Stevie to perform on this Sunday's Grammy Awards

[anixnut1970]

If you want a Grammy duet - Vanessa Carlton and Stevie with Circle Dance - yeah I know it would have nothing to do with Grammys but it would fit with theme of young up and coming and their icon - and it would have been one of the best of the night. I can't listen to that song without choking up. I know neither wrote it but they both deliver it with passion!!!!

[GypsyBlueEyes]

I was kind of hoping I'd feel better about things after getting some sleep...but no, that performance looks just as bad today as it did last night. I feel awful for Stevie. She must be horrified. She'll never say anything bad about Taylor but I would love to hear the thoughts that have been running through her mind since it happened. I never understood the whole Taylor Swift thing anyway. Her songs are annoying, and I've thought that since before I'd ever even heard the name Taylor Swift. They all sound the same. Stevie definitely shouldn't have been on stage singing the lyrics to You Belong With Me...they're way too juvenile for a grown woman to sing.

I think Taylor is sweet and I do have respect for the fact that she does write her own stuff, which is more than can be said for a lot of people, but she better step up her game because if this is all she's got, she won't last long. People will get bored. She's already proven that she can't perform live for s***. If she isn't able to evolve as a songwriter, she's screwed. Frankly, I think the number of Grammy's she won last night says more about the state of the music industry than it does about her.

[TrueFaith77]

I wish Stevie had participated in the Earth Song number.

[Steviefan49]

Originally Posted by GypsyBlueEyes

I was kind of hoping I'd feel better about things after getting some sleep...but no, that performance looks just as bad today as it did last night. I feel awful for Stevie. She must be horrified. She'll never say anything bad about Taylor but I would love to hear the thoughts that have been running through her mind since it happened. I never understood the whole Taylor Swift thing anyway. Her songs are annoying, and I've thought that since before I'd ever even heard the name Taylor Swift. They all sound the same. Stevie definitely shouldn't have been on stage singing the lyrics to You Belong With Me...they're way too juvenile for a grown woman to sing.

I think Taylor is sweet and I do have respect for the fact that she does write her own stuff, which is more than can be said for a lot of people, but she better step up her game because if this is all she's got, she won't last long. People will get bored. She's already proven that she can't perform live for s***. If she isn't able to evolve as a songwriter, she's screwed. Frankly, I think the number of Grammy's she won last night says more about the state of the music industry than it does about her.

Brook.. I can't agree with you more... Poor Stevie.. lol

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Aww come on, lighten up! That was a good one!

And besides... it wasn't just cocaine that Stevie was inserting into her orifices back in the day... she was pretty prolific between the sheets! And that she DOESN'T deny!

Iwas just kidding Louie, I found it funny too

Originally Posted by carrie721

i'm a horrible, horrible human being.

But that's why I like you

[Steviefan49]

Originally Posted by ButterCookie

Agh! I woke up early this morning to watch the performance on You Tube and all the way through my face was a picture of horror. Stevie sounded great, but Taylor was so flat O_o

Where was Kanye when We and Stevie needed Taylor to stfu most

That's exactly what I've been saying all morning.. LOLOL..

[Remy]

That was horrific... Oh, Taylor. The clumsy pelvic movements added to the hilarity. gaaaah

[skcin]

Originally Posted by newyawka

Stevie looks super old! What happened?? She looked better last March when I met her...bad lightening maybe?? Hmm :/

I thought she looked pretty good, actually. Although the 500 layers of BLACK chiffon didn't help her figure.

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Yikes, they sounded AWFUL together!

At least Stevie looked good tho...

Agreed.

Originally Posted by Jondalar

I disagree. I thought Stevie sounded old. Yes, Taylor was off pitch, but Stevie was no better. She looked good. There harmonies on Rhiannon sucked.

I thought Stevie sounded like Stevie - from what I could hear of her over Taylor's painful squawking.

Originally Posted by Beachwood Mac

This is from the LA Times blog:
Putting Swift with such a distinctive rock 'n' roll voice isn't the best showcase for her. Swift's appeal is her good-natured charm and simplicity, but she's also a flat vocalist.

I couldn't agree more.

Originally Posted by trackaghost

I thought Stevie looked and sounded good. But Taylor, yikes, she was definitely off-key and the harmonies on Rhiannon were terrible (but better on her own song). I never really took much notice of Taylor Swift before, I'm sure she's a good songwriter and seems to be a charismatic performer but she's definitely not a strong vocalist.

Exactly.

Originally Posted by StreetAngel86

Flo Rida and Liddy
i LOVE this post!!!!!!1

Stevie needs to quit cosinging with lil popettes
hell, all women in general.
stick with the male singers stevie.

Agreed.

Originally Posted by sodascouts

I was so embarrassed for Taylor. She was really struggling with the harmonies. Poor Stevie too - it must be really frustrating to sing with someone so off key.The way she was looking at Taylor during Rhiannon, it was like she was trying to will her not to suck. But sadly, that was impossible.

That's what bugged me most - Stevie's such a good harmonizer, this must have been killing her inside. it must have hurt her everything.

Originally Posted by diamondsnake

Regarding the comments above, I didn't think Stevie looked "old", I just wish they would have done her hair wavy like Soundstage and maybe had her wear something differently. Next to Taylor's teenage skin, Stevie just looked a little soft, but that is better than stretched.

I KNEW you'd be here with a hair review.

Originally Posted by David

Why does Stevie so frequently sing with these girls?I can understand wanting to participate in today's music scene, but why pick these weepy, whiny girls whose artistic personalities haven't matured much beyond the high school talent show? Nicks thrives with the seasoned pros: Tom Petty, Chris Isaak, Dylan, David Crosby, Sheryl Crow, Natalie Maines -- not these mushy teenagers who haven't developed into anything substantial yet.

Spot on, David. There are a few newer/emerging/less established artists that IMO merit a collaboration (Pink comes to mind, Kelly Clarkson; I would love a Patty Griffin collaboration in theory but I don't think their voices are that well suited for eachother.) Why she's choosing the ones that she actually does end up singing with, I don't know. Is it her decision/idea? Management?

Originally Posted by RockALittle250

I wouldn't say Sheryl's career is in the gutter, she's still relevant. On the other hand, Vanessa Carlton is probably getting used to the smell down there by now.

HA!

Originally Posted by jkmaletic

Nothing against Taylor Swift, but I never thought I'd hear Stevie Nicks singing, "And I'm on the bleachers!" I'm glad Stevie got some exposure, but I wish it would have been with someone else. It's funny that Stevie STILL seems to get nervous doing these TV gigs after all these years, bless her heart. She did ok though, in my opinion.

~jamie

1) I thought the same thing "I wear Tshirts..." Um no, Stevie, you don't. You were the popular girly-girl that Taylor's bitching about in that tune.

2) Agreed on getting herself "out there" again.

Originally Posted by trackaghost

I agree, I have no clue why she's working with these girls. I don't even think she needs to be paired with seasoned pros but she just sounds wrong with all these girly voices. The night before at the pre-Grammys event Sheryl was singing with Neko Case. I'd love to see Stevie sing with someone like that. Unfortunately she's probably not high profile enough for Stevie to consider it.

That's my point, which you made better than I did. Wrong vocal pairings, IMO. The main reason that I brought up Pink & Kelly Clarkson is that I think their voices would sound awesome with Stevie.

Originally Posted by carrie721

i think stevie likes to think of herself as the fairy godmother for all these young starlets. unfortunately, most of them suck.

Yup.

Originally Posted by Jondalar

I'm going to get creamed for this, but I think Courtney Love is a great lyricist. Maybe Stevie could reach out to Courtney a little. I know Courtney is the creepy, obsessive type, but she was the first in the 90s to get the Stevie Nicks ball rolling when no one was talking about Stevie. She put Stevie in the news when grundge ruled the day—sung her praises, recorded Gold Dust Woman.

It's obvious that Courtney is going to die. It may be her own fault, but Stevie had a problem with addiction herself. Love already lost her daughter. Maybe working with her idol would help her get out of her hole and gain some self-esteem and get better.

Just a thought....

I happen to agree.

Originally Posted by carrie721

sheryl and natalie are both rockers, and at one point, so was stevie. vanessa and taylor? not so much. watching taylor try to wrap her voice around the rhiannon melody was unfortunate.

You got it.

Originally Posted by carrie721

^stevie looks scared.

praying mantises eat their mates after they copulate, don't they ...

There goes my bottled water.

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

Hi all.heres a link for an mpeg copy of Taylor and Stevie.warning big file enjoy ..


http://www.adrive.com/public/2c41ec3...03fad41df.html

why would someone post this.

Originally Posted by samthrax

Well, during a live performance that's kind of a substantial crime.

If Taylor is aware of her vocal limitations she probably shouldn't agree to go onstage with someone, who despite her age and loss of range, could still easily blow her out of the water at any given moment.

I think people as a whole are over Taylor Swift and this was the last straw. I've seen plenty of bashing, WTFs and "aren't we over her yet?"s from non-Stevie fans last night. Besides a crazy Taylor fangirl on my twitter feed, I didn't see anyone who was pleased with her album of the year win.

Seriously. Who's brilliant f*cking idea was this anyway?

Originally Posted by FMlex

Sorry if this has already been posted, but this was on Perez Hilton's twitter late last night/early this morning:

"GaGa and I had some very special moments with Stevie Nicks at the Interscope after-party. Stevie Mother****ing Nicks! STEVIE NICKS!!!!!!!!!!"

I wanna see pictures of that

I would kill to be a fly on that wall. That's cool as hell. I'm still not totally on the Gaga bandwagon, but bitch is talented, writes catchy tunes AND can sing her ass off. I'd beg for a Gaga/La Nicks pairing, but Gaga certainly doesn't need Stevie.

Originally Posted by Remy

That was horrific... Oh, Taylor. The clumsy pelvic movements added to the hilarity. gaaaah

She really is a gangly young colt, isn't she. Poor thing.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by belladonnadream

I feel bad for Taylor...she must have been nervous..I love her to death ( my daughter is a fan) but she was horrible..and I knew Stevie was probably just trying to stay strong and hold it together...but was probably hurting inside and embarrased as hell... It was cute in retrospect the whole getting to sing with your idol..but...I wonder what everyone else was saying......the Rhiannon thing just didn't mesh.

What was your daughter's opinion of the performance?

[David]

Originally Posted by nofearonlylove

I am sure that once all of this Taylor bashing goes away, the ledge will go right back to its usual programming of bashing everything that Stevie does, wears or sings.

Smiles
Erica

Smiles?! You're not smiling, ma'am. In your first day of posting, you're chastising the entire forum with the cheapest, commonest of all insults: "bashing."

Welcome to the Ledge.

[LiamMcConville]

From the Calendar section of the LA Times...

[vivfox]

Taylor Swift: Singing with Stevie Nicks is “A Fairy Tale”
February 1st, 2010 9:13 am / Author: Luisa Metcalfe

Grammy golden girl Taylor Swift sang with Fleetwood Mac legend Stevie Nicks at the awards ceremony last night in a performance the country-music queen described as an “honor.”

Clean-cut Taylor, 20, opened her performance with “Today Was a Fairytale” before announcing her duet partner, who is famed as much for her hard living as her distinctive, gravel-tinged voice.

“It’s a fairy tale and an honor to share the stage with Stevie Nicks,” said Taylor before launching into a duet of Fleetwood Mac’s “Rhiannon.”

“Stand Back” rocker Stevie, 61, then tapped her tambourine and sang backup on Taylor’s hit “You Belong With Me.”

Taylor was nominated for eight awards and won four, including best country album.

“I just keep thinking back to when you’re in second grade and you sing in the talent show for the first time and people joke around and say, ‘Maybe we’ll see you at the Grammys some day,’ she said in an emotional acceptance speech.

“But that just seems like an impossible dream. I just feel like I’m standing here accepting an impossible dream.”

http://www.okmagazine.com/2010/02/ta...-a-fairy-tale/

[vivfox]

Hits:

One literally hit was the poor lady singer from Lady Antebellum. She got buried in scrim when the stage hands dramatically released the transparent "small town" screen and it landed on her head. Ever the pro, she brushed it off and kept on singing after fixing her hair.

Misses:

Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks missed the mark and I don't get it. I love both of these women but their duets were a little off key and kind of uncomfortable. I feel like Taylor's often a little off when she sings live but this time she took Stevie down with her.

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.ac...nav=Groupspace

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by GypsyBlueEyes

They all sound the same. Stevie definitely shouldn't have been on stage singing the lyrics to You Belong With Me...they're way too juvenile for a grown woman to sing.

You have a point, but then I think of the stately Goldfish and the Ladybug lyrics and realized I would have thought it sweet if Doris Day or someone had sung that with Stevie when she was a little tyke. To everything there is a season. Turn, turn, turn.

Michele

[vivfox]

Ryan Seacrest introduces Taylor Swift. OK, confession time, I have not jumped on the Swift bandwagon yet. Swift teams up with Stevie Nicks who she probably didn’t know who she was before tonight. Nicks looks good but she doesn’t look like she’s buying Swift’s cozying up. Ouch — Nicks reduced to a backup singer. Isn’t Swift just on the edge of 17? Poor Stevie.

http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-t...sses-the-mark/