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Lindsay Lohan Sings with her Mouth Shut

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Doth Togo

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December 7, 2004 -- TODAY'S teen pop queens are too young to remember the shame that befell lip-synchers Milli Vanilli in 1990.

First, Ashlee Simpson was caught mouthing the words instead of singing last month on "Saturday Night Live" when her engineer played the wrong song. Yesterday, Lindsay Lohan was found out on "Good Morning America" when she messed up "singing" her tunes "Rumors" and "Over."

The director had to cut away at one point when Lohan's mouth was closed while she was "singing." Said one viewer: "She missed her cue to mouth along to the vocals."

An insider told PAGE SIX that the band was live, but there were backing tracks. "It wasn't fully lip-synched," the source shared. However, the source added that Lohan, no stranger to a late-night good time, had some vocal issues and, "It was dicey to use her straight vocals.

"Lindsay sang completely live, the band was live and the background singers were live," maintained Kim Jakwerth, spokeswoman for Casablanca, Lohan's label.

She clarified: "The first song had some background. It's a little more rock and roll and needed it there. It's about how you make the song sound exactly like the record."

"All musical acts that perform on 'Good Morning America' are required to perform live," said "GMA" spokeswoman Bridgette Maney. "On occasion, artists will have backing tracks to support their live vocals."

Still, the titian-tressed temptress disappointed her young fans. "It was embarrassing," one formerly devoted follower told us. "It hurt my heart."

Lohan might have lost her voice where she lost her purse. She apparently misplaced her handbag, which was found Saturday by a guest at a party at an Upper East Side bar for alums of Providence College.

The lucky finder was showing off Lohan's California driver's license, her black American Express card and other things she'd rather we didn't mention.

"It was like when you're in fifth grade and one girl in the corner shows off her boobs," chuckled one titillated bystander. "People were dying to see."

http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix.htm
 
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tedtropy

$50/hour, but no kissing on the lips and colors must be pre-separated
Doth Togo said:
"It was like when you're in fifth grade and one girl in the corner shows off her boobs," chuckled one titillated bystander. "People were dying to see."
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What incredibly awesome middle school do THIS person go to?
 
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Memles

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"It was embarrassing," one formerly devoted follower told us. "It hurt my heart."
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Is this kid 4? Seriously. If that person is over the age of 8, there is no hope for the next generation of children.
 
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atomsk

Party Pooper
muncheese said:
What a weird weird thing to mention in the article.
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In 1999 American Express announced the introduction of its Centurion™ card. Available only by invitation to selected Platinum card members, this black credit card promises to simplify the lives of the harried rich. In exchange for its hefty annual fee (initially $1,000 US, but now $2,500), cardholders receive automatic upgrades on fifteen of the world's leading airlines. They also receive assistance in securing hard-to-come-by tickets for popular events, reservations at trendy restaurants, and shopping for Christmas gifts. Someone from the service will even call to remind cardholders of upcoming anniversaries. It is akin to having a personal concierge always on call.

"There had been rumors going around that we had this ultra-exclusive black card for elite customers," says Doug Smith, director of American Express Europe. "It wasn't true, but we decided to capitalize on the idea anyway. So far we've had a customer buy a Bentley and another charter a jet."
 
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3rdman

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Here we go again. Look, this must be wonderful drama for the public, but lip-syncing on national TV is COMMON PRACTICE. I work in TV and it is done ALL THE TIME. The reasons are mostly technical and have nothing to do with a singers ability to sing. To sing live requires mic checks, live bands and their equipment, audio tweaks so that they sound right, and usually NO rehearsals. Good Morning America is a LIVE show, not to mention an early morning show...if you screw up, there is not "re-do" and there is no time for rehearsals. Solution, lip-syncing.

Now, whether or not Lindsay Lohan can sing or not is complete mystery to me, but then again I really don't care. However, it is extremely unprofessional to be that ill-prepared to end up looking like a fool. Then again, it's not as though she's got anything to really add into the annals of musical history, right?

PS Enrique Iglesias can't sing...at all.
 
Cauliflower of Love

Cauliflower of Love

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atomsk said:
In 1999 American Express announced the introduction of its Centurion? card. Available only by invitation to selected Platinum card members, this black credit card promises to simplify the lives of the harried rich. In exchange for its hefty annual fee (initially $1,000 US, but now $2,500), cardholders receive automatic upgrades on fifteen of the world's leading airlines. They also receive assistance in securing hard-to-come-by tickets for popular events, reservations at trendy restaurants, and shopping for Christmas gifts. Someone from the service will even call to remind cardholders of upcoming anniversaries. It is akin to having a personal concierge always on call.

"There had been rumors going around that we had this ultra-exclusive black card for elite customers," says Doug Smith, director of American Express Europe. "It wasn't true, but we decided to capitalize on the idea anyway. So far we've had a customer buy a Bentley and another charter a jet."
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I know what it is :p I still think it's weird they mention it.
 
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karasu

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3rdman said:
Here we go again. Look, this must be wonderful drama for the public, but lip-syncing on national TV is COMMON PRACTICE. I work in TV and it is done ALL THE TIME. The reasons are mostly technical and have nothing to do with a singers ability to sing. To sing live requires mic checks, live bands and their equipment, audio tweaks so that they sound right, and usually NO rehearsals. Good Morning America is a LIVE show, not to mention an early morning show...if you screw up, there is not "re-do" and there is no time for rehearsals. Solution, lip-syncing.

Now, whether or not Lindsay Lohan can sing or not is complete mystery to me, but then again I really don't care. However, it is extremely unprofessional to be that ill-prepared to end up looking like a fool. Then again, it's not as though she's got anything to really add into the annals of musical history, right?

PS Enrique Iglesias can't sing...at all.
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done all of the time by what genre of "musician"?
 
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Minotauro

Finds Purchase on Dog Nutz
Doth Togo said:
Still, the titian-tressed temptress disappointed her young fans. "It was embarrassing," one formerly devoted follower told us. "It hurt my heart."
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What the fuck is the deal with gossip columnists and alliteration?
 
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Outdoor Miner

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Doth Togo said:
"The first song had some background. It's a little more rock and roll and needed it there. It's about how you make the song sound exactly like the record."
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What a fucking idiot. You know shit about rock music, now buzz off and hit "Play".
 
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Outcast2004

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How can you post a Lohan thread and not have pics..

BANNED!

At least give us the GIF of her massive fake cans slapping together.
 
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3phemeral

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Minotauro said:
What the fuck is the deal with gossip columnists and alliteration?
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It makes an otherwise more embarassing article slightly more entertaining using grade-school creative writing gimicks :)
 
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shuri

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Doth Togo said:
The lucky finder was showing off Lohan's California driver's license, her black American Express card and other things she'd rather we didn't mention.
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I wonder...

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AlphaSnake

...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
This is the NYPost. And this article is probably one of their better ones. I fucking loathe the Post.
 
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kumanoki

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It really doesn't matter if she lip-synchs or not. Any idiot over the age of 12 looking at her mouth is severely stunted growth-wise, anyway.

The correct response to this article should have been:

"She did what? I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention to her mouth".
 
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fallout

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This line really pissed me off:
She clarified: "The first song had some background. It's a little more rock and roll and needed it there. It's about how you make the song sound exactly like the record."
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What the hell is the purpose of a live show if it's going to sound exactly like the record? This really is the kind of shit that's destroying the music industry. Bands/artists have absolutely no talent anymore, it's all about the packaging and the image. Most of them never even have to play in some shithole for 5 years without being discovered. They just land some record deal after starring in a bunch of movies. Apparently, you're no good if you can't do three things half-assed. This shit just pisses me off so mu-- oh hey, look! Boobies!
 
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kumanoki

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fallout said:
This line really pissed me off:What the hell is the purpose of a live show if it's going to sound exactly like the record? This really is the kind of shit that's destroying the music industry. Bands/artists have absolutely no talent anymore, it's all about the packaging and the image. Most of them never even have to play in some shithole for 5 years without being discovered. They just land some record deal after starring in a bunch of movies. Apparently, you're no good if you can't do three things half-assed. This shit just pisses me off so mu-- oh hey, look! Boobies!
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You're talking like Lohan has talent above her neck.
 
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BigJonsson

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So she had to lip synch because she was out partying the night before?

You'd think when you get paid tons of money to do a job you'd make sure you could handle the responsibility

Fucking stupid spoiled whore
 
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Shinobi

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Still, the titian-tressed temptress disappointed her young fans. "It was embarrassing," one formerly devoted follower told us. "It hurt my heart."
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Shut the fuck up.



kumanoki said:
It really doesn't matter if she lip-synchs or not. Any idiot over the age of 12 looking at her mouth is severely stunted growth-wise, anyway.

The correct response to this article should have been:

"She did what? I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention to her mouth".
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:lol
 
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TheOMan

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3rdman said:
Here we go again. Look, this must be wonderful drama for the public, but lip-syncing on national TV is COMMON PRACTICE. I work in TV and it is done ALL THE TIME. The reasons are mostly technical and have nothing to do with a singers ability to sing. To sing live requires mic checks, live bands and their equipment, audio tweaks so that they sound right, and usually NO rehearsals. Good Morning America is a LIVE show, not to mention an early morning show...if you screw up, there is not "re-do" and there is no time for rehearsals. Solution, lip-syncing.

Now, whether or not Lindsay Lohan can sing or not is complete mystery to me, but then again I really don't care. However, it is extremely unprofessional to be that ill-prepared to end up looking like a fool. Then again, it's not as though she's got anything to really add into the annals of musical history, right?

PS Enrique Iglesias can't sing...at all.
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I sing in a vocal jazz choir and have been on shows similar to this early morning show and there was *no lip synching involved* and yes it was done live. We are currently an a capella group and yes, we were able to do mic checks, audio tweaks, and when we had a jazz ensemble (in an earlier form of the group) the sound technicians would made sure things were cool with them as well regarding sound output. If you screw up, it's on you as the performer, not the sound techs. Regarding rehearsals, you come ready to perform, not go out partying the night before. That excuse = lame.

Bottom line, lip synchers are frauds, in my opinion. Ashlee, Lindsay, etc are manufactured coporate images designed to sell to a target market in order to make recording executives and the frauds they manage rich.
 
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boredJonathan

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3pheMeraLmiX said:
And the file you've been waiting for...

Lindsay Lohan Sings with Her mouth Shut
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Mirror 3

Take note of all the shaking :)
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Not that damning of a video really. Could be because I knew she was lipsynching going in, but it seemed pretty damn obvious in the first place. Her little chuckle/guilty smile was more than enough to make it ok for me.

What I was actually more freaked out by was all the spazing. Not sexy at all, or even interesting as I could see her not trying to be "sexy" in front of the kids. But it was just painful to watch. Ack.
 
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3phemeral

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Red Mercury said:
Not that damning of a video really. Could be because I knew she was lipsynching going in, but it seemed pretty damn obvious in the first place. Her little chuckle/guilty smile was more than enough to make it ok for me.

What I was actually more freaked out by was all the spazing. Not sexy at all, or even interesting as I could see her not trying to be "sexy" in front of the kids. But it was just painful to watch. Ack.
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Hey, I liked it when she stradled the microphone stand, kneeled, and ended with a saucy kick -- other than that... useless! :p
 
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MIMIC

Banned
People nowadays should probably be able to tell whether or not someone is lip-syncing.

A huge tip off is when you sound like your CD while doing backflips. :)
 
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duderon

rollin' in the gutter
MIMIC said:
People nowadays should probably be able to tell whether or not someone is lip-syncing.

A huge tip off is when you sound like your CD while doing backflips. :)
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Or having a seizure.
 
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MIMIC

Banned
:lol Cause it's like, "Wow! Britney Spears can do all that choreography and her vocals don't miss a beat! How does she do it?

It's easy: she doesn't!

This is 2004: if you want to fool people, record several versions of the song and play them at concerts, award shows, etc...instead of the identical tracks we hear on the radio/the CD.
 
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J2 Cool

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i like Lohan better when she's not so damn slutty. Somehow it seems like she's playing out the whole Mean Girls plot in real life and is stuck in shallow bitch form. This video shows improvements though. She can be cute... Then again I would have liked to see her come out in a tanktop freezing her nips off.. In any case, no big whoop. Everybody lip synchs these days. Now if she would have stopped and done a hoe down all of a sudden, well, that would have been news
 
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3phemeral

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Is it wrong to say that the more I watch this video to watch her embarrass herself the more I'm beginning to like the song? Damn those addictive pop hooks and violin strings.
 
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Kon Tiki

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I thought it was obvious all performers who have dance movies lips sync. You really want to hear them huffing and puffing? :lol
 
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Shinobi

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TheOMan said:
Bottom line, lip synchers are frauds, in my opinion. Ashlee, Lindsay, etc are manufactured coporate images designed to sell to a target market in order to make recording executives and the frauds they manage rich.
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What is this, a GAF exclusive? :lol Everyone knows what the deal is...as long as she's making videos like Rumors I couldn't care less. :lol
 
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belgurdo

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Why do people still get upset at the concept of corporately-developed pop singers? They've been around since the beginning of fucking time, and it's not like there isn't other genres of music to listen to
 
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