his name is Jason Mraz

He’s a real entertainer.
He’s a true musician.
He’s a magnificent songwriter.
He’s sexy in his own way.
He tells his story when he sings.
He’s awesome.
His name is Jason Mraz.

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So yesterday I finally watched Jason Mraz’s concert in Singapore Indoor Stadium. It started with me forgot the ticket. Clumsy me. Luckily we were still in NTU. Next, we were late, and we couldn’t get a taxi in Kallang MRT, so we called (it costs us another S$3.50 ). Thankfully Singaporeans are not very punctual. At 8.05pm when we finally arrived, the concert has not yet started. Fiuhh

My seat was in section A06 row 11 seat 13 (see that light green spot?). A good seat, right? Especially after I stood up and moved forward through the whole concert

Was it you who spoke the words that things would happen but not to me
Oh things are gonna happen naturally

The concert started with The Dynamo of Volition and Geek in the Pink. Two quite popular songs among the Singaporeans, judging from their enthusiasm. Next was Waking Empty / Unfold, the songs which almost always been played in his concert (judging from his live albums) but not very familiar (I realized the title after the first chorus, although I recognize the melody from the start).

Continued with the upbeat You and I Both and the softer Sleeping to Dream .

Good day, sunlight. I’d like to say how truly bright you are
You don’t know me, but I know you. You’re my favorite star…

That was the opening lyric for Who Needs Shelter, my personal favorite of the day. I didn’t expect that he would sing this song, but I’m glad he did. This is a memorable song for me, because the title reminds me of the homeless period .

Why I like this song among the others he sang yesterday? Well for me, in this song he really sang with his heart, it’s like telling as story to a friend, about his love for summer and the sun. Love it!

Live high, live mighty, live righteously. Taking it easy…

The concert continued with 6 songs from his latest album “We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things”. Live High is the next song, which successfully lifted up the atmosphere again. Continued with Lucky (duet with a Singaporean singer which I didn’t know, but she has a good voice), Only Human, A Beautiful Mess, Make It Mine (yeayy! ), and of course, I’m Yours.

I’m looking for love this time
Sounding hopeful but it’s making me cry

Mr. Curiousity might not be a familiar song, even to me, although I’ve heard the song several times. In this song Mraz showed off his falsetto, which, really really great. Very solid and beautiful *applause*

The Remedy was the next song, continued with No Stopping Us, and Butterfly for the finale.

You’ve got it all…

It was the concert which worth everything (well although I was hoping that he’d play “Clockwatching”). This man totally enggaged with his band. This man could totally connected with the audiences. He could built up the atmosphere. He definitely entertained us, by placing his brass players from the band among the audiences in a song, by asking us to sing along, by giving spontaneous photographs, by his jokes, by his moves, by his sincerity to share his music.

The best S$148.20 I’ve spent. Thank you Mr. Mraz, hope you enjoyed Singapore and all the best for your concert in Jakarta

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photos are here

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