Celine is part of Today Show's Summer Concert Series 2016

[I Drove All Night!]

If she sang LCMM like this every time I would let her sing it til the cows come home:

 

https://youtu.be/fru5NydOBf0?t=10m22s

[nuts2you]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hlotPJxA84

[Tyler1991]

If she sang LCMM like this every time I would let her sing it til the cows come home:

 

https://youtu.be/fru5NydOBf0?t=10m22s

 

I love her performances of this song from 1992 and 1993.

 

Seems as if the last time she truly sang this song nearest to the album version (hitting all the F5s, nailing all the ad libs) was in November 1993 at TCOML concert. Even as early as a few months later for the Olympia cd she was already getting lazy on this song and it only got worse and worse. After her first hiatus it got god awful, but if you listen to the opening night bootleg from 2003 vegas she oddly does several ad libs and notes she had not done in years. Very interesting performance.

 

Sadly rdmh recently in paris has gotten this way. The ending of the song is terrible. The verses are a joke. It's all just bad. At least she has fun with it and the crowd gets into it. It's not that she can't sing it, because she could knock it out the park just like vegas 2007 if she wanted. Watching her lazily get thru this makes me wonder how much longer until she gets bored and other songs get this same treatment - kiss and purple rain,l would be examples, so would ce soir on danse naziland in the tour . What I love now about these songs is just the way she sings the entire thing. The verses, her tone, it all sounds so great. Think if we get a DVD in 5 years will we even want it if these songs deteriorate at the same way lcmm and rdmh have? It's sad because it's not about her voice or her current condition but rather just how inspired she is with certain songs or how bored she is with others.

[zuv]

I try to not get sucked into any debates, just enjoy reading some good posts, getting information - and commenting from my time to time when I no longer can bite my tongue .

 

So, I must say that I don't understand your full-on criticism, anewdayhascome. Personally, I also would have preferred other songs, but the whole point of the Today Show Summer Concerts is to give the average passer-by or the person who watches breakfast TV something to get started nicely into the day. Therefore, songs must be known, must be a bit diverse. Considering these constraints, Celine didn't have much of a choice other than wheeling out some of her hits + a well-known cover - and why not taking bits from the Vegas show that work in this setting?

 

Regarding the repetition in the interviews, hardly any regular viewer will have seen the whole thing, and it is common among stars to repeat the same stories etc over and over again. This may not be nice for a fan watching it all, but regular viewers won't notice.

 

I am all in favour of being critical, but being critical just for the sake of it, without considering the context, is in my view unfair.

 

I know that isurrender has said something similar. I just wanted to stress this again, to support his comment .

Totally agree with you, its just the story abt not wanting to sing MHWGO, its the only story she needs to drop imo, she's been saying that for 19 years.

[CelineDionForeverNY]

I love her performances of this song from 1992 and 1993.

 

Seems as if the last time she truly sang this song nearest to the album version (hitting all the F5s, nailing all the ad libs) was in November 1993 at TCOML concert. Even as early as a few months later for the Olympia cd she was already getting lazy on this song and it only got worse and worse. After her first hiatus it got god awful, but if you listen to the opening night bootleg from 2003 vegas she oddly does several ad libs and notes she had not done in years. Very interesting performance.

 

Sadly rdmh recently in paris has gotten this way. The ending of the song is terrible. The verses are a joke. It's all just bad. At least she has fun with it and the crowd gets into it. It's not that she can't sing it, because she could knock it out the park just like vegas 2007 if she wanted. Watching her lazily get thru this makes me wonder how much longer until she gets bored and other songs get this same treatment - kiss and purple rain,l would be examples, so would ce soir on danse naziland in the tour . What I love now about these songs is just the way she sings the entire thing. The verses, her tone, it all sounds so great. Think if we get a DVD in 5 years will we even want it if these songs deteriorate at the same way lcmm and rdmh have? It's sad because it's not about her voice or her current condition but rather just how inspired she is with certain songs or how bored she is with others.

 

I already feel that Kiss and Purple Rain has lost some of the magic from the beginning of the new Vegas run. A lot of the adlibs are the same now night after night compared to the very first few performances of them in Vegas when she played around with some of the high notes and phrasing.

[stone]

If she sang LCMM like this every time I would let her sing it til the cows come home:

 

https://youtu.be/fru5NydOBf0?t=10m22s

Good lord the power and perfection! When she ends the 2nd verse going into the chorus, DEAD!

[Davey84]

depends how you write it, Just a little faith, just a little thrust... for whatever reason , it is the way i imagine the word...

 

it's always the older one who are

 

Sadly rdmh recently in paris has gotten this way. The ending of the song is terrible. The verses are a joke. It's all just bad. At least she has fun with it and the crowd gets into it. It's not that she can't sing it, because she could knock it out the park just like vegas 2007 if she wanted. Watching her lazily get thru this makes me wonder how much longer until she gets bored and other songs get this same treatment - kiss and purple rain,l would be examples, so would ce soir on danse naziland in the tour . What I love now about these songs is just the way she sings the entire thing. The verses, her tone, it all sounds so great. Think if we get a DVD in 5 years will we even want it if these songs deteriorate at the same way lcmm and rdmh have? It's sad because it's not about her voice or her current condition but rather just how inspired she is with certain songs or how bored she is with others.

 

It's funny you'd say that, cos when we were talking to Scott and saying how we are 'over' RDMH, he said Céline was the one who wanted to keep the song in. She loves the energy of the song and the reaction of the crowd. So she's deffo not bored with it, I suppose you can say she has gotten lazy with the song...

 

But what you said about the same songs over and over again on DVDs, I've said that many years before: do they (Celine, René, Mego, her team etc etc) really want Célines legacy to be TPOL 234 times, LCMM 22111 times, DUAM 1999 times?? She has taken a huge step foward, and also a huge risk, by singing unknown songs on this tour. Let's just hope it will be beginning of a new way of setting up a set list. And just for singing TLBSEPT, I will forgive her singing LCMM and RDMH lazy

[celine4evauk]

 

 

it's always the older one who are

 

 

 

It's funny you'd say that, cos when we were talking to Scott and saying how we are 'over' RDMH, he said Céline was the one who wanted to keep the song in. She loves the energy of the song and the reaction of the crowd. So she's deffo not bored with it, I suppose you can say she has gotten lazy with the song...

 

But what you said about the same songs over and over again on DVDs, I've said that many years before: do they (Celine, René, Mego, her team etc etc) really want Célines legacy to be TPOL 234 times, LCMM 22111 times, DUAM 1999 times?? She has taken a huge step foward, and also a huge risk, by singing unknown songs on this tour. Let's just hope it will be beginning of a new way of setting up a set list. And just for singing TLBSEPT, I will forgive her singing LCMM and RDMH lazy

 

I've always said that! People may be bored with LCMM/RDMH but no one can suggest songs that could replace them. I certainly can't think of any Celine songs with that kind of energy, and fun times positive lyrics. It would probably have to be another cover, which would then get people moaning lol.

I say keep them in unless you can swap them, like for like.

Edited July 29, 2016 at 10:03 AM by celine4evauk

[DionFanAlways]

https://dp8hsntg6do3...1a581d6alow.mp4

 

Love this! These are the little "interview" questions I find interesting sometimes.

I think the tattoo is a possibility!

 

Edit: I see someone posted this in the random thread Please delete

Edited July 29, 2016 at 10:08 AM by DionFanAlways

[Lotty]

https://dp8hsntg6do3...1a581d6alow.mp4

 

Love this! These are the little "interview" questions I find interesting sometimes.

I think the tattoo is a possibility!

 

Edit: I see someone posted this in the random thread Please delete

 

<3

[CelinesDIVO5]

 

Hahaha and she knew it. Her face at the end was like "ugh F'ed that hardcore". That period she was just too obsessed with Adele and thought all songs Adele'ish will sell but um

no, you're Céline Dion. You married the love of your life, only been with one man, and actually experienced true love and death due us part. You can't be singing Water and A Flame and expect people to think your smoking cigs, drinking whiskey, pissed about some old flame, ex-lover! Come on haha love her but I'm so glad that period is over. LMBTL and SLS are the only 2 songs for me on that album that's true Céline. Even Breakaway wasn't like "IT".

 

I still love "Incredible" and "Save Your Soul" too!!

[CelinesDIVO5]

 

 

Full-on criticism? Well, I encourage you to read my post once more. Out of 7 aspects of the concert I only said that I didn't like the choice of songs or rather the WAY they were performed. I just delivered a very long and detailed justification of my views regarding that part but I can elaborate.

 

I really think that BYLM was suitable and actually great because it was live. I enjoyed the medley because I just love all these three songs and I agree they should be performed as they are well-known hits and songs that are great to wake up with in the morning. I do not agree though about the way they were performed. And I can justify it once more. It's not "taking bits from the Vegas show" as you put it but it's taking actually EVERYTHING that was done on Today show but WAAF. They were done the very same way she does those songs in Vegas. Basically we got only one Celine Dion song more or less in full (BYLM) and 3 shortened versions of GREAT songs and two unnecessary covers. Doing a concert like this, a concert during which you can anything, it's just lazy to bring the exact copy of Vegas and a waste of a perfect opportunity to showcase other songs (also hits!) or those songs in full glory.

 

As for the interviews, it was the same channel and the same exact time so it's not as if other people were watching it. The Today Show had basically the same audience during that morning.

 

 

 

 

Awwww :blush: :blush:

 

The Today Show extended its hours a few years ago due to the change in audience reception and ratings between certain demographics as the show goes on throughout the morning. Different people prefer different hosts. Some age groups tend to tune in at different times. Some people watch early as they are getting ready for work. Some moms watch Kathie Lee and Hoda while they're feeding their kid(s) breakfast. I don't think there are that many people who sit in front of the TV from 7am-11am. We did, because we wanted to see everything Celine. But we're just an odd demographic lol. Otherwise, the viewership changes throughout all 4 hours of the program.

Edited July 29, 2016 at 03:56 PM by CelinesDIVO5

[CelinesDIVO5]

 

 

I've always said that! People may be bored with LCMM/RDMH but no one can suggest songs that could replace them. I certainly can't think of any Celine songs with that kind of energy, and fun times positive lyrics. It would probably have to be another cover, which would then get people moaning lol.

I say keep them in unless you can swap them, like for like.

 

"Declaration Of Love" and if done correctly, "Just A Little Bit Of Love"

 

Yes, more unknown as far as Celine songs go...but what difference does that make if she would just do covers anyway?

Edited July 29, 2016 at 03:56 PM by CelinesDIVO5

[celine4evauk]

 

 

"Declaration Of Love" and if done correctly, "Just A Little Bit Of Love"

 

Yes, more unknown as far as Celine songs go...but what difference does that make if she would just do covers anyway?

 

Yeah DOL I agree with. That could definitely replace LCMM. Think we'd all prefer celine to do her songs instead of any covers that she isn't known for.

JALBOL for me though 😝😁

Edited July 29, 2016 at 04:41 PM by celine4evauk

[CelinesDIVO5]

 

 

Yeah DOL I agree with. That could definitely replace LCMM. Think we'd all prefer celine to do her songs instead of any covers that she isn't known for.

JALBOL for me though 😝😁

 

I love JALBOL. It was a little dated even in 1997, but I'm all about nostalgia. If they give it some "umpf" in a live arrangement, it could totally work.

[celine4evauk]

 

 

I love JALBOL. It was a little dated even in 1997, but I'm all about nostalgia. If they give it some "umpf" in a live arrangement, it could totally work.

 

Lol I'll take your word for it. Totally hate the song - even back in 1997. But that's what makes this forum - we all like different things! 😊

[Jessyka]

I'd take DOL over LCMM anyday.

[scielle]

One of the participants in the Sing it Like Celine game blogs about her experience - http://www.aliontherunblog.com/2016/07/22/the-day-i-met-celine-dion/

[CelineDionFreak]

One of the participants in the Sing it Like Celine game blogs about her experience - http://www.aliontherunblog.com/2016/07/22/the-day-i-met-celine-dion/

That is so very cool! Thanks for sharing!

[actofcontrition]

A medley Declaration of love, Misled & Unison remix would be perfect to replace LCMM & RDMH

[Brandon]

Apparently Celine's doing a show as part of the Citi concert series on the Today show - Jul 22

 

http://www.today.com/concertseries/citi-concert-series-today-summer-2016-lineup/solutions

 

Hm. Curious timing.

Maybe, just maybe, they're doing what I always thought would be a good idea. Releasing both French and English albums in tandem.

Or maybe not.

They should release them in a twin pack in honor of the twins.

[celinesounds]

A medley Declaration of love, Misled & Unison remix would be perfect to replace LCMM & RDMH

 

LCMM is her fetish song will be forever in her shows

[Peppercorn1991]

A medley Declaration of love, Misled & Unison remix would be perfect to replace LCMM & RDMH

 

I remember Scott saying how much he loved Unison! So it's possible!

 

Kev x

[LukeD]

Since we are still discussing the songs she decided include, I have to say I liked all her choices. In my opinion, everything served a purpose: BYLM is the classic song that everybody knows, ANDHC/TTWII/IA is a medley of popular and fan-favorite hits, WAAF stands as the unknown to the masses song, and then OVTR is the meaningful cover of this mini concert, a song that everybody should know, to quote Celine! I have no complaints about any of them. I think she followed the formula she has been using for her English albums since the beginning of her career: little something for everyone. Edited July 30, 2016 at 04:22 PM by LukeD

[contre5nature]

If somebody needs a cover... enjoy!!!!

[zuv]

It was nice to see the old logo again!

[SuperLove4Celine]

I have very mixed feelings about all of this.

 

The attitude was there.

The voice was there.

The smile and laughter were there.

The power was there.

The look was there. (even though the outfit for the performance was awful, the rehearsal outfit was much better)

Positive media coverage was there.

 

And yet the concert itself was very very mediocre. And... boring.

 

Alas, many bad things happened.

 

Firstly, it was an unexpected gig outside Vegas. Well, exactly, OUTSIDE Vegas, so why be so lazy and not creative at all and bring (almost) the same setlist from Vegas... ? This concert just proves how they can do something extraordinary (the mini tour setlist) and ruin this creative moment and come back to their old ways... Seriously, if you were Celine, would you rather do the same setlist you do every night or something very different just to have fun? It was a perfect opportunity to break with the routine and go with the flow after including so many rare French songs in the French tour...

 

Secondly, the worst thing happened, the one that I had been SO afraid of. You all know how much I adore ANDHC, right? And TTWII and IA are close to the top too. And I adore the acoustic medley from Vegas... And I liked how she sang it in NYC... BUT again we are witnessing "big Celine hits falling into a trap" process. I had been so afraid that those three amazing songs can become new TPOL/IACBTMN/BYLM/TLYM or IACBTMN/TPOL or LCMM/RDMH, a new medley that may prove disastrous, the one we begin to hate, the one which begins to be boring in the long run. This performance surely was one step closer to this process. I don't understand why they can't differentiate between performing Vegas setlist and sth else as far as English songs are concerned. After all she could have performed ANDHC/TTWII/IA separately, in full, or at least ONE of them in full. And then it would be special, not another "Vegas" reedition. I'm really worried, not even about this particular mini concert, but future performances that it will become a norm and that we might not hear them in full, never again...

 

And, of course BYLM sounded GREAT live but with the acoustic medley and SOTR (random cover not even associated with Celine) it was almost as if they brought Vegas there. And before you say anything, it's not that she is promoting Vegas show, to attract people by singing the SAME songs the same WAY she does them in Vegas. Actually it's the other way round cause many American people have seen the show and will know that there is nothing new to see, so why go again? She should do something unique for a concert like this. Something that would make a person really wanna go there...

 

Yes, she did WAAF which is not in the show. But ... well, it was such a random choice, not even a single in the US, not even performed here before (only in Antwerp/Paris in 2013)... And she messed it up... I'm not even saying it's a cover, cause I have never heard the original and I don't consider it as a cover but for the general public it's definitely not a song associated with Celine. Somebody Loves Somebody would have worked much better.

 

And I still can't figure out why they wanted to put a word about Encore un soir, to comment on it and not sing it. The weirdest promo for an album ever.

 

 

 

Exactly. Either sing those songs, do those interviews and don't talk about the French album or JUST sing Encore un soir.

 

 

It also caught my eye! It was so cute! and she looked so happy singing along it . She remembered the words... Bring it back Celine!

 

 

True... Hopefully next time

 

 

It's good she appeared on TV and gave so many interviews. But did she have to answer the questions using the same words and expressions all the time? Thank God she sang some random songs or did some jokes because those speeches could have brought up the playback argument

 

To those who asked, this post pretty much summed up everything as to why I felt her appearance on "Today" was a letdown. Also, for the love of God, can she please stop doing the insipid and annoying, "SING WITH ME!," stuff so much, please?! Once is fine, but the amount she did it during the appearance and she has been doing lately has gotten out of hand.

[CSCfan]

 

Also, for the love of God, can she please stop doing the insipid and annoying, "SING WITH ME!," stuff so much, please?! Once is fine, but the amount she did it during the appearance and she has been doing lately has gotten out of hand.

 

Couldn't disagree more. Celine has always been one of the few artists with either very little or extremely scripted interaction moments during her shows. And now she's FINALLY letting this go.... Fans do sing along, but it's also a sign for those annoying moaning people who visit her shows or see her live and sit the whole time or are not enjoying the show. The more interaction, the better...❤️

[DionFanAlways]

One of the participants in the Sing it Like Celine game blogs about her experience - http://www.alionther...et-celine-dion/

Cute, I'd be the same way! Funny how she calls WAAF a new song.

[DionFanAlways]

To those who asked, this post pretty much summed up everything as to why I felt her appearance on "Today" was a letdown. Also, for the love of God, can she please stop doing the insipid and annoying, "SING WITH ME!," stuff so much, please?! Once is fine, but the amount she did it during the appearance and she has been doing lately has gotten out of hand.

I have to disagree with you on this one. She loves people singing with her. Yeah she says it because she can't get it here!! One thing that drives me crazy about American audiences is their fricken silence!

I always imagine being in Vegas and the crowd erupts in voice to MHWGO or BYLM ect and she is taken by surprise but all that ever happens is crickets chirping. (trust me I'm singing my #ss off, that's why I don't post vids )

I will die someday when I get to see a French concert and everyone is singing with her!