YoungWillz 21,178 Posted July 26 She made it! Hymn To Love. Special. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,754 Posted July 26 Sounds great. Lovely to see. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,130 Posted July 26 1 minute ago, YoungWillz said: She made it! Hymn To Love. Special. Watching it now. She looks fine to me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Father Brown 210 Posted July 26 Reine. Queen. Wig. Snatched. Slayed. Ate. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,754 Posted July 26 You can tell how much it meant to her at the end. She wasn't sure she'd ever be able to do it again, now she's just closed an Olympic Opening Ceremony. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Father Brown 210 Posted July 26 I’ll be listening to that performance again and again. Absolutely flawless. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,055 Posted July 26 Very lovely. Who was the old guy in the wheelchair? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 534 Posted July 26 Holy shit, I was wrong... Kelly Clarkson is losing her mind about this on NBC's commentary at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,754 Posted July 26 4 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Very lovely. Who was the old guy in the wheelchair? The oldest French medallist I think they said on BBC. 100 years old, won in London 1948. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fantomasss 209 Posted July 26 OMG I tried to listen her by window of my home but she didn't sing loud enough, but who didn't cry ?! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,534 Posted July 26 5 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said: The oldest French medallist I think they said on BBC. 100 years old, won in London 1948. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coste This chap, who's now a qo cert. (Hey we were all thinking it.) 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,754 Posted July 26 5 minutes ago, msc said: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coste This chap, who's now a qo cert. (Hey we were all thinking it.) A pick on a previous Scavenger Hunt round I recall! Now we just need Addis Ababa to host and Agnes Keleti to make an appearance! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,628 Posted July 26 24 minutes ago, RoverAndOut said: You can tell how much it meant to her at the end. She wasn't sure she'd ever be able to do it again, now she's just closed an Olympic Opening Ceremony. She was superb And it’s quite possibly her most watched live performance ever! Beating Eurovision 1988. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 534 Posted July 26 4 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: She was superb And it’s quite possibly her most watched live performance ever! Beating Eurovision 1988. Although not her most heard, probably. Unless they release a record of it. Which the IOC would be stupid not to at this point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 874 Posted July 26 I have nothing with her music but, damn.... even I was in awe and had trouble kicking those damn onion chopping ninjas out. Well deserved praise! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,178 Posted July 26 11 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: She was superb And it’s quite possibly her most watched live performance ever! Beating Eurovision 1988. Not her first Olympic rodeo: 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,889 Posted July 26 She looked and sounded incredible and what a place to do it after all she's been through 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrSpud42 30 Posted July 26 I'm not a fan - but let's face it, you don't get a bigger audience than the Olympic opening ceremony. One of those ignore the pain, just push through it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimbean1121 238 Posted July 26 possibly the greatest opening ceremony performance of all time 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,178 Posted July 26 Let's relive it time and again: So much feeling and emotion than she has ever brought before to this, just amazing. 3 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrWonderful 483 Posted July 26 She looked and sounded fantastic. What a triumph! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 534 Posted July 27 35 minutes ago, MrWonderful said: She looked and sounded fantastic. What a triumph! I've been hearing from some people that it may have been a lip sync, but it doesn't sound like a terribly old recording either way... Irrelevant for our concerns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrWonderful 483 Posted July 27 8 minutes ago, Comped said: I've been hearing from some people that it may have been a lip sync, but it doesn't sound like a terribly old recording either way... Irrelevant for our concerns. If it was, it was literally perfect, nothing was off. Not even a nanosecond. Which makes me think it was her singing live. But you're right, even if it wasn't, like Pavarotti's final performance at the Torino Winter Olympics, it was still inspiring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Father Brown 210 Posted July 27 I wouldn’t be surprised if they did ready a track for lip sync just in case she was unable to perform it live, but personally that performance sounds live to me. If it’s not live, it’s still very commendable and very convincing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
