I want to begin by saying that I firmly stand by my position that Taylor Swift was completely wrong for Eponine in the upcoming feature of Les Miserables and I’m still beyond happy about the casting. That being said, I couldn’t help but feel like she was singing right to me at the Grammys last night when she performed her very apropos song “Mean.” Sample lyrics: “You have pointed out my flaws again as if I don't already see them … Why you gotta be so mean?” Yeah… *hangs head in shame*
Before I get back to that, I’d like to give my two cents on the show itself. First of all Whitney Houston was one of my first cassette tapes as a kid. I listened to it over and over belting “How Will I Know” at the top of my lungs (badly) while dreaming of one day being as amazing as she was. Her passing is so tragic yet, unfortunately, not entirely surprising. Addiction is an extremely heartbreaking disease that needlessly hurts so many, many people. I felt that the Grammys handled her passing quite elegantly and Jennifer Hudson did her proud. The tribute to Etta James was pretty damn amazing as well.
Next, I want to ask why the hell is the world so forgiving of Chris Brown? What is wrong with everyone? Did you guys see the tweets where young girls are begging him to beat them? Seriously? WTF? It literally made me nauseous. If we continue to glorify people like him, our society is doomed. Doomed, I tell you!
On a lighter note: I WANT TO BE ADELE WHEN I GROW UP! Yeah, so I have a little over a decade on her, but I still totally want to be her when I grow up. She’s such a positive role model in this day and age of frighteningly thin women (and men). But the next person who dares to say that she is even remotely overweight, I swear I will jump through the interwebs and gouge your eyeballs out! She’s gorgeous! I would give my left nut to look like her and I’m betting you would too! Then there’s that voice! And she’s humble and awkward and so cute. Serious girl crush going on over here if you haven't noticed. Oh, yeah, and she won ALL THE AWARDS! Rightfully so. (sorry about all the exclamation points but she really is just that awesome!)
Now, back to my nemesis Taylor. You guys, I LOVED her last night! Like, love loved her. Like, I-watched-her-performance-four-times-in-a-row loved her. The artistic direction of that performance and the performance itself, were spot on. And she sounded AMAZING! Seriously, the best I’ve ever heard her. My hat’s off to you Taylor. You win. And you have proved a worthy adversary. (Though still not right for Eponine.)
