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.
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