Lady Gaga is killing it!

[ClusterFreak]

Performing the theme from The Sound of Music on the Oscars right now.... absolutely brilliant!!!

And then Julie Andrews comes out!!


Booyah!!

[truebrit71]

1. She nailed it...

Really great job....

[SummerSnow]

2. Gaga sung well and Julie Andrews looks amazing

[Baitball Blogger]

3. The Oscars was so subdued they had to bring Julie Andrews to liven it up!

I approve.

[roguevalley]

19. she cant sing anymore. a doctor apparently botched her vocasl cords

[Beacool]

42. Yes, it was such a shame.

It ruined her singing career and it deprived the public of more of her wonderful voice. Although obviously she continued acting and seems to be doing quite well. I remember seeing her on Broadway in Victor/Victoria. She was fantastic. I was lucky to have seen her perform live because that was around the time that she developed voice problems and had the surgery that ruined her vocal cords. Liza Minnelli took over the role.

[snacker]

4. That was absolutely amazing!

[marlakay]

5. She is great but I lost two teens out the door lol...nt

[Omaha Steve]

6. YES she did

K&R!

[djean111]

7. Yes!

[hedda_foil]

8. Who knew?

She was absolutely amazing. What a voice.

[Fumesucker]

32. I've known for a while, the last half of this is an excellent performance..

Not a fan of Gaga in that I don't really listen to modern popular music other than a few artists such as Grace Potter and Robert Randolph but I've caught a couple of performances that made it clear Gaga is an outstanding voice/talent.

[Purveyor]

9. Most certainly, indeed! eom

[Skittles]

10. she looks lovely

will have to hear her later

[tishaLA]

11. i never imaginex she could do that

There's been talking of her costarring in Streisand's purported film of Gypsy and I was dubious about her ability to carry it off. No more. She was incredible.

[ClusterFreak]

13. I think with her early work her costumes and persona tended to overshadow...

...just how much of a good singer she is. That, plus the fact that she is singing more meatier songs now. Not just the standards although tonight's performance is a perfect example, but even her own songs. She has killer pipes and she's starting to embrace that, and caring less about wearing outrageous costumes etc.

Anyway.... a fantastic job tonight!

[snooper2]

39. "meatier songs"...oh no- we need her to stay exactly the way she is!!!

Barely Political always needs material

[bigwillq]

12. Amazing!

[mcar]

14. Gaga was great

But nothing can compare with the original. Julie Andrews had incredible pipes.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

15. Absolutely amazing performance

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She couldn't hit the last note on Climb Every Mountain like Julie Andrews, but her performance was stunning, nevertheless

You can tell she's classically trained.

Now, her red carpet dress....ugh. She could have scrubbed my kitchen sink in those red gloves! LOL

[JDPriestly]

18. In the intro, they mentioned the tremendous singing range required for the role.

I kind of thought they lowered the key for Climb Every Mountain, but I could be wrong because it has been years since I heard the original version.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

20. Yeah, Julie Andrews had a four octave range

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Which is just incredible. Most average singers have between 1.5 and 2.5 octaves. Most classically trained female singers have a range of 3 to 3.5 octaves, including my daughter. Julie Andrews had a 4 octave range and she certainly did NOT screech when she hit those notes!

She was amazing.

[applegrove]

28. I've been playing 'Climb Every Mountain' for my mom who is palliative.

Almost the whole lady Gaga rendition of the song was lower than how it was sung by the mother superior in the movie 'Sound of Music'. You can find it on YouTube. (I can't link as I am on my mobile phone)

[nilram]

25. Wow, I thought that last note was well-controlled, just fine.

And, maybe more importantly, her phrasings were her own, well placed, not overly expressive, and not underly so. I'm more inclined to listen to her music now. I'm just disappointed she didn't perform in lederhosen and flank steak.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

33. I agree that her last note sounded great

but she didn't go as high as Andrews.

[mr_liberal]

35. The head Nun sang Climb Every Mountain, not Julie Andrews. eom

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

44. How could I forget Mother Superior

looking through that window?

Thanks for the correction.

[Marrah_G]

16. I was stunned... she was amazing

[JDPriestly]

17. Lady Gaga did an unbelievably great job. It was beautiful. I was never her fan,

but I am now. Didn't know much about her really. Now I am going to watch out for her.

[mr_liberal]

21. Im a fan so I knew she could sing, but

she even amazed me with this performance.

[AZ Progressive]

22. She's got a new level of respect for me, though I've always admired her artisticness

Yeah, I never knew that she could sing like that. Absolutely amazing and the highlight of the night IMO.

[madfloridian]

23. Beautiful! Here's the YouTube video.

Audio quality not the best, but still lovely. I'm impressed.

[Sivafae]

24. I think she went to the FAME school for a bit.

She has had tons of training. I am not shocked in the slightest. It was good to see her do her thing. She is an extra ordinary talent...and a total freak.

[Phentex]

36. I am surprised that people are surpised!

Back when she was all over the place, she did many interviews (60 minutes, Barbara Walters, etc.) and when she wasn't all gizmo'd up, it was clear she had real musical talent. Her background and how she came to be so successful is pretty interesting if you ask me.

[Are_grits_groceries]

26. I had seen a short story on teevee with her singing

with Tony Bennett. I was gobsmacked. She can rock any kind of music she wants to.

I think the first clue that this ain't your Mama's favorite nun was the tats.

[TreasonousBastard]

29. I saw that Tony Bennett thing and...

I was fascinated by the obvious respect she had for the old crooner. And she put in some serious effort to make that duet work.

She is, first of all, a musician and she seems to be accepting that.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

27. Lady Gaga has an excellent voice.

I overlook the weird costumes. She can play the piano and write a well crafted pop song.

She's the only pop singer out there I think has an excellent voice. Adele has a good voice but her songs are generally the same boring
I - IV - I - IV. That means if you're in C major your chords are C - F- C- F (I'm referencing Skyfall and We Could Have Had it All).

[Phentex]

37. No auto tuned needed...

so many people sound horrible without it.

[malaise]

30. Lady Gaga is an extremely talented lady

That was fabulous

[HappyMe]

31. Who knew?

I was never a fan of her's until I heard her sing with Tony Bennett. That was an awesome performance she gave last night.

[Greybnk48]

34. We were speechless!

What a beautiful voice!

[begin_within]

38. On the Grammys a couple of weeks ago, she sang "Cheek to Cheek"

with Tony Bennett, as a duet, and it was also a knockout. She has some voice!

[ArnoldLayne]

40. Not fair Beyonce should have and would have performed

it Better.

[Beacool]

41. I'm not particularly a fan, but she impressed me.

I don't care for her gimmicky style, but the woman undoubtedly has talent. She sang the medley from "The Sound of Music" without going over the top. It was straight forward and well done. It was a thrill to see Julie Andrews appear as a presenter at the end of Gaga's performance.

[vankuria]

43. Love it!

Wasn't a fan but I am now!