That was uncomfortable...

The 2010 Grammy's took place earlier this week and I watched a large chunk of the ceremony before getting bored and switching to something else. There was nothing out of the ordinary to report: The acts who were expected to win won and the live performances were generally quite stale (with the exception of Dave Matthew's Band and an almost interesting performance featuring Eminem and the soon-to-be incarcerated Lil' Wayne).

Something that did make my jaw drop with disbelief was the appalling Michael Jackson tribute. Five singers got on stage to perform a rendition of Earth Song complete with backing vocals by MJ himself and a tacky 3D video. At first I was greatly amused because looking at the singers I noticed that not ONE of them was a Jackson. Now, unless I am mistaken, aren't ALL of the Jackson siblings singers by trade? Surely it would not have been too much effort to get Janet, Tito of even LaToya up there to belt out a few tunes? After all, it is their fucking brother they are commemorating!

Instead, they got Celine Dion, Usher, Carrie Underwood, Smokey Robinson and Jennifer Hudson to sing. Okay, I will let you away with Smokey Robinson because he is a soul legend and Jennifer Hudson gets a pass because she also makes incredible music (and I have a bit of a crush on her). But what the hell was Celine Dion doing up there? The fugly Canadian crooner could not be further removed from the music of Michael Jackson. Usher could have got away with it if he hadn't dropped to his knees and gyrated on the stage floor like a lap dancing midget and I don't have a clue who Carrie Underwood even is! In short, something that could have been quite special was reduced to an uncomfortable joke that made a mockery of the King of Pop more than it celebrated him.

At least I got a good chuckle out of it.