Theo
Active Member
Re: Aguilera's butchery of the National Anthem is what you'd expect in Obama's Americ
She's so all over the place, and her timing's so off, you couldn't even try and sing along if you wanted to be polite and go with her. She's a flat-out horrendous singer. Yet somehow she is hired to sing that song at that event on that massive stage.
I suppose American Idol does encourage Aguilera's sort of singing, but I've heard several American Idol contestants do the National Anthem far better.
For example, here's Carrie Underwood:
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And you can find plenty of YouTubes of little kids, 6 and 7 years old, doing it far better than Aguilera.
What I don't get is how someone like Aguilera doesn't understand she should just sing the damn song.
Some of what Theo said about her singing is completely true. Huge voice, but doesn't seem to have developed the sensitivity to use it to best advantage. I don't blame Obama (for once). I blame Simon Cowell.
She's so all over the place, and her timing's so off, you couldn't even try and sing along if you wanted to be polite and go with her. She's a flat-out horrendous singer. Yet somehow she is hired to sing that song at that event on that massive stage.
I suppose American Idol does encourage Aguilera's sort of singing, but I've heard several American Idol contestants do the National Anthem far better.
For example, here's Carrie Underwood:
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And you can find plenty of YouTubes of little kids, 6 and 7 years old, doing it far better than Aguilera.
What I don't get is how someone like Aguilera doesn't understand she should just sing the damn song.