Britney Spears mimes at UK tour

[Jokerette]

Britney Mimes at Wembley Gig


Britney at Wembley


Pop princess Britney Spears has shocked fans by miming as she kicked off her UK tour.

Britney, 22, looked sensational in a skin-tight PVC catsuit as she kicked off her tour at Wembley Arena.

However, the 12,000-strong crowd, who had paid at least £30 each for tickets, were startled when Britney started lip-synching to a backing track.

"If I wanted to see somebody mime to music, I would have gone to Top Of The Pops. I've saved up to see Britney - and I'm extremely disappointed," one angry fan was quoted as saying.

Britney, who had a No 1 with Hit Me Baby One More Time, began her stage show with a dazzling display of fireworks and then launched into her most-recent hit, Toxic.

She was dressed to kill in a figure-hugging suit that showed off her curves to the maximum advantage.

[Jokerette]

Well we all knew she did it anyway but I feel so bad for any of her dedicated fans or anyone who scrimped and saved for tickets and felt let down.

I know it's really hard to sing and dance at the same time but Britney could at least try and make the effort. Every time I read about her antics I hate her more and more and the only reason I own her albums is my sick fetish for pop (I also own CDs by Tiffany, Christina, and Madonna if that's any indication on my music tastes). Britney's a great performer, but can't she stop with the lip synching already? I won't be able to have any respect for her even as a performer while she carries on doing that.

[HuntingtonM15]

The only surprising thing about that is the fact that they didn't know she did it. It's been well-known for quite some time now.

[MandieR1980]

Too bad she can't shut up like a mime LOL
:lol:

[Hollow]

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[*Pleasant Tomorrow*]

Well what do you expect, it's Britney Spears. :lol:

[robyrob]

can she do the "mime trapped in a box... that gets thrown off a bridge" trick?

[Tuesday Weld]

Why am I not surprised? :)

[Steve M.]

I prefer a street mime to Britney Spears. For one thing, street mime is at least quiet. And some of the female mimes I've seen on the street are a lot better looking than Britney! :lol: :rolleyes:

[Hollow]

http://gengar.webz.cz/images/jung22.jpg

[Dean Winchester]

WHAT!?!??!!?!?!?!?

Britney lipsynchs?!?!?!?!!?

Wow, that's a shocker!!!

[AKA]

I still remember at the 1999 Video Music Awards when host Chris Rock was introducing a Britney Spears/N 'Sync joint performace. He asked the audience, "are you ready for some lip-synching?"

Classic!

[Skywalker]

Milli Vanilli did the same thing over ten years ago and you never heard from them again. Spears gets away with it cause she dances and wears skimpy outfits. Face it, Britney was never about the music.

[Cashodeen]

Originally posted by jpnoyes
Milli Vanilli did the same thing over ten years ago and you never heard from them again. Spears gets away with it cause she dances and wears skimpy outfits. Face it, Britney was never about the music.

Well, there is a difference between Milli Vanilli and Britney Spears. Britney lip-synchs to her own voice (her very studio tweaked voice.) The guys of Milli Vanilli were pretending to be using their voice when it was other people's all along.
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Now, about the concert: didn't the folks in England learn long ago that Britney doesn't sing live?! In America it's common knowledge, and a common joke. For 1.) yes, it's hard to dance and sing at the same time, but more importantly, 2.) her singing voice live is absolute rubbish!

[Dean Winchester]

Originally posted by jpnoyes
Milli Vanilli did the same thing over ten years ago and you never heard from them again. Spears gets away with it cause she dances and wears skimpy outfits. Face it, Britney was never about the music.

that's true.

Not defending Britney (can't stand her), but the difference was that the 2 guys in Milli Vanilli didn't even sing on the albums, the songs you heard on the radio, Rob and Fab had no participation in, whereas Britney did sing the songs in the first place, she just doesn't bother singing them live (which I think is stupid). IMO, if you expect fans to pay upwards of $75 to see you, you should deliver more than basically having them pay $75 to listen to your cd while watching you dance

[Cashodeen]

Originally posted by AKA
I still remember at the 1999 Video Music Awards when host Chris Rock was introducing a Britney Spears/N 'Sync joint performace. He asked the audience, "are you ready for some lip-synching?"

Classic!

:lol:

[Steve M.]

Originally posted by safety pin
http://gengar.webz.cz/images/jung22.jpg

What, Safety Pin Dude? :confused:

[katiekat]

Originally posted by jpnoyes
Milli Vanilli did the same thing over ten years ago and you never heard from them again. Spears gets away with it cause she dances and wears skimpy outfits. Face it, Britney was never about the music.

That's why her single was entitled "Me Against the Music."

[Hollow]

Originally posted by Steve M.
What, Safety Pin Dude? :confused:
his name is mr. mime. i thought of him when i saw this thread.

[Steve M.]

Originally posted by safety pin
his name is mr. mime. i thought of him when i saw this thread.

Oh,okay, it's just that the picture didn't show up the first time around.

[Steve M.]

Originally posted by katiekat
That's why her single was entitled "Me Against the Music."

And Madonna guested on that song. neither one of them has ever been about the music. For Britney and Madonna, popular music only exists as an excuse for them to make self-promotional videos to become and remain professional celebrities. :mad:

Some folks make that same charge against Phil Collins. One critic said that when he sings on his records, he sounds impatient for the opportunity to make one of his "aren't-I-cute" videos. :eek:

[Dean Winchester]

Originally posted by Steve M.
Some folks make that same charge against Phil Collins. One critic said that when he sings on his records, he sounds impatient for the opportunity to make one of his "aren't-I-cute" videos. :eek:

Phil Collins DID make some good music before he sold out and became the white Lionel Richie in the mid-1980's. There was some great stuff on the Abacab and Face Value albums. A shame that he has actually gotten worse with time instead of being able to come back from the abyss the way someone like Elton John has.

[Steve M.]

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
Phil Collins DID make some good music before he sold out and became the white Lionel Richie in the mid-1980's.

I always thought Barry Manilow was the white Lionel Richie! Or is Lionel Richie the black Barry Manilow? :lol:

[MandieR1980]

Britney is such a homewrecker I heard that two of the guys she had been dating had a pregnant girlfriend and the other a pregnant fiance.

[Steve M.]

Originally posted by MandieR1980
Britney is such a homewrecker I heard that two of the guys she had been dating had a pregnant girlfriend and the other a pregnant fiance.

And those guys are probably stupid enough to retrieve something out of the ocean for her! Maybe their old ladies should dump Britney in the ocean! :lol:

[Dean Winchester]

Originally posted by Steve M.
I always thought Barry Manilow was the white Lionel Richie! Or is Lionel Richie the black Barry Manilow? :lol:

Phil Collins is the white black Barry Manilow

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Meangya, how could they not know?! They should be glad though-- her live singing sucks. Id rather see her lip-sync and dance than to have her sing live and suck. Her voice isnt good regardless, but at least lip-synced its already in tune and everything. She is a good performer though.

[Steve M.]

I repeat - instead of a singer who mimes, get a real mime - like this woman! She's sexier than Britney, and she can probably sing better!

http://www.gc.edu/chef/Gallery/ClearLakeEpicurian_2003/mime.jpg

A MIME SINGS FOR YOU! :lol: :lol: