r/interesting • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 2d ago

MISC. Michael Jackson was performing in Seoul in 1996 when a fan climbed up a crane to reach him. MJ held onto the fan securely to prevent him from falling, all while continuing his performance

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u/Concrete_Jesus 2d ago

The microphone gets pulled away from his mouth and the volume of his singing does not change. Michael was known for lip syncing at concerts. Take for example his Super Bowl halftime show. I don't think he was singing this live. That's not to say he wasn't insanely talented at singing. I think he just wanted to focus on the spectacle of the performance at times.

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u/GrapefruitPrimary186 2d ago

The superbowl doesnt allow anyone to perform live. Artists are required to lip sync because the superbowl doesnt want possible sound delays to get in the way of the football game.

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u/Yourneighbourmorgan 2d ago

Lady gaga sang live, you can tell because she’s nearly running out of breath during the piano part and she’s offbeat slightly during bad romance, granted the part on the roof was entirely pre recorded and she just descended from somewhere half way up the stadium

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u/Brightsidedown 2d ago

Imho, her halftime performance was one of the best.

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u/ethanlan 2d ago

That entire show was perfect. Really shows who we are as a country and I dont see how people couldnt find that anything less than beautiful

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u/Ignorant_Grasshoppa 1d ago

My parents are conservative and we watched that Super Bowl together. They both said that Lady Gaga’s performance was very good. I was surprised.

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u/Brightsidedown 1d ago

It truly was everything a half time show should be.

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u/shwiggy 2d ago

I imagine they can't let anyone spout anti-nfl aligned political statements either on that stage.

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u/GrapefruitPrimary186 2d ago

I didnt even consider an artist going rogue like when JT pulled down Janet Jackson's top.

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u/DeeDeeBryan 1d ago

That wasn’t him going rogue either, it was a preplanned set piece. It just went wrong - it was supposed to reveal her bra underneath.

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u/JunkDrawer84 2d ago

It’s not true. They don’t make artists lip sync

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u/acaudill317 2d ago

At the Super Bowl vocal mics are typically live, but none of the instruments are. It's just not feasible in the short amount of time they have to mix everything live.

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u/DrSpaceman575 2d ago

They have a mix of backing tracks and live - Alicia Keys had a little slip up live in 2024. Also the Weeknd just sounded bad enough it couldn't have been prerecorded

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u/RdUzr 2d ago

That god-awful performance by the Black Eyed Peas in 2011 was not prerecorded. I hope.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPIiaSnYV5E

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u/Stunning-Thanks-4226 2d ago

Thank God for Janet

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u/nifty-necromancer 2d ago

Prince played live

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u/Professor_Buttcum 2d ago

I can't speak for many SB shows but Tom Petty was clearly singing live

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u/opgary 2d ago

100%. tom petty was pretty clear he would not lip sync at a live event.

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u/The-Philosoper 2d ago

Yes but Tom Petty was the GOAT

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u/myychair 2d ago

Not true. The drums and vocals are often live, it’s just the stringed instruments that are pantomimed

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u/AnneHizer 2d ago

Whitney lip-synced her infamous Super Bowl national anthem

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u/MrFixUrMac 2d ago

This isn't 100% true. Kendrick Lamar had a pretty big mess-up during his performance of DNA during his halftime performance.

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u/mr-scotch 2d ago

That is not true at all. They don’t allow live performances of instruments but the vocals are legit live.

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u/Peregrine9000 1d ago

Ricky Martin def snag live at the last Superbowl

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u/tweeeeeeeeeeee 2d ago

*most* lipsyncers should be tried for fraud

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u/supervillaindsgnr 2d ago

The rules of the superbowl require all artists to pre record their performances. Both singers and musicians playing instruments. Frankly it’s quite impressive that musicians can match the instrumentals exactly. 

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u/Solum_Nox 2d ago

He definitely wasn't singing live. Still kudos for being able to keep the performance going

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u/SkyZippr 1d ago

MJ pretty much lip synced the entire show for this tour.

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u/kafye 1d ago

Shut it

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u/LieFearless1968 20h ago

Wouldn't say he was known for it given it was only his last tour where there wasn't a lot live

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u/Korsof 2d ago

go see a psychiatrist

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