Last Friday, Trisha Yearwood and Babyface taped an episode of CMT Crossroads here in Nashville, at Belmont University. The show will debut on CMT Friday, Sept. 21 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT.
I was unable to attend, so I sent a proxy. Here is her guest blog:
Thanks to a very dear friend, I was given the opportunity to attend the Trisha Yearwood /Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds Crossroads taping on August 31--an absolute dream come true! The Trisha fans had been waiting for her to appear on Crossroads for years, and it was finally going to happen--a true Crossroads experience, at that.
It was so unbelievably cool. I liked "his" songs better than "hers"; in fact, I expected there to be some retakes of the "country" songs, but there weren't while we were there. They sang: "Exhale" (Shoop Shoop), from the Waiting to Exhale movie, "Take a Bow" (Madonna), "When Will I See You," "Fire and Rain" (James Taylor), and "Change the World" (Eric Clapton) --the last one was just out of this world--I can't even begin to describe it. I'd been hoping to hear this, and was not disappointed at all--they seriously rocked. "Take A Bow" was incredible also! They all were. She really can sing anything.
Of Trisha's songs, they sang: "Wrong Side of Memphis," "Walkaway Joe," "Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love," "Georgia Rain," and "How Do I Live." He mostly did harmony/backup singing, except for taking a verse or two on one or two songs. I didn't think Walkaway Joe was too great (on his side, anyway--I've heard her sing it with Don Henley, Garth, and Jon Randall, and I think Jon Randall was the best), and he barely sang on "Heaven."
Babyface had beautiful things to say about songwriters and Trisha before they sang "Georgia Rain," and the way she interprets/lives their songs, which was just perfect. You could tell he really "gets" her, and her music--hopefully they'll keep that in. I would have loved to see him sing more on her songs, like she did on his.In between songs they both would say how the producers were concerned that there would be a lot of silence, and that there wouldn't be any talking, but it was the complete opposite--you couldn't keep them quiet! He mentioned how he met her through Garth, and how he totally admires her, and she said how she really admires him. She kept hinting at how he should write/produce for some chick singer in town, *hint, hint*. And how 'the cowboy' wasn't there but that he'd be very jealous. All in all, classic Trisha jokes and wit, which Babyface also possesses.
I definitely walked away with a much bigger appreciation for Babyface than before; he's incredibly talented and interested in all aspects of the business--much like Garth. Interesting. :) The sad part of all this is that usually only 4 songs from each artist, or maybe less, actually make the final show on CMT. Hopefully one day all the "lost" parts from all the episodes will get released on DVD!
I was unable to attend, so I sent a proxy. Here is her guest blog:
Thanks to a very dear friend, I was given the opportunity to attend the Trisha Yearwood /Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds Crossroads taping on August 31--an absolute dream come true! The Trisha fans had been waiting for her to appear on Crossroads for years, and it was finally going to happen--a true Crossroads experience, at that.
It was so unbelievably cool. I liked "his" songs better than "hers"; in fact, I expected there to be some retakes of the "country" songs, but there weren't while we were there. They sang: "Exhale" (Shoop Shoop), from the Waiting to Exhale movie, "Take a Bow" (Madonna), "When Will I See You," "Fire and Rain" (James Taylor), and "Change the World" (Eric Clapton) --the last one was just out of this world--I can't even begin to describe it. I'd been hoping to hear this, and was not disappointed at all--they seriously rocked. "Take A Bow" was incredible also! They all were. She really can sing anything.Of Trisha's songs, they sang: "Wrong Side of Memphis," "Walkaway Joe," "Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love," "Georgia Rain," and "How Do I Live." He mostly did harmony/backup singing, except for taking a verse or two on one or two songs. I didn't think Walkaway Joe was too great (on his side, anyway--I've heard her sing it with Don Henley, Garth, and Jon Randall, and I think Jon Randall was the best), and he barely sang on "Heaven."
Babyface had beautiful things to say about songwriters and Trisha before they sang "Georgia Rain," and the way she interprets/lives their songs, which was just perfect. You could tell he really "gets" her, and her music--hopefully they'll keep that in. I would have loved to see him sing more on her songs, like she did on his.In between songs they both would say how the producers were concerned that there would be a lot of silence, and that there wouldn't be any talking, but it was the complete opposite--you couldn't keep them quiet! He mentioned how he met her through Garth, and how he totally admires her, and she said how she really admires him. She kept hinting at how he should write/produce for some chick singer in town, *hint, hint*. And how 'the cowboy' wasn't there but that he'd be very jealous. All in all, classic Trisha jokes and wit, which Babyface also possesses.
I definitely walked away with a much bigger appreciation for Babyface than before; he's incredibly talented and interested in all aspects of the business--much like Garth. Interesting. :) The sad part of all this is that usually only 4 songs from each artist, or maybe less, actually make the final show on CMT. Hopefully one day all the "lost" parts from all the episodes will get released on DVD!
Photo credit: Jim Hagans / Courtesy CMT
5 comments:
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I was at the show and it was amazing. Full of energy and Babyface was so talented.
They did Babyface's songs first and Trisha rocked them. The best performance of the night was, If I could change the world. It got everyone on their feet.
They talked about Garth a little joking and saying how they met through him. Trisha was funny and they really had a good time.
Trisha set was good but they didn’t have Babyface sing as much on her songs which was a little disappointed, since the show is suppose to be different.
Anyway they both were awesome, Trisha looks great and Babyface really seemed to be a fan, there was a lot of the back and forth butting kissing but it was cute.
At one point Trisha said I felt that didn't you and Babyface was like yeah and did a little pointing back and forth (fake flirting) then Trisha said you better watch out or the cowboy will kill you. lol
Anyway the show was awesome can't wait to see some of their interview they did.
Jennifer
Jennifer, thanks for your re-cap! It sounds awesome, hope they air all of Trisha's banter! I bet Garth's gonna be jealous!
thanks!! sounds like a fun night!!
Can't wait to see it!!
Love the reviews! Thank you so much for sharing your magical evening with us. I'm jealous, of course, but I was in the cornfields with babies. :)
(this is lish, btw - blogger hates my login sometimes)
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