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by Ulrike Strauch Strike by strike right into the heart The Irish rock bard Chris de Burgh celebrated with his fans from Bonn a summer evening with a lot of feeling and classics like "Lady In Red", "High On Emotion" and "Don't Pay The Ferryman. Bonn. Size is relative, and Christopher John Davison likes to joke abuot this fact with his 1,65 m. That several thousand of people listen to him doing this and laugh with him, is because the charming ironic Irishman who goes by the stage name of Chris de Burgh has given over 3000 concerts since 1975, his 16 albums have been sold more than 45 million times and he received around 200 gold and platin awards that way. You don't have to be a fan of the emotional soft rocker to sing along to at least two or three hits like "Lady In Red" (1986), "High On Emotion" (1984) or "Don't Pay The Ferryman" (1982). For those songs know their target and hit it too - right into the heart. Like now during his concert "A summer evening with Chris de Burgh" on the Museumsplatz in front of an audience of roundabout 3000 people. On summer nights like these he obviously prefers to be on stage - especially when the night before a barbecue party at home in Dublin had gone down under the rain, as the bard likes to tell. He is in a really good mood and miles away from the image of an untouchable rock star or dubious marketing strategies as a "soft singer to touch". He wanders with microphone and guitar through the audience, simply because at some point he just felt like moving closer - and how else should one feel after songs like "A Spaceman Came Travelling". Around 45 minutes after a correct punctual concert start without any opening acts or allures and after a few less known tracks to warm up, he and his audience are ready for what brought them all together on that night. A hit like "Borderline" is representative for numerous songs of de Burgh against the madness of all wars. "Revolution" also has it in itself to be a classic and also "Sailing Away" offers the catchy chorus that de Burgh's fans love. The songs mostly stem from his new double CD "Live in Dortmund" which was recorded in November 2004 and published on the 27th of June, as well as from his latest album "Road To Freedom". But de Burgh hat his the biggest 20 years ago with "Lady In Red" which conquered #1 of the charts in Great Britain and 24 other countries and became #2 in the USA. 8 million singles had been sold then. And even when the song stressed the patience of radio listeners for weeks then and nourished the image that de Burgh couldn't do any different - the couples who cuddled along during it couldn't care less. "Lady In Red" is a must. As is "High On Emotion" that de Burgh saved knowingly for the encore. After two and a half hours not tired at all - just as if he had kept reloading himself through the audience - at 10 pm there has to be an end. And with "Hey Jude" even a reluctant goodbye is managed perfectly. |
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