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Post by DazedOblivion on Jul 19, 2005 3:45:26 GMT 1
I confess that "Closer" was a song on the Forgiven Not Forgotten CD that I overlooked and under-appreciated until I saw the performance on the Lansdowne Road DVD! Seeing this live version awakened my love for this song and its poignant, yet innocent, lyrics (as you might guess, I love the phrase " Dazed Oblivion"). I know that not everyone is big on the song "Closer," but it's a favourite of mine. At this stage of the concert, Andrea's voice is showing a slight hint of exhaustion, and yet this somehow makes the song even more appealing to me. And I just love when Sharon Helga Corr plays the E-mu keyboard!
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Post by Andypandy on Jul 19, 2005 20:08:11 GMT 1
its my fav performance from lansdowne road:)
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Post by SingleTunePoet on Jul 19, 2005 21:06:13 GMT 1
;D I am a proud fan of the song "Closer". I have always loved it but, yes, the LR performance made me love it even more! And who could forgett Sharon Corr on keyboards?
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Post by Brownie on Jul 19, 2005 21:36:55 GMT 1
I confess that "Closer" was a song on the Forgiven Not Forgotten CD that I overlooked and under-appreciated Good point ! Same thing for me : on the LR the atmosphere was so special at this moment !
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Post by DazedOblivion on Jul 21, 2005 2:25:47 GMT 1
I went back and watched "Closer" again and Andrea's voice has somewhat MORE than a "slight hint" of exhaustion! She has really given it her all up to that point! But she holds her own and even goes on to sing "So Young" after that! What a courageous performance! Another thing that I really like admire about the song is something that I first noticed while listening to the song while driving through the Mojave Desert. It is how the piano line that is played over the A - Em7 - F# chords (here played on the E-mu by Sharon on the Lansdowne Road DVD) near the end of the song (beginning at about 2:54 of the FNF version) is never EXACTLY repeated, but each time takes on a slightly different variation. I really enjoy this little "theme and variations" and believe that it would make even Johannes Brahms* smile! I also forgot to mention that I really enjoy Anto's great guitar solo over the A - Em7 - F# chords to conclude the song. It must be a difficult song to sing, since Andrea sighs with relief ("whew!!"). What a great song! *Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Austrian composer of classical music - famous for using "Theme and Variations" in his compositions.
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Post by Andypandy on Jul 21, 2005 3:05:31 GMT 1
I love the beginning how Andrea sits down and gives that incredible smile of hers
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Post by Brownie on Jul 23, 2005 21:03:02 GMT 1
Isn't Andrea's prononciation of "closer" unusual ? Is it the irish accent or what ?
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Post by DazedOblivion on Jul 26, 2005 3:56:44 GMT 1
Isn't Andrea's prononciation of "closer" unusual ? Is it the irish accent or what ? Brownie, that's a great question - I think it is probably the Irish accent, but I am not really sure.
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Post by Brownie on Mar 19, 2006 16:10:18 GMT 1
I got a live version of Closer from this page : www.planet-corr.com/downloads/mp3s.phpIt's strange because when Andrea says "This next song we're gonna do for you if called Closer" and when she sings it, she doesn't pronounce it the same way. I've just asked someone from Ireland, so will see if she has an explanation.
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Post by DazedOblivion on Mar 20, 2006 5:22:01 GMT 1
Brownie, thanks so much for that link to the Live Version of "Closer" from the Melbourne Palais Theatre on February 4, 1997! ;D This song remains one of my favourite Corrs songs and this is a great version. Let us know what you find out about the pronunciation of "closer."
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Post by Stephanie on Aug 30, 2007 17:25:42 GMT 1
Well of course I have no idea of the pronouncing part..but maybe the difference of her pronouncing it has something to do with the song itself?
I mean if you listen to the song she has to make the word "closer" longer to end up well with the music. I mean singing "closeeeer". And just to introduce the song she can pronounce it in a normal way? Just thinking out loud here and hope you get what I am trying to say hehe ;D
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Post by DazedOblivion on Aug 30, 2007 18:22:27 GMT 1
Hi Steph! Yes, I understand what you're saying and that makes a lot of sense. She must sing it in a particular way in order to lengthen the "-er" part of "Closer". Good theory! P.S. Sumo says "hi" back to Spokie.
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Post by Brownie on Aug 30, 2007 22:36:41 GMT 1
Sometimes I feel she does the same thing when she sings "so romantic you'll discover" in Humdrum
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Post by DazedOblivion on Jul 3, 2008 14:18:29 GMT 1
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Post by cw on Jul 5, 2008 12:56:27 GMT 1
LR was an intensely emotional event on many levels for both the band and the crowd who, for that special period of time, bonded as intensely as few artists and audiences have ever done so. Six outstanding musicians (totally in sync with each other) played the concert of their lives and were lifted to another level by the crowd. It was seen on different levels with the joy and energy of the instrumentals and So Young; the Runaway to end them all; the sheer magic of No Frontiers.
Closer on the other hand was probably the most spellbinding number of the entire concert. 45,000+ people were literally entranced. I suspect they never performed Closer after LR ........... undertandably ...... this performance was THAT special.
Re Steve's comments. She certainly was a tired little girl but she really did pull out a big time effort with this one. It is a demanding number in that it demands "control". It is an intensely emotional number but could be ruined by "oversinging" (something that I think she started to fall into later in her career) but she was probably at or near her vocal peak at this time.
As an old Conservatorium grad, I actually second yr comments regarding the themes and variations evident in this number. Yr Brahms comment is well made, the "spiralling" round the core theme also conjures in my mind a tip of the hat to another master of the variations field, one Sergei Rachmaninoff. There was/were some very gifted musical minds at work in both the composition and arrangement (esp the keyboard breaks and Anto's solo - a different one to the FNF recording).
Slight correction tho Steve. Brahms was actually German (tho spent a lot of his life in Vienna). The German natl anthem was actually one of his compositions.
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