[pinkmichk]

was mimed all they way through and i agree with fom it was disrespectful and made a mockery of all those injured servicemen and woman i have said this since last night but lots of people cant see the fault in it they had 3 weeks to practise not a hour so they cant really use it as a excuse

[Fom]

Originally posted by Markus

My post wasn't even aimed at you alone, so that personal attack wasn't needed.

I am just saying, you dont care about miming as you are a fan of Britney. Thats her number one talent, when all I listen to is live singing and live bands, I find miming such a stupid thing. I mean how un talented do you have to be to mime? How rubbish do you have to be that you cant sing live? And dont even get me started that they have a hard time singing so much!
Look at some of the singers on west end they perform about 7/8 times a week, yet somehow they still manage to sing live! It seems so unprofessional when you mime...

[Hugo]

Originally posted by Fom

Well you would say that, your a britney fan. Miming is second nature to you.

:O That was cold.

[Tom]

Originally posted by Fom

I am just saying, you dont care about miming as you are a fan of Britney. Thats her number one talent, when all I listen to is live singing and live bands, I find miming such a stupid thing. I mean how un talented do you have to be to mime? How rubbish do you have to be that you cant sing live? And dont even get me started that they have a hard time singing so much!
Look at some of the singers on west end they perform about 7/8 times a week, yet somehow they still manage to sing live! It seems so unprofessional when you mime...

They've also had months of practice.

I honestly don't see the big deal

[Indierock&roll]

i dont think it was mimed.. i think they were singing with the track behind them aswell...
you could tell..

[Fom]

Originally posted by Indierock&roll
i dont think it was mimed.. i think they were singing with the track behind them aswell...
you could tell..

Oh well in that case, Laura and Alexandra are fantastic at ventriloquism. Amazing how they didn't move their lips.

[Z]

Originally posted by Fom

Oh well in that case, Laura and Alexandra are fantastic at ventriloquism. Amazing how they didn't move their lips.

I personally didn't notice whether it was mimed or not, I was too busy wondering where Ruth and Daniel were. They do perform live every week, and I'm sure they were only miming it so that nobody messed up on the night and made it sound stupid in front of the servicemen and women.

[Wildcat!]

FFS you lot are always looking for things to complain about. Yes, they played the studio version of the song. Most of them sang it as well, most people who mime, also sing anyways. SO what? The point of that single, is to sell as many as possible, and thats why they gave the audience the recorded version. ANd it was fantastic. Personally, it gave me an idea as to how each one of their recording voice would sound!
I think its a great version of the song, now either go buy it, if you wanna support the cause, if not please dont shiit on it and dissuade people who actually see what the point of it was!

[Fom]

Why didnt they show a music video? That would of been far more professional and less messy, then they could of put the recorded voice over... seriously how long would it take to shoot a video?

5 hours? Spread it over 3 weeks... its nothing!

[Matt08]

I really don't see what the problem is about. It was definitely mimed though, you can tell if you listen to the studio version.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qrR8zfw3f2Y

[Wildcat!]

Of course it was mimed. But they were still singing, and it was a great performance, they did a very good job. Playback is part of music anyways, its been done for years. A lot of people do that during award shows, especially when they have complicated dance routines. I dont see a problem with it, as long as its not a concert!

[Wildcat!]

For those that complained it wasnt sang Live,If they had sung this with 21 people on stage, without miming, it woulve sounded a bit like this, with music in the background.
A little better of course, but close!

Youtube video

[Annie]

I thought they were singing but there was a track playing in the background. I dont know why they would mime. Nothing else gets mimed on the show.

[Noel]

I knew they were miming as soon as I heard Eoghan, and I said it to my mum, but no one believed me =[ But if they mimed, they mimed; I really don't care, to be honest. lol. Simon Cowell must have thought it wise to mime, and so there must have been a good reason.

[hannah.]

i dont even care anymore. it makes me cry every single time, like i watched it just now and was like PAH IDIOTS and then at 3:20 when they show you the servicemen and women and there's that one just looking really chuffed and clapping, I get all emotional.. it's so odd

[Matt08]

Originally posted by Annie
I thought they were singing but there was a track playing in the background. I dont know why they would mime. Nothing else gets mimed on the show.

The contestants wouldn't have had time to rehearse it on top of their individual / group performances.

[MR.K!]

i thought the whole thing was recorded, thats why they had differant clothes on one minute after the next, and it was so obviously mimed but i still love it though