Posted on 02/04/2016 11:33:51 AM PST by LeoWindhorse
I haven’t watched the Academy Awards in years, not since I busted a hotel TV remote control watching Whoopie Goldberg host and had no idea this young lady could actually sing. If she’s smart as well as talented she will perform the Anthem respectfully and as if she means it. It will expand her audience considerably.
Just be thankful Joe Buck isn’t play-by-play
She is actually a very good signer IMO, she has a great voice when signing standards and sings them seriously.
I was very impressed when she did the Julie Andrews/Sound of Music tribute at the Oscars, much better, way better than I anticipated it would be. And she looked quite beautiful if only she had covered up the tats.
Lady Gaga - Sound of Music (Oscars, 2015) - HQ
And
Lady Gaga - New York, New York (Live From Sinatra 100)
If she doesn't dress in some sort of weird and freaky outfit, doesn't add or delete lyrics or make any political statements while signing it and sings it "straight", she might actually do a good job. We shall see.
She is a VERY good singer.
Watched her vid with Tony Bennett. She looked normal except her hair was dyed bright blue. The vid can also be seen in a reversed version which sounds much better given the wacky politics of both of them.
Gaga will either sing the National Anthem straight or she will add about two hundred extra ad lib notes. Wait - she’s not an eight year old African-American child soloist so she might do it as originally written.
may we not gag...
The last line is the part that really gets me.
Pretty decent work for a 29 year old.
Lady Gaga Musician
Lady Gaga, born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, is an American songwriter, singer, actress, philanthropist, dancer and fashion designer.
Gaga was born on March 28, 1986 in Manhattan, New York City...
Born: Mar 28, 1986 (age 29) New York City, NY
Height: 5' 1" (1.56 m)
Net worth: $275 million USD (2016)
I second that !
It’s so uplifting when an America hating socialist bi-sexual sings our national anthem. I guess they couldn’t get Sean Penn or Cher so they had to settle for Gaga.
And she is NO lady!!!!
They’re thinking she’s got a big audience and is generally pretty good at understanding her situation and adjusting the performance and costume accordingly.
True, Bennett is a loon politically. But he is also a combat veteran of WW II. He saw a lot of action in closing days of the war, as the Allies pushed across the Rhine. And he said that the experience turned him into a pacifist. So unlike Michael Moore, etc., Bennett is the real deal. Very misguided perhaps, but the real deal.
I was very impressed when she did the Julie Andrews/Sound of Music tribute at the Oscars, much better, way better than I anticipated it would be.
she was okay...I’ve heard better in local theater productons to which my wife has dragged me...
I agree that she looked pretty good...
Who knows. In trying to get Trump elected President, this is very far down my list of cares.
They aren’t worried about entertaining the vast majority of football fans, those people are already going to tune in and watch the game. They’re trying to hook some other fans, get them to watch the anthem and maybe they’ll stick around, and even if they don’t stick around they’ll see a couple dozen commercials before the anthem finally shows up.
Well that is not a good enough reason for me to forgo my day at the range. SB Sunday means the range is empty.
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