Beyoncé performed “Take My Hand, Precious Lord.” Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
Dave Itzkoff
Take me to church. Is this like a pre-emptive subtweet of the Academy Awards?
Jon Caramanica
There must have been actual Grammy magic floating around tonight because the show managed to make John Legend better than Beyoncé, for at least a few minutes. I felt like she was a little lost inside her song, “Take My Hand, Precious Lord.”
Dave Itzkoff
I take your point, but I thought the Beyoncé performance was pretty stellar. How strange that the show closed with an artist (Beyoncé) and a movie (“Selma”) that were overshadowed or otherwise ignored.
Jon Caramanica
Maybe because after a night full of soporific performances, this was the only one with a palpable pulse? The Grammys was like a UCB folk-music sketch this year.
Dave Itzkoff
Yes, those were their aces up their sleeves. Someone knew Beck would win.
Jon Caramanica
Is it even worth being dispirited by that? I’m far more vexed by Beck’s win than any of Sam Smith’s, for what it’s worth.
Dave Itzkoff
Maybe I’m just restating your question, but can I say that I genuinely enjoyed this show, while being disappointed by so many of the wins?
Jon Caramanica
You can say that. I don’t know if you’d be right, but you can say that. The speed of this show was so slow, the energy so low, that it’s hard to feel warmly even about the high points.
Dave Itzkoff
Really! The Kanye solo performance? The Rihanna/Kanye/Paul performance? Dwight Yoakam and Brandy Clark? These mean nothing to you?!
Jon Caramanica
Those were wondrous! I submit! But so much space between them. I like that the Grammys were willing to let Kanye do two new songs and that he repaid them by letting them know just how little he respected their statuettes.
Dave Itzkoff
He was my big winner tonight, even over Sam Smith. And he patched things up with Taylor Swift!
Jon Caramanica
I like to think that photo is really of the two of us, live-bloggers brought together by destiny.
Dave Itzkoff
No matter what Kanye said, smiling makes me smile.
Jon Caramanica
Enjoy your vacation, Dave – will miss you at the Oscars!
Dave Itzkoff
Thanks man. Will try to check ’em out when I’m not changing diapers.
Common and John Legend closed the show with “Glory.” Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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