You Say It's Your B'day...It's My B'day, Too
I'm not gonna lie to you: Beyonce really does it for me. Her last album was kinda lame -- and yet, this picture from the liner notes of her last album was not. Look at those gators! Look at those heels! My girl B can sing, she can dance -- and her coconut-cracking gams are superheroic in build. A national treasure, I say! She's only 25 years old, but I bet she feels older, with all the Rihannas and such nipping at her diva heels. Poor thing. I'm here for you, baby girl. I'm here for you.
Anyway, on Saturday night, I'll be reviewing "The Beyonce Experience" at the St. Pete Times Forum. Ms. Knowles comes on at 9:15, and plays (or does whatever Beyonce does) until 11:15. I really only posted this blogation in order to run saucy pix, but for anyone who might care in the slightest, here is her setlist for the show, which has been printed in a few places. Let's go get 'em, B:
"Crazy in Love"
"Freakum Dress"
"Green Light"
"Baby Boy"/"Murder She Wrote"
"Beautiful Liar"
"Naughty Girl"
"Me, Myself and I" 
"Dangerously in Love 2/He Loves Me"
"Flaws And All"
Destiny's Child Medley
"Speechless"
"Ring the Alarm"
"Suga Mama"
"Upgrade U"
"'03 Bonnie & Clyde"
"Check on It"
"Get Me Bodied"
"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friends/Dreamgirls"
"Listen"
"Irreplaceable"
"Deja Vu"
Sean Daly is the pop music critic for the St. Petersburg Times. His CD collection -- from Journey to Dylan, Prince to U2, Public Enemy to Stan Getz -- is much bigger and better than yours.
Would Beyonce be a famous singer if she was only average looking?
Answer: NO
In today's music industry, you have to pretty first, talented last.
So what does this mean? It means she's not a real musician. She's a poser, like just about every other person in her genre of music.
Posted by: roy | July 21, 2007 at 12:32 PM
it's nice to see you haven't changed.
Posted by: Elisa | July 21, 2007 at 09:28 PM
Beyonce made me cranky. I work as a contract photog for a newspaper in Fort Worth and was assigned to shoot her concert in Dallas last week. Now the usual routine for shooting concerts is you get to shoot the first 3 songs, no flash from the front of the stage. But do we get to do that for Miss Beyonce? NOPE.
First 30 seconds of the intro while standing way back by the soundboard.
Usually the older the performer the farther back we have to shoot (my guess is because they are older the don't want to be photographed from below. its not a flattering angle) Clapton-soundboard, McCarntey-sondboard. Even Van Halen-soundboard. but really? Beyonce? shes hot! what does she have to worry about.
Done venting now.
Posted by: Rico | July 23, 2007 at 03:53 AM
Whoa. Elisa? ELISA Elisa?
Posted by: Sean Daly | July 23, 2007 at 09:59 AM
Elisa, Elisa. THAT Elisa.
Posted by: Elisa | July 26, 2007 at 09:51 PM