Cornelia Jakobs exudes the same sassy sexuality
in print as she does on stage...
Wednesday 28th was a very memorable day in London!
(c/o Dennis Wernersson)Going back almost a fortnight and yet it is still all clear in my head - not only did I get to see Cornelia sing at Colours Hoxton, along with the superb support Amber T, but I also got to experience the amazing Sam Ryder singing two songs alongside piano accompaniment by Sigala at St Pancras station! Lots of pictures to see below but first have a listen to show 217, where you will get one track from each:
And the playlist...
"Enough" - Brooke
"The Hawthorn" - Cruachan
"The Sun's Gonna Rise" - Sam Ryder
"Wild Dances" - Ruslana
"Weight Of The World" - Cornelia Jakobs
"Ripped Jeans" - Amber T
"In Corpore Sano" (Acoustic) - Konstrakta
"Waiting For Love" - Marius Bear
"The Start" - Gaia Cauchi
"Barbie" - Viki Gabor
"SNAP" - Rosa Linn
"Deixa-Me Sonhar (Só Mais Uma Vez)" - Rita Guerra
"Only Teardrops" - Emmelie de Forest
"Only The Women Know" - Six Chix
"Ring Ring" - Agnetha, Anni-Frid, Björn and Benny
"Dansið Eða Deyið" - Hatari
"All That I Wanted" - Conchita Wurst
"Luck Be A Lady" - Michael Ball & Alfie Boe
"Dream Of Gold" - Tusse
"Tall People" - Elsie Bay
"Somewhere Over The Rainbow" - Friðrik Ómar
"Let Me Be The One" - The Shadows
So onto the pictures from what was originally going to be just watching Cornelia at her gig on the evening of Wednesday 28th September. The bonus was an email from Sam Ryder a couple of days beforehand, flagging up that he was going to sing a couple of songs at one of the public access pianos in St Pancras Station that same Wednesday. This event had been postponed from earlier in the year, so to have it happen on the day I happened to be in London was incredible! Songs sung were his collaboration with David Guetta and Sigala "Living Without You" plus "Somebody" - another major plus was to have Sigala there too:
Amber did more than she was there for, warming up the crowd, but in a way none of us needed that! The anticipation of seeing Cornelia sing live was immense and the venue was packed - with hindsight, a far bigger place was needed. Ably supported by guitarist, drummer and musical backing, she gave us a wonderful set - I was at the back but I think the pictures give a decent flavour of the gig:
I hope you enjoyed that but you didn't get the emotion and excitement for the video - that you can only get actually being at the gig itself. If I had known that there was going to be a livestream before I bought the ticket then I might have gone for the cheaper option, but I would have missed out on one of the best gigs I have been to in recent memory! "Weight Of The World" was my absolute favourite - the theme song for "Björnstad" on HBO Nordic - and that is what you heard on the show. The only way this whole experience could have been made any better was if I had been able to interview Cornelia but she didn't have enough time for that to happen. Overall Wednesday 28th September was a superb day and if you ever have the chance to see Cornelia or Amber T in concert, do so!
The rest of show flagged up what we know about Ireland's selection, how close we were at the time to the Host City being selected for 2023 (very, as it happened), plus some more information about who will be singing in Yerevan for JESC. We did have some favourite music for a couple of new members out of the LMBTO Eurovision Facebook Group:
Show 218 has now become the edition where the Host City for Eurovision 2023 is first announced! We all know it is now Liverpool after the announcement on The One Show on Friday evening - I was at the start of the annual hilarities and fun of OGAE UK's Eurobash in Cardiff, in a pub called the Campion Tap, drinking with friends Joanne, Tom and Liverpudlian Layla, watching it all happen! I will talk more about all of that next time, along with playing you music connected to Eurobash itself, and in particular with the two special guests:
You'll hear a different choice of song for Katrina and Chiara...
The songs for the top three of Eurostars will be there too!