Burt in Brazil (Monday Show)
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:17 pm
Hi Everyone!
I would like to comment with you Burt’s show last night here in Porto Alegre.
It was amazing! An excellent show!
The general structure was the same with the medleys (hits in general; four first hits; and movies), but there were some different points:
1 – God, Give me Strength was included. Mention to Elvis Costello made audience applaud.
2 – Two songs from At This Time: In Our Time (fantastic trumpet solo) and, later on, Go Ask Shakespeare.
3 – Falling Out of Love.
4 – Every Other Our (Comme in Ogni Ora): Burt presented it as a special surprise for the Brazilian audience. So, now I can tell you that it is certainly a song composed by Burt. By the way, he mentioned his new partner Stephen Sader and said they are making a lot of new work together… At least for me this was the first time this song was sung completely in English.
5 – Before playing That’s What Friends Are For, he said it was for his two new friends: President Lula (of Brazil) and “my President” Barack Obama.
6 – When returning for his first encore (there were two as usual), the chosen hit to start with was Baby It’s You. After that, the new and sensational version of Anyday Now. For the second encore: What the World Needs Now and, of course, sing-along Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head.
Theater was almost fool though it was Monday. Audience clapped enthusiastically.
After the show, as always, Burt was very kind to appear in pictures and sign autographs for a bunch of fans, including my whole family. After all, this has been his first appearance in our city.
I would like to comment with you Burt’s show last night here in Porto Alegre.
It was amazing! An excellent show!
The general structure was the same with the medleys (hits in general; four first hits; and movies), but there were some different points:
1 – God, Give me Strength was included. Mention to Elvis Costello made audience applaud.
2 – Two songs from At This Time: In Our Time (fantastic trumpet solo) and, later on, Go Ask Shakespeare.
3 – Falling Out of Love.
4 – Every Other Our (Comme in Ogni Ora): Burt presented it as a special surprise for the Brazilian audience. So, now I can tell you that it is certainly a song composed by Burt. By the way, he mentioned his new partner Stephen Sader and said they are making a lot of new work together… At least for me this was the first time this song was sung completely in English.
5 – Before playing That’s What Friends Are For, he said it was for his two new friends: President Lula (of Brazil) and “my President” Barack Obama.
6 – When returning for his first encore (there were two as usual), the chosen hit to start with was Baby It’s You. After that, the new and sensational version of Anyday Now. For the second encore: What the World Needs Now and, of course, sing-along Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head.
Theater was almost fool though it was Monday. Audience clapped enthusiastically.
After the show, as always, Burt was very kind to appear in pictures and sign autographs for a bunch of fans, including my whole family. After all, this has been his first appearance in our city.
