The mashup of Rihanna’s “Umbrella” and The Time’s “Jungle Love” actually worked pretty well, though, really, Rihanna on her own would probably have been better. When she broke into the “mamase mamasa mamakosa” bit, I was hoping Michael Jackson would walk on. Oh well. Disappointment may be this year’s Grammy theme.
I loved “Love” when I saw it in Vegas, but in this setting, it’s just kind of a time-waster, no? It seems even more unnecessary when placed against the gospel version of “Let It Be” from “Across the Universe” which was stunning.