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Sugarcoated

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96. She actually didn't rock it, though

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #75)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 07:26 PM

Jan 2013

It was pretend rocking it. Kelly's vocal wasn't perfect, or the best I've ever heard her, but she had the guts to go out there and really sing the song. It was raw and heartfelt and real. Though both women are crazy talented, I'm not a big fan of their music, FWIW, but I lost respect for Beyonce. How many other performances has she lip-synced to and no one knew?

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Beyoncé did not sing the national anthem live at President Obama’s inauguration [View all] BeyondGeography Jan 2013 OP

I just kept thinking about the Saturday Night Live skit AndyA Jan 2013 #1

A non-issue, IMO. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #2

+ 1 million! nt kelliekat44 Jan 2013 #120

If you can not sing live then don't even show up Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #3

Exactly Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #36

Whether someone can sing live on a given date and temperature... jberryhill Jan 2013 #41

These people earn millions per year while Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #45

I couldn't agree more. Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #50

Unless her vocal chord insurer believes otherwise jberryhill Jan 2013 #121

The problem is.... jberryhill Jan 2013 #51

What are you talking about? I was amazed at how louis-t Jan 2013 #65

I'm with you, jberryhill.. Demoiselle Jan 2013 #119

Yep. Le Taz Hot Jan 2013 #110

Many performances at Inaugurals are pre-recorded due to the really awful conditions and the cold. Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #4

It is common LTR Jan 2013 #12

If she can sing her ass off Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #35

Exactamundo! Bake Jan 2013 #72

Whitney also lip-synced her Super Bowl performance Quezacoatl Jan 2013 #82

Got a link to that? Bake Jan 2013 #94

She most certainly did -- almost everyone does obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #106

It appears you are correct! Bake Jan 2013 #115

And on the other side of it Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #97

Houston lipsyned that rendition obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #108

Exactly, if this comes from a Murdoch paper CJCRANE Jan 2013 #44

She would have shot this report down bama_blue_dot Jan 2013 #48

That's lame. Kelly Clarkson officially wins the sing-off, then. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #5

Fully agree with that BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #6

I agree. n/t vaberella Jan 2013 #9

I loved Kelly's performance. reformist2 Jan 2013 #16

or Lupe Fiasco Enrique Jan 2013 #20

I would rather have listened to the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir... WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2013 #37

Well, yeah--James Taylor was excellent--the only one up there whose TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #66

No disagreement from me. WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2013 #68

I think they lipsynced, too obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #77

LOL, good one. WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2013 #91

i thought James Taylor and the woman who sang Hymn republican were the best JI7 Jan 2013 #79

Yes but... toshiba783 Jan 2013 #99

whatever.... kpete Jan 2013 #7

Another ridiculous outrage. Mass Jan 2013 #8

It's neither ridiculous nor outrage. Bake Jan 2013 #73

I don't have a problem with Beyoncé using prerecorded music. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #10

Me either obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #78

I'm devastated. JohnnyLib2 Jan 2013 #11

BFD WolverineDG Jan 2013 #13

Taking the earpiece out was a nice touch though BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #15

Yeah, what was that about? reformist2 Jan 2013 #21

It was an "I got this" moment BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #23

Haha! gateley Jan 2013 #29

Like when Jeter put on that big act like he got hit by the pitcher Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #55

Yeah, that was weird obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #80

I didn't even notice WolverineDG Jan 2013 #24

Extreme cold is not good for expensive (and possibly insured) vocal cords NV Whino Jan 2013 #14

+1 jberryhill Jan 2013 #42

It's really getting thick around here. WilliamPitt Jan 2013 #17

In 2009 Yo Yo Ma's performance was pre-recorded. I still wonder how he "played" but what we CTyankee Jan 2013 #18

And there is no way in hell he'd expose his cello to the elements. DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #60

I haven't felt so betrayed since What's-Her-Name left the Spice Girls pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #19

... gateley Jan 2013 #31

It's a raging flu season. She may have felt a cold coming on. And singing in extreme cold TeamPooka Jan 2013 #22

Neither Did I. MineralMan Jan 2013 #25

Ok. Lone_Star_Dem Jan 2013 #26

My theory is Beyonce chickened out - she was afraid she wouldn't be as good as Kelly. reformist2 Jan 2013 #27

i think Kelly actually has a better voice but Beyonce's songs are better JI7 Jan 2013 #87

We went through this last time. I didn't care then, either. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #28

I bet Christina Aguilera had thought of that...nt joeybee12 Jan 2013 #30

Typical Politicalboi Jan 2013 #32

Cold - it is all recorded ahead of time - they did this last time too 2Design Jan 2013 #33

So she cheated Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #34

Hmm ismnotwasm Jan 2013 #38

I don't know about that. The first few words were low/barely audible ecstatic Jan 2013 #39

Wow! I usually always catch that. She is a pro lip-syncher. Beaverhausen Jan 2013 #40

Wait for it...a few more seconds... Rex Jan 2013 #43

After Meatloaf at that Romney rally damnedifIknow Jan 2013 #46

OH wow! I missed that one! Rex Jan 2013 #49

Video: pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #54

Link (Warning: do not take a sip of anything before viewing) demmiblue Jan 2013 #57

Meatloaf is to songs as Bush is to wars Bigbluebrush Jan 2013 #103

Another manufactured celebrity. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #47

I am glad you used that term. Rex Jan 2013 #52

When singers and musicians stoop to pre-recordings at live performances Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #58

Beyonce did have nice-looking hair. ;) reformist2 Jan 2013 #59

She did Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #63

Very bad lip-syncing on SNL by Brittany Spears comes to mind. Rex Jan 2013 #64

What really annoys me is that there are so many really talented people that Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #61

Mostly, they don't look like models. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #67

+1,000,000,000 Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #70

There's a big difference between always lipsyncing because you can't sing, NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #53

Yup obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #84

Yet when an artist is caught doing this Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #111

i doubt Aretha Franklin lip synced. nt robinlynne Jan 2013 #56

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! CJCRANE Jan 2013 #62

You people leave her ALONE!!11! lpbk2713 Jan 2013 #69

Keeping it in tune maryland native Jan 2013 #71

The acoustics are also horrible there obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #85

The question is, how much money did it cost taxpayers to listen to a recording? RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #74

O, FGS. Maybe that's the question to Pus Limbaugh. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #76

Who cares what Limbaugh has to say? RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #83

FFS obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #86

Oh relax RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #95

It isn't a trivial response, it's a dig obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #105

It wasn't intended as a dig RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #107

Almost everyone prerecords it obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #75

She actually didn't rock it, though Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #96

You didn't read what I wrote obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #104

You wrote: "she rocked it" and I'm saying she pretended to rock it. Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #114

Then they should have just saved all that taxpayer money and played a CD. nt OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #81

Best comment pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #88

Nothing against her or the practice, but... Mike Nelson Jan 2013 #89

CNN is treating this like it's major investigative journalism BainsBane Jan 2013 #90

Impeach! Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #92

LOL! pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #93

Meh. JoeyT Jan 2013 #98

Beyonce is plastic toshiba783 Jan 2013 #100

Boston Pops was pre-recorded at the Super Bowl a few years ago too. BlueStreak Jan 2013 #101

Does she have the flu? patrice Jan 2013 #102

I still say BFD The Blue Flower Jan 2013 #109

I agree. I couldn't care less about Beyonce. reformist2 Jan 2013 #112

Her voice was clearly autotuned. 6000eliot Jan 2013 #113

Give this topic a rest. It has already been all over all the news outlets. RebelOne Jan 2013 #116

Then why did you just kick a day-old thread? BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #118

I know .. she was lip syncing to Ted Nugent's falsetto voice srican69 Jan 2013 #117