These performances should be about metaphorical wrecking balls, not literal ones. We’d like to take a moment to gripe that these lip-sync battles rely too heavily on pageantry: backup dancers, heart-shaped balloons, sledgehammers, a wrecking ball. Blunt, on the other hand, absolutely doesn’t overplay it: She’s relaxed but ready to pounce, and just slays Queen Pen’s rap.īattle 2: Emily Blunt’s “Piece of My Heart” vs. Meaning that in the most important category, embodiment, she fails.
Moreover, Anne Hathaway’s performance is technically very good, but her tendency toward camp and toothy smiles throws off the love-weary mood of the song. While “Love” is a good song, it doesn’t hit that nostalgia nerve in the back of your head the way Blackstreet does. Blige’s “Love” off of No More Drama, and Emily Blunt took on a ‘90s throwback classic, Blackstreet’s “No Diggity.” Blunt clearly wins in terms of song choice. Emily Blunt’s “No Diggity”Ĭlearly the formula for the show is that the first “battle” is a bit more low-key. In a widely shared performance, Anne Hathaway allegedly won the lip-sync battle against Emily Blunt for her performance of Miley Cyrus’s “Wrecking Ball.” And while she may in fact have won on Lip Sync Battle, did she really win? Here at Vulture, we’re going to go through and do a post-match analysis evaluating song choice, precision, and embodiment - the last piece referring to the lip-syncer’s ability to embody the true spirit of the song, while imbuing it with something personal.īattle 1: Anne Hathaway’s “Love” vs. Spike TV’s biggest hit is its gayest show yet: Lip Sync Battle, hosted by LL Cool J and with an inexplicable Chrissy Teigen waving in the background.
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