The Grammys

I didn't grow up watching awards shows.

(Let's be honest, I didn't grow up watching anything except PBS.)

So once I was old enough to make my own TV decisions, I often binge on semi-inappropriate shows.

Oh you know, just watch them.

Anyway. I love me some awards shows. Sometimes.

Especially the performances.
That's what I watch for.

(AKA I could care less about crap like the Golden Globes). 

Anyway.

So the Grammys were on last night.

Here are the tweets that went out:

"Maybe if I don't say Taylor Swift's name she'll disappear and I can enjoy the rest of the Grammys."
I really dislike T Swift. And the fact that they ALWAYS show her ALL THE FREAKING TIME.

So.

"But really, Hunter Hayes is adorable."

He sang this real sweet song about how life won't always suck as a teenager. He didn't do too great on vocals, but he had a lot of heart and just is a real sweet kid.

"T Swift should stick to sitting down performances, minus the hair flips. Even her hair and makeup were tastefully done for once."

She sang one of her slower songs, and was just at the piano the whole time, and didn't have crazy hair or makeup or outfits, and no crazy background dancers or dance moves. But then she did these crazy hair flips (she's so effing dramatic) and then I was like.... Ugh. But for the most part, it was ok. 

"I can't even... @Pink is so amazing. Her vocals, her lyrics, her dance technique, all flawless. Proud to be a fan."

P!nk sang "Try" while doing some crazy air acrobatics, and then did part of the dance from her music video for that song. And then Nate Ruess came out and started sing his part of "Give Me a Reason" and they dueted and it was awesome. All of it was awesome. I think P!nk is beautiful and powerful and has a great voice and I just love her.

"Loved seeing the Vocal Point music video for their cover of Brave on the #grammys during the nomincations for best pop solo performance. #byu"

So they started this thing that when the were showing the nominations they showed cover music videos instead of the original artist's video. And obviously they showed Vocal Point's video and it was so awesome.

Also, I didn't see this live, but Macklemore and Ryan Lewis sang their song One Love, and then Queen Latifah came out and married 35 couples (homo- and heterosexual) and at first I thought it was dumb, and then it was actually kind of sweet (except for it was still weird because it was the Grammys) but mostly I liked it. Because good for them.

So there you go.
My thoughts on the 2014 Grammy awards.

Taylor... Oh, Taylor

I'm sitting here watching the Billboard Music Awards, and T Swift just performed.... And. Well, I'll come right out and say it. I have a problem with her.

Let's step back in time for a minute, back to 2006 when I first heard her. The first song I ever heard was "I'd Lie". My dear friend Corey had me listen to it in Mr. Cramer's photo class. I loved it. I thought it was great. Then when "Tim McGraw" came out, I was hooked. I own her first CD. I think it's great.

And then.....
"Fearless" came out and I was pleasantly surprised.
"Speak Now" was pretty good as well.
And "Red" has some catchy things.



BUT.
Some of the songs are so annoying. Some of the lyrics are terrible. Taylor's voice hasn't matured, in fact, I'm pretty sure it's gotten worse. Her live performances are terrible and weird.
She got all famous and always looks SO SHOCKED when she wins awards. But when she doesn't win awards she looks PISSED and like she could kill anyone who took her award away from her.
I know I don't know her personally.... But she seems like a brat.

Don't tell me I'm jealous. I'm not.
Other than the fact that I'm pretty sure I can sing better than her and WTF is she famous?

But then a new song comes out and I learn all the lyrics and belt it out and feel so ashamed of myself but then I buy it and  I hate her more because I'm putting money in her pocket and.... It's a big nasty shame spiral.
Yep.

Also, some of her song sound like she's still in high school.
Get over that shiz.

(Epiphany: Maybe that's why she annoys me so much. She didn't exactly grow up in her music since I first heard her my senior year of high school. I grew up, went to college, got married.... And she's still singing about who knows what happened in high school.)



PS: I'd never date her (if I were a boy) because we'd break up and she'd go all crazy-town and write a song about me.