Enjoy the recording I made of Roger Hodgson playing a few songs at Fnac store in Paris on May 13th 2000!
It was a promotional showcase for the release of his new solo album "Open the door", and a few days before his memorable come back concert at Bataclan on May 22nd.
I recently transferred all my old mini DV cassettes onto a PC, and here it is!
I have uploaded the whole recording, so that you can see how close we were from Roger, and how nice and human this great musician is!
Notable moments in the video:
00:00 - Warm up and soundcheck (Roger sings some unreleased melodies)
06:25 - Introduction (yes, Roger speaks French!)
07:40 - Even In The Quietest Moments
11:25 - Sister Moonshine
14:45 - The Garden
16:45 - The More I Look
20:54 - Breakfast In America
23:28 - Promotional interview
26:01 - Alan Simon joining the interview
29:44 - Take The Long Way Home (with Alan Simon playing the harmonica)
35:32 - A Soapbox Opera
38:43 - Lady
40:38 - Hide In Your Shell
43:07 - Don't Leave Me Know
45:15 - The Logical Song
48:54 - Closing speech (but Roger doesn't want to stop!)
50:06 - Give A Little Bit (with the crowd singing!)
55:01 - Roger's message to Monique, Kimberly, Peggy and Sarah!
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