Another great edition, Chris. My three cents on Grammy moments - one good, one bad.
Good (okay, great). Joni. At 80, she gave that song a much deeper meaning and resonance than possible at 30. Every performer in the room should think about their legacy and longevity. #iconic
Bad (okay, 2x rude). Taylor - Pimping her upcoming album instead of showing gratitude AND THEN celebrating her 4x historical win by grabbing the Grammy from Celine Dion's hand like Celine was holding out a cup of water for a marathon runner. Dismissive and rude to a true icon and paragon of grace. Taylor has no idea what either grace, or suffering/loss really is. Go write another whiny pop song about breaking up with your umpteenth famous boyfriend. Let the true Divas rule. #notaswifty
Obviously Taylor Swift is not one of your favorite people, but you are entirely wrong & unfair with your criticisms of her!
You’re hopefully not one of those FOX News people who believe she is a CIA operative sent to help President Biden win re-election! The way you described the statuette handoff is extremely exaggerated & totally untrue! Not sure what you thought you saw! Her announcement of her upcoming album is fully in line with her tendency towards making announcements on stage at award ceremonies. Get over yourself & accept the fact that Taylor Swift is an incredible artist & person with a mind of her own & the talent to back it up!
As I said above, a couple years ago even, I wouldn't have thought I'd be such a fan of Taylor's but, god help me, I adore her. To be quite honest, I'm not even that familiar with all of her music. I listened to her most recent album of new material (Midnights) quite a bit and really loved it. Aside from it, I'm only surface-level familiar with her catalog, but I'm slowly working my way back. I'm an old dog. Takes me a while to learn new tricks. but at least, it's still possible!
Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad to hear your take on the Grammys. I found myself holding back tears when Joni started to perform, but wasn't able to hold them back for more than a minute or so. That was such a beautiful, full-circle moment.
And we'll have to agree to disagree re: Taylor. I've seen too many photos of her and Celine backstage hugging and smiling at each other to think that there was anything disrespectful happening onstage, though I saw what you saw too. If Celine wasn't bothered, I'm not either. Besides, I do admit that I'm a huge fan of Taylor. Two years ago, I never would've thought I'd say that, but that was before I learned more about her. I get she's not everyon'e cup of tea and that's as it should be, I think.
Anyway, I'm grateful for you reading and for your response here—thank you for that!
Nina Simone couldn't fit in a genre category because her music was a genre unto itself.
100% agree, David. Jazz, soul, R&B, gospel, folk...she could do anything she wanted to do.
Another great edition, Chris. My three cents on Grammy moments - one good, one bad.
Good (okay, great). Joni. At 80, she gave that song a much deeper meaning and resonance than possible at 30. Every performer in the room should think about their legacy and longevity. #iconic
Bad (okay, 2x rude). Taylor - Pimping her upcoming album instead of showing gratitude AND THEN celebrating her 4x historical win by grabbing the Grammy from Celine Dion's hand like Celine was holding out a cup of water for a marathon runner. Dismissive and rude to a true icon and paragon of grace. Taylor has no idea what either grace, or suffering/loss really is. Go write another whiny pop song about breaking up with your umpteenth famous boyfriend. Let the true Divas rule. #notaswifty
Obviously Taylor Swift is not one of your favorite people, but you are entirely wrong & unfair with your criticisms of her!
You’re hopefully not one of those FOX News people who believe she is a CIA operative sent to help President Biden win re-election! The way you described the statuette handoff is extremely exaggerated & totally untrue! Not sure what you thought you saw! Her announcement of her upcoming album is fully in line with her tendency towards making announcements on stage at award ceremonies. Get over yourself & accept the fact that Taylor Swift is an incredible artist & person with a mind of her own & the talent to back it up!
Jealousy is such an ugly emotion on all of us!
As I said above, a couple years ago even, I wouldn't have thought I'd be such a fan of Taylor's but, god help me, I adore her. To be quite honest, I'm not even that familiar with all of her music. I listened to her most recent album of new material (Midnights) quite a bit and really loved it. Aside from it, I'm only surface-level familiar with her catalog, but I'm slowly working my way back. I'm an old dog. Takes me a while to learn new tricks. but at least, it's still possible!
Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad to hear your take on the Grammys. I found myself holding back tears when Joni started to perform, but wasn't able to hold them back for more than a minute or so. That was such a beautiful, full-circle moment.
And we'll have to agree to disagree re: Taylor. I've seen too many photos of her and Celine backstage hugging and smiling at each other to think that there was anything disrespectful happening onstage, though I saw what you saw too. If Celine wasn't bothered, I'm not either. Besides, I do admit that I'm a huge fan of Taylor. Two years ago, I never would've thought I'd say that, but that was before I learned more about her. I get she's not everyon'e cup of tea and that's as it should be, I think.
Anyway, I'm grateful for you reading and for your response here—thank you for that!