Stevie to perform on this Sunday's Grammy Awards - Page 34

Jondalar · #**496** 02-01-2010, 04:26 PM

Fleetwood Mac's greatest hits is now 150 on itunes.

goldustsongbird · #**497** 02-01-2010, 04:44 PM

God, nothing was more embarrassing than watching Squinty try to be all sexy~ during Rhiannon.

Even Stevie shot her a "wtf" look as soon as they started singing. Stevie wasn't the one off-key there.

Livia · #**498** 02-01-2010, 05:09 PM

Blog from Butch:

Today and Last Night...

yeah so that was weird, but fun. here’s what happened. you know the whole T Swift cover i did, right? well we all know she liked it and Twittered about it awhile back. she called me last week and wanted to know if she could do my version of her song, and would i come play it with her. i said “yes”. i then said, “only if i can play my banjolin”. she said “yes”. it was a date. then i go to rehearsals and Stevie Nicks walks up to me and says “hi”. i say, “holy ****”. we rehearse a bit, and then do it again at the Staples Center. i figured there was no way i was gonna get any camera time with Taylor AND Stevie up there, but i blew the camera guy, and he gave me some good angles. all in all, a pretty surreal night. fun to hear my version of it being played and hearing the legendary Waddy Wachtel’s guitar amp blowing up my ears onstage. he is awesome. so i woke up and said, “awesome”. and now i am tired.

Butch

http://maybeitsjustme.biz/post/36567...and-last-night

GypsyBlueEyes · #**499** 02-01-2010, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Livia

They may have sounded fantastic during rehearsals - but Taylor's inexperience and nervousness got the best of her during the live performance.

I don't think they sounded fantastic during rehearsals. The little inside information that we got from someone who was there said that rehearsals were "awkward" and I think they said something like their voices harmonized okay together...they certainly didn't rave over it.

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Originally Posted by jedw

Ok just saw this on Youtube.

Much has been said about Taylor Swifts "out of tune-ness", but certainly this didn't do Stevie any favors, grumbling a few deep harmony parts.

It's nice that she's prepared to show up just to lend younger artists her support, but for herself, she doesn't to do this.

stating the obvious aren't I.

I think the whole point of this was that this was Taylor's moment and Stevie was there to share it with her, not completely take all the attention. You can tell Stevie was holding back the full power of her voice because, if she hadn't, she would have blown TS off the stage. Also, she was trying to harmonize with someone who absolutely can't sing. I think Stevie sounded fine, especially considering she was holding back. In a way, this was a no win situation for her. If she had made the decision standing up there that Taylor was ruining it and put on a full performance, people would have b*tched about her stealing Taylor's limelight. Instead, she tried to stick it out and make it work the way it was supposed to, and people are going to b*tch that her performance wasn't good enough. Fortunately for her, most are in agreement that she wasn't the problem on stage last night.

Tango · #**500** 02-01-2010, 05:55 PM

^^

I agree, it was Taylor Swift's moment that she decided to share with Stevie Nicks. It's a gracious tip of the hat to give to Stevie. Still, it was an odd mix--Taylor Swift the Queen of Tween, matched up with the Road Tested, Road Warrior, PROVEN, everlasting Stevie Nicks on one of her best known songs. I was happy to see Stevie up there on the Grammy's show--just because I haven't seen her LIVE in a while. I was happy to see Waddy and the white Les Paul, knocking them dead. I was shocked to hear the off pitched Taylor Swift--felt sorry for her. It's a shame, as others have said, that Stevie was singing the low harmonies on her own song. I don't like to see Stevie in a passive role like that on her music EVER. It would have been fine if Stevie did lead on "Rhiannon" and back up on Taylor's work. That might have worked out fine. I don't think Stevie or Waddy lost a thing by doing the performance. I was happy to see them. But next time I see them, I'd rather see Taylor as the guest.

Come on Stevie. Get us a new album. Soon.

Livia · #**501** 02-01-2010, 06:20 PM

More from Butch:

Taylor Swift collaborator Butch Walker on their much-discussed Grammy performance: 'a lot of people give her unnecessary grief'
by Clark Collis

Butch Walker admits his appearance last night on the Grammys playing banjolin in Taylor Swift’s backing band may have confused some viewers. “I’m sure there were plenty of people going, ‘Who’s the idiot with tattoos up there with her?” he laughs. While Walker is a singer-songwriter in his own right (his new country-rock-pop collection, “I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart,” is out February 23) he is best known as a behind-the-scenes producer and tunesmith who has collaborated with the likes of Avril Lavigne, All-American Rejects, and fellow Grammy performer Pink. But it was a YouTube video of Walker recording his own version of Swift’s “You Belong With Me” —a clip that has so far been watched a quarter of a million times—that resulted in his Grammys appearance last night. After the break, Walker recalls his night of glory, addresses the subject of Swift’s somewhat off-key performance, and reveals that not everyone likes to watch him pee.

Entertainment Weekly: So, Butch, how’s the hangover?
Butch Walker: The hangover is fair to partly cloudy. I had a blast, it was so fun. And it was great being onstage. You could tell by watching me: I was dancing like a… a… jerk, basically. I was elated to hear this huge pop star doing my version of her song. And performing with Stevie Nicks (who sang with Swift on both “You Belong With Me” and Fleetwood Mac’s “Rhiannon”) didn’t suck either.

Was there a problem with the sound onstage? There seems to be a wide consensus of opinion that Taylor was struggling to find the right notes when she was singing “Rhiannon.”
I didn’t really notice it being out of key that much. But I guess the TV doesn’t lie. I think a lot of people give her unnecessary grief. Her appeal is not in [having] some sort of big diva voice. Like, Pink obviously has a voice of God coming out of her when she sings and it’s beautiful and it’s powerful and bluesy. Taylor comes from country. It’s a difference approach to singing.

It must also be pretty terrifying to perform with Stevie Nicks for a global audience.
There is that factor, you know. How about anybody try doing that without being nervous? It wasn’t even my show and I was nervous.

How did you come to record “You Belong With Me” in the first place?
I played it kind of jokingly at one of my shows, because I loved the song so much, and it went over really well. The next night I was in the studio and said, ‘I want to record a studio version of that.’ She’s known as a country star, but the song and production that she did couldn’t have been more pop. So I said, ‘Maybe I’ll do a country version. I recorded it in a couple of hours, filmed me doing it, and posted it on YouTube. I woke up the next morning and there were like 50,000 views already, because she had seen it and twittered about it and I guess she was in favor. It kind of took off from there.

We get to see you peeing in the video. What kind of reaction did you get from Taylor Swift fans about that?
It was hilarious. “Why is he peeing? That’s gross!” and “Why is he even in this video? Why don’t they just play the song? He’s stupid.” But I’m not complaining.

Why isn’t your version of the song on I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart?
It was never intended to be anything more than a lighthearted take on a good pop song. I’m certainly not avoiding it, and when people buy the record I think they’ll get some sort of download code or something to get it. But I didn’t want to have played music for 20 years, and toured my whole life, and all of a sudden I’m only known for a cover song. There’s some sort of pride and ego that gets in the way of that. I’m just trying to be careful in my old age!

http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/02/01/t...-butch-walker/

GypsyBlueEyes · #**502** 02-01-2010, 06:57 PM

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I didn’t really notice it being out of key that much. But I guess the TV doesn’t lie. I think a lot of people give her unnecessary grief. Her appeal is not in [having] some sort of big diva voice. Like, Pink obviously has a voice of God coming out of her when she sings and it’s beautiful and it’s powerful and bluesy. Taylor comes from country. It’s a difference approach to singing.

The way her performance comes off has nothing to do with having a country approach to singing as opposed to having a powerful voice, be it bluesy or otherwise. What a truly ridiculous explanation. I'm not a big fan of country music at this point in time but growing up I did go through phases where I liked it. I've heard enough country music to know that the good stuff doesn't sound like Taylor Swift does live. There was no way he was going to say anything negative about her performance though. He wouldn't have even been there if it hadn't been for her.

This is just the way the music business is now. Its more about who has an image that can be marketed & money that can be made and less about talent.

Jondalar · #**503** 02-01-2010, 07:04 PM

CMT is bragging about Taylor's performance.

"But, in a very telling moment of television, in the middle of Taylor's duet with the veteran Stevie Nicks on Fleetwood Mac's "Rhiannon" and Swift's "You Belong With Me," it became very apparent that Swift was in charge there, taking total command of the performance. It was a very polished and mature performance."

Huh? WTF?

AliceLover · #**504** 02-01-2010, 07:14 PM

Like, was everyone expecting anything better? Clearly Stevie met this girl earlier this week and threw this performance together.

I guess i'm in the minority but I REALLY LIKED IT! And Stevie did get into YBWM by the end of it doin her shimmy thing which she barely did the entire Unleashed tour!

GypsyBlueEyes · #**505** 02-01-2010, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Jondalar

CMT is bragging about Taylor's performance.

"But, in a very telling moment of television, in the middle of Taylor's duet with the veteran Stevie Nicks on Fleetwood Mac's "Rhiannon" and Swift's "You Belong With Me," it became very apparent that Swift was in charge there, taking total command of the performance. It was a very polished and mature performance."

Huh? WTF?

YIKES! Did they watch the same Grammy's everyone else did???

Macfanforever · #**506** 02-01-2010, 07:26 PM

Hi all,has any one had time to tune in ET,Extra,Access Hollywood,E news,TMZ and other coverage of the awards,if Stevie appeared on them..
Yes CMT,MTV sucks.

APerfectLie · #**507** 02-01-2010, 07:31 PM

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Agreed... and THIS is proof!

Stevie needs to bring this look back. She looks so much more youthful with the whole flowing/almost a dress top and the tight black pants. I also loved the reddish/purplish pants she wore during TISL.

silversprings62 · #**508** 02-01-2010, 07:34 PM

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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......Taylor was off, and Stevie was dead on........simple as that.

StreetAngel86 · #**509** 02-01-2010, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DefDumbandBlond

Stevie was amazing as usual, but Taylor.....no.

DEATH BY TAMBO

Livia · #**510** 02-01-2010, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GypsyBlueEyes

He wouldn't have even been there if it hadn't been for her.

Butch has been a Grammy nominee as a producer/writer and he could have easily been there in some capacity with Pink or another band/artist. He's not exactly a newbie in the biz, Rolling Stone once named him Producer of the Year. But if you meant as a performer, then yes, Taylor helped.