Re: Super Bowl National Anthem

["Aaron 'Bishop' Read" <aread@speakeasy.net>]

Unless the compression was unbelievable, it was lip-synced.  The mic didn't 
look that good, and she was moving her head all over the place but the 
volume level never changed.   Plus her vocal quavers (i.e. Mariah's 
patented scream-singing) didn't quite match her mouth quivers.  Close, but 
not quite.

Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" mentioned that she was going to lip-sync 
it on their show Thursday before the game.  Not exactly resounding truth, 
but they didn't make it into a joke and they usually only "lie" when it's a 
joke - part of what makes them so funny is that a lot of what they're 
saying is true  :-)

- Aaron

At 09:10 PM 2/6/2002 -0500, Scott Saloway wrote:

>I'll offer this. I was in the car when the game started, listening to the
>WW1 feed, and it sounded, to my ears, way too perfect to be live. There
>was no feedback, no static, and otherwise crystal clear (and without any
>sign of even a quiver). Dat ain't how people sound in an indoor stadium
>with 60,000 screaming fans around them.
>
>--Scott--
>
>On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Joe Pappalardo wrote:
>
> > BTW...was she lip synching?  My wife said so...and I poo-poo-ed the
> > idea...thinking it was a audio synching issue...delay in sattelite sound,
> > echo, etc. all getting on the air at the same time.   (Then again, she 
> had a
> > lot riding on this performance...maybe she didn't want to take any 
> chances.)
> > If she screwed up...and the crowd didn't respond well to her...then that
> > would be just another tabloid feild day.
> >
> > JoePapp
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Roger Kirk" <rogerkirk@ttlc.net>
> > To: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 1:58 PM
> > Subject: Super Bowl National Anthem
> >
> >
> > > While I missed Mariah Carey tackling our National Anthem
> > > (I was out trying to sand the ice in the parking lot so I wouldn't
> > > fall and break my hand), my wife was treated to the whole
> > > enchilada.  She wants me to ask the opinions of those BRI-
> > > persons who watched and/or listened.
> > >
> > > So,
> > >
> > > What did you think of Mariah's rendition?
> > >
> > > a. Wicked Awesome.
> > > b. Good.
> > > c. Bad.
> > > d. Indifferent.
> > > e. Most Gawd-Awful Caterwall I've Ever Been Subjected To In My Life.
> > >
> > >
> > > Your replies are welcome on-list or off-list.
> > >
> > > Roger Kirk
> > >
> > > BRI@RogerKirk.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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