SNL 50 year anniversary show…tonight!

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I also liked the short with Laraine Newman. So introspective.

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As did I. Mixing the OG with the newer Pete Davidson, whose mother was 5 (!!) when SNL premiered.

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I was able to watch some complete performances from the Friday night show on Paramount’s Youtube page - cher, backstreet boys, nivana, - they are not all there but there are a bunch

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I was wondering why so many of the original cast had such successful careers but Laraine had not, so I looked up her IMDb. Boy was I wrong. She has had a very busy career. A lot was voice work, but not all.

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And she produced Hannah Einbinder who is a hilarious comic herself and star of Hacks.

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I have about 20 minutes left to watch of the 50 Years of Music show. Lots of neat stories. I had forgotten about the fiasco when the punk band Fear played, due to the urging of Belushi. The slam dancing that ensued was scary to watch. Belushi apparently brought in a bunch of their fans unbeknownst to the show runners.

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That crowd was pretty much every show my S goes to … but in his 30’s, he tends to stay on the sidelines!

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I had not seen that before. The Rage Against the Machine story was also interesting. So many good musical moments.

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There are two SNL musical shows. One is a retrospective, the other is current - it’s called the Homecoming concert. Both are well worth watching.

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Friday’s concert is called SNL50 The Homecoming Concert.

The retrospective documentary, which aired in January, is called Ladies and Gentlemen 50 Years of SNL Music

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I agree the Prince version of Nothing Compares 2 U is great. I just prefer the Sinead O’Connor version more. Miley and Brittany did a good job with the somg. I just preferred Sinead’s interpretation

Same with ‘Hurt.’ I like the Nine Inch Nails version but like the Johnny Cash cover more. We’re all going to have differences of opinion where music is concerned.

I really did like SNL 50.

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Agreed. I was waiting for Miley to make some sort of social commentary at the end ripping up a photo like Sinead did when she performed on SNL.

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I had no idea Fear played on SNL. Ahh, the memories of my misspent youth in the City.

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Ha, DH thought he’d found the anniversary show. About halfway through, he said, “Boy, they sure are focusing on music a lot…” and I pointed out that this was the MUSIC show. Now we need to watch the other show.

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Our D came over last night and insisted we watch the SNL show. Lots of enjoyable stuff, a few misses.

Will Ferrell in the Scared Straight skit: that man is absolutely fearless. Same can be said of Kate McKinnon. :rofl:

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I felt really bad watching Paul Simon. He just didn’t sound like the man I remember. That makes sense, since he’s 83 years old. Paul McCartney’s voice also has really aged, but he still has high energy that is impressive.

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Paul Simon is actually doing a small tour with his last album music.

I love how both Pauls really continue to play their instruments so well…and I think both really command the stage.

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I loved both Paul Simon and Paul McCartney. I don’t expect perfection at their ages. Very poignant performances. I cried.

Have always loved Scared Straight and Close Encounter!

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Paul Simon actually has significant hearing loss. Paul Simon Boosts Hearing Loss Awareness. He did very well, taking that into consideration. And Sabrina Carpenter did a fabulous job of harmonizing with him wherever he was.

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I saw Paul Simon in concert a couple of years ago, and he couldn’t even sing some of his songs any longer. It was kind of sad.