Live A Paris concert

[CelineFreak]

This is a reply to the original post about your favorite songs from this concert but I thought I would start a new topic as I would like to hear how others feel about this concert as oppose to just their favorite songs....

 

LVCeline, I agree with you, Le Blues Du Businessman and Quand On N'a Que L'amour... forgive me if I spelled that wrong, are, I believe the two best performances of this concert and arguably, her entire career. Quand On Na... is simply and utterly breathtaking. Especially since it is filmed in black and white and parts of it are in slow motion. It is also enhanced by the way she grips the mike stand with both hands, folding them over one another for almost the entire song ( something I haven't seen her do often) And yes, she sings the crap out of Le Blues Du Businessman - and I haven't heard her sing it this well or powerfully in any other performance, although, Live A Olympia comes very close. I would also have to say that the Calling You performance on this concert would be my third favorite as she sings the crap out of THAT as well. haha However, EVERY performance on this video is no less than her best. It's hard to pick just two.

 

Now, to Mozinha and koolan...and everyone else who hasn't seen the concert or even all of it... I would tell anyone who's not familiar with Celine (and I know that you guys are) to see this video FIRST before all others. This a true testimate to the performer that she is. It is not like the Live in Memphis concert, nor the Au Coeur du Stade concert. It portrays a completley different mood and atmosphere. This is also a true testimate to what she can do with her voice, especially during the Le Ballet sequence ( OMG) And I'm sure you've all heard this if you own the album of this concert. But one does not get the sheer power of her performances by simply listening to them. Because it is available for purchase and EXISTS, I highly recommend you see this concert. One hasn't seen ANYTHING she can do, until they see this show. From the opening of J'attandais as we see her nervously pace in her dressing room and then make her way to the stage to the final song, Vole, sung graceful and powerful to the point of tears as she weeps the final words to the audience. And these are not fake tears. She's not adding drama as I feel she may at the end of some of her TV specials, or at the end of the Color of My Love video. She is literally BROKEN at the end of this song. This is the concert that made me fully realize the raw talent this woman has. I feel it is a very special performance. I wish we had it on DVD!!

Edited March 18, 2005 at 04:17 PM by CelineFreak

[MontYeo]

Celinefreak is absolutely right.

 

In fact, Live A Paris is the first full Video of Celine's that I saw - and it's arguably still the best. When Celine sings in French, there is an energy and exhilaration that you just don't get in English (which she sings darn well anyway - much better than any native English/American performer on the pop scene now). You just cannot change your blood!

 

Do yourself a favour - BUY a copy of the Live A Paris DVD.

 

I like J'Irai ou Tu Iras, and also Les Derniers Seront Les Premiers, and Vole is veyr touching, not just because of the song and the way she delivers it, but because of the story and her personal involvement behind it.

[Bellamy]

Please post something different in different topics about LAP, or we need to merge them. Thanks.

[Koolan]

CelineFreak, great summary. I'm definitely going to watch the ENTIRE video on my spare time. Judging from some pictures of the concert, there is no doubt that she sings the crap out of those above mentioned songs.