I walked out of the washroom just in time to catch a performance by Tony Bennett on the Grammy Awards. Immediately following Bennett was a performance by 'NSync. I don't know if 'NSync was having a particularly pallid night, or whether it was the juxtaposition with Bennett. But 'NSYNC was absolutely colourless. It was extraordinarily dull. A couple of them have okay voices....but you get the feeling that when they're singing, they're thinking more about the dancing than the song itself. The moves......well, I'm not a dancer, so I can't say one way or another. I think the moves are a bit lame myself. But I think most choreography is a bit lame. If this was a dance troupe, then no problem. Sure, the dance comes first. But these guys are supposed to be singers aren't they? Shouldn't they think about singing first? I noticed it in their Olympic performance too. Their sound improved dramatically in the numbers when they were sitting and not busting a move.

Bennett isn't my absolute favourite. But he does sing the song. And he does tell the story. And he does possess some soul. (Not soul as in the style of music, but soul as in the style of character). So I guess it really all depends on what you're looking for in a song. If you're looking for a song, choose Tony. If you're looking for some dancing, choose 'NSync.

While surfing the net, looking for pictures of scantily clad Grammy people, I came across this feature in www.eonline.com. It was the ten sexiest moments in music history or something like that. They had people like George Michael, Britney Spears, Madonna, J-Lo, Ricky Martin, Donna Summers, Elvis Presley. Well yeah, Elvis Presley, sure. But Madonna? Britney? They aren't sexy! At least their music isn't. Their music is total mainstream bubble gum pop. If they were looking for the sexiest LOOKING people in music history, then maybe, I don't know. But to me, the sexiest music belongs to Sarah Vaughn. But not even that. I mean tango? How is that not sexy? It was said in the 1920's that the waltz was the sexiest dance ever. Why didn't that make it onto the list? I mean come on. Madonna's music is not sexy. Sheesh.

I note also that Nelly Furdado won an award. Good for you. Now take that talented voice of yours and do something REAL with it.

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