Remember Milli Vanilli? The famous recording act that fell from grace in 1990 after they were caught lip-synching at a “live” concert? Remember Ashley Simpson and the embarrassment that followed her bungled attempt at lip-synching on Saturday Night Live (in the ultimate revenge, Miss Simpson now actually sings live during her performances)? These events were followed by weeks (well, maybe days) of outrage from “serious” performers. You know…the type of musicians that reach the pinnacle of their careers by performing at the ultimate pseudo-event, The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).
Pot, meet kettle.
Well, guess what the majority of performers at this year’s VMAs were doing? I might be mistaken, but it seemed to me that most of the big stars were either mouthing it or singing along to a prerecorded tape.
There were some of today’s big names: Rihanna, the Jonas Brothers and Kate Perry (who not only lip-synchs, but shamelessly rips off the very talented Jill Sobule with her song “I Kissed a Girl”) mouthing away. But where was the outrage? If this was a real event, there would be plenty. But in the world of pseudo-events, everyone lets it slide. Except for my new hero.
As Kid Rock took the stage at the VMAs, he shouted “There’s no lyp-synching…this is all real!” Could this bad-boy rapper from Detroit be the voice of reason? Might actual musicians rise up and shout down the lip-synchers? As Milli Vanilli (or someone) once said, “Girl, you know it’s true.”
Pot, meet kettle.
Well, guess what the majority of performers at this year’s VMAs were doing? I might be mistaken, but it seemed to me that most of the big stars were either mouthing it or singing along to a prerecorded tape.
There were some of today’s big names: Rihanna, the Jonas Brothers and Kate Perry (who not only lip-synchs, but shamelessly rips off the very talented Jill Sobule with her song “I Kissed a Girl”) mouthing away. But where was the outrage? If this was a real event, there would be plenty. But in the world of pseudo-events, everyone lets it slide. Except for my new hero.
As Kid Rock took the stage at the VMAs, he shouted “There’s no lyp-synching…this is all real!” Could this bad-boy rapper from Detroit be the voice of reason? Might actual musicians rise up and shout down the lip-synchers? As Milli Vanilli (or someone) once said, “Girl, you know it’s true.”
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