"George Michael, consciously or not, continued the tradition of what Aretha Franklin and others referred to as "blue-eyed soul" music and even got to do a chart-topping duet with Aretha herself. A generation (or maybe two) later we have Smith, a singer-songwriter with a stirring, resonant, androgynous tenor voice, who can croon and bellow with the best of them. Smith arrives on stage with a trio of Black backup singers, and unapolegetically embodies the musical landscape of these legends who came before him."
"The third number, "My Guy," is an unreleased new song that Smith introduced saying it was a rare "happy song" in the repertoire, but the song then gave way to them stripping down to leather shorts and some hybrid pirate/go-go boots, along with a ruffled shirt, and a set of more upbeat hits including "Dancing With a Stranger," the reality TV-inspired "I'm Not Here to Make Friends," and two excellent covers, Erasure's "A Little Respect," and Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody.""
Sam Smith delivered an almost 90-minute show at the Castro Theatre as part of a 20-show residency extending into March. The performance connected British artists who adopted American R&B and soul, linking the Beatles, Dusty Springfield, and George Michael to Smith. Smith sang with a stirring, resonant, androgynous tenor and performed with a trio of Black backup singers. The set mixed ballads and upbeat numbers, including "Lay Me Down," "I'm Not the Only One," the new song "My Guy," "Dancing With a Stranger," "I'm Not Here to Make Friends," and covers of Erasure's "A Little Respect" and Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody." The staging featured theatrical costumes and a bold wardrobe change.
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