Kini tak mungkin ku dipermainkan lagi
Oleh mereka...
Satu jadi bingung, Dua tak tertanggung
Kembali ku renung --
Angin pun menyeru, Lupakan yang dulu
Bintang pun setuju --
untuk menemaniku...
---- excerpt from Cahaya Seribu Liku
I just heard part of Siti Nurhaliza's live interview on Warna a couple of hours ago. YES, the Celine Dion of Asia (as she was dubbed by the British press, or so it was believed), has already set foot in Singapore, more than a day ahead of her anticipated concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, which is going to be a slightly modified replica of her acclaimed Royal Albert Hall performance.
The makciks who called in to the radio station during the fans' Q&A couldn't contain their delight at the thought of having their idol here in S'pore and ended up gushing about Siti's awesomeness instead of asking her proper questions. Well, I can imagine how elated they must be -- Siti is, afterall, the malay music industry's first bonafide icon; Her meteoric rise from kampung girl to regional superstar is symbolic of how even the most impossible dreams can come true if one has the fortitude (and talent, of course) to achieve them.
It's funny how I used to detest Siti's kental-ness in the past, especially those albums which were chokeful of repetitive jiwang songs. To me, she was like the pre-I'm-A-Slave-For-U Britney Spears; a massive, commercialized force that appeals to the plebeian tastes of the masses without offering much aesthetic merit. However, her dramatic evolution as a credible artiste throughout the years, culminating in the Indon-influenced, Prasasti Seni, has turned me into a Siti-convert. Heck, I think the latter is the best album by her yet (and I even wrote a review for it here in my bloggy!).
So am I excited by all this Siti-fuss?? Maybe a little =p
