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Also, can you believe that there is not even an official upload of the music video for “Eternal Memories”?“Eternal Memories” really got me think though about young girls singing songs about subject matters beyond their years, and the ways in which they’re able to resonate across generations. Because “First Love” and “Eternal Memories” are both cut from the same cloths, in that they aren’t typical songs for artists in their early teens to release as singles, and yet they are two songs which fans have such attachments to. There has been so much nostalgia tied to both songs over the years, which is strangely fitting given that both songs are about memories.
“Eternal Memories” is a song which Crystal has spoken about quite a few times, and she’s been very open about how she really never understood what the song was about when she first recorded it at the age of 13 / 14. But as she got older and performed it through the years, she was able to get the song and identify with it more. And you get a sense of this with this performance, despite Crystal only being 18 years old at this time.
The thing that’s really interesting about hearing Crystal sing the song here versus when she was 14, is how differently they’re framed as a result of not only Crystal’s age, but her evolved approach to singing. And yet the heart of the song is still exactly the same. The original version of “Eternal Memories” felt like Crystal was singing from a first person, within the world of the song. Where-as at 18, it like she’s singing from a third person. But both versions are completely earnest and retain the same sense of warmth, feeling almost like lullabies. The beauty of how “Eternal Memories” is written and arranged is why it has aged like a fine wine. Only bad bitches get to have a debut song so good that it stands the test of time and manages to sound better as time goes on.
This performance really showcases where Crystal’s magic lies as a performer. Putting on a show with spectacle, all the lights, the visuals and dancers is easy. Anybody with a team behind them could do it. But being able to walk out on an un-dressed stage and deliver a performance which touches people and has them hanging onto your every note - this is the hard part, which not everybody could do. Yet Crystal is one of the chosen few that can. Even at the age of 18 years old, when most pop stars just wanted to BOOM-KAT-KAT to uptempo radio pop jams, Crystal understood the art of slowing things down and the importance these moments can bring to a show. And that these were the moments where audiences would get the truest sense of who Crystal was as an artist.
LDH and Universal aren’t going to cough up golden coins for Crystal to put on big productions, and I don’t think she would be able to sell out arenas and domes now anyway. But what would be feasible would be Crystal doing a small scale tour with a lean band. Crystal is fortunate enough to be the kind of artist who could hold such a tour. And yet all we get are 3 shows during Christmas in some crawfish boil joint in Osaka, where half the people there have no idea who Crystal Kay even is.
Girl. Fire the whole management and marketing team.
💿 CK album reviews: I Sing | For You | Vivid | Shine | Spin the Music | Call Me Miss... | All Yours | Color Change! | 4Real | Crystal Style | Almost Seventeen | 637 -Always & Forever- | C.L.L. ~Crystal Lover Light
📀 CK Special Editions: X, a Crystal Kay collaborations Best album | Euphoria, a Crystal Kay dance album | Sparkle, a Crystal Kay Christmas album
🎧 CK Spotify Playlists: This is Crystal Kay | Crystal Kay: Ballads
📀 CK Special Editions: X, a Crystal Kay collaborations Best album | Euphoria, a Crystal Kay dance album | Sparkle, a Crystal Kay Christmas album
🎧 CK Spotify Playlists: This is Crystal Kay | Crystal Kay: Ballads
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