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  • Apr
    19
    2012

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    Written by Trent | Filed under Rihanna
    Rihanna Unforgettable Evening TheLavaLizard

    Rihanna attends An Unforgettable Evening' to benefit cancer research.

    As demonstrated in the behind the scenes footage of her ‘Where Have You Been’ video, Rihanna has  greatly improved her dancing skills. Unfortunately, her vocals are still terrible and she proved that fact with her cover of Bob Marley’s ‘Redemption Song’ at An Unforgettable Evening benefiting EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund earlier this week.

    Coincidentally, Marley was the focus of The Lava Lizard’s Caribbean Heat feature, which celebrated his immeasurable contributions to the music industry. Check out that segment here and watch the master Reggae artist sing ‘Redemption Song’ the correct way.

    Watch Rihanna’s rendition of ‘Redemption Song’ below:

    See, this is exactly why Rihanna needs to stop smoking and take her Skype-assisted vocal classes seriously. This performance of ‘Redemption Song’ was utterly terrible – she slurred the lyrics, she was horribly off-key and she had no idea how to handle the simplest notes.

    It is even more disturbing to note that Marley smoked for many years yet he could still out-sing Rihanna while spinning around the stage in his trances. Was Rihanna really trying to sing ‘Redemption Song’ or was she just attempting to give the finger to the cancer survivors?

    Video via Rihanna Daily!

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    32 Comments to “Rihanna Ruins Bob Marley’s Legacy With ‘Redemption Song’ Cover”

    1. Vote -1 Vote +1Chris
      says:
      April 19, 2012 at 10:37 pm

      THE GIF! I AM DECEASED!

      Reply
    2. Vote -1 Vote +1Ronnie (_feeniix_)
      says:
      April 19, 2012 at 10:40 pm

      U aint shit Trent! Lmao I cant!!!

      Reply
    3. Vote -1 Vote +1harray28
      says:
      April 19, 2012 at 10:43 pm

      Oh lord this gif. #deceased

      Reply
    4. Vote -1 Vote +1Meme
      says:
      April 19, 2012 at 10:47 pm

      Not her best performance, but still vocally better than Madonna and Britney.

      Reply
    5. Vote -1 Vote +1DOMOdotSCORE
      says:
      April 19, 2012 at 10:58 pm

      You ain’t right, Trent! You really ain’t right for that gif.

      Rihanna is someone that should not be singing acoustically at any point. She needs a better vocal coach, someone willing to meet in person more often than not.

      Reply
    6. Vote -1 Vote +1TrInI
      says:
      April 19, 2012 at 11:04 pm

      Trent, you rel hate rihanna. Her voice is her voice, her tone is her tone. Ur problem is you compare her TOO much to other artist. She is made the song her own. Man you crazy, ur not the one with the record deal… now aint you??

      Reply
    7. Vote -1 Vote +1babe
      says:
      April 19, 2012 at 11:07 pm

      One thing I know for sure is that she’s inconsistent. She’s usually terrible live but sometimes she does well.

      Reply
    8. Vote -1 Vote +1Girrrl
      says:
      April 19, 2012 at 11:23 pm

      Man I need Jesus and Mary after that gif!

      Reply
    9. Vote -1 Vote +1Ron
      says:
      April 19, 2012 at 11:24 pm

      Your an asshole Trent

      Reply
    10. Vote -1 Vote +1Ariana
      says:
      April 19, 2012 at 11:36 pm

      I’M SOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING DEAD!!!!!!!!!! LOOOOOOL

      Reply
    11. Vote -1 Vote +1Jezzari
      says:
      April 20, 2012 at 3:38 am

      I actually heard her sing this song waaaaaaay better. It was around the time S.O.S came out. YouTube Rihanna Pepsi Smash Redemption Song, im sure you will find it. And it was also acoustic and she did the song justice. This was horrible. It proves that she need to take time off and retrain. Oh and stop f-ing smoking!

      Reply
    12. Vote -1 Vote +1sam
      says:
      April 20, 2012 at 5:54 am

      Lauryn Hill & Ziggy Marley’s cover>>>

      Reply
    13. Vote -1 Vote +1cjmyicecream
      says:
      April 20, 2012 at 6:14 am

      her voice does sound tired :l she should stop living that unhealthy life (smocking/drinking/partying for a lil whie and focus on getting her vocals to its old level. Shit she sounded better when she sang it to Oprah

      Reply
    14. Vote -1 Vote +1Ugh
      says:
      April 20, 2012 at 7:57 am

      Trent you fucker!!!! you ain’t right for that gif! it needs to go down in history……………LMAO i can’t _________________

      Reply
    15. Vote -1 Vote +1plain & simple
      says:
      April 20, 2012 at 10:18 am

      Oh Lord me man is turning in he grave. lol

      Reply
    16. Vote -1 Vote +1plain & simple
      says:
      April 20, 2012 at 10:20 am

      No, all jokes aside this was just horrible.

      Reply
    17. Vote -1 Vote +1Ni
      says:
      April 20, 2012 at 1:32 pm

      JeeSUS!!! take the wheel…. Trent I’m at heaven gate with that gif…. Just Wrong… Rihanna if you don’t fire that Skype assisted vocal coach…

      Reply
    18. Vote -1 Vote +1larry
      says:
      April 20, 2012 at 1:57 pm

      she NEEDS to work on her control and stop being soo0ooo nasal!! Ohh Lord above!

      Reply
    19. Vote -1 Vote +1Tim
      says:
      April 20, 2012 at 3:19 pm

      Somebody call 911, I think my ears just gave out.

      Reply
    20. Vote -1 Vote +1LauraDior
      says:
      April 20, 2012 at 4:36 pm

      That cover was straight disrespectful! She needs to get her life and not do anymore Bob Marley (or any legend) songs for that matter.

      Reply
    21. Vote -1 Vote +1keke
      says:
      April 20, 2012 at 4:55 pm

      @sam

      I also saw the Lauryn Hill/ Ziggy version on youtube…. Lauryn & Rihanna shoul never be mentioned in the same sentence …. Lauryn killed it.

      Reply
    22. Vote -1 Vote +1sha syl
      says:
      April 21, 2012 at 12:49 pm

      i don’t like riri but ya’ll jealous,nothing wrong with the lil’ performance

      Reply
    23. Vote -1 Vote +1mango
      says:
      April 21, 2012 at 9:03 pm

      lmao. i was expecting that to be way worse than it actually was. hahaha! trent determined to keep she on she toes oui. i doh fault yuh nah trent…you have high standards. but still, that wasn’t as terrible as i expected. it’s better than ciara ass could do! lol!

      Reply
    24. Vote -1 Vote +1@ItsDonavonFOOLS
      says:
      April 22, 2012 at 10:52 am

      It wasn’t as bad as she usually is… I’ll give her that…
      Somebody hire her a vocal coach!

      Reply
    25. Vote -1 Vote +1Yolanda
      says:
      April 23, 2012 at 12:15 pm

      You could have at least gotten rid of the horns Trent, lol.

      Reply
    26. Vote -1 Vote +1@MsHennyWhite
      says:
      April 24, 2012 at 5:51 pm

      lmfaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo trent killin me omg!

      Reply
    27. Vote -1 Vote +1Hot Pics: Rihanna's Colourful TIME 100 Gala Gown :: The Lava Lizard
      says:
      April 25, 2012 at 8:17 am

      [...] didn’t disturb the attendees of the TIME event with another rendition of Bob Marley’s ‘Redemption Song’. Speaking of that performance, I addressed it in the latest episode of Trini Trent TV. Watch that [...]

      Reply
    28. Vote -1 Vote +1bigphil
      says:
      April 25, 2012 at 1:08 pm

      Wasn’t bad at all imo. I just think you don’t like her voice, period. Not everyone is going to sound like a mariah, whitney, celine. That would truly be boring.

      Reply
    29. Vote -1 Vote +1Rihanna Makes Strange Noises During TIME 100 Performance :: The Lava Lizard
      says:
      April 25, 2012 at 11:48 pm

      [...] as Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’ rendition was somewhat better than her showing at An Unforgettable Evening where she ruined Bob Marley’s ‘Redemption Song’. Watch her performance at the [...]

      Reply
    30. Vote -1 Vote +1Jasmine
      says:
      April 26, 2012 at 11:39 am

      fuck you Trent for that gif!!!!! lol!!!!! i can’t breathe!!!!!!

      Reply
    31. Vote -1 Vote +1Tsktsktsk
      says:
      April 26, 2012 at 2:21 pm

      *throws laptop* I JUST CAN’T WITH THAT GIF!! LMFAO!!!!! THAT GIF IS EVERYTHING!!!! DEAD!!!!

      But jokes aside what the hell do her fans smoke before mastering the courage to call her a good singer???

      Reply
    32. Vote -1 Vote +1DJ
      says:
      April 26, 2012 at 8:05 pm

      Shit was fuckin beyoncd fuckin horrible, i know bob is rollin in his grave at this pathetic bs she has no soul in her voice and sounds like a fkn cat dying, well all know this bitch is a autotuned fast food artist she cant sing for shit live at all but please someone tell this abuse hoe to never i mean (never) touch a song of someone legendary or dead in her lifetime she is a goat no vocals at all! ROFL! lord this shall be removed from anyone browsing history this vid needs to not be shown ever again!

      Reply

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