It's not too surprising that Taylor does it. Far more shocking to me was proof (on the same YouTube channel) that Cliff Richard and Roger Waters also lip sync and have been doing it for many years.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

bitch are you for real?

For 5k, I expect her to fuck me personally after the show, while she sings an encore.

But I assume the saudi prince money is a bit more than 5k

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[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If I go to a concert, I expect to hear the singers singing and instruments playing live, not miming to a recorded track. I know that Taylor writes, or is at least involved in creating, her songs, and I respect her determination to own the music she created.

The concert tour, however, is an expensive fraud. And if you talk to professional singers, they will tell you that it is ridiculous to expect anyone to sing for so long, so frequently. The human voice just can't maintain that.

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[–] hark@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I get that Taylor’s show creates the illusion of her singing the songs, and that offends you because it is just an illusion. But folks are paying for the event. You aren’t getting upset over her using stage makeup and effects, nor the myriad other ways in which the production creates “spectacle through illusions”.

Swift is a singer and the main point is to hear her singing. The other stuff is to enhance the overall experience, but if she cannot deliver on the main attraction then I would consider that fraudulent if there was the expectation to hear her singing live. You're right, though, most people paying thousands for tickets to her show only care about the event i.e. being there.

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No, but they do act. Which is their job.