Hi MFC
I did not know this song (I haven't watched the Montreal videos yet) and hadn't ordered it on Itunes because I wanted a physical CD in June
But, the first time I saw this video on MIKA's FB, here is my reaction :
"MIKA this is the first time I am listening to this song and it is absolutely divine , I had tears rolling on my cheeks...
I have been loving you for the beginning of your career and , so far , that is "Happy Ending" who makes me cry at each gig...
The video is beautiful , simple but expressive...:thumb_yello:"
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Consequently, I have ordered the album on Itunes to be offered this song right now and listen to it everywhere (car, bathroom, at work ), this is my new "Happy Ending" which was one the most emotional to me (with "Any Other World").
Probably because it is just :
Piano + Mika + Strings at the end
At first sight, I thought Mika was angry (because I did not know the song), then I realized it was sadness...
My heart and breathing had a "stop" when he sang with his angel voice without any lyrics
And the tears suddenly came I could not stop them.
His face is so expressive, he does not need anything else than his voice, even the piano is not necessary when he sings without lyrics...
Moreover, he looks like an angel standing like this on a white shirt against a dark wall
Keeping on going crescendo like this with his hands up make the song even stronger to me
The first time I heard it, I could not understand all the lyrics, that is to say that Mika can sing anything with this kind of voice or rhythm and that can be beautiful and powerful
Well, I love this video, it is perfect to me...
MIKA does not always need to jump everywhere with a lot of people in colorful clothes or drawn colorful cartoons to be suggestive or emotional