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Watch this vid and describe Kanye West's "performance" of "Bohemian Rhapsody" in ONE WORD. (Original Post) Miles Archer Jun 2015 OP
Pretty Sad cantbeserious Jun 2015 #1
pathetic abakan Jun 2015 #2
embarassing magical thyme Jun 2015 #3
I thought this was gong to be a laudatory thread... hlthe2b Jun 2015 #4
My twitterfeed for the past 2 days.... T_i_B Jun 2015 #18
Tone deaf. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2015 #5
Inept. GeorgeGist Jun 2015 #6
he.cannot.sing. IcyPeas Jun 2015 #7
Talentless The Second Stone Jun 2015 #8
Underreaching seveneyes Jun 2015 #9
Shite cyberswede Jun 2015 #10
Delusional Ino Jun 2015 #11
Didn't President Obama... 3catwoman3 Jun 2015 #12
can't remember who said this Skittles Jun 2015 #13
That's an awesome quote NewJeffCT Jun 2015 #29
absolutely correct Skittles Jun 2015 #31
Bushleague Marie Marie Jun 2015 #14
Painful. blue neen Jun 2015 #15
I've done better about a thousand times. Bonobo Jun 2015 #16
Kill (as in killing my parents for giving me perfect pitch) No..not really. BlueJazz Jun 2015 #17
He should invest in desirable commercial real estate, and maybe buy a few car dealerships, MADem Jun 2015 #19
ICK. DinahMoeHum Jun 2015 #20
I watched it in the genuine hope I could defend him CBGLuthier Jun 2015 #21
No LynneSin Jun 2015 #22
SUCK we can do it Jun 2015 #23
"I am the greatest living rock star" Kanye panader0 Jun 2015 #24
Sacrilegious DawgHouse Jun 2015 #25
Ew. catbyte Jun 2015 #26
no longer available NewJeffCT Jun 2015 #27
found another version - "crappy" NewJeffCT Jun 2015 #28
DMCA'd jmowreader Jun 2015 #30
Offensive. Alkene Jun 2015 #32
Tone-deaf Fearless Jun 2015 #33
ouch azurnoir Jun 2015 #34
GAWDAWFUL! hobbit709 Jun 2015 #35
Crosby Orrex Jul 2015 #36
cant watch it blueknight Jul 2015 #37
This one has 470 likes and 7131 dislikes! progressoid Jul 2015 #40
Horrid mythology Jul 2015 #38
Fail Initech Jul 2015 #39

hlthe2b

(102,282 posts)
4. I thought this was gong to be a laudatory thread...
Sun Jun 28, 2015, 03:04 PM
Jun 2015

and boy... I truly would have NOTHING to say on that score... He may have a big fan base, but my thoughts on KW are much closer to the assessment David Crosby gave recently (and repeatedly). http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/26/david-crosby-kanye-west_n_7674128.html

I will say that I do still credit him (West) with having so bluntly put GWB* on notice post Katrina however.

T_i_B

(14,738 posts)
18. My twitterfeed for the past 2 days....
Mon Jun 29, 2015, 03:10 AM
Jun 2015

....has been nothing but people slagging off Kanye West for his Glastonbury set.

I understand that some people liked it, but plenty loathed it with a passion as well.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,368 posts)
5. Tone deaf.
Sun Jun 28, 2015, 03:14 PM
Jun 2015

OK..that's two words, but I didn't feel like looking at the Thesaurus.

The man clearly can't sing worth a damn.

Wanker.

 

The Second Stone

(2,900 posts)
8. Talentless
Sun Jun 28, 2015, 04:20 PM
Jun 2015

Flat. Egotistical.

Imma let ya finish, but this guy is an:

Asshole.

Right about GWB, but still an asshole.

Skittles

(153,162 posts)
13. can't remember who said this
Sun Jun 28, 2015, 09:42 PM
Jun 2015

"He respects himself so much he relieves others of the duty of having to respect him at all."

MADem

(135,425 posts)
19. He should invest in desirable commercial real estate, and maybe buy a few car dealerships,
Mon Jun 29, 2015, 05:27 AM
Jun 2015

open up a record label and studio for new talent, hire someone to find and develop that talent, and find a few other investments to keep the dough rolling in.

There's no nice way to say it--he's just...not good.

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)
21. I watched it in the genuine hope I could defend him
Mon Jun 29, 2015, 10:05 AM
Jun 2015

I am not a fan but I have no problem with the genre. Sadly I mostly know him from his public displays of arrogance which does make me pre-judge.

OK, maybe he is a helluva producer but he sure as fuck can not sing. Now, a lot of us can not sing but a lot of us don't make people listen to us try to sing and get paid for it. I imagine that in his mind he killed it and Freddie Mercury should be happy he died to make room for Kanye.

I just can not stand the arrogant. Talent or not be at least a little humble because before you know it you are old and your career is over and some folks winder what they ever saw in you.

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
22. No
Mon Jun 29, 2015, 11:28 AM
Jun 2015

As in I would just prefer listening to Freddie Mercury do the original and spare my ears from this travesty!

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
27. no longer available
Mon Jun 29, 2015, 09:22 PM
Jun 2015

it's a really tough song to cover even decently by anybody, but I can't imagine it going well for Kanye

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
28. found another version - "crappy"
Mon Jun 29, 2015, 09:26 PM
Jun 2015

I'm normally pretty open minded on new artists interpreting older songs their own way, but Kanye pretty much crapped all over that classic.

Glee did a better version.

Initech

(100,076 posts)
39. Fail
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 01:21 AM
Jul 2015

I saw Panic! At The Disco cover this song and it was awesome. They nailed it. Kanye on the other hand - did not nail it. That is one song that if you fuck it up people are going to remember it.

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