Academy Awards...

[RhythmicGeek]

Originally Posted by Fan_in_Kettering

Usually I can't stand the Academy Awards but when I heard Shirley Bassey would be singing Goldfinger and Adele would be singing Skyfall, I actually decided to watch. I can safely say that Shirley and Adele saved the Oscars!

Adele is a terrific singer and I admire her because she sounds just as good live as she does when recorded which is my measure of true talent.

But Shirley Bassey -- Oh my: She was just freakin' sick. Even at age 76 and long retired from active singing, Shirley just came out and destroyed Goldfinger. She crushed that song. She retired it! The orchestra was on fire for her and, as a trumpet player, let me tell you what: The brass parts in Goldfinger take more air and control than anything else I ever played. Shirley Bassey is a classic singer and when she was on stage I was bawling like a teenage girl at a Jonas Brothers concert. Her voice is so, so, so, um, I can't find the words.

Barbra Streisand showed up too. Meh.

I don't know, maybe it's just me, but Dame Shirley seemed to me like she had lost her voice. It wasn't bad or anything, but you could tell she'd lost it.

[RhythmicGeek]

Originally Posted by XenoMorph

So if someone Wins an Oscar...

they can say they won an Acdemy award?

Yes.

[BANJAXED]

Originally Posted by eoxyod

Seth MacFarlane isn't funny, and the Oscars are incredibly stupid

/thread

Your opinion means nothing.

[XenoMorph]

Originally Posted by RhythmicGeek

Yes.

but Why?

[SteelCitySouth]

Originally Posted by XenoMorph

but Why?

Because Oscar is the name of the little trophy man they get for wining at the Academy Awards.

Oscar is a nickname...While Academy Award is the proper name.

[RhythmicGeek]

Originally Posted by XenoMorph

but Why?

Because the official name of an Oscar is an Academy Award of Merit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award

[XenoMorph]

Originally Posted by RhythmicGeek

Because the official name of an Oscar is an Academy Award of Merit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award

So is a Golden Globe an Academy award of Merit?

[RhythmicGeek]

Originally Posted by XenoMorph

So is a Golden Globe an Academy award of Merit?

No. "The Academy" is The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Golden Globe is from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Different organizations.

[Fan_in_Kettering]

Originally Posted by RhythmicGeek

I don't know, maybe it's just me, but Dame Shirley seemed to me like she had lost her voice. It wasn't bad or anything, but you could tell she'd lost it.

You're absolutely right. My previous post about Shirley Bassey was not meant to imply she was pitch-perfect when singing Goldfinger last night but to praise her for coming out there and having the guts to sing in front of a billion people at her age. Yes, her voice is nothing like it was in her heyday but she still has that incredible stage presence only the best of performers exhibit. Listening to Shirley at age 76 is like going to a golf tournament where Jack Nicklaus, now 73, decided to enter. Jack's game has deteriorated just like Shirley's voice but the talent is still there for all to see. Greatness never deteriorates.

[RhythmicGeek]

Originally Posted by Fan_in_Kettering

You're absolutely right. My previous post about Shirley Bassey was not meant to imply she was pitch-perfect when singing Goldfinger last night but to praise her for coming out there and having the guts to sing in front of a billion people at her age. Yes, her voice is nothing like it was in her heyday but she still has that incredible stage presence only the best of performers exhibit. Listening to Shirley at age 76 is like going to a golf tournament where Jack Nicklaus, now 73, decided to enter. Jack's game has deteriorated just like Shirley's voice but the talent is still there for all to see. Greatness never deteriorates.

Oh yeah, her stage presence was on point. Believe me, as someone who still stops by the country club in Latrobe in hopes of catching Arnold Palmer on the links, I understand your sentiment.