Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
fbueller
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#1Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 6:43pmHas anyone ever seen a performer not lip-sync during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
#2re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 6:46pmNo.
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#2re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 6:58pmIt would just be too hard to reach a crowd like that.
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PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#3re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 7:00pm
It's kind of impossible. Those acoustics have to be worse than the inside of Helen Keller's head.
Plus, it's bad enough they have to stand out in the cold in their skimpy costumes. They can't really exert full singing effort, either. It's bad enough they had to put an inexplicable fluffy Christmasy scarf and pair of gloves on Ariel during the Little Mermaid number.
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#4re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 11:34pmI have no proof or cite for this, but I'm pretty sure James Taylor wasn't lip syncing.
PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#5re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 11:35pm
Someone claimed that on these boards.
I don't think it's true.
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#6re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 11:50pmNot since it's been televised?
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ifuweregay93
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/19/06
#7re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 11:58pm
"It's kind of impossible. Those acoustics have to be worse than the inside of Helen Keller's head."
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#8re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/28/08 at 11:58pmWas it just me or did the White Christmas, especially at the end of their medley, sing full out over their taped vocals?
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CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#9re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 12:07am
I also think James Taylor was singing live which really suprised me.
#10re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 12:10amI thought he was too, Curtain.
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jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#11re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 12:25amI think when the boy from oz performed (it was that godawful kid) he sang live, he had a lavalier mic the size of montana on.
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Trekkie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/06
#12re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 10:15amMy family and I are convinced James Taylor was singing live. And if there was an award for amazing lip-syncing, it should go to LMM.
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PiraguaGuy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/10/08
#13re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 10:16am
Yeah, he pulled it off well.
Miley Cyrus, not so much.
Formerly SirNotAppearing - Joined 3/08
#14re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 10:18amJames Taylor WAS singing live.
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#15re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 2:49pm
I wouldn't think the acoustics have much to do with the decision of whether to sing live. It's not as if singing live and singing unamplified are synonymous. If anyone's sung unamplified at the parade, it was a long time ago.
I think some people have sung live over the years. Most don't, obviously.
erinrebecca
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/29/04
#16re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 4:17pmThere's a reason that actors are mic'd in musicals.
#17re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 4:53pm
"There's a reason that actors are mic'd in musicals."
Did someone say there wasn't? Or express puzzlement about it?
erinrebecca
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/29/04
#18re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 5:55pm
nobodyhome,
I'm sorry my reply wasn't as clear as I thought it to be.
Mic'ing actors in Herald Square for a quick, two minute, or less, performance, isn't the easiest task. As a result, having the performance at the volume and quality to come across well to the live and tv audience, without mic'ing, isn't a realistic possibility in that setting.
Psychopathic Sanity
Swing Joined: 11/29/08
#19re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 5:58pm
no, it's impossible to do. even in partially enclosed spaces like a baseball stadium, it's impossible. how do i know? i've performed at many professional baseball games before, and you have to record it before hand because there is no way you can sing it live. the actual track and live vocals would be completely off, and it is near impossible to make it go in sync.
now, imagine trying to do that during an event like the macy's day parade. it's impossible to do, hence why all the performances are lip-synced. i hope that answers your question, and sorry for the long rambling post. XD
ifuweregay93
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/19/06
#20re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/29/08 at 6:56pmYeah, Miley Cyrus once again proved she sucks at everything!
#21re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/30/08 at 6:22am
Thanks for clarifying, ErinRebecca.
"no, it's impossible to do. even in partially enclosed spaces like a baseball stadium, it's impossible. how do i know? i've performed at many professional baseball games before, and you have to record it before hand because there is no way you can sing it live. the actual track and live vocals would be completely off, and it is near impossible to make it go in sync."
Psychopathic Sanity, are you saying that when bands perform at baseball stadiums, it's always all pre-recorded and this has always been true? The Beatles at Shea were pre-recorded? All singers who've sung the national anthem at baseball stadiums have been pre-recorded?
musicalman2
Featured Actor Joined: 5/7/08
#22re: Has There Ever Been a Non-Lip-Synced Performance at Macy's?
Posted: 11/30/08 at 6:35am
You mean they lip sync????
What's next . . . Santa Claus not being real?????
