You didn't get the memo? Maybe it was just assumed that people already hated him. I mean, he's a sandal wearing, granola crunching hippy from Massachusetts!
That's the issue, she did NOT sing at the inauguration. She faked it. That's why she garnered so much hate.
Yep, the lip syncing claim has been thoroughly debunked: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/...ation_musician_mike_doughty_says_she_was.html
She admitted that she lip synched. She didn't feel confident in her performance and didn't want to make a mistake, so she lip synched. She may have sang along to help the illusion, but her microphone was not on.
Actually, I can understand being afraid of blowing it at an important event. Not like she's the first to do it.
Alicia Keys? Man, you wanna talk about over-rated . . . Gotta agree with Alphaman and Garamet. Unlike many of today's pop divas, Beyonce can freakin' sing. Doesn't hurt that she's beautiful as a mountain sunrise, either.
All I know, is I like Kelly Rowland in "Freddy vs. Jason", better than Beyonce in "Goldmember". "Goldmember", got the bigger ad campaign.
My biggest problem with Beyonce and many artists like her is that even the ones like her who have great pipes, "lessen" their sound with all the dancing and such. They don't sing as well when they're exerting themselves so much. Standing still, she's got an amazing voice. Dancing and running around so much? It's still pretty good, but it's not nearly as strong and powerful. But that's been going on for nearly 25 years, if not longer.
If you think the Who has any reason to still exist, then you are hopelessly lost in the fuzziness of dementia. They were (emphasis on past tense) a great band. Now they are an embarrassment to themselves and their fans. A real Who fan wishes Daltry and Townsend had followed Keith Moon.
While I'm a big fan of Bohemian Rhapsody, I don't think it's entirely fair to compare the chorus of Beyonce's song to a song that...doesn't really have a chorus. Choruses by nature are repetitive. There is a part of Bohemian Rhapsody that gets just as repetitive, the whole "will you let me go? NO! We will not let you go!" part. Still, leagues ahead of Beyonce's song.
Better yet, "Body Language." http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Body-Language-lyrics-Queen/BBCAEFB18FEDA3F64825689400024F30 Some real fuckin' Shakespeare, there.
First of all, I didn't know - or care - that she 'sung' at Black Jesus' second coming. Second of all, who in the bloody fuck is Mike Doughtry? He doesn't know jack shit and spending three pages posting pictures of videos and pleading his case makes me think he's trying a little too hard to protect the messiah's reputation. Beyonce has regularly been accused of lip synching. You don't run around like that and not get out of breath. Period. Perfect match by the way. A phony singer for a phony president.