Concert for Diana
The thing about living in the States is that I’m almost completely deprived of good Brit Pop. When I was home last Christmas I was shocked to see new Take That and All Saints CDs on the racks at SM. When I e-mailed Lynch about it she laughed and said that they’ve been reunited for quite a while already (obviously since their reunion albums were already on the charts).
I felt SO out of it.
Thank goodness for VH1.
Yesterday they aired the 6 hour Concert for Diana. I actually only watched it for (my beloved) Duran Duran but was treated to a whole lot of other great stuff as well.
I absolutely love Duran Duran (and I was pleased to learn, so did Diana. Apparently they’re one of her favorite bands) so its no surprise that I thought their performance (Sunrise, Wild Boys, and Rio) along with their interview was the highlight of the whole concert. I especially enjoyed Simon’s anecdote about Princess Diana checking out his butt at the gym. Can’t blame her: Simon Le Bon’s hot.
The next part that I enjoyed a lot was the Andrew Lloyd Webber set, pretty much because 2 and a half songs were from Phantom which was also a favorite of Diana’s. What can I say? The princess had impeccable taste 
I was quite disappointed that Michael Ball didn’t perform even though he was interviewed. I like Josh Groban a lot and was glad that he sang All I Ask of You with Sarah Brightman, but I would have preferred it if Michael sang instead. I guess his new ‘Santa Claus’ look would have made for an awkward Raoul. Speaking of Sarah Brightman, what was with that performance? I could barely understand what she was singing. I’m sure what little I could understand was because I’ve memorized every word of the song. She didn’t enunciate well at all. I expected so much more of her; being the original Christine, and all. It seemed that Andrea Bocelli, who doesn’t speak much English at all, spoke so much clearer than Sarah. I was very disappointed in her though I generally enjoyed the ALW set.
I was extremely pleasantly surprised when Take That took to the stage and though I wasn’t familiar with the new songs they sang, I enjoyed them just the same. I quite liked Patience; it was Gary Barlow at his best. But I was just thrilled (or "chuffed" as they say in the UK) when they sang Back For Good and it must be said that seeing Prince William dance and sing along was just priceless!
Other memorable appearances: Boris Becker and John McEnroe (both looking really spiffy in leather jackets), Gillian Anderson ("Oh my god!!! It’s Scully!").
