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I believe Dustin Hoffman (the quasi-host) mentioned that at the beginning of the show before he introduced Simon and Garfunkel...it was cool that S&G were back together, but it didn't appear they harmonized very well this time around...maybe that's just me.

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I excused myself during the Bee Gees tribute.

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I heard the N-Stink boys did the tribute.  I didn't actually get to see it, but if I had, there'd be a brick in the middle of my TV right now.  Whoever thought this was a good idea should be tortured.

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Actually, I was being sarcastic, 'cause to me it felt like they couldn't STOP mentioning New York New York.

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Actually, I was being sarcastic, 'cause to me it felt like they couldn't STOP mentioning New York New York.
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Couldn't tell.  My bad ;)

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you're right about that.  

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I am a bit embarassed to admit this, but until this morning, I had never heard of Norah Jones!  Even now that I know she was the big winner of last nights show, I still can't name one song she has done.

Am I alone on this?

Quoting:it was nice to see that annoying avril lavigne didn't win anything and that awards went to GOOD performers.
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Actually, my neices will disagree with you. :)  They think she is great.  While I honestly can't name one song she has done, I will admit it is nice to see a teen pop singer that doesn't resort to the likes of Christina "Trampulara" and Britney Spears.  

Avril Lavigne is one of the few young pop stars that is actually presentable, and I commend her for that.

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Nope. I still know nothing more than what I just read in this thread.  :)

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Where are everyones hearts at? These songs where all about 9 11 weren't they?
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That doesn't necessarily make them GOOD songs.

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Nope. I still know nothing more than what I just read in this thread.  :)
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Ok, you aren't missing much. I am not  a Nora Jones basher, I don't even know who she is, but she doesn't write her own songs, she doesn't play any instruments, and her song that she won everything for was a demo. :-/ And this was supposed to be a better effort than the Boss?????? This is why I hate awards shows. >:( At least Nora had the guts to admit that she did nothing but sing. She brought an entourage on the stage to accept the album of the year.

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Avril Lavigne is one of the few young pop stars that is actually presentable, and I commend her for that.
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Heh. I thought that too until I heard her at the Grammys. Sure, she actually played live which was commendable, but she sounded truly awful. They obviously did a lot of work on her voice in the studio. Maybe she was really nervous as she's hardly a seasoned performer yet and the Grammys is a big gig, but she was just atrocious.

Bruce, Elvis, Stevie and Dave was the highlight of the night. It was worth sitting through all the backslapping just to see that.

I think Barry and Robin really wanted to murder N'Sync. Perhaps if Maurice had been still alive and they'd been getting tributed for some other reason, they might have. For mine, the Bee Gees "tribute" was an absolute insult!

Something else I had to laugh about: when Norah Jones and the football team that helped her make her album went on stage to get the best album Grammy, one of her producers said something like "Working with her is great, you just have to sit back at watch". Which is why she needed four producers and three engineers.  ::)

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True.

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False.

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False.

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True, but irrelevant.

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The Rising didn't deserve ANY awards, in my opinion, except maybe -- maybe -- something for the title track and "Lonesome Day."  As an album, it was cliche-ridden and far, FAR from The Boss' normal high standards.

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Heh. I thought that too until I heard her at the Grammys. Sure, she actually played live which was commendable, but she sounded truly awful. They obviously did a lot of work on her voice in the studio. Maybe she was really nervous as she's hardly a seasoned performer yet and the Grammys is a big gig, but she was just atrocious.
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You know I'm no Avril fan, but in her defense, nearly everyone sounded bad that night.  I think there was something wrong with the mics.  Awards shows are notorious for not letting people make soundchecks and artists are often barely able to hear themselves when they perform.  

That and Avril kept trying to run around on stage.  Mick Jagger could pull that off, but Avril just doesn't have the energy to do that and sing well at the same time.

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Heh. I thought that too until I heard her at the Grammys. Sure, she actually played live which was commendable, but she sounded truly awful. They obviously did a lot of work on her voice in the studio. Maybe she was really nervous as she's hardly a seasoned performer yet and the Grammys is a big gig, but she was just atrocious.

Bruce, Elvis, Stevie and Dave was the highlight of the night. It was worth sitting through all the backslapping just to see that.

I think Barry and Robin really wanted to murder N'Sync. Perhaps if Maurice had been still alive and they'd been getting tributed for some other reason, they might have. For mine, the Bee Gees "tribute" was an absolute insult!

Something else I had to laugh about: when Norah Jones and the football team that helped her make her album went on stage to get the best album Grammy, one of her producers said something like "Working with her is great, you just have to sit back at watch". Which is why she needed four producers and three engineers.  ::)
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Couldn't agree more on all of your points, Goreripper, the Clash tribute was fantastic, boybands always bites the big one, and I was happy to see Maurice Gibb's son accept the Bee Gees award. And if Nora Jones writes her own music......where is it and why wasn't it honored? If she plays an instrument.......which one? I stand by my original statements about her.

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She writes some of her music.  It's an invalid argument anyway; Elvis wrote none of his music and he's still the King.

And she plays piano.  She plays piano on her record.  She plays one in her music videos.  She was playing piano during her Grammy performance.
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If I am wrong about instruments, I stand corrected. I still have no respect for her, a good voice isn't enough. That is why , as I pointed out, I do not like awards shows, because the truly deserving are hardly ever recognized. IMO. BTW I don't need anyone to point out that what I am saying is irrelevant. It may be irrelevant to you, but it obviously is not to me.

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If you say so.  She is a songwriter and an accomplished pianist though.  I'm not even that big a fan of hers (her other single, "Come Away with Me," may be the most boring song I've ever heard), but in my opinion, writing songs isn't really a qualification for whether you're a good artist.  Aretha Franklin doesn't write her songs, and she's one of the greatest performers ever.  I would probably enjoy Michelle Branch a lot more if she let other, better songwriters write her material; writing her own stuff gives her "authenticity," I guess, but it sure doesn't give her quality songs.

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Point.  But I still don't see what the song being a demo has to do with anything.

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...in two years people will be like "Norah who?".  JMO though.
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hey, its less than a week after the Grammys and I still have no idea who she is.

Guess its a good thing I didn't waste my time watching it since the big winner was someone I had never even heard of.

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You can find all the winners in every category here:
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Fuck the Grammies!  Our so called best music award show is a joke.  The demise was two years ago when the Fucking chairman made a speech on Eminem about repecting Creatve freedom.  End Quote

Yeah!  Fuck creative freedom!