Quote Originally Posted by Jaap View Post
Was not intended at criticism, more as a surprise as Do You Know was/is such a fixed feature, sequencing into Ain't No Mountain. I would guess that fans who go to multiple concerts over the years prefer to hear different songs -- I know I do. It was great to hear Ross sing You Are Not Alone in 1997 in Rotterdam; also seeing Ross in 1995 singing all those songs from Take Me Higher before the album was out was a memorable experience [[I was particularly surprised when she started singing "At first I was afraid..." -- obviously, that is no longer a surprise). Yet I understand that she must sing her signature songs for the majority of her audience that only go to see her perform one or two times in their life.
Understood. I did not mean to refer to you specifically. I also get the point about signature songs but it reaches the point that some performers are lucky to have SO many signature songs that a concert can become unwieldly! I remember back in Roberta Flack's glory years a talk show interviewer asked Roberta about how she chose songs for a concert; Flack replied that she did her best to select proven popular songs along with songs she loved to perform as well as an unexpected choice or two. I recall her laughingly saying that she had maybe 5 albums out and if she sang every song each concert attendee wanted to hear the concert would never end! As for this Radio City show, I would guess that the performance was tightened a bit due to the family health crisis Diana was dealing with -