Lip-synch halftime show--who noticed or cared?

I suspected it as I watched last night and read it today to confirm.

Madonna lip-synched the Haftime show.

This is common with singers for who the show is also a correagraphed dance routine. Paula Abdul was known to do the same thing. Several others who I can't remember were cited way back when the Milli Vinilli nonscandal scandal was in the news.

How do you feel about this kind of thing? On one hand, few people care much about the halftime show, I think I remember about 3-4 of the performances in my lifetime. OTOH, Frank, Dean, Sammy, and even Elvis would never, ever do that.

What say you all?

(NOTE: I know I said I would never mention the name in the last part, but I am in the mood for a fun question.)

I was watching at a friend's house and one of the wives noticed it and commented about it several times. Personally, I couldn't tell, and didn't really care.

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I was watching at a friend's house and one of the wives noticed it and commented about it several times. Personally, I couldn't tell, and didn't really care.

FWIW the sure way to tell is that is is impossible to dance around like that and sound as good as a cut studio recording.

RuPaul had a prescient tweet about the half-time show:

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#Madonna! The time has come for U to lipsynch for your life! Good luck and don't f%ck it up!

I can understand for shows like this. Ever tried to sing and dance at the same time? It's incredibly difficult. Anyone who can do both well AND at the same time aren't just talented, they're physically gifted. It's no mean feat.

But, if you're a crooner, or otherwise stand in one spot and don't flail about, then let's hear the real thing. If, say, Adele got up there and didn't move per her usual, I'd expect to hear her actual voice. If I was up there and they wanted me to synch, I'd be offended and tell them to buzz off. I'm surprised not that it happens, but that more artists don't demand to sing.

I only watched a few minutes, then turned off the T.V. It would bother me if I paid money to hear someone sing live. Springsteen wouldn't mail it in on tape. Best live performer I have ever seen.

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Ever tried to sing and dance at the same time? It's incredibly difficult. Anyone who can do both well AND at the same time aren't just talented, they're physically gifted. It's no mean feat.

While that may be true, Madonna and a LOT of other female pop singers, are known for extravagant stage productions for their shows. Are you saying they're all lip-synced?

I accept it because it was a halftime show. I'd be PISSED to see lip-syncing at her own show. (Then again, you'd have to drag me, kicking and screaming, to get me to go...)

Well if you're not going to sing, why bother ? I say make 'em
sing and tone down the choreography if you need to.

Does this mean that all high energy concert shows are
lip synched ?

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Does this mean that all high energy concert shows are
lip synched ?

Googled it, a bigger problem than I thought. Hannah Montana even sent in a body double--talk about a rip off if you paid for the real thing!

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While that may be true, Madonna and a LOT of other female pop singers, are known for extravagant stage productions for their shows. Are you saying they're all lip-synced?

Huh? I'm just saying it's wicked hard. There's plenty of artists who do both. Madonna did both, once upon an ago. But if her 56yr old self who's not in mid tour shape wants to synch so she can dance, I don't have a problem with it.