My happy place!

To this day, still my absolutel favourite live gig i've EVER been to.  Not sure about you, but I am completely in love with Jack Johnson's music - his chilled tunes transport me to a better place (a place always by the ocean) and are a guaranteed pick me up when i'm feeling a bit sad.

This clip was filmed mostly at his gig in Hyde Park, London a few years ago and yep, I was there! We arrived early to make sure we got a good spot and of course to enjoy G-Love and Ben Harper (the coolest supports ever).  The afternoon was miserable, we got rained on a few times and spent most of it huddled under an umbrella, wrapped in a picnic rug.

BUT, just as Jack was due to take the stage, the clouds parted and the beautiful afternoon sun shone down on us - it still give me goosebumps thinking about (yes, true story, I know it sounds cliche, but it REALLY happened!)

The next couple of hours was one massive sing-a-long, like everyone was an old friend from long ago...

Thanks for the memory Jack!

"Hope"

Shadow walks faster than you

You don't really know what to do

Do you think that you're not alone?

You really think that you are immune to

Its gonna get that the best of you

Its gonna lift you up and let you down

It will defeat you then teach you to get back up

After it takes away all that

You learn to love

Your reflection is a blur

Out of focus

But in confusion

The frames are suddenly burnt

And in the end of a roll of illusion

A ghost waiting its turn

Now I can see right through

It's a warning that nobody heard

It will teach you to love what you're afraid of

After it takes away all that

You learn to love

But you don't

Always

Have to hold your head

Higher than your heart

You better hope you're not alone etc etc