Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 157 Sing a Song

“Link, go ahead. I haven’t seen your concert. Let’s see how your performance is.”

Ms. Faith Hill smiled.

“I haven’t seen Link’s concert either, but I have seen his concert at Lady Gaga in Miami. The scene where Link took off his suit looked particularly explosive.”

 Carrie Underwood said, shaking the bottle.

Link also thought of the concert in Miami. He originally wanted to sing a song honestly in a suit, but Lady Gaga thought that stage style was too ordinary and not eye-catching enough.

He was asked to sing in a suit for the first song, and for the second song "Despacito" he was asked to sing with his upper body bare and dance while singing.

 I didn’t feel much at the time, but after watching the broadcast, I just felt my scalp was numb and a little embarrassed.

 “Okay, I’ll go up and try.”

Seeing that everyone wanted to hear him sing, Link didn’t hesitate. He took Taylor’s guitar, went backstage to sign up and queue up, and then went on stage to sing a song called “Take Me Home Country Roads” by John Denver.

He has been training in the recording studio for several months, and his voice is very mature. After several performances, he does not have stage fright when he sings on stage.

At this time, it was about five o'clock in the afternoon, and the number of spectators in the audience was reduced. There were only more than 20,000 people left, and it was still a large and dense crowd.

 Because he was wearing a hat and did not introduce himself, no one recognized him. They just felt that he sang well and he was very capable when he could cover an old classic song with new ideas.

 When he finished singing and was about to leave the stage, many people in the audience below shouted, "One more song."

Generally at music festivals, the audience shows their approval by shouting for one more song and wants to hear him continue singing. For those who don’t sing well, everyone will just let him go out earlier.

 “Link, one more!”

Taylor stood on the grass, holding a trumpet and shouting.

“Link’s voice is very clean and penetrating, and it feels even better when heard live.”

Faith Hill clapped her hands and said.

  “He is a very capable young man.”

Tim McGraw, wearing a cowboy hat, looked at Link on the stage and said.

Link was in a bit of a dilemma on stage. He had just covered a familiar country song, and would he continue to cover an old song next time?

 It is easy to sing old songs, but it is too difficult to sing new ideas, and you will overturn if you are not careful.

 He saw a piano on the edge of the stage and had an idea.

The main instruments of country music include guitar, drums, violin, banjo and piano. He put down the guitar, sat in front of the piano, and said into the microphone: "Here is a new song "Allofme" for Taylor Swift. Miss."

As he was speaking, someone in the audience suddenly shouted, ‘Link! He's Link! ’, and then more people yelled ‘Link! Link! ’, mainly some young girls, before he started singing, they screamed excitedly and rushed towards the stage.

Link simply took off his hat and waved to the audience. The screams from the audience became louder.

Link comforted them several times before the fans gradually quieted down. He placed his hands on the black and white keys, took a deep breath, and played the intro of the song.

 WhatwouldIdowithoutyoursmartmouth

 What should I do without your sweet words?

ˆDrawingmein,andyoukickingmeout

俼Sometimes you are as passionate as fire, and sometimes you are as cold as ice

ˆGotmyheadspinning, nokidding, Ican\'tpinyoudown

 It makes me fascinated, but I am unable to grasp it

 “Wow! It sounds so good!”

Singers such as Carrie Underwood couldn’t help but admire it.

They had heard Link's inspirational songs and the explosive song Givemereason, and thought Link was a hard rock singer. They didn't expect that when he sang love songs, his voice would be so gentle and delicate, with a little bit of hoarse magnetism. , which sounds very scratchy.

Taylor also covered her lips and looked at Link in surprise on the stage, who was playing and singing. She had no idea when Link wrote this song and it sounded so good.   Causeallofme

ˆLovesallofyou

ˆLoveyourcurvesandallyouredges

ˆAllyourperfectimperfections

　　“Very good. It’s not country music, but it’s a really good song.”

Tim McGraw said as he drank his beer.

“If I could write this kind of song, no one would be able to resist my charm when I go to the bar to pick up girls.”

 Josh Turner, a young singer from South Carolina, said enviously.

Everyone rolled their eyes.

“There seems to be something wrong with the accompaniment. If the accompaniment was better, the performance would be even better.”

Faith Hill asked.

Taylor smiled and said: "It's Link's problem. He has only practiced piano for half a year and is not proficient enough to play it."

“You only practiced for half a year? That’s pretty impressive.”

 Everyone was amazed.

On the stage, Link played the piano and sang the classic love song "AllOfMe". This song was originally going to appear on the "Love" album, but now he performed it in advance to warm up the album.

This song is not difficult to sing, but the emotional processing needs to be more delicate in order to be infectious. Link has practiced it many times under the guidance of Graeme, and with his unique voice, the singing level is no less than the original singer.

 “Causeallofme, Lovesallofyou”

When the second chorus was sung, many audience members sang along, like it was Link’s solo concert.

"He shouldn't have been allowed to go up there. He was ruining our situation."

Ms. Faith Hill smiled.

 “You even show off your affection in public, I’m so jealous of you.”

 Carrie Underwood glanced at Taylor with a sour tone and said.

Taylor laughed, hugged his knees and sat on the grass, blinking at Link on the stage, his blue eyes filled with crystal light.

 Pap, pah, pah!

The singing on the stage was over, and the audience shouted to sing it again. Link sang it again, and walked off the stage amidst the shouts of the fans, leaving time for other singers.

After the performance in the evening, Link followed Taylor and Mrs. Andrea to their home in the western suburbs of Nashville, a single-family villa with a red roof and a large garden around it.

 When he saw the flowers in the garden, he suddenly understood why Mrs. Andrea looked strange when she saw him holding the irises in his hand.

Because there are such flowers everywhere around the villa, April is the flower season. There are large areas of purple, white and pink, and the air is also filled with fragrance.

Link stayed in the east bedroom on the second floor at night. According to Mrs. Andrea's instructions, the two of them could not sleep together at night, saying that this was also the rule in the Nashville countryside.

But Taylor sneaked over anyway, and the two sat on the windowsill facing the garden, chatting and kissing.

The countryside of Nashville is beautiful, especially in April and May. There are wild flowers and grass everywhere, green trees, butterflies and birds flying everywhere. There are quaint windmills beside the river. When passing by the farm, you can occasionally encounter them. See a few free-range horses grazing leisurely on the plains.

It is very similar to the country house painted by the Impressionist painter Monet, and the irises seem to have been painted by Van Gogh.

 It’s hard to believe that this place is in the same world as New York with its tall buildings.

Link stayed in Nashville for two days, walking, writing songs, and attending music festivals with Taylor every day.

Until he received a call from Ms. Mandy, MJ’s concert rehearsals had begun. He needed to go over to attend the show rehearsals, and Taylor’s activities were coming to an end and he had to return to Los Angeles to continue promoting the album.

Link can only bid farewell to the pastoral life temporarily and plunge into the steel forest again.

 (End of this chapter)