Re: [閒聊] Women Rock! Girls & Guitars
今年的陣容是
Michelle Branch, Gloria Estefan, Chaka Khan,
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Lee Ann Womack, Chrissie Hynde
Jennifer Love Hewitt 幸好只是主持人
Hynde Rocks Girls With Guitars
Khan, Branch rock for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Thursday night's taping at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles of the third
annual Women Rock: Girls With Guitars concert (to be broadcast on Lifetime
on October 25th) proved one thing, the producers are smart enough to
recognize a winning formula and run with it.
The highlights from the first two years of the show -- part of Lifetime
TV's Stop Breast Cancer Awareness month -- centered largely on the
crossing of generations and genres through unexpected collaborations such
as rocker girl Chrissie Hynde and country star Lee Ann Womack teaming up
for a duet on Patsy Cline's "Crazy" or Womack and Gloria Estefan uniting
for a moving version of Womack's hit "I Hope You Dance."
The show, which was hosted by Jennifer Love Hewitt, and featured Michelle
Branch, the Pretenders, Estefan, Chaka Khan, and Womack, opened with all
the ladies save Hewitt (who sang later) performing Khan's "I'm Every
Woman." As has also been the case at past years, this year's show was
about paying homage to the veterans in the house, in this case Hynde and
Khan.
The first half belonged to the booming soulful vocals of Khan, who tore
the place up with her own "Ain't Nobody" then showed her tender side with
a cover of Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed," which was dedicated to
Linda McCartney. Khan also displayed her versatility, joining Estefan for
a medley of Estefan's "Coming Out of the Dark" and a song that Khan made a
hit, "Through the Fire."
If the first half was Khan's show, the second half was all about Hynde,
who made her first solo appearance with a crooning version of the classic
"What a Wonderful World." Following a string of performances including
Hewitt's spirited rendition of "Can I Go Now," Womack's "I Need
Something," and Branch's one selection, "Goodbye to You," Hynde officially
took over, with the Pretenders coming out to back her.
The elegant ballad "I'll Stand by You" featured appearances by Estefan and
Branch, the latter of whom stayed on stage for the rocking "Kid" from the
Pretenders' classic debut album.
Perhaps it was that Branch and Hynde were clad in identical outfits of
black tank tops, blue jeans, and boots, but standing side by side on
stage, the pair looked surprisingly symbiotic. In fact, the way that
Branch held her own with one of rock's original riot grrrls couldn't help
but make one wonder if Branch has some rocking out in her future.
The requisite group finales were two-tiered, with an acoustic rendition of
Bob Dylan's "Forever Young" and a spirited "I'll Take You There," another
track made famous by Khan.
Of course, at shows of this nature, it's impossible to please everyone.
More Michelle Branch would have been nice, and a few more rockers from the
Pretenders to lift the energy after all the changeovers also would have
been wise, but the spirit of collaboration that permeates this particular
event more than compensates for any small disappointments.
STEVE BALTIN
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