His current tour is called "The Jukebox Tour" because dear ol' Clay goes through pop music hits from the 50s to present. It actually reminded me of the format of the class in popular music that I took in university. It was all right and, as expected, quite high on the cheese factor. After my initial shock of actually being at such a concert (it was after all, my very first pop concert; I define a pop concert as one where there are wardrobe changes), I let go of my inner snob and had a bit of fun singing along.
Clay scored some points for a) singing "O Canada" when requested; b) knowing the lyrics to "O Canada"; c) an excellent choice of back-up singers; and d) a display of some self-deprecating humour.
Clay lost points for a) some song selection - most notably his choice of 80s songs. I thought if he'd sung "Material Girl" it would have been a riot; b) his attempts at dancing like Elvis; c) NOT wearing any plaid during the songs about the 90s; and d) singing a few too many ballads (snore).
Oh, he lost and gained points for acting very teachery when interacting with the crowd at times. Point lost for, well, acting like a teacher. Points gained because I grudgingly admit that I could learn from his classroom managagement skills.
Below are some pics I took using my phone (hence the quality). The first shows the stage during the Elvis montage. The second is the video dislay of Clay; most likely taken while he was earnestly singing a ballad. You can totally tell it's him by the hair!
3 comments:
haha sounds like a great time. Just how many wardrobe changes were there? One for each decade?
Yup, one per decade. So 6 outfits all together. I think I liked the white polyester leisure suit from the 70s best.
*lol* Oh well, I was probably already well into the negative numbers anyway.
Thanks April - I think I will go download that song.
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