Marine Band Backs Off Beyonce Lip-Synching Statement
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WASHINGTON -- There's no question Beyonce's rendition of the national anthem was a roaring success. The mystery: was it live or lip synced?
On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Marine Band told news outlets that Beyonce had lip synced at President Barack Obama's inauguration. Master Sgt. Kristin duBois said the band was notified at the last minute that Beyonce would use a pre-recorded voice track.
But by late afternoon, the Marine Corps backed off that statement.
Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Gregory Wolf said that because there was no opportunity for Beyonce to rehearse with the Marine Band, it was determined that a live performance by the band was ill advised. Instead they used a pre-recorded track for the band's portion of the song.
"Regarding Ms. Knowles-Carter's vocal performance," Wolf's statement continued, "no one in the Marine Band is in a position to assess whether it was live or pre-recorded."
A representative for Beyonce did not respond to requests for comment.
DuBois declined to answer further questions. Earlier in the day, she told The New York Times that the rest of the inaugural performance was live and they did not know why a recorded track was used for the national anthem.
"It's not because Beyonce can't sing. We all know Beyonce can sing. We all know the Marine Band can play,"she said.
Kelly Clarkson's representative said she sang live to perform "My Country, 'Tis of Thee."
All inaugural music is pre-recorded in case weather conditions or other circumstances could interrupt the program.
The use of a recording is typical in big events. In 2009, cellist Yo-Yo Ma was questioned about "hand-syncing" for Obama's first inauguration. Ma said instruments weren't functioning properly in 19-degree weather.
Even in good conditions, producing good sound can be a challenge in a large open space.
Some artists choose to lip-sync. Whitney Houston's memorable performance of the national anthem in 1991 at the Super Bowl was sung to a track.
"Regarding Ms. Knowles-Carter's vocal performance," Wolf's statement continued, "no one in the Marine Band is in a position to assess whether it was live or pre-recorded."
This is not a confirmation or denial. They're just saying no one is in a position to assess. However, it's fairly obvious by watching the video that she did lip sync. If you watch Kelly, you can see her signal the Marine Band to start playing at the beginning and you can see her looking down at the conductor who was giving her the cues. At the end, Kelly gave a wave to the band conductor.
You see none of this in Beyonce's performance because since she opted for the track to be played, no cues were necessary and the band was not playing.
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Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Gregory Wolf said that because there was no opportunity for Beyonce to rehearse with the Marine Band, it was determined that a live performance by the band was ill advised.Instead they used a pre-recorded track for the band's portion of the song.
No opportunity for Beyonce to rehearse with the Marine Band? This goes along with those "rumors" everyone said were false about Beyonce being too busy to dedicate enough time to properly rehearse. She recorded her vocal track, yes, but that's because it's standard for everyone to just in case they need them - and she opted to use them. Simple as that.
This is not a confirmation or denial. They're just saying no one is in a position to assess. However, it's fairly obvious by watching the video that she did lip sync. If you watch Kelly, you can see her signal the Marine Band to start playing at the beginning and you can see her looking down at the conductor who was giving her the cues. At the end, Kelly gave a wave to the band conductor.
You see none of this in Beyonce's performance because since she opted for the track to be played, no cues were necessary and the band was not playing.
No opportunity for Beyonce to rehearse with the Marine Band? This goes along with those "rumors" everyone said were false about Beyonce being too busy to dedicate enough time to properly rehearse. She recorded her vocal track, yes, but that's because it's standard for everyone to just in case they need them - and she opted to use them. Simple as that.
This is not a confirmation or denial. They're just saying no one is in a position to assess. However, it's fairly obvious by watching the video that she did lip sync. If you watch Kelly, you can see her signal the Marine Band to start playing at the beginning and you can see her looking down at the conductor who was giving her the cues. At the end, Kelly gave a wave to the band conductor.
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It wasn't "obvious" at all... Someone would have made a thread if it was so "obvious".
at this point God himself could come down to Earth and say that it was live but these dummies will still believe it was lipped because it's Beyoncé and it's negative
This is not a confirmation or denial. They're just saying no one is in a position to assess. However, it's fairly obvious by watching the video that she did lip sync. If you watch Kelly, you can see her signal the Marine Band to start playing at the beginning and you can see her looking down at the conductor who was giving her the cues. At the end, Kelly gave a wave to the band conductor.
You see none of this in Beyonce's performance because since she opted for the track to be played, no cues were necessary and the band was not playing.
No opportunity for Beyonce to rehearse with the Marine Band? This goes along with those "rumors" everyone said were false about Beyonce being too busy to dedicate enough time to properly rehearse. She recorded her vocal track, yes, but that's because it's standard for everyone to just in case they need them - and she opted to use them. Simple as that.
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You're not in anymore of a position to make an assessment. Everything is speculation at this point, and it's rather funny that the people jumping for joy for this claiming it was ''obvious'' didn't catch on when the performance originally aired and no one said a damn thing about it until the rumors came about.
Anyway, the spokesman really shouldn't have said anything in the first place if he wasn't authorized to do so. Now the damage is already done.
I'm confused why it would be a scandal if Beyonce lipped the Anthem. If she was concerned about pulling it off well when cold outside which could screw with her vocal, why not just use the track?
This is not a confirmation or denial. They're just saying no one is in a position to assess. However, it's fairly obvious by watching the video that she did lip sync. If you watch Kelly, you can see her signal the Marine Band to start playing at the beginning and you can see her looking down at the conductor who was giving her the cues. At the end, Kelly gave a wave to the band conductor.
You see none of this in Beyonce's performance because since she opted for the track to be played, no cues were necessary and the band was not playing.
No opportunity for Beyonce to rehearse with the Marine Band? This goes along with those "rumors" everyone said were false about Beyonce being too busy to dedicate enough time to properly rehearse. She recorded her vocal track, yes, but that's because it's standard for everyone to just in case they need them - and she opted to use them. Simple as that.
My fave's vocals were 100% live, she sung with the band live and received immense praise for doing so.
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It wasn't "obvious" at all... Someone would have made a thread if it was so "obvious".
And risk the WP's and just end up with the thread being closed? I saw posts about her vocals not being 100% lined up with the track and people questioning it right from the get go.
Regardless, it doesn't bother me. It was recorded beautifully.
Now we'll have to watch media outlets the world over retract and Bey will dominate the news coverage for the 3rd day in a row. It's a mild day for the King.
Everything is speculation at this point, and it's rather funny that the people jumping for joy for this claiming it was ''obvious'' didn't catch on when the performance originally aired and no one said a damn thing about it until the rumors came about.
This is not a confirmation or denial. They're just saying no one is in a position to assess. However, it's fairly obvious by watching the video that she did lip sync. If you watch Kelly, you can see her signal the Marine Band to start playing at the beginning and you can see her looking down at the conductor who was giving her the cues. At the end, Kelly gave a wave to the band conductor.
You see none of this in Beyonce's performance because since she opted for the track to be played, no cues were necessary and the band was not playing.
No opportunity for Beyonce to rehearse with the Marine Band? This goes along with those "rumors" everyone said were false about Beyonce being too busy to dedicate enough time to properly rehearse. She recorded her vocal track, yes, but that's because it's standard for everyone to just in case they need them - and she opted to use them. Simple as that.
"Regarding Ms. Knowles-Carter's vocal performance," Wolf's statement continued, "no one in the Marine Band is in a position to assess whether it was live or pre-recorded."
Backing off doesn't really say she didn't lip. They just want to be politically correct by reversing their previous statement.
I'm confused why it would be a scandal if Beyonce lipped the Anthem. If she was concerned about pulling it off well when cold outside which could screw with her vocal, why not just use the track?
it's not a scanadal, it's just that she DID sing live so that needed to be clarified.
