
It was nothing short of electrifying, seeing her perform nervously and defiantly from London. Her caberet set defined the year in music. In a year of pop-star meltdowns, she stood her ground and let her voice speak for itself, remarkably.
Cheers to Mark Ronson too for getting his own props for her success.
Other highlights from the typically sluggish show:
Alicia Keys really needs to loosen up more often. I raved about her smash performance at the MTV Music awards, only to be bored to tears by her bland, carefully crafted videos. She killed it again tonight, with a little help from John Mayer.

Daft Punk actually showed up to enable the continued desecration of one of their best songs.

Otherwise, it was yet another bloated mess of a Grammy ceremony. I'm sure Herbie Hancock really jazzed up his Joni Mitchell interpretations, but, seriously, Album of the Year?
Call it a consolation ribbon, I guess, because along with all the other big awards, Amy Winehouse stole the show.
No one loves AW more than I do and I totally think the critics need to lay off. I mean, we should all be so lucky as to do our jobs 1/2 drunk (though some of us give it the ol' college try...) Also, the Herbie album kicks ass. Don't knock it 'till you try it.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that Love Bug put together an amazing album... but Amy Winehouse was the one with the real buzz this morning.
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