Garth Takes Manhattan!

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Dateline: 08/11/97

Garth's views on 'The Music'

Garth Oblisk The Music...

Garth Brooks took Manhattan and made it his own during his Free Concert in Central Park on August 7, 1997. The concert was broadcast live on HBO, Originally scheduled to run for 1 1/2 hours, it ran over by 15 minutes, much to the delight of Garth's fans watching at home.

The author, being one of the millions that watched it at home was truly delighted at the extra time Garth was given. The lucky fans that attended the concert in New York were entertained for another 20-45 minutes (depending on who you ask).

The Playlist

Rodeo

Papa Loved Mama

Beaches of Cheyenne

Two Of A Kind, Workin' On A Full House

The Thunder Rolls

We Shall Be Free

Unanswered Prayers

The River

That Summer

Callin' Baton Rogue

Shameless

Ain't Going Down 'Til The Sun Comes Up
- with Billy Joel

New York State Of Mind
- with Billy Joel

Fever

Friends In Low Places

The Dance

American Pie
- with Don McClean

Fans lucky enough to witness the concert live were treated to an additional 3 songs not shown to viewers on HBO.

These were:

Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)

If Tomorrow Never Comes

You May Be Right
- with Billy Joel

Watching the concert, you could feel the emotion Garth was feeling. You could see how much he was loving every minute, and how very appreciative he was that so many people would come out on a hot August night to see him perform. When the people sang his songs back to him, he seemed astounded that so many people knew his music, and gave him the gift of singing it back to him.

I especially loved the way he was in awe of both Billy Joel and Don McClean as they sang. He was like a kid in a candy store, and it truly showed.

Video Clips:

There are a couple video clips available for viewing.

The first one, you need QuickTime ® to view it. It is in .mov format, it's 234k in length, and plays for 13 seconds.. It shows the fans rushing to get the best seats for the concert.

You can download plug-in here.

Fans Rush For Best Seats.

The second one, also needs QuickTime ® to view it. It is in .mov format, is 1.7 MB in size, and plays for 43 seconds.

Garth QuickTime Clip

Here's one more of Garth singing American Pie, it also needs the QuickTime ® plug-in to view it. It is in .mov format, and is 1,067k in size, and plays approximately 30 seconds.

Garth sings American Pie

This next clip uses VXtreme Streaming Video.
The clip plays for 2 minutes and 11 seconds. You can download the Plug-In here.

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