As February draws to a close, I'm going to make use of the last few days and spam my blog with Kris Allen related posts. I'm ready to get slapped but there's only 2 more days so I don't really care. At first I didn't want to live blog the results show because I want to kick back and scream at my TV (with rage in a completely ballistic manner) and scream at my TV (gushing and squealing with delight every single time the camera does loving close ups of Kris or the Haiti clip shows his gorgeous/hot AND adorkable hairstyle/look) while wishing (in the back of my mind) that I can go down to L.A. with a harpoon and stab FOX in the eye.
Ok, enough said. Here's the full transcript.
10.34pm: Ellen's a refreshing breath of fresh air on the judges panel. Just realised Kris's face appears 4 times in the opening credits!!!
10.35pm: Didi!! Benami!!
10.37pm: Ok, sweep the mediocre guys off the stage please and put Kris on.
10.41pm: Siobhan's nose ring (?) is very very distracting.
10.43pm: I don't get y they pit poor Janell against Katie. It's kinda obvious? I mean Katie in pimp spot 2 nights back? Hello!
10.45pm: And now, WTF??? I'm so angry I want to punch a puppy in the face. Others deserve to get kicked out more. Praying for wildcard...
10.46pm: SEE? SEE THAT WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE?? Thanks. You chose out of tune people than that awesome girl.
10.50pm: Yes Ryan. And u emphasise that Janell is gone by sitting in her spot. ALLISON!!
10.53pm: Paige "I-can't-sing-in-tune-to-save-my-life" Miles... wanna see talent? Look at that red haired girl.
10.56pm: WHAT? THAT OUT OF TUNE GIRL STAYS AND JANELL GOES??? This is crap.
10.57pm: See? Didi vs Ashley. Doesn't take a genius to figure this out.
11.00pm: LOL. Ashley... u sang out of tune on ur exit song. *applaude* Seriously...
11.05pm: No words can describe my extreme annoyance with Tyler "I-want-to-try-and-act-goofy-but-fail" Grady.
11.09pm: Not really interested in the guys because they're mediocre with the exception of Garcia. But seriously, what's-his-face is good.
11.10pm: As in the person singing now. The person voted off. Seriously. Everything is cosmically wrong in this episode.
11.11pm: YAY!!! KRIS IS COMING OUT SOON!! OMGOSH! I'm hyperventilating into the cushion. Someone fetch me my inhaler!!
11.14pm: OMG KRIS KRIS KRIS KRIS!!! OMG OMG OMG!! OH! MY! GOD!!!
11.16pm: I've been screaming Kris's name since he appeared. KRIS!!! KRIS!!! I'm screaming at my TV. KRIS!!
11.17pm: To the guys: Take a look at Kris because u'll never be as good as him. Soak in his pure awesomeness and overflowing talent.
11.17pm: OMG. HE LOOKS TOO CUTE!!! Kris's hair in Haiti rocks. Really makes him look good.
11.18pm: This is what I call THE American Idol. Suck on it guys. Because he puts ALL of u to shame.
11.19pm: Omg. I almost teared at that soulful and emotional performance of 'Let It Be'. And they ended the clip with his hot hairstyle!!!
11.20pm: I'm officially speechless. Every performance by Kris is astounding and perfection. I'm so proud. So happy. So touched.
11.21pm: Ok, I'll try to stop spamming Kris-tweets. Operative word being "try".
11.23pm: So Casey "Sexed-it-up-for-Kara" James and Jermaine "Threw-the-band-under-the-bus" Sellers are safe. Hmm...
11.26pm: Tyler Grady... BUH-BYE. Ur misstep has nothing to do with criticism. U're just unappealing and disgusting and annoying.
11.28pm: The judges should not use terms like "Best I've heard/Best so far/Best of the bunch" so loosely.
11.29pm: The only thing messing my mind now is your face. And your voice. And your retarded actions.
11.30pm: Fyi, it's not in a good way. Only one person can mess my mind in a good way. Felt obliged to put that as Idol ends...
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
top 24 week (girls) with kris allen (?)
So now I'm all clean and hyped up, it's time to start the live blogging on Twitter. Yeah, I know... with only 140 characters it's going to be a pain, so time for me to bring out my dusty dictionary on short forms and acronyms and hit the TV. The full transcript will be posted here as well. Oh, the "?" beside Kris's name is because I don't know if he's on the episode I'm going to watch now or the next. News says it's the 25th results episode which is in 8.5 hours' time but Slezak blogged about him during his live blog along with comments made by a couple of viewers. Never mind, I'll just live blog both if it's tomorrow's episode.
Ok, just finished the 2 hour Idol episode. Here's the full transcript of my live blogging.
12.32am: Watching opening credits. Omg! Kris's face! Again! And again! Wow... Ryan looks good!
12.33am: Who's Paige? Didn't even see her at all. Maybe I wasn't watching closely. Bowersox is 2nd last, surprise much? Didi's 4th last....
12.35am: Hmm... Bowersox 2nd last... hmm... Yes, as much as I admit the girls are better but seriously? PRODUCER MANIPULATION!!!
12.37am: Randy is no longer first. Hopefully he manages to say something useful for the first time in 9 seasons.
12.37am: Ellen's vid is hilarious! That's so her. But I hope she doesn't turn it into The Ellen Show. Thanks FOX for bringing smth relevant.
12.39am: Haven't seen Paige before. Not a good sign.
12.42am: Fine, the last note I'll give it to u. But the opening was so flat. Omg! Notes were off. Let's see what the judges say.
12.42am: Simon, R U DEAF??? Best voice??? Ok, the song choice doesn't matter because she CANNOT SING.
12.43am: Kara, she "slayed" the verses, i.e. PHYSICALLY ABUSED. Omg Ellen! Don't fall into the producer's control!! she DIDN'T SOUND GREAT.
12.48am: Does Ashley look like Jordin Sparks? Or does she look like Jordin Sparks?
12.50am: Is there something wrong with the sound system on Idol or was she not hitting the low notes? Had to up my volume by volumes.
12.52am: Randy FINALLY makes a relevant comment! Cheers! Let's bring out the wine and celebrate!!!
12.57am: Janell, please please please give us a good performance. U're the first 3 so u might not be pimped but I'm wow-ed by ur House of The Rising Sun.
12.59am: Nice! Pants maybe a bit too tight? Hands were definitely shaking. HOTRS best still. She needs an Idol moment if she's in Top 12.
1.00am: Unfortunately, Simon's right. She underdelivered. Surprisingly, Kara's giving concrete advice and being way less annoying.
1.02am: Urgh. Lily still with the grey/white hair. Change it. For the love of God. At least Allison's hair rocked.
1.07am: Lily has very nice vocals. Her voice is rememberable. If there's such a word. Like the way she puts a bluesy spin on the song.
1.08am: Green dress not really matching, imo. Agree with Ellen totally. Simon, really? "Best so far"?
1.09am: No star power? That's what u said about Kris last season and guess what? He won. Do u want to eat ur words in ur last season Simon?
1.10am: Kara please. Stop it. Omg. THAT'S obnoxious. You honestly think you're Ellen?
1.16am: WHAT IS WITH THE OUTFIT KATELYN??? Looks like some skanky bar girl singing in a bar.
1.18am: Kate has a competent voice but definitely overshadowed by some of the stronger voices in the competition atm.
1.20am: But kudos for changing up the song though.
1.21am: Haeley, CUT DOWN on the freaking flowers. (pun intended) Nice arrangement but she sounds screechy on the higher notes?
1.23am: Technical a.k.a vocal abilites. And yes, I agree with Kara.
1.24am: She's not ready! Omg. FOX just give her a few years to practice and just chuck her in Top 12 when she comes back. She's not ready.
1.30am: I see Megan. Is something wrong if they're showing Megan but not Kris in one of their "flashbacks"???
1.32am: Poor Lacey. She sounded strained at times? But love the arrangement of the song and the sitting-on-stool thing.
1.34am: Yes. Sixpence None The Richer would work well for her. Nice eyes? Hmm... did Simon undergo a religious conversion?
1.42am: Does Michelle look like Leona Lewis? There's too many lookalikes!!!
1.43am: THANK YOU ELLEN. You said everything on my mind. But I would not describe the performance as "fantastic".
1.44am: Hah! Kara - commercial looking. Was wondering when you would show the "package artiste" side of you.
1.45am: DIDI! YES! TERRIFIED! YES YES YES!!!
1.45am: She looks like Ali Larter from Heroes? Ok, this is getting weird. Yes, America has seen enough of your tears.
1.46am: OMG! THE WAY I AM! Love that song.
1.47am: Aww... Didi... what happened? You have a great voice but it was pitchy and the slow tempo didn't really work in the middle.
1.49am: Simon, that WAS NOT indulgent. I repeat. WAS NOT. And I will remember it, bench!
1.50am: STOP HARPING ON STAR FACTOR/POWER!!! It doesn't mean you'll win if you have it. Apparently Kris didn't have it.
1.51am: Crap. Now Siobhan Magnus resembles someone as well. Ok, is my brain going haywire?
1.55am: Did Ryan pronounce it as Shiovan? Haha. What does it mean being a dark house? Look at Kris Allen.
1.58am: Undecided on Siobhan. Was she making some form of goo-goo eyes at the camera at the end? Not really into her but good vocals.
1.59am: Yes Simon. Blowing glass all day long makes you a dark person. Seriously. Seriously. Wth?
2.01am: Didi's performance is like a fresh grown flower amid a field of crap. So why is she being hit so hard by the judges?
2.02am: Sorry for the randomness. Didn't manage to type this thought out earlier.
2.06am: Wow... I finally get the hype over Crystal Bowersox. Love her artistry and her musical abilities. But not digging her vocals?
2.07am: She definitely delivered a solid performance but her voice is a bit deep? And Ellen, why couldn't u say the fresh comment for Didi?
2.08am: So Crystal is refreshing but not Didi? And Simon hit the nail on the head. Next year/week? Purely coincidental slip?
2.13am: Oh yah, Crystal needs to whiten her teeth first before anything.
2.15am: Didn't Adam perform this song last season and (can't believe I'm saying it) kicked ass?
2.17am: Ridiculous chops? "Couldn't hear yourself"? Ok, is this the blatant result of producer manipulation?
2.18am: I had no idea FOX was a fan of Katie. And why does Katie get a get-out-of-jail-free card? Kara - "Couldn't hear yourself".
2.21am: Just finished looking back on the quick reviews. Some suprised me but some didn't. Not a fan of some of the supposedly good pple.
2.21am: But one thing's for sure. If Katie's clip package features her grandmother again, that's it. 'Cause it's getting irritating now.
2.22am: Jermaine Sellers in the last spot? Eww... someone get Purifory back.
2.23am: Ok, that's it for my live blog. No Kris though. Thanks for bearing with me thru everything guys. Sorry abt the spamming.
So that's it for the live blogging on Twitter. Really sorry to my followers for the spamming. No Kris Allen, think he's on Friday's episode instead. Can't wait. And I thank you if you actually bothered to read until the end of the live blogging session.
Ok, just finished the 2 hour Idol episode. Here's the full transcript of my live blogging.
12.32am: Watching opening credits. Omg! Kris's face! Again! And again! Wow... Ryan looks good!
12.33am: Who's Paige? Didn't even see her at all. Maybe I wasn't watching closely. Bowersox is 2nd last, surprise much? Didi's 4th last....
12.35am: Hmm... Bowersox 2nd last... hmm... Yes, as much as I admit the girls are better but seriously? PRODUCER MANIPULATION!!!
12.37am: Randy is no longer first. Hopefully he manages to say something useful for the first time in 9 seasons.
12.37am: Ellen's vid is hilarious! That's so her. But I hope she doesn't turn it into The Ellen Show. Thanks FOX for bringing smth relevant.
12.39am: Haven't seen Paige before. Not a good sign.
12.42am: Fine, the last note I'll give it to u. But the opening was so flat. Omg! Notes were off. Let's see what the judges say.
12.42am: Simon, R U DEAF??? Best voice??? Ok, the song choice doesn't matter because she CANNOT SING.
12.43am: Kara, she "slayed" the verses, i.e. PHYSICALLY ABUSED. Omg Ellen! Don't fall into the producer's control!! she DIDN'T SOUND GREAT.
12.48am: Does Ashley look like Jordin Sparks? Or does she look like Jordin Sparks?
12.50am: Is there something wrong with the sound system on Idol or was she not hitting the low notes? Had to up my volume by volumes.
12.52am: Randy FINALLY makes a relevant comment! Cheers! Let's bring out the wine and celebrate!!!
12.57am: Janell, please please please give us a good performance. U're the first 3 so u might not be pimped but I'm wow-ed by ur House of The Rising Sun.
12.59am: Nice! Pants maybe a bit too tight? Hands were definitely shaking. HOTRS best still. She needs an Idol moment if she's in Top 12.
1.00am: Unfortunately, Simon's right. She underdelivered. Surprisingly, Kara's giving concrete advice and being way less annoying.
1.02am: Urgh. Lily still with the grey/white hair. Change it. For the love of God. At least Allison's hair rocked.
1.07am: Lily has very nice vocals. Her voice is rememberable. If there's such a word. Like the way she puts a bluesy spin on the song.
1.08am: Green dress not really matching, imo. Agree with Ellen totally. Simon, really? "Best so far"?
1.09am: No star power? That's what u said about Kris last season and guess what? He won. Do u want to eat ur words in ur last season Simon?
1.10am: Kara please. Stop it. Omg. THAT'S obnoxious. You honestly think you're Ellen?
1.16am: WHAT IS WITH THE OUTFIT KATELYN??? Looks like some skanky bar girl singing in a bar.
1.18am: Kate has a competent voice but definitely overshadowed by some of the stronger voices in the competition atm.
1.20am: But kudos for changing up the song though.
1.21am: Haeley, CUT DOWN on the freaking flowers. (pun intended) Nice arrangement but she sounds screechy on the higher notes?
1.23am: Technical a.k.a vocal abilites. And yes, I agree with Kara.
1.24am: She's not ready! Omg. FOX just give her a few years to practice and just chuck her in Top 12 when she comes back. She's not ready.
1.30am: I see Megan. Is something wrong if they're showing Megan but not Kris in one of their "flashbacks"???
1.32am: Poor Lacey. She sounded strained at times? But love the arrangement of the song and the sitting-on-stool thing.
1.34am: Yes. Sixpence None The Richer would work well for her. Nice eyes? Hmm... did Simon undergo a religious conversion?
1.42am: Does Michelle look like Leona Lewis? There's too many lookalikes!!!
1.43am: THANK YOU ELLEN. You said everything on my mind. But I would not describe the performance as "fantastic".
1.44am: Hah! Kara - commercial looking. Was wondering when you would show the "package artiste" side of you.
1.45am: DIDI! YES! TERRIFIED! YES YES YES!!!
1.45am: She looks like Ali Larter from Heroes? Ok, this is getting weird. Yes, America has seen enough of your tears.
1.46am: OMG! THE WAY I AM! Love that song.
1.47am: Aww... Didi... what happened? You have a great voice but it was pitchy and the slow tempo didn't really work in the middle.
1.49am: Simon, that WAS NOT indulgent. I repeat. WAS NOT. And I will remember it, bench!
1.50am: STOP HARPING ON STAR FACTOR/POWER!!! It doesn't mean you'll win if you have it. Apparently Kris didn't have it.
1.51am: Crap. Now Siobhan Magnus resembles someone as well. Ok, is my brain going haywire?
1.55am: Did Ryan pronounce it as Shiovan? Haha. What does it mean being a dark house? Look at Kris Allen.
1.58am: Undecided on Siobhan. Was she making some form of goo-goo eyes at the camera at the end? Not really into her but good vocals.
1.59am: Yes Simon. Blowing glass all day long makes you a dark person. Seriously. Seriously. Wth?
2.01am: Didi's performance is like a fresh grown flower amid a field of crap. So why is she being hit so hard by the judges?
2.02am: Sorry for the randomness. Didn't manage to type this thought out earlier.
2.06am: Wow... I finally get the hype over Crystal Bowersox. Love her artistry and her musical abilities. But not digging her vocals?
2.07am: She definitely delivered a solid performance but her voice is a bit deep? And Ellen, why couldn't u say the fresh comment for Didi?
2.08am: So Crystal is refreshing but not Didi? And Simon hit the nail on the head. Next year/week? Purely coincidental slip?
2.13am: Oh yah, Crystal needs to whiten her teeth first before anything.
2.15am: Didn't Adam perform this song last season and (can't believe I'm saying it) kicked ass?
2.17am: Ridiculous chops? "Couldn't hear yourself"? Ok, is this the blatant result of producer manipulation?
2.18am: I had no idea FOX was a fan of Katie. And why does Katie get a get-out-of-jail-free card? Kara - "Couldn't hear yourself".
2.21am: Just finished looking back on the quick reviews. Some suprised me but some didn't. Not a fan of some of the supposedly good pple.
2.21am: But one thing's for sure. If Katie's clip package features her grandmother again, that's it. 'Cause it's getting irritating now.
2.22am: Jermaine Sellers in the last spot? Eww... someone get Purifory back.
2.23am: Ok, that's it for my live blog. No Kris though. Thanks for bearing with me thru everything guys. Sorry abt the spamming.
So that's it for the live blogging on Twitter. Really sorry to my followers for the spamming. No Kris Allen, think he's on Friday's episode instead. Can't wait. And I thank you if you actually bothered to read until the end of the live blogging session.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
an all about kris allen production
Sorry guys, just less than 1 week more till this blog is less Kris-crazy. I know I'm mad... I think a lot of people out there want to slap me already. Hahahaha. But too bad... I told my friend that I've declared Feb 10th as "Kris Allen Day" and I've decided to dedicate the entire month of February on my blog to Kris, i.e. EVERY POST will be about him. I'm ready to get slapped by my friends soon but I don't care.
Anyway, just want to say that I'm still high over meeting him. And yes, I'm still crazy over him. I mean, have I ever stopped? Hahahaha! Whoever said the "highness" will go away was lying. Or maybe it's because you didn't meet THE AMERICAN IDOL. Stopping now... but before that, listen to this kick awesome song by him. I didn't know about it because it's a bonus track that's only available if you pre-order his soundtrack on iTunes but I happened to stumble upon it (yah right, as if I'll "happen" to "stumble" across something related to him, like the cute photos of him in Haiti *squeals*) and downloaded it. Problem is, I didn't really listen to it because I was too preoccupied with the other songs on his album because his songs are so good and I decided to listen to it today because I wanted to clear space on my desktop. And to no surprise, Kris delivers yet another outstanding performance that shows everyone why he is the American Idol and why he is deserving of the crown.
Anyway, just want to say that I'm still high over meeting him. And yes, I'm still crazy over him. I mean, have I ever stopped? Hahahaha! Whoever said the "highness" will go away was lying. Or maybe it's because you didn't meet THE AMERICAN IDOL. Stopping now... but before that, listen to this kick awesome song by him. I didn't know about it because it's a bonus track that's only available if you pre-order his soundtrack on iTunes but I happened to stumble upon it (yah right, as if I'll "happen" to "stumble" across something related to him, like the cute photos of him in Haiti *squeals*) and downloaded it. Problem is, I didn't really listen to it because I was too preoccupied with the other songs on his album because his songs are so good and I decided to listen to it today because I wanted to clear space on my desktop. And to no surprise, Kris delivers yet another outstanding performance that shows everyone why he is the American Idol and why he is deserving of the crown.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Heartless by Kris Allen
As a tribute to Kris's wonderful rendition of Heartless, I decided to be the first to post up the lyrics to the concert version of the song. As I said earlier, he included lyrics from Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" in the song.
Kris Allen - Heartless
In the night I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road
He lost his soul......
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless?
Oh, how could you be so...
How could you be so
Cold as the winter wind when it breeze yo
Just remember that you talking to me tho'
You need to watch the way you talking to me no
I mean after all the things that we been through
I mean after all the things we got into
And yo I know some things that you ain't told me
And yo I did some things but that's the old me
And now you wanna give me back
And you gon' show me
So you walk around like you don't me
You got a new friend
Well I got homies
But at the end it's still so lonely
In the night I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road
He lost his soul
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless?
Oh, how could you be so......
How could you be so Dr. Evil
You're bringing out a side of me that I don't know
I decided we weren't gonna speak so why are we up 3 a.m. on the phone?
Why does she be so mad at me for?
Homey I don't know she's hot and cold
I won't stop; I won't mess my groove up
'Cause I already know how this thing goes
You run and tell you're friends that you're leavin' me,
They say that they don't see what you see in me
You wait a couple months then you gon' see,
You'll never find nobody better than me
Why are we, so blind to see
That the ones we hurt, are you and me
Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's......
In the night I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road
He lost his soul
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless? Oh......
'Cause in the night I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far and far and far, he lost his soul
To a woman so heartless...... Oh... (Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's......)
Why are we, so blind to see
How could you be so heartless......
Kris Allen - Heartless
In the night I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road
He lost his soul......
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless?
Oh, how could you be so...
How could you be so
Cold as the winter wind when it breeze yo
Just remember that you talking to me tho'
You need to watch the way you talking to me no
I mean after all the things that we been through
I mean after all the things we got into
And yo I know some things that you ain't told me
And yo I did some things but that's the old me
And now you wanna give me back
And you gon' show me
So you walk around like you don't me
You got a new friend
Well I got homies
But at the end it's still so lonely
In the night I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road
He lost his soul
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless?
Oh, how could you be so......
How could you be so Dr. Evil
You're bringing out a side of me that I don't know
I decided we weren't gonna speak so why are we up 3 a.m. on the phone?
Why does she be so mad at me for?
Homey I don't know she's hot and cold
I won't stop; I won't mess my groove up
'Cause I already know how this thing goes
You run and tell you're friends that you're leavin' me,
They say that they don't see what you see in me
You wait a couple months then you gon' see,
You'll never find nobody better than me
Why are we, so blind to see
That the ones we hurt, are you and me
Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's......
In the night I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road
He lost his soul
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless? Oh......
'Cause in the night I hear 'em talk
The coldest story ever told
Somewhere far and far and far, he lost his soul
To a woman so heartless...... Oh... (Been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's......)
Why are we, so blind to see
How could you be so heartless......
Kris Allen Live@Zirca (part 3)
There are also other stuff that I want to talk about but it's not really important because firstly, it's nothing to do with Kris and this post is about his kick awesome concert and secondly, I don't want this recap to last like 5 parts.
So finally he reached the "last song"... you know the "last song" which they say is the "last song" but you know they're most probably going to do an encore and in Kris's case, you know he's definitely going to do any encore. Care to guess what the last song was? It was Live Like We're Dying but I think you already knew that.
He told us to sing along with him but the crowd loved him so much, they responded with more than just singing. We were scream-singing the song with him. I have never screamed so loud in my entire life and even though I was screaming, I couldn't hear my voice above the cacophony of voices because like 40 other people were screaming as well.
After that song, they supposedly "ended the show" and the Zirca staff even made a show of "moving the instruments away" but in the end, they came out to perform Ain't No Sunshine and Come Together. During Come Together, he went into the crowd and one of the teeny boppers actually put her Shrek ears on Kris. Really? Are you freaking kidding me? Yes, I know it's her because I saw her wearing it during the concert. But seriously? Seriously? I'm so annoyed I'm falling back on two year-old Grey's Anatomy-isms. That's just so insulting. But I've already covered the issue of teeny boppers and how immature they are. And no, I'm not jealous of this because I find it so stupid. Midas should have never scrapped the age limit. Hope they learned their lesson.
After the concert, I thought he would leave for New York straight as he has a concert there on the 12th, so I cabbed down to the airport (cost me 18 bucks) and waited before realising that I was wrong. I went home feeling depressed and upset and was ready to cry into my pillow because I really wanted to meet him. Then my friend said people were tweeting that they saw him at a club in Clarke Quay and "kicked" my ass (verbally) and I cabbed back down to Clarke Quay from Tampines (cost him 20 bucks since he was paying). And thank god he forced me to go down, because that's where I managed to meet Kris. I saw him exiting the club and walking towards the bungee machine. So I quickly chased him and asked the bodyguard if I could get a photo. He told me to wait till Kris sat the ride, which I did, and I got a photo!!! Plus, I talked to him (like 3 sentences), got a handshake and asked him to autograph the concert ticket and the album. I'm still feeling high right now. So high.
So finally he reached the "last song"... you know the "last song" which they say is the "last song" but you know they're most probably going to do an encore and in Kris's case, you know he's definitely going to do any encore. Care to guess what the last song was? It was Live Like We're Dying but I think you already knew that.
He told us to sing along with him but the crowd loved him so much, they responded with more than just singing. We were scream-singing the song with him. I have never screamed so loud in my entire life and even though I was screaming, I couldn't hear my voice above the cacophony of voices because like 40 other people were screaming as well.
After that song, they supposedly "ended the show" and the Zirca staff even made a show of "moving the instruments away" but in the end, they came out to perform Ain't No Sunshine and Come Together. During Come Together, he went into the crowd and one of the teeny boppers actually put her Shrek ears on Kris. Really? Are you freaking kidding me? Yes, I know it's her because I saw her wearing it during the concert. But seriously? Seriously? I'm so annoyed I'm falling back on two year-old Grey's Anatomy-isms. That's just so insulting. But I've already covered the issue of teeny boppers and how immature they are. And no, I'm not jealous of this because I find it so stupid. Midas should have never scrapped the age limit. Hope they learned their lesson.
After the concert, I thought he would leave for New York straight as he has a concert there on the 12th, so I cabbed down to the airport (cost me 18 bucks) and waited before realising that I was wrong. I went home feeling depressed and upset and was ready to cry into my pillow because I really wanted to meet him. Then my friend said people were tweeting that they saw him at a club in Clarke Quay and "kicked" my ass (verbally) and I cabbed back down to Clarke Quay from Tampines (cost him 20 bucks since he was paying). And thank god he forced me to go down, because that's where I managed to meet Kris. I saw him exiting the club and walking towards the bungee machine. So I quickly chased him and asked the bodyguard if I could get a photo. He told me to wait till Kris sat the ride, which I did, and I got a photo!!! Plus, I talked to him (like 3 sentences), got a handshake and asked him to autograph the concert ticket and the album. I'm still feeling high right now. So high.
Kris Allen Live@Zirca (part 2)
Then he performed the other songs from his album as well songs that he did on Idol. The crowd was really really high and we were singing along with him. Of course, there was the non-stop flash coming from the cameras and the continuous snapping of photos.
Kris is an awesome person. He's every bit as perfect in real life compared to his photos and he's every bit as nice and spontaneous as what critics and his fans say. He read the signs made by his fans, allowed teenage girls to paste Post-It on his guitar which had a heart shape, followed by "U" and even wore a red boa scarf that someone gave him. He even said, "When in Singapore..." before giving a chuckle and going on to perform his next song.
Another memorable performance was Alright With Me. In the middle of the performance, he invited 4 teenage girls up on stage. Ok, in all fairness, yes, I agree that Kris is hot and that partly I went to the concert because I also wanted to gawk at him. But hello? I'm also a fan of his singing and I appreciate his artistry. But those teeny boppers went just to only gawk at his hotness, which is really really insulting considering everyone else were all fans of his singing as well. And how do I know that? Because we actually know what songs he's going to sing based on his "clues" and we actually know the lyrics to Alright With Me.
All the girls had to do was go "Yea yea yea yea... yea yea yea yea..." but they couldn't even manage that and Kris had to ask them at least twice if they could sing. And when they let out one loud screech of "YEA!!!", a perplexed look flashed across Kris's face for like a split second before he sang one line to demonstrate. After that, they managed to get the words right but everything was out of tune and out of time because they were too busy manhandling him and focusing on everything else except what he said, or sang rather. Yes, I was jealous... I was like "How dare you???" but I also felt insulted that people like that were there and taking up good spots while genuine fans like me had to squeeze behind a bitch and an ass.
To top it off, there was this part of the song which went "Knocking on your door... Falling on your floor..." and when Kris hit the high note on that, he literally sank to his knees on stage in front of the teeny boppers. I could have taken a harpoon and stabbed those teeny boppers in the eye because they SO DO NOT deserve that. Needless to say, the crowd went REALLY REALLY HIGH after that.
Kris is an awesome person. He's every bit as perfect in real life compared to his photos and he's every bit as nice and spontaneous as what critics and his fans say. He read the signs made by his fans, allowed teenage girls to paste Post-It on his guitar which had a heart shape, followed by "U" and even wore a red boa scarf that someone gave him. He even said, "When in Singapore..." before giving a chuckle and going on to perform his next song.
Another memorable performance was Alright With Me. In the middle of the performance, he invited 4 teenage girls up on stage. Ok, in all fairness, yes, I agree that Kris is hot and that partly I went to the concert because I also wanted to gawk at him. But hello? I'm also a fan of his singing and I appreciate his artistry. But those teeny boppers went just to only gawk at his hotness, which is really really insulting considering everyone else were all fans of his singing as well. And how do I know that? Because we actually know what songs he's going to sing based on his "clues" and we actually know the lyrics to Alright With Me.
All the girls had to do was go "Yea yea yea yea... yea yea yea yea..." but they couldn't even manage that and Kris had to ask them at least twice if they could sing. And when they let out one loud screech of "YEA!!!", a perplexed look flashed across Kris's face for like a split second before he sang one line to demonstrate. After that, they managed to get the words right but everything was out of tune and out of time because they were too busy manhandling him and focusing on everything else except what he said, or sang rather. Yes, I was jealous... I was like "How dare you???" but I also felt insulted that people like that were there and taking up good spots while genuine fans like me had to squeeze behind a bitch and an ass.
To top it off, there was this part of the song which went "Knocking on your door... Falling on your floor..." and when Kris hit the high note on that, he literally sank to his knees on stage in front of the teeny boppers. I could have taken a harpoon and stabbed those teeny boppers in the eye because they SO DO NOT deserve that. Needless to say, the crowd went REALLY REALLY HIGH after that.
Kris Allen Live@Zirca (part 1)
Oh my god. Oh my god. Those were the words I could say after I finished watching Kris Allen's first live concert in Singapore. I waited and waited and waited for 9 freaking long and painful months for him to come to Singapore. And glad to say, he didn't disappoint his fans one little bit. In fact, watching him perform, I felt really proud and happy that I supported him during Idol. Yes, plus the fact that's he's cute and hot. I admit, his looks were the first thing that attracted me to him, but then again, who isn't superficial?
He started off the set with Heartless (which I will talk about in a moment), followed by Can't Stay Away, Written All Over My Face, Before We Come Undone, The Truth, Man in The Mirror, Is It Over, Red Guitar, Falling Slowly/Without You, Alright With Me, Live Like We're Dying, Ain't No Sunshine and finally, Come Together.
All his songs were executed to perfection but the one that stood out (at least for me) is/was Heartless. As you know, no one should ever ever do Heartless on any Idol, especially on American Idol. It's Kris's signature song and it should enter itself into the music protection program to prevent people from physically abusing it. Anyway, we all know Kris puts different spins on Heartless. First was the acoustic version on Top 3 week on Idol, then the studio version and finally the album version.
But the rendition of Heartless that he performed during the concert was in fact, the BEST rendition ever, among all the artistes that have performed it (mainly Kanye West and The Fray) and among the various renditions of Heartless that Kris have performed. It's kind of like the acoustic version with the addition of his own band but it doesn't sound very boyband-ish. To top it off, he even put his own spin on it by replacing one entire verse with another verse from Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" making it more catchy and it is truly the epitome of perfection. I added the video as well for your viewing pleasure.
He started off the set with Heartless (which I will talk about in a moment), followed by Can't Stay Away, Written All Over My Face, Before We Come Undone, The Truth, Man in The Mirror, Is It Over, Red Guitar, Falling Slowly/Without You, Alright With Me, Live Like We're Dying, Ain't No Sunshine and finally, Come Together.
All his songs were executed to perfection but the one that stood out (at least for me) is/was Heartless. As you know, no one should ever ever do Heartless on any Idol, especially on American Idol. It's Kris's signature song and it should enter itself into the music protection program to prevent people from physically abusing it. Anyway, we all know Kris puts different spins on Heartless. First was the acoustic version on Top 3 week on Idol, then the studio version and finally the album version.
But the rendition of Heartless that he performed during the concert was in fact, the BEST rendition ever, among all the artistes that have performed it (mainly Kanye West and The Fray) and among the various renditions of Heartless that Kris have performed. It's kind of like the acoustic version with the addition of his own band but it doesn't sound very boyband-ish. To top it off, he even put his own spin on it by replacing one entire verse with another verse from Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" making it more catchy and it is truly the epitome of perfection. I added the video as well for your viewing pleasure.
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