I went to see NKOTB last night with my friend…wow…did we have fun!!! It was one of the best concerts I have seen.  They were just so entertaining.  They played for over two hours and were on fire right from the start.  They played all my favourite songs, new and old.  I was so happy that Joey sang Please Don’t Go Girl and he still sounded wonderful.  He also sang Single, and rocked it in a gold lame shirt.  Not many men could pull that off.  He did this amazing dance with a female dancer during Twisted.  It was hot!!

NKOTB Reunion

Donnie didn’t disappoint, with awesome renditions of Hanging Tough and Games, and lots of fun crowd interaction.  My personal favourite was when he said they were going to make Ottawa HOT-tawa.  I giggled quite a bit over that one.

Jordan came out at the beginning of his solo song in this billowy white shirt with a massive fan on him, and then in one swift movement popped it open so it flew behind him – it was possibly the cheesiest moment EVER.  Of course, the crowd all screamed and giggled like crazy.

Joey McIntyre

Another great moment at the beginning of the show was when Joey was up on a riser at the side of the stage and it was really dark, so he yelled out in the middle of the song, “Can I get a spotlight over here” and when no spotlight came, “$20 for a spotlight over here”, and then finally it came and he was so happy.  It was very fun.  All the chatting with the crowd was really fun and I enjoyed hearing their Boston accents so much.  It really was such a fun night.  I am already plotting when I can see them next.

A big shout out to the Jabbawockees who opened for them…they were phenomenal – I just love to watch them dance.  Of course their highlight was the dance they did to the NKOTB song

NKOTB Tour

Welcome to my new favourite song…I can listen to it over and over and over and over and really, over again…

Give it a listen yourself here.

I heard it for the first time on So You Think You Can Dance Canada, where Nico and Allie did a beautiful contemporary dance to it and immediately had to get the song.

There are so many things I like about this song.  I love David Cook’s voice – it brings me back to the most awesome ’80s power ballads.  It is so raspy and cool to listen to.  The words are absolutely beautiful, and and written for his brother who has cancer.

“Is the moment where I look you in the eye?
Forgive my promise that you’ll never see me cry”

The arrangement is beautiful and really showcases Cook’s voice and the lyrics.  I can’t understand why I am not hearing it on the radio yet?  It should be on there all the time.

Anyhow give it a listen, or many.  I love it.

My new favourite song is Mika’s Happy Ending.  If you want to hear it, here is a link to the video on YouTube.  A friend and I make each other mixed cds of our current favourite music and send them to each other.  She lives far away so the music is often different, but sometimes we send each other cds with a bunch of the same songs on them.  Her latest cd had Happy Ending on it…I had heard it before but never really listened to it.  What a terrific song!  It is so bombastic and wonderful to sing along to.  I also really like the melancholy of the lyrics, they seem to suit my mood lately.  I am not my usual up and happy so this song’s vision of no happy ending just really suits me.  It is very very fun and I don’t even like Mika’s other big hit, Grace Kelly.  Take a listen and let me know what you think.  If you really want to enjoy it, wait until you are alone and crank it up really loud and sing along…it will make you feel better

Sometimes a bitter song is just the best kick-start to your day.  I love the songs that are sung by angry women, all powerful and cranky.  Songs like Hit ‘em Up Style by Blu Cantrell are awesome.  The best bitter song ever though is You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette.  It was her first hit off the Jagged Little Pill album and I have to say I didn’t really care for any other songs off it other than Head Over Feet which was like the anti-bitter song.  You Oughta Know is just so raw with pain and anger…I love it.  She must have been really ticked off with the guy she wrote it about.  I don’t have anyone in my life I am that angry at but wow, it just feels like I could when I sing along to that one.  And the lyrics are humourous as well…humour and bitter is a great combination.  The best moment I ever had listening to the song was in Israel with my husband driving in a car with my cousins, and that song came on the radio.  They were both singing along in the front seat of the car while my husband and I looked at each and giggled because we were pretty sure they didn’t understand what they were singing…especially the line about “going down on you in the theatre”.