Celine Dion to Perform at Olympics Ceremonies
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When they announced Celine Dion would be performing at the Olympics Opening Ceremony in Beijing on Friday, you could hear a collective groan, followed by synchronized eye rolls. Sure, we know she has a great voice and always gives 110%. It's her taste level that we question. And at 40, I have to say my mother (who is a grandmother) is more edgy (and has better dance moves). Let's go back to 2002 at the VH1 Divas Las Vegas concert where she performed a cover of AC/DC's You Shook Me All Night Long (with Anastasia). Total Guitar magazine voted it the worst cover in history with her OTT performance which included awkward rock kicks, duck walks across the stage, and painful air guitar solos. We didn't think it could get much worse than this... until we saw fellow Canadian cheeseball, Shania Twain the same song two years later in 2004. What's with these Canadians? (I can say that. I'm Canadian). Her flaccid rendition gave us goose bumps (for all the wrong reasons). Maybe that wind machine knocked the wind out of her or maybe it was her 80's-inspired belt . I never thought I'd say it but I think I prefer Celine's version. What do you think? Whatever the case, we will be on the sofa ready-to-cringe when she takes the stage. Read more www.thegrittyandthepretty.com
