21 minutes ago, swissman said:

I mean, is Beyoncé bending over on a metal bar she's been at million times since 2003 in the relative dark singing THIQUE (which isn't really a vocally dynamic song) then walking over to another spot and bending down to sing AAIYM really that great? The songs are, but the staging is not. And if I'm honest, the performances of DIL have never quite been as good as the song itself. They never quite elevated it (except for the literal elevation she did in Dubai), and maybe it didn't need to. Plus a certain lyric in the same concert she tributes Tina Turner is maybe not the look.

 

Compare that to the vocally impressive three you've cited, and the active choreography she does through Get Me Bodied, the peppy performance of CHURCH GIRL, and the vocals of RDY, it's not the same imo.

 

We know Beyoncé watches back her performances. I think it's pretty clear she would have watched the cut segment and realized it's just not hitting like the others.

I have to disagree. DIL at Homecoming was one of the best parts of the show. I loved it so much. It is true that songs from Self-Titled do not translate well live, but sometimes they hit just fine

25 minutes ago, swissman said:

 

We know Beyoncé watches back her performances. I think it's pretty clear she would have watched the cut segment and realized it's just not hitting like the others.

 

Well she should've realized Virgo's Groove is not hitting like the others and add some choreo to it as well 

6 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I have to disagree. DIL at Homecoming was one of the best parts of the show. I loved it so much. It is true that songs from Self-Titled do not translate well live, but sometimes they hit just fine

Agreed.

 

I actually thought about that afterwards as one of the ones I thought worked best, but even in that case it was more that she was literally elevated. It's a fantastic song and so soundtracked a fantastic moment in Homecoming as well but she didn't have to do more than be extremely charismatic, it wasn't that it was staged in such a brilliant way that it expanded the song, per se, if that makes sense? Though I guess the prop counts as staging. The surfboard part was good though, that really did elevate the feeling with the way the dancers did it with her.

 

 

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3 minutes ago, AxelFox said:

Well she should've realized Virgo's Groove is not hitting like the others and add some choreo to it as well 

Indeed, but I think cutting stuff is easier once on tour than restaging something, getting new choreography, etc. so it remains as is.

 

Plus maybe she wanted to keep her voice relaxed for that?

 

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the truth is that the opening act and the whole opulence section wasn’t needed 

 

they are nice bonus sections but the main show would have made more sense with THIQUE/AUIYM/DIL included over those two acts but ideally she could have just cut down certain songs no one would have needed here and there 

 

the songs i’d delete to bring back that section:

 

-rather die young

-before i let go

-the tina cover

these songs were not needed tbh

12 minutes ago, mariposa said:

you clearly  don't know what you're talking about

listen to the way the crowd erupts

they erupt because someone jumps on stage... when they realize it's not her it's crickets 

 

Spoiler

tbf I was just joking because 7/11 is one of her weaker songs (even though it's a bop)

I was kinda annoyed when she started to perform Rather Die Young…but it’s been on my mind ever since. I literally woke up singing it. 
 

Also loved the way she added the Speechless, Rocket, and Dance For You lyrics into the outro of Virgo’s Groove. I hadn’t heard any one talking about it, and was pleasantly surprised. HEATED was my favorite performance though. Her energy was just magical. 

 

 

1 minute ago, Bicassie said:

the songs i’d delete to bring back that section:

 

-before i let go

-the tina cover

these songs were not needed tbh

JAIL

 

 

Are there any songs from her discography you feel Beyonce hates performing?

 

1 minute ago, kimberly said:

JAIL

 

 

why dafuq is she doing covers

i’m going down and lift off can go too

Just now, DR0GO said:

Are there any songs from her discography you feel Beyonce hates performing?

 

Halo/single ladies obviously 

if i were a boy

etc

 

i think she has enough taste to hate IASF like the rest of us

2 minutes ago, DR0GO said:

Are there any songs from her discography you feel Beyonce hates performing?

 

Clearly Sweet Dreams.

I think its no coincidence that she aggressively went R&B with 4 after IASF…

 

she must HATE that album 

17 minutes ago, AxelFox said:

Well she should've realized Virgo's Groove is not hitting like the others and add some choreo to it as well 

VG is my fave but if I’m being honest, it’s missing something…

This is great 

 

 

14 minutes ago, Bicassie said:

the truth is that the opening act and the whole opulence section wasn’t needed 

 

they are nice bonus sections but the main show would have made more sense with THIQUE/AUIYM/DIL included over those two acts but ideally she could have just cut down certain songs no one would have needed here and there 

 

the songs i’d delete to bring back that section:

 

-rather die young

-before i let go

-the tina cover

these songs were not needed tbh

Now let’s not do too much 

7 minutes ago, Bicassie said:

why dafuq is she doing covers

i’m going down and lift off can go too

the covers add up to like 2 minutes 30 seconds and they are tributes... she bodies them. the Tina cover eats especially. 

 

Lift Off is not needed on paper but it provides a great transition between ALIEN and CUFF IT and lyrically it ties in. it's also short and sweet, doesn't drag.

By the way it's the tenth anniversary of the Mrs. Carter Tour.

 

Btw I am pretty sure the head piece with the 5 faces on them is from the Break My Soul video.

anyone wonder that perhaps she's not performing Single Ladies in part because the choreography is now trademarked by Jaquel Knight and she would therefore (I assume) need to pay to use it? Not that she can't afford to perform it, but kind of in principle?

 

The trademark is the first of its kind, I think, so its super interesting and clearly fair but I wonder how it would/might work with Beyoncé, if he'd waive a fee given he could never have copyrighted it if she hadn't made it famous, or what?

 

 

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21 minutes ago, Chris said:

Btw I am pretty sure the head piece with the 5 faces on them is from the Break My Soul video.

I dont think so tbh since it’s part of a scene where she is looking at herself in a dollhouse. The pic of her with the 5 faces is with her in a tub in that same dollhouse since the background matches up with that design and colour palette.

 

Also we pretty much got snippets from the full BMS mv during the first part of the anointed interlude. She especially showcased the visuals for Church Girl in the 2nd part of the interlude after we get that transition into the church scenes coupled with the shots of New Orleans and the twerking (referring to the origins of the Bounce genre that Church Girl sonically emulates) 

 

break my soul is basically shots of her in that green outfit with big freedia in that bus aswell walking around New york while voguers are dancing on the street during the day and night 

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44 minutes ago, DR0GO said:

Are there any songs from her discography you feel Beyonce hates performing?

 

Check on it and sweet dreams. They’re some of her best too like what the ****

16 minutes ago, swissman said:

anyone wonder that perhaps she's not performing Single Ladies in part because the choreography is now trademarked by Jaquel Knight and she would therefore (I assume) need to pay to use it? Not that she can't afford to perform it, but kind of in principle?

 

The trademark is the first of its kind, I think, so its super interesting and clearly fair but I wonder how it would/might work with Beyoncé, if he'd waive a fee given he could never have copyrighted it if she hadn't made it famous, or what?

She did it during the FWT in 2016 two times, and she used it again for Homecoming and that wedding she performed at in India in 2018. Those were the last five times she did it. I think she's just tired of doing the same thing over and over again. She hasn't performed IIWAB since 2014. and she did Halo only four times since FWT has ended. She also hasn't performed Irreplaceable in full since Mrs Carter Show in 2014. She only did an acapella version at the FWT and used it during the DrIL > Diva transition for Homecoming. Zeah, I just think she's tired

 

She also must hate to do Check On It

 

same red robe = same mv

 

i feel like this is definitely part of the same scene, her looking at herself in a tub in that dollhouse yawp

There are songs she’s performed 197393920 million times like single ladies irreplaceable halo and iiwab that just need a break and there’s songs that she’s only done like 5 times like sweet dreams that she clearly just doesn’t like