Clay Aiken – Emergence To The Stage

By musicfan123 · Comments (18)
Saturday, August 13th, 2011

Making An Entrance:  commonly refers to entrances that are particularly prominent or attention-grabbing.

Certainly, Clay Aiken knows how to make an entrance.  Whether it is an entrance to the stage on a TV show, the entrance from the back of the arena as he opened the show singing Kyrie, or just the stance that was so professionally lit at the beginning of his PBS special, Clay always puts that attention-getting spark into his emergence to the stage!

The following are a few of Clay’s arrivals to the stage.  Which one is your favorite?

#1 American Idol Tour - Raleigh

#2 Tour Entrance from "The Mother Ship"

#3 Today Show - 5-9-08

#4 PBS Special

#5 The View 6-2-10

#1

#6 The View - 5-8-08

#2 Rachel Ray 5-26-08

#7 Rachel Ray 5-26-08

#3

#8 Kimmel - 5-16-08

#4

#9 Tyra Banks - 11-22-06

#5

#10 - Kimmel 2-14-07

#11 Spamalot 2008

#12 Saturday Night Live 2-7-04

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Clay Aiken – The Entrance of A Star!

By musicfan123 · Comments (11)
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

The musical group, Mr. Mister was formed in 1982 by bassist/lead vocalist Richard Page and keyboardist/vocalist Steve George. The two men grew up as friends in Phoenix, Arizona and both became sessions musicians.

Page and George played together for many years and sang back-up for many well-known musicians.  They were on tour with Andy Gibb when the decided to start their own band.

Guitarist, Steve Farris and drummer Pat Mastelotto joined with the others to create Mr. Mister and the group quickly landed a deal with RCA.

Welcome To The Real World was their 2nd album and was released in 1985.  The first single was Broken Wings, followed by Kyrie. Both songs climbed all the way to the top of the pop charts and the album reached platinum sales.

Mr. Mister went on to record a third album, but it did not take off and it wasn’t long before the group disbanded.  All of the musicians continued in the field of music and each one was successful in their own field.

I will never forget the excitement when Clay Aiken entered from the back of the stadiums, singing Kyrie…it was the entrance of a Star!  I was lucky enough to see the show with both my husband and son.  They both remember the concert with excitement and fond memories.

Did you see Clay sing Kyrie live?  Did you see it more than once?  Would you like Clay to record the song?

Kyrie eleison
Kyrie eleison, kyrie

The wind blows hard
Against this mountainside
Across the sea into my soul
It reaches into where I cannot hide
Setting my feet upon the road

My heart is old
It holds my memories
My body burns a gemlike flame
Somewhere between
The soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again

Kyrie eleison
Down the road that I must travel
Kyrie eleison
Through the darkness of the night
Kyrie eleison
Where I’m going, will you follow
Kyrie eleison
On a highway in the light

When I was young
I thought of growing old
Of what my life
Would mean to me

Would I have followed
Down my chosen road
Or only wished
What I could be

Kyrie eleison
Down the road that I must travel
Kyrie eleison
Through the darkness of the night
Kyrie eleison
Where I’m going, will you follow
Kyrie eleison
On a highway in the light

DEFINITION:
Kyrie eleison
n. & inter 1. (R. C. Ch.) Greek words, meaning “Lord, have mercy upon us,” used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc.
2. The name given to the response to the Commandments, in the service of the Church of England and of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

Regarding the pictures from Sunday’s blog….You all were very close, but no one was able to name the #4 picture.  Here are the answers:

  1. American Music Awards – 2006
  2. 2003 Disney – Very Merry Christmas Parade 2003
  3. Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade – 2003
  4. Zootopia – Z100 concert at Giants Stadium, NYC.  June 1, 2003
  5. David Foster and Friends – Las Vegas  (I was there).

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Clay Aiken – Because Of The Ice

By musicfan123 · Comments (6)
Friday, February 26th, 2010

I am sitting in my living room, glued to the TV.  For once, it is not waiting to see Clay Aiken, but to watch an exciting evening of the Olympics.    For some reason, I have been engaged in all the sports for the last weeks.  I can’t get enough.    However, tonight is especially important as I am a huge Figure Skating fan.  I can’t wait to see the final group of ladies skate tonight.

For that reason, this will be short.  I hope you enjoy the videos of Clay from the IT tour….and a few fun pictures too.  I always think Clay Aiken videos are fun.   I hope you will too.

When Doves Cry

I love someone who can laugh at them self!!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jggh5Ed8HU

Kyrie

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoAUA4rHCuY

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Clay Aiken Performs Kyrie

By musicfan123 · Comments (18)
Sunday, July 26th, 2009 
The wind blows hard against this mountainside
Across the sea into my soul
It reaches in to where I cannot hide
Setting my feet upon the road
My heart is old it holds my memories
My body burns a gemlike flame
Somewhere between the soul & soft machine
Is where I find myself again
 
Kyrie Eleison
Down the road that I must travel
Kyrie Eleison
Through the darkness of the night
Kyrie Eleison
Where I'm going will you follow
Kyrie Eleison
On a highway in the light
 
When I was young I thought of growing old
Of what my life would mean to me
Would I have followed down my chosen road
Or only wished what I could be

Do you remember this song?  “Kyrie” was a huge hit by the group known as Mr. Mister.  A product of the L.A. session-musician community, Mr. Mister enjoyed a brief but huge burst of popularity during the mid-’80s, crafting radio-ready pop/rock. While they disappeared almost as quickly as they arrived on the scene, their two number one hits, “Broken Wings” and “Kyrie,” remain enduring classics of ’80s mainstream pop.

“Kyrie Eleison” is Greek for “Lord, have mercy.” It is used as a prayer in both Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox services.

The song “Kyrie” is credited to lead singer Richard Page, keyboardist Steve George and lyricist John Lang. There was a rumor that Page wrote the song after being attacked.  But that rumor was found to be false when John Lang told the Chicago Sun-Times in July of 2004:

“Richard Page did write the music and melody, but I am the one who wrote the lyrics. I got the inspiration from singing it as a kid in an Episcopal church in Phoenix. Also, ‘Kyrie’ had nothing to do with Richard being assaulted, mainly because it wasn’t Richard who was assaulted – it was me! But that happened 3 years before writing ‘Kyrie,’ and had nothing to do with that song.”

When Kyrie became a hit, very few people listening to Top 40 radio had any idea that they were singing “Lord Have Mercy, Down the Road that I must travel!” The religious significance was mostly lost.

This was Mr. Mister’s second #1 hit in the US. The first was “Broken Wings.”

February 24th, 2004 was the first concert for Clay Aiken’s Independent Tour.  Held at the Charlotte Coliseum, Clay performed the second half of the concert that he shared with Kelly Clarkson.

Clay’s entrance that night to “Kyrie” was electrifying.  The entire audience in Charlotte tried to figure out where Clay was and where the singing was coming from.

Hearing Clay sing “Kyrie” on his Independent Tour was something I will never forget.

The following video is wonderful.  It is from Aflack and is a part of her Road To Independence series.  Besides having great footage of Clay singing, she added some great humor to the video.

Now, how can we convince Clay to perform this great song again?


httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qddTvPE8UXQ

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Clay Aiken – TV Celebrity

By musicfan123 · Comments (24)
Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Whoever thought they would see Clay Aiken beating up another celebrity on TV?  Well, it happened, sort of, on June 28th, 2004.  That was the evening that Clay was a guest on the Jimmy Kimmel Live television show.

Clay was the featured guest and was interviewed by Jimmy.  He performed in a silly skit and sang two songs.

According to fans who were in the live audience, the evening was like a huge celebration of Clay Aiken and his music.  Most of the audience was made up of Clay fans and they were excited in their response to all that was happening.

The program started out with a very funny skit that showed Clay beating up Jimmy because Jimmy had said so many demeaning jokes about Clay.  Clay threw Jimmy against the wall and repeatedly “kicked him” in the head.  The spoof was well done and appreciated by the entire audience.

During the interview, Clay talked about his friend from home who was joining him to help out.  He also recalled how he was forgetting everything….his wallet, his keys, his passport.  He was hoping his friend would help him out and help him to become more organized.

There were two stories from the interview that have been repeated and remembered often.  The first was about the old man in the airport who hit Clay with his cane.  Clay seemed indignant and said that it really hurt.

The second story was about the food in Ireland.  According to Clay, they serve “nasty animals” and that even if you order the food well-done, it still is walking all over the plate.  He even complained about McDonalds and said it just wasn’t the same.

After Clay’s interview, he stayed on the stage while Jimmy interviewed Dylan Walsh.  Poor man didn’t stand a chance as most of the audience was more interested in watching Clay and his reactions than listening to Dylan’s answers.

Clay ended the program by singing two songs, “I Will Carry You” and “Kyrie”.  The audience, both in the studio and at home, thought that Clay rocked the house.  He seemed to be in great spirits and great voice.  He seemed to enjoy the exuberant audience and connected with them.  The audience got to hear all of Kyrie, but, unfortunately, the TV audience only saw a short clip of the song as the time ran out.

Clay and Jimmy really hit it off this night and both seemed to enjoy the interview and each other’s company.  It was the beginning of a great relationship.

We have put together a playlist for this program.  There are 4 videos.  Use the arrows on the right and left to move from one video to the next.  This visit to Kimmel was a wonderful show.  Enjoy!!


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