On 22 April 2007, Limahl presented on the Isle Of Wight the sounds of the 80s with a totally new look – as an 80s swing show. With the support of the Rob James Orchestra consisting of ten musicians, Limahl took the stage and kicked off with the catchy tune ‘Too shy’.
At first, it sounded quite odd to all the listeners. But with the joy of singing and playing and the fun that could be seen in the faces of the musicians, it wasn't long before the excitement had the audience swinging along with the band. So the preparation of the arrangement, which took six months and the countless rehearsals paid off. After each song, Limahl did his best to show his entertaining sense of humor. Everybody in the hall noticed once more that there was an artist on stage who loved his audience, and in return they acclaimed his show.

The set list of the evening was as follows
Too Shy / Only for Love / Do you really want to hurt me / Power of Love / Tainted Love / True / Electric dreams / What a feeling / Spiderman / Lessons in love / Something about you / Neverending Story / Too shy (Zugabe)

So what is Limahl thinking of his new 80s show? Here you will learn it:

"I had such a great feeling inside as we entered the stage to perform it for the first time - knowing what we had up our sleeves (musically speaking) and thankfully we were not wrong - the audience showed their approval with loud applause (always a nice sound).

As I approach the big 50 (in 18 months) it feels like the right time to tackle this highly respected musical genre which has become popular again in recent years (even hip actually) through great artists like Michael Buble', Paul Anka and even Robbie Williams.

The 80's Swing Show is a tribute to my own musical era if you like (the 80's) but with a twist -as it embraces/incorporates the style that most of us grew up listening to through our mums and dads, 'Swing'."

© 2007 Deutscher Limahl Fanclub & www.limahl.com