Stand Up to Cancer - Just Stand Up!

[Pipo]

anyone remembers THIS hot mess from FIVE years ago??

The lineup is a rubbish gay dream come true, just the thought of it makes me all inside.
If Gaga had been around during this time already she would have been a shoe in.



Beyonce owning it, as she should
Rihanna back when she had an ounce of likeability
Miley, pre-Bangerz and way before she was getting her tits out with the most FUCK AWFUL voice ever even a duck would be embarrassed
Nicole Sherzinger (Live version only) clinging on to her one minute spotlight
Natasha Bedingfield benig a CUNT overall (including OTT ad libs)
Mary J. Blige snatching everyone's wigs
Mariah Carey blatantly being there for contractual obligations sharing the stage with lesser
Fergie - I've no notes
Leona Lewis in all her comatose glory
Buzz Artists like Ciara and Ashanti just being useless and not even bothering to mime their bits properly

oh the hot mess of it ALL

 

[Pipo]

CAN ANYONE ADD A POLL TO THIS MASTERPIECE? Thanks xoxo

 

[VoR]

Done.

It's all about Natasha's utterly transparent attempt to SEIZE THE MOMENT

 

[Sharla]

As if Cancer Victims haven't suffered enough.

 

[VoR]

God it's even funnier than I remembered

They all look so embarrassed to be there. (Except Miley who looks like a kid who won a competition to sing with her favourite pop stars)

 

[jivafox]

So Beyoncé had that hairdo on FILE and still did it AGAIN?

 

[Loufoque]

This was really when Mariah's vocals were at their absolute nadir. She looks absolutely terrified.

 

[Penelope]

I actually think it's one of the best charity songs done

(Girls Just Wanna Have Fun excluded for OBVIOUS (Tesco-exclusive) reasons of course)

 

[vespertine]

This is too

Starting from the MOMENT the camera settles on Beyoncé and the Etta James wig she forgot to return to the set hours prior.

 

[Nancy]

MARIAH LOOKS LIKE SHE’S BEEN DEEP FACED

 

[Nancy]

(IS THAT WHAT IT’S CALLED WHEN THEY STICK SOMEONE’S FACE ON SOMEONE ELSE’S BODY?)

 

[VoR]

You just know Leona is the only one in that lineup who still puts this event on her CV.

 

[VoR]

OMG Nicole's face when Natasha randomly screams "MIRACLE!"

 

[Loufoque]

I remember being mortified by Mariah's vocals at the time, but they seem quite good actually.

 

[Loufoque]

I mean, the line-up is actually quite legendary: Mariah, Beyoncé, Mary, Miley, Rihanna... and then there are the others.

 

[Loufoque]

You just know Leona is the only one in that lineup who still puts this event on her CV.

You over-estimate Keyshia Cole

 

[vespertine]

And when you really break down these lyrics.

The heart is stronger than you think
Like, it can go through anything

 

[Suomi]

You just know Leona is the only one in that lineup who still puts this event on her CV.

okay look, I’ve said this before in a nice way but now I’m going to have to be really frank with you because it’s making me feel increasingly despondent. Even in her prime, your attacks on Leona Lewis were what I would consider punching down because you know that she is secretly Helen_S and so she would be reading your catty remarks. Whether you like it or not, Leona Lewis is a beautiful talented woman with many songs. I don’t know if it was you that punched her at that book signing but I know that you endorsed it.

[takes a deep breath and has a sip of water]

...of all the people on that stage, Leona actually performs her part pretty damn well, and furthermore she is not Natasha Bedingfield. So please, for the love of Lisa Stansfield, please drop the relentless ribbing of Leona Melanie Lewis from your act.

 

[Nancy]

WAS MICHELLE GAYLE BUSY THAT DAY?

 

[Suomi]

This is too

Starting from the MOMENT the camera settles on Beyoncé and the Etta James wig she forgot to return to the set hours prior.

This is kind of tragically funny but with my OCD sometimes a soundbyte can get stuck in my head and repeat on a loop, and to my absolute horror one of those is that little chihuahua Miley’s ‘THINGS GET BETTER’ line

 

[Jark]

Whether you like it or not, Leona Lewis is a beautiful talented woman with many songs

omg

...and furthermore she is not Natasha Bedingfield.

actually DECEASED!

 

[GNL]

You over-estimate Keyshia Cole

And Ashanti. MURDER INC!

My favourite bit is Nicole Scherzinger's wide eyed response to Natasha B shouting in her ear, and the audience rising to their feet for the Dutchess herself, Fergie Ferg.

 

[VoR]

I have many questions about the coked out man in a hat who seems to be the only audience member having a remotely good time.

 

[vespertine]

the audience rising to their feet for the Dutchess herself, Fergie Ferg.

Omg.

 

[Pipo]

actually, I quite like QUEEN of country Carrie Underwood!

 

[Pipo]

Miley has come QUITE a long way considering she sang like that I think @Peekaboo would appreciate her vocals in this video

Why is Mariah so scared?? I love watching this video once a year because it all remains so surreal. Was Lady Gaga already famous enough at this point to have received an invite?

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Is this before or after The Voice's iconic Stand UP 2 Cancer perf? Because if before then how DARE they not invite her and if after, well, where the QUEEN leads others follow and HASHTAG your faves could NEVER !

 

[dUb]

Oh yay I can share my video of the excruciating body language between Mariah and Carrie Underwood (ft. Nicole) again

 

[VoR]

If they did a ‘Stand up to COVID’ in this vein, who would the Natasha Bedingfield be?

 

[vespertine]

If they did a ‘Stand up to COVID’ in this vein, who would the Natasha Bedingfield be?

Alessia Cara.

 

[Ellie]

If they did a ‘Stand up to COVID’ in this vein, who would the Natasha Bedingfield be?

Jess Glynne

 

[SDF]

If they did a ‘Stand up to COVID’ in this vein, who would the Natasha Bedingfield be?

Mandy Holden

 

[Cerro de Casa]

Where to even start with that performance? Zero star quality from all of them except Mary J. I'll leave it that.

 

[dUb]

I wish to state I actively like the song x

 

[SDF]

I love how Mariah and Carrie were practising social distance even back then

 

[SDF]

I wish to state I actively like the song x

me too, I listen to it regularly

 

[dUb]

me too, I listen to it regularly

Who are we to be questioning, wondering what is what? x

 

[Nancy]

If they did a ‘Stand up to COVID’ in this vein, who would the Natasha Bedingfield be?

MABEL

 

[GNL]

If they did a ‘Stand up to COVID’ in this vein, who would the Natasha Bedingfield be?

Rita Ora, or any one of her contemporaries vying for the title of 'second best international popstar from Albania'.

 

[Tisch]

Never a bad time: