周六廣場音樂會

度假回來的第一天就趕上了難得的好天氣，氣溫高達76度，破了幾十年的記錄。 下午在 Pioneer Courthouse Square 聽了一場露天音樂會 - Pink Martini's Thomas Lauderdale, Storm Large, and China Forbes, members of the State Symphony, and The Von Trapp Children. 陣容相當強大。 前州長和夫人也齊齊到場助陣。

演出的曲目也非常經典。 耳熟能詳的有“As Time Goes By", "Danny Boy", "My Favorite Things", "Over the Rainbow", "Summertime", "Shenandoah", "Take Me Home Country Road"...

我個人最喜歡的是Irving Berlin的"Always"...

I'll be loving you - always

With a love that's true - always

When the things you've planned

Need a helping hand

I will understand - always

Days may not be fair - always

That's when I'll be there - always

Not for just an hour

Not for just a day

Not for just a year

But always

演出的高潮是Large的"I will Survive"。她全情投入，隨著音樂舞動身體，got totally wild。 跟她唱"Splendor in the Grass"時的風格完全不同。 but I really enjoyed it....全場觀眾無不起立跳動.

It's so hard to follow. 接下來Forbes演唱了一首"Shenandoah"。銜接的非常好。 把觀眾又帶進了又一種情緒。

演出的結束曲是Beatles那首著名的"Hey Jude"。又是一次全場大合唱 - Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and made it better. Remember to let her under your skin, then you'll begin to make it better better better better better better, oh...

Oh what a beautiful day. I've got a wonderful feeling that everything is going my way....