Who knew that while jumping around in confetti-strewn bliss, we would also rediscover ourselves?
MANILA, Philippines – There was a lot riding on Carly Rae Jepsen’s headlining set at Wanderland 2023.
Carly Rae Jepsen’s music has always been centered on its child-like honesty. It’s an unapologetic approach to feeling feelings, the way we probably dealt with emotions before we were taught to hold them in and push them down. There is noIn Carly’s world, being in love is okay. Wanting to be loved is okay. Being an emotional mess is okay. You don’t have to shut your feelings up to survive them. Her songs are an invitation to Call Me Maybe, or Be Tormented By Me, Babe.
And yet when she opened with that very same song, “Surrender My Heart,” at Wanderland, there I was doing exactly that. Not to be overdramatic, but I had tears in my eyes when the familiar synths shimmered and she launched into that first verse. As the crowd emphatically sang back that pre-chorus line to her – “I wanna be brave enough for everything” – I knew I wasn’t the only one experiencing an emotional rush.
Her third song was a jolt to the pre-pandemic past of parties and packed dancefloors and surprise kisses and chaotic love affairs. What else but the iconic sax solo of “Run Away With Me” to herald in those memories? It’s as if, after acknowledging our newfound loneliness, our Blessed Mother was reminding us of what it was like to be completely free and unguarded.She continued to play a mix of fan favorites from past albums and standouts from.
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