This Review allows us to reference the great effort and passion that is invested by Bata employees around the world in ensuring that Bata remains a company that people can be proud to be associated with. As he took his final bow after two encores, I clapped until my hands were sore.4 Message from our Chairman Dear Stakeholders, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Bata Life Sustainability Review Our vision to make great shoes accessible to everyone requires Bata to be a best-in-class performer with excellent systems and procedures and the recognised industry leader in our segment worldwide. Even songs that I hadn’t remembered he did, like “After All” with Cher, and “No Explanation” from Pretty Woman. With a back catalogue as rich as Peter Cetera’s, it may seem impossible to hear every song you want, but I did. Did you know “Glory of Love” was originally written for Rocky 4? Or that he wrote “You’re the Inspiration” for Kenny Rogers, who lost a serious hit when he passed on the track? Neither did I, and as a music trivia buff I loved discovering this stuff. He also took the time to share fascinating facts about the songs and himself with us. He sang with such enthusiasm, truly giving us everything he had. He’s probably sung these songs more times than he can remember, yet he seems to genuinely enjoy sharing them with an audience. Peter Cetera’s passion also impressed me. Whether he’s singing a duet like “After All” with his gorgeous young backup singer Tania Hancheroff or sharing vocals on a song like “Hard Habit to Break” with his guitarist Chris Rodriguez, he knows when he needs reinforcements to make the songs sound as they should. He also cleverly surrounds himself with talented young musicians who can now do what he once did. When he’s in his comfort zone, he sounds just as good as he ever did though. He can still hit the high notes he’s famous for, but he can’t sustain them as he once could. At 71 years of age, Peter’s voice is starting to show some limitations. It’d be remiss of me to suggest this was the perfect concert. And they kept on coming, all with the expert backing of the Sydney Symphony making these special songs even richer. When your discography is as loaded as Peter Cetera’s, you don’t need to wait for an encore to play the hits. It gave me a little time to calm down before he brought out the big gun, “Glory of Love.” I could scarcely believe three songs in I was going to hear that song, the song that my husband and I danced our “first dance” to at our wedding, but there it was. When Peter stepped out, my excitement was at fever pitch, even though I didn’t know the song “Restless Heart” that he started with. He still occupies a very special place in my heart today. Whether with Chicago or out on his own, Peter Cetera truly was a musical force in the ‘80s. I was reminded of that as the Sydney Symphony Orchestra took the seated crowd at the State Theatre on Friday night through a medley of his hits before the man himself came out.
My dad, the source of almost all of my early music knowledge, didn’t own one of his albums, yet the distinctive sound of his voice is one that’s synonymous with my childhood. But if there is an artist that’s earned that mantle, I think it’s Peter Cetera.
It’s a big call to name someone “the voice of a generation.” It’s the sort of thing you typically read on marketing posters, knowing it’s about selling tickets more than the truth.