Went to see the fabulous Kim Weston at the Jazz Cafe tonight with Chris. Kim was great, thoroughly enjoyed the show, singing along and clapping like nobody's business. Even got to meet her briefly which was a great thrill. I was quite nervous in a way, sitting on the balcony knowing she'd have to walk past us to get to the stage, to come within touching distance of a great Motown legend who never quite made the 'A' list (but should have). And then there she was, walking towards us, down onto the stage and began belting out high octane classic music,She played a good selection of favourites, miscellaneous oldies and a nice gospel section in the middle of the set, all with powerful vocals and pounding music from her 4-piece band. They all certainly got people moving their feet down on the floor as Northern Soul dancing flowered again!
She sang the 'must do' songs - 'Helpless', 'Take me in your arms (rock me a little while)' and 'It takes two' (her duet with Marvin Gaye, sang with some bloke ostensibly from the audience who'd been lined up). She did a fab version of 'Dancing in the streets' which was written for her and, as she said tonight, 'stolen' from her (obviously some bad feelings are still there). What a voice! A little bit deeper but still powerful enough to cause earthquakes!Her face looks (to me at least) just the same as it was 40 years ago, unmistakeably her (no doubt with a little make-up to help) but she's not the waif anymore, skipping down some steps in the 'Ready Steady Go' studio as I have her on DVD. Not in her big sparkly black dress bedecked with feathers - her "tight ass dress" as she called it when she tried to sit down to play keyboards at the start of the gospel section. I'd love to see her again - please come back soon, and bring some of your singing chums! You know who I mean ...
Good on yer, lass!
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