On Tuesday, Nov. 18th, the CAP Board held “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” with host and musician Jared Mahone. Combining the musical styles of Mahone along with rounds of students trying to remember lyrics, the night was filled with entertainment.
With no heat in Grace Hall during one of the coldest nights in Nov., all that Grace Hall needed was a campfire set up in the middle of the room to keep the 30 students that gathered for the event warm in their winter jackets and scarves.
CAP Board, which puts on about two events a week to get students involved, really nailed “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” with singer Mahone. Traveling all the way from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio with his bassist Cody, Mahone shared the styles of soul and funk with the Cabrini crowd.
A sweet butter-like voice, kept the crowd engaged and laughing throughout Mahone’s performance.
During his second song, Mahone interacted with the crowd getting each person to get a chill-vibe snap going in unison while performing. Using loops to create a band-like sound adding with a low key bass-line, Mahone created a concert feel in Grace Hall.
After playing about three or four songs the first contestant came up on stage to hopefully not forget the lyrics. The selecting categories consisted of Disney, country, current hits, ’90s, classic rock, broadway and TV theme songs. With songs like “I Can Go The Distance” from Hercules, and Spice Girls “Wannabe” things did not seem to start off so rough. Next, Mulan’s “Make a Man Out of You” had the entire room singing together in unison.
After the first round of “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” Mahone and Cody came back on stage to sing another few songs. He Started off with his cover of Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off.” With a more melodic soulful vibe, he was the heart of each girl in Grace Hall. Getting each girl in the crowd to sing the cheerleader part of Swift’s #1 hit “Shake It Off”, it ended up with each person giggling right after.
His next cover started out with sneaky beat boxing into the mic, leaving the Cabrini students for a loop as to what tune was next on the set list. Singing Michael Jackson’s “Do You Remember” and melting hearts in each row, Mahone had done it again.
After his second cover, Mahone showed the Cabrini crowd his beat boxing skills he was been mastering since middle school. When young Mahone’s love for hip-hop convinced him to learn the skill he strived to perfect his act. Mastering a way to sing and beat box all by using his mouth, the students in Grace Hall were in complete awe.
The second round of students competing in “Dont Forget the Lyrics” began with Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” to “What’s My Age Again” by Blink 182 and TV themes like “Songebob Squarepants” and “Pokemon.” Each song completely different in its own right.
Before Mahone and Cody performed their last few songs, Mahone announced that his favorite tweet of the night from anyone in Grace Hall will receive a free CD. Starting off with a slower song, you could hear his love for singing through this softly constructed beat. Ending with a funky vibe, Mahone thanked everyone for coming out tonight to listen to him perform.
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