I had the pleasure of watching the legendary Tom Jones at a concert in Zurich last night. And what a treat that was, worthy of that almost two hour drive in the pouring rain.For a 69-year old Mr Jones was still full of energy, charisma and sex-appeal, and had the very same voice I used to listen to in my school days some 40 years ago! Not once did he lose a beat or forgot his lyric during the 90 minutes non-stop concert and the 12 minutes encore. How phenomenal!
His warm friendly banters with the audience were well-received. The strong crowd, clapped, cheered and danced especially to the familiar songs. He interspersed his repertoire with songs from his new album '24 Hours' with his well-known hits like Delilah, Thunderball, I'll Never Fall In Love Again (which was as powerful and dramatic as when I saw him perform it in 'The Dusty Springfield Show' some forty years ago) and others. 
My favourite segment was the 'country and western' one when he sang a soulful rendition of Jim Reeves' 'He'll Have To Go', his evergreen 'The Green, Green, Grass of Home' and my favourite 'Save The Last Dance For Me' in a most catchy and danceable tempo with only stand-up musical accompaniment.
Yes Mr Jones, do save your last dance for us.
Bravo, bravo, bravissimmo!
1 comment:
Wow!He is still that good but not as good looking as before. We saw him about 15 years ago in Vegas and he was enthralling.
Do watch Michael Jackson's This is It movie, its a real treat.
Salam
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