Stevie to perform on this Sunday's Grammy Awards

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Originally Posted by Jondalar

They both sounded nervous and were both off-key. I think one reason why Taylor is getting ripped to shreds is because Rhiannon is a simple song to sing, and if she can't hit those notes, it really showcases the fact she can't sing.

I disagree on all counts (except that TS can't sing - that's apparent.)

Originally Posted by missus

P.S. It's VERY hard to harmonize with another singer who's got a pitch problem.....Stevie was doing her best to straighten Taylor up. I personally guarantee that SN is always in tune. In our day, you HAD to be able to (at least) sing in tune. People like songwriters Carol King or Bob Dylan got away with being "charmingly shaky" pitch-wise.....it was part of their persona. The thing is, their records were "charmingly shaky" too....Taylor Swifts recordings, in contrast are autotuned pitch-perfect.....Way too big a difference between live and recorded with Taylor. This creates "cognitive dissonance".....ouch !

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This is spot on, exactly what I was thinking while I watched it.

Originally Posted by RockALittle250

Actually, Stevie was not off-key, she was trying to let Taylor lead, but she just couldn't. And Rhiannon is not a simple song to sing, in fact, Stevie herself has said that it is one of her more difficult songs and many other artists don't even go near it.

Agreed. I think Stevie sounded a bit monotone, but any time she tried to adjust the harmony Taylor went off somewhere else with her vocal & Stevie couldn't follow. It was safer for her to stay monotone.