Music Mundays 5

It's still officially Monday so let's get to it...

I'm feeling a bit nostalgic this week, so I thought I'd revisit some of the musicians I've seen in concert.

First up: Bon Jovi



This was the first big concert I went to. I wasn't crazy about going to this kind of concert but I'd promised a friend if Bon Jovi ever played "The Castle" we'd go. They did and we did.

The reason I wasn't crazy about going? It wasn't the music - I loved Bon Jovi. It was the crowd. Police officers and concerts like these don't necessarily mix and, even back then, the smell of marijuana gave me a migraine.

The concert, however, was great. I remember watching Richie Sambora on the big screens totally amazed by what he was able to do with a guitar.

Then there was John Denver:



I still love his music today, especially this song. The concert I attended was shortly after the Challenger disaster and at one point in the show the stage went black and John started to play the song he'd written to honor the astronauts. The lights came up and when he finished the song, the stage went black again. The applause was deafening. When the lights came back up again, he said "I'd fly with them tomorrow." I completely agreed.

The entire concert was him and his guitar. It's still my favorite to this day.

Then, there was Jonny Lang:



If you don't know his music, he's a blues guitarist who had his first hit album when he was 16. I love this ballad, which, as far as I know, he only does in concert. In the middle of it at the concert I went to, he suddenly said "Don't you hate it when you forget the words." One of his band members prompted him and he picked right up and finished the song.

And, because he's really not a ballad sort of guy, here's my favorite song by Jonny - Lie to Me



And finally, Tim McGraw:



I mainly went to this one with my sister and my nieces because they had an extra ticket. I kept saying I didn't know Tim McGraw all that well and wasn't really a fan...

But, for almost every song he sang, I looked at my sister and said "He does this?" I had a blast. And, I came away thinking Faith Hill was one lucky girl...