Stars who forgot their lyrics on stage
Musicians have a lot to remember: lyrics, melodies, tempo, rhythm, chord changes, and sometimes even choreography. And that doesn't even mention the same kinds of things they experience that the rest of us grapple with too, like their schedules, their mother's birthday, and whether or not they turned off the oven before leaving the house. So it's not too surprising that from time to time, under the glare of spotlights and in front of huge crowds, they don't necessarily remember all the words to their songs.
Some stars can bounce back so easily that you won't even notice that their lyrics are suddenly meaningless, while others completely shut off and ask to start over from the beginning, get the audience to do the hard work for them, or just hope to mutter. and keep it moving. All of these megastars forgot their song lyrics while performing, sometimes, but most of them were able to come back wonderfully. But some… well, some didn't care at all.
Who knows? Not pink
In April 2018, Pink forgot the lyrics to the second verse of her hit "Who Knew" during a live performance at Madison Square Garden. She was brutally honest about the flub, clinging to the crowd, “I forgot the words, damn it! It's been a week… Does anyone else know? … I wrote it, maybe I don't want another second verse! «
Still, she recovered quickly and handled it like a champion in time for the chorus, because she is a total rock star.
Unfortunately, it wasn't the first time the Philadelphia foster singer had parted ways with her lyrics. In August 2009, she forgot the words to her hit "Family Portrait" during a concert in Adelaide, Australia, and told the audience, "Shit, what happens now? … Does anyone know where we are? Who? do you want to sing the following line? «
Months earlier, she had performed "I Don't Believe You" in Dublin, Ireland, and was left blank after singing the phrase, "I give up," sheepishly admitting to the crowd, "I give up!" She hummed the tune and stopped playing the guitar, adding, “I can't remember the words. I have to drink! That's the problem! I can't not drink… now it's coming out on my guitar shredding. Shall we jump into chorus again? "She chuckled:" This is the best performance of my life. "
Instead of finishing the song, she released a cover of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song." Like a boss.
Justin Bieber dirties ‘Despacito’
Pop star Justin Bieber not only forgot the lyrics to his great remix of "Despacito" with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, but we don't think he really knew them.
“I don't know the words, so I say 'little',” he begins in a video of a performance from May 2017. (“Little” means “a little” in Spanish.) He continues with: “I don't know the words, like this I say 'dorito' ». After a while, he gives up, not bothering to try to sing the verses. in Spanish, and instead he tries to get the crowd to do his dirty work for him. Then he just babbles incoherently. Baby, baby, baby, no!
Jay-Z stops preaching 'No Church in the Wild'
In October 2013, a video of Jay-Z losing his own cue for his verse on Drake's hit song "Pound Cake" at a Birmingham, UK concert, circulated online. A fan of the show told radio station Hot 107.5 of the awkward moment: 'I was at Jay-Z's concert in Birmingham on Tuesday ... It's awkward for a few seconds, then improvises spitting out the dead press verse again, despite that he had done the song [two] seconds before. The gig also seemed pretty unrehearsed with its lead keyboard player / the one who makes the music go bad a lot.
The same month, Young Hova uploaded one of his verses in "No Church In The Wild," which, unfortunately for him, was caught on video again. On the other hand, when you have a catalog as large as Jay-Z's, it would be almost impossible to remember everything.
Ariana Grande's memory is not 'right there'
Maybe Ariana Grande doesn't really have a problem enunciating, maybe she's just trying to hide the fact that she has no idea what words she's actually supposed to be singing. During an intimate performance of her 2013 hit "Right There," she stopped less than halfway through and asked her fans (called Arianators) with giggles, "Wait, what are the words for this part?" Sh almost got back on track, but couldn't help laughing and asked to start over from the second verse, confessing: “Yesterday I spent 20 hours recording a music video for this song. How not the words at this time? » ?! «
The bad memory of Lady Gaga from ‘Bad Romance’
When Lady Gaga kicked off her Joanne's world tour in Vancouver, Canada in August 2017, she screwed up the lyrics to one of her biggest hits, "Bad Romance." Instead of singing "I want your horror / I want your design / Because you are a criminal / As long as you are mine," she sang, "I want your horror / I want your design / I want the psycho / Baby in your mind." It's a pretty good improv rhyme and to be fair, not that the original lyrics made much sense anyway. Her artpop could really mean anything.
Mariah Carey DGAF
When Mariah Carey performed on the Hoy show in May 2014, she didn't fade one bit when she forgot the lyrics to her mega hit "Always Be My Baby." In a charming video of the moment, she sings: "Messing up the words of my own song / And I don't care." Clearly, it's Mariah's world, guys. We are all living in it.
Katy Perry, you're so forgetful
Before Katy Perry was a pop giant, she was a fake punk-pop star on Warped Tour. During a stop in Columbia, Maryland, in the summer of 2008, she forgot the lyrics to her hugely homophobic song "Ur So Gay," which, honestly, is probably the best of her. In a video of her embarrassing performance, she tries to ask her guitarist for help when she forgets her lyrics in the second verse, but he just shrugs as she yells, "Shit! I've never forgotten my words ... "I can't believe she forgot all the words to this song." She later she closes with the ever-mature lyrics, «And you don't even like it - I didn't forget this word - penis! «
Jessica Simpson had another 'chicken or fish' moment
Remember when Jessica Simpson tried a career in the field? It might have worked better for her if she could remember the lyrics that she was supposed to sing at any given time. At a performance in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in February 2009, the country singer turned star (who has since had a successful career as a fashion designer) forgot the lyrics to "Come On Over" three times. . The blonde bombshell, sporting her signature Dukes De Hazzard (2005) shorts, just gave up a few times, looked around sheepishly, and caught up with the chorus.
Beyoncé is still the queen
Beyoncé, like her husband Jay-Z, has a huge catalog of songs to memorize. That doesn't even mention the added duty the singer has to perform the choreography of her always fierce, always wearing super high heels without falling off, so it's not too difficult for fans to forgive her for seemingly missing a signal on part of her. Intro of "Get Me Bodied" on her Ms. Carter Show tour in November 2013. Beyoncé was still "*** flawless," even with a slightly flawed moment on stage, and the former Destiny's Child member handled it like the absolute professional that she is. After all, the show must go on!
