Grammy Thread

[Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell]

By the way, did everyone realize that Paul Williams, the old guy up there with Pharrell and Daft Punk, is the same Paul Williams who wrote "Rainy Days and Mondays" for the Carpenters, and also wrote hits for the Monkees, Helen Reddy and Bobby Sherman?

That, to me, is a slightly mind-bending fact.

He also wrote "The Rainbow Connection" and starred in Phantom of the Paradise, which supposedly inspired Daft Punk's helmets.

 

[qtlaw]

Wife recorded a PBS documentary on Paul Williams and it was a fascinating look at how he dropped out of sight after having been all over the airwaves and TV in the 70's. Sadly, drugs simply just took over his life, but somehow he got himself cleaned up and was doing small shows in Missouri, et al., by the end of the doc. Glad to see he's doing better. (I started a Paul Williams channel on Pandora and its fun)

 

[jr/shotglass]

What did everyone think of having the YouTubers performing the nominees' songs late in the show?

 

[Bradley Guire]

To preface, I missed the show because I watched the Royal Rumble.

Is anybody hearing flack over Katy Perry dressing up as a witch and being burning at the stake for singing about gay love? Because some of my fire-and-brimstone, old timey religious family members have taken to their Facebooks to lament the downfall of society (as they do at least once a week). Given that they tend to react this way to anything more risqué than commercials for the greatest hits of Anne Murray, was it really that bad?

 

[Iron_chet]

I thougtht Perry's performance was pretty lame and did not realize that it would cause a stir until I saw the McArron ccomments retweeted.

Musically it was devoid of any passion and just seemed like going through the motions.

 

[Here me roar]

What did everyone think of having the YouTubers performing the nominees' songs late in the show?

Dumb.

 

[ifilus]

To preface, I missed the show because I watched the Royal Rumble.

Is anybody hearing flack over Katy Perry dressing up as a witch and being burning at the stake for singing about gay love? Because some of my fire-and-brimstone, old timey religious family members have taken to their Facebooks to lament the downfall of society (as they do at least once a week). Given that they tend to react this way to anything more risqué than commercials for the greatest hits of Anne Murray, was it really that bad?

Well, there was a shout out to Jeffrey Dahmer (by her collaborator, Juicy J).

 

[Buck]

There's a reference to Dahmer in the song:
'She’s a beast/I call her karma/She’ll eat your heart out like Jeffrey Dahmer.'

I don't know if that qualifies as a 'shout out.'

 

[I Should Coco]

What did everyone think of having the YouTubers performing the nominees' songs late in the show?

Dumb.

Agreed. It's bad enough having to avoid that crap while looking for songs on YouTube.

That said, some of the performance mash-ups worked pretty well ... Keith Urban/Gary Clark Jr., Carole King/Sara Bareilles, even Chicago/Robin Thicke (Robert Lamm's had quite a bit of work done ... his face looked Kenny Rogers-ish).

I didn't watch the entire show, but what I saw of the Grammys was fairly entertaining.

 

[Bradley Guire]

To preface, I missed the show because I watched the Royal Rumble.

Is anybody hearing flack over Katy Perry dressing up as a witch and being burning at the stake for singing about gay love? Because some of my fire-and-brimstone, old timey religious family members have taken to their Facebooks to lament the downfall of society (as they do at least once a week). Given that they tend to react this way to anything more risqué than commercials for the greatest hits of Anne Murray, was it really that bad?

Well, there was a shout out to Jeffrey Dahmer (by her collaborator, Juicy J).

I read no mentions of Mr. Dahmer in the rhetoric of "listening to this rock and roll is going to send you to hell." I really need to manage my news feed.

 

[Batman]

20 years ago, this time slot on CBS was for Murder She Wrote.

You are now imagining Angela Lansbury doing Beyonce's opener. And you can't unimagine it to save your life.

I've seen the Angela Lansbury massage video. I think Beyonce stole some of her moves.

 

[DanOregon]

So being a west coaster it's tape-delayed. As such, I figured CBS would edit it down so it fit the window, but no my DVR cut out right after the in memoriam segment. Nah, they couldn't have cut out some of the social media stuff or awkward insertions of CBS actors. That is some weak bitter sauce.

You can't mention Paul Williams and omit "Evergreen" with Barbra Streisand, Grammy Song of the Year, Academy Award for Best song. Also wrote the lyrics to The Love Boat theme.

 

[Steak Snabler]

So being a west coaster it's tape-delayed. As such, I figured CBS would edit it down so it fit the window, but no my DVR cut out right after the in memoriam segment. Nah, they couldn't have cut out some of the social media stuff or awkward insertions of CBS actors. That is some weak bitter sauce.

Yeah, the tattooed chick from NCIS wandering around backstage with a microphone seemed horribly out of place.

And as much of a natural as he might seem, LL Cool J probably doesn't get the hosting gig every year if he's not the star of NCIS: Los Angeles on ... CBS.

 

[3_Octave_Fart]

Lorde without autotune - a snapshot of pop music in the 2010s.
We have reached the abyss.
It's dark and it stinks.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Lorde without autotune - a snapshot of pop music in the 2010s.
We have reached the abyss.
It's dark and it stinks.

You realize it's a joke, right?

 

[jr/shotglass]

I don't think he does. :)

 

[3_Octave_Fart]

Worry about what you think.
That appears to be problematic enough.

 

[jr/shotglass]

I tried running that through Babelfish, and it still didn't help.