Did Celine lipsynch in The Power of the dream?

[cwnice]

im watching The Power of the Dream video:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktd4jwwZUvA

 

did she sing live? or not? I think she sang live.

[Bellamy]

Yes, everyone on Olympic Games ceremony use playback. Gloria, Tina Arena, Bjork............... did it too.

[CSCfan]

Who cares....

 

(I'm getting a bit fed up about al this 'lip-synch' nonsense..)

[krazy_kool_dude]

Who cares....

 

(I'm getting a bit fed up about al this 'lip-synch' nonsense..)

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it was only a question!

[Ororo Munroe]

no it's not a playback, she sings on the record

[CSCfan]

That's not it (so no offense to 'cwnice'), it's that just everything seems revolve around "lip-synching", and here is yet another question about that 'phenomenon'. If she sings live, fantastic! And if she's not, there must be a reason why.. If it was up to Céline she would sing everything live, but sadly, it's not.. (Here is another example, the topic is about 'best audiences' and suddenly it's about 'lip-synching' again.) Edited June 25, 2006 at 05:03 PM by CSCfan

[Thomas]

It certainly was playback but it wasn't her choice so no one could use that against Celine anyway. When you have billions of people watching from all over the world you have to make sure nothing goes wrong. You can't risk a microphone problem, feedback, interference or the many other problems that can happen during a live performance. So the Olympic production committee insists that all songs are recorded in advance. It's no big deal.

[catwomanrrr]

She sang LIVE, I think, for 3 seconds, and it was the part between the chorus part, where she does the "YEAHHHHHHHH", and the rest, I think was pre-recorded.

[Thomas]

That's right! She inserted her own little vocal flurry in the musical break.

[catwomanrrr]

That's right! She inserted her own little vocal flurry in the musical break.

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which I believe was not the most flattering part of the song. That "vocal flurry" sounded worse during the "Live in Memphis" concert.

Edited June 25, 2006 at 06:22 PM by Joy

[leenylover]

I'm sure Celine already covered this in an interview. I think I remember her saying that due to the size of the stadium and getting the sound and other things technically right it is necessary to use pre-recorded sound. I'm not sure, but I believe it was something like that.

 

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[disadiva]

Yes she did i think everyone does so nothing goes wrong and i remember one performance she did and there was no playback there and it was when she sang Une Colombe For John Paul the pop. Heavenly voice indeed.

[loonybox]

i believe she sings live. It's difficult to know. It's such an important event so it should be live.

But i don't think that Celine would sing live all the time. Maybe now yes cause she has no voice left. But before she used to protect her voice so much...

ie: she was obliged to sing live for 9/11 although she wanted to lipsync.

[amin27cd]

She sang LIVE, I think, for 3 seconds, and it was the part between the chorus part, where she does the "YEAHHHHHHHH", and the rest, I think was pre-recorded.

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thats true.you r right. that part was not on the original version, so she sang only 3 second live ? or the whole song was live !!!!

[catwomanrrr]

She sang REALLY LIVE for the "Live in Memphis" concert, which I thought was a phenomenal performance

 

And for the Olympics one, it's completely alright, because we already know that's her voice, and that's her power!

[Thomas]

ie: she was obliged to sing live for 9/11 although she wanted to lipsync.

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I don't think that's quite what she wanted to do. I remember her saying that she thought she would sing it in a TV studio (in Florida or somewhere close to her home) and they would record it and show the footage in the 911 show in New York. Then when they said they wanted the artists live in person, she felt worried about leaving Rene Charles who was only a baby at the time. She said this during ANDHC special, I think. But she went and she sang and she was glad she did. But there's no suggestion that she would have sang playback if she simply recorded a performance in advance.

[ro.77]

she sang it live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[traceline]

3 seconds?But it's too short.I guess that live was live because that was olympic games billions of people watching it!

[lesfrancaise]

celine didn't lipsync on the power of the dream at olympics, try comparing the studio recording of her song and the song at olympics, you'll hear her singing "oh yeahhh.." at the last part before she sings the end line "to realize the power of the dream..."

[Bellamy]

celine didn't lipsync on the power of the dream at olympics, try comparing the studio recording of her song and the song at olympics, you'll hear her singing "oh yeahhh.." at the last part before she sings the end line "to realize the power of the dream..."

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She sang LIVE, I think, for 3 seconds, and it was the part between the chorus part, where she does the "YEAHHHHHHHH", and the rest, I think was pre-recorded.

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[dicky5d]

Who cares....

[alextrusca]

It was playback, listen to the song on the Collector's Series 1.

Just because she did a yeah yeah at the end, it doesn't mean it was live...

Maybe that yeah yeah was also playback...

 

As far as I know, you sing in playback at the O.G., where do you want to put a whole orchestra?

[Mozinha]

Oh please....

[firebird]

I love that song. It's really one of her most beautiful - so much power and emotion.

She sang REALLY LIVE for the "Live in Memphis" concert, which I thought was a phenomenal performance

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That was indeed a phenomenal performance. Another amazing performances was her performance in Ghent in 1996, the notes she belts out at the end are breathtaking , or at Jones Beach, where she performed it just a few days after the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

[ANewDay...]

see, CELINE?

 

ten years after that magical moment at the 1996 OLYMPIC GAMES in ATLANTA, people are STILL cheering you on for that performance of THE POWER OF THE DREAM...

 

the energy, charisma, life and love you brought into that performance were stunning...

 

you go, CELINE!

 

-ANewDay...

[justinecoria]

It was live. Even Celine said it, at least she implied it. She said she stopped talking for quite long (a week ?) before that concert.

And someone (2 people in fact) said that when they encoded the video, the music and Celine's voice were not synchronised, which is a proof that she sang it live.

 

Wasn't "The Power of the Dream" an original song that wasn't in any album when she sang it at the Olympics ? They probably added the song on "The Colour Of My Love" later, , and removed the part when Celine say "yeah, yeah", because on an album it wouldn't sound great.

 

If someone tells me that he bought the Colour of My Love before the Olympics and had the same version of the Power of the Dream, then okay, I'll have to agree that it was playback.

But, it doesn't look like it was playback, the way Celine moved, the way she sang and "screamed" as if she knew she had to do that in that big stadium.

Edited July 9, 2006 at 05:43 PM by justinecoria

[justinecoria]

If someone tells me that he bought the Colour of My Love before the Olympics and had the same version of the Power of the Dream, then okay, I'll have to agree that it was playback.

But, it doesn't look like it was playback, the way Celine moved, the way she sang and "screamed" as if she knew she had to do that in that big stadium.

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well, i'm not sure that song was in the Colour of My Love ? In which CD was it ?

 

Well, I've found it in the Collector's Series, but as it's said here http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004ZDP...v=glance&n=5174 , it's the version of the Olympics : "The Power of the Dream (as performed at the Opening of The 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games")

Edited July 9, 2006 at 05:55 PM by justinecoria

[Bellamy]

well, i'm not sure that song was in the Colour of My Love ? In which CD was it ? I can't see that piece of information anywhere !

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Collector Series Volume I, Track #1.

[justinecoria]

well, i'm not sure that song was in the Colour of My Love ? In which CD was it ? I can't see that piece of information anywhere !

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Collector Series Volume I, Track #1.

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thanks. I've found it, and edited my message. Go and look what I said about that, because you probably didn't see it. (as i've edited my message after your answer)

To me, it's clear, Celine sang it live.

[firebird]

well, i'm not sure that song was in the Colour of My Love ? In which CD was it ?

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It was also released as a B-Side on the "It's all coming back..." single, and on the special Asian Tour Package version of "Falling Into You Album" which had the album and a second bonus disc

 

1. Power Of The Dream - 4:30

2. Your Light - 5:12

3. It's All Coming Back To Me Now (Classic Paradise Mix) - 8:17

4. The Power Of Love (Live) - 4:45

5. River Deep, Mountain High (Live) - 3:30

 

Track 1:

Studio recording of her performance from the 1996 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

Track 2:

Previously unreleased in Asia

Track 3:

Remixed by Love To Infinity

Track 4&5:

Recorded live at Le Zenith, Paris October 1995

 

The single of "It's all coming back" came out shortly after her performance at the Olympics, so I guess that's why they put it on it, and she also added it to her tour track list. So in fact, it was completely new when performed at the Olympic Games, in fact that was funny, because Gloria Estefan's song who was promoted as the Olympic song was released before. Does anyone know, why they decided for "The power of the dream" instead?