The Curious Case of the Downton Grammys
Last night I saw bits and pieces of the Grammys while switching back and forth between Downton Abbey and Sherlock, so my impressions of the evening are something like this (mild spoiler alert):
When I tuned into the Grammys, Katy Perry was doing something involving dancing and a lot of black and red and flames, rather evocative of hell, but Maggie Smith really lightened up the mood with that snooty joke about Mrs. Crawley. Far more shocking than Katy Perry's antics, however, were Bates's predictable revenge plans. Laura Linney was probably my favorite announcer of the night, followed closely by Benedict Cumberbatch with his touching Best Man Speech. John Legend's performance was lovely, as usual, and I caught the entire performance of Sir Paul and Ringo doing one of Paul's new hits. I always love Paul McCartney -- really, British guys in general are great, and speaking of British guys, Benedict Cumberbatch was once again quite moving with his violin performance. Solo violin at the Grammys is not something one expects these days. Of course at a Grammys with an attempted murder in the middle of a mass wedding, I suppose nothing is out of bounds. Then there were the unexpected Royals showing up at the event to edge out Bruno Mars and Pink for song of the year. Or was "Royals" the name of the song? I mean, they're all British, right? And it was great to see Paul McCartney and Led Zepplin win new Grammys, although it's a pretty sad testament to the state of Rock music right now when best new rock song and best new rock album awards go to artists who started in the 60s. But given the 1920s-English-countryside vibe of the whole evening, I guess I shouldn't be that surprised. Anyway, the costumes were great across the board. (Oh, who am I kidding? Downton Abbey wins the costume award).
Read the list of Grammy winners here, and catch up on Downton Abbey and Sherlock here.
When I tuned into the Grammys, Katy Perry was doing something involving dancing and a lot of black and red and flames, rather evocative of hell, but Maggie Smith really lightened up the mood with that snooty joke about Mrs. Crawley. Far more shocking than Katy Perry's antics, however, were Bates's predictable revenge plans. Laura Linney was probably my favorite announcer of the night, followed closely by Benedict Cumberbatch with his touching Best Man Speech. John Legend's performance was lovely, as usual, and I caught the entire performance of Sir Paul and Ringo doing one of Paul's new hits. I always love Paul McCartney -- really, British guys in general are great, and speaking of British guys, Benedict Cumberbatch was once again quite moving with his violin performance. Solo violin at the Grammys is not something one expects these days. Of course at a Grammys with an attempted murder in the middle of a mass wedding, I suppose nothing is out of bounds. Then there were the unexpected Royals showing up at the event to edge out Bruno Mars and Pink for song of the year. Or was "Royals" the name of the song? I mean, they're all British, right? And it was great to see Paul McCartney and Led Zepplin win new Grammys, although it's a pretty sad testament to the state of Rock music right now when best new rock song and best new rock album awards go to artists who started in the 60s. But given the 1920s-English-countryside vibe of the whole evening, I guess I shouldn't be that surprised. Anyway, the costumes were great across the board. (Oh, who am I kidding? Downton Abbey wins the costume award).
Read the list of Grammy winners here, and catch up on Downton Abbey and Sherlock here.
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