It seems to me that the Grammys folks tossed on the table the names of the bands they wanted to have on stage this year. They paired them up and there were only three names left: Maroon 5, Foster The People and the Beach Boys. And a tribute to the Boys was invented.
Although they might have some common ground - more Foster The People and the Beach Boys anyway - the hole combination just didn't work. First Maroon 5 calmly performed 'Surfer Girl'; Foster The People came in singing 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' and looked like they were so uncomfortable at the Grammys stage. Afterwards, the veterans of the Beach Boys showed that they are oldies but goldies with 'Good Vibrations'.
Even though the three bands came together for the last song, it looked like a karaoke night with new singers coming up on stage right after the previous ones set foot at the backstage.
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Cá para mim, o pessoal dos Grammys atirou para cima da mesa os nomes das bandas que queriam ter no palco. Juntaram alguns e no fim só sobraram três: Maroon 5, Foster The People e Beach Boys. E estava criado um tributo aos Beach Boys.
Apesar de terem algumas semelhanças - mais os Foster The People e os Beach Boys - a combinação não resultou. Primeiro vieram os Maroon 5 tocar com muita moderação a música Surfer Girl. Seguiram-se os Foster The People com Wouldn't It Be Nice, que tocaram com um ar tão desconfortável que deu dó. Lá apareceram os veteranos Beach Boys a mostrar que são uns velhinhos com estilo com Good Vibrations.
Ainda que se tenham juntado no final as três bandas, a actuação pareceu uma noite de karaoke com cantores novos a subir ao palco assim que os anteriores punham um pé no backstage.