Christopher takes the stage with his band and all the ladies scream in excitement. He jumps right into “Honey, I’m So High” from the 2023 soundtrack to “A Beautiful Life”. It’s a great choice to open the night. It’s reminiscent of the song by Tal Bachman, “She’s so High”.  “‘Cause she’s so high / High above me, she’s so lovely”. Both songs are very fun and poppy. Also, they both extend the word high into multiple syllables in the chorus. 

Later on he sings, “Would Ya”. “Darling, for you, darling, for you, I would, mm / I’d do anything, I’d do anything a man should”. This is such a great soulful song that gets everyone dancing along. It would fit right in on a setlist by Mayer Hawthorne. 

“What the hell you talking about love? / I thought I was doing this for us” he begins on “Led Me To You” . This is such a beautiful song that fits in the movie so perfectly. It’s because of the movie, A Beautiful Life, that he is here today. In June of 2023, it was the #1 movie globally on Netflix. He is very excited to be playing in Chicago for the first time. There’s something very special about playing in any city for the first time and he feels that magic tonight. 

In the encore, he sits at the keyboard solo and plays “A Beautiful Life”. Everyone is singing along “‘Baby, I’m pregnant,’ she said / And I saw my whole life / Flash before my eyes”. It’s such a perfect poetic opening to a song. “And I’m gonna miss the times when / It was just the two of us”. He is singing about the end of the first era of his life.  “And I’m gonna miss the times when / It was just the three of us”. Later in the song it jumps to the end of the era of him raising his daughter when she moves in. This song is so heartfelt that it has the audience crying. This made the movie so successful and it is launching Christopher into stardom. He will surely play at a much larger venue next time. 

Cost of a ticket: $25

PlaylistHQ Economic Rating: Exceptional Value +

Rating Scale: Exceptional Value > Worth It > Half Price > Go for Free > Don’t Bother

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Quinn Delaney