Our Moz is in the midst of his seven night residency on Broadway and as the Bee Gees song says so well, he is: "Singin' them love songs, singin' them straight-to-the-heart songs, singin' them sweet sounds to that crazy, crazy town". He started his latest tour with three wonderful concerts in Canada. Now he is thrilling his fans at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater in New York City. The set lists are amazing. He is switching songs every night from his prodigious back catalogue and a song from California Son, his new album.
Morrissey has included some very pleasant surprises for the patrons this tour, including: "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get", "Girl Afraid", "Is It Really So Strange?", "Something Is Squeezing My Skull", "Sunny", "Seasick, Yet Still Docked", "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore", Trouble Loves Me".
Who knows what is yet to come, as he has 4 more "Nights On Broadway". The band is sounding better than ever this tour, I would imagine the acoustics are excellent in the Lunt-Fontanne.
After watching some clips from the concerts I am truly amazed and impressed how magnificent Morrissey's voice sounds. He is aging like a fine wine. I must say he is at the top of his game and Broadway is perfect for his flair for the dramatic. Those attending the concerts are truly lucky they are seeing an iconic artist delivering art.
Our Moz commands the stage like no other. The Drifters song "On Broadway" certainly applies for Morrissey on Broadway: "They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway, They say there's always magic in the air."
No star shines brighter than Our Moz and there's always magic in the air at his concerts.
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In some mundane triviality that no one cares about, I sit here as the rain falls hard on a humdrum town, trying not to let it drag me down. I swear it rains every day here. We have had to play tennis indoors the last six Fridays in a row and not surprisingly the forecast calls for rain this Friday. The dreariness never goes away here and I think, little man, what now? The future is uncertain and the past begins to blur but one thing is certain, I know very well how I got my name.
I won't forget the songs that made me smile or made me cry.
Will I ever get to play tennis outside again? In the meantime, the passing of time leaves empty lives waiting to be filled.
