Lady Gaga performs 'Til It Happens To You' live at amfAR Gala

[kevinthesheep 2,947]

I read through this entire thread expecting an absolute trainwreck... wtf y'all this wasn't even bad? I'm not claiming to be an expert or know more about music than the next person here but i have perfect pitch which makes me kinda hyperaware of a person's tone... and whilst 80% of the time i love her performances, there are times when i can't help but cringe like crazy because she does her slurring/accent thing and as a result she is sometimes off key/sounds very odd (eg. a performance i can't get through was Imagine at Baku after the first verse)... but this really wasn't that bad... her high notes sounded kinda strained but considering what you guys are saying and she was tired and/or sick, this wasn't bad at all. please everyone take a seat and chill 

[BULATIO 1,635]

DRUNKY VOICE 

[kevinthesheep 2,947]

Ok i had a second listen without headphones through speakers and i don't feel much worse about this performance than before... her high notes towards the end definitely weren't great, but big woop she missed a couple notes, it's not a huge deal... we all know she is usually capable of singing them. And I'm not a huge fan of what is termed her 'dope' vocals (though dope itself really isn't bad, the slurring thing is sometimes offputting)

I also just want to mention (as someone else already said), there is SO much more to a good performance than just being on key (and this probably sounds contradictory considering i said i have pp) - take Adele for example, i've listening to a bunch of her performances where she has sung under or above the note or even missed notes completely, and still sounds flawless... there is an organic quality to singing that i don't quite know how to explain... sometimes the cracks and bumps in a person's voice add such beautiful texture to a song... another example would be Sia, I love her music and you watch her perform some of her earlier songs, in many instances she is technically out of tune, but something about the way her voice naturally flows makes it work & sound beautiful. Does this make sense? What I'm trying to say is that just because gaga wasn't technically singing all the notes perfectly, it doesn't make this performance inherently bad? I think also the fact this song is quite repetitive means it drags on a little, it can sound quite monotonous especially considering how slowly she sang it... but again, it wasn't painful... by normal people standards it was great, by her standards (and we know how well she is able to sing), it was average.

Everyone can have different opinions for sure, but i felt the need to stand up for this lol because you guys were ripping it to shreds 

[Andy McQueen 4,484]

Reading through this thread omg

Always the same "it's for added effect" excuse

Saying her vocals suck (how is this even a surprise when her voice sounded obviously exhausted during the entire event) is not a big deal when it's true and we have so many performances to prove that this was just a bad night for her

And about the emotional singing - she's done ton of emotional performances where she was legit crying and could still hit amazing high notes and keep her voice together for multiple minutes, so that excuse is bee ess and you know it

The real drama queens are the people who freak out every time someone says something "negative" (and in this case it's pure objective observation) about her

I'm sure Gaga would be the first to agree that her voice was a ****ing mess, so stop trying to cover **** up with blatant lies and sad excuses, it's not the end of the world that she underperforms for a change

You are entitled to your opinion, I also got the impression that it wasn't her best day vocally.  

 

[Andy McQueen 4,484]

Don't be rude guys. Constructive critcism yes, but not being mean - thanks.

Yes she was probably drunk, but her voice was still better than most artists these days tbh

[Bear 7,515]

Alright, I agree the whole night wasn't her best vocally but it wasn't exactly bad either. She might just have been a little drunk or ill.

I mean she has spent the entire of the past year flooring people with the strength of her voice, she has nothing left to prove, I'm sure we can move on past a slight mishap 

 

[djBuffoon 12,118]

Her voice sounded very good, not sure what you guys are b---hing about. My biggest problem was that she didn't pick up the tempo. It's already a heavy song, no need to make it slooww and dirge-like. 

[SlaeUrAnus 15,958]

I love her, but this was NOT a good performance. It was alright, but nowhere near her best.

[SlaeUrAnus 15,958]

To the haters:

 

Oh hush up.

It is a forum. If you don't like opinions, stay away from the Internet.

Not one of us are being hateful. We are saying it weren't her best performance.  

[Gypsy Life 118,907]

Probably one of her worst performances. So much growling and off key notes.

But take in mind that this is a very hard song to sing and she probably didn't rehearse. I'm sure she'll perform it better after some practice.

[ChicaSkas 22,994]

Thank God someone had foresight and brains! Thank you, person with cell phone!

[BlondeQueenOfGGD 25,454]

You bastards act like we can't have an opinion, and if it isn't positive, we're called drama queens? ? The ****??

[Curunir 7,510]

Oh hush up.

It is a forum. If you don't like opinions, stay away from the Internet.

Not one of us are being hateful. We are saying it weren't her best performance.  

not one of you is being hateful?

did you even bother reading a few pages of this topic or what?

some comments are absolutely disgusting. they're trashing gaga as if she pulled a britney vmas 2007 

[somnambulist 1,526]

I read the thread before watching the video and judging from the comments I expected her to fumble through words, forget the lyrics, and crack all over the place and holy crap you guys are exaggerating how bad this is. Is it her best? No. But give me a break. ._.

Not to mention the potato quality of the video. 

[ChicaSkas 22,994]

You bastards act like we can't have an opinion, and if it isn't positive, we're called drama queens? ? The ****??

settle down on the name calling, please... Debate the idea, not the person.