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Just when I was low, thinking I cannot see Bryan Adams I saw a ray of hope. I got 2 tickets for the show on Saturday 20th February. It was Bryan Adams live concert. I was excited all week and finally that moment arrived. We went to the festival concert hall 30 minutes prior. The show was expected to start at 8. It was a very small crowd , there were not more than 500 people with average age being 40. Yes there were not many youngsters. I was little disappointed about this. Our seat was located quite far from the stage and was a balcony seat (mind you it’s the opposite of movies, here balcony costs less). My roommate was generous enough to join me for the show in spite of not being a big Bryan fan. We found our seat and as usual were commenting on people passing by. I turned to my right to find a 6 feet man next to me , he took out some tickets from his pocket and asked “ Are you a big Bryan fan ?” I dint hear a word which came out of his mouth ,as I was very scared and was only gazing at his hands expecting some knife to pop out and pierce into my flesh. It sounds silly but that is what I felt at that moment. He asked us to move down and offered us seats closer to the stage so that we could get closer view of Bryan. We immediately grabbed the opportunity and moved down. I was just 30 feet away from the stage. Few minutes passed by and then I saw this man coming on the stage with a black hat, a jean and black shirt, so simple and so handsome. He looked like a 25 year old handsome man. There was a roar in the hall. Everybody was clapping apart from me. I was busy looking at him and even at that point of time I thought it was all dream. My hand and feet were cold literally. His first track was run to you, an awesome track. After that there were many more. No breaks he stood there for more than 2 hours and delivered more than 20 songs.
He spoke in between the tracks, explained about the story behind the track. He has a very good sense of humor and is down to earth. Basically a Canadian and has visited and performed in almost all countries including India and Pakistan. He sang cuts like a knife, straight from heart, just for love, I need somebody. The best was when he sang “have you ever loved a woman” and “summer of 69”. I feel these are his best songs for ever. He is a multi talented person; he sang a song which he had written when he was 18. He used his guitar and mouth organ in parallel and created magic. There was nothing apart from guitar, mouth organ and his voice. But it was nothing less than DVD version of his songs. It was a delight, a treat to watch him sing.
When he sang “have you ever loved a woman”, he pointed at the audience and ended the song by telling “you got to love your woman”. He sang “never let go” which he had composed as a dedication to people who fight in war and protect their country. He has magic in his voice that I was so involved in his songs. I could never imagine that a person who is 50 years old can perform with so much energy and keep his audience engaged. He was always one of my favorite singers but now he tops the list. Bryan baba ki jai ho!!
I am in love with this bundle of talent! When he sang “ let’s make a night to remember...” I decided that this was indeed a night to be remembered all my life.
