how come you guys feel so sorry for her??

(ChartAttack) Ashlee Simpson hit a little snag during her Saturday Night Live performance this weekend. When the junior miss and her live band started into her second song of the night, the upcoming single "Autobiography," a pre-recorded vocal track from "Pieces Of Me"...




Ashlee Simpson
Ashlee Simpson hit a little snag during her Saturday Night Live performance this weekend. When the junior miss and her live band started into her second song of the night, the upcoming single "Autobiography," a pre-recorded vocal track from "Pieces Of Me" (which she had already performed earlier in the show) began to play. Simpson's mic was nowhere near her mouth at the time of the blunder.

While only a few seconds of the wrong vocal track was heard, it clearly freaked the teenage singer, who went on to do a little dance (though hard to describe, the country-bumpkin dance would be familiar to anyone who remembers that freaky DJ kid on Roseanne). Following a few seconds of The Simpson Shuffle, Ashlee sheepishly walked offstage, leaving her band members the uncomfortable task of continuing to play the song (and smothering their laughter) until SNL cut to commercial.

Now, to fight off the oncoming wave of Milli Vanilli comparisons, we'd like to point out that this was Simpson's own voice viewers were hearing, just pre-recorded. An anonymous SNL insider told Associated Press that "guide vocals" are common to concerts and the show - with the singer either lip-synching completely, or singing overtop of the track to strengthen the performance.

Simpson's earlier "Pieces Of Me" performance had featured a noticeably on-cue vocal take, reminiscent of the live shows of her fellow pop tart Britney Spears, who sings note-perfect while bounding around the stage and wrapping herself in large snakes.

So cheating on the vocals seems pretty standard in the pop music world, but what may get Simpson some more deserved criticism was how she chose not to 'fess up, instead blaming the mistake on her band. Standing next to host Jude Law at the end of the show, Simpson said, "I feel so bad. My band started playing the wrong song." She also explained her crazy-dance, saying, "I didn't know what to do so I thought I'd do a hoe-down."

Geffen Records, Simpson's label, threw the blame-ball even farther away from the singer, chalking it up to a computer glitch that accidentally played the "Pieces Of Me" intro instead of some pre-taped electronic percussion. That doesn't really explain why the vocal track was on the computer in the first place, but whatever.

According to her official website, Simpson is set to perform at the Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas, tonight. Simpson has also posted an explanation on her site, claiming that she was exhausted and had to use the vocal track to get through the show. She also apologized to her band for dissing them on national TV.

-David McDougall


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yeah...alot of pop singers do it...its still not right, though
is it so much to expect a singer (and that being their profession in life) to actually sing..?

hahahahahahahh that stupid little ho finally got what was coming to her.

Not only did she "lose her voice" but she has "really bad acid reflux" which is why she needed the tape. And it figured that her first time using a tape, it'd mess up.

But wait, I thought it was a computer glitch and the band's fault? What tape is she talking about? O_o

Heh, I know. I was being sarcastic. ;)

Her record company said the tape was supposed to be pre-recorded percussion, and she said her band played the wrong song... so they weren't admitting the fact that the tape had her voice singing "Pieces of Me" but then she went on to say that she needed the tape because she lost her voice and had acid reflux... contradiction.

ahahahah that was great... i loved the dance she did too... like a one legged pirate trying to cripwalk... good stuff

no she didnt run off crying, sadly. that wouldve been HILARIOUS. she just kinda walked away. haha sucker.

ha. the funny thing was that she did a little dance and thenn she walked off. aw, her band screwed up her coureer. todays one hit wonder, forgotten tomorrow. shes pretty much stepped on.

LMAO aww hahah that must be shaming...lol

That was hilarious!

When I was watching it, and she started dancing, I was like...uhh wtf?

She didn't really storm off...her band started playing the wrong song and then the recorded voice came on...and she acted all confused. Then she started doing some weird hoe-down thing and then she looked a bit upset and walked off the stage.

Her father claims she has acid-reflux and she needed a bit of help with the song. Suuuuuuuuure.

It's ironic because Ashlee Simpson has said that she's been "disgusted" at people who lip-sync, and it's something that she wouldn't do.

What people?? Deaf people, maybe?? LoL!
Jessica can sing. The only reason Ashlee's famous is because she's related to Jessica.
I wish I'd seen that SNL performance. I could use a good laugh!

i didnt c it but she had to lip sink SHE HAS ACID REFLEX DESIEASE AND I KNOW HOW IT FEELS BECAUSE I HAVE IT !!!! IT HURTS LIKE HELL !! AND U CANT TLK FOR LIKE 4 DAYS !! AND SHE COULD HAVE LOST HER VOICE IN GENERAL IF SHE TRIED TO SING !! AND SHE DOESNT LIPSINK IN REAL LIFE !! SO DONT U GUY THINK SHE IS HARABLE JUST BECAUSE SHE LIPSINKS !! CAUSE SHE DOESNT !!
SHE HAS A BAND !! AND USUALLY WHEN ITS A BAND PLAYING WITH U... YOU DONT LIPSINK !! AND YES SHE IS MUCH BETTER THEN JESSICA !!

OMG WAIT TILL U GET ACID REFLEX... USALLY MORE PEOPLE GET IT WHEN OLDER I WAS ONE OF THEM WHO WAS "LUCKY" AND GOT IT WHEN THEY WERE 10 !! AND THEN PEOPLE WILL LAUGH AT YOU IF YOU BECOME A SINGER !! WHICH U GUYS PROBALLY CANT SING ANYWAY !! DAMN I\M NOT \TRYING TO BE MEAN BUT GOD !!!!! yOU SHOULDNT BE SAYING MEAN COMMENTS ABOUT HER CAUSE U DONT KNOW HOW IT FELLS TO HAVE ACID REFLEX !! AND ITS NOT FUNNY IF YOU HAVE IT !!

you guys are bunch of immature assholes, lemme say.

the girl had ACID REFLUX.

her vocal chords were SWOLLEN.

on TOP of that, the DRUMMER played the wrong track..


and yknow comparing ashlee to jessica is like comparing apples to oranges. just because ashlee doesnt have the diva-esque voice that jessica does, doesnt make her and less of a good singer. she doesnt SING diva-esque songs... her voice has a raspy/raw sort of edge to it, and those are the type of songs that she SINGS. you cant compare her to her sister, because her sister doesnt sing that kind of music.

a lot of people lip sync during performances, either because they dont wanna stress their voice before a bigger performance, or because theyre sick or something. im pretty sure jessica simpson has lipsynced before too. britney spears almost never sings live, but thats actually alright cuz she's dancing throughout it all either way, and

BELIEVE ME. ITS A f**king PAIN IN THE ASS TO HAVE TO SING AND CONTROL YOUR VOCALS WHILE SHAKING YOUR ASS IN STILLETOS. SORRY, BUT IT CANT BE DONE. EVER SEEN NAMIE AMURO LIVE? SHE TRIES TO DO IT AND SHE GOES OFF PITCH.

and unfortunately i have to do it all the time, because the speakers at most of my performances arent good enough to lipsync to.. it comes out all weird and echoey, so i have to sing and dance at the same time, and jesus it sucks. but i learned to only dance on certain intervals and have backup singers for the chorus and shit.


jeez u guys need to grow up

its not the fact that she lip-synced that is bothering us .... maybe if you delved a bit deeper into the topic ... you would have a more informed opinion.

the fact that she has commented on lip-synching (before the incident) and disparaged it saying that she wants her real talent to shine through is kind of the icing on the cake. its not much about the fact that she did lip-synch ... its more of her hypocrisy towards it.

and the fact that she has constant "acid reflux" says a lot as well .... I caught a little bit of "The Ashlee Simpson show" *stabs self in eye* and it appeared that she had problems with her voice back then as well ... If you are going to have these kinds of problems, you aren't cut out for the singing world.

And I didn't even mention her lack of talent in the singing department ... which basically encompasses what it is to be a singer. But I guess I'm mentioning it right now since I'm typing this sentence right now (period).

I also find it hard to believe how she seemed to magically be okay a few days after the performance on SNL for the RMA's .... makes you think doesn't it?

Also .... the type of music that she "claims" to be classified as is "rock" . Do you see any rock groups lip-synching? No. And plus she doesn't even dance for god's sakes.

I could go on and on.

actually sweetcheaks i did read the entire thread. *pat pat* if YOU had actually read, you would have noticed the part where she received a cortisone shot to get her ready for the RMAs, kthx.

if shes SICK, obviously she cant sing so i dont see any hypocrisy in that. this was the only time she'd lipsynced. she wasnt the one who made the decision, her manager made the call.



that seems a little ignorant, there. all singers get sick. kelly clarkson (who has an AMAZING voice) is ALWAYS sick.




did i SAY that she danced? i was saying a lot of performers do when they have to dance, and still people are all up THEIR ass about it as well.



she has a good voice for the type of music she sings. its not the best voice, but she HAS a good voice, and a good image, and thats what people in the entertainment business look for. if she didnt sing well, she wouldnt have gotten the recording deal. you may not like her.. that doesnt mean shes any good or bad.. it's your opinion.



please dont.

i saw that dhe didn't storm off the stage her voice was low so that's way she idn't sing. Then she started to do this werid dance....

Hmm. It is quite side that the super-un-talented "rising star" ashley simpson had to get busted lip sinking i find it quite comical. Hmm... It makes me giggle when i think about it i remember watching an episode of her show and i was like "Yo, Ashley , hun you just cant sing deal with it" dear lord uhhh
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Acid Reflux isn't really a sickness ... its a continuing condition that some people have. Whats to say that her acid reflux won't kick in again ... and that she will have to lip synch again. Frankly, the effort put in publicity and her talent simply don't match up.

Does she play an instrument? Nope ... The best you could say was that she's a decent singer. Should a "decent" singer be deserving all of this popularity? Nope. So why are you defending her? You are obviously stating reasons that somehow do not relate to her.



Maybe you are forgetting what this topic is about ... Kelly Clarkson DOES have a great voice ... and no she DOES NOT lip synch. Maybe I wasn't clear about that in what I said.

and again.. i'll repeat.. its your opinion.. maybe you dont like her voice.. others do. or else she wouldnt be a singer. some people actually do like her songs. you dont. thats good for you. get over it?

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what makes her stupid? what makes a little ho? you may be like, "i was just kidding" but that really isn't nice. she is a good singer. i like ashlee simpson alot! and i don't really think that is very nice. and why did she deserve that?

and i think that it is okay that she was lipsyncing. because alot of other artist do it. and just because she doesn't sing live when she is doing a performance doesn't mean that she isn't a singer. it just means that she can't be jumping all around the stage and sing all at once!

either way, ashlee simpson sucks soooo

cant even scream in tone jeez..only got fame cause of her sister so i say Crap on Ashlee Simpson

aw i really wanna watch it!! those arent working on my computer b/c the microsoft player thing is being a bitchh..

um okay get over it. i hate ashlee simpson "alot!"

its called SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE okay. so it means.....LIVE singing? i read an article in the newspaper about her, and she didn't want to cancel her performance because of the publicity. um okay. sacrifice your morals for publicity.

okay whatever i still hate her i dont care if you like her. you shouldnt care if i hate her. its not like i'm ruining things for you. and if i am, that's pathetic.

eh i downloaded the skit and i saw it. it was kinda funny seeing that she was still dancing even if people found out that she was lip syncicing (sp?). and my local music radio station said that she had a sore throat so she couldnt sing. I think thats not true but it doesn't matter. I still like ashlee simpson.

Yup, I watched it Laughing the whole time, I must say

what was up with that cover up dance...

there goes her nonexistent career.

not everything on SNl is always live.. but meh. =]

which totally defeats the purpose.

saturday night pre-recorded. yeah babe, lets all watch that.

Maybe, it shouldn't be called Saturday Night Live anymore.

..... snl is live .... unless you're referring to the commercial parodies that they do. then I guess yes, not all of SNL is live.

Yea, I didn't see it, but I heard about it. Harsh!

A glitch ruined everything.
Or was it even a glitch was she just lieing ;P

thats sad..

You know you're having a bad week when your famous sister and brother-in-law's X-rated bachelor-party brouhaha can't overshadow your lip-stink scandal. Welcome to Ashlee Simpson's world! Us Weekly quotes a Saturday Night Live source as saying, "SNL doesn't normally let people lip-synch. But she had a doctor's note." (Yeah, right. On second thought, maybe Britney Spears always carries a doctor's note.) The "Pieces of Me" singer pieced together a series of excuses about her musical meltdown and quizzical hoedown. Live on SNL, she blamed the band for playing the wrong song, her record company blamed a computer glitch, her mom said it was laryngitis, her dad said acid reflux and then Ash herself admitted to lip-synching...but only this once. And she never found those weapons of mass destruction. No, wait, that's the wrong list.

guys, why are you arguing over ashlee simpson. its clear taht she DOES lip sing and that she cant sing and dance at the same time and keep her voice in a good steady pitch or anything. she would be out of breath if she could.

buht her sister on her other hand, jessica simpson, she doesnt dance. she just does that weird hand motion so SHE could sing at the same time as that thing shes doing. she doenst lip sing as i recall.

stop arguing and just get over it.

blehhh i dont like to post htat much. buht yu people forced me.

I feel sorry for her but she aint the only one who lip-sync and wouldn't be the last.

it showed the video recording of when at her 2nd song she was going to do she was like...dancing and acting silly and stuff. then her voice came on. and she frozed then she walked off the stage. now there are like different excuses about it like her having acid reflex or like her band was playing the wrong song. so stupid.

I saw parts of it on ET Insider. I laughed veeeery hard