Needless to say, the duet was awe inspiring. If this had been the Olympics, the vocal gymnastics they engaged in would have garnered them both gold medals. Holliday hit one eye-popping note after another, particularly that last one that sounded almost like a gasp before landing on the last bit. They ended the song with their hands clasped and held aloft. It more than made up for the disappointing pre-show.
And my girlfriend called it right. Jennifer Hudson and Jennifer Holliday really did sing their butts off. And what they didn't sing off, Mo'Nique tried to shake off in the opening dance number. Yep, she did it again this year.
Once again, Mo'Nique, who was described as the "Mistress of Thickness," took a Beyonce hit - this time "Deja Vu" - and with her line of big-girl, backup dancers had the audience screaming as they jiggled seductively across the stage in skimpy silvery minis - big thighs, full bellies and all. Last time around, she had the crowd roaring when she did the same thing with Beyonce's hit, "Crazy Love."
"Beyonce, listen, I'm sick of it," Mo'Nique said, sounding slightly out of breath afterwards. "I'm trying to keep with these dance moves. . . . And tell Jay-Z to stop calling me."
To her back-up dancers frozen in mid pose she said, "Get your camera time, big girls. That's how you open up the show, ladies. Do your thing."
