# Who's watching the Olympics opening ceremony? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 13, 2010, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814 "2010-02-13T03:59:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/1 "2010-02-13T03:59:02Z")
Just got in a little bit ago, and then I had to return a phone call; so I’ve missed two hours of it. Right now there’s a guy wire-flying over projections of wheat fields to a very sedate rendition of _Both Sides Now_. . ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/2 "2010-02-13T04:15:25Z")
That’s it. Beatnik Guy has me convinced. Gotta move to Canada. Nice maple leaf at the end of his poem. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/3 "2010-02-13T04:18:00Z")
I’m watching! Great effects and beatnik dude convinced me too. Of course, I’m already in Maine so it’s just a short jaunt… ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/4 "2010-02-13T04:18:46Z")
I’ve been listening more than watching. I’m sad that Oh Canada! was sung all MariahCareylike instead of like the lovely and dignified song that it is. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/5 "2010-02-13T04:19:07Z")
> [@Surly\_Chick](#): > > Of course, I’m already in Maine so it’s just a short jaunt… Heh. Just about four miles for me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/6 "2010-02-13T04:22:33Z")
And it’s also convinced me to take up tap dancing. Right after I learn to play the fiddle. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/7 "2010-02-13T04:31:53Z")
> [@AllShookDown](#): > > I’ve been listening more than watching. I’m sad that Oh Canada! was sung all MariahCareylike instead of like the lovely and dignified song that it is. I agree, I am half-Canadian and I was disappointed with the _Oh Canada_ rendition. I was hoping for a Roger Doucet (RIP) like version. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/8 "2010-02-13T04:34:00Z")
Dang. k.d. lang is looking like Wayne Newton. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/9 "2010-02-13T04:36:12Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Dang. k.d. lang is looking like Wayne Newton. I’m more disturbed by the choice of song. Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is not a happy tune. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/10 "2010-02-13T04:37:10Z")
It’s not. She still has a great voice though. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/11 "2010-02-13T04:38:27Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Dang. k.d. lang is looking like Wayne Newton. k.d. lang is looking like [SNL Pat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_(Saturday_Night_Live)). ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/12 "2010-02-13T04:38:29Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > It’s not. She still has a great voice though. Oh, definitely. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/13 "2010-02-13T04:38:53Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Dang. k.d. lang is looking like Wayne Newton. Fuck you. Beat me to it. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/14 "2010-02-13T04:40:14Z")
Since I’m watching the west coast version, I know I’m behind. Every one is lip synching, right? The musicians are also playing ‘air’ versions of their piece. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/15 "2010-02-13T04:42:02Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > I’m more disturbed by the choice of song. Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is not a happy tune. Not mindlessly happy, but heartening. Glad to have K.D. and Cohen featured prominently - they could easily have gone with Ann Murray. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/16 "2010-02-13T04:42:55Z")
Yikes! What’s up with the opera singer’s hair?? ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/17 "2010-02-13T04:46:03Z")
> [@Surly\_Chick](#): > > Yikes! What’s up with the opera singer’s hair?? More to the point, what’s up with the opera singer’s diction? She’s singing in English, but I have no idea what she’s saying. And this from somebody who sings opera. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/18 "2010-02-13T04:46:45Z")
> [@Surly\_Chick](#): > > Yikes! What’s up with the opera singer’s hair?? Apparently she went to Don King hairstylist. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/19 "2010-02-13T04:48:28Z")
> [@Larry\_Mudd](#): > > Not mindlessly happy, but heartening. Heartening? If you say so; I’ve never found it to be. Almost every verse ends in pain. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814/20 "2010-02-13T04:48:50Z")
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