# Connie Chung "sings" "Thanks for the Memories". What is worse than that? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 22, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-chung-sings-thanks-for-the-memories-what-is-worse-than-that/361649 "2006-06-22T00:08:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2006, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-chung-sings-thanks-for-the-memories-what-is-worse-than-that/361649/41 "2006-06-23T21:57:11Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] Didn’t she stop being a legitimate journalist right around the time she married Maury Povich? It must be catching. [/QUOTE] Connie and Maury married in 1986. In 1987 she was roundly criticized for the documentary _Scared Sexless._ On the other hand, if they hadn’t married, _Murphy Brown_ wouldn’t have had the Murphy/Jay Gold romance and _In Living Color_ wouldn’t have done the “Me Want Maury” parody. I’m willing to give the marriage a little slack. ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2006, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-chung-sings-thanks-for-the-memories-what-is-worse-than-that/361649/42 "2006-06-24T00:59:44Z")
[QUOTE=stpauler] I’m not sure if it’s supposed to be as bad as it is. But, if you didn’t see this send off to the short lived Connie Chung/Maury Povich abomination, you need to. [Here’s a clip.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcozKfpbmaA) This is right up there with the works of Mrs. Miller. [/QUOTE] OK. I got up the courage to watch it. I only made it through about 20 sec. before I had to abort, but one thing I noticed: Connie Chung is one _fine_ looking 60-year old. Maybe the poor quality of the video smoothed some wrinkles, but I’d be checking her closet for a painting of an old lady. ---
**Author:** ![Adoptamom\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Adoptamom\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adoptamom_II)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2006, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-chung-sings-thanks-for-the-memories-what-is-worse-than-that/361649/43 "2006-06-24T04:08:21Z")
Quote: Originally Posted by Hung Mung The worst, most unintentionally hilarious rendition of a perfectly good song can be found here by scrolling down a bit, under the fellow’s picture, and clicking on “O Holy Night.” It starts slow but…just trust me. It’s worth it. Thank you very much - my cat spent the entire time that song was on batting at my speakers trying to shut them up 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-chung-sings-thanks-for-the-memories-what-is-worse-than-that/361649/44 "2006-06-24T15:05:38Z")
OK, that was musically wretched. But she did give the camera crew at least one very redeeming ass shot. Happy Trails, “Chunnie”… ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2006, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-chung-sings-thanks-for-the-memories-what-is-worse-than-that/361649/45 "2006-06-24T15:47:26Z")
I litterally sat on my hands and made it through the entire clip (not Rocket Man…I’d _never_ survive that, just Ms. Chung’s farewell). OK, not only was the joke lame, the whole thing was truly bizarre. What the Hell was up with her moaning like a cow and then collapsing at the end? I just didn’t see the point. Did the effort of singing (she does sound like a bovine in labor) cause her to swoon? Were the six months themselves exhausting? Is anyone above age four supposed to think slapstick like that is humorous? Up until that point, I could see it as a hopelessly amateurish attempt at satire, but the coda managed to be both a little surreal, and a potent irritant. Presenile demenetia? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-chung-sings-thanks-for-the-memories-what-is-worse-than-that/361649/46 "2006-06-24T16:03:51Z")
To be fair, Chung’s “performance” was only meant for a small group of friends. The show’s normal audience. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-chung-sings-thanks-for-the-memories-what-is-worse-than-that/361649/47 "2006-06-24T16:13:39Z")
[QUOTE=stpauler] **Connie Chung “sings” “Thanks for the Memories”. What is worse than that?** [/QUOTE] John Ashcroft singing, period? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connie-chung-sings-thanks-for-the-memories-what-is-worse-than-that/361649.md?page=2)