Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Lip-Synced or Live: Beyoncé Singing the Star-Spangled Banner


But to close observers, it appeared the performer was not singing live. To press seated just below the podium, in front of the “President’s Own” Marine Corps Band, it was evident that the band wasn’t actually playing during the song—even though band director Colonel Michael J. Colburn was conducting energetically and the band members mimicked blowing into their instruments. Separately, at one point during her performance, Beyoncé removed her earpiece.

A hint as to the actual origins of the version Beyoncé sang came from her own hand: On January 20, the day before the ceremony, Beyoncé posted pictures to her Instagram account that appeared to show her in a recording studio. In one, she holds a copy of the sheet music to “The Star Spangled Banner” in front of a microphone attached to a recording device, and in another she sits in front of recording equipment while members of the Marine Corps Band stand clutching sheet music behind her.

Miming along to a pre-recorded track isn’t unheard of at inaugural ceremonies. At President Obama’s 2009 inauguration, cold weather and wind meant that a live performance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman had to be nixed in favor of a recording. But there are no previously known cases of a singer lip-syncing the national anthem during an inaugural performance.

Source: Washingtonian

51 comments:

  1. beyonce doesnt lip sync ever!!! she nailed it and it's freaking live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. teh huli ka na sa balita. google mo. nag-explain na ang kampo ni beyonce

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  2. Here in America, when the Star Spangled Banner is sang, it is performed with no accompaniment of any ban or instrument whatsoever. The singer will just sing it on her own and this is what Beyonce did. I live in DC and we saw this performance yesterday live on TV.

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    1. "is sung" not "is sang"

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    2. isa ka pa. huli na sa balita, umamin na ang kampo ni beyonce na prerecorded yun

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    3. I read People Magazine, it says she did Lyp Synced. She didn't have the time to rehearse with the Marine Corps Band, that's why. Also, apparently, anybody who will sing in an inauguration will have to record the SPB in the event that the singer will not be able to sing live.

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    4. natawa naman ako sa nag correct ng "sung" sa "sang". Try mong mag google kung tama ka teh :)

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    5. She did lip-sypnc (without ED)!

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    6. Anong nakakatawa anon? sung naman talaga dapat Tama sya hindi kailangan igoogle. Palibhasa wala kang alam.

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  3. rule no. 1: NEVER DOUBT BEYONCE!!!

    When in doubt, always refer to rule no. 1


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  4. Fake singing..FAKE PREGNANCY!!!nkakarami ka na girl...LOL...KIM KARDASHIAN rules!!!hahahaha

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  5. Baka naman masakit lang lalamunan kaya na lip sync na lang

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  6. This sucks a million more because we know that Beyonce could have sang it live.

    There must be a really good reason for her to decide at the last minute that she'll use the pre-recorded track. Regardless, i'm still a Beyonce stan through and through!

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    1. beyonce stan forever! so what if she mimed the SSB? whatever her reasons, we all know she can belt her heart out anytime if she wants to..

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  7. Definitely not a lip sync!! You could tell she's really singing...

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  8. If she did she's the first! And she could get away with it cuz she's Miss B. But if that's in Pinas nasa lahat na cya ng tabloid and of course Kay FP

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  9. Mukha ngang lip sync. Ewan ko ba, may something sa actual na pagkanta na wala sa lip syncing. Subtle, pero mahahalata mo ang pagkakaiba. Ang masasabi ko lang, ANG PANGIT NG BANGS NI MICHELLE OBAMA

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  10. Lip Sync.Maganda talaga kung bimirit si Beyonce dyan! :)

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  11. Jessica Sanchez anytime!

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    1. WRONG! Chakadoll na nga, ginagaya lang ang singing style ng mga divalicious, NEVER sya mako-compare kay Beyonce!

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    2. Charice is that you? lol

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  12. i dont its lip sync...una palang she struggling to distance from microphone and at the last part her voice could not sustain the vibrato.

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  13. Come on guys, for anyone who will be invited to sing the National Anthem of the United States of America, with the whole world watching, during the inauguration day of one of the most powerful and influential person in the world, it will always be wise to consider not to do it live and to lip sync it instead.

    I wonder how much more criticisms will people gonna throw to her if she failed to nail it on that day. Imagine she didn't hit the notes right?Or worse, she lost her voice on that day?It will be a complete disaster. It's a professional move for her not do do it live.

    Anyway, regardless whether it's lip synced or live, Beyonce is still Beyonce.. =)

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  14. It has been confirmed. It was indeed lip synced. I just wonder, did Beyonce doubt her ability to sing live? If others can sing live, why can't she? Well, at least she did it as if she's really singing live. Magaling umarte ang lola nyo, infernez!

    But then, Beyonce is Beyonce as Anna Dizon is Anna Dizon.

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    1. THE WHO is Anna Dizon?

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    2. my thoughts exactly. she's beyonce for crying out loud. why wont she sing live? need ba na millions ang talent fee just to sing a single song? e its a national anthem naman. these celebs talaga tsk tsk

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    3. Sino b yng ana dizon n yn?at png ilang beses ko na nbbsa yn s mga comments d2.nt unless slow lng aq at dq prn naiicp n joke lng pla un

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    4. It's an old joke. Yan mismomg si Anna Dizon (artista yata noon o politician) ang nasabi nyan, e di naman siya sikat

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    5. she has her reasons why she didn't sing it live..maybe she doesn't have enough time to practice it dahil nka focus xa sa knyang upcoming superbowl performance?? remember, beyonce is a perfectionist and i'm sure she definitely does not want to mess up on that special day.

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  15. The band at the inauguration admitted that she lipsynced...oooops

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  16. Also, did anyone observe that she sort of snubbed VP Biden? Wonder why she did not even shake hands with him. Hahaha!

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  17. Kesyo i lip sync niya yan or kahit utot pa niya ang nasa recording, Beyonce is Beyonce at mas maganda parin ang boses niya sating lahat! LOL!

    -IamRP

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  18. Lip synched or not, she did an awesome performance. Kanya rin naman yung recording mga teh. Love Beyonce - beautiful, can sing, can dance, hmmm can act na rin, can host na rin, rich, what more can a man ask for?

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  19. it's not lip synced. quality ng sound from a record and a live performance is very different, usually maririnig mo un sa buga ng mic at sa mga pag bwelo ng singer. Beyonce's performance was live.

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    1. it was lip synched. confirmed by the United States Marine Band... Kelly Clarkson's wasnt...

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  20. Mariah Carey did this also sa halftime ng Superbowl. I follow Beyonce (baddiebey) on Instagram and I saw that "picture". Wala namang issue dito. May napatunayan na si Beyonce and Mariah so kebs na dito. :)

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  21. my golly, she's very talented, why not sing it live? i dont get it (kung true nga)

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  22. issue pa ba? kelangan pa ba patunayan ni beyonce na mataas boses nya? haleeeerrrrrrrr! lip sync o hindi boses nya un at alam na alam na ng buong mundo ang kalidad ng boses nya

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  23. Kebs naman naming pinoy sa issue na yan..

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  24. daming ng instance na live nga kinanta pero mali mali naman yung lyrics (Whitney Houston and Christina Aguillera among others) - baka naman nanerbyos si ate at baka mamalimali rin nya yung pagkanta hehehe

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  25. ang pinagtataka lang ng mga tao bakit may arte la sya ng pag alis ng earpiece kung lip synched? para d mahalata ng lip synched?

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    1. actually america doesnt give a damn. they are more concern about their economy. they are actually accusing the american media of blowing something out of proportion. dito lang naman sa pilipinas magiging ulam ang ganyang balita. hahaha. aminin.

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    2. doesn't give a damn pero nasa balita? hanube!

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  26. Kung si Charice yan, live nya kakantahin.

    --ninetails

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  27. who cares. Gosh, it was still her voice! We already know Beyonce is an exceptional singer!

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