It is fair to assume that Candace Possee was in Heaven, but then again nobody really knows.
Possee was the envy of many when she was the “Bajan girl” from among the Ordinary People front stage that John Legend hand-picked for a slow dance.
For her, it must have ended all too Quickly, but it was an eternity for those who watched in awe.
Legend must have occupied the Dreams of the hundreds who were privileged to hear him at the gymnasium of the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex on Tuesday night.
Coming in, Legend was the act most Barbadians wanted to see and he did not disappoint. His performance was class from start to finish; he had people under his hypnotic spell in a performance that was clearly out of the top drawer.
Reports out of St Lucia indicated that Legend was a show-stopper last Sunday. Having been blown away back in 2007 when he performed there, that audience would have expected nothing less. It would have been interesting to see him in an open air setting, however.
The Legend last Tuesday night still has the same voice, but is much more refined.
The Grammy Award-winning singer has grown tremendously and it shows in all aspects of his performance.
He was on stage for just about 90 minutes when the strains of Green Light struck up, a sure indicator that his performance had come to an end, and some members of the audience fell for it and started to leave to avoid the inevitable crush in traffic.
Whether they knew more was to come or were just basking in the glow and hoping, most of the people in the audience stood their ground and would be justly rewarded shortly thereafter. His job was not quite done.
Even with a mixture of new and older hits which included Used To Love U, Heaven, Wake Up!, Everybody Knows and Can’t Be My Lover, P.D.A (We Just Don’t Care), Dreams, Save Room, So High and Good Morning, a few were missing.
No matter how many albums or singles Legend does, Ordinary People remains a favourite, and the show would not nearly have been complete without it. When the man of the moment returned, it was just him and the piano; he took care of that small detail and added Stay With You as a bonus.
Legend left the stage finally about 15 minutes later and the satisfied crowd started to disperse.
The stage was brilliantly set for Legend by Philip 7 and Masala. Philip 7 turned up for business and to impress, and that he did. His set included hits such as On and On, Walk Away From Love, which was done for the mothers, Beautiful Surprise, I Need You Now (with Betty Griffith) and Blame It on Love which he did with 72 of the talented voices from the St Leonard’s Boys’ Choir.