Wow.
Wow. Can we talk about this? I just had an out-of-this-world, surreal experience. I just saw some of the best performances in my life (sorry, Spice Girls, you really don’t compare, even on your reunion tour) by John Legend and Estelle. I’ve never felt so much raw emotion (different from the screaming fan kind of way) from both the performers and the crowd. Oh yeah, they were talented, too. Too talented.
I had always thought that their music (especially JL), although unique and transcendental in composition, still reverberated with situations and circumstances in everyday life. But it was tonight when I really felt that they connected with the audience members. They sing of the joys, the struggles that women and men face in relationships, both romantic and platonic. The way they sang their songs live nailed the emotions they tried to convey.
The crowd was amazing, too. I was seriously one of about ten or fifteen other Asians/non-black people in a 14,000 person crowd. Yet, I didn’t feel any different from anyone else. I joined other women in bemoaning how men got to basically cut the line because a) men and women were segregated for security checks. Since there were less men at the concert, it took much less time for them to get through security check. At other times, I sang and danced with everyone around me during our favorite songs (for me, it was all of them).
Even more importantly, I went to the concert with two good friends who are just as fun-loving and wonderful as everyone else!
In short, it was an unforgettable evening and I couldn’t be happier.