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Beyonce admits Inauguration
Day pre-recording
Associated Press, by Nekesa Mumbi Moody
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Posted By:JoniTx, 1/31/2013 5:30:00 PM
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| NEW ORLEANS- Beyonce answered critics of her Inauguration Day performance the best way could - with another sterling performance of the national anthem. The difference? On Thursday, it was live: She admitted during her Super Bowl news conference that when she performed for President Barack Obama and the nation, she decided to sing to a prerecorded track because she didn´t have time to practice. Calling herself a self-proclaimed "perfectionist," she said wanted the day to go off without a hitch. "I practice until my feet bleed and I did not have time to rehearse with the orchestra,"
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
SourKraut, 1/31/2013 5:32:46 PM (No. 9151131)
Who ?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
ccyr, 1/31/2013 5:36:09 PM (No. 9151135)
I honestly don´t know what the big deal is. I worked security for the Super Bowl one year and the day before the Super Bowl, they recorded the singer singing the National Anthem so there weren´t any screw ups. It sounded like a sensible approach at the time and it sounds like a sensible approach now. Now the half time show. That was, and should be, live.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
lil dotty, 1/31/2013 5:37:31 PM (No. 9151138)
At this point it doesn´t really matter. Then she brought her child in as a shield Fake pResident; fake singing; fake oath
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Periwinkel, 1/31/2013 5:38:28 PM (No. 9151141)
She didn´t have time to rehearse because she (unlike the other inaugural performers) did not arrive ahead of time...diva, you know. I am tired of hearing about Beyoncé. She comes from a very good family who do not pretend to diva-hood.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
califedup, 1/31/2013 5:45:50 PM (No. 9151152)
Now for the truth: She´s arrogant, holds this country in contempt, is a racist, and she was too lazy to take the time to rehearse. What a crock.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
corndoggies, 1/31/2013 5:46:49 PM (No. 9151155)
She practices until "her feet bleed"? Sounds racist to me. /s
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
dman, 1/31/2013 6:01:04 PM (No. 9151176)
"What difference at this point does it make?"
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Bpl40, 1/31/2013 6:12:59 PM (No. 9151198)
Don´t sweat (or bleed) it. The guy you sang for is a fake too.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
SoCalGal, 1/31/2013 6:17:35 PM (No. 9151209)
Also whining all over about the sadness of her miscarriage.
Drumming up interest for her Super Bowl gig? She looked rough on inauguration day. And her husband always looks sullen. Happy couple.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
tomanderson61, 1/31/2013 6:41:50 PM (No. 9151247)
Yeah, it DOES make a difference.
Why are there always one or two clowns around that says it does not?
She was THERE to sing the song LIVE. The band was asked to fake it as well, which is really bogus. So everyone there is just clapping and smiling at a performance that is not taking place. Biden right there, all smiles, clapping during the fakery. Don´t tell me he didn´t know, he was right there.
And it took her this long to admit it? If it was no big deal, why not, right away, say, sure, we had the background music going just to support everyone, or whatever.
No time to practice with an orchestra? Who is she kidding.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
nina584, 1/31/2013 7:02:07 PM (No. 9151274)
I can stand this mitch.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
fembot, 1/31/2013 7:13:16 PM (No. 9151287)
That´s funny, I´m a classically trained singer and I don´t ever recall having sung with my feet... must be a pop thing.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
provide, 1/31/2013 7:20:07 PM (No. 9151302)
".. and I´ll never be caught doing that again."
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
AltaD, 1/31/2013 7:31:00 PM (No. 9151320)
Why bother with a performer if they´re going to lip-synch or cello-synch (or whatever you call Yo Yo Ma´s fake performance in 2009)? Just play taped music and have the audience sing the national anthem.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
JoElla Bee, 1/31/2013 7:38:52 PM (No. 9151339)
Nothing wrong with pre-recording it -
something wrong with pretending you didn´t.
Speaking of the inauguration, just noticed Michelle´s pic on Drudge. Across the page is Rupaul. It´s pretty bad when his wig makes him look more feminine than she looks with hers.
It´s her business what she chooses to wear, but do have to agree that this wig is less flattering than others she has worn.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
anonymous, 1/31/2013 7:47:56 PM (No. 9151358)
The interesting thing is that Kelly Clarkson sang at the inauguration and she did it live. If Kelly can do it, why can´t Beyonce? The excuse about not having time to prepare is pathetic and speaks volumes about her attitude to the occasion.
Also interesting is that it took Beyonce about a week to respond to the inauguration controversy. This is about the same time it took Obama to respond to the Benghazi embassy attack.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
nascarfan, 1/31/2013 8:42:54 PM (No. 9151423)
Lance Armtrong kind of cheated...
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
ccyr, 1/31/2013 9:35:37 PM (No. 9151493)
#15 - Good response. What she should have said instead of denying it was "Of course, I did. If you want to hear me sing live, come to a concert." Did anybody REALLY go to this thing for the sole purpose of hearing Beyonce sing the National Anthem live? Really?
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President Barack Obama is bringing 11 relatives of those killed in the shooting at Connecticut´s Sandy Hook Elementary School to Washington on Air Force One on Monday so they can personally encourage senators to back gun legislation that faces tough opposition. A nonprofit organization that works with the families, Sandy Hook Promise, said that after Obama´s speech on gun control in Hartford, he is flying with relatives of seven children and one staffer killed during December´s massacre at the school. The White House says Obama is going to argue that lawmakers have an
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There was growing buzz over the weekend that a bipartisan agreement on gun control — a deal that would expand background checks — could hit the floor as early as this week. However, any deal could be derailed by the looming threat of a Republican filibuster involving Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. With Cruz standing proudly in the way of any gun legislation, Democrats are trying to make him pay a political price — and even a couple of high-profile Republicans are questioning his tactics.
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