The Grammys blew like it always does, but at least we all had a good laugh.
With that said, it'll now take nothing short of a rainbow rasterbation of some impossible Kurt Cobain / Jimi Hendrix hybrid to spark my interest in a televised awards show. My biggest complaint was that the two performances featuring Lil Wayne were dull as hell. Where was "A Milli?"
Okay, so the fact that smiley-faced mom and dad rock swept at the podium was pretty unremarkable. As for Radiohead's castrated romp alongside those regimental nothings from the University of Spoiled Children, let's just pretend that shit never happened.
In retrospect, the whole thing just seemed rushed, with distracted performer/presenters caught up in a flurry of bad jokes and Twitter jitters. Personal highlights included Katy Perry's descent to the stage in a gilded banana capsule, Kate Beckinsale, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
If I could've written the program, it would've run like this:
Al Green featuring Raphael Saadiq and Q-Tip
"We Fight We Love" / "Let's Stay Together"
Katy Perry featuring William Shatner and a bunch of fruit
"I Kissed A Girl"
Estelle featuring Kanye West
"American Boy"
Weezer featuring Michael Jackson live from Qatar via satellite uplink
"Everybody Get Dangerous" / "Dangerous"
Adele featuring Christian Bale
"Chasing Pavements" / "No, Bruce, let me finish!"
Paul McCartney featuring Dave Grohl, Keith Richards, and Prince
"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" / "Scentless Apprentice"
Lil Wayne featuring Marilyn Manson
"Prom Queen"
A Tribute to Prasad & The Patils: Ne-Yo, Jamie Foxx, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder
"Blue Moon" / "Moonlight Bay" / "Death Blow"
Goodbye Old Yeller
The Public Execution of Coldplay by Sarah Dupuis
Requiem: M.I.A.
"Paper Planes"
Radiohead featuring Chali2na and Amplive
"Reckoner" / "Reckonerz"
Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus
"Lemon Incest"
Okay, okay, maybe not that last thing.
