Last Friday, February 7, the “Shawty’s like a melody” guy, professionally known as Iyaz, performed in College Park Hall, to a crowd of eighty Union students. The concert began around 8:00pm with a phenomenal performance by Nott Logical. They performed everything from “Everybody Talks” by the Neon Trees to “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” by ABBA and the crowd, which was sizable for a Nott Logical show, was screaming along the entire time.
After Nott Logical finished their set, Iyaz came on stage to hype up the crowd. Iyaz started with some of his less popular songs to the dismay of the crowd, who were noticeably not singing along. He soon pivoted to his song with Hannah Montana, “Gonna Get This”, bringing the energy back up in the room.
A few more Hannah Montana songs passed, and then it was time… or so the crowd thought. A familiar beat played through the speakers, but it wasn’t “Replay”, it wasn’t even an Iyaz song; it was “Fire Burning” by Sean Kingston. The crowd still loved it, and it was the final song before he finally played “Replay”. When the first “shawty’s like a melody in my head” finally played, the entire room exploded with screams. Iyaz played it twice in a row before the concert ended and he spent a few minutes taking photos and videos with anyone that handed him their phone. Overall, the concert met the expectations of a free, poorly-advertised concert: small and a little bland, but still kind of enjoyable.
