sexiness, whether he was singing a shake-your-hips dance track or a poignant ballad. He’s skilled at seamlessly going from rock to pop to dance music. Dressed in all black, sporting tinted sunglasses and stubble, the look matched his sexy voice.
Some of the highlights were the moving rendition of Roberta Flack’s “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”, a guitar-rocking “Faith”, and a rousing “Father Figure”. He also successfully pulled off two Wham! songs without making them sound dated.
The simple set with three video screens, the middle one showing colorful geometric images and the other two televising the show, made the concert about the music, not special effects. Pitch perfect sound made his voice crystal clear and not overpowered by the music, as with so many recent concerts I’ve been to. It’s the rare performer who can create intimacy in a cavernous stadium with 15,000 people and George Michael did it with flying colors.
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