I never thought it would be possible, but after last night, I believe it did happen. I like Kelly Clarkson even more than I did before last night. James and I went to the fox last night to check her out, and along with 10,000 other little screaming girls, and a kind of scary guy who looked like he was supposed to be at a Marilyn Manson concert (well, he was wearing a Kelly shirt and head-banging to “Since You Been Gone”), we enjoyed one of the best concerts I have been to in a long time. For me, it is rare to see someone that just simply enjoys doing what they do, and do it well at that. That is pretty much how her concert was. She treated me to most of my favorites, including Because of You, which has certain specific application to my own life, and I totally thank her for putting out a song like that. She kept saying how she felt about each song, and how songs meant a lot to her, which I not only found very endearing, but it made me realize that she was born to do this, an AI winner or not, this is what she is supposed to do.
All that from a tweenie bopper concert, eh?
I know what you must be thinking, but seriously, she is awesome. And I don’t care what you think about that. She also played a song that was “supposed” to make it on her new record (which didn’t… but I digress) called “Don’t” that was fantastic. I downloaded a live version of it last night. I also really enjoyed the ska version of “A Moment Like This”. She really has been able to shed her AI-forcefed image, and turn out to be a pretty decent artist. And, it does help that she can actually sing, too, you know?