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I seriously can't watch these Matthew McConaughey commercials without thinking about Jim Carrey's impersonation on SNL. And not to go on another political rant, but: these fucking truth.com commercials are funny. It's funny how we live in a time where smoking cigarettes has never been less popular but smoking pot has never been more popular. Marlboros? Bad. Ganja? Rock on. Huh??

 

And Lady Gaga looks like a drag queen, which is a bit of a facile criticism, it fits. She's another one who "sold out" to hit it big. Gaga used to be a raven-haired singer-songwriter in the vein of Norah Jones.

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I think it's because CBS doesn't want any "scandal" or controversy.  At this point, I'd rather have Miley Cyrus or Taylor, at least they wouldn't be singing ballads .  Actually, I'd love to have Queen and Adam Lambert - it would be upbeat and fun to watch, and then the water cooler conversation could be all about whether or not having Adam sing Freddie is sacrilege.

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Seriously though. Maybe it was just that everything seems better through the eyes of your youth, but man. When I was young, I was SO excited to watch the Grammys every year. They were fantastic... it was an event! And the performances (vintage Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince, etc...) were talked about (in a good way) for a long time afterward.  This show isn't just bad... it's boring.  That's a depressing commentary on the state of popular music today.

 

I think a big part of it is because so many artists release shit all year and use the Grammys to show that they're "serious artists". So we get the Serious Artistic Performances. It's good when it's just another performance, though. Like when Pink did "Glitter in the Sky". A lot of people thought that was a special performance for the Grammys when she would do it every night on tour. You have a lot of artists that don't put a lot of thought and creativity into their performances that try to get all profound on the Grammys and it doesn't work.

 

I like Eric Church. I take him more seriously than Swishy Pete Luke Bryan.

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Oh my god.  Did NO ONE release up-tempo songs this year?

 

 

I just..I can't. When I think of last year with Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons, Pharrell, Stevie Wonder and Daft Punk, Robin Thicke with  Chicago, even Katy Perry. Like what is this mess? I mean hell here's Ri-Ri on but doing something with an acoustic guitar. I just...WHY? Who is producing this this year?

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Kanye's performance: sing a line, look to the heavens like you're praying. Sing a line, kneel a little off to one side like a pretentious twat. Sing a line, shake a jazz hand. Listen to Rhianna sing a line, spread your arms like you're nailed onto a cross. Doesn't Paul McCartney deserve better?

 

ETA: Should sing be in quotation marks, like "sing"?

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Well, I do have to say it's refreshing to see Rihanna "dressed down" for once.  Hell, I didn't even mind the pink puffy cotton candy explosion she wore on the red carpet because it was something with a bit of modesty (read: her chest and behind weren't hanging out of barely-there fabric and pasties).  She is an absolutely stunningly beautiful woman and it was nice to see that shine through tonight instead of getting overshadowed by the SHOCK VALUE of "OMG boobies!" 

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WendyCR72:

 

I'm not lying when I say that @LennieBriscoe is the best username ever. You, sir or madam, win the internet.

*blushes* I gotta give props to The Man as best I can! (madam, BTW) :-)

 

I'm still trying to figure out Sir Paul's reason for his inclusion on that song, as I couldn't discern his voice.

 

Love Juanes! Vive!

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