And the performances keep on going...
Chapter 52: Performances Galore
Soon after Brutus' performance, most of the other acts began showing off their stuff in their performances to electrify audiences all across the town; for Gunter and Rosita's performance, they did some singing and dancing to a dance-pop 80's song where both pigs showed off their stuff as Gunter showed off his flamboyant dance moves as always and Rosita lets it all go onstage as she danced her heart out and sung like never before and Gunter did the same as well whenever the two would perform as Gunter makes some cool moves, then points to Rosita as the cue to sing and they feed off each other very well.
Many of the audience members got into the performance as well, including Morrison and Ms. Crawly as they were dancing to it as well, just having fun and then he goes over to Meena and they dance as well and it was like their chemistry just exploded into performance art and as they looked at each other, they realized what the heck just happened and slowly pulled themselves away from each other, hoping not to get any glares from everyone else.
After Gunter and Rosita's performances, it continued on with Mike commanding the stage to take on a classic love song from the 60's, which blew the audience away, Tiger Fury's take on a fun pop song from the 90's, Ash's original song she had written that rocked the crowd about life without Lance, the Newfound Rebels' pop take on a metal song, Jimmy and the Moonlight Crew's a-capella version of a popular 80's song and Breakout Mafia's take on a 70's folk song with an EDM twist that got the crowd pumped up.
Soon afterwards, Stars Volcano began doing a version of popular break-up song with a slow acoustic version of it that starts with a very gentle strum as one of them started singing the first verse.
You got me sipping on something
I can't compare to nothing
Not ever long, I'm hoping
that after this feeling, I'll survive
I know I'm acting a bit crazy
Messed up, a little bit hazy
Hand over heart, I'm hoping
that I'm gonna make it out alive
My heart's getting cold when you're not here
The future that we hold is so unclear
But I'm not alive until you call
And I'll bet the odds against it all
Save your advice, cuz I won't hear
You might be right, but I don't care
There's a million reasons why I should give you up
But the heart wants what it wants
The heart wants what it wants
You got me spinning in pieces
Shining like stars and screaming
Lining the earth like Venus
But then you disappear and make me wait
And every second's like torture
Heartsick drip, no morsel
Finding a way to let go
Baby, baby, no, I can't escape
My heart's getting cold when you're not here
The future that we hold is so unclear
But I'm not alive until you call
And I'll bet the odds against it all
Save your advice, cuz I won't hear
You might be right, but I don't care
There's a million reasons why I should give you up
But the heart wants what it wants
The heart wants what it wants
The heart wants what it wants
The heart wants what it wants
The group completely blended in their harmonies very well and their amazing vocals along with the guitar bits and the swelling of strings in the background, but no drum beats made it extra emotional and special to reach down the pits of the audience's souls as well as the acts that are watching on the other side of the stage where most of them were blown away and some almost on the verge of tears.
This is a modern fairy-tale
No happy endings, no wind in our sails
But I can't imagine a life without
breathless moments
Breaking me down, down, down, down, down...
My heart's getting cold when you're not here
The future that we hold is so unclear
But I'm not alive until you call
And I'll bet the odds against it all
Save your advice, cuz I won't hear
You might be right, but I don't care
There's a million reasons why I should give you up
But the heart wants what it wants
The heart wants what it wants
The heart wants what it wants
The heart wants what it wants
The heart wants what it wants, baby
It wants what it wants, baby
It wants what it wants
It wants what it wants
The heart wants what it wants, baby
It wants what it wants, baby
It wants what it wants
The heart wants what it wants
It ended with a final strum and a sustained string ending chord with the spotlight slowly dimming as the audience cheered and applauded while they were completely emotional and just tugged their heartstrings to the maximum and even stood up from their seats because the performance was so good and Stars Volcano just took a bow and thanked the audience as Buster comes out and said, "How about that? Thank you, Stars Volcano for that wonderful performance!"
The group just thanked the audience once again and they walked out of the stage with so much exhiliaration and received a huge amount of support and applause from the other acts and Rosita said, "That was just fabulous! You nguys did excellent!"
"Thanks, Rosita." one member of Stars Volcano replied.
"Yeah, you almost brought Gunter to tears." Ash pointed out.
Gunter wiped his eyes quickly and said, "You did wunderbar!"
Later on, one more band, the Rebel-Nation Army rocked out the crowd with an original song they had written themselves and brought in a personalized pop punk sound which brought the crowd to their feet. Soon, most of the soloists performed their hearts out on stage, leaving their hearts on their sleeve. Victoria performed a classic soulful 90's song that she serves as her personal theme song of her life, Braxton performed an original soul/rock song as he's playing an electric guitar that brought the crowd to their feet, Emily brought in her power vocals to a recent pop song that fits her well and just sung her heart out and Tanner electrified the crowd on a power ballad song that showcases his range of vocals that literally blew the crowd away.
Joshua is up next and he's feeling the huge pressure of performing in front of many people and he could feel it way down inside him and Meena sensed that feeling a mile away and she placed a hand over his shoulder for comfort and support and looked at him with a look that reads 'you got this'. Morrison nods his head to confirm that agreement and most of the other acts lifted him up with words of kindness and Buster even told him, "Just sing your heart out."
"Sing like it's your last day on earth." Johnny stated.
"We're all here for you." Emily agreed.
"Of course, kid...even if there's a possible chance that the audience might boo you off the stage." Mike added, trying to be positive while being somewhat realisitic.
Rosita gave Mike a very serious glare for a second as a means to watch what he's saying and then turns to Joshua and said, "What Mike isn't really trying to say is...give it your all and don't think about anything else. You are very talented and we all believe in you. Just believe in yourself."
What Rosita just said to Joshua definitely sparked a fire underneath him and he knew that he has to face his fears head-on and just get out there and conquer it as soon as Buster went on the stage to introduce the next act, which of course...is Joshua. As soon as Joshua's name is called, he received a mic and just went out on stage as everyone applauded and cheered for him.
Mike looked very puzzled after hearing what Rosita had said to him and said, "Isn't that what I told him?"
"No, Mike. That's the thing with teenagers and adults; it's their job to ignore you. Plus, that wasn't even good advice. It was just adding to anxiety." Rosita answered.
Mike folded his arms and asked, with a very sneer look on his face, "And your point is, Porky?"
Rosita face-palmed in response and just shook her head in disbelief that Mike is just very callous and said, "Sometimes you can be very impossible...unlike my husband."
Next up...we see Morrison's comeback performance! The song was 'The Heart Wants What It Wants' from Selena Gomez, btw! Don't own it!
