ALAN TAM - Forever 25!

FRIENDSTER: 08 OCT 2006

I love Alan Tam.

Who doesn’t?

I promised myself that I would go for his concert at least once in my lifetime :)    I did – twice :) And hoping to go for more.

I remembered listening to his songs and watching his concert on VHS tapes when I was still a kid. I really enjoyed his performances (and Leslie’s performances too) though I couldn’t really understand what the lyrics meant back then.

I CAN’T say that I’m a mega fan of his – I don’t even know the names of some of his songs (some of my friends don’t even know I like his songs! Haha…) nor do I know anything about his personal life (heck, his personal life is none of my business. I’m only interested in his songs). And being “almost” / “partially” illiterate in Chinese, I don’t know the lyrics to most of his songs (well, except some of the choruses or those that I’ve painstakingly memorized by writing down the hanyu pinyin). But somehow, his voice, the tunes and melodies appealed to me.

He’s a professional performer with superb showmanship in a class of his own, just like Leslie and Anita. No one in the HK showbiz can be on par with them.

7 OCT 2006, the concert kicked off at 8.30 pm.

He looked good, just like during his peak in the late 80s and early 90s. Cheers erupted when he asked, “Who, amongst the whole lot of you, are forever 25 years old?”

The more popular Cantonese songs were embraced warmly by the audience. But when he belted out his Mandarin songs (which seemed so unfamiliar to most of us), the audience made a beeline for the washroom.
The sound system was bad for the first half of the concert.

But he looked comfortable on stage (of course, after more than 30 years in the entertainment industry!) and has good rapport with the audience.

Sexy Amy Wong showed off her curvy figure in a striking red outfit. She had the curves and sashayed on stage sultrily, but her voice was nothing to shout about.

When Alan asked if we’re screaming his nickname, “Leng Zai Lun” , the screams crescendo-ed hundreds of decibels higher. Yes, he’s still as good-looking as ever. Who cares if he goes for Botox or whatever… He’s still as boyish-looking and his smile was mesmerizing :P

The climax of the whole concert should be the encore which lasted more than half an hour. It was then that the audience truly came alive. He serenaded us with his popular hits one after another

He said that his songs will bring back memories to us, especially those who grew up with his songs. It truly did  I still remember, my first crush (at the age of 13) was because of his song – my electone classmate used his song, “Mirage” (Wan Yeng) as his exam arrangement for our Lower Grade exam. Then “Don’t Say Goodbye” and “Flower in the Water” (Sui Zhong Fa), etc followed suit too. Because of the song… Hahaha… Silly me! But it sure did bring back my silly teenage years! And, my pen-pal, Alan (a co-incidence, perhaps, Mr. Thoo?) would send me music scores of his songs and I’d eagerly try them out on my electone :P Ah… those were indeed the days… Also, I received several music boxes which played ‘Mirage” from my SMTC students before I left them after my short teaching stint there, just because I told them I like music and Alan’s songs. So my cabinet is now filled with music boxes which play the same songs, but in different keys! :P

The concert ended 10 minutes to midnight.

We had to run to catch the last LRT back to Pudu where I parked my car. Brainless LRT management. They should extend the service hours when they know for sure that there’s a concert going on. This is the second time we had to rush for the LRT. D*mn!

But the concert was worth everything.

If he holds another concert, will I go again?
A definite “YES!”
 
I love Alan Tam :) 

Do you?