Considering I was in the throes of food poisoning on the morning of the event, I am proud of myself for having a go.
Billy Joel's Just The Way You Are was an unmitigated disaster. The Singer wasn't ready, and I forgot what key we'd agreed on, so started on an unfamiliar key and got tangled up by all the chord changes. Duh! *slap own forehead*
Teresa Teng and The Carpenters went a bit better, and it was nice to hear the partygoers join in when we did favourites like There's A Kind of Hush.
My young trumpeter friend E joined in for a couple of ABBA songs which the girls demanded (Beth and her new friend Thalia, that is), and also did a lively solo for In The Mood.
I managed to sneak in a couple of Mandarin pop songs in between: Sky Wu's 祝你生日快乐 and 分享.
Halfway through, hubby took over as singer and suggester-of-what-to-sing-next, which was helpful as I was running out of ideas.
The Prayer, You Raise Me Up, Fly Me To The Moon...
By the time I walked away from the keyboard for the final time, I had a sore back.
Who knew standing in a cheongsam playing the keyboard in semi-darkness could be such hard work?!
Note to self: compile a folder of songs to play at functions. More professional and saves the headache of cooking up songs on the spot.
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