It was a Barack Obama lovefest last night at the Grammys. For example, Recording Academy President Neil Portnow called on the two-time Grammy award winner to create a Secretary of the Arts cabinet position. (Look for it to be added to the stimulus bill.)
As I have mentioned in previous Grammy recaps, Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Jimmy Carter have all won Grammys for Best Spoken Word Album. Notice a pattern here?
So, it was no surprise that the Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album went to Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth,” narrated by Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon, and Blair Underwood. Two years ago, I predicted it would win, although I did not anticipate that Bridges, Nixon, and Underwood would do the recording.
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss won five Grammys for Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, Best Country Collaboration With Vocals, and Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album. If I am not mistaken, I believe that Krauss now has a record 26 Grammys. That’s awesome.
And John Mayer won a Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Grammy for “Say.” If you have never heard the song, let me sum it up for you. He repeats the line “Say what you need to say” 40 freakin’ times.
Speaking of classic lyrics, the Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Grammy went to Kings of Leon for “Sex on Fire.” Who can forget that classic chorus “You, your sex is on fire/Consumed with what’s to transpire”?
Finally, one of the greatest music videos ever conceived, Weezer’s “Pork and Beans,” won the Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video. Watch it here.
