I've finally been discharged from the auditory intensive care unit. I'll try to keep a handle on my snark but, really, really? Did you see Stevie's duet with Taylor Swift, or rather Taylor's duet with Stevie?
Is your mouth a gaping hole of disbelief? I am unsure where this pairing came from - some say Taylor asked to sing with Stevie, a sweet nod; others feel it was a marketing strategy of some kind although Stevie's and Taylor's fan cups both runneth over already. In any case, they are oddly matched vocally and stylistically. "Rhiannon" was horribly off key on Swift's part and Stevie undersinging it was just unnatural. And hearing Stevie sing about mini skirts, bleachers and teen love on Swift's "You Belong With Me" was silly.
Here are some early media reviews of the performance:
Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks Grammy Duet: Out of Sight or Out of Tune?
By Clark Collins, Music Mix for Entertainment Weekly
The last thing I want to do is ruin another awards ceremony for Taylor Swift. But there’s no doubt that someone was badly off-key during the version of Fleetwood Mac’s “Rhiannon” that the country superstar just performed with Stevie Nicks at the Grammy Awards. And I’m afraid my money’s on Taylor. Moreover, I’m not the only person at the Music Mix who cringed at the sight of Stevie acting as Taylor’s backing singer on “You Belong To Me.” As one of my colleagues just emailed me: “Stevie Nicks is the ‘Gold Dust Woman,’ goddammit!”
But, hey, that’s just one, uh, music department’s opinion. What did you think of the Swift/Stevie collaboration? Do we owe Taylor a “Kanye”-esque series of apologies?
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Taylor Swift Shares the Stage with Stevie Nicks at the Grammys
By Eric Ditzian, MTV.com
Little over an hour after accepting the Grammy Award for Best Country Album, comparing the win to an impossible dream, Taylor Swift took the stage at the Staples Center to perform a medley of her own tunes, as well as a song from one of her childhood heroes, who joined her onstage.
Ditching her sparkling evening gown for a more casual blouse-and-jeans combo, Swift took center stage with her guitar strapped to her shoulder for "Today Was a Fairytale." Swift then announced, "It's a fairly tale and an honor to share the stage with Stevie Nicks."
The former Fleetwood Mac singer then walked onstage. The two stood side by side, singing Fleetwood's "Rhiannon," at times a tad less harmonically than one would have hoped. Nonetheless, the women made for a compelling twosome, a portrait of two generations separated by years but drawn together by music.
Swift then grabbed her guitar for the third and final part in her medley, jumping into a twangy version of "You Belong With Me." Nicks stood back, tapping her tambourine and nodding in appreciation, every so often stepping up to the mic to share singing duties with the young artist.
At the end, Swift and Nicks embraced. It would have already been a killer night for the 20-year-old singer: Before her Best Country Album win (Fearless), she notched victories for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song ("White Horse"). But there's a lot more still to come, including Swift's battle for Album of the Year against Beyoncé, the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga and Dave Matthews Band.
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Lastly, I was totally moved by Andrea Bocelli and Mary J. Blige's duet of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' for Haiti relief. It wrecked me to tears, just beautiful. And Pink's performance was elegant, strong and the right kind of scary that makes you want to face the day by screaming "BRING IT!" out your front door. Loved it.
Well double lastly, 'Taylor Swift/Stevie Nicks is still the #1 trending Twitter topic for USA right now. I hope Stevie newbies born out of this night and some landing here from Google will watch some classic vids, like this one whereas there is no such Rhiannon shredding like we saw tonight.
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