Thats show business.
American Idol contestant Shawn Robinson teamed up with Elle King (Exs & Ohs) in a Top 20 all-star duet on the singing competition show Sunday and their Proud Mary wasnt exactly rollin.
Whether it was due to a missed cue, a forgotten lyric or something else, the performance turned awkward in a hurry.
The obvious gaffe happened when Robinson appeared to draw a blank as he sang (fast forward to 2:10 below) but the stage may have been set for the flub earlier.
Near the start of the number, King walked onto the stage and repeated the Left a good job in the city verse that Robinson had already sung. The two skipped the cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis verse, perhaps leading to the clunky moment on the if you come down to the river sequence.
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