80th Oscars: Song Performances

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John McLaughlin? Where was the Mahavishnu Orchestra?
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Jon McLaughlin, not Stewart. :)
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Jon was adorable! :;):
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Do they need writers to do a even a few dancing CGI figures?
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OscarGuy wrote:Which is amazing, Damien, especially considering the other two songs, including So Close, were performed with dancers...The way it was staged though, I almost thought perhaps they were wanting to do CGI but just didn't get it done...
I was thinking the exact same thing. They only had two weeks to do it. Perhaps they did try to make it but couldn't get it done on time.
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Which is amazing, Damien, especially considering the other two songs, including So Close, were performed with dancers...The way it was staged though, I almost thought perhaps they were wanting to do CGI but just didn't get it done...

I thought Roy Christopher's design on Falling Slowly was brilliant. It, as best as it could, re-created the scene in which the song is sung in the film. Terrific idea.
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I thought Amy Adams somehow made it work.

I guess they didn't have time to add dancers in that number and instead threw all their dancers in the two other Enchanted numbers.
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"Happy Working" is not the kind of song that should be sung all alone on a vast stage. What a terrible misconception that was! There should have been at least some dancers dressed up as bugs and vermin.
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With that applause for Falling Slowly, I'm getting hopeful.
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I think it's more fun to get the production numbers. Some of what they've done in the past has been dreadfully boring.

Though, I am disappointed they didn't give Chenoweth a louder mic. She was dwarfed by all around her and I know she's got the lungs to best them all.
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Tell me about it. That last number was beyond painful.
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OscarGuy wrote:You know, I almost miss the glorious production numbers of the 70s and 80s...

Be careful for what you ask for...

Couldn't they have just performed the three Enchanted songs in one block of time and gotten it over with?




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You know, I almost miss the glorious production numbers of the 70s and 80s...
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I like Amy Adams but that was just boring. Pixar couldn't hook them up with a few fake bugs?



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