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Post by tinawina on Feb 19, 2018 9:11:33 GMT -5
Man she’s getting torn to shreds out there. I feel bad mocking it because the pile on is just too much right now. I feel sorry for her.
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Feb 19, 2018 9:40:48 GMT -5
I understand that the anthem gets stale and wanting to switch it up, but if you are going to do that 1. you have to nail it, and 2. she really should have had people in her camp listening to rehearsals beforehand because that was terrible, and I can’t imagine anyone in her camp saying that was awesome if they did hear it beforehand.
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Post by Au$tin on Feb 19, 2018 10:52:22 GMT -5
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Post by carrieidol1 on Feb 19, 2018 11:33:46 GMT -5
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Post by 14887fan on Feb 19, 2018 11:43:40 GMT -5
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Post by SuperTrouper on Feb 19, 2018 11:56:05 GMT -5
That performance was... a collection of choices. I kinda want to respect it but her delivery was rough.
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Post by Wave. on Feb 19, 2018 13:59:52 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2018 14:42:30 GMT -5
Hmmm... what an INTERESTING performance. It seemed like she couldn't decide whether to go classical singer Fergie or Fergie Ferg Fergie -- and combining the 2 just didn't work. Some of the belting wasn't as awful as people are making it seem, but that weird tone and delivery throughout just ended up killing it -- not to mention how long and drawn out it was.
I feel bad for her. Her smile at the end looked more like "thank god this is over" than "i just nailed that" to me, but what do i know.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Feb 19, 2018 15:01:10 GMT -5
Wow. First time seeing this. Pretty much confirms the notions on here that she's back on drugs. I really, really hope that's not the case but where there's smoke...
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Post by schnetzka on Feb 19, 2018 15:10:38 GMT -5
While yes it wasn't a great performance, I can't believe the comments I've seen on other sites with people saying she was disrespectful.
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Post by Wave. on Feb 19, 2018 16:35:49 GMT -5
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Post by jenglisbe on Feb 19, 2018 16:38:23 GMT -5
Yeah it was a weird tone and arrangement, and her vocal felt like it was all over the place. I'm only sort of sure what kind of tone they were going for, but regardless it missed the mark.
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Post by 14887fan on Feb 19, 2018 17:05:51 GMT -5
Honestly, my concern now is less about that vocal disaster and more about her stability. Her speech at that Trevor Project event is clear evidence that something’s up.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Feb 19, 2018 17:09:40 GMT -5
Honestly, my concern now is less about that vocal disaster and more about her stability. Her speech at that Trevor Project event is clear evidence that something’s up. Divorce, flop album/singles, no longer being in BEP, etc. She's at an all-time low right now and I only hope that it somehow gets better for her.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Feb 19, 2018 17:49:56 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2018 18:00:32 GMT -5
I love me me some Fergie and her lady bits but Patti LaBelle said stay in your lane hoes! Why you trying to jazz up and do too much when we question your voice? You were better of doing a simple rendition and getting the f**k of the stage or if you wanted different try rapping or that moody rap vibe that they do now. Instead of rockets red glare try spelling out.
You don't see Jennifer Lopez or Selena Gomez pretending they can sing. Didn't Fergie learn from the dragging Madonna received for trying to sing Purple rain.
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Post by BadRomance on Feb 19, 2018 18:09:40 GMT -5
This was painful to watch.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2018 18:16:32 GMT -5
Just for the record I don't know if it was publicist damage control or not but I did read that whole thing was suppose to be a joke/spoof , that fell apart because she didn't deliver it in a funny way. Instead it came across cringeworthy.
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Post by The Music Man on Feb 19, 2018 19:09:17 GMT -5
Those last 45 seconds or so were cringe-worthy, but nothing will ever top Kat Deluna's rendition...
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Post by allow that on Feb 19, 2018 19:17:37 GMT -5
Wake up guys! Her performance may not have been great, but the real stinker here is the bandwagon reaction that can only be seen as bullying at this point. We DON'T know if this was just a risk gone wrong or an indication of deeper issues, but hell - imagine being the laughing stock of a nation and on the receiving end of so many horrible comments. This is an individual and I don't see how even the strongest and healthiest person alive could mentally recover from the way she's being treated today. Let's not act like we're so against America's bullying culture and then jump at the chance to join as long as it's disguised as celebrity gossip.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2018 19:32:38 GMT -5
I don't see how even the strongest and healthiest person alive could mentally recover from the way she's being treated today. Calm down, she gave a bad performance and people are just acknowledging that. People have recovered from 1000x worse, literally look at the survivors from the school shooting in Florida this week. I'm not disagreeing with you about bullying being part of our celebrity culture, but you're acting like saying she gave a bad performance is trying to kill her. If Britney could get through 2007 she can get through this. Yes, it must be humiliating and feel s**tty, but people have gone through a hell of a lot worse than this, and it's a bit disrespectful to act like this is the worst a person could go through. In a year no one but people like us who obsessive over s**t on message boards will remember and her life will have gone on. Let's not make this bigger than it is. She's also an entertainer and it's literally her job to give performances that are then reviewed. When you're an artist you know what you're getting yourself into and the risks are your gonna get bad reviews.
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Post by allow that on Feb 19, 2018 19:51:11 GMT -5
I don't see how even the strongest and healthiest person alive could mentally recover from the way she's being treated today. Calm down, she gave a bad performance and people are just acknowledging that. People have recovered from 1000x worse, literally look at the survivors from the school shooting in Florida this week. I'm not disagreeing with you about bullying being part of our celebrity culture, but you're acting like saying she gave a bad performance is trying to kill her. If Britney could get through 2007 she can get through this. Yes, it must be humiliating and feel s**tty, but people have gone through a hell of a lot worse than this, and it's a bit disrespectful to act like this is the worst a person could go through. In a year no one but people like us who obsessive over s**t on message boards will remember and her life will have gone on. Let's not make this bigger than it is. She's also an entertainer and it's literally her job to give performances that are then reviewed. When you're an artist you know what you're getting yourself into and the risks are your gonna get bad reviews. How odd to compare a comment here to a school shooting? Of course that's so much worse but what's the correlation? I have the news on and they're looping Fergie's performance as a headline, only to make sure everyone knows just how badly she f**ked up as if it's such pertinent info for everyone to know. That's not a form of bullying? I did not say and am not saying now that it's "the worst thing someone can go through" but it's certainly not nice and it's certainly not necessary.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2018 20:06:47 GMT -5
How odd to compare a comment here to a school shooting? Of course that's so much worse but what's the correlation? right here I don't see how even the strongest and healthiest person alive could mentally recover from the way she's being treated today. The kids from the recent school shooting are literally showing us how strong and resilient human beings are, and are a great example that people have recovered from much worst than this. You're post was basically shaming anyone for commenting on it and basically implying that we were literally destroying her as a person and doing irreparable damage. If the strongest healthiest person couldn't recover from something than I assume it would be the worst thing a person could go through. I think that's a pretty dramatic reach you didn't need to make your point about bullying. The school shooting is a great example of an actual tragedy you would think no one could recover from, and the survivors have shown us that "the strongest and healthiest person alive" could mentally recover this situation and situations much worse. I agree with you about bullying but thought your argument would be stronger if it wasn't so hyperbolic. If you just posted about bullying her being bad I wouldn't have disagreed. It just left a bad taste in my mouth when in the last week we've seen real tragedies in the news.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2018 20:21:26 GMT -5
Fergie, honey....no just no Lord that was painfully bad
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Feb 19, 2018 20:22:19 GMT -5
Just for the record I don't know if it was publicist damage control or not but I did read that whole thing was suppose to be a joke/spoof , that fell apart because she didn't deliver it in a funny way. Instead it came across cringeworthy. I have always thought that was actually bad damage control that they quickly dropped. Like, interrupting a fairly serious event about suicide and LGBT+ kids for giggles and gags looks WAY WAY worse to me than even admitting she drank too much or something. Like, they ushered that out there and then QUICKLY backed off once people reacted even worse to that lol.
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Post by allow that on Feb 19, 2018 20:39:04 GMT -5
How odd to compare a comment here to a school shooting? Of course that's so much worse but what's the correlation? right here I don't see how even the strongest and healthiest person alive could mentally recover from the way she's being treated today. The kids from the recent school shooting are literally showing us how strong and resilient human beings are, and are a great example that people have recovered from much worst than this. You're post was basically shaming anyone for commenting on it and basically implying that we were literally destroying her as a person and doing irreparable damage. If the strongest healthiest person couldn't recover from something than I assume it would be the worst thing a person could go through. I think that's a pretty dramatic reach you didn't need to make your point about bullying. The school shooting is a great example of an actual tragedy you would think no one could recover from, and the survivors have shown us that "the strongest and healthiest person alive" could mentally recover this situation and situations much worse. I agree with you about bullying but thought your argument would be stronger if it wasn't so hyperbolic. If you just posted about bullying her being bad I wouldn't have disagreed. It just left a bad taste in my mouth when in the last week we've seen real tragedies in the news. Your post is comparing apples to oranges and quite frankly is very distasteful. The media should have a free pass to humiliate someone because it’s not “as bad” as a tragedy?? One has nothing to do with the other. If you’re looking for someone to go back and forth in argument with, as I think you are, you chose the wrong person because I’m not engaging any further.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2018 20:59:25 GMT -5
I just disagreed with you and explained myself when you asked a question lmfao nothing more than that.
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Post by BDGeek on Feb 19, 2018 21:27:06 GMT -5
I don't get why the media feels the need to fixate on this. I watched the performance, thought my thoughts about it, and moved on. There have been plenty of messy anthem performances from various artists over the years, and Fergie has given plenty of other great vocals in the past. Why is this one in particular getting so much attention?
Her recent struggles (BEP split, album flop, divorce) have been pretty public. The general public may not know or care and they're going to say what they will, as will hardcore pop stans like us. But the fact that so many outlets seem determined to kick her while she's down and cite this as "news" when there are far more noteworthy things going on in is disgusting.
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Post by Snowbeast on Feb 19, 2018 21:28:21 GMT -5
Honestly, my concern now is less about that vocal disaster and more about her stability. Her speech at that Trevor Project event is clear evidence that something’s up. Divorce, flop album/singles, no longer being in BEP, etc. She's at an all-time low right now and I only hope that it somehow gets better for her. Oh f**k. She was great on Wendy Williams. So she learned not to have that third glass of wine after an Ativan at an event, give me a break. As for the NBA performance: She’s always been a s**t live vocalist, and unfortunately it’s news to some people in the age of viral internet. She’s not having a mental breakdown. She hasn’t been relevant/booking solo gigs since 2006, where the internet wasn’t half as vicious as it is in 2017. It sucks this is her witch-hunt moment, but no publicity is bad publicity. This is where you send Save It Till Morning for adds and milk the late-night promo train offerings
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Post by Active Aggressive on Feb 19, 2018 21:45:45 GMT -5
The dumbest part about this is dragging the bit on-stage with Armie Hammer, which is old news at this point, in an attempt to make a case to ship her off to rehab, when no one here actually knows her or what she is doing in her spare time.
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