The all time hero of lip syncing is without a doubt Iggy Pop. While he doesn't have anything against it, I still recall an episode of "Top Of The Pops" where he just danced around and made no attempt to sing whatsoever - not a single vowel for almost 4 minutes, like he'd had his jaw wired shut - meanwhile in the background the vocal was going full pelt.
He got into some trouble with the BBC if I recall correctly, for blowing their cover. You have to do a whole lot more these days to be a bad boy of rock'n'roll, but not bad for the time (80s). What a guy. Simon Troup > > Ashlee Simpson, pop "singer", on lip-synching, in an interview > > recently in Lucky Magazine: > > > > "I'm totally against it and offended by it. I'm going out to let my > > real talent show, not to just stand there and dance around. > > Personally, I'd never lip-synch. It's just not me." > > > > However, on Saturday Night Live the night before last, Ashley > > Simpson was the "musical" guest. > > > > On the first song (which I did not see), reportedly her lips did > > not match up well with her vocals as she danced around with her > > hand over her face > > > > On the second song, which I did see, as the song kicked in with the > > band playing live, the sound guy, in error, plays the vocal track > > from the FIRST song. As the band realizes what's happening , they > > stop, then immediately, (and quite deftly) switch to the first > > song, just as the first song vocal gets cut off. Simpson is > > totally bewildered, holding what we all assume to be a dead mic, > > and has started doing a stupid hoe down dance in desperation. She > > then prances off the stage as the band continues to play without > > her. The band members show a bit of a smirk as they cut loose to > > jam a little before the show goes to a quick commercial. > > > > At the end when the cast comes out to say goodnight Ashlee takes > > the mic and has the audacity to blame her band for playing the > > wrong song. I think she should have thanked them for trying to > > cover her, uhh, narrow posterior. I'm afraid her fifteen may be up. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
