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Yea, I lot of people don't know but she is actually a classically trained pianist that was accepted into Julliard from a young age.

WOW! Outstanding.

I thought her performance was the best part of the show.

In an evening of some pretty good acceptance speeches, John Legend said "we live in the most incarcerated country in the world. There are more black men under correctional control today than were under slavery in 1850."

A Washington Post blogger responded with statistics:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/02/23/john-legends-oscar-speech-on-incarceration-got-it-mostly-right/

Just waiting for her to announce that her dress was made from the placentas of 1000 virgin llamas. But yeah, nice chops.

Far superior to her other garbage.

@11:21 I've seen a video of her playing piano and singing before she was "Lady Gaga." It was absolutely breathtaking.

Is there a point 12:12 PM?

12:12 here. I simply shared what Mr. Legend said in his acceptance speech, and apparently at least one blogger decided to give further examination to the slavery/incarceration comment.

I like his music and his Oscar win was well-deserved, but I think Mr. Legend's comment is a bit misleading and just further fans the flames of the racial divide in our country.

did anybody see Okra lean over and wipe the tears from the face of the guy sitting next to her? I was so moved that I burst into tears myself....

She might have done a great job with this performance, but it still looks like Lady Gaga might be sticky if you touched her, and not in a, "i just ate a sugary snack with my fingers" sticky... like a "ground around the dumpster behind a restaurant" sticky.

Great performance but still not on par with Julie Andrews.

KF, this is clear evidence that some who post on your site are insanely negative about anything and everything.

I missed the performance as I was in a plane.

It was as spectacular as I had heard it was.

Thanks for posting it!

For the unwell...Lady Gaga and Julie Andrews are both extremely talented. Difference doesn't mean that one is necessarily better than the other anymore than blue is better than red.

Also both women appear to be human as far as I can tell which means they are unlikely to be perfect every minute of everyday. So, yes, if you look for something to criticize about either, I'm sure you can find it.

Of course, the rest of us will find that your constant negative harping says more about you than about those you criticize!

That 7:53 boasts of 'being in a plane' is entirely arrogant and consescending. Of course he realizes most of us haven't been in a plane in a long time, if ever. His veiled attempt to display his position and wealth did not escape ME. He has ruined this thread for me, if not my entire evening.

PS: I am at the library as I can't afford to purchase a computer of my own for my family.