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Grammy travesties So, the Grammy awards are coming up. There have been some - to put it mildly - questionable choices by the Grammy voters in the past.
Reading through the list of best album winners, this one really caught my eye: 1985 Can't Slow Down performed by Lionel Richie, produced by James Anthony Carmichel & Lionel Richie Also Nominated: * She's So Unusual performed by Cyndi Lauper * Purple Rain performed by Prince * Born in the U.S.A. performed by Bruce Springsteen * Private Dancer performed by Tina Turner Um, excuse me? Can't Slow Down is a very good record, but better than Purple Rain or Born in the USA? Or even Private Dancer or She's so Unusual? It beat 4 iconic albums... The other thing I take from this is: comparing this crop of albums to what gets nominated these days is a sad commentary on current popular music. so what are some of your Grammy WTF moments? ? [Edited 1/21/10 18:08pm] * * *
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Milli Vanilli, not because it turned out that they lip-synched, but because they won in the first place!
The Grammys should have given the award to the people who made the music rather than take it back--if they really felt it was good music. My Legacy
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Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental
Winner: Jethro Tull | |
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The Grammys waiting until 1983 to award Marvin Gaye a Grammy.
The Grammys not getting Teddy Pendergrass a Grammy. Same for Diana Ross. | |
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Grammy's have alway been a joke.... ALWAYS. | |
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TD3 said: Grammy's have alway been a joke.... ALWAYS.
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NoVideo said: So, the Grammy awards are coming up. There have been some - to put it mildly - questionable choices by the Grammy voters in the past.
Reading through the list of best album winners, this one really caught my eye: 1985 Can't Slow Down performed by Lionel Richie, produced by James Anthony Carmichel & Lionel Richie Also Nominated: * She's So Unusual performed by Cyndi Lauper * Purple Rain performed by Prince * Born in the U.S.A. performed by Bruce Springsteen * Private Dancer performed by Tina Turner Um, excuse me? Can't Slow Down is a very good record, but better than Purple Rain or Born in the USA? Or even Private Dancer or She's so Unusual? It beat 4 iconic albums... The other thing I take from this is: comparing this crop of albums to what gets nominated these days is a sad commentary on current popular music. so what are some of your Grammy WTF moments? ? [Edited 1/21/10 18:08pm] What category is this? **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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SUPRMAN said: Guess what? We resuscitated the horse so we could be it down again. 
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daPrettyman said: NoVideo said: So, the Grammy awards are coming up. There have been some - to put it mildly - questionable choices by the Grammy voters in the past.
Reading through the list of best album winners, this one really caught my eye: 1985 Can't Slow Down performed by Lionel Richie, produced by James Anthony Carmichel & Lionel Richie Also Nominated: * She's So Unusual performed by Cyndi Lauper * Purple Rain performed by Prince * Born in the U.S.A. performed by Bruce Springsteen * Private Dancer performed by Tina Turner Um, excuse me? Can't Slow Down is a very good record, but better than Purple Rain or Born in the USA? Or even Private Dancer or She's so Unusual? It beat 4 iconic albums... The other thing I take from this is: comparing this crop of albums to what gets nominated these days is a sad commentary on current popular music. so what are some of your Grammy WTF moments? ? [Edited 1/21/10 18:08pm] What category is this? Album of the Year. | |
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Timmy84 said: daPrettyman said: What category is this? Album of the Year. Well, in 1985, it makes sense that Lionel would have won. Lionel crossed over BIG TIME in 85. Hell, he had country, pop, r&b and adult contemporary hits all on one album. That's why he got album of the year. PR was big, but at that time I don't think P had established himself as a long-term artist to most people. At that time, a lot of people thought 1999 was his first album, so it makes sense. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: Timmy84 said: Album of the Year. Well, in 1985, it makes sense that Lionel would have won. Lionel crossed over BIG TIME in 85. Hell, he had country, pop, r&b and adult contemporary hits all on one album. That's why he got album of the year. PR was big, but at that time I don't think P had established himself as a long-term artist to most people. At that time, a lot of people thought 1999 was his first album, so it makes sense. Then if it was like that, why not give it to Tina? lol She was far more established than Lionel. But I get what u mean. | |
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Joshua Tree beating out Sign 'o The Times and Bad.....but that's just my opinion "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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Janet not winning album of the year in '87 to whoever
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I first read the thread title as:
Grammy Transvestites.  | |
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DesireeNevermind said: I first read the thread title as:
Grammy Transvestites.  me too! | |
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DesireeNevermind said: I first read the thread title as:
Grammy Transvestites. I did too.  | |
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Timmy84 said: DesireeNevermind said: I first read the thread title as:
Grammy Transvestites. I did too.  we are heathens!!! | |
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DesireeNevermind said: Timmy84 said: I did too. we are heathens!!!God bless us. | |
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Timmy84 said: DesireeNevermind said: we are heathens!!!God bless us. well i don't know about me....i've been a church Ho...going from one church to another seeking and praising the lord.  I need to settle down with one church once and for all.
maybe next year. I'm not ready to commit. | |
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DesireeNevermind said: Timmy84 said: God bless us. well i don't know about me....i've been a church Ho...going from one church to another seeking and praising the lord. I need to settle down with one church once and for all.
maybe next year. I'm not ready to commit. | |
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DesireeNevermind said: Timmy84 said: God bless us. well i don't know about me....i've been a church Ho...going from one church to another seeking and praising the lord. I need to settle down with one church once and for all.
maybe next year. I'm not ready to commit.I was hopin' for the other kind of church ho "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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bboy87 said: DesireeNevermind said: well i don't know about me....i've been a church Ho...going from one church to another seeking and praising the lord. I need to settle down with one church once and for all.
maybe next year. I'm not ready to commit.I was hopin' for the other kind of church ho  right when I hit "post" I was like....
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The Starland Vocal Band won the 'Best New Artist of 1976' Grammy 
Yes,"Afternoon Delight" is a great song,I love it but come on! | |
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daPrettyman said: Timmy84 said: Album of the Year. Well, in 1985, it makes sense that Lionel would have won. Lionel crossed over BIG TIME in 85. Hell, he had country, pop, r&b and adult contemporary hits all on one album. That's why he got album of the year. PR was big, but at that time I don't think P had established himself as a long-term artist to most people. At that time, a lot of people thought 1999 was his first album, so it makes sense. I think what happened was... At the 1984 Grammys,many people think that Lionel's 'Can't Slow Down' was overshadowed by Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'.So at the 1985 Grammys,they decided to finally give Lionel the awards he deserved,even though many people assumed that Prince would overshadow poor Lionel again...lol... It was a tough call.'Thriller','Can't Slow Down' and 'Purple Rain' are excellent records.It's just a shame that they all had to compete against each other. | |
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NoVideo said: So, the Grammy awards are coming up. There have been some - to put it mildly - questionable choices by the Grammy voters in the past.
Reading through the list of best album winners, this one really caught my eye: 1985 Can't Slow Down performed by Lionel Richie, produced by James Anthony Carmichel & Lionel Richie Also Nominated: * She's So Unusual performed by Cyndi Lauper * Purple Rain performed by Prince * Born in the U.S.A. performed by Bruce Springsteen * Private Dancer performed by Tina Turner Um, excuse me? Can't Slow Down is a very good record, but better than Purple Rain or Born in the USA? Or even Private Dancer or She's so Unusual? It beat 4 iconic albums... To me, that was the biggest travesty. Purple Rain should have won that shit, not an album full of fucking elevator music. | |
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uPtoWnNY said: NoVideo said: So, the Grammy awards are coming up. There have been some - to put it mildly - questionable choices by the Grammy voters in the past.
Reading through the list of best album winners, this one really caught my eye: 1985 Can't Slow Down performed by Lionel Richie, produced by James Anthony Carmichel & Lionel Richie Also Nominated: * She's So Unusual performed by Cyndi Lauper * Purple Rain performed by Prince * Born in the U.S.A. performed by Bruce Springsteen * Private Dancer performed by Tina Turner Um, excuse me? Can't Slow Down is a very good record, but better than Purple Rain or Born in the USA? Or even Private Dancer or She's so Unusual? It beat 4 iconic albums... To me, that was the biggest travesty. Purple Rain should have won that shit, not an album full of fucking elevator music. I agree that P should have won, but Lionel and Tina were the veterans at that time. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Sounds like split-vote syndrome. Meh. Unfortunate but no biggie. iSnatch, iRead, iDrag. For Beysus and in general. Simple. | |
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SoulAlive said: daPrettyman said: Well, in 1985, it makes sense that Lionel would have won. Lionel crossed over BIG TIME in 85. Hell, he had country, pop, r&b and adult contemporary hits all on one album. That's why he got album of the year. PR was big, but at that time I don't think P had established himself as a long-term artist to most people. At that time, a lot of people thought 1999 was his first album, so it makes sense. I think what happened was... At the 1984 Grammys,many people think that Lionel's 'Can't Slow Down' was overshadowed by Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'.So at the 1985 Grammys,they decided to finally give Lionel the awards he deserved,even though many people assumed that Prince would overshadow poor Lionel again...lol... It was a tough call.'Thriller','Can't Slow Down' and 'Purple Rain' are excellent records.It's just a shame that they all had to compete against each other.well, the Grammys always gives weight to people who are long time heavyweights in the industry. So at that time it was Lionel, and Prince was the newcomer. Later Steely Dan beat out OutKast, and Prince won awards in the past couple years, too, for songs that weren't early as big as Lionel's were that year. My Legacy
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