The British artist celebrated his 76th birthday this Saturday evening in Pamiers. The room was packed and the audience was white-hot. Throwback to an exceptional concert.
An anniversary of the fire of God. Saturday evening, Murray Head celebrated its 76th birthday on the Jeu-du-Mail stage in a more than rock’n’roll atmosphere. In the first part, it was Chloé Foy, a British artist as versatile as she was brilliant, who made her incredible tone of voice resonate in a packed room. A little Dolores O’Riordan side, but with added sweetness and blondeness. Then place the most French of Londoners who was in great shape.
With her folk ballads and crooner’s voice, Chloé Foy leaves an unforgettable memory.
Thanks to his humor, Murray Head was able to quickly put the public in the pocket.
On stage, in a French – almost, otherwise it would not be funny – irreproachable, Murray Head delivered a real “one man show”, punctuating his songs with a personal anecdote, a touch of humor or a political peak. No wonder when you know that he has taken on several roles as an actor and that he has always sung committed texts. Everyone laughed when he pointed out that “Joey’s on Fire” had been written while Brezhnev was still at the head of the USSR. We laughed less when he alluded to the war in Ukraine with “Don’t forget it now”.
Literally “inhabited”, the musicians impressed with their talent.
And their complicity on stage was obvious.
Then the lights dim. The spotlights spit pink, it smells like a love song. Always not ! Basically, “Say it ain’t so, Joe” was anything but a romantic ballad. Rather a cry from the heart to denounce his political impotence in the midst of the Watergate crisis. But no matter, the Appamean public sings in unison. Some relive the boom of their 15 years.
So to thank him, the 300 spectators sang “Happy Birthday”. “Even if following 70 years, we don’t really talk regarding birthdays anymore, I’m happy to have shared that with Pamiers,” he replies, touched. After almost three hours of show, it is “One Night in Bangkok” which closes the show. Of course, time flies. But we all want to grow old like this.
The singer delivered almost three hours of show without flinching.
