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Not-Quite-a-Markie-Post
Still sorting through far too many pics for the Markie post I promised a few of you Thatter types (tonight! promise!), but today we have an actual video of an actual new song!
And there's a (very short) tour in June, and tickets go on sale next week. Cue hyperventilating and much crossing of fingers.
And there's a (very short) tour in June, and tickets go on sale next week. Cue hyperventilating and much crossing of fingers.
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I love the song very much and I like the video too. The video is a bit sad I think. I must say that I love the song more than maybe I thought I would have. I was a little worried beforehand whith the talk about electro-pop so I kind of feared that I wouldn't like it very much. I want to really like the music, and not just like it because it's Mark, if that makes any sense ;) But I need not have worried; I love it!
I have listened to the preview of the songs from the album and that sounds very promising too :) I don't want to listen to the preview too much though, but I was too curious to not have a listen *g*.
The tour dates are really bad ones for me and I'm not sure I will be able to go to any of the dates, which is making me totally miserable :( I wish they had not announced the tour dates so close to the actual dates...Anyway, I pre-ordered the deluxe boxset to get the pre-sale code. The dates that maybe *could* work is either Sheffield or Glasgow, so we'll see. I wish I could go to any of the German dates. It would be heaven to be able to buy a ticket already, not having to worry about ticketstress ;) But sadly those dates are impossible for me. Oh well, we'll se what happens. The most important thing is that Mark is back!
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I know what you mean about being worried about the music. I wasn't so worried about the electropop thing, but more that Mark and his producers would autotune all the quirkiness I love out of his voice. But the voice is still recognizably Mark, and the song is awesome and I've got it pleasantly stuck in my head. The video is a bit sad, but then there are lovely moments at the end when he's smiling in wonder at the things he sees and it's all okay. (Unlike How Do You Love, which is a truly sad vid.) I haven't previewed any of the other songs yet, but am looking foward to them.
None of the dates were great for me. Most of the English ones would have meant giving up theatre tickets we've already bought (Book of Mormon and a collaboration between Robert Wilson and Willem Dafoe, both of which I would sacrifice for a Mark concert, but would prefer not to.) I was leaning towards Sheffield, but the Frankfurt date works best, and has the advantage of being on sale now. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you get a ticket in the presale. BTW, an Irish co-worker recommended the Sheffield show over Glasgow. He says Sheffield's become a really interesting city to visit in the last few years, while in his opinion Glasgow is not nearly so nice. Well, actually, he used words that I shall not repeat here.
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Yes, you could still recognize Mark very much, which is a good thing :)
Yeah, I agree about the video; it's not just sad, there is also hope in it. I think it's the melancholy of the music that makes the video look a bit more sad than it actually is.
Thanks, I'm keeping my fingers crossed too;) I hope I could get a ticket in the presale on Wednesday. I have the day off that day so I can be at the computer all day if needed ;) Thanks for the tip about Sheffield/Glasgow. Hehe, so your co-worker is not that impressed with Glasgow? The image I have of Glasgow is not that good/interesting either, so hoping for Sheffield then ;) I need to do some research about flights and stuff.
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Here's hoping you don't need the whole day to get through for tickets!
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Thanks, I hope everything will go smoothly, but I fear the worst ;)
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Plan for the worst and hope for the best is always my motto. ;-)
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That is also my motto! ;)