Duffy 'Live' In Singapore
By Rachelyn Gordon
The Singapore Indoor Stadium may not have been an ideal venue to provide the appropriate ambience for her soulful crooning. But Duffy rose magnificently to the challenge and delivered a concert worthy of the standing ovations she was showered with.
Elegantly decked out in one of her key signature black slim-cut dresses, Duffy opened her showcase, shrouded in complete darkness with "Rockferry", following with "Hanging on too Long" before she disappeared for a quick change of wardrobe. Her flirtatious second outfit put the audience in just the right mood for her quicker numbers, "Serious", "Rain on your Parade" and "Syrup and Honey". As the tempo picked up, several concert goers (which consisted of a more mature crowd devoid of teenyboppers) began grooving to the beat along the aisles and who can blame them?
While her interaction with the audience was not as strong as one might have hoped for, Duffy managed to spread the feel good vibes, making the night out an extremely well spent end to the weekend. She teased and taunted, pausing in between chart-topping hits such as "Warwick Avenue," making sure she had the audience hanging on to every note she delivered. It was a sure win tactic as it was met with booming applause.
Her powerhouse vocals were nothing short of impressive. For the record, it must be put down on paper that such a unique voice like hers can only be truly justified by hearing her live. The quality of her voice from recordings on compact discs simply cannot hold a candle to the goose-bump effect that Duffy leaves on her audience with her live performances. An hour's worth of her flawless renditions could not however satiate her fans as the 2000-odd crowd screamed for an encore after the last song, "Mercy" was finished.
Lapping up the well deserved attention, Duffy bounced back onto the stage with her musicians and backup singers, belting out three more of her songs to the appreciative audience, who punctuated her performances with roaring screams of approval and bellows of "I love you Duffy!"
This was by far, the simplest set for a concert. Yet, it was an extension of Duffy's persona - simple but bursting at the seams with character.
Set List
Rockferry
Hanging on too long
Serious
Rain on your parade
Syrup and honey
Fool for you
Warwick avenue
Breaking my own heart
Stepping stone
Enough love
Oh boy
Stay with me baby
Delayed devotion
Stop
Mercy
Encore
Please stay
Scared
Distant dreamer
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