RnBAmbassador said:

I have been saying this about Patti for years. They last time I mentioned her habit of "Over singing", I got killed for it. I don't particularly care for her "vocal acrobatics"....Just sing that damn song...

What! I fucking loved it .....Kim Burrell and Jennifer singing to Whitney was priceless....I can't wait for the repeat Saturday at 8pm.

DAV123 said:

Jennifer tore that shit up...

DAV123 said:

That along with Mary J, were the best parts...

shorttrini said:

It's been my only peeve w/ Patti - that she just can't sing the song. Patti doesn't always have to show off. She just needs to sing it like we know it. I've never bought a live Patti album (there's only one that I know of, but there could be others), because of this reason. I do have a Laserdisk of hers from the early 80's that isn't too bad, but still. I'd rather hear the record.

While I'm not comparing the great Patti to the likes of Mary J Blah, but I'll say that Mary J can sing when she just sings. When she started adlibbing and going on runs, she sounds dry and squawky.

Imma watch it right now. Thanks, DVR!

So what, we all already KNOW what the song sound like...they want the original then they behind should listen to the record then...

paisleypark4 said:

And besides the girl's approaching 70, obviously she won't sound like she did when she was 37 (the age she recorded the original song).

"If Only You Knew" is about 30 years old now.

shorttrini said:

Interesting. I was at a nationally syndicated radio show where the subject Patty came up. When I made the comments similiar 2 yours above, they all LOST their minds. The reaction surprised me since these people spend thier lives around music.

you guys still watching BET awards
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Graycap23 said:

Because in a live performance you are supposed to show off....use it while u GOT it...its a God Given talent

I missed it. I guess I'll catch it on repeat.

seeingvoices12 said:

It's not the BET Awards.... This show just Honored certain individuals in entertainment, education, medical field and so forth... kinda like how the NAACP
show is formatted

seeingvoices12 said:

BET Honors is what we were watching.

I hardly watch the other BET awards shows. BET Comedy Awards (no), BET Hip-Hop Awards (no), BET Awards (unless a lifetime achievement act was announced and I had to wait 2 damn hours to catch them).

seeingvoices12 said:

BlaqueKnight said:

I don't think that Prince was showing off at all. It was a jam session and that's what some do in a jam session. Patti was not part of a jam session, she was paying tribute to someone and she ran with it. Just my opinion Blaque.

Timmy84 said:

the same shit, I see no difference.....

I will never forgive them for the horrible michael jackson tribute.... AND will never forget Jamie foxx dancing to beat it

seeingvoices12 said:

I didn't even watch that coonery. I caught part of the tribute (but not Jamie cooning it). I watched the O'Jays and Don Cornelius' "when I was a little boy" speech tho. That's the only thing I really remember from that show to be honest with you (and Joe Jackson's ugly mugging, he looks like an old ass pitbull).

paisleypark4 said:

Does that mean I have 2 like it?

Graycap23 said:

You're right, SINGING is a god given talent,(and I am about to use your words), "showing off" isn't. One should use their god given talents wisely....

Timmy84 said:

shorttrini said:

Well you think when Michael Jackson died they were just looking for all his most normal performances? NO they played all the greatest performances he has been known for. Now there comes a TIME to over sing and a time not to and the only reason not to oversing in my opinion is when there are a bunch of people singing WITH you or when you are performing a song for the first time...that's just me though...

paisleypark4 said:

Michael never over sang any of his songs. So that is a bad comparison. Now, if you said, Whitney that would have been better. However, as much as Whitney has been know to over sing at times, she is not as bad as Patti.

BlaqueKnight said:

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Co-Sign this is what her fans expect. I think we know that a lot of people on this board just don't understand that RnB performers have a long tradition of hamming it up on stage. Not too many old schoolers stand on the stage perfectly still and sing the song like the record.

If you really want to see that you should stay home and watch a video.

laurarichardson said:

I can understand one wanting to "Ham" it up on stage. But, not every R&B performer does this and not all theirs want to see this every time. Sometimes, you want just hear the song, nothing extra just the song. Sometimes, the other extra stuff can come across as just that...extra.

laurarichardson said:

Yes, it's true. Patti fans, we want to see her shine. And Straying from a songs original recording is exciting. But when she completely loses the melody and all structure of the song it is on ocasion too much, even for the true blue fan. But Praise God for this moment in time... http://www.youtube.com/wa...M4do3KvobQ

Folks go to Patti's concert shows in droves so she must be doing something right.