Live Parc des Princes Paris | ||||
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Released | 10 November 2008 | |||
Recorded | 4 July 2008 | |||
Venue | Parc des Princes | |||
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Length | 145 minutes approx. | |||
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Director | Russell Thomas | |||
Producer | Julie Jakobek | |||
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Live Parc des Princes Paris (2008) is Mika's second live DVD. [1] It is a one-off stadium show with a crowd of 55,000 recorded at Paris on 4 July 2008. The DVD also features a documentary following the initial idea of the show through to the production. In Bonus Features it includes the music video for the song "Lollipop", a live performance of "Grace Kelly" and the making-of the design and others in the show.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | ||
2. | "Relax, Take It Easy" |
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3. | "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" | Mika | |
4. | "My Interpretation" |
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5. | "Billy Brown" | Mika | |
6. | "Holy Johnny" | Mika | |
7. | "Any Other World" | Mika | |
8. | "Ring Ring" |
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9. | "Stuck in the Middle" | Mika | |
10. | "Rain" |
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11. | "Just Can't Get Enough" | Vincent Clarke | |
12. | "Happy Ending" | Mika | |
13. | "Love Today" | Mika | |
14. | "Grace Kelly" |
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15. | "Animal Play" (Teddy Bears' Picnic) | John W. Bratton | |
16. | "Lollipop" | Mika | |
17. | "Grace Kelly" (acoustic) |
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18. | "Relax, Take It Easy" (rave) |
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No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Making of the Parc des Princes Show" (documentary) | |
2. | "Lollipop" (video) | |
3. | "Grace Kelly" (live from Jools Holland's Hootenanny , 31 December 2007) |
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