Grammy Awards: Cee Lo gets the puppet + Gwyneth treatment, and one worked

All right, so it wasn't Kermit and Miss Piggy, but we knew that going in. Instead, Cee Lo was dressed like a peacock as he sat at the piano, and a group of Jim Henson puppets (they sorta look like the Muppets you know, but sorta different) danced behind him. This blog is not in any way, shape or form gonna mock puppets. More puppets. Pop & Hiss is pro-puppets. Vote for puppets in 2012. Puppets! 

Anyway, Cee Lo's "[Forget] You," as it was performed tonight, didn't suffer from the puppet treatment. The song is silly and turns a kiss-off into something that can be laughed at. It's angry and jealous and knows how pointless those feelings are, and if anything, the puppets emphasized the song's lighter notes. Although this writer would have preferred a DS reference rather than an XBOX.

As for Gwyneth Paltrow, the star was fine. She didn't embarrass herself, but she didn't stand out, either. It was a pointless add, if anything, as Cee Lo is a fine vocalist in his own right and doesn't need any help. She sounded better singing the songs from "Country Strong" live than she did handling an ornate pop hit.

-- Todd Martens

Photo credit: Los Angeles Times

Comments

[Bruce Scrogin]

Cee Lo & Gweneth Paltrow? F.... You? Song of the year nominee? Huh? I guess that the Grammy's didn't like Ke$ha at all! She may not be the greatest singer and writer, but she seems to know how to sell music! Despite critics, how could her music be worse than the nonsensical F... You, a song with the title bleeped and then changed to the innocuous "Forget You"? She must've done something we don't know about.

[shell517nj]

best grammy performance of the night. i had to double take on gwyneth singing her part. did'nt know she had it in her. the backup singers weren't bad either.