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magical thyme

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88. easier to be better when you're lip syncing...

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 08:28 PM

Jan 2013

And taped it in a studio ahead of time. All she had to do was pretend she was singing, without worrying about actually hitting notes and being heard.

I don't blame Beyonce for her choice. Outdoors in cold weather is far from ideal for singing. Inhaling cold air has a way of causing bronchial passages to seize up, which would clearly be a singer's worst nightmare come true.

But it is patently unfair to compare the two performances, since only one was live.

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Kelly Clarkson was fantastic! [View all] reformist2 Jan 2013 OP

It could have been Kid Rock and Ted Nugent. Dawson Leery Jan 2013 #1

Or meatloaf.. rofl Cha Jan 2013 #14

Or plastic and fake like Beyonce Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #56

She was ok. Seemed overwhelmed, but nothing compared to Beyonce who displayed still_one Jan 2013 #2

I could barely hear Beyonce... Kelly, she could be heard in NYC! reformist2 Jan 2013 #4

They were both great Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #7

Beyonce knows how to hit notes accurately without resorting to runs to try and fake it. KittyWampus Jan 2013 #25

I beg to differ. She overdoes it quite a lot, but she did a great job yesterday. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2013 #44

Yes, she does it, too. Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #48

Yet Beyonce Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #57

Ha Ha! Just read that. KittyWampus Jan 2013 #58

actually I find singing runs makes it harder to hit high notes. magical thyme Jan 2013 #91

And who lip-synced!! demwing Jan 2013 #78

very true! I guess that shows me. :-D KittyWampus Jan 2013 #92

Gives me a lump in the throat. Historic NY Jan 2013 #3

awesome! Mosby Jan 2013 #5

She pulled it off. begin_within Jan 2013 #6

jumping it up a scale on the last stanza rateyes Jan 2013 #8

It was a heartfelt performance Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #9

absolutely fantastic! smackd Jan 2013 #10

I've watched it 10 times already. What's wrong with me??? LOL reformist2 Jan 2013 #12

me too!! Satch59 Jan 2013 #82

Not a big fan. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #11

+1. That's exactly how I felt and feel. eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #84

easier to be better when you're lip syncing... magical thyme Jan 2013 #88

It wasn't her choice. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #90

my point is the comparison is unfair magical thyme Jan 2013 #93

Of course it's unfair proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #94

agreed that the controversy is silly magical thyme Jan 2013 #95

She has a fine voice but I still have trouble taking anyone from Am. Idol seriously as an artist. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2013 #13

Kelly isn't manufactured at all... she's the real deal. reformist2 Jan 2013 #16

Sorry, but that's about the dumbest thing I ever heard. Phx_Dem Jan 2013 #19

I'm sure that within certain realms of entertainment you're quite right. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2013 #22

I would say that it isn't just talent though. It's also training. And Clarkson isn't as well trained KittyWampus Jan 2013 #26

If you don't think she can it the high notes......... 1springhill Jan 2013 #36

what a joke toshiba783 Jan 2013 #87

+1 rtassi Jan 2013 #30

Kelly is better than the barbie doll who won in 2005. Dawson Leery Jan 2013 #34

The snobbery in your post is sickening. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #51

OK, maybe I'm an artistry snob. I happen to believe that there are a lot of great artists who are... Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2013 #69

I remember her as having good, solid vocal technique on Am Idol. magical thyme Jan 2013 #89

I had no idea who she was. butterflygirl Jan 2013 #15

Ugh DavidDvorkin Jan 2013 #17

She did deviate from the original melody. But each deviation from the original was pure genius! reformist2 Jan 2013 #21

Pure crap, more like. DavidDvorkin Jan 2013 #23

you should let us read your Novels ... rtassi Jan 2013 #32

You can buy many of my novels right now DavidDvorkin Jan 2013 #35

Suck it up. demwing Jan 2013 #77

Agreed! She sang that song beautifully! Phx_Dem Jan 2013 #18

Tweet pic of Kelly with POTUS & VPOTUS.. Cha Jan 2013 #20

she has aged well since Idol sad-cafe Jan 2013 #24

Eeehhh! Not a fan. Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #27

Beyonce lip-synced Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #50

She nailed it. nt bluestate10 Jan 2013 #28

Whatever. duffyduff Jan 2013 #29

She was good tularetom Jan 2013 #31

I enjoyed hearing "My County Tis of Thee, it's a song that seems to have been pushed aside Raine Jan 2013 #33

Didn't expect to like that, don't like her or the song... Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #37

Has she renounced her devotion to Ron Paul? bullwinkle428 Jan 2013 #38

Don't know ... OwnedByCats Jan 2013 #40

She is a phenomenal talent... reformist2 Jan 2013 #47

She was just fine. I enjoyed it. Thegonagle Jan 2013 #39

So (some) people here don't like Kelly because she liked Ron Paul more? Wow. reformist2 Jan 2013 #41

Ah, so that's what this is about Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #49

Yikes, it was awful. we can do it Jan 2013 #42

It was okay. HappyMe Jan 2013 #43

She thought that she didn't do well. If you were watching after the performance, she walked away Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2013 #45

And, she sung it live! Unlike some people... ;) reformist2 Jan 2013 #46

I'll take real over phony in my music, thank you. Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #53

Indeed. Also, did you see how she acted afterwards??? So humble, so awkward. <3 reformist2 Jan 2013 #59

Fuck Kelly Clarkson, Ron Paul, and all their DU devotees! As for phony? I guess it's.... Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #60

She voted for Obama. laundry_queen Jan 2013 #61

Excuse me, but how do you know she voted for Obama? Because she said so? Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #63

How do we know laundry_queen Jan 2013 #64

You don't. But what we do know, is that there were many artists who hit the trail.... Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #66

You may not like her or believe her Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #70

Wow, you are wayyyy too into celebrity issues. laundry_queen Jan 2013 #71

And everyone has a right to like or dislike whomever they please. I despise this cow. Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #73

Clearly you cannot separate. laundry_queen Jan 2013 #75

Don't apologize demwing Jan 2013 #81

Fuck Kelly Clarkson, and anyone trying to sweep her support for RP under the rug. Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #85

Hey, pick a number between 1 and 10... demwing Jan 2013 #86

Fuck Kelly Clarkson, Ron Paul, and their libertarian friends here. Hey, did you know that she... Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #96

Hey, it wasn't my inauguration demwing Jan 2013 #97

Nor mine. Remember who responded to whom. I didn't even know you existed, nor did I care. Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #98

Right, no response. You've got nothing but anger, demwing Jan 2013 #99

She didn't know .... OwnedByCats Jan 2013 #100

You need to step it up a notch, your fail is stinking up the thread. demwing Jan 2013 #80

She said she voted for Obama, right there at the inaugural, on national TV! reformist2 Jan 2013 #68

I want more deserving people, more talented people to get the spotlight at a high..... Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #72

Good grief OwnedByCats Jan 2013 #76

The poster above you is one troubled soul. Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #101

In was mad at Kelly for endorsing that nutcase Ron Paul workinclasszero Jan 2013 #52

Right! Sugarcoated Jan 2013 #55

Me too and Kelly workinclasszero Jan 2013 #67

I liked it. I'm guessing anyone moved by the speech ecstatic Jan 2013 #54

She nailed it!!! nt kelliekat44 Jan 2013 #62

and she actually SANG it, unlike Beyoncé who faked it rollin74 Jan 2013 #65

all of the singing was tops for me hopemountain Jan 2013 #74

Loved them too...they really didn't get as much attention... Satch59 Jan 2013 #83

It takes more guts to perform live then to lip-sync. avebury Jan 2013 #79

Kelly was whiny, nasal and slid into her notes too much. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2013 #102