(01-21-2013, 11:45 AM)Himm2 Wrote: Did you hear Kelly singing "My Country Tis Of Thee"?
and Beyonce's version of "The National Anthem"??

very powerful...gave me chills. Who says American Idols & their mentors are any less exalted than multi-platinum seasoned artists?

(01-21-2013, 09:24 PM)Himm2 Wrote: poor Hillary...He's probably humming along: "My Country Tits Of Thee"

Quote:Beyonce's Star-Spangled Lip-Sync Scandal Breaks Honest Americans' Hearts

... the hearts of SPIN's editors, not so much

...The Times UK broke the news with a statement from the Marine Corp Band's spokeswoman. "We did pre-record it and it was Beyoncé's decision at the last minute to go with the pre-recorded version,” the spokeswoman said. "We pre-recorded all music as a matter of course and have done since time immemorial. This is our 54th inauguration… There is no question of there not being any music — it's not because the performer cannot do it."

We called Beyoncé's rendition of the "Star-Spangled Banner" "suave" and "amazing," and her studio take on the song (and her hair!) still fits that bill. But, we can no longer award that praise to a live vocal that, like Manti Te'o's girlfriend, doesn't exist. Yes, the news is disappointing, but the slackjawed shock reverberating in the media right now isn't really necessary. Why? Bey wasn't the only musician to sub out live music yesterday. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma faux-played his cello as the wintry January weather would have made it difficult for even a master such as himself to perform. And, Whitney Houston's gold-standard Super Bowl "Star-Spangled Banner"? She lip-synched it, too.

http://www.spin.com/articles/beyonce-star-spangled-banner-lip-sync-scandal-inauguration-barack-obama

Quote:UPDATE January 22, 12:10 PM: "We don't know why Beyoncé decided to use prerecorded music," a spokesperson for the Marine Corps Band told us this morning. "All music [for inaugural ceremonies] is prerecorded as a matter of course, and that's something we've done for years and years. The Marine Band did perform live throughout the ceremony but we received last-minute word that Beyoncé wanted to use the recording." The spokesperson also added that everyone knows Beyoncé is a gifted singer, and her decision has no bearing on her musical ability.

UPDATE January 22, 3:15 PM: Colonel Colburn, speaking this afternoon to The Washingtonian, says that he can't confirm whether Beyoncé actually was singing. However, the band and the singer had decided Sunday night to use a precorded music track, since they were unable to coordinate a time for a full rehearsal. "She wasn't comfortable performing without a rehearsal, and I wasn't comfortable that either," he said. "We always knew that was a possibility." Every singer in yesterday's inauguration had a "safety" track at the ready in case weather, temperatures, or instrument problems arose at the last minute; Kelly Clarkson's was recorded on Saturday in Washington, although she did sing "My Country 'Tis of Thee" live at the ceremony. The so-called "safety recording" for the Star Spangled Banner, done Sunday night with the Marine Band present by the singer when she arrived in Washington, was based on a practice national anthem the band had sent her earlier in the month.

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/afterhours/inauguration-2013/did-beyonce-lip-sync-the-star-spangled-banner.php