I just realized I didn’t blog about The Grammys which I suppose says a lot really. Sure I watched it and the thing that suprised me the most was Coldplay weren’t on it because usually they are. And next year U2 will have an album out and will open the show again and if Coldplay have an album they’ll be on too. It’s all become much of a muchness. That’s the problem really, it all gets a little predictable, people speculate about the red carpet and it is what it is, a place that gathers just as much attention because every news crew is up there in their fancy dresses trying to out do the other crew. It’s the place to be seen and then no sooner than it’s over than we have programs about best dressed, worsed dressed and again no suprise, it’ll be just the same next year. Maybe I’m just getting old but there seem to be so many awards shows nowadays that The Grammy’s is, you guessed it another awards show. And then of course we have the Clive Davis pre Grammy’s show or is it post? Or does it matter because it’ll have Clive Davis there and it’ll have Whitney Houston there and I’d rather iron a shirt or pick up dog waste than waste my time or my dog there. Pass me the hurl bucket, I don’t even have a dog. ( I have a shirt, several in fact.)
Must confess though I love Lady Ga Ga, she’s outrageous like Elton was at her age and the flamboyancy and outrage works a treat. It’s entertainment and she can do that because her performances can back it up, she’s pretty damn good. She has the talent. I was going to congratulate Taylor Swift because she’ s had a brilliant year and she deserves the credit because she too is a talented young lady but she marred her night by singing live. Shame but it just didn’t work and poor old Stevie Nicks looked a little confused when they were dueting on Rhiannon. Stevie cut it and poor old Taylor didn’t, we’ll excuse her though because she still has a great career ahead of her. Just be careful where you choose to sing live.
Pink was as expected quite spectacular and quite a performance for a trapeze act. Worked though. We seem to be surrounded by females creating a sensation nowadays and especially since the millenium they have taken center stage in the pop arena. Apart from the ones I’ve mentioned we have Beyonce, Rhianna, Fergie, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, lest we forget Sarah Mclachlan, Dido and a whole host more. All selling records too, very interesting in today’s market. The greatest thing of all though is that each one of those female artists is entirely different from the other and still manages to be successful. Come on boys, time to catch up. And better still we don’t have a hundred girl bands all sounding the same. Thank God!
